hotmtlnovel Chapter 299: Chapter 299: The Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 299: Chapter 299: The Calm Before the Storm
chapter 299: chapter 299: the calm before the storm
although black zetsu didn't know much about otsutsuki urashiki's pills, he had observed urashiki extracting chakra from others multiple times and transforming it into pills. at critical moments, urashiki would eat the pill to boost his chakra.
in any case, it seemed like a good thing, right?
under urashiki's watchful gaze, black zetsu opened its mouth and swallowed the pill.
immediately, black zetsu felt a massive surge of chakra within itself, and visible chakra started to emanate from its body.
"my power has increased so much!" with the pill consumed, black zetsu could clearly feel its strength growing significantly.
"not bad. it seems that the absorption of the pill worked well for you!" urashiki nodded slightly as he observed the changes in black zetsu's chakra.
"the effect of this pill is indeed impressive!"
feeling the enhancement in his chakra, black zetsu was overjoyed.
no matter how you looked at it, his power had increased, which could only be a good thing, right?
"alright, i have said everything i needed to say. i will leave now."
the pill's effect was an unexpected bonus for black zetsu. after thoroughly feeling the increase in his strength, black zetsu spoke to urashiki.
"okay, you may leave," urashiki nodded, then sat back down.
he cast his fishing line into the river below and quietly waited for the next fish to take the bait.
watching urashiki, black zetsu hesitated for a moment, not immediately departing.
"what's wrong? do you still have something to say?" noticing that black zetsu hadn't left, urashiki asked.
"i'm just curious." black zetsu replied, "if you don't actually want the fish, then why are you fishing?"
indeed, black zetsu was very curious about urashiki's behavior.
when he first arrived, he had seen urashiki catch a large carp, only to release it back into the water.
"the catch isn't the important part. it's the process of fishing that i enjoy," urashiki said. "quite refined!" black zetsu nodded in realization and even raised a thumb in praise of urashiki's attitude. after understanding what he wanted to know, black zetsu had no intention of lingering and sank back into the ground, disappearing quickly. despite praising urashiki's elegance, internally, black zetsu couldn't help but think he was crazy.
not wanting the fish but loving the act of fishing?
it's like working hard without wanting a salary-what else could you call this but madness? although his injuries had mostly healed, urashiki wasn't in a rush.
his primary objective was still to obtain the chakra of the nine-tails, which was his main focus.
as for kaguya? he decided he would deal with that after acquiring the nine-tails chakra. initially, urashiki had thought that, having traveled to this timeline, it would be relatively easy to obtain the nine-tails chakra.
but it turned out that this timeline also had its fair share of powerful individuals, and things weren't as simple as he had expected.
"if i had known this, i wouldn't have traveled just a few years; i should've gone back by several decades, maybe even centuries!"
the image of akira transforming into a golden dragon flashed through urashiki's mind, and he thought back to how he had underestimated the timeline, assuming there wouldn't be such formidable foes.
indeed, he had never anticipated encountering a powerful enemy like akira in this timeline. he had heard that the nine-tails had existed for over a millennium.
guardians.
should naruto mess up during training, they would use their sticks to disperse the natural energy around him, preventing him from turning into a frog statue!
however, thanks to akira giving him two opportunities to experience dragon sage mode,
naruto found his training for the toad sage mode going smoother than before.
having experienced sage mode before, naruto was eager to grow stronger, knowing that only
through mastering sage mode could he truly leap in power.
elsewhere, kakashi was also working hard on his chakra training.
kakashi knew very well that his greatest weakness was his limited chakra reserves.
thus, if he wanted to increase his power, focusing on boosting his chakra reserves was key!
though chakra control was also important, even the most skilled cook can't work without
ingredients.
without enough chakra, it wouldn't matter how well he could control it.
jiraiya and tsunade were also training, although their progress wasn't as fast as the others.
reaching middle age meant that, no matter how hard they tried, their physical capabilities were what they were.
so their desire to push their strength beyond current limits wasn't as urgent. more importantly, once you're middle-aged, unless there's an extraordinary situation, dramatic increases in strength aren't very likely!
interestingly enough, among the kage-level shinobi in the leaf, roshi and han had the easiest path to growth!
being jinchuriki, their strength primarily relied on the chakra of their respective tailed
beasts.
though they had previously been able to use some of their tailed beasts' chakra, they couldn't fully achieve something like yugito nii or killer bee, who could transform at will.
however, this issue was nothing before akira!
with roshi and han, akira simply displayed his mangekyou sharingan in front of them. the overwhelming ocular power subdued them instantly.
before long, the four-tails son goku and five-tails kokuo inside them became much more
docile!
with the tailed beasts inside them behaving, roshi and han's overall strength naturally rose
significantly!
and just like that, two more months went by in the blink of an eye!
during these two months, the shinobi world was unusually peaceful, with everyone working
silently to improve their strength.
everything seemed like the calm before the storm, with everyone preparing for the potential war ahead-a storm on the horizon...