Chapter 68: Secret Ninja Medicine
Sasuke released three shadow clones. One maintained the ultrasonic insect repellent technique, while the other two positioned themselves on either side of the rock wall.
"Water Style: Water Prison Technique!"
A small water prison appeared on the rock wall. The two clones pressed their hands onto it. "Spin!"
The water prison began to spin rapidly. Sasuke, the original body, threw a diamond ball inside.
"Water Style: Water Prison Sand Cutter!"
Zizizizizi...
The hard rock wall, which previously seemed impenetrable, crumbled like sandstone under the power of his improvised cutting tool. After a few more cuts, layers of honeycomb were exposed.
Sasuke, brimming with joy, broke off a large piece of honey and put it in his mouth. "Wow! This tastes great." The flavor was much better than maltose; it wasn't just sweet, but had a refreshing fragrance, probably due to the natural energy of the ninja world. 'Worthy of being a 4,000 ryo-per-pound luxury product.'
He found a huge honeycomb with a queen bee inside and collected the royal jelly in a separate container. He didn't exhaust all the honey, leaving enough for the colony to survive. He even left them several kilograms of maltose as an exchange before sealing the crack with stones, planning to return in the future.
After avoiding several ninjas on his way back, he arrived at the trading post and met Ku Enzo.
"Sir, there are 115 pounds of alpine honey and 6 pounds of royal jelly."
Enzo calculated: "The price of honey has gone up again. It's 3,800 ryo per pound. In total, 437,000 ryo. And the royal jelly... 40,000 ryo per pound. A total of 240,000. The grand total is 677,000 ryo."
"Huh? Why is the price of royal jelly so high?" Sasuke asked, curious.
"Sir, royal jelly is said to be used to make secret ninja medicine, and it has always been in short supply."
'Ah, secret ninja medicine,' Sasuke's eyes lit up. He knew that materials like Nara deer antlers or Blood Mist coral were extremely expensive and rare. Although the medicinal power of this royal jelly might not be as good, it was still very useful.
"Exchange 100 kilograms of honey for maltose, and package the rest of the honey and all the royal jelly. I'll take it."
After buying a batch of rubber balls for practice, he returned to his patrol area. As soon as he arrived, he tasted the royal jelly. He discovered that, in addition to its superior taste, the energy it provided was similar to that of his digestion technique, but softer. Furthermore, it had an additive effect on his Wind Breathing practice, improving the assimilation of mysterious factors. He immediately dedicated himself to practice until his body cells felt full.
"My current chakra volume should be about 0.4 'cards'," he calculated, using Kakashi as a unit of measurement. His chakra had increased by more than 30% since he developed the Wind attribute, placing him at a medium-high level among special jonin, not far from a regular jonin level.
"0.4 cards of chakra are enough to practice the Rasengan."
He took out a thin rubber balloon. He concentrated chakra in the palm of his hand, formed a high-speed rotating airflow, and tried to burst it. With a pop, the balloon exploded directly, without any difficulty.
"It seems I can directly enter the water balloon training stage."
He took out a water-filled balloon and repeated the process. It took him less than half a minute, and the balloon spun and burst easily.
"With my chakra control, I can start practicing with a high-density rubber ball."
He entered the final stage of training. He repeated the same operation, but this time with a solid rubber ball.
"Hah!" He injected a large amount of chakra, compressing and rotating it. The ball became larger and larger, but he always felt it was just a little short of bursting it. He found that his chakra was about to be depleted, so he didn't force it further.
"Ugh..." he exhaled lightly.
Then, he took out a bottle of honey, swallowed half a kilogram, and activated his digestion technique. The chakra in his body soon returned to its full splendor, ready to try again.
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