Chapter 70: Calorie Bomb
It was only one day. While practicing the Rasengan, Sasuke used its terrifying crushing power to turn almost ten thousand kilograms of dried fish into meat floss, without wasting a single bone. The quality was extremely high, even finer than flour. To this mixture, he added maltose and mountain honey, creating energy blocks rich in sugar, oil, and protein.
These were superb calorie bombs. The energy in each small block surpassed that of a standard Hyorogan Pill. Their only disadvantage was that they couldn't instantly restore chakra, as they lacked the ingredients that force the body's potential. But their advantage was excellent taste and smoother energy.
"This energy block is perfect for me," Sasuke thought. With his digestion technique, he could assimilate the energy almost instantly, nullifying the only disadvantage.
Since he had these blocks, he no longer had to eat dried fish drenched in syrup. He could enjoy something that tasted better and had more calories. Still, to entertain Torifune's team, he continued to prepare a large meal whenever they came.
Torifune and his squad arrived at the scheduled time, and Maru continued to guide Sasuke's practice. This time, in addition to Water Style, he taught him an advanced Body Flicker Technique. Sasuke didn't expect Maru, a kenjutsu master, to also be so proficient in movement techniques. The new technique was faster than his Mist Body, though less stealthy.
"Sasuke, your hawk is growing too fast, isn't it?" Torifune said, pointing to Shirotaka, who was playing in the distance with Shinnosuke. In just a few days, it already looked like a young bird.
"Well, it grows a bit fast," Sasuke nodded. 'It eats almost a hundred kilograms of fish a day, how could it not grow fast?'
"I advised you not to exchange for it," Torifune said with a sigh of envy, "but now it seems you were right. How lucky you are!"
A giant hawk, upon growing up, possessed the combat power of a jonin. Even now, as a young bird, its strength was comparable to a chunin. And when it reached the sub-adult stage, its power would skyrocket to the level of a special jonin, being able to fend for itself and drastically reducing maintenance costs.
"Sasuke, how did you raise it? It's growing too fast."
"Huh?" Sasuke was speechless. He couldn't reveal the digestion technique. His mind raced and found a good excuse.
"I give Shirotaka energy blocks every day. It's hard for it not to grow," he said, taking out a small box with the blocks and offering it to Torifune.
"Oh?" Torifune smelled the fragrance and, without caring if it was bird food, took a piece and ate it. "So tasty, so tasty!" he praised, his evaluation surpassing even the sumptuous feast they had just shared. "How many of these do you have?"
"I don't have many of the honey ones, but as for the sugar ones, I still have about a hundred pounds," Sasuke lied.
Torifune tried the sugar version. "Well, the taste isn't as good, but it's also delicious, and the calorie difference isn't much." He nodded, satisfied. "Sasuke, can you give me some? Don't worry, I won't take them for free, I'll pay."
"Lord Torifune, how could I let you pay?"
After a polite back-and-forth, Torifune, filled with passion, settled the deal: "It's decided: one Green Spinach Pill for a box of sugar energy blocks, and one Yellow Curry Pill for a box of honey ones."
"Okay," Sasuke accepted. He had obtained such a great advantage that he felt he should look for an opportunity to compensate his leader in the future.
"Sasuke, this Yellow Curry Pill..." Torifune warned him, his tone becoming deadly serious. "Unless it's an absolute life-or-death situation, you must not use it. Even a member of my clan would be half-dead after using it. A common ninja would practically die. Understood?"
After the instructions, Torifune and his team left to continue their patrol.
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