Chapter 41: A Bountiful Harvest
Akiyama Makoto grumbled on the surface, but in his heart, he was extremely satisfied with this simulation. After all, his main goal had been to ensure his own safety for the coming period. Not only had he achieved that, but he had also made enormous progress in medical ninjutsu. Although the limits of his own talent prevented him from unlocking the absolute top-tier medical techniques, he had already become a first-string medical-nin, second only to Tsunade herself.
With this level of experience and skill, as long as he didn't go looking for trouble with S-rank rogue ninja, his life was basically guaranteed.
Soon, the simulation results appeared.
[Congratulations! Yamanaka Shin has inherited parts of yours and Ino's talents. He possesses a minor talent in multiple release jutsu and a considerable talent in chakra sensing, with the aptitude of a Jōnin. His detailed stats are as follows.]
[Ninjutsu: 7, Taijutsu: 6, Genjutsu: 6, Intelligence: 7, Strength: 6, Speed: 6, Stamina: 6, Hand Seals: 6. Special Talents: Elementary Earth, Water, Yin, and Yang Release Talents; Intermediate Chakra Sensory Talent.]
[Store this simulation result and receive the bloodline talent template as a reward?]
[Notice: When storing this result, you will automatically obtain a second storage slot. Hereafter, for every point your 'Genjutsu' attribute increases, you will gain one new storage slot.]
[When you have multiple stored simulation results, the system will automatically select the highest value from among the results to form your simulation reward.]
This series of prompts forced Makoto to carefully study every word before him.
He quickly understood. Ino had brought him a rather useful upgrade: the ability to store one more simulation result. This meant that in future simulations, he no longer had to go through the whole process of writing books, designing ninja tools, training his body, and researching medical ninjutsu every single time.
The reason he had been doing all of that wasn't just out of habit; it was because he only had one storage slot. He had to transfer the experience from the previous result into the new one through practical application. Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee he would remember all the details. After all, this was the complex life experience of several simulations stacked on top of each other.
From now on, he could dedicate one storage slot specifically to these existing life experiences and use the other to spend more time and energy exploring new possibilities in new simulations.
As for the feature of automatically selecting the highest value from multiple results, that would save him from worrying about a poor simulation outcome. For example, just now, when he saw the eight ninja stats of his and Ino's child, he had felt a moment of disappointment. Compared to his own talent, Yamanaka Shin's Taijutsu and Speed had both dropped by a point. The reason was likely because Ino was not a taijutsu specialist, and she had dragged him down in that regard.
Fortunately, with the system's feature of retaining the highest values to reconstruct his talent, coupled with the fact that Ino had compensated him handsomely in other areas, this simulation could be considered a bountiful harvest.
The talents for Earth, Water, Yin, and Yang chakra nature transformations were especially crucial, as they solved the embarrassing situation of him being almost unable to perform any release jutsu. The Yin and Yang Release talents, in particular, would determine the upper limit of what he could achieve in the future. Previously, he couldn't learn Tsunade's S-rank medical ninjutsu because his Yang Release talent was practically nonexistent, which was why it hadn't even appeared on his status panel. But now he finally had this talent. Perhaps in the next simulation, he could become her apprentice? Even if he couldn't learn everything, he might be able to learn a skill like the Yin Seal.
Finally, there was a point he valued greatly: his Chakra Sensory talent had been upgraded to Intermediate. His previous Elementary level had already allowed him to sense the presence of ninja in an area larger than his own courtyard without using his eyes. With an Intermediate talent, how far would his sensory range extend? He was very much looking forward to finding out.
Having sorted out his thoughts, Makoto reined in his excitement and mentally accepted the talent infusion.
The next second, his entire body began to tremble again. This time, however, he returned to normal in just a few breaths. At least on the surface, there were no visible signs of abnormality. He had already referenced the medical experience from this simulation and used his chakra to control his own neural signals, preventing his body from showing any signs of shaking. This was an operation that even among medical-nin, only a very small number could perform, but for the current Makoto, it was as easy as lifting a finger.
He lay back down on his bed quietly and closed his eyes. During the period of talent reconstruction, he could also take the opportunity to experience the results of his previous simulation.
Where should he start? The benevolence of a healer while using Yang Release chakra to save Asuma? Or perhaps experience Tsunade's test again to see if he had any hope of passing? Or maybe...
Makoto opened his eyes. Before him appeared the youthful figure of Yamanaka Ino. The scene was a hospital room.
The Ino at this moment was far from the alluring charm she would have as a married woman, but the youthful aura she exuded still made Makoto's whole body feel warm.
"Is... is your body recovered?" Ino asked, slightly shy.
There were still unshed tears in the corners of her eyes, but her face was already a deep crimson. Before he could even answer, her hands were already pressing down on his shoulders.
Makoto was contemplating how to answer, but the Yang Release chakra flowing through his body had already told Ino everything. She shot him a glare, then let out a soft laugh and slowly lowered her head. Her flowing golden hair covered his eyes.
When he came to his senses, the sky had already grown dim.
Looking at the soundly breathing Ino beside him, her pretty face slightly flushed, Makoto twisted his own cheek. Akiyama Makoto, oh Akiyama Makoto, how could you be so depraved? This shouldn't be happening!
He had been able to control himself with Uzuki Yūgao and not experience the simulated life, so how had he fallen into the trap with Ino?
Makoto felt it was time to leave, but his movement caused Ino to open her eyes. He was about to say something to ease the awkwardness, but Ino just smiled gently. "Come to my house when you've recovered. I have something to show you."
"You can try to guess what it is now."
Ino poked his chin, a cunning glint in her eyes, as if she were looking forward to the shock on his face when he saw the room full of pressed flowers. She felt that this was the only way to prove that she had always liked him too.
But how could she know that he already knew everything?
At this moment, Makoto felt his reason melting away again in the face of the girl's tender affection.
It's just a simulation, after all...
Makoto leaned in close to Ino's ear and whispered, "No. I want to see it now."
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