It had been almost a week since the system was activated, and Cheng Sui had somewhat grasped its patterns.
Besides the system misplacing important characters from Dragon Clan into Naruto, the system's mission rewards were also related to the corresponding characters.
For example, helping Fingel before rewarded the Eight Gates, and teaching Caesar a lesson rewarded the Rasengan.
This time, the system identified the Night Watchman as Danzo, so the Hashirama cells transplant in the reward was naturally the same type that Danzo received.
When Cheng Sui watched Naruto before, he often wondered why there was such a huge difference between Madara and Danzo, both of whom had Hashirama cells transplanted.
Besides their individual strength, another important factor was the cells themselves. Madara received Hashirama cells optimized by White Zetsu, while Danzo received Hashirama cells from Orochimaru's early experiments, which were unstable and had many flaws.
No wonder the system added a "no rejection reaction" suffix to the Hashirama cells. The vitality of Hashirama cells was simply astonishing. Even the optimized version used by Uchiha Madara later caused Hashirama's face to grow on his chest. Cheng Sui certainly didn't want any strange things to appear on his body after transplanting Hashirama cells.
Although he was using an inferior version of Hashirama cells, Cheng Sui still felt an unusually surging life energy appear out of thin air in his body, and the fatigue from his recent training was swept away.
This energy continuously transformed his body, and its effect could even be compared to gaining the Uzumaki Clan's physique.
One could only say that it was indeed Senju Hashirama, who treated Tsunade's ultimate move as a passive ability; his vitality was truly astonishing.
Speaking of which, if this continues, will I become a stat monster like Hashirama or Naruto, where I just clap my hands and whatever I want appears?
Not only that, Cheng Sui also felt that the three Chakra streams of the Sharingan, the Uzumaki Clan, and the Hashirama cells in his body were undergoing some very complex reactions, as if something strange was gradually being born within him. However, this feeling was very vague, and whenever Cheng Sui was about to investigate further, the reaction disappeared.
Never mind, it's probably not a bad thing anyway. I'll just wait for it to bear fruit.
"Grrr~"
His stomach rumbled, and only then did Cheng Sui notice the time.
He had come to the basement to train early in the morning, and it was already noon. He hadn't eaten anything yet.
Putting on his jacket, Cheng Sui headed straight for the cafeteria... Cheng Sui rushed to the cafeteria without stopping, picked up a plate, and began to choose his lunch for the day.
Perhaps due to his improved physique, Cheng Sui found that he was eating more and more. His appetite was almost double what it used to be. Fortunately, Cassell College's cafeteria was cheap, otherwise, even eating would be a problem.
Ignoring the surprised expressions of those around him, Cheng Sui carried two full plates of food, found an empty seat, and began to eat heartily.
"It's been over two years since I last came to the cafeteria. It's still the same. When I was in school, the food didn't look appetizing at all, but after joining the Execution Department, I realized how good the cafeteria food is." Not far from Cheng Sui, a tall, slender Chinese youth with sharp eyebrows and delicate features rested his chin on his hand, mixing the pasta on his table with a fork.
"I told you when we were in school that you'd miss the cafeteria food one day, but you didn't believe me then. Regretting it now, aren't you?" Next to the Chinese youth sat a gentle-faced girl with soft bangs covering her forehead, exuding a gentle demeanor that reminded one of an older sister next door.
"That's because you're a glutton, like a silly little pig, silly~, oink oink oink~"
Ye Sheng poked his nose with his thumb, mimicking a pig's squeal next to Sakatoku Aki.
Sakatoku Aki's smile remained unchanged, her left hand silently reached for Ye Sheng's waist, grabbed a pinch of his tender flesh, and twisted it 180 degrees. As if that wasn't enough, she twisted it another 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
Ye Sheng's vivid pig squeal came to an abrupt halt. His originally smug, grinning face turned from red to white with pain, and the veins on his hand holding the fork bulged as he tried to suppress a scream.
Seeing Ye Sheng's pale face, Sakatoku Aki smiled with satisfaction and released him, then picked up a piece of cake from her plate and took a contented bite.
"However, the junior Professor Mans mentioned to us is quite interesting. It's my first time seeing someone eat so much at once." Sakatoku Aki looked at Cheng Sui, a smile on her face, her soft and delicate features attracting the attention of many passersby.
"What do you know? In China, there's an old saying: 'To be able to eat is a blessing.' I think this junior has quite a deep blessing." Ye Sheng also followed Sakatoku Aki's gaze to Cheng Sui, speaking idly.
Just then, Cheng Sui, who had been focused on eating with his head down, suddenly looked up, directly at Ye Sheng and Sakatoku Aki.
Ye Sheng and Sakatoku Aki's hearts tightened. Their anti-reconnaissance awareness, honed in the Execution Department, made them instinctively shift their gaze, pretending to be ordinary passersby.
Cheng Sui scratched his head. He had clearly felt someone watching him just now, but when he looked up, he couldn't find anyone.
Could it be that he had become overly sensitive from being followed by Fingel these past two days?
Without thinking much more, Cheng Sui continued to bury his head, battling with the half-eaten baked cheese rice on his plate.
"Whoa, such keen observation skills. Is this the person Principal Angers recommended?" Ye Sheng whispered to Sakatoku Aki.
Sakatoku Aki was about to say something when someone suddenly patted her on the back.
Sakatoku Aki's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that junior from earlier?
Before Sakatoku Aki could think further, the unique scent of a young girl rushed into her embrace.
Nono hugged Sakatoku Aki, a bright smile on her face: "Senior Sister Aki! Why are you back at school? Professor Mans said you were in Egypt just a few days ago."
"You scared me to death, it's Nono. Principal Angers recommended a senior student to assist Ye Sheng and me in our operation in Egypt. Professor Mans was supposed to personally conduct the interview, but he's busy with Kui... uh, busy with a project and couldn't make it, so he entrusted Ye Sheng and me with the interview."
"You scared yourself, Senior Sister Aki..." Nono's eyes darted between Ye Sheng and Sakatoku Aki, revealing a sly and gossipy smile. "I smell love~."
Sakatoku Aki's face flushed, not daring to meet Nono's gaze.
Professor Mans was Nono's mentor, and like a father figure to her. Ye Sheng and Sakatoku Aki were Mans's former students, so Nono had known them before enrolling, and her relationship with Aki was exceptionally good.
Ye Sheng waved his hand helplessly: "Alright, alright, stop teasing your Senior Sister Aki. What about you? I heard Caesar not only held a grand ball to pursue you but also set off fireworks with your name on them. Why aren't you having dinner with your little boyfriend? Instead, you came to the cafeteria?"
Nono pouted, sat next to Aki, and spoke nonchalantly:
"What little boyfriend? I haven't accepted Caesar's confession."