Chapter 4: What a Pity
"498!"
"499!"
"1000!"
Zhixiang collapsed onto the ground after finishing his final set of push-ups.
Exercising was truly a painful ordeal. Other than someone as single-minded as Rock Lee, no one could endure it.
After more than a month of "enlightenment," the "kind animals" in the Konoha forest had become scarce. Unable to continue receiving feedback, Zhixiang had no choice but to resume his abandoned morning training.
After over a month of feedback, his physical condition had improved significantly. His chakra reserves were now comparable to those of Iruka, an adult "Genin." Additionally, Zhixiang's height had increased, making him half a head taller than Naruto and Sasuke.
Wiping off his sweat, Zhixiang headed to the family's insect breeding room to select a new mother insect for cultivation.
[Parasite Insect: Common species...]
[Parasite Insect: Common species...]
[Healing Insect: Common species...]
[Mutant Healing Insect: Rare species, capable of removing toxins and healing injuries. More effective than regular Healing Insects]
"A rare one?"
"Healing Insect."
"You'll do."
After some careful selection in the breeding room, Zhixiang settled on one and successfully stored it in the Insect Breeding Space. He also used the system to select a mutant Parasite Insect, placing it in a gourd for cultivation with chakra, as proof of his belonging to the Aburame clan.
"From now on, Gaara won't be the only gourd boy in the ninja world. There will be two."
[Mutant Healing Insect, rare species, currently available for evolution]
[Evolve now?]
"Yes."
[Please select the evolution direction]
[Evolution 1: Enhanced Healing]
[Evolution 2: Enhanced Detoxification]
"Evolve 1."
[Selection successful, Mutant Healing Insect evolved successfully, healing ability enhanced]
[Placed in the Insect Breeding Space for further cultivation. Once it matures, it can evolve again]
Satisfied with the sight of the Healing Insect transforming into a cocoon in the breeding space, Zhixiang then turned his attention to the caterpillar, now the size of a thumb. It wouldn't be long before it matured and could evolve again. The Phosphorus Destruction Insects in another breeding space had also grown massively, with their numbers now in the billions. However, they still hadn't met the system's requirements for evolution, necessitating further reproduction.
After feeding some chakra to the Parasite Insect in the gourd, Zhixiang grabbed his fishing gear and headed outside. It was the weekend, and the ninja school was on break, giving him a whole day to search for "kind animals."
Arriving at a large river in the Konoha forest, Zhixiang set traps and nets in the water, then used a fish spear to hunt for "kind fish." With land animals depleted, he now turned his attention to aquatic ones.
Fortunately, the forest's river, seldom visited by people, was home to many large fish. By noon, Zhixiang had caught over a dozen big fish, each weighing several kilograms, enough to cultivate the Phosphorus Destruction Insects to the quantity needed for evolution.
But Zhixiang didn't evolve them immediately. Instead, he continued catching fish, using the feedback from the Phosphorus Destruction Insects to charge the Insect Breeding Space. Once the space was sufficiently charged, he used the feedback chakra to cultivate the Parasite Insect in the gourd, only stopping once he had raised another mother insect, ready to evolve the Phosphorus Destruction Insects.
[Phosphorus Destruction Insect, epic species, evolved once, currently available for evolution]
[Please select the evolution direction]
[Evolution 1: Enhanced Toxicity]
[...]
[Evolution 6: Enhanced Vitality]
Only six evolution options this time?
It seemed special enhancements weren't always available.
After a moment's thought, Zhixiang made his choice.
"Evolve 6."
[Selection successful, Phosphorus Destruction Insect evolved successfully, vitality enhanced. After host's death, they can survive for twenty minutes. Exposed to air, they can survive for up to five minutes]
[Placed in the Insect Breeding Space for further cultivation. Once a certain quantity is reached, they can evolve again]
Zhixiang smiled as he observed the Phosphorus Destruction Insects enter dormancy again.
They could now survive in the air for five minutes. This meant his Phosphorus Destruction Insects were no longer limited by distance and could be used in ranged combat. He could attach them to shuriken.
The very thought made Zhixiang shudder a bit.
Grabbing the remaining big fish, Zhixiang started heading back.
"Maybe I should practice my shuriken techniques..."
He mused as he walked.
...
"Sasuke, what do you want to eat today?"
"Rice with dried fish."
"Haha, Sasuke really likes dried fish rice."
"Yeah."
"You should hurry then. Your brother will be home for dinner today."
"Really? Let's hurry then..."
How happy they seem.
But the happier you are now, the more miserable you'll be later.
Carrying the fish, Zhixiang watched Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Sasuke walk away, shaking his head with pity. If he had the power, Zhixiang wouldn't mind saving the innocent members of the Uchiha clan.
"What a pity."
Turning his gaze from Mikoto's graceful figure, Zhixiang arrived at a fish shop and sold the big fish he had caught.
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