Surprise

To Hoshiryu Uchiha, Tsunade was merely a stranger now, with no connection to him whatsoever.

Although he had liked this character very much in his previous life, he still had to distinguish reality from fiction.

As the granddaughter of the First Hokage and the Second Hokage, Tsunade could be considered Konoha royalty. Approaching her rashly would only bring trouble upon himself.

With that thought, he shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.

By then, the waiter had already brought out all the dishes he had ordered. Looking at the table full of barbecue, Hoshiryu Uchiha began eating.

Ever since earlier, he had felt his body sending signals that it craved food, which was why he had ordered an entire table's worth.

Hoshiryu Uchiha guessed it might be because of the AFK System. While AFK progression could improve his abilities, it still required energy.

He rapidly finished the entire table of barbecue. He could even feel his stomach and intestines wriggling as they helped him quickly digest the food and replenish his energy.

He opened the System Panel for a look. The two skills he had set to AFK were improving at twice their previous speed, confirming his guess.

It seems replenishing energy can also increase the AFK speed of the system. If I want to maintain rapid AFK progress in the future, I can't do without replenishing energy.

However, Hoshiryu Uchiha was quite satisfied with that.

After all, where else could he find such a good thing? He could eat as much as he wanted without gaining weight, while becoming stronger even faster.

Not only had the meal been delicious, but it had also allowed him to discover a new ability of the system. He was very satisfied.

"Check, please!"

The moment Hoshiryu Uchiha spoke, the owner silently handed him the bill.

The instant he saw the bill, Hoshiryu Uchiha stiffened, on the verge of tears.

Seeing that most of the customers around him were ninjas, he knew Barbecue Q would not be cheap. But he had never expected it to cost over twenty thousand taels.

An ordinary Genin only earned five to ten thousand taels from a single D-rank mission. This one meal had consumed the reward of four D-rank missions.

But after examining the bill closely, he could not say the owner had ripped him off. After all, he had ordered enough food for four or five people.

So while the price was a little high, it was still barely acceptable.

After all, under normal circumstances, one person would only spend four or five thousand taels. It only seemed expensive because he ate so much.

However, after paying the bill and leaving Barbecue Q, Hoshiryu Uchiha decided that he would cook for himself from now on.

To maintain rapid AFK progress, sufficient food was indispensable.

Yet his parents' combined monthly pension was only one hundred thousand taels, not even enough to feed him for a week.

Even the few million taels left behind by his parents would not cover a year's worth of expenses.

It was important to note that most of the forests and rivers around Konoha had owners.

They had been divided up among Konoha's various clans, and outsiders were forbidden from casually picking the produce of the forests.

In the story, the Nara Clan that Shikamaru belonged to had a vast forest for raising medicinal deer.

A large portion of it had also been turned into training grounds, open to Konoha's ninjas according to rank.

The reason Naruto Uzumaki could go out and fish in the anime was probably because he had received the Third Hokage's permission.

Otherwise, everyone knew there were fish in the rivers. If they could just cast a net and haul in a catch, how would fish sellers make any money?

The Uchiha Clan naturally had its own forest as well, but the clan's war faction had turned it into a training ground exclusively for Uchiha.

The animals living there had either died or fled, so there was no game to catch.

Still, the village had not completely cut off that option. It opened the area for a period every year.

But most people who took advantage of it were civilians; very few members of ninja clans went there.

If Hoshiryu Uchiha dared to freeload as well, he was certain the Uchiha Clan would make things very unpleasant for him.

So he could forget about freeloading off the resources around Konoha.

After returning home, Hoshiryu Uchiha picked up the scattered ninjutsu scrolls on the table and examined them again.

These scrolls contained two C-Rank Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique and Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Flower Technique.

The remaining one was a B-Rank Ninjutsu: Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique. These were the inheritance left behind by his former self's parents.

These three ninjutsu were more or less standard for the Uchiha Clan. The Great Fireball Technique and Phoenix Sage Flower were learned by Genin, while the Great Dragon Fire Technique was learned by Chunin.

As for why there was no Chakra Induction Technique, it was probably too basic. It was taught both within ninja clans and at the Ninja Academy.

For Hoshiryu Uchiha, the existence of the AFK System allowed him to upgrade his abilities without conditions.

However, he still had to learn or create those abilities himself. Otherwise, skills would not simply appear out of thin air.

Moreover, compared to abilities contained within his bloodline, these ninjutsu scrolls included knowledge of the ninjutsu itself.

He still did not know whether the system's upgrades only enhanced his abilities, or whether the accompanying knowledge improved as well.

So he needed to conduct experiments before he could make better use of the system.

Just as Hoshiryu Uchiha was thinking, an even greater warm current swept through his body, making him unconsciously narrow his eyes in enjoyment.

The warm current came quickly and left quickly, but after it vanished, he could feel that his body seemed to have become stronger.

This made him thoughtful. Somewhat surprised, he casually opened the System Panel.

Host: Hoshiryu Uchiha

Abilities: One-Tomoe Sharingan (Green) Lv.1, Uchiha bloodline (Green) Lv.2, Cooking (White)

AFK Slots: One-Tomoe Sharingan, Uchiha bloodline

Combat Power: 5 (a weakling with a combat power of only five)

Although the system's mockery was as sharp as ever, it could not dampen Hoshiryu Uchiha's delight.

He had only gone out for a meal, yet his skills had already leveled up. While sufficient nutrition could accelerate the improvement of abilities, this speed was exceptionally fast.

Moreover, his combat power had risen from three to five. It might not seem like much, but percentage-wise, it was nearly a doubling.

It took Hoshiryu Uchiha quite a while to calm down.

He had not expected the system to be this powerful. Though future levels would become increasingly difficult to raise—

At this rate, he might become invincible before even graduating from the Ninja Academy.

The rapid growth of his abilities also gave Hoshiryu Uchiha ambition.

Having lived in that peaceful country in his previous life and never experienced the ravages of war, he knew just how precious peace was.

So, he wanted to bring peace to this world that had once brought him joy and moved him.

Hoshiryu Uchiha wanted to become Hokage, truly change this land, make it operate according to his will, and hang the so-called nobles and Daimyo from trees.

Hoshiryu Uchiha contemplated this grand goal in his heart, but reality was cruel.

The lazy him rolled over on the tatami, scratched his head, sighed, and muttered to himself:

"Achieving that goal would be way too exhausting. I don't want to work 996..."