Astonishing Ambition!

Caw!!

Taiyi's cries echoed continuously through the underground training ground.

If it absorbed it slowly, it definitely would not hurt.

But compressing a long period of time into a short one meant suffering.

Tang Ping, who had experienced it once before, had plenty to say on the matter.

However, he had no time to feel sorry for his own Summoning Beast and instead watched carefully.

If anything went wrong, he would have to intervene.

Fortunately, after only a short while, Taiyi began to calm down.

Tang Ping had endured it back then, so there was no reason it could not.

Once Taiyi's condition improved and he confirmed there were no problems, Tang Ping released the Summoning Technique and sent it back to its nest.

The nest was in the Death Forest.

He had raised it himself, so it naturally had no old nest. It could only find a place and build one itself, which was why he had chosen that area.

However, now that its identity as a Summoning Beast had been exposed, it might have to move its nest.

It was too close to Konoha!

If someone discovered its traces, it would be troublesome.

"Next...!"

Tang Ping looked at the last vial of Natural Power Potion in his hand.

He had no way to extract a third vial anytime soon. Otherwise, he would damage the mulberry tree's foundation.

After carefully recalling Taiyi's condition after the injection and ensuring he had missed nothing, he began injecting himself.

All he could say was that doing research in the ninja world could be summed up in one sentence.

Great force produced miracles!

Just charge ahead.

In his world before transmigration, a new drug had to undergo countless tests and observations, taking at least several years, or even more than a decade.

Yet he used his as soon as he made it. That showed just how reckless he was.

But that was also because of the extraordinary energy known as Chakra.

The effects of Chakra were simply all-encompassing.

From immortality and indestructible souls to strengthening the body.

Ninjas who mastered this energy were practically minor superhumans, so they could just go for it without needing to be so cautious.

If they were too cautious, it would instead be difficult to produce results.

Take the future Orochimaru. It was precisely because he used countless human lives for experiments that he could keep producing results, even getting tricked by Danzo into defecting from the village because of it.

Tang Ping had merely adapted to this style of research.

Otherwise, if he proceeded slowly and methodically, the little time he had since transmigrating would not be enough to accomplish anything.

Once the Natural Power Potion entered his body,

it was clearly an icy liquid, yet it gave him an utterly scorching sensation.

"Ah..."

Even though Tang Ping had prepared himself mentally, he still screamed.

It hurt—hurt far too much!

It was far more painful than the last injection.

It felt as though his entire body had been cooked from the inside.

Moreover, that terrifying heat spread through his blood toward every part of his body.

Yet he was not panicking. Instead, he was somewhat delighted.

The stronger the burning sensation, the stronger the effects.

And he was also extracting Chakra within his body.

As long as his body was filled with Chakra, it was equivalent to improving every aspect of himself.

At this point, even if someone sent him flying more than ten meters, he would not die. He would only be injured.

By the time the burning sensation completely faded, several hours had passed.

"Looks like I'll need to find a way to reduce the pain in the future. Otherwise, if the effects get any stronger, I won't be able to endure it!"

Tang Ping let out a soft breath and muttered to himself before leaving the laboratory.

Of course, before leaving, he carefully locked up the laboratory. He also moved the mulberry tree out and quietly placed it atop the two intertwined mulberry trees in the courtyard.

To bask in sunlight!

That was an indispensable condition for the mulberry tree's evolution.

From this alone, one could see just how great his ambition was.

Taiyi, the Three-Legged Crow, and the mulberry tree that faced the sun without fearing flames... Did those elements together not feel familiar?

That was right!

They were myths and legends from before his transmigration.

Tang Ping wanted to cultivate a Three-Legged Golden Crow and a Fusang Tree.

Before transmigration, there would not have been even the slightest chance of doing so.

But in a world like the ninja world, where even the Otsutsuki clan capable of crossing the stars existed, it was not impossible.

If even such "aliens" existed, what could be impossible?

And indeed, under Tang Ping's efforts, the two had already begun to display some traits from those myths and legends.

If he could obtain something like the God Tree or Hashirama Cells, indispensable treasures for ninja-world research, he would be even more confident of fulfilling this dream.

After arranging the future Fusang Tree, Tang Ping finally returned to his room to rest in satisfaction.

His body was still continuously transforming.

It simply no longer affected his normal movements.

The next day!

When Tang Ping woke up, he felt as light as if his entire body had been soaked in warm water.

His Chakra in particular had surged dramatically.

Although it was nowhere near comparable to Kakashi's, it was at least no weaker than that of an ordinary Chunin.

It had not been easy!

At this point, he might finally have reached the average level of the future Konoha 12, excluding a certain saint of Mouth Jutsu.

With so much Chakra, he was finally no longer the dead last of the team.

And if Taiyi, his Summoning Beast, was included, he was the strongest combat force among the three.

After putting on his tight black clothes, fastening the ninja forehead protector that he found ugly and cumbersome, and checking his ninja tools, he left the courtyard.

When he looked back, the tops of the two intertwined giant mulberry trees gave him a dim impression.

Of course, if one looked closely, nothing could be seen.

That was because the cultivated potted mulberry tree was constantly absorbing sunlight.

Tang Ping had extracted that ability from sunflowers and injected it into the mulberry tree.

It had to be said that although he had not gained a system or deep-blue stat allocation after transmigrating, this physique alone represented limitless possibilities.

Thinking about this, he quickly headed toward the Hokage Building.

A few minutes later,

Tang Ping saw the Hokage Building standing in front of Hokage Rock.

The building was shaped like an upside-down bowl, with a large "Fire" character hanging on it. The other members of Team 3 stood at the entrance and waved to him.

"Let's go!"

Minato Namikaze had just arrived as well.

He was not the future Mr. Fifty-Fifty, who liked to "lose his way on the road of life." His sense of time was extremely strong.

The Hokage Building was bustling.

Quite a few teams had come to accept missions.

The Genin who had only graduated yesterday were all accepting missions under the guidance of their team leaders.

Only Jonin accepting S-Rank Missions or confidential missions needed to go to the Hokage Office on the second floor for the Hokage's personal review and approval.

For the future Naruto to go directly to the Hokage even for a C-Rank Mission was a privilege.

Did people really think just anyone could meet the Hokage?

All that could be said was,

the anime became increasingly terrifying upon careful thought, with darkness everywhere.

In any case, Tang Ping clearly saw two vest-wearing ninjas guarding the stairs.

Missions were accepted here in the first-floor hall, and ordinary administrative affairs were also handled here.

"Jonin Namikaze, here are your mission scrolls!"

A Mission Ninja handed several D-Rank Mission scrolls to him from behind the counter.

An ordinary Chunin could only accept missions one at a time, but Minato Namikaze was a Jonin. Since he was acting as their team leader, he could accept several D-Rank Missions at once.

Jonin!

Their authority within a ninja village was reflected in every aspect.

"Let's go!"

After putting the scrolls into his clothes, Minato Namikaze led the three of them out of the Hokage Building and began carrying out the missions.