The Crazy Bird

"That's right, Shuichi said he had something good for me to enjoy! This is it!" Kotaro trembled with excitement, leaping towards Shuichi like an arrow, like a cat smelling fish. "This is what you promised, I'm going to suck, suck, suck..."

If someone could see Shuichi's face now, they would notice the deep purple eyeshadow around his eyes and the astonishing energy hidden within his calm body.

Kotaro didn't care about anything else. He spread his wings and came to Shuichi in a few strides. When he stepped on Shuichi's shoulder, the rope suddenly swayed due to the force, but nothing fell down.

"Hiss, ahhh... This feels so good!" Kotaro began frantically absorbing chakra, his eyes filled with a hazy, pleasurable sensation.

It felt that its bird life had reached a climax, an experience it had never had before, and stopping was impossible!

But just a few seconds later, its body underwent changes that it couldn't see. Under the astonished gazes of the weasel and the white dog, its colorful feathers gradually turned white, and its body seemed to grow larger.

Everything has its limits. Kotaro's mind was already a bit fuzzy, then there was a loud "boom," as if he had broken through some kind of boundary, and he completely lost consciousness...

"Whoosh..."

The parrot shot out like lightning, and just as Shuichi got up and opened her eyes, the gust of wind swept across the opposite garden, leaving a trail of chaos in its wake.

The Crows, who had finally gotten a break, were instantly terrified. Kotaro's eyes turned red, and he chased after them like a mad dog, causing chaos and confusion at the Shuichi's home's outdoor area.

"Grass!"

Shuichi cursed under his breath. This situation was simply outrageous. He was just about to use Flying Thunder God to stop Kotaro when the bird switched to an arc flight mode, making it difficult to catch. After he hesitated for a moment, the bird crashed straight into the window on the second floor of the Villa.

"Brush!"

Its flight path was now predicted. At the last second, Shuichi flashed in front of it and Kotaro on the head, making it spin around and land on the balcony in a daze.

"Damn that wretched bird..."

Shuichi walked over, grumbling, but unexpectedly, the other person suddenly jolted and flew out again before he could react, smashing the balcony glass to pieces with a loud crash!

"Damn it, I got stronger by getting Natural Energy!"

Shuichi was furious. The force he had used before would have been enough to knock Kotaro unconscious, but he hadn't expected that with the addition of Senjutsu Chakra, Kotaro's resilience had increased to a whole new level.

"Oh no!" Itachi reacted extremely quickly. As the glass shattered, he realized that the parrot was heading straight for him and Shiro. He immediately turned around and tackled Shiro to the ground, while simultaneously feeling a strong gust of wind blow past behind him.

"Boom!"

The world fell completely silent. A large tree had been broken in two, and a lot of dust was rising from the spot. Shuichi, in Sage Mode, appeared just in time, supported the thick tree with one hand, and then gently put it down.

As the smoke cleared, only Kotaro lay sprawled on the ground, his body still twitching slightly.

"Lord Shuichi, what's wrong with Kotaro?" Bai Qing sighed and got up from the ground to ask.

"This stupid bird absorbed too much of my Senjutsu Chakra, then went insane!" Shuichi said irritably.

He placed his hand on the bird, and in a short while, he absorbed the remaining Natural Energy from its body. Kotaro's feathers quickly returned to their original color. "And it even hit its head on a tree and passed out, suffering a minor fracture below its head. It's lucky it didn't die!"

"..."

"Quack quack quack..."

Seeing Kotaro's fate, the Crows that had been bullied by him cawed happily. If you had to define this behavior in one word, it would be "clapping and cheering."

Not long after Shuichi casually treated his injuries, Kotaro woke up.

As soon as it opened its eyes, it saw the three of them, master and apprentice, looking down at it with different expressions, while its own bird neck was throbbing with pain. "W-what happened?"

"Kotaro, you almost killed me!" Bai said calmly.

Although he was still incredibly weak, the parrot was stunned upon hearing this. "How... how could this be?"

After Shuichi quickly explained the whole story, the bird started trembling. "I don't remember anything, please don't cook me for dinner, okay?"

"That depends on whether you know what's good for you." Shuichi grim expression. She hadn't expected that the first damage wasn't due to an enemy attack, but rather the work of an inside man. "For the next few years, you'd better guard this house properly. If anything happens again, I'll show you what cruelty really means."

This is no exaggeration. If there is a next time, he will use biotechnology to modify the parrot, turning Kotaro into a tool-like species like the Second Hokage Manda.

After signing the contract to sell himself into servitude, Kotaro became completely obedient and turned into an employee of Shuichi Group, even participating in many missions for Konoha.

After all, this intelligent, talkative, and powerful creature is a rare species. Its flight speed far exceeds that of the fastest message bird in the village, and it can deliver messages without needing any codes, simply by expressing itself verbally, thus eliminating any possibility of disguise.

However, the composition of its salary is both laughable and absurd: it consists of the chakra of different ninjas. In its words, this is to better identify allies.

With Kotaro looking after Haku's safety on a daily basis, and Itachi having completed D-rank missions for over half a year, Shuichi decided to take him out of the village for training, hoping he would grow stronger through trials of blood and fire.

"Shuichi, what you're doing is going too far. Itachi is only about 8 years old."

On the road from Konoha to the northern countries in the Land of Fire, Ishikawa Tatsuki whispered to Shuichi as they hurried along, "Even geniuses need time to grow, let alone someone who's only been Genin for less than a year. This mission might very well involve encountering Jonin. Even you didn't have that back then..."

"I know, but this is a rare opportunity, and I believe he won't hold us back." Shuichi's expression remained unchanged as he calmly replied, "Geniuses are meant to break the rules. I actually encountered Jonin assassination attempt at my age back then, you just don't know it."

"..."

Ishikawa Tatsuki was speechless. Having been a ninja for many years, he was quite familiar with the history of the ninja village. He felt that it was impossible for a monster like Shuichi to appear again.

Thinking of this, he turned to Itachi, who was running behind him, and said, "Itachi, let's act together later. I'll rush ahead to scout ahead, and you can provide cover from behind."

"Yes, Tatsuki- senpai," Itachi replied calmly.

Ishikawa Tatsuki is actually a good person; letting him stay in the back and provide safe support prevents the inexperienced newbie from directly facing off against experienced experts.

Shuichi and Shisui both demonstrated superior abilities through the Chunin Ninja Exams, while he currently has no notable achievements to prove himself; he's just a Genin has just finished his internship, so it's normal for him to be doubted.