Secret Technique: Beast Devour - Hypnosis Activated

The stars in the night sky were like countless pearls embedded in a black velvet firmament.

Uchiha Tunan emerged from Naka Shrine, not heading home directly, but instead to the training grounds.

The Instant Body Flicker Technique was extremely difficult to master, being a ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu combination; not just any genius could learn it.

Uchiha Tunan estimated it would take him a long time.

He might even need to eat more to reach the standard for learning it.

Relatively speaking, Beast Devour was much simpler.

After all, Uchiha Tunan had combined the mental strength of several people, already making him a true genius.

He immediately activated his Sharingan and scanned the surroundings.

After confirming no one was around, Uchiha Tunan took out a scroll from his ninja pouch and opened it.

His Three Tomoe spun rapidly as he quickly memorized the knowledge on the scroll.

Half an hour later, having memorized it perfectly, Uchiha Tunan put the scroll away.

He activated Mirror Heaven and Earth Turning, controlling the White Pigeons lurking in various places to fly to his location.

"Coo~"

Flocks of White Pigeons landed one by one on Uchiha Tunan and the ground before him.

Uchiha Tunan immediately bit his finger, letting the blood flow freely.

Under his control, the White Pigeons took turns drinking Uchiha Tunan's blood.

After they had all finished, Uchiha Tunan rapidly formed hand seals.

There were two types of hand seals for the Secret Technique: Beast Devour.

One was for modifying Ninja Beasts, and the other was to drive Ninja Beasts into a frenzy during combat.

Uchiha Tunan was currently performing the modification seals.

The modification seals consisted of over two hundred intricate and complex seals.

"Swish~"

After completing the final seal, Uchiha Tunan immediately placed his hand on the ground.

Secret Technique: Beast Devour.

A powerful chakra fluctuation surged, pouring into the surrounding White Pigeons.

The White Pigeons' appearances began to change at a visible speed.

As their bodies expanded, their feathers turned from white to crimson.

Their soft beaks gradually curved, resembling beastly fangs, and became hardened under the chakra's modification.

Time passed slowly, and the White Pigeons' bodies continued to swell, their feathers turning from red to black.

They looked like a different species of crow.

By this point, Uchiha Tunan had already consumed more than half of his chakra.

However, this initial modification had to be completed in one go, or all his efforts would be in vain.

Uchiha Tunan's expression was blank as he relentlessly squeezed the chakra from within his body.

Ten minutes later, the White Pigeons successfully transformed.

Their appearance became like black eagles, especially their hooked beaks that gleamed with a dark metallic luster, making anyone who looked at them feel an extreme sense of danger.

The entire creature exuded the aura of a ferocious beast.

Uchiha Tunan stopped the technique, exhaled deeply, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

The White Pigeons immediately reverted to their original appearance at a visible speed.

Looking at these docile White Pigeons, no one could imagine their ferocious appearance just moments before.

The White Pigeons' eyes showed a hint of humanity as they affectionately nuzzled against Uchiha Tunan.

Uchiha Tunan clearly felt the connection between himself and these White Pigeons deepening.

And they were constantly supplying them with chakra to strengthen their bodies.

Of course, the chakra consumption did not exceed Uchiha Tunan's recovery speed.

A strange smile spread across Uchiha Tunan's lips as he reached out and scratched one of the White Pigeons on the neck, saying:

"Next time, I'll let you have a taste of meat."

The next day, Uchiha Tunan woke up, washed, and ate a bowl of plain congee.

He put on his forehead protector, packed his ninja tools, and headed to the Hokage Building on time.

When he arrived at the entrance of the Hokage Building, he found Namikaze Minato and Kakashi already waiting.

Uchiha Tunan bowed apologetically, saying, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Namikaze Minato scratched his head and chuckled foolishly, "It's fine, it's fine. We still have a bit of time before our appointment, we just got here early."

Uchiha Tunan nodded serenely. Seeing that the two had no intention of moving, he asked with confusion, "Aren't we going in now?"

Namikaze Minato seemed to recall something unpleasant, his expression stiffening slightly. He said guiltily, "Let's wait just a little longer."

The three waited for a full hour before seeing Kushina come running.

Kushina was carrying a white plastic bag, which held three lunchboxes.

Kushina put one hand on her hip and lifted the plastic bag, saying, "You guys definitely didn't eat breakfast, did you? I specially prepared breakfast for you."

Namikaze Minato looked at the sky and breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you so much."

However, he made no move to take the lunchboxes.

The main reason was that Namikaze Minato knew Kushina's cooking.

In short, there were only four words to describe it: indescribable...

Kushina first took out a lunchbox from the plastic bag and handed it to Uchiha Tunan, saying, "Here, Tunan, this is specially made for you. I remember you like light flavors."

Uchiha Tunan didn't reach out to take it, just stared blankly at the lunchbox in Kushina's hand.

After a few breaths, he slowly raised his head and looked at Kushina.

The moment their eyes met, the hypnotic Genjutsu in Uchiha Tunan's mind activated on its own.

Uchiha Tunan's eyes seemed to become a little more radiant, and his gaze toward Kushina gradually became affectionate...

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Kushina felt Uchiha Tunan's gaze was strange.

She remembered what the Nine-Tails had told her yesterday about Uchiha Tunan having ill intentions towards her, and she subconsciously swallowed.

What was this kid thinking all day? He wasn't going to kill me, was he?

Uchiha Tunan pursed his lips, reached out, and pushed the lunchbox back.

Then, placing his hands on his knees, he bowed deeply to Kushina, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Kushina. It's just that I've already eaten this morning and can't eat anymore."

Kushina was stunned, her lips twitching slightly. She forced a smile and said, "Uh... okay."

Inside, however, she was roaring. Damn it, I specially made breakfast for you early this morning, and you won't even try it. If I didn't feel sorry for you, I'd really let you taste the power of my fists.

Namikaze Minato could naturally see that Kushina was on the verge of exploding and didn't dare to provoke her.

"Haha, it's quite late. Let's go in and get our mission."

With that, he quickly took Kakashi's hand and Uchiha Tunan's hand and walked into the Hokage Building.

After the three left, Kushina stomped her foot hard, picked up the plastic bag, and hurled it fiercely towards a nearby trash can.

"I'm so angry."

Kushina put her hands on her hips, took a deep breath, and inwardly called out, "Kurama, did that brat have ill intentions towards me again just now?"

"No."

"No? Well, he knew better then."

"It felt very strange. Not only did he suddenly lose his ill intentions towards you, but he seemed to have immense goodwill towards you. More goodwill than Minato has for you. And this goodwill is very similar to how children in your human world feel about their mothers."

Kushina was slightly stunned and dumbfounded.

"No way, could it be just because I gave him a breakfast?"

"Perhaps. Human minds are too complex; they change in an instant."

In the Tailed Beast space, Kurama closed his eyes after speaking.

In reality, Kushina's lips curved slightly, and a confident glint flashed in her eyes.

"It seems I'm quite likable to children when I'm gentle."

Suddenly, Kushina's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "My breakfast!"

She immediately dashed towards the trash can, scaring two stray dogs that were eating into running away with their tails tucked between their legs.