Dinner Party

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Orochimaru, you hit way too hard."

Inside the yakiniku restaurant run by the Akimichi Clan, Jiraiya yelled and complained while pulling meat into his bowl.

Jiraiya did not forget to glare at Shimura Bing San, intimidating him. "Kid, do you even know who this great man is!"

Shimura Bing San replied with an I-don't-care tone. "You were caught red-handed peeping anyway, I don't care who you are!"

Orochimaru stealthily placed a piece of meat on Shimura Bing San's plate, watching the adult and child butt heads with a seemingly very good mood.

Jiraiya had been dragged out the door by Tsunade Hime, and he had plenty of bruises from bumping into the steps.

To "punish" Jiraiya's bad habits, Shimura Bing San suggested that Jiraiya pay off Tsunade's gambling debts and treat them to a meal.

Tsunade readily agreed, ruffled Shimura Bing San's hair, and praised him. "Kid, well done!"

On the way, they ran into Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. At the entrance of the yakiniku restaurant, they ran into a timid-looking Shizune, Rin, and Obito with bandages on his face.

As soon as everyone stepped inside, they saw Asuma making a fuss while talking to a grinning man!

Everyone joined together and started eating.

Orochimaru's reputation was super high at this time. Whenever a ninja passed by, they would come over to say hello, and even the proprietor of the Akimichi Clan specially sent over dishes, meat, and offered a discount.

Come to think of it, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both standard commoner ninjas, and among commoner ninjas, they were absolute benchmark existences.

"Jiraiya-sensei, you are already getting up there in years, can't you be a bit steadier? Next time you act like this, I'll just let Tsunade-neesan beat you to death." Kushina complained while applying medicine to Jiraiya, while Jiraiya was still scooping meat into his bowl.

"Who is this little squirt? Orochimaru." Tsunade asked while pouring alcohol into her mouth and looking at Shimura Bing San.

As a master medical ninja, Tsunade had her suspicions about Jiraiya's unusual behavior, but since Orochimaru chose to help cover for him, Tsunade simply didn't expose it.

"Shimura Bing San is Danzo's child. He is temporarily under my guidance for a few things." Orochimaru wiped his hands very elegantly, then added some meat to Shimura Bing San's plate.

Shimura Bing San finished the meat on his plate and, taking advantage of the moment Jiraiya was shaking his head and talking, directly snatched Jiraiya's plate away.

"This brat is your student? No wonder he can cook up that kind of stuff, Orochimaru."

Jiraiya twitched his mouth, then started hissing and wincing again, as big sis Kushina's medicine-applying hand didn't seem gentle. (Note: A student is different from a disciple; a student merely learns some methods, whereas a disciple inherits the legacy.)

Orochimaru just smiled. Actually, Orochimaru's own mentality was also quite strange. After all, Shimura Bing San was a product of his synthesis, and it was impossible to say he didn't care.

So was Danzo. It was unclear what attitude they actually held toward Shimura Bing San.

That grinning guy was Asuma's older brother, Sarutobi Shinnosuke. He had just returned from a mission outside.

The adults merely chatted idly, as ninjas had a very strong awareness of intelligence security. They just chatted casually and didn't talk about the political situation, missions, or anything like that.

Shizune and Rin ate meat in small bites on the side, while Asuma and Namiashi Raidō muttered about something unknown. Obito fawned over Rin with a flattering expression. Perhaps this was destiny.

After eating and drinking their fill, everyone parted ways. Before leaving, Jiraiya said to Shimura Bing San with a flattering expression, "If you have any more good stuff next time, remember to share it with Big Brother Jiraiya!"

Orochimaru gave Jiraiya a sideways glance of annoyance, grabbed Shimura Bing San—who looked like he had more to say—and left.

Orochimaru took Shimura Bing San directly to the underground laboratory in the outskirts.

Shimura Bing San skillfully lay down on the experimental table, and even set the restraining frame in place himself. He connected the pipelines for various monitoring data.

"Shimura Bing San, I'll be going out on a mission in a few days."

Orochimaru said while inserting the needle into Shimura Bing San.

Shimura Bing San was no longer scared now; after all, Orochimaru wasn't that crazy madman of eternal life yet. He was merely a young scientist.

As the red medicine was infused into Shimura Bing San's body, he gradually lost consciousness.

Orochimaru observed and recorded while muttering something under his breath.

After it was finished, he once again sent Shimura Bing San into the nutrient solution.

Then he took out the small porcelain bottle and began to research it, showing that Orochimaru was very interested in I Love A Shiba Inu.

When Shimura Bing San woke up, he was already lying on a bed. Judging by the style of the ceiling, it was his own room.

Shimura Bing San moved his aching body slightly, not knowing how long he had been unconscious. Concentrating on the system, he first observed the changes on the character panel.

Host: Shimura Bing San (Cyborg),

Strength: 9(10)

Agility: 18(10)

Intelligence: 30(10)

Constitution: 6(10)

His stats had grown considerably, and his skills had also undergone massive changes.

Skill 1: Biochemical Miracle (Passive); body cell vitality is 5 times that of a normal person. Chakra generation speed increased by 20%, total pool increased by 400%, body tissue aggressiveness increased by 900%. Sensory tolerance increased by 15%. (Note: You are a living miracle, just be careful not to grow into a lump of flesh.)

Skill 2: Attribute Affinity Water, Earth (Passive). When using Water-attribute power, consumption is reduced by 30%, potency is increased by 20%, and area of effect is increased by 5%. When using Earth-attribute power, consumption is reduced by 30%, potency is increased by 10%, and area of effect is increased by 5%.

Skill 3: Water Arrow Technique (Level 1) (45/100), Water-attribute damage +8, adds slow effect of 5, lasts for 3 seconds, cooldown 15 seconds.

Skill 4: Rozan Sho Ryu Ha (Passive), every strike to the enemy's jaw has a 15% probability of triggering a powerful strike, producing a powerful strike of 135% Strength + 45% Constitution, and launching them into the air.

Shimura Bing San rubbed his eyes. His passives used to be three skills, but now they had merged into one. He didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

He had also secretly practiced Water Arrow Technique many times, but he didn't gain experience every single time.

As for Rozan Sho Ryu Ha, after many attempts, Shimura Bing San discovered that only when striking a human body straight up and down was the trigger probability exceptionally high; if the angle was wrong, it wouldn't trigger at all.

Shimura Bing San shifted his vision to the lucky draw wheel and saw that the cooldown had actually ended, which meant he had been unconscious for several days.

Shimura Bing San concentrated on the lucky draw wheel, and it began to spin rapidly. When it finally stopped, the wheel was covered in a sheet of golden light.

Shimura Bing San opened his inventory and found a bamboo slip inside. He studied it for a long time without figuring it out, trying things like dripping blood to claim ownership.

Finally, having no other choice, Shimura Bing San took a bite of it with his mouth, and it instantly flashed into a beam of light and entered his body.

Shimura Bing San acquired a special skill.

Ninja Art; One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones (Inactive). The host can possess three physical clones, which can respectively possess one of the stats of Strength, Agility, or Intelligence. During the clones' existence, they can cultivate on their own. They share vision and thought with the main body. They disappear once chakra is depleted.

Prerequisite 1: Massive chakra.

Prerequisite 2: Intelligence stat of 30 points or above.

Prerequisite 3: A special Summoning Scroll.

Note: Is this a jutsu? No, this is true divine art.