Gathering for a Meal

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, Orochimaru, you're too rough," Jiraiya yelped.

At the Akimichi clan's barbecue restaurant, Jiraiya shouted in pain while shoveling meat into his bowl.

Jiraiya didn't forget to stare at Bing San, threatening, "You little brat, do you know who I am!"

Bing San replied dismissively, "You were caught peeping red-handed by me, I don't care who you are!"

Orochimaru sneakily placed a piece of meat in Bing San's bowl, watching the adult and child butt heads with a seemingly good mood.

Jiraiya, on the other hand, was dragged out by Tsunade Hime, with quite a few bruises from bumping into the stairs.

To "punish" Jiraiya for his bad habits, Bing San suggested Jiraiya pay off Tsunade's gambling debts and treat everyone to a meal.

Tsunade readily agreed, even ruffling Bing San's hair and saying, "Well done, kiddo!"

On the way, they ran into Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, and at the barbecue restaurant entrance, they encountered the timid Shizune, Rin, and Obito with a bandage on his face.

As soon as everyone entered, they saw Asuma loudly talking to a man with a silly grin.

Everyone then sat down and started eating together.

Orochimaru's reputation was sky-high at this time. Every time a Ninja passed by, they would come over to greet him. Even the manager of the Akimichi clan specially sent dishes and meat, and offered a discount.

It had to be said that Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both standard civilian Ninjas, absolute role models among civilian Ninjas.

"Teacher Jiraiya, you're already so old, can't you be more steady? Next time something like this happens, I'll let Aunt Tsunade beat you to death," Kushina complained while applying medicine to Jiraiya, who was still stuffing meat into his bowl.

"Who is this little guy? Orochimaru," Tsunade asked, gulping down wine while looking at Bing San.

As a master healer, Tsunade knew Jiraiya's condition well, but since Orochimaru chose to selectively help conceal it, Tsunade didn't expose him.

"Bing San-kun is Danzo's child. For now, I'm teaching him some things," Orochimaru said, elegantly wiping his hands before adding more meat to Bing San's bowl.

After finishing the meat on his plate, Bing San took advantage of Jiraiya's pause while talking to snatch Jiraiya's plate.

"This kid is your student? No wonder he can come up with that kind of thing, Orochimaru."

Jiraiya grinned, then started hissing and groaning again, as if Miss Kushina's hand was quite strong when applying the medicine. (Note: Student and disciple are different. A student merely learns some methods, while a disciple inherits the mantle.)

Orochimaru just smiled. In fact, Orochimaru's own mindset was also strange. After all, Bing San was a product he had created. It was impossible to say he didn't care.

Danzo was the same. It was unclear what their attitude towards Bing San truly was.

That guy with the silly grin was Asuma's older brother, Shin'nosuke Sarutobi. He had just returned from a mission.

The adults chatted idly. Ninjas were very aware of information security, so they just made small talk, not discussing any situations or missions.

Shizune and Rin ate their meat in small bites, while Asuma and Namiashi Raidō whispered to each other about something unknown. Obito was fawning over Rin with a servile expression. Perhaps, this was fate.

After eating their fill, everyone parted ways. As they were leaving, Jiraiya obsequiously said to Bing San, "If you get any more good stuff next time, remember to share it with big brother Jiraiya!"

Orochimaru shot Jiraiya an exasperated glance and left, pulling Bing San, who looked like he had something to say.

Orochimaru took Bing San directly to an underground laboratory on the outskirts.

Bing San skillfully lay down on the operating table, even setting up the restraints himself and connecting the tubes for various monitoring data.

"Bing San-kun, I'll be going on a mission in a few days," Orochimaru said while inserting a needle into Bing San.

Bing San was no longer afraid. After all, the current Orochimaru was not the madman obsessed with immortality. He was merely a young scientist.

As the red liquid was injected into Bing San's body, he gradually lost consciousness.

Orochimaru observed and recorded, muttering something to himself.

After it was over, he placed Bing San back into the nutrient solution.

Then, he took out a small porcelain bottle and began to study it. It seemed Orochimaru was very interested in I Love A Shiba Inu.

When Bing San woke up, he was already lying in bed. Judging by the ceiling, it was his own room.

Bing San slightly moved his sore body, wondering how long he had been unconscious. He focused his mind on the System and first observed the changes on his character panel.

Host: Shimura Bing San (Cyborg)

Strength: 9 (10) Agility: 18 (10) Intelligence: 30 (10) Stamina: 6 (10)

His attributes had grown significantly, and his skills had also changed considerably.

Skill 1: Biological Miracle (Passive); Cellular activity is 5 times that of a normal person. Chakra generation speed increased by 20%, total amount increased by 400%, tissue invasiveness increased by 900%. Sensory tolerance increased by 15%. (Note: You are a living miracle, just be careful not to grow into a blob of flesh.)

Skill 2: Elemental Affinity - Water, Earth (Passive); When using Water-style powers, consumption is reduced by 30%, power increased by 20%, range increased by 5%. When using Earth-style powers, consumption is reduced by 30%, power increased by 10%, range increased by 5%.

Skill 3: Water Arrow Technique (Level 1) (45/100); Water-style damage +8, with a 5-point slow effect for 3 seconds, cooldown of 15 seconds.

Skill 4: Rozan Sho Ryu Ha (Passive); Each time the enemy's jaw is struck, there is a 15% chance of triggering a powerful blow, dealing 135% Strength + 45% Stamina damage and launching the enemy into the air.

Bing San rubbed his eyes. His passive skill used to be three skills, but now it was only one. He didn't know if it was a good or bad thing.

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

As for Rozan Sho Ryu Ha, after many attempts, Bing San discovered that its trigger rate was particularly high only when striking a human body, with a straight upward trajectory. If the direction was wrong, it wouldn't trigger.

Bing San shifted his gaze to the lottery wheel. It had actually finished its cooldown, which meant Bing San had been unconscious for several days.

Bing San focused his mind on the lottery wheel. The wheel began to spin rapidly, and when it finally stopped, the pointer was bathed in golden light.

Bing San opened his inventory and found a bamboo slip inside. Bing San studied it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, even trying things like a blood pact.

In the end, Bing San had no other choice and took a bite out of it. The moment he did, it suddenly transformed into a beam of light and entered Bing San's body.

Bing San obtained a special skill.

Ninjutsu: One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones (Unactivated). The Host can possess three physical clones, each capable of having one attribute value from Strength, Agility, or Intelligence. While these clones exist, they can cultivate independently. They share vision and thought with the main body. They disappear after their Chakra is depleted.

Usage Condition 1: Large amount of Chakra.

Usage Condition 2: Intelligence attribute of 30 or above.

Usage Condition 3: One Special Summoning Scroll.

Remarks: Is this Ninjutsu? No, this is true divine art.