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"Why are you the one making the delivery? Don't tell me... it's a mission from the Cat Ninja Tool Shop?" Akaseki looked at Inuzuka Tsume before him, and something immediately clicked.

Inuzuka Tsume: ...

Seeing the expression on Akaseki's face, Inuzuka Tsume immediately felt that something was wrong.

Sure enough, before she could even open her mouth, Akaseki immediately asked first, "Are you still doing D-rank missions? I really envy you guys for having such simple tasks to do; our squad usually handles C-rank missions."

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It was true; other newly graduated ninja squads had at most completed one or two C-rank missions, and some hadn't even done a single one.

Woof woof—

The Blue-Backed Ninja Dog that Tsume was riding barked at Akaseki a few times.

"What is that dog barking about?" Akaseki asked curiously.

"Kuromaru says... he misses you and wants to spar!" Inuzuka Tsume gritted her teeth and smiled.

"Really? That's not impossible... How about we spar at Training Ground Six tonight after you finish your missions?" Akaseki's eyes lit up, and fearing she might refuse, he specifically added, "Taijutsu only!"

Inuzuka Tsume's eyes brightened at these words—of course, it would be great to beat this guy up. Back in school, Akaseki was never her match, but ever since he awakened his Sharingan at the graduation ceremony, this guy had become full of himself...

If it were an unrestricted spar, Inuzuka Tsume would still be wary of the Sharingan's ninjutsu and Genjutsu abilities, but if it were just Taijutsu, she was all for it!

"It's a deal... wait? You aren't just looking for a free sparring partner, are you?" Inuzuka Tsume suddenly realized.

That was exactly right; Akaseki was looking forward to a Taijutsu sparring partner.

Akaseki had already finished copying the first stage of Uchiha Style Taijutsu, and Fugaku had reminded him that what he needed most in terms of Taijutsu now was practical combat training.

However, it was hard to find a target for this training within the clan—after all, they all used the same style, focusing on "deflection" and "counter-attacks." Neither side would strike first, and they could spend an entire afternoon without landing more than a few moves...

"O-of course not!" Akaseki immediately denied it.

"Oh?" Inuzuka Tsume stared at Akaseki, her nostrils twitching as if to say, "I smell a lie," but she revealed a cold smile showing her canine teeth and said, "Whatever, the loser treats the winner to Ichiraku Ramen. My hands were itching for a fight anyway!"

Inuzuka Tsume prepared to find an opportunity to beat him up.

"It's a deal!" Akaseki said immediately.

If you want a sparring partner, you either have to ask someone for a favor or pay to hire someone.

Akaseki had asked Minato for help before. Minato was willing, but Minato's Taijutsu was currently much higher than his own, and an inexplicable sense of competitiveness made Akaseki unwilling to spar with Minato without a chance of winning.

As for Ranwu, her Taijutsu was too weak—before she could truly master it, she had been forbidden from using Strength of a Hundred, and under those circumstances, her Taijutsu was simply not up to par in Akaseki's eyes.

After losing to Akaseki a few times, Ranwu stopped sparring with him specifically for Taijutsu.

And if he wanted to hire someone, Akaseki had been a bit tight on cash lately.

As for the reason he was short on cash...

"By the way, your stuff... did you strike it rich or something?" Inuzuka Tsume said, taking out the items Akaseki had ordered from the Cat Ninja Tool Shop.

Inuzuka Tsume pulled out a sealing scroll—it wasn't sealed by her, but by the ninja tool shop itself.

After Akaseki took it, he bit his finger and pressed it onto the scroll to sign for the delivery, and the items sealed inside were automatically released.

It was a full set of kunai, shuriken, the wheel-sized "Fuma Shuriken" favored by the Uchiha clan, and a beautifully crafted short blade...

"Standard ones won't do, so you had to have them custom-made? This must have cost three hundred thousand, right? The Uchiha clan is truly wealthy," Inuzuka Tsume said with a hint of jealousy.

When she saw the sealing scroll, she knew Akaseki must have bought quite a lot; judging by the model of the shuriken, they were definitely custom-made.

"Of course they won't do! I need to practice our Uchiha clan's Shurikenjutsu Manipulation. The secret to our clan's technique is ensuring the hole in the center is the perfect diameter. Once I can manipulate this wheel-sized Fuma Shuriken with ease, I'll have mastered it!"

Akaseki said proudly.

Inuzuka Tsume wasn't interested in his Shurikenjutsu Manipulation; she just urged him to finish signing for the delivery.

"And I saved this money myself! You know about C-rank missions, right?" Akaseki said with his head held high.

Inuzuka Tsume: ...

I shouldn't have even brought that up!

As for the money for this ninja tool set, it was indeed the 30,000 ryo Akaseki had saved from working hard on missions for the past month and a half... plus the 270,000 ryo subsidy provided by the clan.

The Uchiha clan certainly wasn't so rich that ordinary members could live without working or indulge themselves recklessly, but after Akaseki showed his talent, his treatment within the clan had improved significantly. Once he began practicing Shurikenjutsu Manipulation, the clan immediately allocated 300,000 ryo for his ninja tool expenses.

After signing for the delivered goods and confirming the meeting at the training ground that evening with Inuzuka Tsume, Akaseki returned to his residence in the clan compound, preparing to finish the last three hours of Family Happiness...

In addition to the immersive experience of the plot, Akaseki also carefully used his emotional fluctuations to stimulate the transformation of his Fire Style Chakra.

When he told Ranwu earlier that "Chakra nature transformation isn't very difficult," he was, of course, saying that on purpose.

In reality, even for the Uchiha clan, it was not simple at all!

Since he could occasionally trigger the "Physical Examination Device," Akaseki could accurately judge his progress in Chakra transformation, which only made him feel more deeply how difficult it was.

The most critical part wasn't how slow the progress was—in fact, since he was still at the introductory stage, the progress wasn't actually slow.

The main difficulty lay in...

Akaseki discovered that regardless of the type of transformation, currently, it only had a noticeable effect on the effectiveness of his Chakra usage when he broke through the three nodes of 1%, 3%, and 10%!

As for the space between these nodes, even at 3.01% to 9.99%, there was almost no discernible difference...

At this moment, Akaseki's Scorching Heat exceeded 10%, Incineration reached 9.56%, Overspread Burning reached 3.71%, while Swift Flame had not even reached 1%... Thus, he clearly understood these three nodes, though the nodes further up had yet to be tested.

It is easy to imagine that if one were not able to "measure precisely" like Akaseki, an ordinary ninja would easily fall into the predicament of "seeing no progress at all" during this type of cultivation.

Furthermore, Akaseki could also feel that with every node passed, the improvement became increasingly difficult; it was truly a path of cultivation that could drive an ordinary ninja to despair.

Beyond the changes in Chakra, what Akaseki improved most during his Immersion was undoubtedly his Dojutsu Power.

Other members of the Uchiha Clan should also find it difficult to have the opportunity to be subjected to such high-density emotional stimulation...