Strength of a Hundred, Transcendent Perfection!

"You can go take a bath now," Shizune said with a smile.

Since it was already late, Akimichi Denji decided to stay the night at Tsunade's place.

Shizune seemed quite happy about it; to her, Akimichi Denji was like a younger brother.

"Alright," Akimichi Denji replied.

"Do you need me to help you wash?" Shizune teased.

Ignoring her teasing, Akimichi Denji picked up his change of clothes and walked into the bathroom.

Mist swirled through the bathroom as Akimichi Denji relaxed in the bathtub, staring at his system panel.

He looked at the Wish Points on the panel; there were three left.

Today, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Hyuga Hinata had all generated Wish Points, though it was a pity that Uzumaki Naruto's cooking wish hadn't yielded one.

He pondered for a moment.

He added one point to his Strength of a Hundred, which hadn't reached its maximum level yet. He was now only one Wish Point away from reaching the transcendent stage, which should provide the greatest boost.

What would the transcendent stage be like? Years of grueling training flashed through Akimichi Denji's mind.

The panel changed.

[Ninjutsu: Strength of a Hundred (Grandmaster) -> (Transcendent).]

[Effect: Can channel all bodily chakra into a single point, increasing destructive power by an unlimited multiplier, with the multiplier depending on total chakra volume.]

Akimichi Denji opened his eyes, feeling the effects of the transcendent level.

Strictly speaking, the Strength of a Hundred was a technique for utilizing chakra, and it was inevitably limited by one's meridians.

Because the chakra pathways could only hold a limited amount of chakra at once, both Tsunade and Akimichi Denji could only increase their strength by a certain multiplier.

The transcendent effect of the Strength of a Hundred removed the limit on the chakra multiplier.

He could now forcibly channel all his body's chakra to unleash the technique, but the cost seemed immense. Recalling the memory of the first time he successfully unleashed the transcendent-level Strength of a Hundred, the destructive power of his fist could split mountains and shatter rocks.

However, his entire network of chakra pathways had shattered as a result, leaving him a cripple for the rest of his life. The consequences were somewhat similar to the Eight Inner Gates.

The Eight Inner Gates also required opening the gates one by one; the higher the gate opened, the higher the multiplier, but the body could not withstand it.

"Is the price of activation becoming a cripple?" Akimichi Denji muttered. "This transcendent effect is a bit lackluster."

One could transcend, but only once?

What a trash system.

It seemed he couldn't get an effect like Scorch Release every time.

Akimichi Denji let out a long breath and put the Strength of a Hundred aside for now.

Unless he encountered a life-or-death situation, there was no need to use this unlimited-multiplier Strength of a Hundred; the cost was too high.

When Rock Lee used the Eight Inner Gates during the Chunin Exams, he ended up nearly bedridden until the very end of the series.

He didn't want that.

Akimichi Denji turned his attention to the Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique.

Previously, because he lacked body fat, he had never been able to successfully cultivate the Multi-Size Technique. Even with Wish Points, it didn't work; even the panel had to adhere to the conservation of energy.

But through his research into the panel, he discovered that the generation of wishes could be artificially influenced.

What about the cultivation of ninjutsu? If he provided a line of reasoning, could he cultivate according to his own logic?

Looking at the energy column on the panel, he had a bold hypothesis.

The essence of the Multi-Size Technique was converting fat into energy to exchange for chakra.

But didn't he have the panel to store energy now? Why look for something far away when he could potentially use the panel's energy directly to perform the Multi-Size Technique?

Akimichi Denji did not hesitate and gave it a try.

He held the thought of using energy to drive the Multi-Size Technique.

With the Wish Point added, the panel reacted this time.

Moreover, the cultivation time was shorter than that of any other ninjutsu he had learned.

[Ninjutsu: Akimichi Clan Multi-Size Technique (Initiated).]

[Effect: Consumes all excess energy in exchange for chakra, increasing body size. Causes cellular damage after use.]

The essence of the Multi-Size Technique consisted of three modules: the first was using fat to convert into energy.

The second module was converting energy into chakra.

The third module was using chakra to change body size.

Because of the existence of the panel, Akimichi Denji already had energy stored naturally, allowing him to skip the first module.

The cultivation of the Multi-Size Technique went unexpectedly smoothly.

He had now acquired the ninjutsu that every man in the world dreamed of, though the initiated-level effect caused his entire body to grow uncontrollably, and it could only consume his entire fixed energy reserve.

Every time he activated the Multi-Size Technique, he would end up injured. This was simply the norm for the Multi-Size Technique.

In his memory, Akimichi Choji also had to lie there like a corpse to recover his health every time he finished using the Multi-Size Technique.

It seemed that all the ninjutsu he had acquired today had a self-harming nature, dealing a thousand damage to the enemy while taking eight hundred himself.

Akimichi Denji nodded, ignoring the side effects; the effects of this ninjutsu left him very satisfied.

If his proficiency were higher, some of the side effects could be avoided, such as the fixed consumption of all his energy.

The Multi-Size Technique still provided him with a boost.

Firstly, the essence of the Strength of a Hundred was to use chakra gathered at a single point to increase destructive power based on physical strength; the Multi-Size Technique, however, directly increased his own strength and chakra levels. The two complemented each other, and there should be a 1+1>2 effect.

Secondly, learning the Akimichi Clan's Multi-Size Technique held political significance; his identity as having Akimichi blood was now officially confirmed.

Thirdly, this allowed him to figure out the rules of the panel: he could indeed learn ninjutsu through human intervention.

Originally, Akimichi Denji had no way to add points to the Multi-Size Technique, but now that he had proposed replacing fat with panel energy, the panel could change and learn ninjutsu according to his thoughts. As long as it was reasonable, it could truly succeed.

Perhaps in the future, if he had any ideas, he could also use Wish Points to create his own ninjutsu...

Akimichi Denji did not stop and continued to add points.

[Ninjutsu: Akimichi Clan Multi-Size Technique (Initiate) -> (Proficient)]

[Effect: Consumes a fixed percentage of energy to obtain a large amount of chakra. Can selectively strengthen parts of the body.]

Akimichi Denji smiled with satisfaction. This was the key point of the Multi-Size Technique: strengthening only the critical parts.

The effect was excellent; it no longer consumed all his energy, only a portion of it.

If he could let every man in the world learn this ninjutsu, he would surely be able to make a fortune.

It could be called the Partial Multi-Size Technique.

He continued to add points to the ninjutsu, raising the Multi-Size Technique to the Grandmaster level. The effect was that he could consume any percentage of chakra energy in exchange for chakra and to increase his body size.

Akimichi Denji licked his lips, beginning to look forward to what the Transcendental level would be like.

Unfortunately, his Wish Points were already spent for today.

After exhausting his Wish Points, he looked at the energy bar, which had already accumulated to 100 energy. He did not hesitate.

He added points to his Physique, and a feeling of fullness flooded his entire body, the warmth making him unable to help but let out a comfortable moan.

"What's wrong?" Shizune asked with concern from outside the door upon hearing the noise.

"It's nothing, I strained a muscle during training and accidentally bumped it just now."

Shizune said concernedly, "Let me treat your hidden injuries after you come out."