Ginseng

September 9th, Year 42 of Konoha.

After the Second Great Ninja War, the Ninja World entered a state of general peace with localized conflicts.

But this had nothing to do with Kamiya Keiyun; he was still running!

The more he practiced this sideways, explosive, ground-hugging flying technique, the more proficient he became, the higher his efficiency, and the faster he went.

"Huh, there's a curve ahead..." Kamiya Keiyun looked forward. The Land of Fire was hilly, with small mountains only a hundred or two hundred meters high everywhere. These small mountains were covered in trees, and if he didn't take a detour, he wouldn't be able to maintain this high speed.

"But isn't this a perfect opportunity to practice my dodging? These trees rushing towards me can be treated as fists reaching out, damn it!"

While thinking, he crashed into a large tree head-on.

If he hadn't quickly turned his back to take the impact, his nose would have been ruined.

"Damn, that hurts!" Kamiya Keiyun clutched his chest. His back was protected by Chakra, so it didn't hurt, but his heart might have stopped beating for a second or two during the violent impact.

"No, my method is wrong!" Kamiya Keiyun slowly sat down, pondering the problems he encountered while dodging.

He thought that to dodge, he should adjust the force of his feet on the ground!

But the actual result was that inertia was too strong, and the angle adjustment was too slow. Although the direction changed, because the speed was too high, he still hit it.

The idea was right, but not enough!

Kamiya Keiyun pondered for a moment, feeling that he couldn't just adjust his feet; he could also utilize the wind rushing towards him.

Since he was flying close to the ground, he shouldn't think of himself as a person but as a bird or an airplane!

How do airplanes adjust their flight posture to dodge shells?

One is the flexible tail wing, which are the feet.

The second is the adjustable side wings.

Kamiya Keiyun didn't have side wings, but he had arms and shoulders, which could be used to adjust direction with the wind!

After summarizing, Kamiya Keiyun stood up and tried again.

This was actually very difficult. Which ace pilot could fully master an airplane without hundreds of hours of flight experience?

But it wasn't that difficult either. After all, a bird only needs a few days, or even a few hours, to learn to fly.

Moreover, Kamiya Keiyun had [Heaven Rewards Diligence]. This talent would rapidly increase his skill proficiency, greatly shortening the time it took him to learn a skill!

Thus, in the first half hour, he was still stumbling. In the next half hour, he could easily adjust his posture and use the wind to dodge the trees rushing towards him.

By the third hour, combining the posture adjustments of his feet and body, no tree could stop him anymore!

Even those that appeared suddenly, Kamiya Keiyun could react in an instant and dodge them by a hair's breadth!

Buzz!

Kamiya Keiyun, like a whirlwind, stopped instantly.

His Chakra was depleted, and he felt somewhat weak, his head starting to ache.

His legs were sore and numb from the continuous running.

But Kamiya Keiyun was incredibly excited. After all, this Footwork, specifically designed for long-distance travel and skilled in dodging, was nearly mastered!

"Based on the theories I currently grasp, this method is the way to achieve maximum speed using Chakra as energy!" After all, even rockets utilize the principle of action and reaction, which he was now using.

"Even if there are further advancements in the future, they will be in efficiency and quantity, not in the fundamental method!"

Therefore, this could be confirmed as a mature technique and could be named.

Kamiya Keiyun summarized the characteristics of this Footwork: firstly, it was fast; secondly, it utilized wind resistance; thirdly, it was extremely agile, capable of dodging not only attacks from the front but also surprise attacks from behind.

Making the enemy only able to grasp at shadows!

Thus, this move could be named, Catching Wind and Shadow!

Wind God Leg, First Style: Catching Wind and Shadow, Mastered!

Kamiya Keiyun returned to his Meditation space and updated the new information.

Sun Keiyun (5 years old)

1. Chakra Refining Technique: Mastered 2. Hand Seals: Mastered 3. Bright Virtue Qi Cultivation Technique: Qi Cultivation Second Layer 4. Wind God Leg: Proficient 4.0. Basic Leg Techniques: Expert 4.1. Catching Wind and Shadow: Mastered 5. Cooking Gold, Serving Jade: Proficient 6. Listen to Sound, Perceive Reason: Proficient 7. Pure Tranquil White Lotus Sutra: Passive, No Level 8. Clone Technique: Mastered

9, Transformation Technique: Grandmaster

10, Substitution Technique: Grandmaster

11, Clone Technique: Master

12, Mud to Stone: Master

"Tsk tsk, looking at it this way, my growth during this period hasn't been small!" Kamiya Keiyun was very satisfied. He knew that just a few days ago, he was penniless and had nothing!

Is this the power of a World Secret Treasure? I love it, I love it!

When he was 10 years old, he could get another one. He wondered what he would get this time.

Kamiya Keiyun sat down, ate something, and checked the sky, adjusting his direction.

Chakra needed time to recover, so he naturally couldn't keep running. He could only walk slowly.

On the road, he saw another very straight, thumb-thick small branch. He simply cut it down with the dagger he brought, peeled it, and finally made a 1.2-meter-long stick.

He swung it a few times, and it whistled through the air!

Kamiya Keiyun tried to inject the little bit of chakra he had recovered into the stick. He had discovered this when he was learning the Substitution Technique: wood and chakra had good compatibility.

After injecting chakra into the wooden stick, it was as if it had been infused with Armament Haki. Its hardness soared, and its power greatly increased. When he smashed it down heavily, it could actually crack stones!

The practical effect might not be very good, but it should be enough for self-defense or dealing with wild beasts.

"Huh?" Kamiya Keiyun suddenly saw something and hurried over, pushing aside the messy bushes.

Beneath the bushes, there was a plant he was very familiar with.

Its leaves were oval-shaped, with five leaves arranged in a unique five-pointed star shape around the stem, three large and two small.

"Is this... Ginseng?" Kamiya Keiyun quickly dug away the soil and carefully pulled out a root.

The main root of this plant was spindle-shaped, with many tendrils growing from it, very similar to the pictures Kamiya Keiyun had seen online!

The only difference was that the ginseng online was basically dried, while this one he held, freshly dug from the soil, was still very moist.

"It really is Ginseng!" Kamiya Keiyun was a little surprised. The problem wasn't finding ginseng, but that this ginseng was so large, thicker and longer than his forearm!

In this day and age, it must be at least a hundred years old?

He took out his map again and looked. That was right. Although this was a mountainous area, there were villages above, below, to the left, and to the right of the mountains. Although the population was small, there were still several thousand households.

So, this was not an uninhabited place. No one might farm on the mountain, but hunters would definitely pass by.

And this ginseng wasn't growing in a hidden spot. No one had dug it up?

Kamiya Keiyun suddenly had a guess.

Did the people here not know the use of ginseng?

Was that possible?

Of course, it was possible. Even in modern times, when modern medicine had already proven the effects of ginseng, Westerners and most Asians still didn't use ginseng. The main customers for ginseng were Chinese people and overseas Chinese.

Even in Korea, famous for its ginseng, domestic sales were not high. Most of it was sold to China.

The most frustrating thing was that their ginseng was also bought from China, and just by putting a "Goryeo" label on it, its value could increase several or even tens of times.

"However, it's also possible that this ginseng is indeed useless in the Ninja World!" Kamiya Keiyun thought for a moment and turned back with the ginseng. He had just passed a small river!

He washed the ginseng in the small river, then Kamiya Keiyun plucked off a few tendrils and ate them directly.

Whether it was useful or not, he would know after one bite.

After eating the tendrils, Kamiya Keiyun found a clean spot and sat down, quietly waiting for the effects to take hold.

Before long, he felt a change!

The speed at which his chakra recovered began to increase rapidly. If it was originally 1 point every 8 minutes, it was now 1 point every 2 minutes, an efficiency of 4 times the original!

"It's useful!" Kamiya Keiyun was overjoyed. Ginseng had not lost its effect in this world. Instead, because people's understanding of ginseng was too limited, most ginseng had extremely high efficacy, resulting in excellent effects!

The main function of ginseng was to replenish Vital Energy, calm the mind, and enhance intelligence, meaning a dual boost to physical and mental energy! And physical energy and mental energy could form chakra!

This meant that as long as there was a sufficient supply of ginseng, Kamiya Keiyun could have an endless supply of chakra!

And with an endless supply of chakra, Kamiya Keiyun could have more time to cultivate the Bright Virtue Qi Cultivation Technique. He could also boldly practice Cooking Gold, Serving Jade without worrying about the amount of chakra!

He could also create more Shadow Clones to help him do more things!

Japan does not produce ginseng. The origin of ginseng is in the Northeast region, which is the area of China, Korea, and Russia. Therefore, only these areas have the custom of eating ginseng.

Japanese people do not have the habit of eating ginseng.

Japan has the term "ginseng," but Japanese ginseng generally refers to carrots.

This is my reference to reality.