Senju Bloodline Trait: Life Force, Ninja Dog Mofang

Over the next three days, Uchiha Jun's life could be summed up in two words—

Grinding hard!

At five in the morning, before dawn had even broken, Uchiha Jun slipped into the Abundance Chamber.

[Ding! Entering the Abundance Chamber]

[Current Difficulty: E]

[Remaining Challenge Attempts: 3/3]

"Another hopeful day!"

Uchiha Jun rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming greedily as he watched the Fortune Pill army begin to surge forth in the distance.

These were all Copper Coins!

They were all Summoning Animals!

"Water Release: Water Wave Jutsu!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Uchiha Jun raised a hand and unleashed a water vortex, blasting more than a dozen Fortune Pills in front of him away.

[Chakra +1]

The Chakra Beans above his head increased from three to four. Full beans!

"Ultimate Technique! Multiple Explosive Tags Jutsu!"

There was no hesitation. With Chakra Beans in hand, he had nothing to fear!

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

Amid the endless explosions, the Fortune Pills dissolved into golden light that filled the sky.

[Challenge Cleared Successfully!]

[Rating: S (Remaining HP: 100%, Remaining Chakra Beans: 0)]

[Rewards Obtained: Copper Coin ×1,000,000, C-Rank Ninja Fragment [Gekko Hayate] ×2, Secret Scroll Fragment [Chakra] ×3]

[Today's Remaining Challenge Attempts: 2/3]

"Awesome!"

Uchiha Jun exited the instance and entered again.

After clearing it three times, he earned three million Copper Coins, nine Secret Scroll Fragments, and six C-Rank Ninja Fragments.

Of those C-Rank Ninja Fragments, there were two each of "Gekko Hayate," "Zaku Abumi," and "Iwabe Yuino [Boruto: Naruto Next Generations]."

Including yesterday's one million, his total Copper Coins had now reached four million!

He was only one million away from recruiting a Ninja Dog!

"Just one more day!"

A sharp glint flashed in Uchiha Jun's eyes. After leaving the Abundance Chamber, he rushed straight toward the Forest of Death without stopping.

Forest of Death.

A primeval forest on Konoha's outskirts. Whether in the anime or manga, the Forest of Death was ridiculously vast. All kinds of ferocious beasts lived inside, along with even large Summoning Animals.

Normally, it served as a training ground for Chunin and above. Genin generally did not dare set foot there.

But Uchiha Jun was no ordinary Genin!

"Equip Senju Tobirama!"

[Current Character: Senju Tobirama]

[Combat Points: 220/500 (Shinobi World Rising Star)]

[Next Stage Reward: Ninjutsu Chakra Consumption Reduced by 20%]

"Time to grind!"

Uchiha Jun charged into the Forest of Death, spreading his sensory ability to its limit.

In an instant, every Chakra source within several hundred meters appeared in his mind—

Three hundred meters east, a wild boar with Chakra roughly equivalent to a Genin's.

Five hundred meters west, a giant python with Chakra close to a Chunin's.

Two hundred meters north, a pack of wolves with varying Chakra levels, though the lead wolf king was at Chunin level.

"I'll start with the boar!"

Uchiha Jun used the Body Flicker Technique and quickly found the wild boar.

Good lord, the beast weighed at least six hundred pounds. Its huge body, tusks longer than Kunai, and blood-red eyes made it no less imposing than the boar Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha had hunted together in the anime!

Uchiha Jun formed hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Wave Jutsu!"

The violent torrent blasted the wild boar away and slammed it into a tree, knocking it unconscious on the spot.

[Using C-Rank Ninja Character Senju Tobirama, defeated Wild Boar (Genin Level), gained 5 Combat Points]

"Only five points?"

Uchiha Jun frowned.

Defeating a Genin-level beast only gave five points, while defeating a Genin like Uchiha Ryota had given him twenty.

Sure enough, fighting people and fighting beasts were entirely different matters.

Still, every little bit added up!

Uchiha Jun continued sweeping through the Forest of Death.

One wild boar, five points.

One giant python, ten points.

One pack of wolves—the Chunin-level wolf king gave fifteen points, while each ordinary wolf gave three.

Uchiha Jun was like a swarm of locusts, fighting wherever he went.

His Water Release Ninjutsu flew out one after another.

[Combat Points +5]

[Combat Points +10]

[Combat Points +3]

[Combat Points +15]

His points climbed wildly.

In just one morning, Uchiha Jun had farmed nearly three hundred points!

[Combat Points: 512/500 (Shinobi World Rising Star → Shinobi World Elite)]

[Reward Unlocked: Water Release Ninjutsu Chakra Consumption Reduced by 20%]

[Next Stage: Shinobi World Elite (1,500 Points)]

[Next Stage Reward: Water Release Ninjutsu Power Increased by 30%]

"Keep going!"

Uchiha Jun had no intention of stopping.

He casually grilled a few fish for lunch, then continued grinding that afternoon.

The beasts in the Forest of Death had truly suffered terrible luck that day, running into a madman with an enormous supply of Chakra.

With the boost from the Senju Bloodline, Uchiha Jun's Chakra reserves had already been close to those of an Elite Chunin. On top of that, he had just unlocked the buff that reduced Water Release Ninjutsu Chakra consumption by 20%.

A Water Wave Jutsu now required only 80% of its usual Chakra cost.

This made Uchiha Jun's grinding incredibly satisfying. As long as he stayed out of the Forest of Death's core region and wandered around the outskirts, it was like mowing down enemies in a hack-and-slash game!

By the end of the first day, Uchiha Jun's points had reached 1,100.

By the end of the second day, his points had reached 2,000!

[Combat Points: 2,000/1,500 (Shinobi World Elite → Shinobi World Champion)]

[Reward Unlocked: Water Release Ninjutsu Power Increased by 30%]

[Next Stage: Shinobi World Champion (2,500 Points)]

[Next Stage Reward: Character-Exclusive Trait Unlocked]

"Just five hundred more points until Shinobi World Champion!"

Uchiha Jun stared at the points on the panel, excitement gleaming in his eyes.

On the third day, Uchiha Jun rushed into the Forest of Death early in the morning.

With the experience from the previous two days, his monster-farming efficiency was even higher today.

And with the increase in Ninjutsu power, the area covered by a single Water Wave Jutsu had expanded by nearly a third!

[Combat Points +5]

[Combat Points +10]

[Combat Points +3]

His points soared all the way upward.

By noon on the third day, Uchiha Jun's points finally broke through 2,500!

[Combat Points: 2,500/2,500 (Shinobi World Champion)]

[Reward Unlocked: Senju Bloodline Trait · Life Force]

[Effect: Chakra Recovery Speed Increased by 30%, Physical Recovery Ability Greatly Enhanced, Minor Injuries Can Heal Within Seconds]

"Holy shit!"

"A Lesser Sage Body!"

Uchiha Jun's eyes widened as he stared at the trait.

Chakra recovery speed increased by 30%!

Physical recovery ability greatly enhanced!

Wasn't this basically a mini Tsunade?

"Second Hokage, you will always be the Hokage I respect most!"

Feeling the Life Force surging through his body, Uchiha Jun felt completely invigorated.

After farming points for two and a half days, his body had naturally grown somewhat tired.

But now, that fatigue had been swept away, replaced by abundant energy.

"What a good thing!"

Uchiha Jun stretched his limbs and felt strength filling his entire body.

"Now that I have enough Copper Coins, it's time to recruit a Ninja Dog!"

Back in the cave, Uchiha Jun opened the [Summoning Animal] interface.

[Current Copper Coins: 7,000,000]

[Ninja Dog (D-Rank): Costs Copper Coin ×5,000,000]

[Blue Snake (D-Rank): Costs Copper Coin ×5,000,000]

[Gamakichi (D-Rank): Costs Copper Coin ×5,500,000]

"Ninja Dog, recruit!"

Uchiha Jun clicked recruit without hesitation.

[Ding! Spent Copper Coin ×5,000,000. Successfully recruited Summoning Animal [Ninja Dog]!]

[Ninja Dog (D-Rank): Summons a Ninja Dog to charge at enemies ahead, dealing damage and increasing movement speed by 15%]

[Current Copper Coins: 2,000,000]

"Come out, Ninja Dog!"

Uchiha Jun formed hand seals and summoned it.

Bang!

A cloud of smoke rose, and a sturdy Shiba Inu stepped out of it.

The Shiba Inu was golden all over, with a Konoha Headband around its neck. Its eyes were bright, its tail held high, and it looked exceptionally imposing.

"Are you my master?"

The Ninja Dog looked up at Uchiha Jun and spoke.

"Holy shit, you can talk?! Are you Pakkun?"

Uchiha Jun jumped in surprise.

"Of course I can talk. I'm a Summoning Animal, after all."

The Ninja Dog rolled its eyes. "But my name isn't Pakkun. I don't have a name. How about calling me Pakkun?"

"No way. From now on, you'll be called... Potato!"

"Mm, Potato!"

"Potato? Isn't that an ingredient? What are you planning to do?!"

The Ninja Dog was startled, its eyes widening slightly as it looked at Uchiha Jun, sweat beading on its forehead.

"Tch, you don't like that name?"

"Obviously not!"

"Then how about... Mofang?"

"...That's more like it." The Ninja Dog grinned. "Then I'll be called Mofang from now on. Please take care of me, Master!"

"Hey, forget this master stuff. From now on, we're good brothers fighting side by side. Just call me by my name."

Uchiha Jun waved a hand, then immediately asked,

"Tell me about your abilities so I can prepare for the upcoming missions."

Mofang flicked his tail. "Jun, I may be a D-Rank Summoning Animal, but my abilities aren't bad."

"After being summoned, I can charge into enemies with my companions, grab enemies, and create openings for you to attack. And as long as I'm present, your movement speed will increase by 15%."

"I know that." Uchiha Jun nodded. "Do you have any other traits?"

"Yes." Mofang sat down and said solemnly, "A Summoning Animal has this trait—as long as you don't die, I won't die. If I'm defeated in battle, I'll turn into smoke and return to the Summoning Realm. You can summon me again after twenty-four hours."

"In other words, I can cover you in Explosive Tags and have you serve as a suicide bomber cart?" Uchiha Jun raised a brow.

"OMG! Don't eat sour radish! Why is your head full of such terrifying tactical ideas?!"

"That won't do! It'll hurt me to death!"

Uchiha Jun chatted with Mofang for a while longer. After learning about the various traits of Summoning Animals, he sent it back to the Summoning Realm.

"Next, it's time to prepare for tomorrow's assessment."

Uchiha Jun packed his gear and headed early to the trial site he had arranged with Orochimaru.