Inside the office.
He lifted his eyes and gazed into the distance. The blazing sun shone over the mountains, as though coating them in a layer of golden radiance.
His Eye Power was steadily increasing.
It was like a broad river, with new tributaries constantly flowing into it, increasing the water within the great river.
In this state, Kiyoshi's thoughts became more active as well.
Some difficult points he had not understood before became clear to him at this moment.
"Has the progress reached 99%?"
Kiyoshi closed the Entry System.
Tonight, perhaps he could raise the Wind Release Jonin entry to one hundred percent.
The progress bars of other basic entries, such as Swordsmanship Jonin, Wind Release Jonin, Earth Release Jonin, and so on, had all surpassed 70%.
Kiyoshi categorized entries obtained through professions as "basic," while those gained by triggering certain events were categorized as "special."
With that thought, Kiyoshi looked down at Yakushi Nonō.
Nonō's golden hair cascaded down her back beneath her nun's cap, smooth and silky in texture.
Kiyoshi could not help stroking it a few more times, his fingertips winding through those beautiful locks.
Before long, Yakushi Kabuto returned to his room and fell asleep.
He dreamed that Yakushi Nonō was smiling at him, and that the children of the orphanage all had wonderful futures.
Only that ever-present swallowing sensation continued to unsettle him.
Unable to bear it any longer, Yakushi Kabuto jolted awake from his nap and looked up at the clock.
Click.
It pointed precisely at half past one in the afternoon.
Yakushi Kabuto looked at the sleeping children, got out of bed on tiptoe, gently opened the door, then closed it behind him.
"That sound is clearly coming from the second-floor office."
Yakushi Kabuto cleverly deduced this, as if he had