Trash Station

A green medicinal bath filled the medicine cauldron.

The green bath gave off a medicinal fragrance. The Sheepdog, familiar with herbs, took a light sniff. "How amazing... I can sense some strange medicinal herbs. It seems they're all herbs I've never encountered before!"

Ren looked at the Sheepdog in surprise. How could she sense the herbs within the medicinal bath? The Sled Dog said, "Master... ever since the first generation of Sheepdogs was born, they have possessed the ability to identify medicinal herbs. According to the Dog Sage, this ability was bestowed by the God Tree Fragments. Sheepdogs can detect the scent of any medicinal herb through their sense of smell. Some medicines can even have their formulas identified with just one sniff from a Sheepdog!"

Ren sighed with emotion. "How miraculous. This is an ability bestowed by the God Tree. It truly is a perfect medical ability!"

The Sheepdog became shy. After all, she was a female dog, and she was still very young, only Zero Zero Zero years old. She asked doubtfully, "Master... the scent of these herbs is so unfamiliar. I don't think I've ever come into contact with them. And how were they refined?"

Ren did not know how to answer. After all, he was not an alchemist. Even if he knew the prescription, refining it would be difficult.

Ren slowly removed his clothes and stepped into the medicine cauldron before him.

"Hiss..."

The moment he entered the cauldron, Ren sharply sucked in a breath.

The medicinal bath was not very hot, much like a hot spring. Yet the moment he entered, Ren could feel energy entering his body. With every breath he took, the green medicinal bath seemed to transform into streams of air that slowly flowed into his body through his breathing.

The moment it entered his body, Ren felt a tearing pain.

It was as though the energy had entered his flesh and blood, cleansing away impurities.

Ren's face twisted in pain. He endured it and slowly began refining his Chakra.

Refining Chakra seemed capable of easing the pain.

However, as Ren refined Chakra, the green aura actually seeped through his skin and into his pores, charging straight toward his bones.

It felt as if his bones were being torn apart, like his marrow was being cleansed, causing Ren immense pain.

As Ren cultivated, his physique continuously strengthened, and his Chakra steadily increased as well.

The Chakra slowly flowed through him, leaving Ren unsure what level his current reserves had reached. However, he knew they could not surpass those of the Uzumaki Clan. Different physiques meant different amounts of Chakra. Perhaps Ren's Chakra would become vast in the future, even surpassing the Uzumaki Clan's. But for now, he still could not compare to them. Besides, the Uchiha Clan did not possess much Chakra to begin with.

As Ren cultivated, the green medicinal bath did not fade and remained green. The medicinal power continuously entered his body, pushing his physique to the limit of what it could endure.

Ren was only six years old, having celebrated his sixth birthday not long ago. How much medicinal power could a six-year-old child's body withstand? Thus, pain filled Ren's face, and the Chakra within him slowly spread outside his body, visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, the Sled Dog said, "This is bad... Master can't withstand these herbs. Hurry and pull Master out!"

The Sheepdog nodded and moved to pull Ren from the medicinal bath.

However, the moment she extended her paw, she discovered that the Chakra Ren had released outside his body was consciously blocking her.

The strange sight startled the Sled Dog as well. However, she did not panic and prepared to act herself. Compared to the Sheepdog, the Sled Dog's combat power was astonishing.

But just as the Sled Dog stepped forward, a white egg faintly flew over from somewhere within the hall.

The egg shot over and fell into the medicinal bath.

The green medicinal power was instantly absorbed by the egg. Seeing this, the Sled Dog said, "This is the egg Master brought back."

Ever since he had formed a contract with the Dog Clan, Ren had brought all his treasures to the Dog Clan. With the loyal Dog Clan guarding them, those treasures were naturally safe.

As for the monster egg he had obtained from Devour Star, Ren had originally planned to leave it with the Dog Clan to incubate and see what it would hatch into. However, it had shown no reaction all this time, and he had thought it was a dead egg. Ren had even intended to boil and eat it, but the matter of the RR Virus made him abandon that idea. It would be terrible if eating the egg infected him with the RR Virus as well.

Who would have thought the egg was not dead? It had now appeared in the medicine cauldron, slowly devouring the medicinal power. ...

The medicinal power that Ren had been unable to withstand was instantly swallowed by the egg.

Ren slowly let out a breath, opened his eyes, and said, "That was close!"

Although Ren's eyes had been shut, his spiritual power had still been observing everything. Especially after obtaining the meditation method, his spiritual power had improved rapidly. Together with his grandfather's guidance, he had achieved perfect control over his sensory abilities.

Ren naturally knew that the egg he had abandoned was the one that had saved him.

At that moment, the egg slowly spun as it devoured the green medicinal power!

As it devoured the energy, the medicinal bath was drained completely, while another portion was absorbed by the medicine cauldron. However, faint cracks appeared on the egg before them.

"Crack... crack..."

The sound of cracking rang out. Ren did not even have time to care about his own changes and instead asked, "Is it going to hatch?"

The Sheepdog nodded. "Master... this egg is about to hatch. I wonder what will come out of it."

Suddenly, a tiny head poked out, its hazy eyes looking at Ren.

Ren stared in disbelief. "What is this? A dog came out of the egg!"

The moment the head appeared, Ren immediately recognized it as a dog. He was one hundred percent certain of that, since he had formed a contract with the Dog Clan.

Ren was not the only one surprised. The Sheepdog was also astonished. "Master... I've delivered plenty of babies, but I've never seen a dog come out of an egg!"

Ren did not know how to explain it. After all, it came from the world of Devour Star. It was perfectly normal for animals there to undergo strange mutations.

At that moment, the little white dog crawled completely out of the shell, then paddled clumsily through the medicinal bath, which no longer contained any medicinal power.

Ren picked up the little white dog and handed it to the Sheepdog. "What breed is this?"

As he asked, Ren slowly jumped out of the medicine cauldron. Unlike before, he felt that his physique had strengthened considerably. More importantly, he discovered that his Chakra had increased tenfold.

Terrifying Effects

"His Chakra had increased tenfold!"

Ren sensed the Chakra within his body and felt faintly shocked.

Ren had not possessed much Chakra to begin with. After all, he was young and could not excessively extract energy from his cells, since that energy still needed to support his body's development. However, the Chakra in his body had not been insignificant either. He took medicinal baths every day, ate Magical Beast meat daily, had recently received a tempering from the Dog Sage, and had consumed Qilin Resin. Those enhancements had made his Chakra reserves quite impressive. Among those his age, he was already close to Nawaki.

Nawaki came from the Senju Clan, whose physique was naturally formidable. As the direct grandson of the First Hokage, his physique was even more powerful, and the Chakra he refined was extraordinary as well.

Now that Ren's Chakra had increased tenfold, it was already comparable to Kushina Uzumaki's.

That was right—comparable to Kushina.

Kushina was from the Uzumaki Clan, whose Chakra was simply terrifying. In particular, she had been chosen to become a Jinchuriki. Her Chakra and physique were among the best of the Uzumaki Clan, since sealing the Nine-Tails also required a powerful physique and abundant Chakra to keep it in check.

Now, an Uchiha Clan member like Ren possessed Chakra comparable to that of the Uzumaki Clan. Though it was only compared to an Uzumaki Clan member of the same age, it was still absolutely unimaginable.

The Uchiha Clan's physique had never possessed much Chakra to begin with. In the original story, when Sasuke fought Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke exhausted all his Chakra after using only a few large-scale ninjutsu.

For Ren's Chakra to now rival that of the Uzumaki Clan could only be called a miracle.

This amount of Chakra was enough for Ren to use some large-scale ninjutsu. Previously, using three Fireball Jutsu would drain all the Chakra in his body. Now that it had increased tenfold, he could use thirty Fireball Jutsu.