Kakashi's Challenge

The Akimichi Clan.

Kazan arrived as promised.

Before him lay a sea of meat.

Not just on the dining tables, but among the Akimichi Clan's ninja too.

They watched without blinking as Kazan stuffed meat into his mouth, his belly swelling bit by bit.

Gulp.

More than a few people swallowed hard.

For members of the Akimichi Clan, who had trained in their family's Secret Technique since childhood, eating was a genuine pleasure.

Even their clan emblem bore a great big character for "food."

Watching Kazan devour his meal, they couldn't stop their mouths from watering.

Even some of the Akimichi women were affected.

He made it look so delicious. He swallowed a whole chicken, chewed a few times, and spat out the bones without wasting a drop of juice.

As expected of Lord Kazan. Even the way he ate was bold!

At last.

Kazan was full, his belly swollen into a small hill.

Then.

As the Akimichi Clan watched, something incredible happened.

Kazan's belly shrank like a deflating balloon, visibly returning to normal.

Hiss.

Everyone stared, their eyes shining.

Almost everyone present had been mocked for their build at some point in childhood.

Kazan's Life Return could solve a problem that had plagued them for generations.

"Lord Kazan, how did you do that?"

Some of the more impatient clan members even stepped past their leader to ask.

They already knew the circumstances and had no objection.

As long as Kazan kept their Secret Technique within the clan and taught them Life Return in return, the Akimichi Clan would come out ahead.

After all, they could pass Life Return down through generations.

Controlling every cell in their bodies would do far more than solve their concerns about their figures.

"How did I do it?"

Kazan thought for a moment, then