Living in Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

Shikkotsu Forest!

It was as dark and damp as ever. After all, this was a cradle of life.

Liuyun stepped over the rotting branches in the undergrowth, greeted the slugs nearby, and made his way to the wooden platform where he had trained in seclusion before.

He had chosen this place because Katsuyu was gentle by nature and liked the quiet.

He had no idea how long it would take for him to use the Bloodline Potion or what might happen afterward. He felt safest here.

Sitting cross-legged on the platform, Liuyun looked at the potion in the green glass bottle, then tipped it back and drank it all.

Boom!

It felt as though countless explosions had gone off inside him at once!

Every part of Liuyun's body hurt.

His muscles, his meridians, his head... It was as if countless ants were gnawing at him.

Even with the composure he had now, Liuyun could not keep a groan from escaping.

His face twisted in pain, veins bulged across his forehead, and beads of sweat rolled off him like rain.

His whole body burned as though he had been plunged into boiling water.

Pop!

His skin split open. Drops of scalding blood flowed from his body and struck the wooden platform with a hiss like water meeting fire.

"Fuck! That really hurts!"

Liuyun growled, hoping the outburst might ease the pain.

One hour passed, then two...

At some point, Liuyun could bear no more and passed out.

Buzz!

Dense Life Energy erupted from Liuyun's body and began repairing his damaged body.

His Advanced Sage Body had kicked in!

One force destroyed while the other repaired.

Strangely, the two reached a delicate balance.

At the same time, the Mental Energy in Liuyun's mind surged wildly, like waves racing across the Ocean!

His