The reason the two exchanged a horrified glance was simple: had Ning Feng actually grown quite a bit overnight?
What shocked them most was that, after just one night apart, Ning Feng's chakra had become many times stronger than before.
Both were veterans of the Shinobi World. Although neither possessed a Kekkei Genkai like the Hyuga's Byakugan, they could still gauge a person's strength.
"Ning Feng, has your chakra increased again?" Uchiha Fugaku was the first to speak.
Every time he saw Ning Feng, he discovered that Ning Feng had improved considerably. The feeling was simply too exhilarating.
Minato Namikaze said nothing, but a faint trace of envy flashed at the corners of his eyes.
A ninja like Minato, who had risen from a civilian background to become Hokage, knew all too well how formidable a clan's accumulated resources could be.
For all his mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique, which left countless powerful ninja unable to match him, his chakra reserves had never been large. As a result, he did not know any high-consumption, area-of-effect ninjutsu.
Of course, in the original story, this situation only changed completely after Minato sealed the other half of the Nine-Tails inside his own body.
"Yeah, it's increased quite a bit again. I don't know what's going on either. Lately, whenever I eat, I feel my chakra skyrocketing."
"By my initial estimate, I already have roughly a Chunin's level of chakra!"
Naturally, Ning Feng could hardly mention the Akimichi Clan's Secret Medicine, so he merely spoke casually.
Sure enough, at Ning Feng's words, Uchiha Fugaku and Minato Namikaze, who already looked deeply shocked, remained stunned for another long while before gradually recovering.
After a long, long time, the two adjusted their mindsets, and only then did Uchiha Fugaku speak. "Since Minato is already