Uchiha Minamoto watched Naruto Uzumaki wolf down his food and earnestly reminded him.
"Naruto, once you're in school, study if you can take it in. If you can't, eat more. If studying wears you out, put your head on your desk and sleep a little. Your body is the foundation of everything..."
Naruto Uzumaki paused mid-chew and answered somewhat indistinctly.
"Got it, Boss!"
Sure enough.
Boss was the very, very best in the Shinobi World!
I'll go play with Boss after class!
Uchiha Minamoto patted Naruto Uzumaki's head, then turned to report to the Konoha Military Police Force building.
Then.
That morning.
Uchiha Minamoto caught one little blond boy skipping class.
That afternoon.
Uchiha Minamoto caught a whole gang of little class-cutters led by the blond boy.
"Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, this is my big bro!"
Naruto Uzumaki introduced his big bro to his fellow truants.
"He treated me to some super delicious ramen at noon!"
"Can I eat with you too?"
Choji Akimichi, the greediest of the lot, was the first to cave.
"Big bro! I want barbecue!"
"Big bro, I want ribs!"
Kiba Inuzuka couldn't hold back either.
"And Akamaru wants the same!"
"Woof, woof!"
"A bunch of idiots..."
Shikamaru Nara sighed deeply and muttered.
"Miso-simmered mackerel is obviously tastier!"
"No way!"
Naruto Uzumaki joined the fray.
"Ichiraku Ramen is the best!"
"Sure, we'll have it all! My treat today."
Uchiha Minamoto was extremely enthusiastic.
His great love enterprise seemed ready to set sail!
The great-loving ninja: my career took flight by treating elementary school kids to meals~
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A week flew by in the blink of an eye.
After a busy week, Master Minamoto was taking stock of his gains.
Over the past week.
The great love points Uchiha Minamoto had collected through his daily work with the Konoha Military Police Force had successfully passed a thousand, perfectly meeting his expectations.
But that was only a small part of it.
The real gains came from "Uchiha Minamoto and His Children."
That was what the people in Master Minamoto's jurisdiction called the peculiar group consisting of Uchiha Minamoto, Naruto Uzumaki, Kiba Inuzuka, and the others.
As future members of the "Konoha 12."
Naruto Uzumaki and these other children provided Uchiha Minamoto with far more great love points than ordinary villagers could possibly offer.
Naruto Uzumaki alone could provide over a thousand great love points every day.
He truly deserved to be called one of the "Super Experience Babies"!
As for the other children.
Although Choji Akimichi and the others provided fewer great love points than Naruto Uzumaki, there were still gains in other areas.
Take Choji Akimichi, for instance.
Uchiha Minamoto obtained a [C-Rank Partial Expansion Jutsu] from him.
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[Partial Expansion Jutsu] [Rank: C] [Ability: Infuses Yang Release Chakra into any part of the body, making it swell and grow larger] [Evaluation: Mmm! So big!]
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Although [Partial Expansion Jutsu] did not align with the Uchiha Clan's main area of study.
As for what this ninjutsu could do, though...
Those who knew, knew.
Shikamaru Nara, who belonged to the same "Ino-Shika-Cho" trio as Choji Akimichi, provided no ninjutsu, only a book.
"Nara Compendium of Materia Medica."
It was a medical tome containing information on hundreds upon thousands of plants, animals, and minerals in the Shinobi World, along with a large collection of conventional prescriptions.
In a certain sense.
The value of this "Nara Compendium of Materia Medica" far exceeded that of ordinary ninjutsu!
Uchiha Minamoto gladly accepted it, of course, and immediately had [Heart of Great Love] thoroughly digest the entire book.
He knew nothing about Medical Ninjutsu.
But that didn't matter.
As long as [Heart of Great Love] understood it!
In addition.
Kiba Inuzuka himself provided Uchiha Minamoto with a [D-Rank Super Smell].
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[Super Smell] [Rank: D] [Ability: Concentrates Yang Release Chakra in the nasal cavity, making the sense of smell tens of thousands of times stronger than an ordinary person's] [Evaluation: A high-quality human nose!]
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This scent-based Sensory Ninjutsu offered considerable support, and its activation was also very discreet.
Aside from the Inuzuka Clan.
Quite a few other ninja in Konoha had also studied this ninjutsu as a supplementary skill.
For example, that "Copy Ninja" who liked putting earthen heads even on his dog-head wall-Kakashi Hatake.
For Uchiha Minamoto, [Super Smell] warranted only one verdict: "trash."
After all, he had already extrapolated [Silent Thunderclap], which was comparable to a Byakugan with the entire map revealed and no blind spots.
[Super Smell] wasn't particularly useful.
Instead, it was Kiba Inuzuka's Ninja Dog, Akamaru, who brought Uchiha Minamoto a small surprise.
Ninja Cats could be farmed for rewards.
Naturally, Ninja Dogs could too.
By feeding Akamaru delicious food, Uchiha Minamoto obtained a very interesting ninjutsu from him.
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[Beast Impersonation Technique] [Rank: D] [Ability: Through well-coordinated cooperation with a ninja beast, transforms the ninja beast into the caster's likeness] [Evaluation: That time my Ninja Cat turned into a Catgirl]
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Uchiha Minamoto had once said he wanted to develop a ninjutsu that could turn cats into humans.
At the time, his reference had been the Three Divine Princesses of Ryūchi Cave.
Yet he had overlooked the Inuzuka Clan's secret ninja technique...
Of course, [Beast Impersonation Technique] had its flaws.
Namely, the ninja beast could only transform into the caster.
If Uchiha Minamoto used it, he could only create another "Uchiha Minamoto."
But that still didn't matter.
[Heart of Great Love], activate!
Uchiha Minamoto planned to wait until he had enough great love points, then extrapolate and upgrade [Beast Impersonation Technique], turning it into a "Face-Molding Technique" or a "Person-Molding Technique."
Not yet, though.
Right now, every single great love point Uchiha Minamoto had was precious and had to be spent where it counted.
Where did it "count"?
Against the "slaughterer's blades" of Uchiha Itachi, Obito Uchiha, Shimura Danzō, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, of course!
"The great love points I have now have already passed ten thousand."
Uchiha Minamoto called up his panel, his thoughts churning.
"These points are already enough to extrapolate a new B-rank ninjutsu.
"For now, [Thunder Breathing] is still enough, and there's no rush to upgrade [One-Tomoe Sharingan], either.
"I really should improve my means of staying alive!"
With a thought from Uchiha Minamoto.
Ten thousand great love points vanished in an instant.
In exchange, he received a brand-new B-rank ninjutsu!
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[Partial Lightning Release Transformation Technique] [Rank: B] [Ability: Freely transforms any part of the physical body into lightning, rendering physical attacks ineffective]
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