An extraordinary prize

Ye Feng soon arrived at the place where Might Duy trained.

Might Duy and his son were drenched in sweat, clearly having trained for a long time already.

"Sorry, Senior Might Duy. Something held me up, so I'm late."

"Oh, it's little Ye Feng! Haha, I could tell long ago that you had extraordinary talent. Now that Lord Orochimaru has taken you as his disciple, your future is limitless." Might Duy greeted Ye Feng warmly when he saw him.

"Teacher Orochimaru is usually busy, and I'm mainly training in taijutsu right now. I've already told him that I'll train in taijutsu with you first, Senior Might Duy, and he agreed." I haven't gotten the Eight Gates Released Formation yet. How could I just leave like that?

"I'm honored that Lord Orochimaru thinks so highly of me. All right, then give it your best! Don't waste your precious youth."

Seeing that Senior Might Duy was the same as ever, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Orochimaru taking him as a disciple had not affected Might Duy's attitude toward him.

That evening, Ye Feng dragged his exhausted body home and, for once, actually found Obito Uchiha training at his house.

"Well, this is rare. So even you have days when you train seriously," Ye Feng teased Obito.

"I heard you really showed your stuff today. We're friends, so I can't let the gap between us get too big. Besides, Rin said she likes strong ninja." Obito did not stop, finding a moment to answer Ye Feng.

"I bet Rin is the main reason. Then you'd better work hard. As long as you can beat Kakashi Hatake, Rin will definitely fall for you."

With his true feelings exposed, Obito scratched his head in embarrassment and offered a feeble protest. "That's not it! I'm training hard so I can surpass you."

Ye Feng thought, If Obito Uchiha can find a goal and train seriously, that seems like a good option too. Maybe he really can change how things end for him and Rin.

Ye Feng took out the two small test tubes he had taken from Orochimaru and handed them to Obito.

"Get some of your skin flakes, hair, and blood and put them in here. Fresh flesh and blood would be best. For the other one, find a way to get some of Rin's skin flakes, hair, and blood. Flesh and blood would be best if you can get it."

"What's this for? You even need blood and flesh?" Obito asked in confusion.

"You don't need to worry about exactly what it does. In short, it's a very good thing for both of you."

Hearing that it was a good thing, he said nothing more and sliced a small piece of flesh from his arm, put it inside, and handed it to Ye Feng.

"I'll collect Rin's tomorrow."

"If you really want to train, here's my advice: train your chakra more when you get home at night, and preferably train in taijutsu with Senior Might Duy during the day too. If you're willing, I'll go speak to Senior Might Duy for you. But let me warn you now: his training is grueling. If you aren't mentally prepared, don't go." Ye Feng wanted to bring Obito along to train too. Might Duy certainly had his own effective approach to taijutsu training.

"Don't worry. No matter what, I'll stick with it and become a powerful ninja," Obito said solemnly.

"Then come with me after school tomorrow." Ye Feng could clearly sense a difference in Obito.

"Oh, right. They asked me to pass on a message: bring more food tomorrow. They're not planning to bring their own lunch boxes." With that, Obito slipped away.

Those gluttons, honestly. Still, thinking about it, life like this was rather fun.

Early the next morning, while training, Ye Feng sensed someone standing outside his front door without knocking.

Guessing it was probably someone sent by Uchiha Fugaku, he went to open the door.

When he opened it, he saw Uchiha En, who had visited once before. Though he still wore a poker face, his previous indifference was gone, and his voice no longer carried a chill. "The Young Clan Head sent me to pick something up."

Sure enough, strength was what mattered most in the Hokage World.

He turned and went back into his room, took out the list of materials he had written the day before, and handed it to Uchiha En. Without a word, Uchiha En turned and left.

Sure enough, without enough strength, I don't even get a polite word.

Ye Feng's list contained the full set of ingredients for his medicinal baths. Many things in this world resembled those of the modern world, so he should be able to find many of the medicinal herbs he needed. Their names might be different, though, so he had written down both their medicinal properties and what the plants looked like.

Still, Ye Feng did not expect them to find everything. He would be satisfied as long as they could gather the ingredients for the basic medicinal bath.

After washing up, Ye Feng began preparing the lunch he would take that day: water-boiled beef and chili chicken. He was going to burn those little gluttons' mouths, so he prepared enough for seven or eight people and a massive amount of chili peppers. Feeling a little childish, Ye Feng imagined their faces when they tasted the heat and felt waves of satisfaction.

When he arrived at school, he saw Uchiha Lie sitting in his seat. Upon seeing Uchiha Yefeng, Uchiha Lie walked straight out and handed him a wooden box. The box looked rather old and simple, its surface covered in technique formulas. Just looking at it gave the impression that something extraordinary lay inside.

Then Uchiha Lie said, "This is what Brother Shinichi lost to you. It's rather sinister. You'd better use it sparingly."

He shoved the wooden box into Ye Feng's hands, then turned and left as well. Do all these Uchiha guys walk away without bothering to talk to anyone? Do they think it makes them look cool? Though he said that, Ye Feng actually did the same thing himself.

Ye Feng was quite curious about what was inside the box. There had been something similar in the original story: a meteorite in Hoshigakure. But that one emitted radiation and shortened people's lives, whereas this one caused mental derangement.

Ye Feng carefully began opening the wooden box, revealing a narrow gap. But the next second, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately shut it. He carefully tucked it inside his clothes, afraid someone might snatch it away.

Ye Feng was inwardly overjoyed. This thing was poison to others, but to him, it was something good.