Naruto: The Scientific Ninja

Big News! Unlock More Chapters Every Week!

Hey everyone! Your favorite author, Mike, here with a super cool way for you to get even more chapters of your beloved novels every single week! I'm talking about more daily releases, and it all depends on you!

How to Get More Chapters on Webnovel!

It's simple: Weekly "Power Stone" Goals!

For every 200 Power Stones collected across all my novels on Webnovel each week, I'll add one extra chapter per day for the entire following week!

Hit 200 Power Stones? You get 3 chapters daily instead of 2!Hit 400 Power Stones? That's 4 chapters daily!...and so on, all the way up to 7 chapters daily if you hit 1000 Spirit Stones in a week!

These daily chapter boosts will run from Monday to Sunday of the following week, then reset for the next challenge!

Patreon Free Members: Another Way to Boost Chapters!

But wait, there's more! We can push those daily chapters even higher with a little help from my Patreon!

For every 10 new FREE members who join my Patreon each week, I'll add another extra chapter per day!

If 10 new free members join, that's an extra daily chapter.If 20 new free members join, that's 2 extra daily chapters!

Remember, even free Patreon members get 10 advanced chapters of all my novels compared to Webnovel, so it's a win-win! Find my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/iLikeeMikee

The Ultimate Goal: Up to 12 Chapters Daily!

Combined, we can reach an incredible maximum of 12 chapters per day across all my novels!

Let's say in one week we hit 1000 Power Stones on Webnovel and 50 new free members join on Patreon. That would mean you get 12 chapters daily (7 from Spirit Stones + 5 from Patreon members) for the entire following week!

Special Bonus for Patreon Subscribers!

And for those of you who subscribe to a paid tier on my Patreon (starting at just $5!), if we hit these awesome weekly goals, you'll enjoy a massive 15 chapters daily during that boosted week! That's right, even more content just for you, my dedicated supporters!

Let's smash these goals and get tons of chapters every week! Your support makes all this possible!

And now, without further ado, let's continue with the chapter!

- - - -

Chapter 43: Food Source

At that moment, his stomach let out a series of deep, rumbling growls. The sensation of hunger was overwhelming, a primal urge to devour everything in sight. He quickly pulled out a bag of dried fish and began to gorge himself, only stopping after he had consumed nearly two kilograms, which was barely enough to suppress the gnawing emptiness.

He had to marvel at the law of conservation of energy. The Akimichi digestion technique was powerful, but its food consumption was astonishing. If he were back in Konoha, with its high prices, eating like this would bankrupt him in less than six months. It was no wonder the Akimichi clan owned so many industries; it wasn't greed, but a simple necessity to fund their metabolism.

Luckily, he had mastered the infrasonic radar. Even on the front lines, he could be self-sufficient. The river beneath his feet was a natural, inexhaustible granary. As it flowed, the schools of fish upstream and downstream were like an endless harvest.

"Awesome!"

Sasuke released the shock force of an infrasonic wave, killing several more Golden Gong Fish. This time, a large area of nearby freshwater fish was also caught in the blast. He used a Water Prison to collect the nearly one hundred kilograms of fish and brought them to the shore.

Processing the catch took a long time. He marinated the Golden Gong Fish for Torifune's dinner, grilled the larger fish, and smoked the smaller ones. He was already hungry again, so he quickly grabbed a twenty-kilogram sand grouper and began to eat, activating his digestion technique to transform the fish into a surge of energy.

He fell into a tireless cycle: eat, practice, fish. It was like a machine, repeating the process over and over. After nearly four hours, as the sun began to set, he finally stopped and began to prepare dinner for Torifune.

Though he hadn't caught any more turtles, he had found a Sichuan mother clam as large as a table. If the clam hadn't opened its huge shell, allowing him to sense the large pearl hidden inside, he would have missed the treasure. While not as rare as the turtle, the clam was still a top-grade food, and Tekudō just so happened to have several bottles of good rice wine in his sealing scroll, specially prepared by his family elders to curry favor with front-line leaders.

"Captain, a pearl that big must be worth at least 100,000 ryō," Ryo said, his eyes wide.

"You have the business sense of a rock," Tekudō scoffed, taking the pearl and examining it. "My aunt once got a pearl worth 300,000, and it was far inferior to this one in color and size. This... this is worth at least 500,000."

What a good harvest! Sasuke's eyes lit up. That was equivalent to nearly a hundred exploding tags. He decided it would make a better gift than cash in these troubled times.

He sensed Torifune was less than two kilometers away. He still had time. The clam's glands were a treasure of freshness, perfect for making an exquisite soup. The two large shells could be used as natural barbecue grills. He placed the marinated fish pieces on the shells to roast. Then, he sautéed spices and the clam's glands, deglazed with rice wine, and added boiling water to create a top-quality soup base. Finally, he sliced the remaining fish and clam meat, ready for a hot pot.

Soon, whistling sounds came from the woods.

"Wow, how fresh and fragrant!" Torifune exclaimed as soon as he arrived, captivated by the aroma of the soup base.