Whether Hyuga Yukifuri would go back and report it, Shichiya had no way of knowing, nor could he control it.
His top priority now was to cultivate "Life Return", a skill that took a long time to master, and it might take years to achieve complete success.
But the benefits it brought were worth Shichiya's year of effort.
Returning to his own courtyard, he was greeted by a clear call.
"Shichiya-sama, you're back!"
Aobird had grown even bigger. Now, standing upright, it was almost three meters tall from head to toe.
Its voice was no longer that of a young child, but that of a young man.
This was inseparable from Shichiya's frequent use of his own chakra to nourish its body.
Moreover, food was plentiful in the Death Forest, and with the inherent growth characteristics of birds, Aobird grew very fast.
Shichiya stroked its beautiful, green feathers, teasingly saying, "Aobird, you've grown so big, this courtyard can barely fit you anymore."
It's this big, it definitely can carry people!
Carry people...
Ding-dong! ~
A light bulb flickered on in Shichiya's mind.
Seeing Aobird's sturdy body and beautiful, green feathers, Shichiya looked at it differently.
"Aobird, I'm in trouble now, I need your help."
"Shichiya-sama, please tell me."
…………
Night fell.
Shichiya circulated the "Zhou Tian Breathing Technique", practicing formlessness, allowing his spiritual consciousness to gradually sink into his body.
Although he had handed over "Life Return", in reality, this "Zhou Tian Breathing Technique" was the root, and "Life Return" was simply a derivative ability that emerged after this breathing technique iterated.
Without the breathing technique to assist, Shichiya was unsure how long it would take to directly cultivate "Life Return"?
From the moment he first extracted chakra, his breathing technique had been updated and upgraded many times.
Now, in summary, Shichiya's breathing technique had gone through these three versions:
"Zhou Tian Breathing Technique" 1.0 version.
In terms of the body, it only had a simple stretching and bone-pulling effect.
However, the "Mental Chapter" that assisted in deep sleep was a highlight, allowing for mind and body relaxation, relieving the fatigue and weariness brought on by Shadow Clone contact.
"Zhou Tian Breathing Technique" 2.0 version.
As mental strength gradually increased, combined with a specific breathing rhythm, it was able to transport blood within the body, concentrating it on a specific organ, thus nourishing the internal organs.
If the blood was concentrated in the stomach and intestines, it could promote food digestion and absorption, better promote physical development, and also enhance the amount of chakra to a certain extent.
However, it could not directly strengthen the internal organs.
Until now, "Zhou Tian Breathing Technique" 3.0 version, came a qualitative change.
As spiritual consciousness gradually grew stronger, it gradually sank, pouring into every part of the body, inside and out, achieving true perfect control of one's own body.
Therefore, the true essence of this stage is 100% micro-control of the body.
"Life Return" and so on, are just byproducts of this process.
But even as a byproduct, this "Life Return" brought Shichiya unexpected benefits.
For example, "Eight Trigrams - Hearing Strength".
This was what he gained after pouring his spiritual consciousness into the skin and muscles, similar to the "Cicadas know the autumn wind is coming before it moves" - a super sensitivity.
Due to a deeper control of himself, Shichiya's other abilities also improved by leaps and bounds.
For example, "Body Flicker", Soft Fist,
He didn't even need hand seals for some ordinary Wind Release ninjutsu.
Even, Shichiya felt that his Byakugan's vision had increased a lot!
Moreover, things like micro-control, in Shichiya's opinion, can continue to be cultivated indefinitely.
Microscopic to cells is microscopic, but cells are not the smallest objects.
Microscopic to macromolecules, microscopic to ordinary molecules, microscopic to atoms...
So, this is a path with no end.
…………
The next day.
Shichiya sent Hyuga Yukifuri to the Ninja Academy, keeping an eye on her expression. Her face was expressionless, with no other emotion.
He couldn't figure out what she was thinking.
Neither in his past life nor in his present life was he good at guessing girls' thoughts.
Women's hearts are like the bottom of the sea! ~
Even though Hyuga Yukifuri was a little girl, she already had the potential for this.
He arrived at his own class, familiarly taking the back row by the window seat.
Shichiya glanced across the class, nothing seemed out of place.
Most of the students were chattering and playing, Uzumaki Kushina was still using her fists to maintain her position, Namikaze Minato was stealing glances at her...
After fourth grade, the Ninja Academy actually didn't teach much.
Just some ninja experience, wilderness survival knowledge, and then practical classes.
At this time, it was already very obvious that there was a difference between the students in the class.
The three basic techniques they taught last year, some people were already proficient in using them; some could only barely use them, their hand seals were slow, their weaknesses were many; some even couldn't successfully separate their shadow clones...
The gap in talent and aptitude began to show.
Without a doubt, most of the students here would probably only be Genin, and if they were lucky, they might reach the level of Chunin.
"Or it's true that girls mature faster..."
"Some are immersed in love, some start working hard for the future instead..."
Shichiya's gaze swept over Yakushi Yuuhi's back.
Her cultural studies had been top of the class for the past two years, whether it was code decryption, intelligence analysis, national customs, herbs and poisons, ninja world common sense... and so on, she had all been recognized by Watanabe Shinichi.
"I heard from Minato that Shinichi-sensei even gave Yuuhi special tutoring..."
"He arranged for her to be an intern at Konoha Hospital and the Analysis Class..."
In Watanabe Shinichi's opinion, although Yakushi Yuuhi's combat talent was not as good as the other few in the class, it was still a good thing for her to become a talented administrative staff member of Konoha in the future.
After school.
Shichiya didn't immediately take Hyuga Yukifuri home.
Instead, he invited her to his manor.
"What do you want to do?" Hyuga Yukifuri asked, her voice flat.
"Yukifuri-sama, do you want to fly?" Shichiya smiled mysteriously.
“……” Hyuga Yukifuri.