Uchiha Obito only felt a mixed taste of rice and wood chips in his mouth, yet the texture was still that of rice.
This was the most unpalatable rice he had ever eaten, or rather, it wasn't rice at all; it was clearly wood chips disguised as rice, otherwise it couldn't be so awful.
Second Body felt somewhat fortunate; thankfully, she had anticipated a potential problem, otherwise, she would be the one vomiting right now, all thanks to Obito, the unlucky fellow.
"Second Body, where did you buy this rice? It's completely inedible!" Obito threw away both the tray and chopsticks, only clinging to the beef sauce bottle.
"Inedible? I don't know either. I bought it from a farmer and haven't had a chance to taste it yet."
Second Body lied without batting an eye, looking quite innocent at the furious Uchiha Obito, while inwardly, she was pondering where the problem lay.
"Damn it, don't let me catch him, selling such awful rice."
Obito didn't suspect anything; after all, Second Body had even used a valuable bottle of beef sauce to go with his meal, so how could she pay such a price just to prank him?
Since the experimental verification was complete, it was time to go back. Second Body listened to Obito's complaints while pondering the reason.
She guessed that starch synthesis required photosynthesis, and she had performed the catalysis at night, so Wood Release could only produce a woody taste.
So, Second Body planned to try it during the day if she had the chance. Unfortunately, she didn't have the conditions for an experiment now, otherwise, she could thoroughly research where the problem with this rice lay.
Second Body felt that using Wood Release to catalyze food was still feasible; after all, wood chips are also composed of fiber, perhaps it was due to overly fast catalysis.
Senju Hashirama possessed Wood Release but didn't leave behind any research data. However, given his big idiot personality, it's unlikely he would have engaged in any research.
He probably gave up after discovering that the catalyzed food was inedible, which aligns with his personality. Catalyzing food couldn't compare to the joy of gambling.
As for why Senju Tobirama didn't research it? Second Body speculated several possibilities: one, Hashirama was uncooperative, constantly thinking about gambling, and without continuous Wood Release Chakra to catalyze plants for research, there were no results.
Two, the inherently evil Senju Tobirama might have thought that catalyzing food was unimportant. After all, his Senju Clan didn't lack food, and it was better to research Forbidden Jutsu to improve strength.
After all, the inherently evil Senju Tobirama would likely believe that whether commoners had food or not was insignificant; finding ways to target the Uchiha was the real priority.
A great eunuch in the Ming Dynasty once said it well: people shouldn't eat too much. When a person is hungry, they have only one worry, which is to fill their stomach; but after eating their fill, they have thousands upon thousands of worries.
Look, this is the culmination of research on Maslow's hierarchy of needs in China during the Ming Dynasty. What's America's Maslow? Just a child, merely picking up scraps.
Second Body returned to the treasure spot she had found, lying on an ergonomically shaped branch, quietly refining and storing Sage Art Chakra.
This branch, conforming to her body's curves, was naturally created with Wood Release. If she weren't afraid of shocking the world, Second Body would have even considered a technique like the "Pillar Family Art" to house a thousand ninja troops in large houses.
In the pool of Second Body's Yin Seal, three ordinary small pools were already almost full, thanks to the power of the Stigmata.
As for the Sage Art Chakra Yin Seal small pool, it was also almost full. Once her central large pool was filled with Chakra, her Yin Seal would be officially established.
In the future, she would be able to release and absorb it at will, completely free from the drawbacks of the original Yin Seal. Her progress was much faster than Tsunade's, who was now drinking heavily every day and had no time for these things.
To be honest, Second Body had not yet entered her own Sage Mode, mainly because all the previous Sage Art Chakra had been used to construct the Yin Seal pool.
Second Body planned to try it tonight to see if there was anything to note or improve, lest any unexpected problems arise during a future battle, which would be awkward.
Second Body sat cross-legged, mobilizing the Sage Art Chakra from her Stigmata, no longer infusing it into the Yin Seal, and began accumulating it within her body's meridians.
As the Sage Art Chakra reached thirty percent of the Chakra in her meridians, Second Body controlled this Sage Art Chakra to spread from her meridians throughout her entire body.
At the same time, Second Body carefully controlled the Sage Art Chakra in the Stigmata to maintain her own Sage Art Chakra level. This was the most crucial step in Sage Mode.
As Second Body opened her eyes, she felt her perception and dynamic vision had greatly improved, and her strength and speed had both elevated to another level.
If Second Body's strength before was at the floor level of a strong Kage-class, then now her strength had reached the ceiling of a strong Kage-class, but still hadn't reached the so-called Super Kage-class.
But her strength definitely surpassed Jiraiya in Sage Mode. How strong she was exactly now, she didn't know without a battle for comparison.
Moreover, her current Sage Mode, if not engaged in extremely intense combat, could be maintained for ten hours without falling due to the continuous supply from the Stigmata.
The continuous supply of Sage Art Chakra from the Stigmata also adheres to the conservation of energy. If she kept drinking high-energy nutrient solutions, the duration could be further extended.
But if she were to engage in a major battle with Kage-class strong individuals at her level, then it would probably only last for half an hour, which was already very impressive.
This was still without using the Sage Art Chakra in the Yin Seal. If the Yin Seal were activated, then fighting at full power for two hours would not be impossible.
Controlling Water Release Chakra to form a water mirror, Second Body noticed the peculiar Sage facial markings on her forehead. Second Body's Sage Mode was the most perfect and suitable for her.
She didn't have any animalistic mutations; she just became more beautiful, yes, more beautiful. Her face was like that of an immortal, ethereal, and the coolness between her brows became even more pronounced.
There was a mysterious light green vertical line between her eyebrows. The pineal gland behind the vertical line seemed to be nurturing something. Second Body could perceive her surroundings even with her eyes closed, like divine sense.
Moreover, she seemed to be able to perceive all the subtle movements in nature, sensing the breathing of trees and small animals, and even perceiving the Natural Energy circulating like ocean currents in nature.
They formed multiple nodes in this world, and at these nodes, small spaces seemed to have formed, which appeared to be the so-called Three Great Sage Locations and other summoning spaces.
And upon touching a relatively large node, Second Body even vaguely noticed a toad sitting on a high platform nodding to her in greeting.
As Second Body's perception drifted further, she seemed to see the largest concentration point of Natural Energy, which seemed to be the origin of this planet.
At this origin, there were traces left by many thick tree roots, but there were still some verdant tree roots remaining, though they seemed overly energetic.
And within that origin, two white-robed figures with horns on their heads seemed to be nodding at her, appearing quite benevolent.
Second Body suddenly woke up, exiting this state. She didn't know how much time had passed; her Sage Mode had already ended.
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