It took a full day for Ino to effectively control the surging Chakra within her body.
Her'Seal' stat of 8 could barely manage this Chakra without major issues, though a 9 would likely be better. However, she currently had no more Pot Points and no money.
This increase in Chakra wasn't a simple multiplication. The Asura Chakra given to her by the First Hokage also responded to her own Chakra's surge, representing a slight sublimation at the life-level, with quite profound effects. Ino felt her current Chakra had increased by about 5 times compared to when her stat was 9.
Her total Chakra volume now was equivalent to 20 Tsunades, over 40 Asumas, and roughly 100 Kakashis.
Ino's current stats were Nin 10, Tai 7, Gen 6, Int 8, Str 5, Spd 7, Sta 10, Seal 8, with a total attribute of 61. It was a respectable number, making her a strong individual, fully qualified to hold a prominent position in the Akatsuki Organization.
In terms of Ninjutsu, she had Water Release lv4, Earth Release lv4, Wind Release lv3, Fire Release lv1, Yin Release lv4, Yang Release lv3, and Flower Release (Wood Release) lv2.
She had one Pot Point left, which she wouldn't allocate for now. She had mostly compensated for her shortcomings, and the next Pot Points would be saved to meet the requirements for leveling up Wood Release.
Wood Release required Nin 10, Sta 10, and Water, Earth, and Yang Release at lv5.
Her Nin and Sta stats were already met; what she lacked were the Ninjutsu levels.
She believed she could reach Water Release lv5 by practicing diligently with Shadow Clones for a while, so she wouldn't add to that for now.
Earth Release had just reached lv4 recently, and even with hard training, it would be difficult to make significant progress in a short time. She didn't know many Earth Release Ninjutsu, and her understanding of this Chakra nature transformation was far inferior to Water Release. Relying on self-improvement was too slow; to reach lv5, she had to allocate points, which would require four Pot Points.
Yang Release was much further behind; lv3 to lv4 would require three Pot Points, and lv4 to lv5 would require four Pot Points.
By this calculation, she needed to save eleven Pot Points to meet the conditions for further improving Wood Release.
No choice but to save!
Only after the cellular agitation had calmed down did Ino go to find Tsunade.
Tsunade was quite speechless about Ino's latest Chakra surge, repeatedly suspecting her of having Senju Clan blood. Otherwise, how could a Yamanaka Clan Ninja possess such immense Chakra? Your Chakra is so abundant it's almost cheating, young lady!
Following Tsunade, with plenty of food and drink, and a calm mind, they spent half a month together. The three of them and Tonton returned to Konoha Village.
tale of the gutsy ninja was nearing completion, so Tsunade invited Kazehana Koyuki, who played herself, to dinner. Ino also brought Hinata, who played her in the drama.
Currently, the play had two female protagonists, one named Tsunade and one named Ino. The original protagonist, Naruto? Who was that?
"Wow, is this Tonton? So cute!" Hinata was a bit shy, but Ino used Tonton to tease her, and she gradually relaxed.
Hinata held Tonton, looking left and right. Hmm, Tonton was indeed quite plump.
Tonton looked up at the well-endowed girl, then rubbed against her twice, making "pu-yo pu-yo" sounds, indicating that Tonton liked this girl very much, and that this girl resembled Tsunade!
Tsunade slapped the table and burst out laughing: "Hahahaha! Hinata really is like me when I was young! I was just as shy back then, too embarrassed to talk to strangers. My grandfather said I was particularly ladylike since childhood! Hahahaha!"
Ino, standing by, didn't say a word. Your grandfather didn't say that before.
Jiraiya, who was there to freeload on food, also pretended not to hear. You, ladylike? Were my ribs broken by Orochimaru?
Jiraiya suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, little Ino, come to my office tomorrow. There's a mission, and the client specifically requested you to complete it."
"Understood, Hokage-sama."
The next day, Ino took a C-rank mission.
"Be a Shadow Clone for a princess? Is this mission serious?" She held the mission description, quickly scanning it, and wondered how to describe it. It just seemed particularly unreliable.
A princess from a tiny little country, after seeing Ino's appearance during the Chunin exams, thought she resembled her. Now, she was hiring Ino to be her body double.
It sounded quite normal; many Ninja had performed such missions. However...
Ino pointed at the photo of the plump princess, full of resentment: "How does this fatty look like me?! This person must weigh two hundred pounds!"
Jiraiya cowered behind his desk, chuckling awkwardly.
"Both are blond, both are young women, and their temperaments are quite similar... The client specifically asked for you, hehe, haha..."
Ino looked at the photo of the blonde, plump princess, utterly speechless.
However, this was the nature of a Ninja's job; she had no right to choose missions. When a mission came, she had to go.
"Oh, and little Ino, take this guy with you. He's really cooped up and needs to get out and stretch his legs," Jiraiya said, pointing at Naruto, who was sitting nearby with a numb expression, pretending to read a book.
Naruto hadn't left the Village for a very long time.
He was tutored every day, but he couldn't absorb anything, and now he was about to explode.
He slowly turned his stiff neck, and it took him about two minutes to understand what was happening.
He was incredibly excited: "Really? Pervy Sage, can I really leave the Village for a mission?"
"Hokage-sama, will this be alright?" Ino asked, hinting at her concern.
Jiraiya nodded slightly. He naturally had arrangements for letting Naruto leave the Village.
The boy couldn't always be confined to the Village. His learning efficiency had been too low recently. Even Iruka's pep talks, or if Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina were to revive, wouldn't work now. He had to be allowed to move around.
Ino's mission as a princess's body double was the easiest and least risky mission at the moment.
With Ino's strength, even if she encountered strong enemies, she could handle them. If not, she could always escape.
"Understood, I'll take care of it."
The two quickly left the Village, heading to the small country called the Land of Wheat, to find Princess Afu, who had hired Ino as her substitute.
Naruto chattered incessantly along the way.
In his stories, Sasuke had been defeated by him seventeen or eighteen times, and Sakura had thrown herself into his arms, with the two of them just short of getting married and having children.
Ino kept responding with 'uh-huh' and 'ah-ha.' After dinner, she used a sleeping pill to knock Naruto out.
Previously, Naruto had always been under Iruka and Jiraiya's watchful eyes, so she never had the chance. Now, familiar with the process, her consciousness entered Naruto's mental world to "turn in the mission." She ignored the Nine-Tailed's furious roars, searched around, found a downward escalator, and slowly walked into it.
Ashura was still the same. The First Hokage's approval of Ino was equivalent to his own approval. Past and present, there was no clear dividing line; for him, it was all the same.
He looked at Ino with much more affection. Ino returned the Asura Chakra he had given her that day, which contained Indra's reply.
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