"Talk to me? Let me guess, did the Young Master tell you what I conned him with? Haha, I didn't realize that guy not only has a problem with his brain, but he's also a bigmouth."
Ling Yun waved his hand dismissively at Uchiha Shisui.
"I have nothing to talk to you about, and I don't want to talk to you. Move aside, my mom is waiting for me for dinner. A Quan, you come too. My mom is making braised hairtail tonight."
Uchiha Izumi licked her lips with her pink tongue, wanting to go but also a little hesitant.
"Is it really okay? I go so often, won't Auntie get annoyed with me?"
"Don't worry, my mom already treats you like her daughter-in-law. She'd be happy if you came to eat every day. Let's go."
With that, the two ignored Uchiha Shisui and walked towards Ling Yun's home.
Although Shisui wanted to stop them, he was inherently indecisive and was least adept at dealing with someone as strong-willed as Ling Yun.
So, he opened his mouth several times but couldn't bring himself to say anything to force Ling Yun to stay.
"Ling Yun, I'll be staying in the Village for a while. If you have any difficulties with your training, you can come find me."
"Thanks, but I hate short people, so I won't trouble you."
Shisui was stunned, comparing his own height, not quite understanding Ling Yun's words.
On the other side, Ling Yun had already led Uchiha Izumi to his street, and Shisui was no longer in sight.
Uchiha Izumi finally dared to ask.
"Ling Yun, why do you hate Shisui so much? He's the strongest Jonin in our Uchiha clan right now, and I heard even the clan leader isn't his match. Also, why did you call him short just now? He's not short, is he?"
"Haha, what's the use of being tall? Someone who constantly kneels before others, even if he's two meters tall, is still short in my heart. Compared to Uchiha Itachi, that crazy guy, I hate Uchiha Shisui, that spiritual dwarf, even more. Alright, bringing him up again will ruin my appetite."
Ling Yun pushed open his front door, and soon a scent of Sichuan peppercorns and spices wafted from inside.
"Mom, I'm home! I brought A Quan too."
"Good, you two go wash your hands first, dinner will be ready soon."
Ling Yun turned to Uchiha Izumi.
"See? I told you she treats you like her daughter-in-law, didn't I?"
"You're so annoying~~ I'll go help."
Uchiha Izumi, blushing, ran into the kitchen to help Suzuki Ryoko cook.
Ling Yun went to the washroom to wash his hands, then came to the dining table like a Young Master, waiting for dinner to be served.
"I was a bit impulsive today. I shouldn't have said so much to Da Xiaozi. Now even Shisui, that spiritual dwarf, has been alarmed. Although with his personality, he wouldn't report a six-year-old like me, it might be different in a few years. It looks like I need to speed up my training. I can't just wait for the Night of the Nine-Tails Attack. Sure enough, I still need to develop the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode first to comprehensively enhance my physical strength. I just don't know if the family's money is still enough."
After Uchiha Fugaku took office, the Uchiha's days became worse and worse. In addition, most Uchiha Ninja did not perform Village missions but joined the Konoha Military Police Force, earning only a fixed salary. Compared to the commission earned from performing missions, a fixed salary was significantly less.
The reason Ling Yun was able to spend ten million twice to purchase chakra metal was due to Uchiha Tachi's death benefits.
Now that the death benefits were almost spent, and most of his ninja tool required chakra metal, material costs were a significant problem.
"I need to be low-key and make money. It seems I need to learn from Kakuzu."
After nearly half a year, Ling Yun finally managed to reconstruct the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, a Ninjutsu, using Sealing Curses/Runes. He then took out the family's savings, purchased another piece of chakra metal, and forged corresponding ninja tool.
It was now June of Konoha 51. Under the governance of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, Konoha and even the entire Land of Fire were very stable. Although there were occasional minor skirmishes with other Ninja Villages, no major wars had broken out, and the overall situation was improving.
As of now, among the Konoha Twelve Genin, Shino Aburame, Sakura Haruno, and Akimichi Choji had been born. Adding Hyuga Neji, Rock Lee, and Tenten, who were born the previous year, half of the Konoha Twelve Genin had already been born.
"I remember the Night of the Nine-Tails Attack happened on the day Naruto Uzumaki was born, and Naruto's birthday should be October 10th. That means Obito, that lunatic, will cause trouble in less than five months. Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old man, will take the opportunity to reclaim the Hokage's throne, and Konoha will once again become a windmill that doesn't turn."
"Haha, no wonder Orochimaru launched the Konoha Crush Plan in the future. With Hiruzen Sarutobi's increasingly narrow-minded personality as he aged, if he continued to be Hokage, Konoha would probably lose its position as the Ninja World's top Village."
"Speaking of which, Orochimaru will defect next year. I wonder if I can gain any benefits from that. His human experiments, though cruel, produce a large amount of research data that is a rare treasure. It would be a pity if it were destroyed."
In the Forest of Death, a rarely visited clearing served as Ling Yun's secret training ground.
Ling Yun stood on the flat ground, taking a deep breath. Dense Chakra surged within him, then poured into the chest guard over his heart.
The next second, a powerful burst of lightning erupted from the chest guard, rapidly enveloping Ling Yun's entire body. First, it strengthened his muscles and bones, then stimulated his nerves and various sensory organs, especially his eyes and ears, allowing Ling Yun to react promptly even while moving at high speed.
During the Five Kage Summit in the later stages, the Fourth Raikage possessed divine speed that allowed him to dodge Amaterasu. In terms of pure speed, he far surpassed Kakashi using Chidori.
Before Kakashi obtained Obito's Sharingan, he could only move in a straight line when using Chidori, unable to dodge enemy attacks mid-movement. This demonstrated the insufficiency of his dynamic vision.
The Fourth Raikage, however, possessed even greater speed without the aid of the Sharingan and could still react with ease, showing how much the Lightning Release Chakra Mode enhanced the body's sensory abilities.
Ling Yun's chest guard was the ninja tool that contained the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Now, with the successful activation of the Ninjutsu, Ling Yun transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly darting ten meters away. He stopped just before hitting a large tree, then kicked the trunk to change direction, landing on a rock on the opposite side.
A flash of electricity, and he was again ten meters in the air, shooting vertically downwards.
"Boom!"
Ling Yun fiercely punched the ground, causing rocks and earth to crack. Amidst the flying dust, a pit five meters in diameter and two meters deep appeared.
The lightning receded, and Ling Yun exited the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his breathing somewhat ragged.
"The speed and destructive power just now should be comparable to a regular Jonin. If I find the right opportunity for a sneak attack, someone like Asuma could probably be severely injured or even instantly killed with one blow."
"But with my current Chakra reserves, I can only maintain the Lightning Release Chakra Mode for two minutes. In a head-on battle, let alone a Jonin, even some strong Special Jonin or Chunin could stall until my Chakra runs out, then counter-kill me."
"While Ninjutsu can quickly enhance physical abilities and indirectly increase Chakra reserves, to have enough Chakra to freely use ninja tool in a short time, I still need the Nine-Tailed. Night of the Nine-Tails Attack, I'm looking forward to your arrival more and more."