Chapter 185 Orcs (Subscription Request)

"Maybe... a fruit?"

The next morning, Ryosuke just opened his eyes and got out of bed, preparing to go to the bathroom to wash up, when he noticed something was wrong.

In addition to him, there were signs of activity of other life forms in the room.

He hurried to the wooden box containing the devil fruit,

Sure enough...

The devil fruit inside was gone.

Looking at the opened lid and the empty box, Ryosuke fell into deep thought.

He came back too late last night,

Before going to bed, he didn't pay much attention to the situation in the room,

But it is certain that the things were definitely not lost last night. As long as he was still in the house, he couldn't have noticed that someone entered the house, so... it should be when he was not at home.

Although it was an extremely precious treasure that was lost, Ryosuke was not particularly anxious and seemed very calm.

After all, this thing was not very useful to him, and it was only used for research.

At most, it would help the family cultivate a relatively high-end combat force.

First of all, rule out the possibility that someone else in the family took it away.

Since a long time ago, because Ryosuke's room contained some dangerous items, no one else was allowed to enter.

He had always been the one to clean up the house.

The rest of the family also understood his behavior and had followed it for several years.

Based on his trust in his family, Ryosuke directly ruled out the possibility of them entering.

So...

Is it an intruder from within the clan or outside the clan?

A series of figures appeared in Ryosuke's mind.

People from the clan, it seems unlikely.

Since the family was reorganized and dissidents were cleared out, the whole clan can be said to be united.

Since his strength was exposed, they were even more devoted to their family, and the possibility of a traitor in the clan was almost zero.

As for people outside the clan, there were too many possible targets, and Ryosuke had no way to calculate them one by one.

But he had just returned to the village for only a few days, and someone broke in and stole while he was away. This kind of thing was too coincidental.

Moreover, people in this world don't know much about the use of this devil fruit. It is a bit unreasonable to enter his house just to steal this fruit.

Just seeing the empty box for the first time, too many thoughts have emerged in Liang Jie's mind, and each one is clearly organized and planned in his mind, just waiting to be used.

But soon, he knew the answer.

His eyes scanned the room,

Any gap and corner formed a clear picture in Liang Jie's mind.

Hair, dandruff, skin fragments...

These subtle things that often appear due to the metabolism of the human body tell him that no one else has stayed in this room except him.

In this case, only it can do it.

Liang Jie understood, but also had some expectations.

There was indeed no trace of the existence of a second person in the room, but a non-human creature had entered his house.

From the traces on the ground and the subtle details on the table and the wooden box, it can be known that an animal with a light body and four limbs on the ground has entered this room and touched the wooden box.

"Orange cat..."

Ryosuke walked out of the house helplessly.

Logically speaking, devil fruits should be very unpalatable, and for those who don't know the situation, they are obviously poisonous fruits.

Can this attract an old cat like you?

The green grass was covered with morning dew.

Coming to the cat house in the courtyard, Ryosuke knocked on the wooden board gently.

But for a long time, there was no movement inside.

Dong Dong Dong.

Ryosuke used some more force and knocked again.

He could clearly hear a very subtle breathing sound in the cat house.

"Who is it early in the morning?"

Then, there was finally a sound in the cat house.

A hoarse voice, like an old man.

That's right... it's still a human voice!

For a long time, Ryosuke, whether in the cat house or outside, did not speak.

After a long time, a cat head hurriedly emerged from inside.

It was a little different from the previous cat head, with distinct facial features.

Then, his body "squeezed" out of the cat house like water, standing on the ground with two hands, standing upright like a human, with a look of fear in his turbid cat eyes.

"Old... what am I doing?!"

The orange cat, who was already psychic, actually spoke human words directly and walked upright like a human.

Even the limbs and facial features have changed, standing there a bit like an orc that only appears in the Western fantasy world view...?

"Wait a minute."

Ryosuke touched his chin, observing the orange cat's bewildered look.

After thinking for a while, he left a word and turned away.

Soon, Ryosuke returned to the yard with a set of white robes for children, "Put on some clothes first. Since you, an old cat, have become a human, it is better to follow the basic etiquette. It is a bit eye-catching."

Although he was confused, he was a cat demon after all.

So after this surprise, he suddenly thought of something and understood these changes.

He put on the clothes handed by Ryosuke obediently, and lowered his head awkwardly, "Did... I ate something wrong, that fruit?"

It is obvious that the old cat knows where the changes in his body come from.

"Well... it is indeed that fruit. I didn't expect you to be interested in that thing."

Ryosuke nodded and scanned him with his eyes rolled.

Under his sturdy body, muscles bulged.

The meridians and body structure in his body are completely different from those when he was an ordinary wild cat. Like a beast, he has a strong physique, but also has some human characteristics and rationality.

In addition to these, the devil fruit also infused new life into the old cat's aging body, making it no longer old.

This old cat is not young, and it is already considered to be dying among cats.

Even... after Ryosuke came back after a year away, his fat body had disappeared, just like an old man who has rapidly lost weight in his old age.

Originally, Ryosuke estimated that the old cat would not live for a few months. After all, he could not learn the method of refining chakra and could not become a ninja cat.

But he did not expect that he would actually eat the devil fruit secretly.

But forget it, he ate it. This old cat has been with him for several years. If he regards this cat as a human according to his previous judgment criteria, he is also qualified to be selected.

Looking at the old cat standing obediently in front of him, Ryosuke asked: "How do you feel now? Your physical qualities, or any new... perceptions, such as special abilities?"

In addition to physical changes, he did not see or sense the existence of other energy substances in the old cat's body.

It seems that the power of the devil fruit is not tangible like chakra.

But it is not tangible like natural energy. He did not feel any special breath in his body.

"Feel... feel good."

Try to clench your fist, relax and clench again.

After repeating several times, the old cat looked up at Ryosuke with some surprise, "I have never felt this way since I was born. A constant stream of power is pouring out of my body."

"I think... with my current strength, I may become the king of the village!"

After a pause, he remembered his current appearance and coughed to add, "I mean the king of the cat clan."

Seriously speaking, no matter who had fought with him before or who bullied him later when he was old, he is now confident that he can knock them all down with one hand.

"...Then your strength is a bit of a waste."

Ryosuke looked helplessly at the excited old cat in front of him, "From your physical fitness, some of the village's Chunin may not be your opponent, as long as you make the right move."

After all, he has not tested the overall quality of the old cat, and he can only judge from its physical fitness.

"Eh?! Really? Do I... do I really have the ability to defeat humans?"

The old cat widened his eyes in disbelief, and then quickly covered his mouth and took a step back.

"Oh? You have great ambitions."

Ryosuke looked at the old cat with subtle eyes, "If you really have the ability to dominate the ninja world with a bunch of wild cats, then I don't mind fighting with you."

"No... no need, no need, I just made a slip of the tongue."

The old cat waved his hands in panic,

When he was a cat, he had always been with Ryosuke and had seen a lot of secrets.

He knew very well how powerful this master was and how high his realm was.

Fight with this master? The old cat had never thought of this, even now that he had this gift, he still didn't dare, he just didn't dare!

What's more...

"You are my benefactor, you have done me too much good, I didn't have the ability to repay you before, but now... Master, if you have any orders, just tell me, if you need me, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

The old cat began to offer his loyalty without hesitation,

Having walked through the gates of hell, he didn't want to walk through it again.

Although he has lived for many years and even reached the limit of his race, he still wants to continue living.

"Orders?"

Ryosuke smiled gently, very satisfied with his attitude, "There are indeed many things for you to do..."

In the training ground of the Hyuga family,

Ryosuke looked at the surrounding environment with some nostalgia, he hadn't been here for a while.

"Are you... the old cat from before?"

And next to him, Hanabi and Hinata were curiously looking at the sturdy man with a cat's head and a human body.

"Good morning, ladies."

The old cat greeted him politely.

After asking the butler to alter a few pieces of clothing in the morning, he didn't look as weird as before when he put them on.

After staring at the cat's face for a long time, Xiao Huahuo suddenly said, "...I still think the kitten look is cuter before."

The old cat's smile froze, and he sighed in his heart.

To be honest, he also felt that his previous look was more appealing to people.

Now he looks like a big and thick fool.

But he was still a little sad when it was pointed out.

"Hanahuo!"

Obviously noticing the old cat's disappointment, Hinata frowned and shouted, then looked at the old cat apologetically, "Mr. Cat, I'm sorry, Huahuo...she just doesn't have a good eye and can't find the beauty of your posture."

As she said that, she tried hard to find words in her mind, "You are actually not bad like this, there is a kind of...a kind of martial arts temperament."

After saying it, Hinata felt something was wrong again.

But to be honest, she also thought that the kitten looked petite and cute before.

Although the old cat now has a human form and a strong body, it’s a pity...

He is short!

A strong man who is only half the height of the kitten, and has a strange cat face.

Not only is his image far inferior to that of the kitten, but his momentum is also far inferior to that of the kitten.

She actually wanted to describe him as a bandit, but it was obvious that this would make the old cat sad, but this adjective that she had been thinking about for a long time didn’t seem to be very good.

"Okay."

Ryosuke interrupted their awkward chat and looked at the old cat, "Let Hanabi be your sparring partner. Don’t underestimate each other and fight seriously!"

As he said this, he had already opened his white eyes.

"Now let’s conduct the first test, actual combat."

"Prepare to observe strength, speed, skills and internal special energy. There are currently no traces of chakra and no other energy substances."

In the center of the field,

The old cat and the little Hanabi obediently came to the central area of ​​the training field, and they were both eager to try.

Although there is a gap between their ages, their heights are similar. From a distance, they look like a match made in heaven.

However, this feeling only appeared before the battle began.

When Ryosuke shouted that the sparring had begun, this equal momentum was instantly shattered.

At an extremely fast speed, the petite and strong body of the old cat came to Hanabi with a whirring sound and punched her.

Its speed was so fast that Hanabi could not react at all and could only instinctively raise her hand to block it.

Bang!

Then, she was knocked out!

"Use your Byakugan, go all out, and make your chakra active!" Ryosuke scolded coldly, and was very dissatisfied with Hanabi's mentality of retaining strength from the beginning.

A backflip in the air relieved the force.

The moment Hanabi landed on the ground, her Byakugan had already been opened, and the chakra in her body was flowing rapidly.

After shaking her numb arms, her face was no longer as playful as before.

After all, she had studied in the Ninja School for several years and had practiced a lot in actual combat. When the old cat showed its speed and strength, she regretted her underestimation of the enemy at the beginning.

"Why are you standing there? Are you giving your enemy time to recover? Why don't you pursue the victory!"

Just after scolding Hanabi, Ryosuke scolded the old cat again.

Just now, when Hanabi underestimated the enemy and succeeded in one strike, the old cat stopped in place and waited for her to recover, instead of continuing to catch up and launch a new offensive. He really has no sense of combat at all!

Or...

"Don't hold back. I'll be watching you from the side. Just use your full strength. If there is any danger, I will stop it."

Frowning coldly, Ryosuke guessed that they were afraid of hurting each other, so they didn't dare to go all out.

With his reminder, the expressions of the old cat and Hanabi became obviously different,

some sharp, and some expectant.

Then their actions also confirmed this.

Every move is deadly, no more holding back.

The two of them fought back and forth,

The skills that Hanabi learned in the Ninja School were to avoid death in the future missions, and the sharpness of her skills is the summary of Konoha's battles over the past hundred years.

The same is true for the old cat.

Although he has not taken formal combat courses, and has only fought with some wild cats in the state of an ordinary cat, the ability enhancement brought to him by the devil fruit has made up for his shortcomings.

As the battle continues, his sharp edge has shown a strength far beyond that of Hanabi.

"Very good, that's it."

"The soft fist is a physical skill that mainly intercepts chakra to block the enemy's actions. The old cat has no chakra in his body. Don't make unnecessary attempts. You have to use the soft fist in a more powerful way and learn to change according to the enemy's situation in battle!"

"Where's the three-body technique! You are a ninja, not a martial artist, don't just use physical techniques!"

At the beginning, Ryosuke would instruct Hanabi and Old Cat separately.

But later, only Hanabi was left, because Old Cat didn't need him to say anything more, he had already gotten used to the rhythm of the battle and learned how to use the humanoid posture to face the enemy in the battle.

"Stop!"