By the time Uchiha Rei finished her story, Ling and Kushina had already finished all the food. In the end, it wasn't quite enough, so they cooked another pot of rice and barely managed to eat their fill, about seventy percent, with the sauce.
Uchiha Mikoto wasn't surprised by the sparkling clean plates, but Itachi, who was witnessing Ling's appetite for the first time, worried if Ling would not be able to eat enough on the battlefield.
"Thank you for the hospitality, Sister Kushina. I have things to do, so I'll be leaving now. Let's go shopping together in a few days, goodbye Sister Mikoto and little Itachi."
Ling was a little regretful that she hadn't eaten her fill, but there was a sumptuous dinner prepared by a Shadow Clone at home, which Pakura probably wouldn't be able to finish, so she could just go back and have a little more.
With a Flying Thunder God Technique, she vanished from Kushina's house and reappeared in her new home, where Pakura seemed to have barely started eating.
"Is it not to your taste, Ms. Pakura?" Ling sat cross-legged on the other side of the table, looking at the lavish dinner, every dish containing meat.
"No, I'm already full." Pakura made a bitter face. She had been so hungry earlier that she couldn't wait for dinner, so she drank a high-energy nutrient solution. Now, after only a little, she couldn't eat anymore.
"That's a shame. To avoid waste, I'll take care of it then."
Ling loosened her belt, released some memory, and then put on her Heavenly Restriction for accelerated digestion, beginning to eat elegantly and rapidly.
Pakura could only agonizingly watch as the delicious food gradually disappeared into Uchiha Rei's mouth, while she, unable to eat, could only suffer.
"Burp... My cooking is really good. The taste is excellent."
Ling rubbed her stomach, looking at the leftover dishes. Naturally, she let a Shadow Clone clean them up. Only when supplies were abundant did Ling dare to keep her Heavenly Restriction active.
On the front lines, Ling always held back, otherwise, the supply of materials on the front lines probably wouldn't keep up. Now that she was back in the Village, she didn't have to worry.
As Ling's physical fitness became stronger and stronger, Heavenly Restriction required enough nutritional supplements to slowly improve her physical fitness, otherwise, the speed would be like a turtle's crawl.
Don't look at Uchiha Rei, who is only 1.1 meters tall now, but her weight far exceeds that of an adult, and her body density is probably no worse than that of the Third Raikage.
Ignoring the Shadow Clone with the Byakugan who was cleaning up the dishes, Ling decided to take a comfortable hot bath, but before that, she had to hypnotize that damn White Zetsu.
Even when Ling changed houses, White Zetsu still diligently monitored Uchiha Rei, making Ling have to hypnotize White Zetsu for any important matters to feel at ease.
During this time, Ling's Yin Release had improved greatly. She developed a genjutsu that consumed a lot of Chakra but didn't require light or sound as a medium.
That is, directly controlling Yin Release Chakra to condense into threads extending to the enemy. The further the distance or the stronger the enemy's Chakra defense, the greater the consumption of Yin Release.
The inspiration for this came from the forbidden jutsu Izanami. After reading Chiri's genjutsu insights, she also understood how Chiri simplified the Mangekyo Sharingan jutsu into a Three-Tomoe Sharingan forbidden jutsu.
This genjutsu can instantly pull the enemy's spiritual body into Ling's genjutsu world through the Yin Release threads. While Ling was bathing, White Zetsu still thought it was monitoring Uchiha Rei.
Little did it know that its spiritual body was already in that lifelike genjutsu world. This genjutsu world was usually a blurry mosaic.
Only when the enemy's spiritual body enters will it consume the enemy's mental power and Uchiha Rei's mental power to transform the area that the enemy's spiritual body can perceive into a nearly real appearance.
This is also a method to reduce computing power and mental consumption. What can be seen is real, and what cannot be seen is still pixelated mosaic.
This jutsu is somewhat similar to Tsukuyomi, but because the enemy's mental power participates in constructing the genjutsu world in Ling's jutsu, the authority is not entirely in Ling's hands.
Ling can change a part, but what she can do is limited. She cannot make the enemy feel the falseness of this world, otherwise, there is a possibility of breaking free.
The genjutsu world can be multi-threaded, meaning multiple people can be pulled in, and the world's plot will proceed as the enemy desires.
After bathing, Ling decided to take a holiday. Tonight, she wouldn't practice or do any research. Ling's strength allowed her to occasionally relax.
Early the next morning, a Ninja from the Uchiha clan came to invite Uchiha Rei to a clan meeting. Usually, Uchiha clan meetings were held at night, so a morning meeting was quite rare.
After a comfortable night's sleep, she woke up refreshed, washed up, and ate the breakfast made by her Shadow Clone. Ling immediately followed the Uchiha Chunin to the clan grounds.
"Do you know what the clan meeting is about?" Ling didn't recognize this clan member, but he was a young Chunin, probably newly promoted.
"Rin-sama, it might be about the Uchiha Star-making Project. They need you to personally select suitable Uchiha, and they have all diligently learned various skills related to being a star."
Uchiha Shoyo greatly admired Uchiha Rei. When he was a Genin before, he knew the Uchiha's predicament.
Now, it had changed completely. The Uchiha had become wealthy, and even Uchiha like him, who didn't have much talent, received enough cultivation resources to become a Chunin.
"Is it a bit of an overcorrection? I mean, we're shaping handsome and beautiful Uchiha images, how did it turn into making celebrities?"
Ling was a bit confused and didn't know which elder came up with the idea of making stars, and they actually made them learn singing, dancing, and acting.
"Rin-sama, many branch families of the Uchiha don't have good talent, and they all cherish this clan-funded project with great resources. They don't have to become Ninja to be popular and wealthy, and most importantly, it's safe."
Shoyo immediately explained. Although the Uchiha didn't have main and branch families, they did have main and collateral branches. Becoming a collateral or main branch depended entirely on the strength and talent of that lineage.
For example, Ling was formerly a collateral branch, but now she is naturally a main branch. Obito and Izumi also belonged to collateral branches, but Shisui and Itachi belonged to the main branch.
"Alright, it can also be considered finding a way out for you all. If the star-making project develops smoothly and yields good returns, it will continue in the future."
Ling didn't care much about these matters, but she supported things that benefited the clan members. Letting some less capable Ninja become actors also aligned with Ling's plan.
Arriving at the Uchiha's training ground, a stage had already been set up, and the audience was filled with Uchiha. Ling was naturally led to the very front.
The first row was occupied by Uchiha elders and Uchiha Mikoto, who represented the clan head. Ling sat directly in the empty seat next to Mikoto. Such a unique clan meeting was quite interesting.
"Ling, you must choose carefully. We old folks no longer have the eyesight of young people. The future of the Uchiha still needs your careful attention."
Uchiha Shoyo happily looked at Uchiha Rei, whose strength was becoming more unfathomable. He naturally knew Uchiha Rei's battle achievements.
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