Recruit Rations

Chapter 181 Recruit Rations

One day later.

With the help of Sage Body and medical ninjutsu, Uchiha Gen recovered his physical condition in just one day.

On Orochimaru's side, they are still relying on the information provided by Danzo to continuously engage in a game of strategy with the Hidden Cloud Village, creating a more suitable opportunity for a decisive battle.

Although the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, and everyone knew that a great battle was about to break out at any moment, Uchiha Gen was now one of the top high-ranking figures in Konoha on the Land of Hot Springs side, and he was still very familiar with Konoha's movements.

Orochimaru's style of commanding in war is also like that of a viper, seeking to defeat the enemy with a single blow. For this reason, he will not easily make a move when the enemy has not shown any weakness. Instead, he will create weaknesses through continuous probing, intimidation, distraction, deception, feints and other means, and then wait for the right opportunity to strike.

According to Gen Uchiha's assessment, Orochimaru is unlikely to make any moves in the next day or two, which gives Gen Uchiha some time to do other things.

"Licorice powder, Job's tears powder, and a mixture of concentrated medicinal juices are kneaded with honey from the bees raised by the Aburame clan, formed into a dough, and then dried."

Inside the tent, rows of white-gray pills were neatly arranged in front of Uchiha Gen, emitting a strong, exotic fragrance.

Previously, under the pretext of treating the clan leader's injuries, he obtained a large amount of top-notch medical equipment from two elders. Back in Konoha, he had already tested the medicinal formula of this premium soldier's ration pill.

Compared to mainstream products on the market, nearly 90% of the ingredients in this premium soldier's ration pill are the same.

Of the remaining ones, some can be found in the ninja world, while others simply cannot be found at all.

Gen Uchiha had no choice but to lower his standards and search for substitutes in the ninja world based on the detectable properties of the drugs.

After numerous experiments and referencing the formulation processes of many different types of military rations, the final product he presented was the one before him.

Although it can't compare to the original, after testing, its chakra recovery effect is better than most products on the market, making it a top-grade product. Just for this reason, his soldier pills will sell well on the market. How much he can earn depends entirely on how much the price can be higher than the cost.

What truly satisfied Gen Uchiha was that the medicinal properties of these soldier pills, when combined with other ingredients, could also stimulate the body's own Yang Release chakra, thus alleviating some of the injuries.

As for the purification effect, Gen Uchiha didn't understand how it came about. He only speculated that it was related to some of the materials used, which were not available in the ninja world, so it could not be replicated.

What remains is a common problem that almost all military rations have.

After all, the principle behind soldier pills is to concentrate a large amount of energy-rich nutrients, allowing users to quickly digest and absorb them in a short period of time, restore their physical strength, and quickly convert this energy into chakra.

Digesting a large amount of nutrients and absorbing energy in a short period of time is unbearable for anyone. Except for the premium soldier ration pills produced by the system, which use other means to greatly reduce this impact to almost nothing, it is basically impossible to avoid this.

Uchiha Gen's version also has more side effects than the Nara clan's soldier ration pills. If two pills are taken consecutively in a short period of time, it will also put a small burden on the internal organs. However, because it is made with high-quality ingredients, it is still much better than ordinary soldier ration pills.

However, what Uchiha Gen needs to do today is to further process these military rations.

The medicinal herbs, the medicinal juice, and the honey have all been prepared again, and this time he will add some new ingredients to them.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock—"

Drops of blood flowed down in streams, into the glass bottle.

His strongest means of recovery right now is not soldier pills or medical ninjutsu, but his own body.

One bite can restore half of your life; there's almost no better medicine in the ninja world. If you could mix your own blood into the soldier pills and retain both effects, that would be perfect.

If he encounters dangerous situations again in the future, he can't just bite back like he did on the road to Rashomon.

If the enemy sees this on the battlefield, and they learn this information, they can try to take a bite out of him, which would also help him recover his losses.

"The results do not seem to have met expectations."

After taking a soldier's ration pill, Gen Uchiha frowned slightly, feeling that things were not as expected.

"The Healing Body doesn't mean turning my physical body into some precious medicinal material. What really works is the powerful Yang Release chakra generated within my body. I still need to stimulate the Yang Release chakra in my body and guide it into my bloodstream before it will be suitable as material."

After speculating on the reasons, Gen Uchiha began to try again.

Losing too much blood can have a significant impact on the body, but with medical ninjutsu, it's not a problem to remove some more blood in a short period of time.

"The Yin heals and destroys."

Powerful Yang Release chakra surged within him once more, and soon, Gen Uchiha encountered another problem.

So when he mobilized the Yang Release chakra within his body, the self-healing effect seemed a bit too strong.

The wound healed automatically after only a few drops of blood flowed out as soon as it was cut open.

Left with no other choice, Gen Uchiha had to abandon the use of the chakra scalpel, draw his Sengoku ninja sword, and slash his own arm.

This time, they finally managed to collect enough blood before the wound healed.

"When drying, you need to pay attention to the temperature. It cannot be too high, otherwise the blood will deform due to the high temperature. It also cannot interfere with the medicinal properties of the herbs themselves. In that case, it can only be mixed into beeswax."

Perhaps a method of extracting the moisture from the medicinal herbs could be used, treating it as a toxin to remove it, thus eliminating the need for the drying process.

In the blink of an eye, Uchiha Gen quickly revised the drug-making process again and began to work.

More than an hour later.

Another batch of new ration pills was produced.

The same exotic fragrance remained, but this batch of rations had a reddish tinge appearing on their grayish-white surface.

This time, Gen Uchiha did not use shadow clones to attack himself again. Instead, he changed into a sturdy inner armor, covered with a green Konoha ninja vest, formed hand seals once more, and then, carrying a few soldier pills, headed back to Rashomon Canyon.

The first three doors were familiar to us, so we passed through them smoothly.

After passing the third door, Uchiha Gen slowed down, enduring the yin wind blades and the corrosive effect of Yin Release chakra, and carefully observed everything around him with his three-tomoe Sharingan.

If you feel that your chakra is too depleted or your injuries are severe, then swallow a special soldier's ration pill.