Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

However, in stark contrast to their tense, wary atmosphere, an incredibly clear, loud, and ecstatic voice suddenly exploded in Yagura's mind.

【Wa ...

[This! This is it! I could smell it from miles away! Such a big piece of meat! It looks so bouncy and chewy! This must be so satisfying to chew!]

It was the voice of Isobu Mio.

The voice was filled with the joy of discovering a new continent and an almost overflowing desire.

Yagura's expression froze instantly.

He looked at the giant octopus that was still curiously poking its head out of the sea and stirring the water with its tentacles, and then felt the intense appetite that Isobu felt in his mind, which was almost tangible and as turbulent as a tsunami.

His lips began to twitch uncontrollably.

As one of the former leaders of Kirigakure, a future pillar of the village, and the perfect Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails...

His first thought at that moment was...

Would this octopus taste great if it were made into a teppanyaki dish with Konoha sauce?

[Hurry! Yagura! Don't let it get away! Use your Water Release technique to net it! No, no, no, don't kill it, just knock it unconscious! Yes, yes, use that... physical tenderizing technique that big guy mentioned yesterday! Use that technique to loosen its muscles, so its flesh will be tender and chewy!]

In his mind, Isogai was wildly gesturing and jumping around, giving frantic instructions, just like a top gourmet.

Under the persistent and almost spiritually polluting demands of the Three-Tails.

Amidst the astonished and uncertain gazes of the people on the deck.

Yagura Karatachi, the perfect Jinchūriki who was always mature beyond his years, sighed silently and heavily, and took a step forward.

"Everyone step back, I'll handle this."

His voice was as steady as ever, carrying an unquestionable authority.

Upon hearing this, the Hidden Mist ninjas, though puzzled, retreated as instructed, making way for him out of trust in the powerful.

Yagura's figure left an afterimage in place, and the next moment he appeared at the bow of the ship.

He rapidly formed hand seals, and a surge of immense chakra flowed from his small body like a tide, resonating with the surrounding sea.

However, he did not unleash any devastating, wide-range ninjutsu attacks.

"Water Release: Great Water Wave!"

Centered on Yagura, the sea beneath his feet suddenly sank, followed by a highly compressed, solidified ring-shaped shockwave that spread out at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.

The shockwave did not damage the giant octopus's body, but instead struck the seawater around its head with great precision. The immense force created a giant wave tens of meters high, forming a closed water cage that completely blocked the octopus's movements.

The giant octopus seemed to be angered by this sudden change, letting out a deep roar as several tentacles unleashed tremendous force and slammed into the ship's hull!

Just then, Yagura completed his second technique.

He formed a hand seal again and coldly uttered four words to the enormous figure.

"Water Release: Thousand Kill Water Flight!"

In an instant, the surrounding seawater began to boil!

Thousands upon thousands of tiny water needles, refracting a cold light in the sunlight, appeared out of thin air, like an army that had received a command, forming torrents that swept across the giant octopus's body!

"Puff puff puff puff puff—!"

The dense sounds of flesh being pierced blended together, sending chills down one's spine.

Strangely, these water needles, which were powerful enough to pierce steel plates, did not cause any fatal wounds on the octopus.

After penetrating the muscle tissue, they began to vibrate at an ultra-high speed at a frequency that was difficult to detect with the naked eye!

It was a magical, textbook-perfect physical tenderizing process.

The giant octopus writhed wildly in the water, not from pain, but from an indescribable tingling sensation.

Its massive body is becoming increasingly...tender in a way never seen before.

Watching this scene from afar, Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up his cup of barley tea, which had long since gone cold, and spoke leisurely to Hozuki Kaigetsu, who was writing furiously beside him.

"Look, the moon over the sea."

He spoke calmly, as if introducing his company's latest research and development product.

"The power of the Tailed Beasts is not just a destructive strategic resource. If we change our perspective, it can also be defined as a highly efficient, green, and pollution-free bioenergy source. For example, it can be used to physically tenderize high-end ingredients, increasing their added value. This, too, is a form of productivity."

Hozuki Kaigetsu's hand holding the pen froze in mid-air, his jawline taut and straight.

Productivity... added value...

These few words, spoken by the Hokage, which he seemed to understand but also felt incredibly sophisticated, were like a bolt of lightning that shattered his understanding.

His pen tip left a trembling ink dot on the paper, then began to move at an even faster pace.

[A Preliminary Exploration of the Application and Economic Value of Tailed Beast Chakra in Food Processing, Bioenergy, and Large-Scale Industrial Chains—Taking Giant Soft-bodied Creatures as an Example]

He felt that his revitalization plan could be expanded into a completely new series after the chapters on agriculture, forestry, fisheries and animal husbandry—"White Paper on the Production and Application of Bloodline Limits and Tailed Beast Power in the New Era".

A battle that could overturn ordinary people's understanding ended in a farce that no one could have predicted.

In the end, the giant octopus, which was larger than the Hokage Building, was completely subdued by Yagura Karatachi with a textbook-perfect physical tenderizing ninjutsu, leaving all the Kirigakure ninjas stunned, bewildered, and even beginning to doubt their existence.

It floated softly on the sea surface, its massive body rising and falling gently with the waves, every inch of its muscle tissue reaching the theoretically perfect state of freshness.

A sudden maritime crisis was thus unexpectedly transformed into an unplanned food procurement activity.

Mei Terumi's cooking competition thus acquired top-quality ingredients that could be described as a dream.