Mysterious, but Naruto

Louis sensed the changes that occurred as the potion entered the divine tree, watching it being transformed into pure chakra.

wrong!

Just as Louis was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly discovered that the chakra had split in two!

The two parts are of different sizes. Louis could sense that the larger part was chakra without even looking at it, while the other part was an unknown power.

Both forces eventually rose up the tree trunk and were stored near the crown.

With a thought from Louis, a branch grew from the inside out from the originally bare canopy, with a fruit and a black crystal smaller than a grain of millet hanging on the branch.

Louis floated up into the air and landed at the branch of the tree, looking at the product that had grown from the sacred tree.

"This chakra fruit is smaller than a black date. Well, it's just a bottle of magic potion. How much chakra can it convert?"

However, could this black crystal also possess extraordinary properties?

Louis reached out and pinched the black crystal between his fingers, afraid that he might lose it in a moment of distraction.

Louis was keen to continue his research, but he took a glass bottle and stored it away for the time being.

Looking inside the bottle, at a closer look it might have been mistaken for dust crystals, Louis left a message on the bottle.

[Sequence 9 Apprentice]

Louis then fed the remaining two bottles of potion to the Divine Tree using the same method. Besides two more barely perceptible crystals appearing on the tree branch, the Chakra Fruit was slightly larger.

After doing all this, Louis thoroughly inspected the divine tree inside and out, and only after confirming that there were no problems did he take out the diamond-shaped extraordinary property the size of an eye.

Unlike absorbing potions before, this time the Divine Tree digested the extraordinary properties more slowly.

Of course, this so-called slowness is relative to the digestion of the previous three bottles of potion.

From the moment the three bottles of potion were absorbed until the chakra fruit finally formed, it took less than two seconds—basically the same speed at which the potion circulated within the divine tree.

The divine tree transformed this extraordinary property in about three or four seconds.

Seeing that the Chakra Fruit was noticeably larger this time, Louis reached out and picked it.

Once it's put in your mouth, it transforms into the purest form of chakra without you even having to chew it.

Looking at that branch again, you can see that it is covered with a row of extraordinary characteristics.

Three black crystals the size of millet grains, two transparent crystals the size of rice grains, and one transparent crystal the size of a date pit.

Looking at the row of crystals before him, and recalling the memories he had received from the fake carpenter, Louis guessed the extraordinary properties that these crystals corresponded to.

"Okay, these are three Sequence 9 'Apprentice' extraordinary traits, two Sequence 8 'Trickster' extraordinary traits, and one Sequence 7 'Astrologer' extraordinary trait."

To be honest, this cult is really twisted. First, they gave people the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 8, and then they gave people the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 to eat.

But does that mean the mortality rate within the other organization is quite high?

No, normally if someone were killed, they would take away the other person's extraordinary characteristics, just like I did.

So, does this mean these cult members are mentally unstable, daring to eat anything they find?

Louis shook his head, no longer pondering the cultists' ideas.

He began to think about how to further experiment with these extraordinary properties he possessed. At present, the best experimental method should be to find other organisms to eat them and observe their reactions.

Since Audrey's big dog, Susie, had successfully taken a potion before, Louis didn't intend to experiment on humans.

Louis's idea was to find some animals to experiment on, and maybe even use them as a control group with Susie.

As for the ones to be used for experiments, they are naturally the four Apprentice Extraordinary Traits that Louis currently possesses.

Thinking of the Chakra Fruit he had swallowed, Louis went to his study to supplement and add to the organizational rules he had previously established.

Louis had not previously confirmed that the potion and extraordinary properties could truly be absorbed by his own divine tree and transformed into chakra.

Now that this has been confirmed, the organization can also join in the collection of these items.

Based on the expenses incurred by his butler and Audrey in collecting the materials, Louis roughly estimated that each potion cost around 400 pounds.

Based on this price, Louis decided to add a Chakra Fruit as an option to the supplies that members can exchange for in the future.

As for exchanging it for a Chakra Fruit, it is currently priced at 500 pounds.

Louis thought for a moment and added another restriction: each member could only exchange once, and each time a potion or extraordinary trait was handed in, an additional exchange opportunity would be added.

This is equivalent to a magic potion, plus 100 pounds for a fruit.

But since the other party is processing the supplied materials, Louis still has to charge some processing fees.

Remembering the potion ingredients Audrey had provided him, Louis went to the Divine Tree and poured in about the amount of chakra that a Sequence 9 potion could convert.

Seeing the sacred tree bear fruit again, Louis did not eat it this time, but put it in a box.

After all, it's a 500-pound fruit, so it's reasonable to have more elaborate packaging.

After leaving the Divine Tree space, Louis glanced at the sky outside. He didn't choose to disturb Audrey at this time, but instead sent her a message using the ring, asking her to tell him when she was free on Monday.

When Audrey woke up the next day and saw the message in the ring, she couldn't help but feel uneasy, wondering what Louis wanted to see her about.

Despite this, she immediately sat up in bed, started washing up and getting dressed, and didn't even dare to stay in bed as usual.

Only after she had dressed herself did Audrey contact Louis through the ring.

Louis, meanwhile, had just opened his eyes from his bed.

"Oh, so I was woken up by a phone call?"

Honestly, I forgot to tell her she could come later.

Despite saying that, Louis still handed the box containing the Chakra Fruit to the other party through a spatial rift.

Because Louis was still in bed and hadn't washed his face, he didn't speak directly with Audrey. Instead, he conveyed the effects of the fruit to her through a message on the ring.

[This is a Chakra Fruit. Eating it will increase your chakra without any side effects. Consider it payment for the potion ingredients you collected recently. — Gou Chen]

After receiving Louis's message, Audrey was inclined to refuse, saying that collecting materials for him was something she should do as a member of the organization.

But after learning that this fruit could increase chakra without any side effects, they became reluctant to part with it.

After hesitating for a while, Audrey decided to silently thank Louis in her heart before eating the fruit.

When the fruit disappeared as soon as it entered her mouth, Audrey was momentarily confused, and then she felt a sudden surge of chakra within her body.

This amount of chakra was enormous, far exceeding the amount of chakra she could previously refine on her own.

Feeling her chakra slowly being depleted, Audrey wasn't alarmed. She knew that the chakra was gradually enhancing her physical abilities.

Feeling the chakra within her body, Audrey felt that once she absorbed it all, she would become a little superhero, and breaking an iron railing with her bare hands would be a piece of cake.

Unlike Audrey's feelings, Louis, although he looks like a human, is essentially a composite of chakra energy, just like the Otsutsuki.

When he ate the Chakra Fruit, it directly increased his chakra level, unlike Audrey's experience of gradually improving her physical body.

Therefore, they did not know that it would take Audrey several more days to fully absorb the fruit.

It wasn't until Louis inexplicably noticed a slight increase in chakra within his body that he realized something was wrong.

Louis followed the chakra and discovered that its source was Audrey.

It was only at this point that he realized what was going on.

It turns out that once chakra is created, it doesn't simply disappear into thin air, unless it's consumed like when releasing a ninjutsu.

Of course, using chakra to enhance physical abilities is also a way to consume chakra.

However, there is a problem: when ordinary people use chakra, there is a conversion efficiency issue.

The reason why the same ninjutsu can be more powerful when released by some people is because different people have different levels of proficiency in ninjutsu. They will try to convert as much of their chakra as possible into ninjutsu and reduce waste.

The chakra that ninjas waste doesn't actually disappear; most of it is recycled.

This chakra will be returned to Kaguya Otsutsuki's body, the God Tree's body, the nine tailed beasts split off from Hagoromo Otsutsuki's body, and the Underworld he guards.

In this world, chakra doesn't have as many branches; it only converges towards Louis.

Furthermore, Audrey, as a novice, used rather crude methods to enhance her physical abilities through chakra, wasting a considerable amount of chakra.

However, Audrey previously had very little chakra that she could refine, so naturally even less chakra was wasted.

Therefore, although some chakra flowed into Louis at that time, the amount was far too small; it wasn't even enough to unleash a single ninjutsu.

But things are different now. Because Audrey consumed the Chakra Fruit, she suddenly gained a large amount of chakra. In addition, this chakra was not refined by her own body, and her own physical energy was not consumed.

The reason why taijutsu ninjas like Might Guy constantly train their bodies is because chakra is most effective at enhancing the physical body after the body's energy is depleted.

Audrey's body energy has not been depleted at all, and the chakra within her body still wants to enhance her body, so naturally even more chakra is wasted.

Only in this way could Louis feel a trace of chakra gathering in his body.

After learning the whole story, Louis immediately sent Audrey a message, telling her that if she wanted to improve her physical fitness, she should first expend energy, either by refining chakra or by exercising.

The difference between the two is that refining chakra consumes both mental and physical energy, and both of these energy increase simultaneously during the process.

If it's exercise, since it mainly consumes physical energy, the energy gained in the end is also mostly physical energy.

After thanking Louis, Audrey began refining chakra in the room.

After all, she was about to have breakfast, so it wasn't a good time for her to exercise.

On the other hand, Audrey felt that she was fine with her current figure, and she really didn't want to become someone whose whole body was covered in knotted muscles when she took off her clothes.

After all, it had only been a little over a week, and Audrey could already clearly feel her muscles increasing.

Although she had ridden horses and played polo before, the amount of exercise was actually just so-so. She wouldn't fall over if someone pushed her, but she wasn't really that strong either.

Louis then received a message from Audrey through the ring, asking if he would go to her that afternoon to confirm the Fool's method of attracting people.

Although Audrey phrased her question tactfully, Louis still understood the underlying meaning in her words.

Don't worry, that Fool should only be a Sequence Four. The last illusion seal I left on you can guarantee your safety.

Even if the other party intends to attack you, that illusion will ultimately send your spiritual body back into your physical body. —Gou Chen

Finally, Louis added one more sentence.

If your mental strength is strong enough in the future, and you learn some mental techniques, then when the Fool invites you to a meeting, you can retain a part of your mental body.

By the way, just like when you used the Illusionary Body Technique from the ring before, you can see two perspectives.

Even if the Fool actually kills the "you" in his meeting, you won't truly die; you'll only suffer psychological trauma. —Gou Chen

Louis's message immediately reminded Audrey of the magical experience she had when she used the Illusionary Body Technique.

Audrey also thought of the situation she had been completely unable to control when she first experienced a dual perspective.

To avoid the same situation happening to her at the Fools' Meeting in the future, Audrey asked Louis if she could practice the Illusionary Body Technique in her spare time.

Yes, you can try to see if you can move your illusionary body without moving your main body. That would help you train your mental strength.

Besides the study, you can go anywhere else on your projector. —Gou Chen

After Audrey thanked Louis again, there was no further news of her.

Louis also got up and ate breakfast to start his new day's work.