Chapter 112 - 112 (2/2)

After going out to throw the other dead animals, Ryo examined the hare. Unlike the magpie, it didn't have the Ryumyaku's Chakra left within its body, making it nothing different from an ordinary hare.

After he released the animal, Ryo continued to conduct research on other dying animals. Like before, he injected the Ryumyaku's Chakra within their body. However, this time, he made sure that the amount of Chakra used is proportional to their body mass.

Kushina very curious about Ryo how went out of his way to find dying animals, but she was held off of him by Minato.

And Looking at Ryo, Minato saw that it looked as if he was on the verge of making a breakthrough. Of course, he didn't want Kushina to interfere with that.

However, Kushina wasn't the type to listen to persuasion, and the more Minato insisted on keeping her from going in, the more curious she was. Ryo was her treasured apprentice, so why shouldn't she see him?

With that in mind, Kushina snuck into Ryo's tent as he was struggling with the Gray Magpie.

After absorbing the Ryumyaku's Chakra, the magpie's IQ shot through the roof, and Ryo discovered that it could refine Chakra, a propriety that's usually unique to summoned beasts.

This ability made Ryo more interested in this gray magpie.

The changes occurring to the bird were not limited to that! Its body slowly grew; its beak an claws changed shape; it became more aggressive, and all the feathers on its body began to fall off and grow again, silvery-white this time.

In a few days, it turned into a bird that's two meters long wing to wing, looking more like a falcon than a magpie. (Translator Note: 2 Meters= 6 ft 6.7 inches).

The main cause behind these transformations was the Ryumyaku's power. A few days ago, the gray magpie found Ryo experimenting with other animals, and it kept pleading, as if it wanted more of it.

At first, Ryo was reluctant, but when it found that the bird could refine Chakra, he stopped hesitating. Over the following few days, he injected the bird with nearly a 3rd of what he had in the scroll.

It was at that moment that Kushina snuck in. She stood their surprised watching Ryo try to talk to a silvery-white bird.

”Ryo, what are you doing!?”

Kushina's voice startled Ryo, as he was too immersed in teaching the bird speech.

Ryo was preparing to explain, when he heard the bird: ”Ryo, what are you doing?!”

The magpie's voice was feminine, crisp and very pleasing. The words were clear, as if it had been talking for so long.

”Ryo, what's that summoned beast?” Kushina asked with some surprise.

”Ryo, what's that summoned beast?” the Magpie continued to imitate Kushina.

Kushina found it to be interesting, that the bird in Ryo's tent was able to imitate her speech.