Water Nature Transformation

Kakashi led Sakura to another clearing in the woods. ☆→Top☆→☆→☆→,

Looking at the girl standing quietly in front of him, Kakashi suddenly didn't know where to begin.

For Kakashi, being Sakura's teacher was indeed a rather troublesome matter. Some people might envy him for having such a talented student, but for Kakashi, his student's high aptitude left him, as the teacher, unsure of what to teach her.

Her superb Chakra control allowed her to easily master new Ninjutsu. The Ninjutsu Kakashi taught her took at least an hour to master. More importantly, with the two excellent Water Release techniques she created as examples, Kakashi couldn't just use some boring Water Release to fill in the gaps. As a man who had copied thousands of Ninjutsu, Kakashi never imagined that he would be teaching his students no new Ninjutsu so soon.

Kakashi was powerless to help Sakura perfect her Ninjutsu development.

Kakashi had seen many so-called talents, but he had never seen anyone like Sakura, whose talent was based on whimsical ideas. Having served as Sakura's mentor for several months, Kakashi had witnessed too many of Sakura's strange ideas. Some were foolish, some were childish, and some were both laughable and exasperating, but some were effective, profound, and even incredibly powerful.

Kakashi now completely understands why Sakura was able to develop two incredibly powerful Water Release at such a young age—it's because this girl's imagination is so vast it could fit the moon inside!

Kakashi was completely impressed and admired him immensely.

After hesitating for a moment, Kakashi finally spoke.

"In fact, regarding your training... I don't have any better ideas. As for Ninjutsu and Taijutsu, there's not much new I can teach you. You've already found your own path; the rest is up to you to work hard."

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the trees, casting dappled shadows on the clearing and illuminating the dancing dust particles within the beams of light. It made the skin of her cherry-like face and arms appear as white as jade; years of contact with clean water had given her skin a smoothness rarely seen in ninjas, almost translucent. Her clear blue eyes reflected Kakashi's figure, and her thin, pink lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to speak but hesitated, ultimately not interrupting Kakashi.

Kakashi discovered that this girl, who appeared cheerful and lively in front of Naruto and Sasuke, possessed a completely different, tranquil and gentle demeanor when alone. She concealed her Yamato and confidence beneath this calm surface, like an iceberg floating on the sea; only those who knew her well could see through it.

Gazing at Sakura, Kakashi continued, "Currently, the only way to quickly and effectively improve your combat power is to perfect your other Water Release Techniques, the one involving Ultra-Pure Water. Your problem is that it's difficult to produce large quantities of Ultra-Pure Water, so you can't unleash the full power of this Release Techniques, right? Tell me specifically what stage you're at, what problems you're encountering, and perhaps I can help you think of a solution."

"I'm not good at solving problems using your way of thinking, but perhaps I can inspire you from another perspective."

"Hmm... what's wrong?" Sakura subconsciously touched her lower lip with her index finger. "So-called Ultra-Pure Water is water with extremely high purity. It's very difficult to make water that's much purer than distilled water. I've tried many methods, but all have failed. The method I'm using now is a clumsy one: first, I distill it multiple times, and then I use ultra-high pressure to pass it through a special Chakra membrane to obtain usable Ultra-Pure Water."

Sakura took out several sealing scrolls, opened them, and took out the water spheres sealed within the jutsu. She wrapped them with Chakra to prevent air from seeping in. "This is repeatedly distilled water, which still contains trace amounts of volatile ions and soluble gases." She then took out a transparent filter membrane and demonstrated the process of making Ultra-Pure Water to Kakashi. Just as Sakura said, this method is time-consuming and laborious; it takes an hour to produce even one liter of Ultra-Pure Water.

Although Kakashi found Sakura's occasional use of technical jargon impressive but not entirely incomprehensible, he roughly understood her situation. After a moment's thought, he got the gist of it.

"I can't offer any useful advice regarding this research on Ultra-Pure Water. However, your approach seems closer to that of an ordinary person. As a ninja, you should try to find solutions from the perspective of Ninjutsu."

"You've completed the Water Chakra Nature Transformation. Everyone has their own understanding of Nature Transformation, so what are your thoughts on the Water Release Nature Transformation?"

This is a question that seems simple but is actually extremely complex. It's so simple that it can be answered in a single sentence, yet so complex that even a lengthy explanation could take three nights. Sakura remained silent for a while before finally answering.

"Because of the five Nature Transformation, many people confuse them with the five elements, which I believe is completely wrong. If one thinks that fire, earth, wind, thunder, and the elemental fire arise from Nature Transformation, and that if the environment already contains these elements, then Nature Transformation are unnecessary and one can use Release Techniques, this is a completely erroneous understanding."

"This is merely the mimicry of Chakra the elements we commonly encounter. While they may share similar properties with elements found in nature, their essence is entirely different. Clearly, Chakra the five elements is no different in essence from Chakra oil, poison, snakes, or various weapons. So, on what basis is oil considered a transformation of Chakra, and water Nature Transformation?"

"The Nature Transformation of Wind Release is [cutting] rather than [forming wind]; the Nature Transformation of Fire Style is [high temperature] and [burning] rather than [forming fire]. Similarly, the Nature Transformation of Water Release is, of course, not [forming water], but [flowing]."

Sakura spoke eloquently.

This knowledge, which should have been accessible Chunin or even Jonin, was something Sakura had already begun learning with the Third Hokage's permission. However, the written records were not systematic, and the insights left by those Water Release masters and Ninjutsu experts were not only inconsistent but also contradictory.

The Third Hokage explained that this was because everyone had their own understanding of Ninjutsu, but Sakura felt that it was simply a case of the blind men and the elephant. The vastly different understandings revealed that the true nature of Chakra, this colossal elephant, was far from being fully understood by the ninjas.

Accustomed to the precise mathematical language of her past life's science, which describes the truths hidden beneath the surface of the world, Sakura was very dissatisfied with the ninjas' use of subjective and vague methods to describe the nature of Chakra. Ambiguous methods were of no help in uncovering the truth of the world. The Third had once worried that premature exposure to these contents would be counterproductive and hinder Sakura from developing her own understanding of Water Release, but he unexpectedly discovered that Sakura had already marked them with a cross in her mind, seeing only a glimpse of the whole picture.

Of course, Sakura's current level is merely that she has her own understanding of Water Release; she's still a million Galileos away from writing a book on the mathematical principles of Chakra.

"[Flow]?" Kakashi retorted.

"Cherry Blossom." That's right. Isn't it because of this characteristic, this Nature Transformation, that it's called [water]? It's precisely because of its flow that it has impact force and the ability to defend against impact. That's why Water Clone have high mobility but low defense. However, in aquatic environments, such as lakes and rivers, the weakness of dispersing with a single strike is compensated for. That's why Ninjutsu like Five Feeding Sharks becomes particularly troublesome."

Water Release: Five Feeding Sharks, a powerful B-rank Water Release, releases five sharks from the five fingers to devour enemies in the water. The sharks automatically repair themselves if attacked or damaged in the water. In the original work, Kisame Hoshigaki used this technique along with its super-advanced version Thousand Feeding Sharks, which proved extremely difficult to deal with.

"Because the environment has a huge impact on Water Release techniques, it's essential to consume a large amount of Chakra to create a favorable combat environment before engaging in battle. Therefore, many people believe that a good Water Release ninja must first Chakra. But think about it carefully: water is merely the medium through which Water Release become physical Ninjutsu. Admittedly, it's the most convenient and effective medium, but this doesn't mean that [Water Release Nature Transformation] can't be used elsewhere. In short, I believe the Nature Transformation of water is [flow]."

The Water Blade series of Ninjutsu uses Chakra- mimicked water to achieve high-pressure cutting, without much involvement in Nature Transformation of water.

Sakura's understanding of water's Nature Transformation came from practicing Water Release using Ultra-Pure Water. The excessive surface strength of Ultra-Pure Water makes it difficult for it to change shape at the wielder's will. This is why Sakura usually only transforms into two simple shapes in actual combat: a water shield and a water cushion. Manipulating Ultra-Pure Water can only be achieved through Nature Transformation [flow]. Even if a ninja without strong Water Release skills were given Ultra-Pure Water, they wouldn't be able to use it effectively. Even Sakura, who is now considered an expert in Water Release, sometimes finds it very difficult.

Kakashi initially posed this question simply to test Sakura, but she unexpectedly launched into a lengthy discourse. Even Jonin the Kakashi had encountered, few possessed such insights. Kakashi truly didn't know whether to feel sorry for those muscle-bound Jonin or be astonished by Sakura. Incidentally, the first person Kakashi thought of in this situation was Might Guy.