Shadow Clone

(The live stream by the Behind-the-Scenes God is not simply a broadcast of images and audio.)

(Wizards with stronger senses can gain more from it.)

(Harry sensed an unprecedented, almost overflowing, Life Force emanating from Ron.)

(This was not something Ron could have achieved by Life Force Introduction. Harry, who had only been separated from Ron for a short time, was also certain that Ron wouldn't have made such great progress in such a short period.)

(This progress far surpasses that of the other three Champion, achieved by tripling the number of body cells.)

(The other audience members' attention began to turn to Katy, who had finally reaped the benefits of the [Sage Aura].)

"[Earth Release: Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique]!"

Katy's figure transformed into a silver streak of light, so fast that even the Third Tsuchikage Moody, couldn't catch a glimpse of her. He could only find a trace by the trail of light left behind by Katy's Winky wings as she flew by.

("So fast!" Harry's face darkened. This speed wasn't fast for him as Cosmic Knight, but it was fast for Ron.)

The Third Tsuchikage Moody, beamed with joy. "Just as I thought."

The silver light vanished, and the palm-sized Katy hovered in the air.

However, the Winky silver, dragonfly-like wings behind her did not flap.

It was as if gravity had lost its effect on it.

"My body feels so much lighter." Katy felt this unprecedented lightness, and her smile was equally undisguised.

"This ninjutsu is indeed more suitable for you." The Third Tsuchikage Moody, nodded. "It can maximize your mobility, and your Bloodline Limit gives you an all-pervasive attack method."

"You will definitely be one of the Four Guardian Shinobi this time, along with us Iwa ninjas."

Katy's smile became somewhat forced.

She suddenly realized that mobility was not as useful as she had imagined, given her ability to blend into space and be invincible without showing herself.

Her only purpose is to allow her to dodge in time when she appears to attack, making it harder for the enemy to catch her at the only opportunity to reach her.

As for using her Bloodline Limit, that is, her superpower, for offense.

She only needs to wait patiently until her opponent's wide-range ninjutsu fails, then use taijutsu to conserve Chakra. When the opponent gets close, she randomly removes an unknown organ from them, rendering them unable to move.

Almost no initiative is required.

If only she had learned Dust Release, she could have created a barrier to trap enemies within it, separating them into atomic states and causing a violent explosion.

But the die is cast.

"Next is [Earth Release: Weighted Rock Technique], which can petrify enemies, increase their weight, making it difficult for them to move, or be used to increase the weight of oneself or an ally to increase attack power." The Third Tsuchikage Moody, didn't notice the forced smile on Katy's face.

Of course, there's no need to pay attention.

Katy's mood improved after hearing what the Third Tsuchikage said.

Is it difficult?

She pressed for an answer.

This ninjutsu is still quite useful for her.

"It's not difficult," the Third Tsuchikage said. "They all operate on the same principle: the control of gravity. You just need to change how you use them."

"Can I learn about Dust Release?" Katy asked.

"Dust Release?" The Third Tsuchikage shook his head. "It's very difficult. I'm the only one in the entire Hidden Stone Village who inherited this ninjutsu. Even a genius like Seamus, my apprentice, couldn't learn it even with the blessing of [Sage Aura]. He could only take his Explosion Release a step further."

(Seamus: "Huh? Me? A genius?")

(Minerva McGonagall: "Mr. Finnegan, you are indeed a genius when it comes to making explosions.")

"Is it that difficult?" Katy asked in surprise.

"Indeed," the Third Tsuchikage said, "Because it's Bloodline Limit."

"It surpasses the [Bloodline Limit] and is formed by the fusion of the three natures of wind, earth, and fire."

"Beyond the Bloodline Limit?" Katy was shocked. She knew that the Bloodline Limit was the term for superpowers in this world.

"The 'Bloodline Limit' here refers to the ice, molten, explosive, and storm-like ninjutsu created by combining elements of wind, fire, lightning, earth, and water," the Third Tsuchikage explained. "Of course, this does not include Wood Release. Wood Release is not simply earth + water; it should also include Yang Release and Sealing Technique."

"Wood Release is also a Bloodline Limit, no, it's even more powerful than Bloodline Limit."

"Single Yin Release and Yang Release are incredibly close to the Bloodline Limit, which is incomparable to the Five Elements Release techniques such as Wind Release, Fire Release, and Lightning Release."

"The reason why Konoha's Ino-Shika-Cho is so powerful is because they have mastered the nature transformations of Yin Release and Yang Release."

"The most difficult ninjutsu to learn is ranked S-rank."

"And the ice, melting, explosion, and storm techniques I mentioned are even above S-rank."

"Because they are not simply ninjutsu, but a kind of self-created, heritable [Bloodline Limit] that comes from nothing."

"The fusion of nature changes will lead to a change in the fundamental nature of one's Chakra, thereby altering one's physical body."

"What about [Bloodline Limit Elimination]?" Katy asked.

"Just like Wood Release, which no one in the Senju Clan has inherited," the Third Tsuchikage said. "This level of Bloodline Limit cannot be inherited through the heritability of Chakra."

"The Gaunt Family's Sharingan may be due to their [Bloodline Limit] being inherited in a step-by-step manner, with One Tomoe, Two Tomoe, Three Tomoe, and Mangekyo as the paths that can be climbed."

"Unlike Dust Release, Wood Release can be completed in one go."

"There is no Dust Release technique to inherit from future generations, so it's Wood Release version 1.0."

"It's just that he has an exceptional talent for changing the properties of earth, water, fire, and yang."

"Is that so?" Katy, sounding a little disappointed.

Unlike Katy, Ron finally got excited.

"[Multiple Shadow Clone Technique]! It can create thousands of versions of myself at once, so wouldn't that mean I could work a thousand times harder?!"

In a short time, he came up with countless ways to use this ninjutsu.

Yale poured cold water on the idea, saying, "This ninjutsu isn't exactly Forbidden Technique for Gryffindor and Weasley Clan with their large Chakra reserves, but the memories of the Shadow Clone' actions and deaths will return to the user's body as the Shadow Clone disappear."

"If it's over a thousand, you'll have to be able to handle it."

"I'm teaching you this so that you can learn the Five Elements Escape Techniques at the same time and quickly fill in any gaps in your knowledge, but not so that you can create thousands of clones at once and use them like this."

"Ten is the limit for cultivation."

"Yes." Ron nodded.

Among the four Champion who taught ninjutsu, Yale wasn't the only one who thought of using Shadow Clone to fill in gaps in their knowledge and accelerate their learning process.

The situation is just different.

Magneto, with his perfect combination of Bloodline Limit and defense, doesn't need to learn any additional ninjutsu.

All that's needed is to become familiar with the fighting style of ninjas, practice controlling Chakra, and train in Illusion Technique combat.

These are all things that will be addressed later.

Susan and Katy have been given special "Sage Aura" to learn a powerful ninjutsu that is extremely difficult and would normally take a lot of time to master, and is suitable for them, during the process of overclocking their brains.

The task of checking for omissions and making corrections should be left for later.

In fact, Yale had considered teaching Ron a decisive ninjutsu that could complement his Bloodline Limit, but they changed their plan after discovering that Ron was born with five nature transformations.

The next day, the other ninjutsu professors all started teaching the Shadow Clone Technique.

And they all chose to use Shadow Clone.

"[Shadow Clone Technique]!" Katy formed the hand seals, and shadow clones of herself began to appear in the air.

The Shadow Clone Technique doesn't only create one clone; it creates multiple Shadow Clone one by one, making it much slower than the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

"I've thought about it for a long time," said the Third Tsuchikage Moody. "I'll give up on teaching you the Earth Clone. As a physical clone, it's not as good as the legendary Wood Clone Technique or my teacher's splitting technique, but it's more stable and more resilient than things like the Sand Clone or the Water Clone."

"But Shadow Clone consume far less Chakra than other clones. With the same amount of Chakra, you could create far more Shadow Clones."

"Being able to create more clones is more important to you."

Katy nodded excitedly.

She only now realizes that she was too quick to feel disappointed yesterday.

With the high speed brought by the [Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique], combined with her palm-sized body, her Shadow Clone became even more unpredictable.

If combined with Transformation Technique, the true form can be concealed.

It is even more difficult to guard against.

"It can also help you learn more efficiently," the Third Tsuchikage added.

——

"It can also help me learn more efficiently?" Magneto exclaimed in surprise.

Hagrid nodded. "Yes, training in Illusion Technique combat, mastering basic ninjutsu, and practicing Steel Release and Magnet Release will all take up a lot of your time, and there are only ten days left before the competition starts."

"You must create more clones to conduct corresponding training and learning."

Ten minutes later.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Amidst the billowing smoke, the figures of Magneto appeared one by one.

"Very good." Hagrid was about to applaud when he noticed that the movements of all the Magneto were strangely synchronized.

"Master Hagrid," many Magneto spoke at the same time, yet their voices were perfectly synchronized, "Shadow Clone are truly separate entities that cannot be controlled in real time and possess a temporary self. Only after being defeated and returning to the body through Chakra transfer will they retain the memories of the Shadow Clone?"

Magneto felt he had more than a dozen additional perspectives, and he didn't need any extra control at all; his brainwaves were connected to each of his clones.

"You can control your clones in real time?" As an elite Jonin, Hagrid immediately saw through Magneto's current situation.

Magneto nodded.

"And it seems I can manipulate them like metal, making them disintegrate on their own."

As the Shadow Clone disappeared, amidst the sounds, he recalled the materialized Chakra back into his hand from the smoke.

"Then manipulate the Chakra itself, outside the body."

Chakra gathered into a ball in his hand.

"It can even be recycled."

The Chakra ball then melted like ice cream, flowing back along his palm to the Shadow Seal at his heart.

Magneto was incredibly excited.

Having spent the Heavenly Book reading yesterday, he understood that after the Shadow Clone disappeared, what returned along with the Chakra was mostly the Shadow Clone's memories, while he could recover the Chakra almost without any loss.

This is another good discovery following the finding that Chakra can be used more efficiently, like magic, to utilize its own variant, Compound V abilities.

——

On the other side.

Bang!

A figure flashing with electricity was blasted away by a powerful punch.

When the figure regained its balance in the air and stood up, it was none other than Susan.

However, on the ground, another Susan was watching.

The Fourth Raikage, standing nearby, exclaimed, "It feels like I've punched a ball. Because of your [Bloodline Limit], your Shadow Clone are just like real entities, and they can even use [Lightning Release Chakra Mode]."

"Plus, you're invisible. Facing you is like a nightmare."

If he weren't dreaming and were awake, he would definitely say, "Isn't this just Madara Uchiha: Limbo: Border Jail?"

It is invisible, yet it is a real entity.

("Suddenly I feel like Ron has fallen so far behind," Ginny remarked.)

(Of the four Champion, only Ron learned the [Multiple Shadow Clone Technique], but he saw almost no advantage in it.)

(Harry shakes his head. "You're wrong.")

("Shadow clones can use [Bloodline Limit].")

("Susan's Shadow Clone are indestructible and invisible; Magneto's chakra Chakra and consciousness synchronization are all based on this.")

("In other words, Ron could easily create thousands of Shadow Clones to spread his Corrosive Field, or what this world calls a barrier, over an even larger area.")

"Let me do it, I am the real one." Ron tried desperately to squeeze into the toilet among himself.

("Only if my brother finds out." Ginny shrugged, looking at Ron's idiotic expression.)

Because he could barely hold on any longer, Ron, driven by rage, risked the pain of being digested and opened his arms wide.

"Corrosion Barrier - Deploy!"

But Ron and his ilk all think the same way.

"Corrosion Barrier - Deploy!" x9

"No!" Amidst Ron's mournful cry, a foul stench wafted over.

("He found out," Harry said to Ginny, barely suppressing his disgust, with a hint of smugness.)

(Ginny wasn't disappointed at all about losing. "But he also soiled his pants. And Lavender saw it. I'm going to remember this forever.")

(Lavender thought Ron was dirty, but the surprise of seeing multiple Ron appear before him made him suppress his disgust.)

(The Ravenclaw, however, had a completely different focus. They looked at the desk and thought, "It's fortunate that Weasley's Corrosive Field can't digest what his subconscious doesn't want to digest. Otherwise, it's uncertain whether these precious scrolls filled with knowledge would still exist.")

(Neville felt nauseous; he noticed that despite the gurgling sounds, Ron's pants weren't bulging.)

While the four Champion were training, the Black Family was having a meeting.

"An unpolluted Sage Path?" Ryan Black, the head of the Black family, said seriously. "What are you talking about? My relationship with the legendary Sannin is not as close as you think, Fourth Kazekage."

"The Sage Power is something our Black Family has never touched."

"The Tenseigan," said Voldemort, who appeared Fourth Kazekage, James Potter. "You are not the only one to inherit the moon's legacy."

"You mean—" Following the Fourth Kazekage's gaze, Ryan's eyes fell on the white-haired youth wearing a black eyepatch, "He..."

"His last name is Crouch."

The moment the words left his mouth, the entire room fell silent.