Zero Frame Startup—Am I Awesome or What?

The moment the entries began to merge.

When he had activated Say What You Get, that sensation of every Chakra pathway in his body appearing in his mind surfaced once more.

Only this time, it was not just his Chakra pathways.

The countless cells within his body, every strand of muscle and fascia, every bone, every beat and function of his organs...

Fusion complete. Congratulations, host, for obtaining the Red Entry "Zero Frame Startup."

Zero Frame Startup (Red): Inborn powerful mental strength, neural reflexes, and Chakra control grant unparalleled talent. Chakra control, bodily control, neural reaction speed, and Ninjutsu casting speed are greatly enhanced.

"...Just as I thought."

Yamanaka Kei's cheek twitched slightly when he saw the entry's name.

He knew it. Whether extracted or fused, hardly any entries produced by the System had proper names.

He had finally gotten rid of Say What You Get.

And now came Zero Frame Startup.

The effects really were getting stronger and stronger, but the damn names were getting more and more ridiculous too!

Host: Yamanaka Kei

Class: Ninja

Activated Entries: Transmigrator (Red), Zero Frame Startup (Red), Yin Release Master (Purple), Water Release Master (Purple), Space-Time Insight (Purple), Ninja World Know-It-All (Blue), Handsome (Blue)

Unactivated Entries: Wriggler (White), Glass Cannon (White), Brother, You Smell So Good (White), Smiling Face (White)

Entry Bestowal: 4

Entry Stripping: 1

Entry Downgrade: 1

"Forget it, forget it..."

Yamanaka Kei looked at the bright red entry on the System interface and ultimately chose to ignore its spirit-crushing name.

After all, names were just superficial.

Good effects were what truly mattered!

The new entry, Zero Frame Startup, had fused Say What You Get and Super-Speed Reaction, completely linking together his physical talents.

Yamanaka Kei could clearly feel it.

His greatly increased bodily control allowed him to precisely command every bit of strength in his body.

Moving like a fierce tiger, still as a rock.

One thing was certain: this change would undoubtedly raise his Taijutsu to a whole new level!

As for Chakra control, neural reaction speed, and Ninjutsu casting speed...

Yamanaka Kei's arm turned into liquid as Chakra spun in his palm. In less than a second, a Rasengan had already taken shape.

"About a third faster than when I obtained Say What You Get."

After roughly testing his Ninjutsu casting speed,

Yamanaka Kei began trying once more to infuse the Rasengan with Water Release nature transformation.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~

The pale-blue Chakra sphere in his palm slowly took on a deep-blue tint.

With his Chakra control elevated by another great margin and his reaction speed multiplied several times over,

Yamanaka Kei continuously fine-tuned the violent energy within the Water Release Rasengan.

The Water Release Rasengan, which had originally exploded after just three seconds, lasted longer and longer, while its speed became increasingly faster!

Five seconds, ten seconds, fifteen seconds, thirty seconds!

When the Water Release Rasengan's rotation reached its limit, the sharp water blades let out a piercing hum as they spun at high speed.

I did it!

Joy flashed across Yamanaka Kei's face.

But the instant his attention wandered, the violent energy immediately began spiraling out of control.

Irregular bulges rapidly appeared across the Water Release Rasengan in his hand!

Buzz~Boom!

The out-of-control Water Release Rasengan exploded. Its terrifying force instantly swallowed the rock beneath his feet, pulverizing everything within a ten-meter radius.

"Kei!"

Seeing Yamanaka Kei swallowed by the Ninjutsu, Namikaze Minato cried out in alarm.

Just as he was about to charge through the Ninjutsu's lingering shockwaves to check on him, Uzumaki Honoka tightly grabbed him from beside him.

"He's fine. It looks like he used Space-Time Ninjutsu like yours to hide inside the laboratory."

"Huh? He..."

Namikaze Minato, thrown into disarray by his concern, froze as his anxious emotions abruptly stalled.

He immediately recalled the faint spatial fluctuations he had sensed when rescuing Honoka earlier.

After sensing the spatial fluctuations left at the center of the Ninjutsu explosion, as well as those coming from the spot inside the laboratory where he had previously left a Flying Thunder God mark,

his mind went blank for several seconds before his handsome face filled with speechless frustration.

Damn it!

The Flying Thunder God Technique, and a Rasengan infused with nature transformation!

His best friend had actually been hiding so many trump cards.

That guy had definitely been putting on an act during their sparring match on the ship!

Whoosh~

The violent Ninjutsu shockwaves slowly dissipated.

The place where the massive boulder had stood had become a sunken circular crater.

The steel gate concealed behind the boulder had also been riddled with holes by the Ninjutsu's impact.

Fine, sharp water blades, thin as ox hairs, had completely pierced through the steel gate, leaving behind countless tiny slits.

Everyone who witnessed the scene felt a chill run through their bodies.

Even the steel gate at the very edge of the Ninjutsu's range had ended up like this.

If this hit a person, it would not even leave behind minced flesh!

Creak~Bang!

The laboratory's steel gate let out a mournful groan before crashing into the crater created by the Water Release Rasengan.

Yamanaka Kei, who had reached out to push the door open, looked at the sight before him, and the corner of his eye twitched.

He had only felt that the Water Transformation Technique was not safe enough, which was why he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to flee directly.

He had not expected its power to be even more terrifying than he had imagined!

"Like the Wind Release Rasenshuriken, are these nanometer-scale water blades capable of completely killing cells?"

Yamanaka Kei crouched down, touched the tiny cuts in the steel gate, then examined the marks inside the crater.

He silently rejoiced that he had not acted recklessly just now.

If he had not dodged in time,

Water Transformation?

Even his water molecules would have been ground away!

"I never thought it could actually be done."

Namikaze Minato walked over and crouched beside Yamanaka Kei, likewise touching the crater's mirror-smooth surface.

The Rasengan was an A-rank, hand-signless Ninjutsu representing the ultimate in shape transformation, which he and Yamanaka Kei had spent four whole months researching and developing together three years ago.

After successfully developing it, the two had considered adding nature transformation to its ultimate shape transformation.

But because the difficulty was too high, they had no choice but to abandon the idea.

He had never expected his best friend to succeed now!

Since this concept could be realized, and Water Release Chakra's nature transformation could be incorporated into the Rasengan, then what about Wind Release?

"Minato, am I awesome or what?"

Yamanaka Kei grinned and loudly slapped Namikaze Minato on the shoulder.

Although the Water Release Rasengan's state was still unstable and would explode the moment his concentration slipped,

once something had succeeded once, it could succeed countless times.

As long as he practiced more afterward,

perfectly mastering this move was only a matter of time!

"Amazing, amazing, amazing."

Namikaze Minato helplessly played along and offered his praise.

After a pause, he spoke again.

"Have you named this move? If not, I came up with a few good names: Water Release: Rasengan Hyperspeed Extinction Zero Style, Water Release: Super Spiral Flying Blade Break..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Hearing one over-the-top chuuni name after another, Yamanaka Kei cringed all over.

If the Ninjutsu he had created really ended up with a name like that,

he could already imagine the toe-curling scene when his companions asked for the Ninjutsu's name after he defeated an enemy.