The Power of the Human-Human Fruit?

"What the hell? What's going on? Am I... still half asleep? My sleep quality has definitely been poor lately."

Katsuki patted her head, feeling like she was dreaming.

In the wilderness, the bright blue Lightning Beast shook its head and looked around, refusing to leave.

"This······"

His tongue seemed to be tied in knots, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on Katsuki's forehead. He stared at the slender, sharp-clawed Lightning Beast, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. For a moment, he felt his head throbbing, and countless chaotic thoughts surfaced, disturbing his ability to speak. He forgot what he wanted to say when the words reached his lips.

Smack!

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out, and the Lightning Beast burst open on the spot. As the brief but dazzling light dissipated, a brand new large crater appeared on the field riddled with holes.

Suddenly, it was as if I had just woken up from a dream.

Katsuki leaped up as if flying, Lightning Flash Turn flashing beneath his feet. With a flick of his wrist, he appeared at the edge of the pit, standing there quietly gazing at the pit that already had a shallow layer of water. His thoughts raced like lightning, and after the initial shock came overwhelming joy.

Since the Lightning Beast can remain intact for such a long time, it's not impossible for him to forge weapons with thunder. He still has a chance; he hasn't failed yet!

Something must have been missed!

"Lightning Release: Lightning Beast!"

A ferocious beast flew past, leaving a huge crater in the ground with a deafening roar.

Unbeknownst to him, his C-rank Lightning Release Technique had actually improved considerably. However, Katsuki was not pleased by this. Under other circumstances, he might have been a little happy, but at this moment, he did not have the leisure to do so. All his thoughts were focused on how to maintain the lightning for a long time.

"Boom!!"

"Boom!!"

One thunderclap followed another, rising and falling in waves. If someone were Sakon, they would probably wonder why they could only hear thunder but not see lightning.

"No! No! Where did things go wrong? What did I overlook?"

Katsuki scratched her head in extreme frustration, wishing she could open her skull and reach inside to untangle her knotted thoughts.

Watching the Shadow Clone struggle to unleash their Lightning Beast, he looked gloomy. None of them were right, none of them were right. They felt completely different. These Lightning Beast were ferocious in appearance, with visible claws and teeth, but he always felt that something was missing... something.

"What exactly... is it?"

She let out a heavy breath and Katsuki at her hands. Her ten fingers were long and slender, and because of her powerful self-healing ability, there was not a single scar or even a callus.

Although he didn't have calluses, his skin was tough enough, far exceeding that of an average person. Even a slightly dull knife would have difficulty cutting through it. Feeling the cool touch of the rainwater on his fingertips, he laughed self-deprecatingly. Not enough, he was still far from that level!

Suddenly, he felt a momentary daze, and the scene before him abruptly changed. His ten fingers disappeared, replaced by a bizarre and colorful world, with endless vibrant colors all around—red, blue, orange, purple, and many other indescribable and magnificent hues, constantly shifting and twisting.

"Damn! Genjutsu?"

Suppressing the panic in her heart, Katsuki closed her eyes tightly, trying to control the distracting thoughts in her mind. Then she tried to control the flow of Chakra in her body, causing it to suddenly stop and then flow even more turbulently.

He quickly opened his eyes, and the space was still colorful. To be precise, he had almost lost the concept of space. He had lost control of his body, could not turn his gaze, and could not judge up, down, left, or right. He could only stare at the changes in color.

Is it Genjutsu? Or something else?

Katsuki was confused; she couldn't feel her own body, yet she could see and think—a truly indescribable eeriness!

However, this didn't seem like Genjutsu; there was no reliable basis for it. It was just an inexplicable intuition that made him feel that the current scene was increasingly strange!

Suddenly, the vibrant colors changed. A point of dark, black light pierced through the colors, and then Katsuki's gaze was uncontrollably drawn to that point of black light. Crimson, purple, and other bright colors disappeared from his sight one by one, leaving only boundless blackness, as if he had fallen into an endless night.

However, this state did not last long. In the endless darkness, a dim light appeared again, and then he saw what the light looked like... It was a human body with slightly messy crimson hair and a somewhat youthful face. This was clearly himself.

Staring blankly at her naked body, Katsuki was somewhat confused, yet seemed to understand something, only to feel a severe throbbing pain in her head!

"Huff! Huff!! Huff!!!"

Heaving heavy breathing echoed in my ears, sounding like someone who had run a hundred kilometers at full speed. I reached up and wiped my face; it was wet, and I couldn't tell if it was sweat or rain!

"Hey, my lord, what's wrong? You don't look too good."

The Shadow Clone beside him looked at the real body in surprise. How could he be so exhausted in just a short time?

However, the questions raised by the Shadow Clone were destined to remain unanswered. Who had the patience to explain themselves? They simply and decisively dispelled the Shadow Clone.

Katsuki plopped down in the muddy ground, not caring about the dirt, and slapped her face hard with both hands. The dull, stinging pain cleared her head a little. She sat there in the rain for a while, and finally let out a long breath, finally feeling better.

"Hito Hito no Mi... This is really interesting! I didn't know you could play with it like this! My previous thoughts were so shallow, hahaha, hahahahaha!!!"

Laughter echoed through the wind and rain. Katsuki laughed for most of the day without stopping, until she was almost out of breath before she finally stopped her sudden burst of laughter.

"Lightning Beast!"

With a soft shout, he pointed with his right hand, and lightning flashed between his fingers. A fierce Lightning Beast appeared beside him. After looking around, it lay prostrate at his feet and did not explode immediately. Instead, it remained quietly by his side.

With its exceptionally agile physique and without any unnecessary cumbersome features, the Lightning Beast resembles a wolf in appearance, but it does not have a large tail. Even though it is a C-rank Ninjutsu, the fact that it has been passed down for so long must mean that it has something extraordinary about it. Through the improvement of generations of masters, it has reached a near-perfect state.

Just like this Lightning Beast, its initial form was certainly not like this. It went through repeated deletions and additions to reach its current form. It may not be the strongest structure, but it is close to the most reasonable one.

"So it's that simple! I almost lost all my brain cells." Katsuki laughed again, but this time it was a bitter laugh, a self-deprecating laugh.

Why didn't I think of that! Getting stuck on a single point is definitely a bad idea!