Advanced Development of Water Release (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

After spending nearly half a year at the Ninja Academy, Gengetsu had become very familiar with Obito and the others. In truth, with his current strength, he could have graduated directly. The reason he remained at the Ninja Academy was that he felt it necessary to build relationships with people like Kurenai.

Because reality had taught him that fighting alone was not going to work.

Even someone as badass as Kaguya Otsutsuki could not withstand being ganged up on!

When the Ninja Academy let out that afternoon, Gengetsu suddenly stopped on his way home, his gaze sharpening. Standing right in front of him was an extremely familiar figure—Danzo!

"This guy..."

Gengetsu's expression darkened.

"Looks like you know who I am..."

Danzo looked at Gengetsu as though he had everything under control. "Uzumaki Gengetsu, join Root. I can give you everything you want! In Root, you can train in any ninjutsu. I can personally teach you. Your talent is worth such a massive investment!"

Gengetsu nearly laughed at Danzo. This guy was actually trying to imitate Hiruzen Sarutobi's tactics for winning people over, but he had not even finished elementary school in that regard. At the very least, he had not figured out what Gengetsu wanted most. Ninjutsu?

Was ninjutsu what he wanted?

Would he lack ninjutsu after becoming Tsunade's disciple? What a joke!

What ridiculous confidence!

Well, he really did lack it, but he did not want to get ninjutsu on his knees. He wanted to learn it while standing tall!

"Sorry, I'm still a student!"

Gengetsu refused outright. What a joke. No matter how he looked at it, joining Root was not a good choice.

"With your talent, you can already graduate from the Academy!"

Danzo still refused to give up.

Gengetsu frowned, then smiled. "Fine, then, Lord Danzo, can you teach me the Flying Thunder God? Can you teach me the Yin Seal? Can you let me master a Kekkei Genkai?"

With every question, Danzo's face darkened further. Damn it, this brat actually dared to toy with him!

"I have to say, Uzumaki Gengetsu, you have made an incredibly foolish choice!"

Danzo's face suddenly returned to its cold indifference. The instant Gengetsu tensed, Danzo vanished from where he stood.

"He left..."

Only after standing there for a long while did Gengetsu finally let out a breath.

Setting aside his character, Danzo was still extremely talented. As someone from the same generation as the Third Hokage and also a disciple of the Second Hokage, his strength was certainly not weak.

"It really is annoying having someone like that watching from the shadows!"

Gengetsu frowned. Danzo's sudden appearance had added another layer of pressure.

After returning home, his Shadow Clone dispelled and its memories merged with his own. Gengetsu fell into thought. "There are only two reasons Danzo wants to control me. First, my Uzumaki Physique makes me an excellent vessel for the Nine-Tails. Second, the talent I displayed before. Root urgently needs people like me to expand its influence. The first can barely be considered for the village, but the second is entirely for his own ambitions."

"Still, under the current circumstances, he probably would not dare attack me directly like last time. But I cannot let my guard down. I cannot give Danzo an opportunity. That guy is dark and scheming!"

Gengetsu clenched his fist and snorted. "Let's set a small goal: gain the strength to beat Danzo to death!"

But a goal was not something achieved through words alone.

First of all, Danzo was definitely not weak—at the very least, he was at the Elite Jonin level and highly proficient in Wind Release. Gengetsu still vividly remembered the scene from the original story where Danzo fought Sasuke.

"Monster Strength is close combat. Wind Release: Great Breakthrough is an area-of-effect technique, but its destructive power is limited. Earth Style Wall is a defensive technique, while Fire Dragon Flame Bullet has decent offensive power. Water Severing Wave has the greatest lethality and strongest offensive capability, but those alone are not enough to deal with Danzo!"

"Wind Release: Rasenshuriken is a good direction, but before mastering Sage Mode, that technique harms its user before it harms others!"

Gengetsu rubbed his chin. After thinking it over, Water Release still seemed to be the most suitable direction for him to develop at the moment.

"I need a large-scale Water Release technique to create an environment favorable for using Water Release techniques. Next, I need a powerful wide-area offensive technique. As for single-target attacks, Water Severing Wave is already enough!"

"It seems there was a technique called Hard Vortex Water Blade in a game from my previous life. That would be a good direction for development... And Water Severing Wave also seems like it can be improved, such as by adding sand to form a more powerful water blade..."

Gengetsu began letting his imagination run wild.

"Right, I'm also lacking a sensory-type ninjutsu..."

Thus, Gengetsu devoted all his energy to mastering Yin Release Chakra, developing the Ice Release Bloodline Limit, and creating Water Release techniques.

Three days later, Minato returned from his mission, and Gengetsu officially began learning the Rasengan, a hand-signless A-Rank Technique. With Minato's guidance and Gengetsu's own powerful Chakra control, he mastered the technique in less than two days.

However, Gengetsu learned this technique partly to prepare for the future, but more importantly, to develop Water Release.

It seemed that the original story from his previous life had mentioned Minato hitting a bottleneck when he tried to further infuse the Rasengan with Water Release Chakra, after which nothing came of it. Gengetsu felt he could draw on Hard Vortex Water Blade to develop it.

In Konoha, by the small river where Gengetsu often trained, Minato fell into thought after hearing Gengetsu explain the basic principles behind Hard Vortex Tornado.

Gengetsu had derived this technique by combining the Rasengan and Hard Vortex Water Blade. It involved infusing Water Release Chakra into the Rasengan, then further changing its shape.

This shape was not the rotating water pillar shape of Hard Vortex Water Blade from the game in his previous life. Instead, it drew inspiration from ocean whirlpools and hurricanes.

Its final form could be considered a funnel-shaped rotating water pillar. Once released and no longer controlled, it would rapidly expand into a Water Tornado, causing powerful destruction across a massive area!

"Gengetsu, doesn't this technique have the same flaw as the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken you mentioned before?"

Minato looked up and asked.

Gengetsu nodded. "Very likely. However, a water vortex is more structurally stable than a Rasenshuriken, so it may still be possible to condense it in the hand and throw it out. Besides, Brother Minato, in my concept, this technique would be used after casting a large-scale Water Release technique to create a favorable environment for Water Release. And ideally, it should be cast by a Shadow Clone!"

"A Shadow Clone... dying together with the enemy..."

Minato nodded, then smiled. "Then let's try it. Didn't you say that practice is the sole criterion for testing truth?"

"Alright!"

Gengetsu nodded. He had already intended to do so. The reason he had called Minato over was that Minato had a greater mastery of the Rasengan, while his control over Water Release Chakra was no worse than Gengetsu's. Two people experimenting would be faster than one.

Gengetsu and Minato then put some distance between themselves. Gengetsu created ten Shadow Clones to experiment, while Minato created a Water Clone and experimented alongside his Main Body.

Minato formed a Rasengan quickly, then added Water Release Chakra and began changing its shape.

Boom!

It exploded!

The Water Clone was directly blown apart, while Minato's Main Body had been much more cautious and injected less Chakra, so he was merely splashed all over with water.

"The Rasengan becomes extremely unstable during the shape transformation..."

Minato shook his head.

At this point, Gengetsu had also completed his first round of experiments. Unsurprisingly, every attempt had failed, and just as Minato said, the shape became extremely unstable after Water Release Chakra was added.

"Brother Minato, what if we inject Water Release Chakra while changing the shape, using it to maintain the vortex state?"

After thinking for a moment, Gengetsu made a suggestion.

Minato nodded and continued experimenting. This time, one hand was no longer enough. One hand had to form the Rasengan and control its shape transformation, while the other injected Water Release Chakra.

"Hmm? This is bad, Gengetsu, get back!"

Minato's expression suddenly changed. He shouted urgently, flung the ninjutsu in his hand away, and retreated at high speed. Hearing him, Gengetsu and his Shadow Clones retreated without hesitation, then witnessed an astonishing sight.

A Water Tornado rapidly expanded, even sweeping up the river's current and gathering it into itself. A Water Tornado over ten meters tall spun violently and expanded outward. Wherever it passed, soil was flung into the air and grass and trees were uprooted.

"Damn it, who exactly is the genius here..."