Hokage: A Ninja's Life
Chapter 197

Explodes Wherever Touched

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Seeing the results before him, Shuichi was still somewhat excited. After all, aside from those strange and unusual Ninjutsu from the original work, this Explosion Release was the first major achievement of his ninja career.

During his training, he focused primarily on practicing the solidity of Earth Release, while also periodically experiencing the chakra of Hoga to perceive the exact form of the finished Explosion Release chakra.

Therefore, after mastering the Earth Release control ability, the beginning and end of the training mission were clearly visible. With his powerful chakra control, he completed the Explosion Release training in a very short time.

"My physical attributes and chakra levels have improved considerably, but not by as much as double. It seems I had some misunderstandings about the effects of synthesized Kekkei Genkai in my previous life." Shuichi began to calculate the improvement in his physical attributes in his mind.

During the months of repeated practice until he succeeded, his chakra increased by about 60. Currently, the system provides a 3x physical amplification and a 2x mental amplification. In other words, excluding the system and his own growth and development, the Explosion Release has given him an improvement of about 25.

This is significantly different from the theory that cultivating a Kekkei Genkai can multiply chakra many times over. Therefore, in order to explore this secret, Shuichi dissected the corpse of Hoga. Since the Explosion Release had been successfully executed, he could take action.

After careful study, he finally came to a rough guess about it.

While synthesizing Kekkei Genkai does provide an improvement, the human body cannot experience an instant attribute doubling like a game character. For example, a character's chakra might triple, and then be multiplied ninefold by the system.

This is unrealistic because changes in the human body are a long-term process. Trying to achieve that in a short time would be called a mutation, which could risk physical damage.

The amplification effect of Kekkei Genkai can be seen in examples of changes in the human body in previous lives. If an ordinary person suddenly goes to live in a high-altitude area with strong ultraviolet radiation, his skin will turn dark after many years because melanin can resist the damage of ultraviolet radiation to the human body. This is the body's self-protection.

His Genes will then record the ability to produce melanin, and the changes in this ability will continue to increase.

Suppose he has two children with the same woman. The skin color of the child born one year later will be very different from that of the child born 20 years later. The former may have the same normal skin color as him, while the latter may be much darker. After several generations, there will be little difference.

Chakra affects Genes many times faster. According to Shuichi's personal experience, the enhancement of the human body by Kekkei Genkai is a kind of "training". Exercise mainly trains muscles, while Kekkei Genkai chakra helps to train the meridian system and internal organs.

Therefore, we can deduce from this process that a ninja who is 20 years old and proficient in two attributes will successfully synthesize Kekkei Genkai. The new dual-attribute chakra is of much higher quality than the previous single-attribute chakra. Each time he uses this Nature Transformation, it is like putting a "burden" on his meridian system and organs.

Ten years later, having mastered the use of both chakra attributes to perfection, further training became ineffective. It's not surprising that his chakra had increased several times over compared to when he was 20.

This is the safest and least risky method of improvement, allowing the human body to gradually adapt to evolution. Of course, it is not impossible to directly achieve Genes mutation; Yamato's Wood Release is a successful example, but the survival rate is 150% or even lower.

Shuichi discovered that the Composite Bloodline Limit was different from the organ type, and was more like a secret technique inheritance.

He had been puzzled before: from the Warring States Period to the present, the son of the ninja clan leader has a very high probability of becoming the next clan leader. This succession is too stable. Isn't it possible that the son of the clan leader is the weakest of his generation? In that case, there is a high possibility of power struggles within the clan.

Now he understands that the two things are not much different. The genetic aspect is more inclined towards the memory of chakra use, that is, an instinctive habit.

If a father becomes proficient in using this skill, and a child is born at this time, the inherited talent will generally fluctuate within a certain range, either higher or lower. With the help of his unique cultivation techniques, the inheritance process can be completed.

The Sharingan, Byakugan, and Shikotsumyaku are purely based on bloodline; even if the children of the strongest member of the clan don't become ninjas, their offspring will still be exceptionally talented.

"So that's how it is. This is in line with the laws of the human body, and I will be able to steadily become stronger," Shuichi thought to himself.

"At the same time, the relatively low increase rate indicates that my physical attributes are already outstanding, so the training effect will naturally be less, but it also means that I can withstand more Kekkei Genkai."

After figuring it out, Shuichi considered how to use Explosion Release. "I've now basically mastered Explosion Release, but the Nature Transformation isn't very smooth because my chakra strength is too high."

This allows you to dilute the intensity of chakra, thus accelerating the change in the Explosion Release Nature Transformation of chakra, enabling you to deal damage even without Hand Seals.

After practicing for a while, Shuichi decided to test its power.

He stood in front of a tree, his chakra flowing rapidly throughout his body, and his palm slammed down on it with incredible speed, "Bang!"

Tree bark flew everywhere where he struck, and upon closer inspection, a small crater about 10 centimeters in diameter was visible. Judging from this, the power was extremely weak; its only advantage was its incredible speed.

"We need to find a way to utilize our unique advantages. The Landmine Fist can blast people apart, but it requires pre-formed Hand Seals and has very poor mobility," Shuichi began analyzing how to maximize the power of Explosion Release. "I possess strong chakra control skills, reaction speed, and movement speed, along with the ability to Flash objects with X-ray vision, all of which are things that the Explosion Corps lacks..."

"You can give it a try..."

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Shuichi and his Shadow Clone faced off in the arena, and then immediately engaged in close combat.

"Slap, slap..."

The sounds of fists and feet clashing rang out continuously. The main body, amidst this high-frequency exchange, mobilized its chakra, seizing an opportunity to strike the Shadow Clone's forearm with two fingers together, unleashing a powerful "Explosion Release: Heart Piercing Finger!"

"BOOM!"

The Shadow Clone hand meridians had exploded, was injured and disappeared. Shuichi felt it and realized that an ordinary ninja would be unable to use his arm in battle after being poked like that. This was Bone-Shattering Ninjutsu Series he developed based on the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga Clan.

"That's fucking insidious, but I like it."

Soon, two highly practical moves were developed. The Heart Piercing Finger mainly targets the enemy's upper body area, specifically the heart and internal organs. Once it hits these organs, it can blast a small hole inside, essentially crippling the victim and allowing for easy follow-up attacks.

Another move, the Heart-Shattering Palm, is mainly used to grab the enemy's arms and legs, which are difficult to hit. With just a short contact time, it can destroy the meridians and muscles in that area, causing a major blow to the enemy's combat power.

"I've become an extremely dangerous man, basically Explodes Wherever Touched. My close-combat abilities have greatly improved." Shuichi was quite satisfied with this, thanks to the fact that ninjas are inherently fragile, and their lethality relies more on stealth, speed, and accuracy than pure power.

"Whoosh..."

While he was still figuring out how to use the Explosion Release technique, a dark figure rapidly approached from a distance.

"Jonin Takeda, the Lord Hokage requests your presence!" The visitor was an Anbu who interrupted Shuichi's training, indicating that the Third Hokage had urgent business with him.

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