Lightning Release Enhancement
"Of course you can learn it!" Shuichi's voice came from above, "But it will require a little help from other things, and it's too early for you now."
"Although you've mastered the Explosion Release, you still need a long time to practice. Right now, your stamina is a bit strained in combat. I'll teach you again in a few years, depending on the situation!"
In Kakashi's Sharingan vision, he saw a large amount of special-colored chakra flowing around Shuichi's upper body. It was slightly different from normal chakra, but judging from its intensity, he could feel the astonishing power it contained.
Shuichi smiled and let go of the Siji Seal. He was very satisfied with his earth escape. Jugo had been living near Ryuji Cave. The celestial chakra brought by the curse seal was more or less affected by it, and the bonus to ninjutsu was quite good.
Furthermore, by adding the First Hokage Cells to the Cursed Seal, the Earth Release he created, which can change between soft and hard textures, is now very close to the effect of Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation.
In fact, the B-rank Ninjutsu Earth Release technique, Earth Style: Earth Prison Dome of the Prison, can quickly restore damaged areas. Shuichi had been proficient in Earth Release for many years, and only his superb skills combined with Senjutsu Chakra could achieve this level of restoration.
Of course, being a master of cunning, he also adjusted the position of the Cursed Seal to make it easier to secretly unleash a powerful attack during battle.
At this moment, there were no lines on his face, but if you lifted his shirt, you could see that his upper body was covered with light purple Cursed Seal. Without special Dōjutsu, it would be difficult for enemies to spot them.
After testing this Earth Release Ninjutsu, he began trying to deactivate the Cursed Seal.
With a thought, the patterns on his upper body quickly and slowly converged towards the center. Before long, the same purple crossed Twin Swords Pattern appeared on his stomach and back. In Shuichi's words, this was much cooler than three Tomoe.
He guessed that Orochimaru bit Sasuke and Anko's necks because it was the best option in battle; normally, if the recipient didn't resist, it would be best to imprint it on their chest like Kimimaro did.
This is a conclusion that Shuichi came to after studying the Cursed Seal himself. It is easier to manipulate them by placing them on areas with more meridians, so choosing the upper body is much better than the limbs.
The power and endurance of the Cursed Seal are not much stronger than the test version from a few years ago, but it has gained some Yang Release characteristics, which may be due to the mutation of White Zetsu Cells after fusing with its own cells.
Considering his exceptional chakra control, Shuichi added another Cursed Seal to his back to increase its power. Normal ninjas wouldn't dare to do this; only someone as capable of multitasking so easily as him could pull it off.
"It's already pretty good. As for whether we can come up with an even better product, that's up to fate," Shuichi muttered to himself.
Theoretically, using First Hokage Cells could significantly increase the rate of Natural Energy absorption, but during the experiment, he found it difficult to manage. The powerful vitality overwhelmed both himself and Jugo Cells, so he had to settle for a weakened version.
However, the success rate will definitely continue to increase in the future because I still have enough room for growth.
Out of curiosity, Shuichi also conducted a "secret" test using the Cursed Seal, discovering that the corpora cavernosa and fat could not receive the physical vitality enhancement, which left him slightly disappointed. If he had succeeded, his "big sword" could probably easily have broken through 20 centimeters...
In the arena, the two continued their training. As Shuichi removed the Earth Pillar Cube, the roles were now reversed, with Kakashi practicing Earth Release while Shuichi continued to test the strength of his Ninjutsu.
After creating some distance, Kakashi slammed his hands on the ground after completing the Hand Seals, shouting, "Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"
A thick green brick wall rose up instantly, with a huge dog's head imprinted in the center, even more lifelike than before.
Kakashi was so tired his back was almost bent, but he still forced himself to jump to the side, maintaining his Sharingan to watch Shuichi's performance.
On the front of the dog-head wall, Shuichi clenched his fist and extended his index and middle fingers together. A sharp beam of light shot out from his fingertips, like an extremely sharp blade. The white light on it was exceptionally dazzling, and a large amount of lightning shot out from the top and circled around his arm. The astonishing intensity even caused the weeds under his feet to sway wildly.
"This level of control over Lightning Release is simply outrageous!" Kakashi exclaimed inwardly, his full insight with the Three-Tomoe clearly revealing the structure of Shuichi's Lightning Release blades.
He also had experience being teammates with the Hyuga clan. Their Gentle Fist Style involves using the tips of two fingers to output linear chakra, which is then gathered into a needle-like shape through superb control.
But that was just controlling ordinary chakra, with the added bonus of the Byakugan. Shuichi, on the other hand, was unleashing extremely violent Lightning Release, yet he displayed almost the same technique. The difference in difficulty between the two is at least three levels.
"Brush!"
With a quick Shuichi sprang into Body Flicker Technique, flashing in front of the dog's head like a blur. He then leaped forward and thrust straight into the wall with a loud thud.
"Crackling sound..."
Looking again, the dog's head was mostly gone, and the nearly 3-meter-thick wall had been blasted through the middle. Although Lightning Release is effective against Earth Release, the power was still ridiculously strong.
"That's pretty much it for further enhancements to Lightning Cutter." Shuichi dusted off his clothes. "To achieve ultimate penetration, we can maximize the output of each individual finger."
"If the amount isn't large enough, it might break your finger, but it also can't exceed the limit my meridians can withstand, so I chose to use my control abilities to gather and compress it..."
"Bah, bah!"
The familiar Jonin assembly order came from the sky, and the two who had been interrupted from their training had no choice but to put down their exercises and rush to the Jonin Conference Room as soon as possible.
The matter discussed this time wasn't major, but it was very meaningful for the village.
From the Third Hokage, everyone learned that the Land of Lightning had taken the initiative to propose an alliance treaty with Konoha.
Many newly Jonin were happy, but most people remained calm. The alliance treaty of the Shinobi World was worthless; it was just a piece of waste paper because there was no cost to betraying it.
However, this is a good sign. Everyone thinks things can't get any worse. If an alliance treaty is signed, the defense patrols in the northeast of the Land of Fire will be much easier.
Shuichi. In the original story, the Kumogakure's ultimate goal was the Byakugan. Although Konoha's power was much stronger in this life, he guessed that the other party still had bad intentions.
"Forget it, Konoha didn't suffer any losses anyway." Shuichi decided to ignore it for the time being and was too lazy to keep an eye on the Hyuga Clan. "Even if you're powerful, can you stop them from throwing their lives away?" he thought. "If they want war, then bring it on. My Twin Pistols are itching for a fight."
In the winter of Konoha Year 53, despite the cold weather, the atmosphere in the village was very warm.
A grand celebration is being held today, not only because the New Year is approaching, but also to welcome the Cloud Village Envoy to Konoha.
The Third Hokage and other high-ranking officials wanted to show their sincerity, so they specially arranged this welcoming ceremony to demonstrate that both sides could coexist amicably and end the war.