Petrification

The S-rank Sensory Ninjutsu that Yichen chose didn't have a name, so he called it Mind 'Yichen Mind's Eye, borrowing the name from Karin's Mind's Eye of the Kagura in the original work.

The detailed description of the Mind's Eye's Eye is quite fantastical, and from its introduction, Yichen couldn't help but wonder if this thing also originated from some Otsutsuki.

Because the Otsutsuki Clan possesses many Dōjutsu that allow them to perceive things invisible to the naked eye.

Moreover, the introduction to this "Mind's Eye" gave Yichen the feeling that successful cultivation could elevate one's life, granting the ninja an extraordinary ability.

Although this ability isn't powerful, it's not something ordinary people can possess.

Unlike the last time Yichen saw the Banshō Ten'in, when he felt at a loss, this time, Yichen had a vague idea.

Perhaps this S-rank Ninjutsu, Mind's Eye, is related to Natural Energy. This fantastical description sounds like an all-around enhancement of the human body after learning Natural Energy.

Mind's Eye only improves perception, while Senjutsu Mode enhances every aspect of a ninja's abilities.

Perhaps mastering this Mind's Eye Ninjutsu requires relying on Natural Energy.

However, Yichen's cultivation of immortal Senjutsu has reached a bottleneck. Yichen is now able to achieve a level of cultivation that even Dango couldn't complete before.

The wind at a height of 100 meters was no longer enough to make Yichen fall. With this in mind, Yichen could actually start trying to cultivate and absorb Natural Energy.

But firstly, I don't know how, and secondly, I dare not.

Ninjas have never had the experience of absorbing energy from the outside world during their training. Therefore, Yi Chen, who is described in fantasy novels as absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and Yichen, has no idea how to do it.

"Without a vortex within my body, how can I absorb Natural Energy? Sigh, if only I had the Rinnegan's ability to absorb Ninjutsu."

This was naturally Yichen's delusion. The fact that the predecessors of Iwagakure were able to extract and record the Gravity Ninjutsu of the Rinnegan or Tenseigan, giving future generations the opportunity to inherit it, already made Yichen feel incredibly incredulous.

As for the ability to absorb Ninjutsu, Yichen believes that one must possess the ability of Kōten Taisai or the Kekkei Mōra.

After thinking for a long time, Yichen still couldn't come up with a good solution. Should he really give up? Or should he go back to Nagato and try to think of another way?

Let's wait and see. The three new disciples aren't ready for long-distance missions yet. The Ninja World is still too unstable, and the outside world is too dangerous for them.

Yichen decided to spend some time with his three disciples first, and then decide what to do next after they had grown a bit more.

The Iwagakure is currently thriving, and Yichen can even sense a vitality that was not so obvious before.

Perhaps it's because they defeated Konoha, or perhaps it's because of their pride in being the first to escape the flames of war. The villagers of Iwagakure now possess a strange sense of confidence.

Yichen liked this atmosphere. Under this atmosphere, the village received more tasks than usual, and Yichen had more opportunities to accept D-rank Mission that did not require leaving the village.

After more than a period of peaceful time, Yichen experienced an unexpected yet delightful change.

On this day, Yichen did not lead the Team Two out of the village to carry out a mission, but instead spent the entire day training at the Training Ground.

Recently, the three disciples have made increasingly noticeable progress. Several months have passed since graduation, and the three are gradually adapting to the new training rhythm and slowly experiencing changes in their bodies.

Ogura Saki's C-rank Ninjutsu training is gradually getting on track, and she has already learned two C-rank Ninjutsu. Most amazingly, this little girl is developing Ninjutsu while learning them.

It must be said that Ogura Saki is very intelligent. Perhaps because she knows that she has been following the right path for many years, Ogura Saki has become more and more confident. Although she doesn't learn Ninjutsu very quickly, she develops Ninjutsu with unexpectedly fast efficiency.

The only obstacle preventing Ogura Saki from developing Ninjutsu is now her lack of experience.

Yichen suggested that she learn more Ninjutsu to find new ideas.

Compared to Ogura Saki, the other two progressed much more slowly.

Takuya, who came from a commoner background, had taken too many detours in his cultivation, and to this day, his foundation is still not properly established.

Upon closer analysis, Takuya's physical talent was actually better than the other two, but he had been going astray during his years at the Ninja Academy.

Many incorrect habits need to be corrected gradually, Yichen has been focusing on urging him to solidify his foundation.

Takuya's academic performance is too unbalanced, which has both innate and acquired factors.

A subconscious thought had formed in Takuya's mind: I excel at speed, but I'm not good at anything else.

As a result, no matter what other training he pursued, he always felt that his efforts were not worthwhile.

Yichen could only start with the simplest things and gradually change his misconceptions.

It's true that ninjas need to utilize their strengths, but no matter what, their weaknesses can't be too obvious, otherwise they might be eliminated if the enemy targets them even slightly.

Whether it's changing Takuya's mind or picking up the basic cultivation that he neglected, neither can be effective in a short time. Takuya's path of cultivation is still very long.

Yichen originally thought was the most difficult to train, Matsutani Shinya, is now the one who gives Yichen the least trouble.

Yichen discovered a good way to deal with Matsutani Shinya.

For a disciple like Matsutani Shinya, Yichen couldn't create a full training plan for him; an overly detailed plan would only make him lazy.

Yichen's task is simple: set a target and a deadline, Matsutani Shinya usually completes it with high quality and quantity.

As long as Matsutani Shinya completes his goal ahead of schedule, Yichen doesn't interfere, even if he spends the remaining time resting, he will still complete the next goal well.

This is very interesting. Matsutani Shinya has now completed all the training he received in the original work, including Tree Climbing Water Walking.

Yichen's current requirement for him is to master a new attribute transformation or learn a C-rank Ninjutsu every ten days, and then he will leave him alone.

So far, Matsutani Shinya has mastered Water Release Nature Transformation and learned two C-rank Water Style Jutsu Ninjutsu.

Yichen planned to set other goals for him after he mastered the three attributes and learned nine C-rank Ninjutsu.

While his three disciples were cultivating, Yichen himself was not idle either. He kept working on various attribute insights and developing Ninjutsu, and even studied S-rank Ninjutsu, Porcelain Release bloodline limit, and Natural Energy every day.

However, there were simply too many things to do, and the time allocated to each training activity was very limited, so progress was very slow. After a month, there was almost no noticeable improvement.

Yichen wasn't in a hurry. Ninja training requires accumulation, and Yichen was still young and hadn't accumulated enough experience, so time wasn't pressing. Taking it easy and slowing down was actually a good approach.

Yichen originally thought that this period of accumulation would last for about half a year, and then he would take his three disciples out to carry out some dangerous missions to see if anything would change.

But on this day, Yichen, as usual, consumed all his Chakra and practiced Wind Release Nature Transformation. After that, everything changed.

Yichen successfully used C-rank Wind Release for the first time. In his excitement, he continued to Chakra Yichen his body and use Wind Release Ninjutsu to consume the newly extracted Chakra.

When Yichen returned to the hut, he had no Chakra left in his body.

This had never happened to Yichen before, because the profession of ninja is too dangerous, requiring him to maintain combat readiness at all times and be constantly vigilant against unexpected events.

Yichen acted this unusually today because he was too excited. After all, from this moment on, Yichen can be considered to have all Five-Attribute.

But it was precisely this anomaly that brought about change.

Yichen returned to the hut late at night, hurriedly ate a lot of food, and then began to refine his Chakra again.

Thinking about it carefully, this was the first time Yichen had extracted Chakra from Natural Energy Seal Barrier without having any Chakra in his body.

Chakra is originally created by the combination of Mental Energy and physical energy, but this time a third party has intervened.

This third element is Natural Energy!

Completely unconsciously, Yichen, who originally had no clue how to absorb Natural Energy, Hon completed this step.

Even more coincidentally, Yichen, who was too excited and too tired, did not notice at first.

What alerted Yichen to the problem was Natsuki's exclamation.

Natsuki's life at the Ninja Academy was originally very comfortable, but after Yichen returned this time, he began to urge her to train.

So Natsuki cultivated until very late today. When she finished cultivating and was about to rest, she discovered that Yichen was slowly turning to stone, and immediately let out a scream.

After being startled awake, Yichen realized that something was wrong with him.

Yichen's first reaction was that it was all over; this must be the effect of Natural Energy. Although he didn't know why he had absorbed Natural Energy, without the Black Rod, the Natural Energy absorbed into his body could not be expelled, and petrification would be irreversible.

But after a few seconds of waiting to die, Yichen was pleasantly surprised to find that the petrification process was very slow. It was completely unlike Naruto in the original story, where Sage Fukasaku been even a fraction of a second slower, he might have turned into Stone Frog.

Although Yichen felt his bodily functions were slowly declining, he also realized that it would still be quite some time before he completely turned into rock. There was still a chance.

"Natsuki, go and inform the patrolling ninjas to notify Lord Tsuchikage."

Natsuki nodded after hearing this, and immediately ran out of the hut to find the patrolling ninja.

Ōnoki probably didn't have a good solution either, but if they were to ask the outside world for help, Ōnoki was Yichen's only hope.

"Phew~~" Yichen let out a long breath, realizing that he still had to rely on himself.

Yichen tried to deplete the Chakra Senjutsu Chakra within his body, but found that he couldn't mobilize it at all.

Yes, the ratio of Senjutsu Chakra is wrong; it's not normal Senjutsu Chakra. This stuff is very unstable right now.

However, the inability to dissipate the petrification means that petrification is irreversible.

"What should I do? What should I do?" Yichen forced himself to calm down. He carefully analyzed what other ways he could deplete the Chakra in his body.

Training in Taijutsu should be helpful, since ninjas consume Chakra regardless of the type of training they undergo. Taijutsu training, however, consumes chakra passively, so it might be useful.

However, Yichen quickly gave up. If Natsuki had noticed his abnormality earlier, this method might have been useful, but now Yichen's petrification level was already quite high, making it difficult for him to even make big movements, let alone exercise.