Wind Release: Breakthrough

The next day, Yichen couldn't contain his excitement after getting up early and began practicing his Lightning Release technique.

After a night's rest, Yichen had a very large amount of Chakra available, giving him many opportunities to experiment.

Yichen first generated a tiny electric arc, and then controlled this arc to move between the prepared iron wires.

This step wasn't difficult; Yichen's control over Lightning Release was already quite good.

Then the arc of electricity came to a fork in the road. As it passed the fork, it naturally split into two parts.

Just like that, Yichen could do something that he couldn't do no matter what he tried before.

Then Yichen controlled the electric arc, which was only half the original size, to continue moving along the wire, heading towards the next fork in the road.

After about ten times, the Lightning Release that was still under Yichen's control had shrunk to about one-thousandth of its initial size.

Yichen controlled the tiny current as it moved away from the iron wire, sensing and observing it.

It wasn't that Yichen didn't want to reduce it further, but rather that Yichen control had reached its limit.

Throughout the day, Yichen neither went to the Advisor's Office nor to the Training Ground; he simply stayed immersed in the electric arc.

Yichen had some knowledge from his previous life's physics lessons, and his understanding of electricity differed from that of this world. He knew that it could also be considered a form of energy and could be used for many things.

Yichen sometimes controls the current to flow rapidly through the iron wire, circulating in circles, watching the iron wire heat up and generate high temperatures.

Sometimes, an electric arc test is conducted by concentrating current on one iron wire and then slowly bringing another iron wire closer.

And so Yichen seemed to return to his past life, alone at home, playing happily like a child.

Yichen only snapped out of his reverie when Natsuki returned home angrily and questioned him about why he hadn't picked her up that day.

Yichen scratched his head awkwardly, then sincerely apologized to Natsuki.

But Natsuki seemed genuinely angry this time. Nothing Yichen said could change her mind. It wasn't until Yichen suggested reducing her training by an hour that she finally put away her stern expression.

Watching the little girl leave as if she had won a battle, Yichen was speechless.

However, Yichen didn't hold it against her. He hadn't eaten all day, so he decided to go to a restaurant first.

After dinner, Yichen came out of the barbecue restaurant carrying two small animals.

When Yichen arrived at the Training Ground, he found that all three disciples were still there, and even Matsutani Shinya was working on new Ninjutsu. Yichen nodded in satisfaction.

Then he started experimenting with Lightning Release on small animals.

Surprisingly, perhaps due to a day of playing, Yichen can now generate a small electric current without the wire. Yichen controls the current to inject into the small animal's body.

This time, there was no paralysis. Not only were the animals not paralyzed, they were also unusually active.

"Haha, it works!" Yichen was extremely excited.

The three disciples beside him only glanced at Yichen before going about their own business. Although Yichen was strong, he was also serious about instructing them.

However, Yichen's image in the three's minds was that of an unserious person, and no matter what strange things Yichen did, the three of them would not find it too strange.

The rest was much easier. With the help of Nakata Hajime, the head of the Medical Department, Yichen spent about a month developing a systematic Lightning Release Stimulation Method.

At the Training Ground that Yichen of Iwagakure frequented, Ōnoki, Saka, Mei, Ikura, Nakata Hajime, and Yichen's three disciples were all watching Yichen's performance.

What Yichen did was very simple: to move quickly and demonstrate the effects of the Lightning Release Stimulation Method through continuous forward, turning, backward, and tumbling movements.

The speed boost that the Lightning Release Stimulation Method gave Yichen was terrifying, reaching at least 50%. Even so, this was because Yichen's Lightning Release Stimulation Method was only at a beginner level. Yichen felt that as his understanding of Lightning Release deepened, the effect of the Lightning Release Stimulation Method would continue to strengthen.

The Lightning Release Stimulation Method sprint speed is greatly increased, but the agility for dodging and weaving is not improved much.

After the performance, Ōnoki didn't discuss it with the others and immediately made a decision. "Classify Lightning Release Stimulation Method as A-rank Ninjutsu. Gather all the Jonin in the village who know Lightning Release and teach them the Lightning Release Stimulation Method. Teach as many as they can learn it."

No one from Ikura and the others objected to Ōnoki's decision. The effect of this Lightning Release Stimulation Method was too obvious; it was no wonder that the Cloud ninja claimed to be the second Ninja World.

Unfortunately, Jonin too few Lightning Release Iwa ninja with Lightning Release talent. In addition, the village lacks Lightning Release Ninjutsu, so many of the already scarce Lightning Release ninjas choose other paths.

Of the ninjas who ultimately persisted on this path, very few actually reached the rank of Jonin.

Ōnoki disregarded their contributions this time and directly gave the Lightning Release Stimulation Method to these Lightning Release Jonin for free, as a way of making up for what the village owed them.

"Sealing Jutsu, Medical Ninjutsu, Natural Energy, Lightning Release, and oh, Genjutsu obtained from Konoha. Yichen, you are truly a lucky star for our Iwagakure." Ōnoki looked at Yichen with great emotion.

The Iwa ninja's foundation is too shallow. Yichen has done a lot of things over the years, intentionally or unintentionally, to fill the village's gaps.

Yichen smiled. He had already become Advisor Elder, so what else was there to say?

Now Yichen has a new problem: In order to quickly improve his combat power, or rather, his ability to survive on the battlefield, Yichen focused most of his energy on Lightning Release. As a result, he slowed down his training in Fire Release techniques.

Yichen's original idea was that since Sasuke was able to learn the Lightning Release Stimulation Method when he was still Genin, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to develop it himself.

But now that I think about it, who is Sasuke? He's the second male lead, someone with a past life. His primary attribute is lightning, he also has the Sharingan, and he has Kakashi, a teacher whose attributes perfectly match his own, who wholeheartedly guides him.

As for Yichen, Lightning Release is Yichen fourth element. He doesn't Sharingan the Yichen, a powerful tool for learning Ninjutsu. Yichen doesn't even know how to practice the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, let alone receive hands-on instruction from a teacher.

The difficulties of this path far exceeded Yichen's imagination.

Now that Yichen has mastered the Lightning Release Stimulation Method, he is surprised to find that his proficiency in Lightning Release has surpassed that of Fire Release.

So Yichen was in a dilemma: should he choose fire or lightning?

While Lightning Release have indeed progressed further than Fire Release, that's because Yichen has put in more effort and time into it.

If Yichen had devoted the same amount of time to developing Fire Release, the rewards would likely have been substantial.

Moreover, Fire Release is Yichen's third attribute, and its potential is greater than that of Lightning Release.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Yichen has now created A-rank Lightning Release through a combination of development and plagiarism. That's because the Lightning Release Stimulation Method is special and consumes very little Chakra. Yichen's Lightning Release Chakra isn't even enough to unleash an A-rank Lightning Release Yichen.

Therefore, Yichen now needs to make a judgment: is his current amount of Lightning Release Chakra enough to raise his Yichen Lightning Release proficiency to the point where he can perform Chakra Fusion?

Yichen didn't think about the question for long before he had the answer: Yes!

For no other reason than his knowledge of physics from his previous life, Yichen had a great understanding of electric current.

Yichen felt that as long as he combined the relevant electrical appliances from his previous life, it should be possible to achieve this.

Moreover, Yichen's Chakra reserves are currently in a new period of rapid growth, and time is on Yichen's side.

So, it's decided to temporarily put aside the training of Fire Release and focus on mastering Lightning Release.

To fully master Lightning Release, Yichen would need to design a new Ninjutsu. This is standard procedure; what ninjas learn in the process of developing Ninjutsu far exceeds simply learning the Ninjutsu.

What kind of Ninjutsu should I design? Thinking about this, two little voices in my head started discussing it.

Yichen: "How's Chidori?"

Yichen: "Chidori needs eyes that can see through the enemy."

Yichen: "Although I don't have the Sharingan or Byakugan, I Mind's Eye. Could that compensate for some of my lack of dynamic vision?"

Yichen Yi: "But Chidori is a close-combat Ninjutsu."

Yichen: "My purpose in developing Lightning Release was to obtain Kekkei Genkai and achieve the sublimation of life, not for combat."

Yichen: "You just don't want to use your brain, you want to be lazy."

Yichen:...

Yichen: "Fine, I just want to slack off?"

Yichen was torn internally. Should he choose, or should he choose?

"Yichen, Yichen."

"Huh?" Yichen, who was lost in his thoughts, seemed to hear someone calling him, and only then did he vaguely come back to his senses.

Looking up, I was surprised to see so many people.

Oh, right, I think I was just demonstrating the Lightning Release Stimulation Method.

Yichen shook his head, clearing his mind, then walked up to Ōnoki and the others and said, "Who just called me?"

Everyone was speechless. The three disciples covered their faces.

Ikura coughed and said, "Lord Tsuchikage is asking you, have you compiled the detailed training method for this Lightning Release Stimulation Method?"

"Oh, it's all sorted out." With that, Yichen took out a scroll that had been written on long ago and handed it to Ōnoki.

Just as Ōnoki was about to say something, an Anbu quickly came over and handed Ōnoki a piece of intelligence.

Ōnoki opened it and his expression immediately changed. He said, "Go back to the office, Yun."

"Konoha and Sunagakure fought a major battle, Sunagakure was defeated." Back in the Tsuchikage's Office, Ōnoki delivered this bombshell news right away.

Before everyone could process this information, Yichen said, "The Sunagakure's defeat was predictable. They didn't attack when they had the advantage, and they didn't retreat when they were at a disadvantage. They were indecisive and Sunagakure decision-making was too chaotic. It's normal that they were defeated."

Ikura wasn't concerned with that. "Did the Sunagakure use any Tailed Beast? Which Kage Level ninjas went out of Konoha?"

Ōnoki handed the information to Ikura, saying, "Take a look for yourself."

Then this intelligence was reviewed by Yichen and his three companions.

The Sunagakure did use the Tailed Beast, but they still failed because the Konoha Village had Three Kage-level: Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Minato Namikaze.

Jiraiya completely suppressed the One-Tail Jinchuriki Bunfu, ultimately forcing the Tailed Beast out of control. Orochimaru, while holding off Chiyo, still had the strength to slaughter the other Sunagakure Ninja.

Rasa was almost instantly killed by Minato Namikaze first, but he managed to maintain his undefeated status against Gold Dust thanks to his special offensive and defensive techniques.

However, Rasa, who was restrained and unable to exert any further influence, was no longer able to play a role. Meanwhile, Minato Namikaze, who was on the offensive, was able to occasionally kill one or two Sunagakure Jonin fun.

As a result, the Sunagakure was defeated, and they didn't even manage to retrieve the One-Tail.

Fortunately, the Sunagakure was defeated quickly this time, and the actual casualties were not high, totaling less than a thousand. The only regret was the loss of the One-Tail.

But it was precisely because of the loss of the One-Tail that the Sunagakure faced a coup. The high-ranking officials who originally controlled the One-Tail Jinchuriki were no longer afraid of Rasa and Chiyo.

However, with the loss of the Tailed Beast and the responsibility for the defeat, many high-ranking officials suddenly lost the trust of the middle and lower ranks.

Amidst a chorus of support, Rasa became the Fourth Kazekage during the rout.

After Rasa took over, he restored Chiyo's power as an elder, and then the two of them joined forces to seize the power that had been held by the higher-ups.

Fortunately, Rasa's rise to power was smooth and his prestige is sufficient, so the original high-ranking officials pose little threat to him. Therefore, Rasa has not carried out a purge. Otherwise, it's hard to say how many of these high-ranking officials would have survived.

The intelligence report only mentioned that the One-Tail was out of control, but it didn't say One-Tail side it fell into.

Yichen was a little confused. "Where 'One-Tail? Is it gone?"

Ikura frowned. Why didn't the person delivering the intelligence include such important information?

However, the question was quickly answered, because about half a day later, the second piece of information arrived: the One-Tail had escaped and returned to the Land of Wind.

The One-Tail Beast didn't return to Sunagakure; it went back to the desert.