Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu

Yichen sat on the ground and rested for a while before he could barely recover from the pain all over his body. Then he began to summarize the mistakes he had made when he performed the move.

After a while, feeling that his body had recovered, Yichen unleashed the Water Style: Raging Waves again. This time it went smoothly, and Yichen directly controlled the Water Style: Raging Waves to launch a comprehensive attack on the opposite bank of the river.

Looking at the chaotic scene on the opposite bank of the river, Yichen clenched his fist. He was very satisfied with the effect. From now on, he had another trump card. The B-rank Ninjutsu, Water Style: Raging Waves, requires 27 Hand Seals and consumes 25B Chakra.

After successfully unleashing the Water Style: Raging Waves, Yichen stopped further training it. Like Purple Lightning before him, Yichen's purpose in learning this Ninjutsu was not to use it in intense battles, but rather to use it for offensive operations in certain special situations. Therefore, proficiency was not important for the time being.

Yichen immediately turned his attention to the Water Style: Water Line Jutsu.

With a reference point, Yichen's upgrade went much more smoothly this time. Following his previous plan, Yichen adjusted his Hand Seals and slowly formed multiple water lines.

Unlike before when water streams shot out from his mouth, this time the water streams appeared out of thin air in front of Yichen. Moreover, six water streams appeared at once.

Upon seeing this, Yichen was overjoyed, but he did not loosen his grip on the water lines, keeping his hands in Hand Seals.

Then Yichen took a deep breath and manipulated the six water lines, sending them shooting forward together.

Puff puff puff puff puff.

After six consecutive sounds, Yichen saw several small holes appear in the ground in the distance.

Yichen quickly stepped forward to observe.

"Hmm." The power is indeed a bit weak, even weaker than a standalone Water Style: Water Line Jutsu. It's probably because I'm not proficient enough. It should be fine after a few more practices.

Thinking that he would soon gain another group attack Ninjutsu, Yichen began practicing again.

The second attempt was significantly better than the first, generating more than ten water lines at once, Yichen then consciously controlled to be launched in sequence.

Feasible!

After another dozen or so sounds, Yichen observed the power again.

Yichen was very satisfied this time. The power of this Water Style: Water Line Jutsu was no less than that of a single water thread. Moreover, Yichen could control the direction of each water thread's trajectory. It could be said that Yichen had finally successfully developed this Ninjutsu.

The entire process requires 13 hand seals and consumes 50 Chakra. The more water lines there are, the greater the consumption. To control the timing of the water line attacks, both hands must also be in a Hand Seals state.

"Phew~~~~~"

Letting out a long breath, Yichen began to calm his mind. The real feast was yet to come. Yichen's purpose in developing Ninjutsu wasn't to unleash a dozen water lines, but to unleash a wide-range Water Pressure Line.

With the power of the Water Pressure Line combined with a group attack, this is the Ninjutsu he desires. Yichen believes that once it is developed into an offensive technique, its power will not be much less than the group Ice Release of the Yuki Kagami.

Next, Yichen began to try the Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu, following the method of the Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu.

However, the Water Pressure Line requires a high level of Chakra Control, making it difficult to use on a group. Yichen tried many times, but failed even after running out of Chakra.

However, Yichen was still very excited. Although he failed today, he could feel that his approach was correct and he was just lacking in practice.

If I gradually adapt to this complex control, I believe I will succeed soon.

The Team 7 had just finished a mission and had a few days to rest.

Therefore, Yichen was not in a hurry and planned to continue practicing tomorrow.

After returning home, Yichen remembered that there was still one scroll that he hadn't opened.

Yichen opened another scroll, which contained something similar to the basic sword techniques that Purple Lightning had taught him.

It's just that what Purple Lightning gave me is more suitable for me.

The Purple Lightning gave him was suitable for Sword Technique Ninja. Yichen wasn't Sword Technique Ninja in the strictest sense. His purpose in training the basics was to improve his physical fitness and Chakra reserves. Therefore, the basic swordsmanship manual had to be combined with other physical training during his daily training to ensure the coordinated development of Yichen's entire body.

The one provided by Ide is more suitable for Yichen who practices both swordsmanship and physical training. It can save Yichen a lot of training time.

Seeing this, Yichen couldn't help but sigh, "This is true family heritage. If I had obtained this scroll earlier, I don't know how much time I could have saved. Perhaps with that extra time, my Ninjutsu would have already reached a higher level."

Shaking his head, Yichen began to analyze the training manual. This manual wasn't entirely suitable for Yichen; Yichen could only use it as a reference. He still needed to summarize a training method that best suited him based on his basic swordsmanship. Then, Yichen would also need to purchase some training equipment according to the new method.

Most of the silver he had accumulated had been given to Yahiko, and now Yichen didn't have much left. So, thinking about the expense of buying equipment, Yichen felt a little heartache. But in the end, he gritted his teeth and bought it all.

Starting tomorrow, I'll have to change my training methods again. Sigh, changing training methods is always a difficult thing; I have to change a lot of habits.

Moreover, because he saved some time, Yichen also had to adjust his schedule.

The next day, Yichen first underwent physical training using the new method, and then went to the place where he had practiced the day before to begin developing the Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu.

Five days passed before Yichen finally unleashed Ninjutsu with three Water Pressure Line.

Although the quantity was only three times the original, Yichen discovered that the Chakra consumption was a solid B-rank, reaching 1.2B. Moreover, as the number of Water Pressure Line increased, Yichen estimated that the consumption would increase again.

This was somewhat awkward. Because Yichen hadn't learned B-rank Ninjutsu before, he hadn't experienced the feeling of insufficient Chakra for a long time. Unexpectedly, the upgraded Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu brought Yichen back to reality.

Yichen's current Chakra level is around 3.2A. It is estimated that the rapid increase in Chakra will stop in about a month, at which point Yichen's Chakra will stabilize at around 6A. The increase will then become very slow.

However, three Water Pressure Line would consume 1.2B of Chakra, and Yichen envisioned a total number of Water Pressure Line of at least hundreds or thousands.

As a result, there is far from enough Chakra.

Yichen had a headache. Insufficient Chakra was a major weakness, and there were no shortcuts to overcome it. He was already Jonin in terms of strength, but his Chakra reserves were among the lowest of all Jonin.

Well!

Yichen sighed, thinking that one can't get fat in one bite. He decided to put aside the hundreds or thousands of water Water Pressure Line now and focus on ensuring he could operate a dozen or so first.

After a day of practice, Yichen was finally able to control the Water Pressure Line to a maximum of 13; any more than that and he couldn't control them anymore. However, the amount of Chakra consumed reached 11B.

However, because this Ninjutsu was newly developed, Yichen needed to Hand Seals.

This also means that this Group Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu, like the Water Style: Raging Waves, can only be used under special circumstances. However, Yichen was still very satisfied; his long-awaited dream had finally come true.

After all, although the Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu consumes only B-rank energy, its power is much stronger than that of a regular B-rank technique.

Like the Water Style: Raging Waves, a typical area-of-effect Ninjutsu in the B-rank category, its damage to a single individual is actually quite small. However, the Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu, as a group attack Ninjutsu, has a damage to individuals that is almost comparable to that of a typical B-rank single-target attack Ninjutsu.

That's amazing. Ninjutsu that can achieve such power is basically A-rank.

So after successfully developing it, Yichen's first thought was to go to the Contribution Office and offer it to the village in exchange for what he needed. However, since his Chakra was now depleted, he gave up on that idea.

Yichen didn't go to the Contribution Office the next day either, because the Team 7's holiday ended that day, and they had to start carrying out missions again.

Yichen came out of Xiao's office, somewhat excited. Although he had guessed it, he did not expect the village to agree to his plan to open up trade routes so quickly, and even entrust him with the execution of the plan.

Yichen's mission description was to first scout and plan the caravan's route, and also to obtain information on the Akatsuki Organization ninjas available within the Land of Rain. Finally, he was to write a complete plan and submit it to the village.

It would be too difficult to ask Yichen, a complete novice in business, to do this, but this time, with the help of the caravan arranged by Ide Yichen, the task became much simpler.

Yichen led the three Team 7 to the location of the caravan mentioned by Ide. After showing their credentials, they set off for the Land of Rain. The caravan wasn't carrying any high-end goods, but rather some local specialties from the Land of Earth, which they had purchased directly from the common people. The purpose of their trip to the Land of Rain was to exchange for a batch of Land of Rain specialties.

The caravan leader was an old man named Hiroteru, who was currently sitting in a carriage chatting with Yichen.

Yichen wasn't sure if this trip would be profitable; the old man, who had spent his whole life dealing with commodities, was the real expert in this area.

"Normally, local specialties wouldn't be chosen for long-distance transport of goods. After all, while they might fetch a good price in the Land of Rain, they wouldn't be too expensive. A trip like that would definitely result in a loss."

"However, this time is different. Since we can enter the Land of Rain tax-free this time, the cost of this trip will only be the wages of this old man and the others, as well as the mission rewards for the ninjas. In this way, we can make a profit."

"If what you say is true, sir, and there are ninjas providing free escorts from now on, then we can earn even more."

"However, the profit margin is still significantly lower compared to other goods."

Yichen nodded; he understood this as well. The profits from trade in agricultural products between countries were certainly not large.

However, at this moment, the old man Hiroteru added, "But this trade also has its advantages."

Yichen immediately became curious and asked, "What advantages?"

The old man smiled and said, "Other goods have to be shipped from Iwagakure or the capital, which is a long journey. But the business our caravan does doesn't necessarily have to start from such a distant place."

"This time we're scouting ahead, so we started from Iwagakure. In the future, for this kind of trade, there's no need to start from the heart of the Land of Earth. We can start from the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain, which will save a lot of time and travel expenses. Similarly, we can focus our business dealings on the areas of the Land of Rain that are closer to the Land of Earth."

Upon hearing this, Yichen's eyes lit up. That's right, he had been too limited in his thinking. The caravans he had escorted before all started from Iwagakure, but in fact, most caravans did not start from Iwagakure.

So Yichen then asked, "Hiroteru, if we start from the border, how big will Run be?"

Hiroteru laughed and said, "If we simply allow trade to begin at the border between the two countries, then with the advantage of time, the profits that caravans can make will not be less than those made from other goods."

Upon hearing this, Yichen was greatly encouraged. He understood that the village's support alone was absolutely insufficient for such commercial activities; merchants needed to feel that there were sufficient benefits to be made so that everyone would spontaneously join in.