B-rank Ninjutsu Consumes Too Much Chakra
On the last day of the holiday, Yichen was training in Ninjutsu alone at the Anbu Training Ground.
Earth Release: Rock-Scattering Jutsu. Yichen first cast an Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, then formed 19 hand seals, consuming 35C Chakra to cast the Rock-Scattering Jutsu given to him by Nagato. The original Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall turned into small pieces of rock that shot forward.
Water Release: Water Bubble Jutsu. This time, Yichen formed 20 hand seals, consuming 40C Chakra. A bubble shot out from Yichen's mouth, hurtling forward at incredible speed. During its trajectory, Yichen could control the size of the bubble. Upon reaching its target area, the bubble shook the boulders, sending smaller stones flying everywhere. This Ninjutsu was C-rank Ninjutsu given to him by Nagato. Nagato himself wasn't Nagato of Chakra, yet the Ninjutsu he gave him was one that consumed a huge amount of Ninjutsu among rank techniques. If it were Yichen when he had just become Chunin, he wouldn't have been able to perform this.
B-rank Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu. Yichen first Earth Style: Earth Submergence to the bottom of the pre-set target puppet, then formed 27 hand seals in the ground, consuming 21B Chakra, and used this Ninjutsu that Kakashi used to bully Sasuke in the original work.
Using the B-rank Earth Release: Camouflage Jutsu, Yichen formed 31 hand seals on the spot, consuming 12B Chakra, and then Yichen body vanished. A mirror stood not far from him; watching his reflection disappear, Yichen smiled with satisfaction. He then checked his Chakra per second, not too much, he could afford it.
B-rank Earth Release: Hardening Jutsu. Yichen, returning from stealth, formed 24 hand seals, consuming 35B Chakra. Then, one of Yichen's arms visibly hardened into stone.
"Phew~~" Yichen let out a long breath. In just this short while, he had consumed almost one-fifth of his Chakra.
B-rank Ninjutsu is too expensive to afford.
These past few days, Yichen has returned to his old days of scarce Chakra. The number of times he practices Ninjutsu each day is no longer measured in hours, but is determined by the amount of Chakra in his body.
Fortunately, Yichen's Chakra control is now strong enough, and his chakra quantity has at least reached the level of Jonin, which is why he was able to barely complete the training of five Ninjutsu before the end of his vacation.
Leaving aside the two C-rank Ninjutsu given by Nagato, Yichen carefully considered the three Ninjutsu he chose himself, mainly to enrich his combat methods.
The Headhunter Jutsu can be combined with Earth Style: Earth Submergence. Previously, Yichen's use of Earth Style: Earth Submergence was very limited. He would use a clone to attract the enemy's attention while secretly closing the distance, then emerge from the ground to use Ninjutsu. This was awkward, as it felt like the full potential of Earth Style: Earth Submergence was not being realized.
After all, the best way to close the distance with the enemy is to use the Body Flicker Technique to quickly approach. The suddenness of the Body Flicker Technique is much better than Earth Style: Earth Submergence.
However, with the Headhunter Jutsu, things are different; one can inflict a fatal blow on the enemy from the ground.
The purpose of exchanging for the Camouflage Jutsu is clear: to increase tactical options. After learning this Ninjutsu, Yichen can not only stealthily Earth Style: Earth Submergence but also use other means to covertly approach the enemy. Moreover, the Camouflage Jutsu allows Yichen to perform Taijutsu and swordsmanship while invisible, which is quite remarkable.
The final Hardening Jutsu was used by Yichen to increase his own defense. So far, Yichen's only Defensive Ninjutsu is Earth Release: Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, but the defensive effect of Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall is too limited, and the Ninja World understands this Ninjutsu too thoroughly, making it easy to counter. Yichen himself once used the high penetrating power of Water Pressure Line to counter this Ninjutsu.
Of the two Ninjutsu given by Nagato, the Rock-Scattering Jutsu suits Yichen very well. Yichen knows Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, which can be used to complement the Rock-Scattering Jutsu. Moreover, this technique is relatively uncommon, making it a good method for surprise attacks. The Water Bubble Jutsu a somewhat narrow range of uses. Its frontal assault capability is not strong, and its power is not great. However, it has an advantage: it can achieve a center-based attack. If the Water Bubble Jutsu can be used to penetrate into the enemy's formation, it can achieve an attack from the inside out.
In terms of enriching Yichen's combat methods, both of these Ninjutsu are quite good.
However, his proficiency with the five new Ninjutsu was far from sufficient for actual combat. The awkward part was that Yichen didn't have much time to practice his Ninjutsu.
These past few days, Yichen has used up all his Chakra practicing Ninjutsu, so he has the remaining time to comprehend the Nature Transformation of Fire Release. With the help of the scroll given to him by Ōnoki, Yichen's understanding of Fire Release has progressed quite quickly. So far, Yichen has been able to light dry wood with the newly extracted Chakra.
The next step is to practice Fire Release, and Yichen only has two Fire Release to choose from: one is the Great Fireball Jutsu he obtained from the Konoha outpost, and the other is the one given to him by Nagato. Nagato gave him two, one of which is also the Great Fireball, and the other is the Fire Whip Jutsu. Naturally, Yichen chose the Great Fireball Jutsu.
However, Yichen currently releases too little Fire Release from his body to maintain balance, so it's still quite difficult for him to Great Fireball Jutsu. To put it another way, he's at least at the level of a young Obito, meaning he can breathe out a small flame.
Even this tiny flame was only possible because Yichen had exhausted his Water Release Chakra and then used newly extracted Chakra. If he had used his initial Chakra, the Fire Release proportion would have been too low, and Yichen wouldn't have been able to produce even a Fire Star.
In addition, Yichen also tested his fourth attribute with Chakra Paper, and it turned out to be lightning.
This result isn't exactly disappointing, since Lightning Release is quite prominent in the original work. It's just a pity that Iwagakure isn't good at Lightning Release Lightning Release, and its lineage is the smallest among the Five Elements Ninjutsu.
However, if it's Wind Release, although the Iwagakure isn't particularly skilled in Wind Release either, at least they have people around them who can teach them. As for Lightning Release ninjas, Yichen doesn't seem to know a single one.
After recovering for a while, Yichen stopped practicing Ninjutsu. This wasn't something that could be achieved in a short time; it required long-term practice. He was leaving for the border tomorrow, and Yichen still had some preparations to make.
As the team leader, Yichen could take turns, but he estimated that he wouldn't have a chance to return to the village for at least six months. Therefore, Yichen needed to make thorough preparations for his trip to the border.
First, there was the procurement of supplies, which Yichen was already very familiar with. However, this time, the supplies he purchased included materials for setting up a barrier. Since Yichen was one of the top Sealing Jutsu masters in the village, the village did not arrange for other sealing masters to help him set up the Yichen when he went to the border.
If we were to rank Yichen's Sealing Jutsu, it would be A-rank. Due to the increase in Chakra, Yichen is now able to independently cast A-rank Sealing Jutsu. In order to set up a safe Supply Station on the border, Yichen took a lot of supplies from the Barrier Team and also asked Mizuhara for two A-rank Sealing Jutsu that he had not learned before.
The Barrier Team has a very good impression of Yichen; it could be said that Yichen was instrumental in establishing the Barrier Team's current status in the village. Therefore, Mizuhara generally agrees to Yichen's requests.
After leaving the Barrier Team, Yichen was eager to try it out. With these supplies, Yichen was confident that his Supply Station could be established quickly.
Then Yichen spent almost all of his savings from recent missions on daily necessities. Although the village would provide supplies for the Supply Station, Yichen was still worried. He then went to the Logistics Department to collect the supplies needed for the Supply Station. It was only after becoming the team leader that Yichen realized that the village had such a department, independent of the Contribution Office. Moreover, judging from its size, it was probably even larger than the Contribution Office.
The Logistics Department staff first verified Yichen's identity and then gave him a list of supplies he could collect. Yichen followed the staff and collected the items on the list one by one.
This was the first time Yichen had ever seen so much military supplies; he hadn't realized the village was so wealthy. Seeing the boxes containing Kunai piled up like Kajiyamari, Yichen instinctively wanted to calculate the Contribution Points. But he quickly stopped himself; it was too astonishing. He couldn't accumulate this much even in a lifetime of work.
The supplies Yichen received were a drop in the ocean compared to the warehouse's storage, but even so, the quantity of these supplies far exceeded Yichen's expectations. Such a large amount of supplies was not suitable for storage using Space Scroll, as Space Scroll also had costs. Even if Yichen was a master in this field, he did not have that much time to specially make Space Scroll for these supplies.
Since most Space Scroll are single-use, even some of the highest quality ones cannot be used indefinitely; they all have a limit on the number of uses. Using them to store these supplies is too uneconomical.
Yichen couldn't move so many supplies, but the Logistics Department staff had done this kind of work many times before. Dozens of Genin, and led by a Chunin, they loaded the supplies onto the trucks. Then, each person pulled one truck, and they left the village through a special passage, finally dropping off the vehicles at a place outside the village.
Yichen followed them to the rendezvous point and immediately realized that this was not a temporary rendezvous point, but rather a permanent transit station for the village. The place was heavily guarded, and Yichen saw three patrol teams. Yichen guessed that supplies transported to the front lines were first counted and placed here before being escorted by designated ninjas.
Yichen's Supply Station has 44 people going to the front lines this time, so there are no safety issues. The Logistics Department staff told Yichen that they would arrange a team to transport them tomorrow, but the security work would be left to Yichen himself. Yichen nodded to indicate that he understood.
The next morning, Yichen arrived at the village gate, where several teams of ninjas were already waiting. Among them, Yichen saw his three subordinates and Mubuki. Shinohara and the others hadn't arrived yet.
When Yichen arrived, his three subordinates simply nodded in greeting, knowing that they were not the ones he needed to deal with today.
Yichen first stepped forward and Mubuki. Then the two chatted for a while about their experiences after graduation. Of course, they only talked about the general outline. This is a bad thing about being a ninja. The confidentiality regulations are there, and you can't talk about missions in public.
Although Yichen and Mubuki were classmates, they weren't particularly close. While their relationship was good, it was still much less than that of their teammates after the class reshuffle. So, after Taniya and Fujino arrived with their team, Yichen couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only watch as the three of them started their long-lost bickering.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!