Lightning Release Chakra Mode

"Yoichi, I'm sorry you had to take the short end of the stick this time. If there's anything you don't understand about practicing Ninjutsu, come ask me. My Chakra nature happens to be Lightning."

After leaving Uchiha Fugaku's house, Uchiha Kanbayashi comforted him.

Although the clan had given him Ninjutsu and monetary compensation, the former was useless to Uchiha Yoichi, while the latter was something he deserved. Both of Uchiha Yoichi's parents had been Ninjas, so there were definitely plenty of Ninjutsu Scrolls left at home. He already had nearly all the Fire Release Ninjutsu commonly used by the Uchiha.

As for the money, it was something he deserved in the first place. A C-rank mission had become an A-rank Mission, and considering the importance of the intelligence he had obtained, even five hundred thousand ryo would not have been excessive.

This time, Uchiha Yoichi had made a concession for the sake of the clan. Not only had he failed to fight for the credit he deserved, but when there were suspicions that he might not have rescued his teammates, the clan had been unable to publicly clarify the matter.

It was no wonder Uchiha Yoichi was angry. He had clearly done nothing wrong, yet he had been branded with a stain, and the clan had not given him any support either.

Now that the village refused to assign Uchiha Yoichi to a squad, it was effectively acknowledging the rumors about him in the village—things like "teammate killer" and "deliberately refusing to provide aid."

He could not even accept B-rank missions. Although a Chunin could accept B-rank missions, Uchiha Yoichi had no qualifications because he could not form a squad. From now on, he could only accept some C-rank or D-rank missions alone.

"There's nothing I need recently, Senior Jianlin. If there's nothing else, I'll head back first."

Uchiha Yoichi spoke up. He wanted to return immediately. His disappointment in the Uchiha was one reason, but more importantly, he was worried that his damn clairvoyance might activate at random again.

Looking at naked men gave him eye tumors.

"Then go on back, Young Yoichi. If you need any help, just come to the Security Force and find me."

With that, Uchiha Kanbayashi parted ways with Uchiha Yoichi.

Meanwhile, after preparing the food, Uchiha Mikoto went to the quiet room. "Young Fugaku, lunch is ready."

A short while later, the door opened, and Uchiha Fugaku walked out. "Mikoto, if you're tired, you can go rest first. You don't have to keep yourself so busy."

Uchiha Mikoto hurriedly said, "Fugaku, I'm fine. Just now... I was only distracted for a moment."

Seeing that she insisted, Uchiha Fugaku stopped trying to persuade her. After following Uchiha Mikoto to the dining room, he began to enjoy lunch.

While they were eating, Uchiha Mikoto could not help asking, "Fugaku, what did that Young Yoichi come to our house for just now?"

"Because of some completely illogical rumors, we had no choice but to make Young Yoichi take a step back. But it was also for the sake of helping the Uchiha Clan advance further in the village. Still, that meant wronging him, the man who had earned the credit, so I was preparing to compensate him."

Uchiha Fugaku still believed in the Third Hokage. He thought that under the Third Hokage's leadership, the Uchiha Clan might be able to change their awkward situation and integrate into Konoha.

"I see. Then, Fugaku, does the Sharingan have the ability to see through things?"

Uchiha Mikoto asked tentatively. She suspected that something unusual had happened to her eyes. However, it was strange that she could only see Uchiha Yoichi's naked body. Since she could not see through anyone else, the problem had to be with her.

"See through things? The Sharingan can only perceive Chakra. By observing Chakra, it can see the shadow of a person behind an object, but that's as far as it goes. In terms of seeing through things, the Sharingan is indeed inferior to the Byakugan. But when it comes to overall ability, the Sharingan is still stronger."

Uchiha Fugaku set down his soup bowl and explained it to Uchiha Mikoto. At the end, he did not forget to emphasize the Sharingan's strength.

"Then is it possible for the Sharingan to possess the Byakugan's abilities?"

Before Mikoto could finish speaking, Uchiha Fugaku interrupted her. "Don't believe such an illogical rumor. There were indeed rumors in the past that the Sharingan originated from the Byakugan, but those were just fabrications made up by people who admired the Byakugan. The Sharingan is far stronger than the Byakugan."

"Is... is that so? I understand, Fugaku."

Uchiha Mikoto nodded, then lowered her head and continued eating. However, she still could not understand why she was able to see Uchiha Yoichi's naked body. Why was she the only one who could see it?

"The Cellular Activation of Lightning Release is almost complete. Next, I need to increase the flow of Lightning Release Chakra and achieve the effect of Lightning Armor. But that will take painstaking, gradual work."

Uchiha Yoichi thought with satisfaction. With the help of a voltage-transforming generator, he had spent a week mastering the nature transformation of Lightning. Then, he had spent more than another week learning to use Lightning Release Armor while simultaneously activating his cells.

Next, he had to control the Lightning Release Chakra and constantly strengthen his body, allowing his meridians, cells, muscles, and bones to endure increasingly powerful Lightning Release Chakra.

This way, his body would continue to grow stronger, while his speed and neural reflexes would also keep improving.

The Fourth Raikage's speed was practically the fastest in the Ninja World, slower only by the slightest margin than space-time Ninjutsu that was practically cheating. He had achieved it by constantly using Lightning Release Chakra to raise his body's limits.

To practice this Nintaijutsu—and also to avoid triggering his [clairvoyance] ability—Uchiha Yoichi had barely left the clan compound during this period.

"After Cellular Activation, my speed has already doubled. If I raise the flow of Lightning Release Chakra to its limit, my speed can triple. From now on, I can focus on Taijutsu."

Uchiha Yoichi's Ninjutsu was average. He was not fast enough at forming hand seals; at his fastest, he could form three seals per second. He had the upper hand against ordinary Chunin, but that was not enough when facing Jonin.

Especially against Jonin who specialized in Ninjutsu, forming five seals per second was perfectly normal.

Once his Taijutsu became powerful, he would pose a major threat to Ninjutsu-type Ninjas. The Hyuga Clan had made a name for themselves in the Ninja World by relying on the Byakugan and Gentle Fist Taijutsu.

Moreover, Uchiha Yoichi vaguely remembered that there had been a rogue Ninja from the Little Hyuga who had nearly defeated the future Body Flicker Shisui through his powerful Taijutsu. That alone was enough to demonstrate the advantage Taijutsu held in a life-or-death battle.

My strength has improved. Next, I need to familiarize myself with and master it. A Ninja can only increase his strength through killing.

Uchiha Yoichi wanted to accept an out-of-village mission. He also suspected that the village higher-ups had refused to let him form a squad precisely because they did not want him accepting B-rank or higher missions again.

Logically speaking, there was no reason for the village higher-ups to pay attention to a minor Chunin like him, and the relationship between the Uchiha and the village had not deteriorated to that extent.

But they had advised him not to form another Mission Squad based solely on rumors. If they claimed there was no deliberate targeting involved, Uchiha Yoichi would not believe them.

"I can accept a long-term out-of-village mission, then visit the Underground Money Exchange. Of course, I'll limit myself to the Land of Fire."

His strength had never been weak. Now that he had learned Cellular Activation through the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, his overall strength was enough to count as elite even among Chunin.

If he cultivated the Lightning Armor aspect of the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and combined it with the Sharingan, then in terms of Taijutsu alone, he would be able to fight a Special Jonin.

If he could refresh some ridiculously powerful abilities, then even if he encountered an Elite Jonin, Uchiha Yoichi was confident he could kill him.

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