Dust Release Susanoo Conception

Immediately, Kosuke took out a brand-new scroll and wrote on it to recruit both individuals into the organization, continue gathering similar talents, and suggested they could search in the Land of Snow.

Once the ink on the scroll dried, Kosuke rolled it up and set it aside. "Immediately deliver this scroll to Uchiha Tree's hand and have him bring the people back to the clan as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Leader!"

A shadowy figure, like a phantom, quietly appeared in the dark corner of the room.

It was Uchiha Maki, who had sworn allegiance to Kosuke over a decade ago, bringing Madara's teammate with him.

Watching the figure take the scroll and disappear silently, Kosuke couldn't help but chuckle.

He never imagined that a casual remark he made to Uzumaki Mito would actually be realized by them.

He stood up and walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze passing through the glass to silently watch the eastern horizon. "Mito..."

As night fell, Kosuke stepped through his front door right on time for dinner.

He was greeted by Izuna, who was sitting alone in the courtyard, drinking tea.

"Is there a reason you've returned today?"

Kosuke's tone was calm, devoid of any emotion. He walked directly to Izuna and sat beside him, pouring himself a cup of clear tea.

"Mina missed her mother, so she came back to spend more time with her during her break," Izuna said with a smile, putting down his teacup. "Did you just return to the clan after completing a mission?"

"Mm," Kosuke withdrew his gaze from the kitchen and looked at Izuna beside him. "How has Madara been lately?"

"Older brother?" Hearing his older brother mentioned so suddenly, a hint of helplessness flashed in Izuna's eyes. "Ever since I married your sister, I've rarely seen older brother around the clan."

Recalling Madara's expression during Izuna's wedding, Kosuke felt a headache coming on.

Could Madara really be... gay?

Shouldn't he be happy that his most beloved younger brother was getting married?

If Madara hadn't ridden a hundred-meter-tall Tailed Beast—the Nine-Tails—to the wedding and gifted it to his sister as a pet, Kosuke would have almost unleashed his Susanoo and attacked him.

With that poker face of his, who wouldn't be annoyed seeing him now?

If his strength allowed, he would have been ambushed long ago!

"Right, is the Nine-Tails still behaving?"

"Mm, ever since you dealt with it, it's been staying quietly behind our training grounds. Someone delivers its favorite grilled meat to it daily."

Speaking of the Nine-Tails, Izuna couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. If Mina didn't adore it so much, he would have sold off that money-guzzling beast long ago.

"Oh, right, Kosuke, could you give me a better price on the ingredients you sell to my family?" Izuna rubbed his hands together, a fawning expression on his face. "Your brother-in-law's wallet is about to be drained dry by them."

Seeing Izuna like this, Kosuke's eyes remained unfazed. He got up and walked towards the main hall.

This was because he had just seen his sister, Mina, carrying dishes out of the kitchen. "A price reduction? Dream on. Dinner's ready."

Kosuke's response immediately left Izuna sitting stunned in place, as if his life had lost all meaning.

It wasn't until Mina appeared wearing an apron and had her ear pulled that he realized it was already dinnertime.

At the dinner table, Kosuke looked at his mother's still beautiful and youthful face and a smile appeared on his lips. "Mom, how have you been feeling lately?"

Aoba, nearing fifty, held her rice bowl and replied softly, "I'm alright. It's just that my stamina isn't what it used to be."

"Fifty already..."

Kosuke continued eating as if nothing was wrong, changing the subject to avoid the heavy topic.

He ate happily with his family, discussing when his sister would have children.

However, in his heart, he was thinking that he needed to speed up his research on Natural Energy...

After dinner, Kosuke's family sat in the courtyard, chatting about this and that.

"Kosuke, what is that thing in your hand?!"

At this moment, Mina, who had caught a glimpse of a white light out of the corner of her eye, stared intently at the "little person" floating in Kosuke's palm.

Hearing Mina's exclamation, Aoba and Izuna instantly turned their gazes to Kosuke's palm, their eyes filled with confusion.

"This?" Kosuke paused for a moment, then looked down at the "toy" in his palm.

He then chuckled softly, "This is my attempt to integrate the principles of Dust Release into Shape Transformation. I've reshaped the original triangular pyramid exterior of Dust Release into the silhouette of a giant, while also mimicking the structure of Susanoo."

"But right now, I can only maintain it this small. It's difficult to make it even slightly larger, let alone cover my entire body and expand it for free manipulation like Susanoo. This process is full of danger."

"I'm currently thinking about combining Dojutsu with chakra control to reshape its combat form. The principle is somewhat similar to our Susanoo."

"Dust Release Susanoo?" The three looked at Kosuke's anxious face in surprise. "Dangerous? But it just looks a bit cute right now, it doesn't seem dangerous at all?"

"No danger?" Kosuke's expression faltered. He looked down at the little person in his hand, clad in an outer layer of Yin Release Chakra, and then remembered that they had never seen Dust Release before.

With that thought, the "little person" floating on his palm slowly retracted its chakra outer layer and turned towards a wooden stake standing in the courtyard.

Under the confused gazes of the three, the "little person's" shape suddenly changed, and at the same time, a dangerous, lethal aura instantly permeated the air.

It transformed into a dazzling white light, and with a terrifying aura, it shot fiercely towards the wooden stake.

The next second, the top of the wooden stake was silently decomposed into particles.

"This is..." The three exclaimed in unison, their pupils contracting sharply as they witnessed this.

Izuna swallowed, his voice trembling slightly, "Kosuke, is this a Kekkei Genkai you developed?"

"No," Kosuke smiled, as if seeing Izuna shocked or upset brought him immense satisfaction. "This is Kekkei Tōta."

"Kekkei Tōta?!"

"Yes, it's formed by combining the three chakra nature transformations of Earth Release, Wind Release, and Fire Release. Its core is a jutsu that fuses the three elemental chakras to create an ability to decompose matter."

As he spoke, Kosuke suddenly activated his Mangekyo.

The space above the table rippled, then formed a dark, black hole.

Before the three could even wonder what this ability was, the scroll containing the Dust Release cultivation method was spat out by the black hole, falling directly onto the table.

As for the principle of Dust Release being based on the Second Tsuchikage Mū and the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, Kosuke declared it nonsense!

He didn't know them, so how could he have borrowed from them?

"This is..." Looking at the scroll on the table, Aoba, Mina, and Izuna turned their confused gazes to Kosuke. They didn't understand why Kosuke, mid-explanation, had produced a scroll from some mysterious space.

Moreover, judging by Kosuke's demeanor, this scroll seemed to be the cultivation method for Dust Release.

"This is the cultivation scroll for Dust Release. As for how to achieve what I just did, without revealing the slightest hint of danger, that will require you to practice more on your own."