One Man Overpowers a Village!

At this moment, he almost regretted that Ōnoki was not a Jinchuriki. If the man had been one, things would have been much simpler. After all, a Jinchuriki's trump card was usually complete Tailed Beast transformation.

Once he completely defeated a Jinchuriki in their fully transformed state, they generally lost the ability to resist, just like Roshi now.

Capturing them alive after that would be effortless.

Unfortunately, Ōnoki was not a Jinchuriki.

Minamoto Takuya slowly shook his head and stopped dwelling on it. His top priority was to ensure that he obtained the Five-Tails' chakra.

As for the immensely powerful Dust Release, perhaps a turning point would unexpectedly arise during future operations.

Besides, he wanted to study Dust Release not because of its power, but because he valued the fusion process of three different chakra natures.

The fundamental drive behind Minamoto Takuya's exploration of the many Kekkei Genkai was not the immediate and dramatic increase in combat power they could bring.

In fact, within his current combat system, most Kekkei Genkai offered only limited improvements to his overall strength.

The key reason was how he used those powers. He focused on bringing out their most primitive and fundamental traits, yet had never spent effort developing sophisticated ninjutsu to match them.

This seemingly "wasteful" use of innate power was actually a deliberate tradeoff Minamoto Takuya had made after careful consideration.

To thoroughly study each of the countless Kekkei Genkai, analyze their deeper workings, and develop efficient ninjutsu tailored to them would require an astonishing amount of time.

On Minamoto Takuya's scales of value, investing that precious time into breakthrough improvements in the level of his own chakra energy was the wiser and more strategically meaningful choice.

His record against Roshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, was the best proof of that philosophy.

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