Yin-Yang Release

"Forget recommending me for the Anbu..."

Feng An had no desire to join the Anbu and become the Hokage's executioner. Besides, he clearly remembered that in the Hokage storyline, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura had secretly conducted research involving First Hokage's Cells.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had only called a halt on the surface. How could he, as Hokage, possibly know nothing about the things Danzō had been doing behind the scenes?

Kurenai raised a brow. "Plenty of people want to get in but don't even qualify."

Feng An spread his hands, making it clear that he truly had no interest.

"Can I trade it for another reward, Kurenai?"

Kurenai chuckled. "Of course. If you really manage it, you can name your own reward."

In her view, Feng An had no chance of succeeding. No matter how high the stakes were, they meant nothing, so she had not even considered what punishment he would face if he failed.

"My own reward? Anything I want?"

Feng An's eyes lit up. He immediately thought of the sexy swimsuit Kurenai had worn in the Illusion Technique.

Kurenai shot him a disdainful look. "I know what you're thinking. Don't even think about it."

He pursed his lips and muttered, "I didn't say anything."

Kurenai ignored him and went over to the others.

Feng An stopped wasting time as well. He sat down where he was, opened the scroll, and carefully studied the Ninjutsu written within.

Mist Servant Technique created pitch-black phantoms. Each time a phantom was attacked, it split apart. It was a beginner D-rank Illusion Technique.

Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique used the fears hidden within every person's heart and manifested them, making the victim instinctively believe they were real and forcing the opponent to see what they feared most. It was a beginner D-rank Illusion Technique.

"So this was the move Kurenai used before."

Even after so much time had passed, recalling that lifelike scene still made his heart race.

As he read and comprehended, his eyes brightened. "So that's how it is."

Illusion Techniques required Yin Release Chakra within the body to be circulated into the Fengchi Acupoint, enhancing the caster's spiritual power and allowing the Illusion Technique to manifest.

Ninjutsu, meanwhile, only required one to mobilize the corresponding elemental Chakra. For example, Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique merely required one to send Fire Release Chakra to the throat, then exhale it after forming the hand seals.

Precisely directing Chakra into the Fengchi Acupoint was the high wall that prevented most people from mastering Illusion Techniques.

But Feng An felt only delight.

Because the principle was more or less the same as the method he usually used to study Kekkei Genkai.

"Circulate it into the Fengchi Acupoint?"

Feng An pressed a hand to the upper back of his neck. As he sensed the location of the Fengchi Acupoint, he circulated the Chakra within his body and gathered it there.

Rat, Boar, Ox, Rooster, Horse, Rooster.

At the same time, his hands rapidly shifted through the seals described in the book.

As Yin Release Chakra poured in, he immediately felt his mind become clear and tranquil.

What a wonderful feeling...

Just then, he unconsciously guided Yang Release Chakra into the Fengchi Acupoint.

Yin Release and Yang Release Chakra abruptly merged together, producing a new Chakra nature.

Feng An was stunned, his heartbeat accelerating.

"How did this happen?!"

The Chakra fusion he had attempted for years seemed to have somehow succeeded, and it remained within the Fengchi Acupoint.

"Yin Release... Yang Release..."

The sun slanted westward.

Immersed in it, Feng An seemed to have entered a wondrous state, completely unaware that two hours had already passed.

From afar, Kurenai and the others watched him with worried expressions, not daring to disturb him.

"Kurenai, he's been like that for four hours already. Do we really not need to wake him up...?"

Hinata activated her Byakugan beside her and looked worriedly at Feng An.

Kiba Inuzuka also frowned and asked anxiously, "Kurenai, is he really okay?"

Kurenai's expression was grave. "Wait a little longer."

All of her attention was focused on Feng An.

He had remained completely motionless, as though in meditation, for four hours.

This was also the first time she had seen someone enter such a state while studying Illusion Techniques.

There had been cases in shinobi history where ninja cast Illusion Techniques on themselves and failed to dispel them, ultimately dying to their own techniques. But Feng An's breathing was steady, and there was none of the abnormality of someone caught in an Illusion Technique. Clearly, Feng An was not in that kind of situation.

Still, Kurenai's intuition told her that Feng An's current state was not a bad thing.

Meanwhile, Feng An was extremely excited. His years of attempts seemed to have accidentally found a direction today.

He had discovered that the prerequisite for merging Yin and Yang Chakra was Natural Energy.

If Natural Energy acted as a neutralizing medium, it could fuse Yin Release and Yang Release Chakra into one and produce a new Chakra transformation.

"Have I reached my limit?"

Feng An slowly opened his eyes and muttered to himself as his Chakra was depleted to its limit.

Over those four hours, he had discovered that compared to ordinary people, he seemed to possess twice the spiritual power. While continuously channeling Yin Release Chakra into the Fengchi Acupoint, he could vaguely sense the Natural Energy throughout the shinobi world. But the constant flow of Chakra had gradually exhausted him, and his spiritual power was being consumed twice as quickly.

He rose to his feet, placed a hand against the nearby tree, and activated the Yin-Yang Release power within his Fengchi Acupoint.

Sizzle—

A three-centimeter hole pierced through the tree trunk, its inner walls withered and dead.

"Yin-Yang Release really is incredibly destructive."

Feng An's brows lifted. He had merely concentrated Yin-Yang Release power on his fingertip without applying any Ninjutsu, yet it had produced such an astonishing effect.

If this Yin-Yang Release power were infused into Ninjutsu, then even the Third Raikage, famed for possessing the strongest body, would likely have no choice but to avoid its edge.

"Unfortunately, Natural Energy in the shinobi world is too scarce, and the conversion efficiency is extremely low. It isn't practical for now."

Feng An sensed the tiny amount of Yin-Yang Release power remaining in his body, then shook his head with a sigh.

At that moment, Kurenai and the others walked over.

Kurenai asked, "What happened to you earlier?"

Feng An scratched his head and smiled. "I accidentally got absorbed in studying Illusion Techniques."

Kiba Inuzuka looked utterly unconvinced. "Hey, hey, isn't that lie a little too fake?"

It was not just Kiba who did not believe him. Kurenai and the others did not believe his explanation either.

The guy who usually slept through class was telling them he had become so immersed in studying that he could not pull himself away?

Feng An smiled awkwardly without answering.

"Do you want something to eat? I made you a lunchbox."

Hinata stepped forward, her face flushed with shyness as she held out a purple rectangular lunchbox.

Feng An froze. It felt as if the shy girl before him had plucked at his heartstrings.

This was the first time anyone had brought him food. The feeling of being remembered by someone filled him with an indescribable happiness.

Seeing Hinata's outstretched hands trembling faintly before him, he hurriedly accepted the lunchbox and stepped closer.

Ignoring everyone else's stares, he pressed his forehead against Hinata's.

"Thanks for the trouble, Hinata."

Feeling the warmth against her forehead, Hinata shyly lowered her eyes to the ground, her little hands tightly clutching the corners of her clothes.

"Kurenai and the others are watching..."

Feng An replied gently, "It's fine. Just pretend they're cabbages."