Tsunade watched Watanabe, who sat with his eyes closed and unmoving before her, and guessed he must have started practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique.
Watanabe's home was small, and both of them were currently sitting cross-legged on the sofa, close enough to hear each other's breathing.
"Although the Spirit Transformation Technique is simpler, it requires long-term tempering of the spirit and will. It would be quite good if you could master it within two years," Tsunade thought.
If Watanabe could master the Spirit Transformation Technique before graduation, he would then possess the basic qualifications to stand on his own.
Afterward, Tsunade didn't think further and began her own training.
She was usually very busy, having to learn the Hundred Healings Technique, the Yin Seal, Medical Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and more. Each required a significant investment of energy. If it weren't for Watanabe, she wouldn't waste her precious time on him.
Time trickled by.
About half an hour later, Watanabe finally sensed his soul within his spiritual world. The connection between them was very weak.
Following the method recorded on the scroll, Watanabe attempted to peel his soul out of his spiritual world. The process was surprisingly smooth. Watanabe only felt something warm flowing out of his body, and then he saw.
In the cramped living room, Tsunade sat quietly cross-legged before him, her delicate oval face flawless, fair, and beautiful.
Behind Watanabe was another "Watanabe," his hands formed the "Ushi" hand seal, as still as a statue.
Watanabe looked down and saw that he was currently in a translucent, ghost-like state.
"I succeeded? That was easy?"
Watanabe was greatly surprised, not expecting to so easily spirit-transform his soul and separate it from his body.
"It seems my soul's strength is indeed sufficient..."
At this moment, Watanabe suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head as his soul continued to weaken.
"Does the soul suffer some damage every time it leaves the body?" Watanabe mused, not panicking. He had read the scroll completely and understood this was a normal phenomenon when performing the Spirit Transformation Technique.
The longer the soul remained separated from the body, the greater the damage it would sustain.
Just as Watanabe was about to end this training session, the next moment, a row of light screens popped up before his eyes:
[Soul Damaged: Soul Strength +1, +2, +1...]
Watanabe immediately chuckled. He could clearly feel that his soul, which should have been weakening, was instead growing stronger under the effect of Karma Reversal. The stinging pain in his head also transformed into a comfortable sensation.
"The Spirit Transformation Technique combined with Karma Reversal is simply amazing!"
Watanabe slowly adapted to his soul form and floated up, drifting low around the living room, something he couldn't do with his physical body.
"Will Tsunade be startled if she sees me like this?"
Watanabe suddenly wanted to try what it felt like to possess someone else, so he cautiously descended towards Tsunade.
He believed that given their relationship, Tsunade wouldn't mind him experimenting with the effects of Ninjutsu on her. Tsunade was a very generous person to her friends.
The moment they touched, Watanabe felt as if he had encountered a springy film, warm and soft.
Tsunade, who was refining Chakra, suddenly sensed something unusual and frowned, "Hmm?"
Watanabe: "Relax."
Then he squeezed his way in.
"Mmm~~"
"Wait a minute... What's going on?!"
Tsunade's eyes snapped open. The unpleasant sensation of being forcibly invaded startled her.
"Don't be afraid, I'm trying to possess someone using the Spirit Transformation Technique," Watanabe's voice echoed from deep within her mind, he quickly reassured her.
Tsunade was stunned, her mind buzzing.
"Watanabe, is that you?"
She looked at Watanabe, who sat motionless before her.
"Yeah, the Spirit Transformation Technique is really powerful," the voice in her mind continued.
Watanabe attempted to communicate with Tsunade's spiritual world. Tsunade's vision blurred, and then she saw another Watanabe, the one who had entered her body.
The soul-form Watanabe chuckled and shared with her, "Tsunade, I just tried it. After entering your body, not only can I provide you with Chakra, like this..."
As he spoke, Tsunade felt a surge of pure Chakra appear within her.
"...I can also absorb your Chakra, like this..."
As he spoke, another portion of Chakra was inexplicably drawn from Tsunade's body.
"...And I can control your body, like this..."
Tsunade's face was blank with shock the entire time. Her arm uncontrollably lifted and fell, then fell and lifted again.
After fiddling around for a bit, Watanabe felt the immense power contained within Tsunade's body. With every movement, it seemed she could smash through anything. When she sparred with him yesterday, she hadn't even used a tenth of this immense strength.
Watanabe couldn't help but exclaim, "Tsunade, your body is truly amazing!"
Tsunade: "..."
She finally reacted, saying in embarrassment and anger, "Are you done playing? Get out!"
A powerful oppressive feeling washed over him, and Watanabe was forcibly squeezed out, returning to his own body.
Watanabe opened his eyes and saw Tsunade glaring at him, puffing out her cheeks. He immediately felt a little guilty. "Tsunade, are you angry?"
Tsunade replied grumpily, "What do you think!"
Having someone possess her body without any warning and then be subjected to embarrassing comments – it was only because it was Watanabe, otherwise Tsunade would have definitely beaten him to a pulp.
"Sorry, I just wanted to test the effect of the Spirit Transformation Technique. I thought you wouldn't mind..."
Watanabe readily admitted his fault.
Seeing that he apologized so quickly, Tsunade found it difficult to stay angry. After calming down slightly and thinking about it, she suddenly felt it was incredible.
In just that short moment, Watanabe could use the Spirit Transformation Technique to invade her body?
How did he do it??
Tsunade had also practiced the Spirit Transformation Technique before. She disliked this Ninjutsu because it required a significant investment of energy in the early stages. Just tempering the Spirit and willpower alone would take years of preparation, and the results were too slow, so Tsunade decisively abandoned it.
But how long did Watanabe take just now?
Was it even half an hour?
Tsunade never expected Watanabe to have such astonishing talent in cultivating the Spirit Transformation Technique. The word "genius" wasn't even enough to describe him!
"Use the Spirit Transformation Technique on me again," Tsunade said.
"Okay."
Watanabe formed the Rat seal, still not proficient with this Ninjutsu.
Half a minute later, Watanabe's soul form emerged from his forehead, swaying unsteadily in the breeze.
[Soul Traumatized: Spirit Strength +2, +1, +1...]
Surprise flashed in Tsunade's beautiful eyes. Fearing she might injure Watanabe, she gently reached out to touch him.
Her hand passed right through, unable to grasp anything solid.
"Why can you master the Spirit Transformation Technique so quickly?" Tsunade didn't understand.
"Perhaps my Spirit Strength was naturally strong, so the cultivation went very smoothly," Watanabe explained.
Tsunade nodded, agreeing with this explanation.
She couldn't think of any other reason.
"You can't use the Spirit Transformation Technique for too long, as it can easily cause damage to the soul. Dispel it quickly."
The one who wanted to see the Spirit Transformation Technique was Tsunade, and now the one urging Watanabe to dispel the technique was also her.
Before you continue
Explore the wiki