After laughing, he went back to searching the scroll for a ninjutsu that suited him.
Water Clear Wave: Summons a large amount of water to attack the enemy.
Hmm, that sounds pretty good.
Combined with his Lightning Release Chakra, it should make for a combination technique.
Half an hour later, Shiraishi Yoshijo stared at the puddle on the ground and sighed.
He'd learned it, but because of how little Chakra he had, he felt like he was spitting. The technique was pitifully weak, too.
As expected, he'd have to solve his Chakra problem as well. Otherwise, no matter how many techniques he learned, he wouldn't be able to use them.
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After thinking it over, Shiraishi Yoshijo decided to set the matter aside for now and focus on the graduation exam.
After all, that was the most pressing issue.
If he was going to take the exam, he had to pass. But his current strength wasn't enough.
Even with his Taijutsu training going well, there was still too much uncertainty.
He lacked a decisive ninjutsu or Taijutsu technique.
Shiraishi Yoshijo started recalling the Lightning Release techniques from the story.
As for Water Release, he gave up on it outright.
Chidori seemed to be a close-range Nintaijutsu, which didn't suit him very well. His Taijutsu was lacking, after all.
If he could master nature transformation, though, it would suit him perfectly.
At the thought of nature transformation, Shiraishi Yoshijo's eyes lit up.
He'd give it a try.
He ran into the yard and tried gathering Chakra in his hand. A faint spark flickered, then vanished.
This was so difficult. Refusing to give up, he concentrated all his Chakra in his hand.
With a crackle, a spark flashed for a moment and disappeared again.
Shiraishi Yoshijo clutched his arm and dropped to his knees, his face twisted in pain.
He hadn't expected even this to put so much strain on his chakra pathways.
It had only flashed for an instant, yet his whole arm felt like it was about to give out.
As expected, it wasn't that simple. He might be able to learn Chidori someday, but for now, it was absolutely a forbidden technique for him.
It took half an hour before he started to feel better.
If shape transformation wouldn't work, he'd try nature transformation.
Come to think of it, which should he train first: shape transformation or nature transformation?
In the story, didn't they usually start with shape transformation and then move on to nature transformation?
He took a kunai from his ninja pouch, tried infusing it with Lightning Release Chakra, then threw it at a tree.
He took out another kunai and threw it at the tree, too.
Then he ran up to the tree, pulled out both kunai, and examined the cuts.
One cut was deeper than the other.
It worked.
He threw another Chakra-infused kunai. This time, he put in a little more Chakra, but the result was disappointing.
Frowning, Shiraishi Yoshijo went to his room, got paper and a pen, and started writing down every property of lightning he could think of.
Sharpness, paralysis, diffusion, conduction. What else?
Did explosions count as a property of lightning?
Shiraishi Yoshijo scratched his head, baffled.
Never mind. He'd try them one at a time.
First, sharpness. Shiraishi Yoshijo: ""
Who could tell him how to make lightning sharper?
Sasuke and Killer B seemed to be able to do this in the story, and they both used swords. Maybe he needed one, too?
Just then, Shiraishi Eizawa came home reeking of alcohol.
"Uncle Eizawa, do we have any Ninja Blades at home?"
Shiraishi Eizawa was clearly drunk. He mumbled something incomprehensible, then tossed him a key.
"Warehouse. Go look for one yourself."
Taking the key, Shiraishi Yoshijo watched his uncle stagger away and felt worried.
At this rate, he'd drink himself to death sooner or later, without even getting the chance to turn into a butterfly.
But he had no idea how to talk him out of it. What a headache.
Shiraishi Yoshijo went to the warehouse behind the house and opened the door, which hadn't been opened in a long time.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The moment he pushed the door open, a cloud of dust billowed toward him, making him cough repeatedly.
Once the dust had settled, he went inside.
All kinds of weapons were piled haphazardly on the floor, like a heap of junk.
He picked up a sword and drew it. Hmm, it was rusty.
He tossed it aside and started rummaging through the junk for a Ninja Blade that suited him.
Too long. No.
This one looks pretty good. Why's it rusty, too?
After rummaging for ages without finding anything suitable, he headed deeper into the warehouse.
The warehouse was quite large, to be honest. He found several more swords at the back, but none of them were right for him.
Then a Ninja Blade resting on a battered weapons rack caught his eye.
"This looks like Uncle Zosuke's sword. Heh, I do miss him."
That was what he said, but he knew the sword's owner was dead.
He picked up the sword and drew it. No rust.
Of course. Zosuke had been one of the family's few sword masters. He wouldn't have neglected his blade.
He had no idea what the sword was made of. As long as it suited him, that was all that mattered.
Having found a usable sword, he started to leave.
But as he looked over the rusty weapons scattered across the floor, he fell silent for a moment. Then he shut the door.
Back in the yard, he hacked furiously at a wooden post and didn't stop until he'd chopped it in half.
"I'm in a terrible mood. Whatever. Time to sleep."
Before dawn, Shiraishi Yoshijo climbed out of bed.
He took his sword into the yard and experimented with lightning's properties.
He tried infusing the blade with Chakra and fell into thought as sparks gradually lit up its length.
Sharpness. How was lightning supposed to become sharp?
With no idea where to start, he could only fetch a wooden post and try cutting it a few times to get a feel for it.
First, he slashed. Then he infused it with Chakra and slashed again.
He thrust. Then he infused it with Chakra and thrust again.
Then he examined the cuts.
The thrust wound showed no obvious difference, so he looked at the wound from the horizontal slash.
It was an impressively clean cut. If he hadn't known exactly where he'd struck, he might not have noticed it at all.
The horizontal slash infused with Chakra had a much wider cut, though, and the edge looked rough, as if it had been sawn through.
Shiraishi Yoshijo studied the mark with a strange look. "Could this be my nature transformation?"
He held his sword above the wooden post and started channeling Lightning Release Chakra into it, without bothering to control the Chakra.
After half a minute, he stopped.
A clear, saw-like mark had appeared on the wooden post.
Shiraishi Yoshijo scratched his head.
A chainsaw?
What kind of nature transformation was this? Wasn't this shape transformation?
Still, it was an unexpected bonus.
He began controlling his Chakra, trying to make the sword take on the shape of a chainsaw.
At first, the current on the blade had no discernible shape. But as he fed in more Chakra, it slowly began to change.
Moving barbed teeth appeared. At first, they were large and coarse, but under his control they gradually shrank until they were invisible to the naked eye.
He brought the sword down hard on the wooden post!
The two halves fell to the ground.
Shiraishi Yoshijo crouched down to examine the cut.
The cut was rough and uneven, and it wasn't a straight line. Instead, it curved.
Shiraishi Yoshijo frowned. If someone got hit by this technique, they'd probably be in unbearable pain.
In theory, the sharper the sword, the less pain someone felt when cut.
But this nature transformation would probably cause unbearable pain the moment it made contact. It was like being bitten by an animal.
Not just bitten, but chewed on afterward.
Just imagining how much that would hurt made his scalp tingle.
How could lightning have this kind of property?
Shiraishi Yoshijo couldn't figure it out. And when he'd struck the wooden post just now, he'd felt the sword slip out of his control for an instant.
Thinking of that, he stood the post upright and struck again.
This time, since he was controlling it deliberately, the blade didn't feel like it was slipping out of control.
A perfectly straight line.
"Try not to use this technique. It's a bit cruel."
Shiraishi Eizawa appeared behind him, apparently having just gotten up. He looked completely laid-back.
Shiraishi Yoshijo turned and smiled. "I know. But why does lightning have this property? Do you know, Uncle?"
Shiraishi Eizawa picked up the wooden post and carefully examined the cut, then shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe your Grandpa Shuichi would. He's an expert with lightning. All right, go eat."
After breakfast, Shiraishi Yoshijo slung the sword over his back and headed out.
Shiraishi Eizawa sat on the steps, reading a book.
After reading for a while, he picked up the wooden post Shiraishi Yoshijo had cut in half and studied it closely.
"This change probably comes from combining shape transformation and nature transformation. But how did he do it?"
Shiraishi Eizawa furrowed his brows. Even he couldn't control Chakra that precisely.
"Is he exceptionally gifted, or is something wrong with the Butterfly Seed?"
He really had been too hasty.
"He probably hasn't noticed anything unusual yet. His Chakra control is almost like he's been raising three Butterfly Seeds. What on earth happened?"
Shiraishi Eizawa didn't think this was a good thing. He knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.
If things continued like this, once Shiraishi Yoshijo's Butterfly Seed started working, his Chakra control alone would be at least Hokage-level.
The benefits were obvious. He'd learn ninjutsu incredibly fast.
A C-rank technique might take someone else a month to learn, while he could learn it in a few hours, as easily as eating or drinking.
As for the drawbacks, Shiraishi Eizawa hadn't thought of any yet, but he was sure this was abnormal.
If it was natural talent, why hadn't it shown up before?
Why had it only emerged after he started raising a Butterfly Seed?
After turning it over in his mind, Shiraishi Eizawa decided to visit Butterfly Habitat Valley.
Using the Reverse Summoning Technique to reach Butterfly Habitat Valley, Shiraishi Eizawa met Lady Mei.
"Lady Mei, there's something I'd like to ask you about."
"What is it?"
"Yoshijo's Butterfly Seed seems unusual. His Chakra control is astonishing. Could this cause a problem?"
At that, Lady Mei's expression turned strange.
"Eizawa, isn't that a good thing?"
"A good thing? When something's out of the ordinary, there's always a reason. Lady Mei, I think we should have him come here and let you examine him."
Lady Mei's expression grew even stranger.
"I still can't understand how humans think, no matter how much time passes. Something good happens, and you assume it's bad. Did I do something I shouldn't have?"
Shiraishi Eizawa's expression changed. "Could it be you—"
"Eizawa, it was just a little gift. That child is quite special."
"Special?"
"Mm. Don't worry. He's the last of your bloodline. I couldn't let there be no one around here, so I gave him a little special treatment."
"Are you sure there won't be a problem?"
"Absolutely."
After saying that, Lady Mei began ushering him out.
With no other choice, Shiraishi Eizawa returned home.
Sitting on the steps again, Shiraishi Eizawa recalled Lady Mei's strange manner and his expression shifted repeatedly.
He suddenly remembered something Takemoto Shuichi had said.
Perhaps there was no need to pass this Secret Technique down after all.
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