His "Lightning Release: Shurikenjutsu" was simple, but highly practical.
Any ninja without taijutsu training or armor would be left torn and bleeding by a single hit.
Even against ninjas who had trained their bodies through taijutsu and knew how to protect themselves with chakra, it could still produce a certain numbing effect.
As long as the enemy lost focus for an instant at a critical moment in battle, it could completely determine the outcome.
"Still, simply infusing it with Lightning Release chakra makes it far too weak."
Kiyohara stroked his chin.
The reason ninjutsu existed was because it could maximize the power of chakra nature transformation.
Otherwise, everyone would only need to release chakra of the corresponding element. Why would they need to learn ninjutsu?
"Hmm... but the wire gets rather hot."
Kiyohara thought to himself.
He could not understand why Sasuke did not find the steel wire hot when using "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique."
With steel's conductivity, he should have felt the heat immediately.
"Looks like I'll have to attach a bit of chakra to my fingers every time."
Kiyohara thought silently.
He could manage that much. The hands were already among the easiest places to gather chakra; only the soles of the feet were difficult.
"By the way, do you have any similar techniques?"
Kiyohara asked Renegade Kiyohara.
Renegade Kiyohara had only told him about two Lightning Release ninjutsu: "Lightning Release: Ground Flash" and "Lightning Release: Lightning Light Pillar."
Strictly speaking, "Lightning Release: Lightning Light Pillar" was not purely a Lightning Release ninjutsu. It also counted as a type of Genjutsu.
The user could turn his entire body into lightning, temporarily robbing the target of vision through an intense flash of light, then inducing the enemy to misjudge the situation and fall into a Genjutsu trap.
However, compared to the commonplace "Lightning Release: Ground Flash," which ninjas from every nation knew, "Lightning Release: Lightning Light Pillar" was more often used by Kumogakure ninjas.
That was why Kiyohara had chosen to learn "Lightning Release: Ground Flash."
Otherwise, he had never even crossed paths with Kumogakure ninjas, and it would be hard to explain where he had learned the technique.
"No."
Renegade Kiyohara shook his head.
If he had resources, why would he have defected?
Even when he had followed Orochimaru, he had never had the chance to obtain much ninjutsu.
After all, Orochimaru had too many people around him. Unless someone had a special physique or was as clever as Yakushi Kabuto and could serve as an assistant, there was no chance.
"Fine. It's enough for now."
Kiyohara nodded.
The ninjutsu he was currently most proficient in was the Wind Release technique, "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
After fulfilling his first final wish, he had directly inherited Renegade Kiyohara's experience.
Thus, he possessed Jonin-level mastery of this ninjutsu, though he lacked the corresponding amount of chakra.
"No, I almost forgot about Kakashi."
Kiyohara suddenly thought of him.
Kakashi had been able to develop Chidori. There was no way he did not know other Lightning Release ninjutsu.
It was precisely because his foundation had been so deep that he could develop it so quickly.
As for creating something from nothing?
Namikaze Minato had only had the Tailed Beast Bomb as a model, yet it had still taken him three years to develop the Rasengan!
As night deepened, only Kiyohara's figure trained beneath the moonlight.
Along with an illusory spirit body watching him.
The next day.
Kakashi came to find him.
"Morning, Kakashi."
Kiyohara held a toothbrush in his hand as he spoke indistinctly.
"Morning."
Kakashi nodded slightly.
He still wore a black ninja outfit with a black mask, with only his hair being white.
"You're not planning to use a sword anymore?"
Kiyohara noticed that there was nothing on Kakashi's back.
There should have been more than one short sword in Kakashi's home.
If he wanted to train in swordsmanship, then he could not possibly have too few swords.
There was also something else Kiyohara did not quite understand.
Although the blade Hatake Sakumo had passed down to Kakashi had chipped, it had still been a fine weapon.
Hatake Sakumo had fought countless battles with that short sword and earned the fearsome reputation of the Konoha White Fang without it ever breaking.
Yet in Kakashi's hands, it had been shattered before long...
All he could say was, living with different people really did not turn out the same.
That short sword had truly met its downfall in Kakashi's hands.
"Yeah. I plan to use those fragments to honor my father's spirit in heaven."
Kakashi said.
After that battle, he had also understood his future fighting style and clarified the path he needed to take.
It was the combination of the Sharingan and Chidori. That would allow him to maximize his combat strength.
The Sharingan's powerful dynamic vision was also useful for swordsmanship, but its offensive power was lacking.
Among all the techniques Kakashi currently knew, none surpassed this newly developed Lightning Release ninjutsu in both penetration and cutting power.
"I see..."
Kiyohara struggled to keep his expression under control.
He remembered that in the original story, Kakashi had died once. During Pain's Assault, he had exhausted all his chakra and died from utter exhaustion.
His soul had drifted toward the Pure Land on the spot, only to encounter Hatake Sakumo in the gap before the Pure Land. Sakumo had been unable to rest peacefully and move on.
That was right. This father and son had a conversation in Yomi, and Hatake Sakumo only let go and departed afterward.
Kiyohara wondered what expression Hatake Sakumo would wear upon seeing his own son squander his father's legacy without the slightest remorse.
"Yeah, so I came to discuss Lightning Release ninjutsu with you."
Kakashi nodded.
Seeing that, Kiyohara told Kakashi about the "Lightning Release: Shurikenjutsu" he had developed the previous night.
This technique was very easy to learn. It merely added Lightning Release chakra to Shurikenjutsu, along with the cost of a copper wire.
"That's a very good idea."
Kakashi nodded.
"But as for Lightning Release ninjutsu, I do know a rather good one."
Kakashi spoke and described one of the Lightning Release techniques he knew.
He did not care about ninjutsu being leaked. In his view, he was surely being long-winded.
Kiyohara had only kept listening in order to comfort him.
After all, Kakashi had found the old Kiyohara to be quiet and reserved. Sometimes, Kakashi had even wondered whether Kiyohara would defect in the future.
But Kakashi had now discarded that thought.
How could such an upright and righteous ninja as Kiyohara possibly defect?
"Come on, have some water and tell me more."
Kiyohara led Kakashi inside and poured him a cup of plain water.
By etiquette, he should have made Kakashi tea. Unfortunately, his home was bare to the walls. Everything that could be pawned had been pawned clean before he left for the battlefield.
"Mm... thanks."
Kakashi also noticed that Kiyohara's home was even barer than his face.
With one glance, Kakashi saw only a bed, a table, a pot, a toilet, and a wardrobe.
Other than that, there was not even a fan.
For a moment, Kakashi did not even know where to sit.
"I personally prefer a minimalist style."
Kiyohara said.
"So it's minimalist style."
Kakashi suddenly understood. He had heard that the simpler this style was, the better.
"Go on, tell me more."
Kiyohara brought out the kitchen's only stool for Kakashi to sit on.
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