"What about you?"
"Standing makes it easier to concentrate."
Kiyohara Michi.
Seeing this, Kakashi had no choice but to sit down first, then explain the Lightning Release ninjutsu he had just told Kiyohara about.
The name of this Lightning Release ninjutsu was "Lightning Release: Lightning Current Technique."
The principle was to attach Lightning Release chakra to ninja tools.
"So, it's Chakra Flow."
Kiyohara understood what Kakashi meant.
Chakra Flow was a relatively advanced technique. Attribute-less chakra could easily be attached to the human body or other objects.
But once chakra carried a nature transformation, attaching it became difficult.
Otherwise, every ninja would enchant their kunai with whatever chakra nature they possessed before drawing them.
For example, Shisui Uchiha's favored "Uchiha Style: Sword Jump Flame" used a special ninjutsu to coat a kodachi in Fire Release chakra. When swung, it formed a blade of flame.
Kiyohara's previous act of infusing Wind Release chakra into shuriken worked on the same principle.
The only difference was that he had merely injected chakra directly rather than transforming it through ninjutsu.
"That's right. Once released through the 'Lightning Release: Lightning Current Technique,' the electrical arcs become much stronger."
As he spoke, Kakashi took out a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and used "Lightning Release: Lightning Current Technique" in front of Kiyohara.
Crackle!
The next instant, faint electrical arcs coiled around the kunai, azure sparks flickering from time to time.
Sure enough, it looked far more powerful than Kiyohara simply infusing it with Lightning Release chakra.
"This is the method for the technique. Kiyohara, you can study it some more."
Kakashi took out a scroll from his person. Written on it was "Lightning Release: Lightning Current Technique."
Just as Kiyohara was about to ask why Kakashi carried it around with him, Kakashi spoke.
"I've actually been researching techniques in this area too, so I brought along this old scroll. It was left behind by my father, though it's only a C-rank ninjutsu."
Kakashi said.
Hearing that, Kiyohara remembered.
Kakashi had indeed learned a similar method in the future: Kunai Lightning Blade. He infused the electric current generated by Lightning Blade into a kunai, giving it the power of Lightning Blade.
And it could be thrown.
"Thank you, Kakashi."
Kiyohara accepted the ninjutsu scroll and patted Kakashi.
He was too sincere. What else could Kiyohara say?
"It's nothing."
Kakashi shook his head.
He had gained a lot from discussing these things with Kiyohara as well.
Besides, it was only a C-rank ninjutsu. Kakashi felt that Kiyohara would gain the ability to obtain it sooner or later.
Just as the two continued discussing Lightning Release ninjutsu, an Anbu ninja arrived outside the door.
The Anbu ninja informed Kiyohara of the time and place for the Chunin selection.
"Then train hard these next few days, Kiyohara."
With that, Kakashi waved and left.
"The Chunin selection..."
Kiyohara rubbed his chin.
There was plenty of time.
When they went, they would not need to take a written exam. They only needed to spar with other Genin.
Besides, Renegade Kiyohara was at his side. If he encountered someone he truly could not beat, he could just let him fight in his place.
Kiyohara did not think there was any Genin at this stage who could defeat a Jonin.
The reason he had escaped death so many times during this mission was still because Renegade Kiyohara had possessed him at crucial moments.
Without cheats, the others basically could not make up such a gap.
Not everyone was reincarnated divinity like Naruto and Sasuke.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
During those two days, Kiyohara devoted nearly all his energy to mastering "Lightning Release: Lightning Current Technique" and combining it with "Lightning Release: Manipulated Shuriken Guiding Lightning Technique."
With Renegade Kiyohara's guidance and experience, he progressed at an incredible pace.
After all, he had a teacher who could provide close guidance twenty-four hours a day. His time efficiency was maxed out.
Other than ensuring eight hours of sleep, eating, drinking, and using the restroom, Kiyohara never left the house.
Kakashi did not disturb him during those two days either. He knew Kiyohara was going to participate in the Chunin Exams.
Though Kiyohara had not yet reached the perfect level of using it as naturally as his own limbs, it was already more than enough for actual combat.
Until the final day, the time for the Chunin selection finally arrived.
Inside the bathroom.
"Today's the day."
Kiyohara wiped his face, combed his black hair back from his forehead, and let the shower's hot water continue to fall and patter against his back.
The warm current ran along the faintly defined contours of his back muscles, trickling down little by little to his feet.
"Still a little too skinny. I need to find some taijutsu to train in."
Kiyohara lowered his head and looked at his body.
Basically every ninja had muscles. Only a small number who had grown lax about themselves would put on weight.
Thinking of that, Kiyohara inexplicably thought of Mitaraishi Anko.
In Boruto, she had gone from a sexy, black-stockinged beauty to a plump middle-aged woman—Mitarashi Sweet Potato.
"I wonder whether there is a future version of me who trains taijutsu or possesses a related Kekkei Genkai."
Kiyohara thought to himself.
If a Yotsuki Kiyohara or Senju Kiyohara with physical talents showed up, his taijutsu training would yield twice the results with half the effort, greatly increasing his efficiency.
According to the Last Words Book, Kiyohara was the anchor point for everything, from which countless futures extended as possibilities.
Like countless branches and leaves growing from a tree's roots.
Renegade Kiyohara was merely one of those branches and leaves. It just so happened that his future was very similar to Kiyohara's current timeline, where both were civilians.
But that did not mean other things could not change.
There might even be a Kiyohara with a Kekkei Genkai.
Because... he was a transmigrator.
His birth could be said to have never been fixed in the first place. It was possible for him to be reborn anywhere.
In other words, it might not be a "linear view of time," such as current "civilian" -> future one "renegade ninja" -> future two "taijutsu ninja"... with all futures based on the starting point of "civilian."
Rather, it was a "possibility-based view of time." His current self was a superposition of probabilities, an anchor where countless parallel timelines converged.
The "futures" here would more accurately be called "possibility branches."
Simply put, what the Last Words Book anchored might not be the anchor point of this current body, but Kiyohara's existence itself.
The Last Words Book's ability allowed Kiyohara to stand where he was now while reaching out to pick fruit from anywhere else on the entire tree.
Because fundamentally, they all shared the same roots and origin as Kiyohara—they were every possibility that had branched off after his transmigration.
"Still, I'll need evidence to know exactly how it works."
Kiyohara thought.
Everything was merely his speculation. To obtain a definite answer, he would need to use the Last Words Book more and collect more Ash Boxes.
But Kiyohara felt that once he fulfilled Renegade Kiyohara's final wish, he might have a chance to collect the next Last Words Book.
Because Renegade Kiyohara had been continuously fading away. Only inside the Ash Box could he avoid dissipating.
But after they fused, Kiyohara did not know what exactly would happen.
Renegade Kiyohara might disappear directly, or he might continue to "live" in this manner.
"Kiyohara, today's the day you compete for Chunin, isn't it? Why haven't you left yet?"
Faintly, Kurenai Yuhi's voice came from outside the bathroom's ventilation window.
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