Although Orochimaru did not understand why Akaseki had managed to develop the "Air Burst Technique," or awaken the "Air Release"
Kekkei genkai through it in one stroke, the facts were right before his eyes.
Normally, a kekkei genkai could only be inherited through one's bloodline.
However, ninjas could also fuse chakra types themselves to create a chakra-based kekkei genkai. This was one of the major sources of first-generation kekkei genkai.
Orochimaru had never heard of Air Release's effects. Evidently, it was not merely an unfamiliar name Akaseki had come up with, but an entirely new kekkei genkai.
Intrigued, Orochimaru offered to help Akaseki assess the power of the Air Burst Technique.
Akaseki went outside Mountain Hollow Village with Orochimaru and created a Mirror Clone—he had learned his lesson. Until he found a solution, he would not use the Air Burst Technique with his real body again!
Boom—
With the sound of air violently expanding and contracting, Akaseki's Mirror Clone became two clones, except—
Both looked utterly dazed!
Akaseki: ...
"As expected, the rapidly expanding air is very effective at dispersing smoke-based ninjutsu. The low pressure at the center also has offensive potential, but it only lasts an instant..."
"Akaseki, although the Mirror Clone you learned from Mr. Kagami splits when damaged... the two resulting clones are still affected. Even if the damage isn't enough to make them split again, acute oxygen deprivation leaves them dazed," Orochimaru concluded.
In other words, using a Mirror Clone did not quite solve the problem either.
"Wind Release combined with Lightning Style, is it...? I see. It simulates the effect of lightning causing air to expand..." Orochimaru continued analyzing it.
Akaseki looked surprised. Lightning can make air expand?
Of course, the Air Burst Technique did not actually generate that kind of heat. Instead, it directly