Only then did the three from Kumogakure realize.
They had been toyed with by Genya!
"This is too much!" Mummy gritted his teeth.
"That Uchiha bastard!" Toroi glared furiously!
"Forget it. He never said he would treat us to Ichiraku Ramen in the first place. We just assumed it." Samui remained expressionless.
She recalled it.
He had only said he would "bring" them to Ichiraku Ramen, not that he would treat them.
That guide fee was a little expensive.
What scheming...
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After returning to the Uchiha compound.
Genya went straight to the depths of the training ground's back mountain. He planned to develop a new technique!
He slowly extended his right hand.
Pale blue chakra surged forth.
A Rasengan the size of a fist appeared.
Genya immediately pressed it against a massive boulder.
The surface of the hard boulder began to crack, then exploded into countless fragments. Genya raised a brow, rather dissatisfied with the Rasengan's power.
The Rasengan was enough against ordinary enemies, but against Kage-level experts, powerful Summoning Beasts, or even Tailed Beasts, it was still far from enough.
So, like Naruto, Genya planned to add elemental chakra to the originally attribute-less Rasengan to increase its power.
His first thought was to add Wind Style chakra.
But after thinking it over, he gave up on that idea.
Wind Style: Rasenshuriken was indeed extremely powerful, but without Sage Mode, each use inflicted tremendous damage on the user's arm.
Prolonged use could even cripple the arm.
After pondering for a moment, Genya decided to fuse Fire Style chakra into the Rasengan, since he excelled at Fire Style. That would make the process of developing the new technique easier.
After all, greater proficiency meant greater certainty.
Having settled on a direction, Genya hesitated no longer and began training against the clock!
Under Genya's control, crimson chakra was injected into the pale blue Rasengan in his hand as he began to control their fusion.
A few seconds later.
The incomplete Rasengan in his hand exploded.
Genya's right hand turned bright red.
"So it failed after all!" Genya frowned deeply, inwardly lamenting the difficulty of developing a new technique.
"I injected the Fire Style chakra too quickly just now. I should slow it down." Genya was not discouraged by his first failure. He summarized the cause and tried to do better next time!
More than ten attempts in a row ended in failure!
After expending a massive amount of chakra, Genya collapsed to the ground. His right hand was already swollen and red, with even traces of blood seeping out.
Fortunately, Genya possessed a Sage Body. If it had been an ordinary person, their body would already have been ruined, unable to withstand such intense training.
His body was recovering rapidly as well.
After lying on the ground for several hours, Genya got back up and resumed training once his strength had mostly recovered.
It was already well past midnight.
Bright moonlight spilled across the ground, leaving the surroundings far from dark.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Seven Shadow Clones appeared.
Genya had never learned the Multi Shadow Clone Technique.
Creating seven Shadow Clones at once.
Was already his limit.
The reason he had not used the Shadow Clone Technique from the beginning was that he had not mastered any techniques at all. He would not gain much experience and would only waste chakra for nothing.
Before long.
The night passed.
A streak of rosy light appeared on the horizon.
The sun gradually rose.
After training all night, Genya had gradually grasped the knack, but his body had reached its limit and his chakra was nearly depleted. Although Military Ration Pills replenished his stamina, he could no longer hold on.
He returned directly to his residence.
Not long after he returned.
There came a knock at the door.
After opening it.
Genya felt a pang of guilt.
The stunning beauty Samui stood outside. Genya gave an awkward laugh. "So it's Miss Samui from Kumogakure. What can I do for you?"
"I came all this way, and you don't plan to invite me in for a seat?" Samui smiled brightly, as warm as sunlight.
Genya frowned and spoke with an odd expression. "Wouldn't that be inappropriate? I'm afraid it would ruin my reputation."
Samui froze for a moment, then broke into a smile. She felt that he had been quite considerate, and her dissatisfaction from yesterday lessened somewhat.
The moment Genya saw her expression, he knew she had misunderstood and hurriedly waved his hand.
"Miss Samui, don't misunderstand. I'm afraid it would ruin my reputation."
"???" Samui's smile froze on her face. If she had not remembered Captain Odley's instructions, she truly would have wanted to go up and give Genya two hard punches.
In the end, she still entered Genya's small courtyard.
"Genya, do you live alone?" Samui asked casually.
"Yeah." Genya nodded, then asked, "Miss Samui, I assume you didn't come to see me for no reason. Just say what you want to say. There's no need to beat around the bush and waste everyone's time."
Samui had not expected him to be so direct, nor to show this beautiful woman no courtesy at all, but she still spoke politely.
"Genya, you know how Konoha treats the Uchiha. Are you interested in joining Kumogakure? Kumogakure has always valued talent."
"You have no family in Konoha, so there is nothing tying you down if you leave. What do you think?"
Genya pretended to think it over and asked, "What are the benefits?"
"Money, beautiful women—we have everything!" Noticing Genya looking her over, Samui unconsciously straightened up slightly, smiling.
A honey trap? Genya sighed inwardly. Couldn't they try something else? There isn't even any sincerity.
"Thank you for the invitation, but I'm not interested. Please leave." Genya refused outright. There was no way he was going to Kumogakure to sing and rap with Killer B.
Samui was slightly stunned. She had not expected him to reject her so decisively. With a cold snort, she swayed her graceful figure and left.
As Genya saw her off, he happened to run into Shisui, who asked, "Wasn't that Kumogakure's great beauty, Samui? What did she want with you?"
Shisui crossed his arms, a trace of puzzlement appearing between his brows.
Genya spoke utter nonsense with a straight face. "She saw how handsome and dashing I was, how distinguished and talented, so she came to confess and wanted to marry into the Uchiha clan."
"But I rejected her on the grounds that I was still young and needed to focus on my studies."
Genya was answered only by Shisui's faint "Oh," and a pair of rolled eyes.
Late at night.
The Uchiha back mountain.
Genya continued developing his new Ninjutsu.
It had to be said.
Learning high-level Ninjutsu and developing new Ninjutsu were entirely different in difficulty. The latter was simply several times harder.
After more than ten consecutive failures, Genya still did not lose heart. Once he dispelled all his Shadow Clones, a strange flood of experience and insight came to him.
Chakra gathered in his right hand once more.
A pale blue ball of chakra appeared.
Following the proper ratio.
He began continuously injecting Fire Style chakra into it.
The Rasengan gradually turned crimson.
As more chakra was continuously injected, the Rasengan grew larger and larger.
In the end, it expanded into a crimson Rasengan over ten feet in diameter, its interior seeming to churn with molten lava.
An aura mixed with terrifying power spread outward.
The Rasengan was pressed against the rock wall.
BOOM!
At once.
An earth-shaking explosion rang out.
It was followed by a blinding red light.
Even the entire Uchiha clan compound could hear it.
A moment later.
Several figures arrived, including Fugaku, Yashiro, Itachi, and others.
"How is this possible?" Everyone was inwardly shocked.
What had once been a small hill had been blasted apart, with tiny stones scattered everywhere.
Genya turned around and grinned at everyone.
His new technique had finally succeeded!
He would call it Fire Style: Rasengan Crimson Flame Burst!
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