Three Research Topics

Perhaps because an arm had been severed, certain attachments had been severed as well.

Iga Kawaji's heart was no longer as cold as it once was; he intended to make the most of the life he had left.

During this period, he also planned to properly instruct his few team members.

Clearing his throat, Iga Kawaji simply called Ogawara over as well, preparing to discuss some knowledge related to Ninjutsu.

"Ninjutsu is divided into five basic elemental styles due to the differing nature of chakra: Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, and Earth!"

"Each style has its own advantages. Wind Style is sharp, Lightning Style is fierce, and Water Style can be both hard and soft, with ever-changing forms. Fire Style is the style our village is most proficient in; most Fire Style Ninjutsu cover a large area and are scorching hot."

"My specialty is Earth Style, and what I will teach you today is also Earth Style."

"The characteristics of Earth Style Ninjutsu are stability and durability, and they are convenient to release because soil exists everywhere. Except for the ocean!"

Ogawara suddenly asked, "Is there soil in the sky, too?"

Iga Kawaji smiled and said, "Of course there is in the sky; it belongs to the dust, very fine and difficult to see with the naked eye, but that doesn't mean it isn't there. If you don't believe me, find a place where sunlight pierces through the darkness, and you will see the dust floating in the light."

After explaining this question, Iga Kawaji went on to discuss the corresponding restraint relationships of Ninjutsu.

Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Wind, Wind restrains Lightning, and Lightning restrains Earth; these are the most direct restraint relationships.

Of course, when one becomes strong enough, these restraint relationships become less obvious.

Faced with this explanation, Gong Yi was lost in thought.

He had previously tried to use Fire Style to restrain Kazama Heitetsu's Wind Style, only to have it directly broken by his opponent; it seemed the gap in strength was simply too great.

After finishing the restraint relationships, Iga Kawaji suddenly brought up another point of knowledge.

"Chakra is the foundation, and proficiency in Ninjutsu is the key, but the power of Ninjutsu involves both shape transformation and nature transformation!"

Iga Kawaji suddenly looked at Gong Yi. "Your Earth Style Ninjutsu is very crude. All low-level Ninjutsu actually involve corresponding shape transformations, but you haven't developed them deeply to form the ultimate unique shape transformation. You have overlooked this point!"

Gong Yi was stunned. So that was it!

The captain was not wrong.

To reduce his chakra consumption, he had mostly saved the chakra required for the shape transformation of low-level Ninjutsu.

For instance, his Earth Style Wall was just a lump of very solid mud.

His Rock Pillar Spear was also different from the standard version.

Iga Kawaji cautioned, "By mastering a large number of low-level Ninjutsu, you become familiar with the most basic shape transformations. At this level, you can try to master higher-level shape transformations. Your current strength, Gong Yi, should already exceed that of a Chunin and be approaching the level of a Jonin. If you want to increase your strength, you should try to walk this path!"

Three days had passed since Iga Kawaji's lecture.

For these three days, Gong Yi had been researching the issue of shape transformation.

Whenever shape transformation was mentioned, Gong Yi would think of the Rasengan.

This could be considered the most famous shape transformation Ninjutsu in the world of the Fourth Hokage, and it was a non-elemental Ninjutsu that required no hand seals!

In Gong Yi's view, the Rasengan was practically a bug, and it could even grow.

Since he had recalled the Rasengan, Gong Yi also began to study what kind of enhancement the Rasengan would bring to his strength.

"My Taijutsu will see a leap in improvement after obtaining the Eight Inner Gates, but the enhancement of physical fitness is not a task for a single day; it requires the accumulation of time."

"In terms of Ninjutsu, low-level Ninjutsu can only serve to assist and restrain the enemy; I need a powerful Ninjutsu that can settle the outcome with one blow!"

"If the Rasengan can be combined with my Taijutsu, its power will be even greater than what Naruto Uzumaki has mastered!"

Thinking of this, Gong Yi began to feel tempted.

High-level Ninjutsu were actually very difficult to learn; most could only be awarded by the village after completing high-difficulty missions.

That was exactly how Gong Yi had obtained the Eight Inner Gates!

But high-difficulty missions, besides being risky, were also few in number—truly rare and hard to come by.

The Rasengan was different.

Although the difficulty of training was high, there were steps to follow.

With a little talent, one could master it quickly!

According to the records, it took the Fourth Hokage three years to develop and master the Rasengan.

However, people like Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Naruto Uzumaki had learned it in a short time.

Gong Yi knew the training method; although his talent wasn't high, with the assistance of the Scholar System, he figured it wouldn't take much time!

Ding!

Research Topic: Master Ninjutsu Shape Transformation!

Ninjutsu Shape Transformation: Every Ninjutsu has its form; develop and master the shape transformation of two or more Ninjutsu!

Reward: 100 Scholar Points!

Hearing this familiar sound, Gong Yi couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.

Sure enough, upgrading his Scholar rank at the time had been the right choice.

At the first level of the Scholar rank, there were too many restrictions.

He could only possess three Scholar Skills, and could only support one research project at a time, with very few tasks being issued.

However, after leveling up to rank two, he could possess five Scholar Skills and support more than two research projects simultaneously.

He had only just leveled up, yet three research projects had appeared in succession.

Analyze Eight Inner Gates!

Master Eight Inner Gates!

Develop and master more than two Ninjutsu nature transformations!

"If I complete all of these, wouldn't that add up to two hundred Scholar Points? That's enough to fully upgrade a Scholar Skill!"

Gong Yi muttered to himself, a sudden surge of motivation filling his heart.