Unexpected Gains

"To think that the fusion of the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Sharingan would produce such an effect?"

As the Great Fireball Technique Yun Xi had casually released exploded in the distance, he was stunned.

Rather than calling the effect of the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique he had just unleashed a fireball, it would be more accurate to call it an orange-red energy projectile!

In the silent, pitch-black night, the fireball Yun Xi released was unlike any ninjutsu he had ever cast before.

Standard Fire Style ninjutsu typically uses chakra as the primary energy source, which is then converted into a fireball to strike the enemy.

But what Yun Xi had just released was completely different...

The fireball was not only dense, but it also emitted a pale, reddish-white glow.

Furthermore, upon striking its target, the fireball did not simply dissipate; it triggered a violent explosion!

"This is too exaggerated..."

Yun Xi had already arrived at the site of the impact. Looking at the charred, pitch-black crater before him, he truly had not expected the combination of these two powers to result in such a phenomenon.

It could be said that the power of the Great Fireball he had just released was no weaker than an average B-rank Fire Style ninjutsu!

"Is this the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit?"

For a fleeting moment, Yun Xi thought of the Flame-Flame Fruit.

But...

After seeing the faint embers lingering at the scene, Yun Xi immediately dismissed that notion.

Within those few wisps of flame, he could only sense the power of chakra; there was no energy from the Flame-Flame Fruit present.

In other words.

The reason such a powerful flame had been released was still due to the chakra within Yun Xi himself...

"I understand now!"

After pondering in place for a few minutes, a look of sudden realization appeared on Yun Xi's face.

The moment he released the Great Fireball Technique, the energy from the Flame-Flame Fruit within his body had not directly merged with his chakra.

Instead, it was only after he finished the hand seals that he felt an inexplicable energy from within his body suddenly surge into the fireball.

Ultimately, as Yun Xi released it, the various energies fused together, resulting in this version of the Great Fireball Technique...

"This must be the combined effect of the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Sharingan, and chakra all fusing together..."

Recalling the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique he had released earlier, Yun Xi cleared up the reason why this had happened in his mind...

"Let's try again!"

To verify his hypothesis, Yun Xi intended to conduct another experiment.

However, this time, Yun Xi did not plan to activate his Sharingan; he would only mobilize the energy of the Flame-Flame Fruit within his body.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Just as before, Yun Xi performed the hand seals with the same technique, injecting the energy from the Flame-Flame Fruit into his chakra before completing the seals...

The only difference was that he did not activate his Sharingan for this release!

As expected...

Just as Yun Xi had guessed.

The Great Fireball Technique released this time was not the same as the one he had unleashed previously...

The previous fireball had been immensely powerful, with an appearance that suggested dense energy, and it had exploded upon impact.

But this time...

It was only slightly different from a normal Great Fireball Technique.

The power was indeed greater, but it was not as exaggerated as before...

"It seems the primary reason I was able to release that kind of Great Fireball Technique was that the Sharingan and the Flame-Flame Fruit were able to fuse, which is why it produced such a result..."

To confirm if his judgment was correct, Yun Xi began experimenting once more.

This time, Yun Xi activated his Sharingan, but he did not use the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit when releasing the ninjutsu...

If so.

The Great Fireball Technique changed again...

Due to the amplification of fire-type energy, the Great Fireball Technique Yun Xi released this time was merely larger than one cast under normal conditions, with a small increase in attack power.

The Great Fireball Technique in this state was closer to the fire-style ninjutsu released by Uchiha Yu.

"I never expected such a massive disparity between these three states."

To avoid any misunderstanding, Yun Xi experimented on the spot a dozen more times.

In the end, Yun Xi arrived at the following results.

Without activating the Three-Tomoe Sharingan or using the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit, the Great Fireball Technique released by Yun Xi, bolstered by the system's Fire Release ninjutsu amplification, reached an extremely high temperature with moderate chakra consumption.

When released while the Three-Tomoe Sharingan was active, the Fire Release ninjutsu took on an overall orange-red hue and had a much wider attack range, though the chakra consumption increased as well.

The third state relied on the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit; in this state, every Fire Release ninjutsu Yun Xi unleashed was significantly more powerful than those released in his normal state.

Furthermore, the flames in this state appeared liquefied, and the attack speed was drastically increased!

Of course, the most powerful state was when all three powers were integrated simultaneously.

Any Fire Release ninjutsu released at this time would emit a faint glow.

The flames reached a state of dazzling brilliance.

The power, flame temperature, and energy density had all approached the absolute peak of thermal intensity...

Yun Xi even discovered during his tests that the areas struck by this unique flame had begun to crystallize...

Flames capable of melting sand...

Realizing this, Yun Xi felt a sense of shock in his heart...

At the very least, this was a power Yun Xi had never seen in the original work!

In traditional ninjutsu combat, aside from Water Release, Earth Release was also a type of ninjutsu that heavily countered Fire Release.

But...

Yun Xi felt that under these circumstances, ordinary Earth Release ninjutsu seemed unable to stop him...

"It seems I've hit the jackpot this time..."

Once he had clarified the three states within his body, Yun Xi ceased his experiments.

He had originally thought he had merely obtained a Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

He never expected such a massive harvest today.

"The experiments so far were all C-rank Fire Release ninjutsu; what if I used B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu?"

On his way home, a thought suddenly flashed through Yun Xi's mind...

"Training, I must learn stronger Fire Release!"

At this moment, Yun Xi no longer looked down on Fire Release ninjutsu for failing to secure kills!

"Ding, congratulations to the host for activating hidden Fire Release power, reward: 10% increase in Fire Release ninjutsu power..."

After arriving home, Yun Xi did not expect the system to give him another surprise...

A 10% increase in Fire Release ninjutsu power...

It looked like a measly reward at first glance...

But in reality, that was not the case at all!

"The damn system actually came through for once!"

Feeling an extra trace of fiery aura within his body, a look of joy finally appeared on Yun Xi's face...