Chakra Cloak

If he hadn't been unable to explain how he knew the locations of so many spies, Kawaki Aoba would have done this long ago.

But even though he only spent some time occasionally identifying spies, he had already uncovered as many as seven enemy-village spies. Unfortunately, from their conversations, he'd learned that they were all insignificant nobodies, and the information he could get from them was pitifully scant.

If he could find a big fish, Kawaki Aoba wouldn't mind accidentally running into him while he was meeting his contact and giving him a big surprise.

Another thing worth mentioning was that over the past few days, whenever Kawaki Aoba went out, he kept coming across seemingly ordinary little incidents that happened far too often. He also kept running into people who seemed like decent folks but radiated malice toward him.

The most outrageous one had actually tried to marry his own younger sister off to Kawaki Aoba right there on the street.

Although he knew these people had been arranged by the Hyuga Clan to scheme against him, their enthusiasm was frankly a bit much for Kawaki Aoba to handle.

It was precisely because these people kept showing up that Kawaki Aoba had now developed the good habit of staying home whenever he could.

He figured that, given enough time, those people would show up in his life less and less often.

"Huh." Kawaki Aoba suddenly exclaimed in surprise. Through his Observation Haki, he had just noticed something worth celebrating.

At the Yuhi Clan estate, Yuhi Shinku stood clad in a pink Chakra Cloak, excitement written all over his face.

That's right, he'd succeeded. He had developed a Chakra Cloak similar to the Tailed Beast Cloak.

And this technique boosted his abilities far more than he'd expected.

Yuhi Shinku casually threw a few punches and kicks in the yard, sending out gusts of impressive force. Before, he could only achieve this kind of effect when seriously using Taijutsu against an opponent. Now he could do it so effortlessly. How could he not be excited?

He then tested several low-level ninjutsu that wouldn't cause much damage to the surroundings, and each one showed a noticeable increase in power.

Next, Yuhi Shinku tested genjutsu. Unfortunately, the Chakra Cloak didn't help him cast genjutsu.

He was a little disappointed, but it was to be expected. What he hadn't expected was that wearing the Chakra Cloak greatly increased a ninja's resistance to genjutsu.

At least most of the genjutsu cast on his real body by the Shadow Clones he'd sent out could be resisted. A few of the powerful genjutsu he'd kept as trump cards were also greatly weakened by the Chakra Cloak.

After confirming this again and again, Yuhi Shinku fell into deep thought. It seemed he had personally developed a technique specifically designed to counter himself—one even more effective at suppressing the Uchiha than the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.

Moreover, the more time passed and the more Chakra that escaped from his body, the stronger the Chakra Cloak became.

Yuhi Shinku looked at the three medium bottles of Blue Potion he had left and felt deeply fortunate.

Fortunately, the Chakra Cloak he'd developed only took shape when used in conjunction with this miraculous potion. Otherwise, he would have personally unleashed a disaster on genjutsu users.

While Yuhi Shinku was lost in thought, the stream of Chakra surging out of his body suddenly stopped.

Yuhi Shinku froze, realizing that the potion's effects had worn off.

The potion's effects had faded, but the Chakra Cloak remained.

Feeling the Chakra Cloak stop growing stronger and begin to lose energy instead, Yuhi Shinku didn't dare be careless. He quickly continued testing how long it could last.

After another large expenditure of Chakra, the Chakra Cloak around Yuhi Shinku gradually faded, until it finally crumbled and vanished when its Chakra reserves had fallen to roughly the total amount held by a dozen Jonin.

After testing it thoroughly, Yuhi Shinku had finally worked out the details of the Chakra Cloak.

First, to form a Chakra Cloak, the amount of Chakra controlled outside the body had to reach at least 30 units. That was enough for it to take shape, but stabilizing it required at least 60 units of Chakra.

This was only possible for one minute after drinking a Large Blue Potion.

Second, until the potion's effects wore off, the Chakra Cloak's boost would only grow stronger, as long as he didn't use any large-scale ninjutsu that consumed a great deal of Chakra.

At the very least, it could give a Genin the combat strength of an ordinary Chunin, and a Chunin the strength of a Special Jonin. As for a Jonin like him, it could raise his strength to that of an Elite Jonin.

Also, if he still hadn't defeated his opponent by the time the potion wore off, he could drink a medium Blue Potion to replenish the Chakra consumed by the Chakra Cloak.

Finally, once the Chakra reserves in the Chakra Cloak dropped below 10 units, the technique would collapse on its own.

In short, the Chakra Cloak Yuhi Shinku had developed had extremely demanding requirements and required a full minute of preparation. But once successfully cast, it gave a ninja an astonishing boost.

Just like Yuhi Shinku, Kawaki Aoba had been keeping an eye on the area with Observation Haki the whole time, so he also understood the technique in detail.

Kawaki Aoba was quite satisfied with what the technique could do. If he wore a Chakra Cloak himself and then used the Six Powers, his strength would definitely reach the Jonin level.

If he fought Teacher Yuhi Shinku again like last time, he wouldn't be completely unable to touch his clothes. He might even be able to trade blows with him evenly.

Well, that was assuming Yuhi Shinku didn't use the Chakra Cloak he'd just developed.

But then again, Teacher Yuhi Shinku was working so hard. His genius disciple couldn't afford to fall too far behind.

It was about time to sacrifice the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique he'd just obtained. There was also the Gentle Fist Manual sponsored by the Hyuga Clan. Though he hadn't had time to practice it, with those Byakugan watching him constantly, that didn't stop him from sacrificing it.

Once again, Kawaki Aoba sank his consciousness into the Sacrificial Altar. With practiced ease, he selected what he wanted to sacrifice: the A-rank ninjutsu he had just learned, the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.

He poured all the knowledge needed to practice the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique into the altar, where it became a fist-sized Memory Orb.

The sacrifice began!

The sacrifice was complete!

The Memory Orb representing the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique had vanished, replaced by a Skill Orb radiating a faint purple glow.

He'd gotten something good.

Based on his past experience, the ability he'd obtained from this sacrifice wouldn't be bad. Its minimum value would definitely be no less than the Six Powers techniques Shave and Finger Pistol.