Simulation

Chiyu bid Kushina Uzumaki farewell.

To be honest, after being alone for so long, Chiyu still wanted a friend he could chat and talk with.

But just as Chiyu had told Kushina Uzumaki, if she associated with him now, even Kushina Uzumaki herself would be ostracized.

In Konoha, those who ostracized Chiyu were normal people; those who did not were the abnormal ones.

So Chiyu's refusal to become friends with Kushina Uzumaki was also for her own good.

After returning to the shabby little house that looked like it had been patched up countless times, Chiyu felt extremely nervous.

Still, Chiyu remained calm and asked, "System, when you take over my body later to simulate Lightning Release Chakra shape transformation, nature transformation, and all forms of Thunder Breathing, will the commotion be huge?"

[It is recommended that the host find an open area. There is a 99.99% chance that the host's current residence will be destroyed.]

Chiyu's eyelid twitched sharply. Luckily, he had asked. Otherwise, after tonight, he would not even have a place to live.

Chiyu left the house and came to the bank of a river at the very edge of Konoha.

This was where Chiyu usually trained, and almost no one came here.

The surrounding tree trunks bore many marks, all left behind by Chiyu during his training.

After taking a deep breath, Chiyu said, "System, begin. Claim the reward!"

[Reward claimed. The system will take over the host's body in three seconds. 3, 2, 1... The host's body has been taken over.]

Chiyu felt incredibly strange now. His senses were exceptionally sharp; he could even clearly feel his own blood flowing.

[Simulation begins. First, simulating Lightning Release Chakra shape transformation.]

The system controlled Chiyu and raised his right hand.

First, a mass of Chakra gathered in Chiyu's right hand.

Although Chiyu could not control his body, every movement somehow felt as though he were the one controlling it.

It was like the Chakra in his hand. Clearly, the system was controlling Chiyu's body to release it, yet it felt as if Chiyu himself had released it.

It was contradictory, yet wondrous.

Next, the Chakra in Chiyu's hand began to change.

This Chakra was not yet Lightning Release Chakra, only attribute-less Chakra.

The Chakra began gathering together. The concentration of such high-density Chakra caused intense pain in Chiyu's chakra pathway system.

But there was no way to stop now. Chiyu's body continued the simulation.

As the Chakra gathered, Chiyu began maintaining it in that state.

Once it was stabilized, it was time to raise the intensity.

With the system controlling his body, Chiyu condensed Lightning Release Chakra and infused it into the attribute-less Chakra.

In an instant, Chiyu's entire right hand crackled with lightning.

The pain twisted Chiyu's face slightly, but he was exceptionally excited.

Because producing lightning and maintaining it meant he had already mastered Lightning Release Chakra shape transformation.

And after mastering Lightning Release Chakra shape transformation, it was time for nature transformation.

[Lightning Release Chakra shape transformation successfully simulated. Next, simulating Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation.]

Chakra nature transformation meant bringing out the advantages of an attribute.

The lightning on Chiyu's arm was only for show now and possessed little destructive power.

But after mastering Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation, Lightning Release Chakra would possess powerful shock and paralysis effects. It could also strengthen the body, granting a ninja greater explosive power and piercing force.

And what was about to be simulated was giving Chiyu's Chakra those traits.

The process that followed was pure torture for Chiyu.

The system did not care whether he could endure it. As long as it did not kill him, it would push him to the limit.

Chiyu felt as if tens of thousands of ants were crawling through the chakra pathways in his body. His entire body tingled and went numb, while his skin prickled with pain.

Especially since Chiyu's senses were heightened now, making the discomfort all the more intense.

But with the system controlling his body, Chiyu could not even cry out.

For Chiyu, every second felt like a year.

Who knew how long passed before the system's voice, like heavenly music, reached Chiyu's ears.

[Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation successfully simulated. Next, simulating Thunder Breathing Full Sword Form. It has been detected that the host has no blade. It is recommended that the host purchase a blade for better simulation results. Would the host like to make a purchase?]

Chiyu immediately said, "Purchase it!"

The system's Shop Exchange Panel appeared in Chiyu's vision.

Chiyu only had 100 Witness Points at the moment, so there were not many options.

Chiyu directly chose to buy the most ordinary Standard Tachi, which cost only 10 Witness Points.

Once the purchase was completed, a tachi roughly one meter long appeared in Chiyu's hand.

[Beginning simulation of Thunder Breathing Full Sword Form.]

Chiyu bent forward slightly. Blue Lightning Release Chakra wrapped around the tachi, while Lightning Release Chakra also coiled around his right foot, stimulating the muscles in Chiyu's leg.

At the same time, Chiyu's breathing pattern changed. The weather was not particularly cold, yet he exhaled a cloud of white mist.

"Thunder Breathing First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"

Lightning Release Chakra wrapped around Chiyu's right foot as he burst forth in one breath. Lightning roared as if tearing through the air, and a flash of thunderbolt streaked past.

In almost an instant, Chiyu appeared before a tree five meters away, one so wide that two Chiyus could not wrap their arms around it. He executed an ultra-fast draw slash at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

The tree was cleanly severed into two halves.

Before Chiyu could even catch his breath, he began the second sword form.

"Thunder Breathing Second Form: Rice Soul!"

The instant Chiyu exhaled, he unleashed five lightning-shaped consecutive strikes, chopping the tree before him—which had not yet fallen after being cut apart—into dozens of pieces.

Next, Chiyu unleashed the following sword forms without pause.

Though the system was controlling Chiyu's body, Chiyu himself felt everything.

Chiyu felt every inch of his muscles ache as if they were being torn apart.

The surrounding trees suffered as well.

The intense heat from the lightning had already ignited fires nearby, and countless trees lay toppled across the ground.

Chiyu's head was pounding. He had not expected the system to cause such a huge commotion. He simply could not believe Konoha's Sensor Ninja would fail to notice it.

Chiyu's Chakra had already run short after he used Thunder Breathing Fourth Form, but the system forcibly used 30 of Chiyu's Witness Points to replenish his consumed Chakra and continued performing the sword forms.

Starting from the Fifth Form, each use of a sword form required replenishing his Chakra once.

Now, it was the final sword form.

[30 Witness Points have been spent to replenish the host's Chakra.]

"Thunder Breathing Seventh Form: Fire Thunder God!"

Chiyu charged forward and slashed at a speed completely imperceptible to the naked eye. Whether trees or rocks, everything in a straight line was cut apart by Chiyu.

Moreover, the trail of his slash produced a deep-blue lightning dragon. It was cool beyond measure.