Sexy Jutsu: Can It Be Done?

Next, Mikami Yu conducted several experiments.

Just as the Gala System had said, a maxed-out Transformation Technique could completely alter his physiological structure. When he transformed into a bird, he could flap his wings and fly; when he became a fish, he could breathe underwater; when he became Kakashi, he could use that Earth-Style Wall with the carved dog heads...

Hmm, that last one did not seem to work.

His body structure could be rewritten, and even the five elemental affinities could be replicated, but knowledge could not appear out of thin air. If Mikami Yu wanted to use Earth Style: Earth-Style Wall, he at least needed to know its hand seal sequence. Otherwise, it would be like having a wet dream but being unable to continue because a crucial component was missing...

However,

things were different for Ninjutsu Mikami Yu already knew, or standard taijutsu and swordsmanship.

"...Leaf Great Whirlwind!!"

With a loud shout, Mikami Yu, transformed into Might Guy, swung a vicious sweeping kick at the wooden post before him. With a bang, the post shattered into four pieces, splintered wood flying in every direction. Mikami Yu then landed steadily after a flip.

Huh, it did not hurt!

It did not hurt at all!

The Might Family's inherited tough-as-nails physique really was no joke. No wonder they could train themselves half to death every day.

"Let's try Uchiha Madara's Fire Ball... forget it, I can't transform into him. Let's use Itachi Uchiha instead."

This time, Mikami Yu closed his eyes and focused. After holding his breath for quite a while, he finally used the Transformation Technique. Smoke flashed, and a teenage Itachi Uchiha—probably just born at this point in time—appeared on the training ground. After forming a string of hand seals, he opened his mouth and spat out:

"Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!"

Whoosh—!!

An enormous fireball four or five meters across burst from Mikami Yu's mouth, sending distorted ripples through the air.

But before the fireball could hit the ground, Mikami Yu's body went bang and dropped out of the transformed state, returning to normal. The fireball vanished into thin air as well!

"Huh?"

Was it because he had transformed based on the impression in his mind, so he could not maintain it?

After resting for a while, Mikami Yu transformed into Yakushi Nonō again, intending to try the Healing Technique...

"Wait... this is way too realistic..."

"Can the Sexy Jutsu do this too?"

"..."

After briefly confirming the details of his body, Mikami Yu suddenly raised his head and carefully scanned his surroundings. Only after confirming that no one was passing through the training ground did he breathe a sigh of relief and release the transformation.

Seriously, he had known Galageki was some kind of lewd game. It had made even this sort of detail so realistic that it was making his mind wander... Good thing his self-control was strong. If someone had happened to see him, Yakushi Nonō's reputation would have been utterly ruined.

After all those experiments,

Mikami Yu had more or less figured it out—

The Vivid as Reality trait truly was a bug-level ability. It allowed him to obtain nearly all of a transformation target's external abilities. Kakashi's all-around physique, Might Guy's sturdy durability, the Uchiha's talent for Fire Style...

However,

the prerequisite was that he needed some understanding of the transformation target. Only people he had personally encountered and knew well could be perfectly replicated. And no matter whom he transformed into, his chakra reserves and knowledge remained fixed. That determined Vivid as Reality's upper limit.

It was like this:

If Mikami Yu's original body were a Mazda, then he could use the Transformation Technique to modify himself into a Mercedes, a Rolls-Royce, a Baby Bus, a hundred-ton truck... even replacing the engine with an identical one. But the fuel he burned would still be the 92-octane gasoline in the Mazda's tank.

If the transformed target's performance differed too greatly from his original body—like transforming into a hundred-ton truck—he might not be able to get it moving at all.

But if he only transformed into a Mercedes or a Baby Bus, then although the fuel type did not match and there was not much of it, it would still work for a short trip in a pinch.

Mikami Yu even suspected that the claim that bloodline abilities could not be imitated was not absolute.

After all, the Sharingan and Byakugan were also special "organs," and conventional Kekkei Genkai created through chakra fusion could be passed down to later generations through genetic sequences. If the Transformation Technique could reach the DNA level, recreating them might not be impossible.

Of course...

That was getting a little too far ahead.

For now, Mikami Yu was merely considering developing several standard transformation templates for combat bursts, escaping, routine training, and so on. If he could accomplish that, his odds of surviving the war that might come in the future would rise dramatically.

"I'll study it later..."

"Yeah, I'll bring the Transformation Technique along when the time comes too..."

Mikami Yu thought.

Compared to the Transformation Technique,

the changes to the Clone Technique and Substitution Technique were not particularly significant. They had simply increased the number of sensory connections and the substitution range. The Clone Technique's Shared Vision had become Shared Sight and Hearing, probably because it had taken on the form of a Water Clone. It might eventually upgrade into Shared Five Senses.

Besides that...

[Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu (Affection: 53/100 (Intimate))]

(Stage rewards obtained 2 times: Physique +2, Trait: Spirit of Fire: Your affinity for fire-element chakra is moderately increased, and the power of Fire Style Ninjutsu is increased by 60% on top of its current foundation.)

[Healing Technique (Affection: 42/100 (Friendly))]

(Stage rewards obtained 1 time: Physique +1, Trait: Healing Wound Mark: Wounds treated by you will retain a subtle "Healing Wound Mark." For one month after treatment ends, the mark will continuously repair tissue around the wound until it returns to its original, pre-injury state.)

[Water Release: Water Shockwave (Affection: 34/100 (Friendly))]

(Stage rewards obtained 1 time: Physique +1, Trait: Water Dancer: Your Water Style possesses greater artistic potential. When casting it, if you can create an artistic form that satisfies Water Release: Water Shockwave, chakra consumption is reduced by 30% from normal.)

The progress in conquering these Ninjutsu was fairly ordinary, and their traits were not particularly outrageous either.

They were basically enhancements built upon their original effects.

Still, the enhancement ratios were worth noting.

Judging by Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu, the first stage was 30% and the second was 60%. The third stage would be at least 90%, possibly 120% if it doubled each time. If he could combine that boost with the Transformation Technique's Vivid as Reality...

Mikami Yu could already picture something like Uchiha Madara's Fire Style, where a single jutsu required more than a dozen people working together just to block it...

Aside from the traits,

the fourteen points of physique bonuses were also incredibly nice.

They made Mikami Yu's daily ten laps much easier than before. His muscles still ached and he was still drenched in sweat after running, but at least he no longer felt that near-death exhaustion. After resting for half an hour, he could more or less move around again.

However, high-intensity training also brought a hidden concern.

Because of that, after one medical training class, Mikami Yu specifically sought out Yakushi Nonō, who was packing up her lesson materials, and asked her how to relieve muscle strain caused by training.