Fire Nature Transformation

The training ground was a mess.

"Good grief, it's only been a little while, and you've already gotten this strong? With hand signs that fast, you're probably the fastest in Konoha, aren't you?"

Inabi Uchiha stared in shock.

Looking at the huge crater in the distance and the scorched marks around it, he had no doubt that if Goenji had not warned him just now, he would have ended up like that patch of ground—blasted straight into pieces.

It was not just his hand sign speed, either. The power of his ninjutsu was astonishing too.

And then there was the speed of his Body Flicker Technique. It was unexpectedly fast as well.

If Goenji had not spoken up, Inabi definitely would not have been able to avoid that chain of attacks.

In other words, Goenji also had the upper hand over him tactically.

Inabi had a Sharingan too, yet he had been suppressed this badly.

He looked forward to awakening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan even more now.

Goenji raised his head at that. "It's nothing. Train more when you have time, or else you, the genius, might get surpassed by me."

That consecutive assault just now was only one part of his tactical system.

The Great Fireball was a feint, the Shuriken were used to probe, and the Great Fireball blocked the enemy's vision while he prepared his next move.

Goenji executed that entire sequence with practiced ease, without the slightest pause.

That was strength.

Whether it was a ninja's fundamental qualities or sheer power, he was already very strong.

"Tch! You only awakened the three tomoe earlier than I did. Just wait—I'll definitely surpass you."

Inabi Uchiha was a little unconvinced.

He felt that it was only because of the Sharingan.

After all, among the clan, his talent was among the very best. Goenji's strength had always been below his before.

Goenji teased, "Sure, sure. Do your best to surpass me. Want me to teach you? I'm pretty amazing now, you know."

"No need."

"Haha, all right then. I've got something to do, so go train on your own. I'm leaving first."

Goenji laughed, then headed toward the Uchiha archives without caring what Inabi thought.

He did not have much time right now, so he could not teach someone at Inabi's level.

If it were someone like Itachi Uchiha, it would be easier. After all, Itachi was talented and learned quickly.

He could think for himself too.

Unfortunately, Itachi Uchiha had not yet reached the age when he could refine chakra.

He was still too young.

Watching Goenji leave with defiance in his eyes, Inabi Uchiha looked at a distant target and kicked it.

Bang!

"Ow, ow, ow!"

Goenji arrived at the clan archives.

Only after passing a series of defenses set up by the clan's ninja did he enter the room where the books were kept.

There were three lines of defense in total. If anything seemed off at any one of them, sorry, but you might have to spend some time in an Uchiha prison.

Fortunately, Goenji had already earned the clan's approval.

So he walked through the archives without any obstruction.

His clearance was B-rank. Aside from forbidden techniques and certain clan secrets, there was not much he was barred from reading.

"Be careful not to bite off more than you can chew. Settle down and study slowly."

An old man was sitting and reading. After checking Goenji's identity, he offered that reminder.

"Understood, sir. Knowledge is boundless, while a person's life is limited. You can't possibly learn everything, right? As expected of a senior."

Goenji drew on the social skills he had learned in his previous life, where he called everyone handsome, and immediately showered the man with praise.

When someone gave you advice, whether it was useful or not, you accepted it first.

That was a habit Goenji had always learned from others.

He could not just tell people what he thought and felt. That would be too foolish.

Otherwise, people would stop telling him things in the future, and he would lose another person willing to seriously teach him.

The old man looked up at Goenji, raising an eyebrow.

"Knowledge is boundless, while a person's life is limited. You're quite cultured, aren't you?"

Since when had the Uchiha produced anyone besides him with such culture?

To think Goenji could summarize it in such a profound phrase.

It was rather interesting.

"What culture do I have? This is all thanks to the clan's teachings. Otherwise, I wouldn't be cultured at all." Goenji smiled.

"By the way, I want to read up on all kinds of Fire Release knowledge. Where can I find them?"

At last, he asked directly.

His purpose was to study, not trade jokes with an old man, so a few compliments were enough.

The old man was tactful as well. "The third bookshelf on the left contains all the knowledge related to Fire Release. Remember, when learning ninjutsu, don't be greedy. Master one before choosing another, and master that one before learning anything else."

He felt that Goenji had a good attitude, so he gave him a bit more guidance.

"Thank you."

After thanking him, Goenji went to the third bookshelf on the left side of the room as the old man had instructed.

Numerous books were arranged across it in uneven rows, packed tightly together.

Many of them were thick volumes, like dictionaries.

"Fire Release: Foundations of Nature Transformation."

"Fire Release: Foundations of Shape Transformation."

"Fire Release: Advanced Developments in Nature Transformation."

"Fire Release: The Effect of Shape Transformation on Ninjutsu Power."

"Fire Release: Tactical Applications with Ninja Tools Such as Shuriken and Kunai."

One Fire Release book after another appeared before Goenji.

Seeing all those titles, he knew he had come to the right place.

The Uchiha clan's research into Fire Release was indeed profound.

Just the book on the foundations of Fire Release nature transformation was two centimeters thick.

And that was only the basics.

Not to mention that there was more than one such book. There were many manuals on advanced techniques, as well as books on the deeper development of Fire Release. There were countless of them.

The original story's display of Fire Release had truly been too poor.

It had not shown the true power of Uchiha Fire Release at all.

Without becoming arrogant or impatient, Goenji picked up Foundations of Nature Transformation and began reading it slowly.

As he turned page after page, his understanding of Fire Release rapidly deepened.

His extraordinarily powerful mind gave him both incredible reading speed and absorption speed, turning the book in his hands into nourishment for his brain.

Nature transformation.

It was exactly as he had expected.

Research into the nature of fire was not limited to combustion. It also included properties such as explosions.

However, the Uchiha mostly focused their research on fire's explosive, combustible, and high-temperature properties.

Those were also fire's most fundamental traits.

Of course, in Goenji's view, fire possessed more properties than just those.

But these were the properties most deeply researched in the Shinobi World.

So he did not plan to immediately seek a different path. Instead, he considered how to develop these nature transformations more deeply.

As long as the temperature was high enough, even a Tailed Beast was nothing more than a lump of burning matter.

That was Goenji's idea.

In the original story, Itachi Uchiha had already demonstrated part of Fire Release's potential, though that ultimate fusion had been countered by his enemy.

Black flames with an inextinguishable nature.

But that was no longer pure Fire Release. It was Blaze Release, formed by adding other elemental properties.

It was a type of secret technique.

That was Goenji's goal.

"Next, I'll read as much of the Uchiha archives as possible before taking on missions. Then I'll put my ideas into practice during my breaks and strengthen myself."

[Her voice is so nice. My ears are getting pregnant. She definitely likes me.]