Wind Release, Wind-Riding Technique

The clan head wanted to see her?

Nai Hyuga was a little puzzled.

What could he want with her? Was it about the Ninja Academy tomorrow?

"The clan head has been waiting for a long time," Ikuko Hyuga urged again.

Nai Hyuga glanced at the two brothers, who were still holding their horse stances.

"Don't worry. Someone will come to take them home shortly." Ikuko Hyuga had guessed her concern.

With that settled, Nai Hyuga had no reason to refuse.

"Mm..." Nai Hyuga said. "Let's go!"

Following Ikuko Hyuga, Nai Hyuga arrived at the clan head's room.

"Go in. The clan head is waiting inside."

Ikuko Hyuga opened the door and stood beside it, waiting for her to enter.

"Mm..." Suspecting nothing, Nai Hyuga walked in without a second thought.

Still, she had a few questions on her mind as she entered.

But now was not the time to ask them.

Creak-

As soon as she entered the room, Ikuko slammed the door shut behind her.

"Lord Clan Head, did you need something?"

Nai Hyuga cautiously addressed the man standing before her with his back turned.

"Ah, Nai... you're finally here."

Hyuga Feng sounded rather excited.

Hearing his words gave her a strange sense of foreboding.

"Nai, I called you here today because I need your help with something."

Nai Hyuga nodded.

"Of course. If you need something, Lord Clan Head, I'll certainly help."

Still, Nai Hyuga found it strange. As the head of the Hyuga Clan, what could he possibly need her help with?

"Good girl..." Hyuga Feng said. "All right, you gave your word..."

"Sano..."

Sano? Who was that?

Nai Hyuga looked around, but saw no one else there.

Suddenly-

Thud-

A muffled sound reached her ears.

An icy sensation spread from her waist.

Looking down, she found a huge syringe embedded in her waist, slowly injecting the Blue Liquid inside it into her body.

In an instant, her head grew heavy and hazy.

Lifting her heavy eyelids, she looked in the direction the syringe had come from.

A man in a white lab coat stood straight in the corner, his glasses catching a faint glimmer of light.

Looking at the syringe in her abdomen, Nai Hyuga turned toward Hyuga Feng, whose back was still facing her.

"Lord Clan Head, what is..." Fighting the drowsiness, Nai Hyuga struggled to speak.

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but she knew she had been set up.

She did not understand why the clan head would do this to her.

But none of that mattered anymore. Before she lost consciousness, her final thought was this.

She would no longer be able to stay by Yui's side. She had a feeling she might never see her again.

Clatter-

The Forehead Protector Yui had tied on her fell onto the wooden floor with a sharp clatter.

As she looked at the Forehead Protector on the floor, her consciousness slowly faded.

The instant her eyes closed, a crystal-clear tear slipped from the corner of her eye and fell straight onto the Forehead Protector.

"Yui..."

Thump-

Nai Hyuga's body fell heavily to the floor with a dull thud.

"Sano, put her in the Nutrient Solution first," Hyuga Feng said excitedly.

"We'll fuse the Byakugan after a while."

"Yes." After answering, Sano dragged Nai Hyuga's body toward the Laboratory.

"Phew..."

Yui jolted awake on the floor. She seemed to have had a nightmare the night before.

But no matter how hard she tried, she could not remember what it had been about.

Forget it. No point dwelling on that. She shook her head, clearing away those thoughts.

She had become so absorbed in researching ninjutsu last night that she had accidentally fallen asleep.

Still, after a night of research, she had actually made some progress toward developing ninjutsu.

That smells good-

Wait, wasn't the room sealed? Why could she smell food?

Looking toward the source of the aroma, she spotted a plate of food.

How... had that gotten in here? Wasn't the room sealed? Had she been wrong?

Growl, growl, growl-

Her stomach growled, betraying her.

Oh well, there was no time to think about that now. Food first.

After a brief moment of deliberation, hunger overpowered her reason.

She began wolfing down the food.

Once she was full, she stared at the plate in her hands, lost in thought. How exactly had it gotten in?

Seeing was believing. She would watch closely at the next mealtime.

After eating her fill, she sat back down on the floor and began thinking about developing ninjutsu.

She envisioned developing some kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu, or perhaps a ninjutsu that would let her fly.

Of course, powerful kekkei tōta and kekkei genkai were also within the scope of her research.

She had three chakra natures. Perhaps she could try fusing them into a kekkei tōta.

Wind, water, and lightning.

What would happen if she fused those three natures together?

But there was no rush. She had to take it one step at a time.

She had also considered researching powerful offensive ninjutsu such as the Rasengan and Chidori.

Ultimately, however, she had abandoned the idea, and not just because they were difficult to learn.

What she wanted more was to create her own ninjutsu in this ninja world.

Wind Release...

When she thought of a ninjutsu that could enable flight, Wind Release was the first thing that came to Yui's mind.

The thought of flying gave her an idea.

Didn't Wind Release produce powerful gusts?

If she released Wind Release beneath her feet, wouldn't she be able to fly?

Just like Iron Man in the movies from her previous life, she could generate thrust beneath her feet.

That would let her fly.

She could release a light column of wind from the soles of her feet and use its upward force to lift herself into the air.

She put the idea to the test immediately, taking off her shoes and gathering Wind Release chakra in the soles of her feet.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-

Powerful gusts formed beneath her feet, and just as she had imagined, her body slowly floated into the air.

The wind scattered the objects in the room.

"Ugh..."

Yui held on for only a short while before falling to the floor.

"No good... my chakra control is uneven."

While floating in the air, she had felt how unstable her chakra output was.

She could not control the strength of the wind columns at all and could fall out of the air at any moment.

It looked like she would have to start with hand seals.

Sure enough, hand seals were necessary. They helped control the speed and volume of chakra flow.

That allowed for precise control.

Finally, through her research, Yui settled on three seals for this ninjutsu.

"Dragon, sheep, tiger."

Yui formed hand seals, murmuring softly.

"Wind Release: Wind-Riding Technique."

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-

Two slender columns of wind formed beneath her feet, slowly lifting her into the air.

These wind columns were noticeably smaller than the ones she had released before.

They were also less chaotic, their rotation settling into a regular pattern.

Her chakra consumption had decreased as well.

She... had really succeeded.

Yui had not expected to create a ninjutsu successfully so soon.

And a flying ninjutsu, at that.

However, the technique had one drawback.

She could not wear shoes while using it. She had to be barefoot.

But compared with the technique's advantages, that was insignificant.

This was flight! How many ninjas in this world could fly?

If only she could go outside now!

She stopped using the ninjutsu and landed back on the floor.

At that moment, the image of another girl surfaced in her mind.

"Nai... are you all right?"

She was a member of the Main Family, so Hyuga Feng probably wouldn't do anything to her, right?

Besides, she was probably joining a ninja squad right now!

She would probably come to see her in a few days, once she had some free time.