Konan Nan is currently staring blankly at a painting on the wall in her room.
This painting is made up of concentric circles of purple lines, which is the Rinnegan. After Pain took over the village, he decorated many places with this pattern.
For example, the eyes of many statues in the West Wing, as well as the exterior walls of some towers, are examples of psychological suggestion.
Ever since her consciousness was controlled by Kotoamatsukami, even though Nagato repaired her, she could not forgive herself.
The Lady Angel was very hurt.
Having been defeated twice by Konoha Ninja, her confidence was greatly shaken.
Is it because her teacher is from Konoha that she's Konoha's natural enemy? If she could stab Aoki Tsuki this time, shouldn't she stab Nagato next?
It's not surprising that even the strangest techniques would appear in a place like Konoha; they're impossible to guard against.
This is the first time something like this has happened, so it's her fault for not being prepared.
If it happened a second time, it's because she wasn't as skilled.
If it happens a third time, then she's incredibly stupid.
She and Yahiko were both ordinary people, while Nagato was Kekkei Genkai ninja. After repeated setbacks, Yahiko always encouraged Nagato to become the leader of Akatsuki.
Because the ceiling for growth is what it is for ordinary people.
As long as you're not lazy, as you get older and your body matures, your abilities will naturally plateau at a certain level.
That's why Aoki Tsuki was willing to spend ten million ryo to consult the medical genius Princess Tsunade on how to increase Chakra without external assistance.
Tsunade offered three solutions: mental focus, physical training, and meridian expansion.
Seeing how often Aoki Tsuki would vomit blood, one could tell how dangerous this kind of blind groping was. Even with her Yurika, she wouldn't have tried it.
Konan used the simplest and most unpretentious method: strengthening her physical exercise.
She had noticed the horizontal bar in the corner of the room the first time she visited Aoki Tsuki's house, but she hadn't paid much attention to it at first.
But as she watched him grow from an unknown nobody to someone capable of fighting against Uchiha geniuses, she became smitten.
I secretly set up a horizontal bar in my room and trained Tenten. Sure enough, my arm strength increased significantly.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to pierce through Aoki Tsuki so easily.
"A method for training mental strength... Yue must have it..." Konan thought to herself.
The opponent has fought Shisui Uchiha more than once, and was able to break through his Genjutsu without relying on others, which shows that he has considerable skill in Yin Release.
Nagato's method utilizes the Rinnegan's abilities, which are not suitable for ordinary people to cultivate.
The problem now is that, given her aloof personality, how could she, as a female boss, possibly ask her male subordinate to reveal this secret technique?
That's the real reason she's troubled...
She used to have a headache dealing with making money, but now she has an even bigger headache dealing with people.
Aoki Tsuki appears easy to talk to, but she is actually very guarded and loves to lie. How can I get her to confess honestly?
No matter how difficult it is, we must do it.
Madara also has Sharingan; who knows what other strange abilities he might be hiding?
She didn't want to be powerless to face powerful enemies again, or even have them become a burden.
Yahiko's death is her eternal pain, but one such pain is enough.
"We can't hesitate any longer; we must take action immediately."
Konan is so eager to improve these days.
"Moon, starting tomorrow, I will officially begin my studies under your tutelage."
call out...
Konan flicked a Paper Shuriken another painting hanging on the wall. The simple pencil lines depicted a man with a long sword at his waist and a sly smile on his face.
His chest was riddled with Shuriken.
One a day, without fail!
The next day, at the training ground, Aoki Tsuki was sweating profusely, practicing basic Ninjutsu by Hand Seals.
Wind Release: Chaotic Airflow
It generates two gusts of wind from the palm of the hand, capable of blowing up sand and dirt from the ground. It's a beginner's Ninjutsu with no offensive power.
Even so, Aoki Tsuki practiced for several days but still couldn't master it; the cheat code was ineffective against this type of elemental Ninjutsu that he had absolutely no talent for.
A gentle breeze swept by, only lifting a strand of hair from her temples.
Hold!
Aoki Tsuki sat on the ground to rest, secretly feeling deflated.
He possesses both water and lightning attributes, and has also developed fire and earth attributes. He has also mastered Yin Release spiritual techniques) and Yang Release (medical techniques).
The reason he's developing Wind Release isn't because he wants to collect all the elemental attributes, nor is it to create some kind of Rasengan; he simply doesn't have that much Chakra.
"Are you practicing Wind Release?" Konan walked over carrying a food box.
In the past, this would have been met with a severe reprimand and a lecture; it was utter nonsense!
But not now, because she has discovered that Aoki Tsuki always has a purpose in doing things; what seems superfluous is actually a calculated move.
As the saying goes, a skilled strategist has no brilliant moves in the game.
This time, she'll humbly ask questions.
Aoki Tsuki was startled by what he heard, and turned around without making a sound.
"Oh my... Konan is here! How have you been resting lately? Are you feeling alright?"
Looking at the guy's fake face, Konan couldn't help but want to shoot him dead, but remembering that she still needed his help, she had to suppress her dissatisfaction for the time being.
"Yue, you don't need to be so wary of me. I've recovered and won't stab you again."
But in his heart, he silently added: 'On the condition that you don't mess with me.'
Aoki Tsuki secretly observed her and, seeing that Konan's expression was calm, felt somewhat relieved.
It's not fair to blame him for being suspicious; mentally ill patients generally don't admit they have a mental illness. In order to deceive doctors and get discharged, many pretend to be normal.
"You developed Wind Release, did you obtain some powerful Ninjutsu?" Konan started chatting.
"No, I've recently been researching ninja tool summoning techniques. I want to summon a barrier with sealing and binding effects, which requires all five Chakra natures."
Summoning Technique can summon not only animals, but also weapons, Explosive Tag, and props; it can even summon flames.
A prime example is the ' Fivefold Rashomon ', an A-rank defensive Ninjutsu, Gate of the Great God ', an S-rank Sealing Jutsu.
These are all Konoha's secret techniques, unlearnable by outsiders. Even Orochimaru had to sneak into the secret vault to learn them.
Back then, Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan followed Jiraiya. However, Jiraiya dared not teach Ninjutsu registered in Konoha. He could only teach some techniques that were widely circulated in the Shinobi World.
As a wild ninja, forget about it. He had to study the secret teachings of the Fire Temple, the " Gift of the Sages," in depth after studying Buddhist scriptures.
They discovered an item called 'Five-Element Pagoda Vajra Realm', which consists of five mandala pagodas representing earth, wind, water, fire, and thunder, standing at five corners to form a protective barrier.
That's why he wanted to try it, just in case he could summon it.
Konan fell into deep thought upon hearing this. This guy's thought process always managed to find new paths forward in places others couldn't even imagine.
She didn't have many ideas, but she just needed to follow those who did and pick up the pieces.
My neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns!
"You really have a lot of ideas," Konan said with a smile.
She actually smiled; this was the first time she had ever shown such an expression in front of Aoki Tsuki.
"It's nothing special. I'm just a tiny bit smarter than everyone else, haha..."
Aoki Tsuki is someone who can't resist being praised, but at the same time, she felt a little flustered, sensing that Konan a bit strange today.
'Could it be that he's still recovering from his illness, Kotoamatsukami?'
"You must be hungry after cultivating for so long. I brought you some food, including your favorite salted fish fried rice."
As Konan spoke, she laid out the food on the ground, seemingly having put thought into it.
"This... this..., Lord Konan, you flatter me so much. How could I allow you to personally bring me food? I am truly overwhelmed."
Aoki Tsuki said in a panic, "If Pain finds out that he dared to let Konan serve him, he'll definitely Chibaku Tensei."
Konan explained sincerely, "Although what happened last time wasn't my intention, I still hurt you, and I'm truly sorry."
"Hehe... My biggest strength is that I have a bad memory. If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten."
Aoki Tsuki waved her hand, indicating that she really didn't mind.
The one before us is not an angel of light, but an angel who leads enemies to their deaths; every word he utters likely carries a hidden price.
He really didn't dare to argue.
"Now that you say that, I'm relieved. I won't disturb your cultivation any longer; I'll be going now."
Konan turned and left, as if she had truly come to offer warmth and comfort.
For a moment, Aoki Tsuki was unsure of the other party's true intentions, but she still finished all the food.
I thought it was over, but then Konan started coming to offer help every few days, which was really scary.
Asking questions is simply an expression of apology and care for subordinates; there is absolutely no other purpose.
This continued for more than two months, Aoki Tsuki was unable to concentrate on her research. She repeatedly expressed her willingness to provide any assistance to share her superior's burden.
Konan would only reveal her troubles when she was willing to, and each time she would only casually mention it in one sentence.
Today you say, "I've been having nightmares a lot lately." Tomorrow you say, "I dream about the scene of my last battle." The day after tomorrow you say, " The Sharingan is really scary." The day after that you say, "I don't know what to do if I encounter it again."
This is a jigsaw puzzle; only a kind and attentive subordinate can understand their female boss's feelings.
The question has been given; since the goal is to alleviate the boss's burdens, let's solve it.
Aoki Tsuki spent over two months trying to understand this question, and he spent those two months explaining something.
The angel's patience is truly remarkable!
'Yes, this woman has fallen for it twice in a row; she must be terrified. To prevent a similar incident from happening again, she needs to build a mental defense system.'
' Nagato, Nagato, are you reluctant to kill her? Such womanly compassion!'
Such a small thing, like " Human Path," can easily build a mental fortress in one's mind with just a few simple actions.
Why bother with the trouble of becoming self-reliant?
However, since his superior has this need, he has to find a way to solve it, and he still has to find a way from the perspective of mental strength, to build a ' Barrier of the Heart '.
If successful, no one will ever be able to shoot an angel down from the sky again using a long-range sniper rifle.
After much thought, the only secret technique he could offer was the ' Single-Point Gazing Method '.
This is a simple and effective method that he has explored and verified over many years, and it can continuously condense spiritual energy.
With this in mind, Aoki Tsuki picked up his brush and wrote down the cultivation method on the scroll.