" Karin, how's your Chakra control practice going?"
Karin Chakra from the soles of her feet, leaped onto the wall of the house, and ran along the steel pipes to the roof.
Aoki Tsuki nodded slightly, then turned to look at the Ajisai: "And you?"
The Ajisai jumped into the nearby stream, bobbing up and down with the ripples, clearly demonstrating its mastery of dynamic Chakra control.
"Very good, you have become qualified Genin."
Aoki Tsuki took out two numbered Forehead Protector with the Amegakure insignia from his person and handed them to Karin and Ajisai respectively.
Amegakure doesn't have Ninja Academy. Those with connections can find someone to learn from, while those without connections will receive basic training organized by the village.
We are now in a time of peace, Land of Rain has long since achieved unification, unlike when he Genin and things were dangerous.
To save money, the Lady Angel innovatively proposed D-rank missions, which were specifically designed for these Genin who spend their days wandering around the village and finding their own work.
"We've become ninjas too?"
Ajisai and Karin were completely bewildered; happiness had come too suddenly.
"Yes, you are the most outstanding among this group of children from Amegakure. Starting today, you can use these Forehead Protector to take on missions and earn commissions."
Aoki Tsuki took out some banknotes from her pocket. "I'm now issuing a private commission to hire people to accompany me in my training. Are you willing to accept this task?"
"Uh-huh."
The two were still basking in the joy of becoming ninjas when they were about to embark on their first mission. They were overjoyed.
He couldn't wait to tie the Forehead Protector to his forehead.
"I want to cultivate a Secret Mind Technique, which will be divided into two stages. In the first stage, you will each accompany me in my cultivation individually, and in the second stage, the two of you will assist me together."
I'll give you a one-month deposit first. If necessary, I'll continue to pay you. Anyone who withdraws midway will be charged three times the amount as a penalty.
"Um... can I quit now?" Karin's eyes darted around, as if she wanted to run away.
The talent for escaping danger has been triggered; it seems the lie has been detected.
Aoki Tsuki shook his head and refused, saying, "Once you accept my money, the deal is done, and ninjas must uphold the spirit of the contract."
As punishment, you'll have to train with me first.
"Alright then." Karin had no idea about ninja rules; she could only believe whatever others told her.
"That's good. This technique is Mind Reading Technique. In a moment, I will touch your forehead with my finger and then try to establish a mental link with you using my spiritual power."
If you feel it, respond to me in your heart.
"Knew."
Karin reluctantly sat cross-legged and entered a meditative state as Aoki Tsuki requested, activating her self-defense mode: Mind's Eye of the Kagura.
"Yosh, it's starting." Aoki Tsuki was very excited; this was a field he had never ventured into before.
Extend your index finger and touch Karin's forehead, close your eyes, gather your mental energy, and begin to explore Karin's brain space.
It was as if he had stumbled into a pitch-black universe, and he began to wander around.
Just then, a voice echoed in his heart, "Teacher, is that you?"
"Ah... it's me, it's a success?"
This time it was Aoki Tsuki's turn to be confused. He searched around but couldn't find anyone. Finally, he followed the guidance of the mental link and swam around.
He was almost exhausted to death, his soul was blurred, and finally he saw a place illuminated by Kakkō. Karin was sitting next to a fire, with a huge rock behind her, covered with scratches.
"You've kept it so well hidden? I didn't realize you'd already built your own inner sanctuary. You truly are worthy of being my student."
"Tch! I could do that a long time ago, but I've only recently been able to come and go from here freely."
Aoki Tsuki's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "Could this be the source of your sensory abilities?"
Karin pointed to the burning fire in front of her. "I use it to sense others. Teacher, you also have a fire on you. I knew that as soon as you came in."
"Alright! I see..." Aoki Tsuki sighed, having been excited for nothing.
This was Karin's ability; he mistakenly thought it was his Mind Reading Technique that had succeeded on the first try, and left in disappointment.
What a load of rubbish.
" Ajisai, it's your turn."
"Hey!" The Ajisai was quite obedient and immediately did as instructed.
When Aoki Tsuki's immense spiritual power pierced her head, she couldn't help but frown and a painful expression appeared on her face.
It was still a dark and silent area, but much smaller than Karin's. Aoki Tsuki easily turned around and found the brain tissue located in the center.
I placed my hand on my head and started calling out the name of the Ajisai, but after calling for a long time without getting a response, I had no choice but to give up.
After a while, the Ajisai finally woke up, looking exhausted.
Didn't you hear anything just now?
"I think I heard someone calling me, but it was very faint. I... I responded with my heart."
"I see. It didn't work the first time I used this technique. I'll improve it and try again later. You guys go back now."
Aoki Tsuki was still very happy, feeling a kind of profound feeling, realizing for the first time how vast the differences in the inner world of each person could be.
He didn't even see Karin's brain; he was directly pulled into her mental world, feeling like he was playing on an away turf.
Ajisai represent the state of most people—their original, unadulterated state.
His goal was to train his control over mental energy through this process, just like training his Chakra control by Tree Climbing and Water Walking.
This is a more microscopic level of control. If a breakthrough is achieved in this area, it will eventually translate into the manipulation of Chakra, reaching the legendary level of 'microscopic' control.
He went home and buried himself in his research.
His mental energy is too immense for a child; repeated attempts could really turn a person into a fool.
Ajisai reported that she could vaguely hear his shouts and that he should have responded, but she couldn't detect any emotional fluctuations in him.
Why can Karin do this? Because she possesses the talent of ' Mind's Eye of the Kagura,' which gives her a sensitivity far exceeding that of ordinary people, allowing her to actively detect Chakra fluctuations from a distance.
Comparative experiments reveal that the key factor lies in 'sensitivity'.
"I need to find a way to more effectively train my mental sensitivity."
Aoki Tsuki looked out the window at the incessant drizzle outside. In this village where it rains all year round, everything he had started with 'rain'.
Rain Breathing and Sage Mode both rely on this natural environment.
"It's starting here again... Listening to the rain!"
It is said that when Lao Mao was young, he liked to run to the city gate and read in the bustling city center in order to train his concentration.
Inspired by this, Aoki Tsuki came up with a solution: listen to the rain, close your eyes, and without using Chakra, use only your mental power to clearly count the ripples of each raindrop falling into the puddle in front of you.
Furthermore, it is essential to distinguish subtle differences in their order, size, and sound.
Ten drops, a hundred drops... until every movement of a rain curtain is precisely captured, achieving true microscopic accuracy.
Having cultivated in the Sage Mode, he was able to quickly enter a state of tranquility and selflessness; previously, his attention had been focused on perceiving Natural Energy.
Now he wants to move into a more subtle level of 'observation'.
Tick-tock... tick-tock...
At first, I could only imagine it by sound. But as I focused my mind more and more, concentrating on a single raindrop, the dark world gradually began to change.
He captured the vibrations caused by raindrops hitting the water at the very moment.
However, this is still within the realm of sound and perception; what he wants is to truly see, as if a barrier is obscuring his 'vision'.
The next step is to concentrate your mental energy to penetrate this barrier.
Taking this step was more difficult than expected. It took a month to actually achieve it, and even then, it was thanks to a cheat Heaven Rewards Diligence off.
External plugins are particularly effective for small tasks that require repetition and persistence.
That really reflects his personality; he's good at doing small things.
As if opening up a new world, Aoki Tsuki closed his eyes and spread his spiritual power, and he could clearly capture every ripple that the raindrops created as they fell.
Once you've achieved that breakthrough from 0 to 1, the rest of the process is quite straightforward.
10 drops... 100 drops... and then all raindrops of all shapes and sizes within the range of mental perception.
Entering Sage Mode did not produce any amplification or stacking effects because the two modes operate on different principles and cannot be combined.
"Heh... this is probably the visual experience under the Sharingan."
Insight, one of the three major functions of the Sharingan.
He went to such great lengths, yet he only achieved the basic functions of the Sharingan, not to mention the Byakugan's abnormal, extreme insight and X-ray vision.
The fatalism rooted in bloodlines in the ninja world has a terrifyingly powerful influence.
The Mind Reading Technique test was conducted again, this time without notifying Karin, and the test was conducted alone with Ajisai.
Following the same procedure as last time, I successfully infiltrated the Ajisai's brain, whispered a name, and immediately heard a response.
However, this child's spiritual energy is still weak and empty, unlike Karin who can already use her spiritual power to condense a physical form.
It seems that the Minato Namikaze family of three could do this easily, and they could even use Chakra to preserve their spiritual bodies in a seal, allowing them to jump out and say goodbye to their loved ones years later. That's really amazing.
He can't do that right now; it's really too difficult for an ordinary person to survive in the Shinobi World.
After confirming that communication with the Ajisai was possible, the first step was successfully completed. The next step was contactless Telepathy.
This step is no simple matter; otherwise, why would the Yamanaka Clan pass it down as a secret technique? Because it involves higher-level skills and has technical barriers.
Even someone as powerful as Pain had to use a 'head pat' to penetrate the Mind Probing.
Fortunately, he came from an era of information explosion and was quite knowledgeable, with many models for him to copy.
What we need to do now is similar to upgrading from wired to wireless transmission, that is, switching to Wi-Fi internet access, and recompiling the code using the language of the ninja world.
The programming in the ninja world isn't done with C, Java, or Python; it's about Chakra, Yin Release, Yang Release, and the elements of wind, fire, lightning, water, and earth.
The application of spiritual energy can be simply understood as falling under the category of Yin Release).
Now he wants to use his mental energy to build a local area network, treating himself as a base station and others as signal transmitters, using his mental energy to connect with others.
It enables contactless, one-to-many communication within the region, breaking down the technological barriers for the Yamanaka Clan.