Land of Bears - Cave
During their conversation, everyone completely lost their sleepiness. Hōryūsai stood up and extended his right hand. "Activate your Mysterious Peacock Method Chakra."
Natsuhiboshi didn't understand what was going on. Purple Chakra unfolded behind her, and then she felt as if the Chakra was being drawn by something, uncontrollably converging into Hōryūsai's palm.
As the purple Chakra behind Natsuhiboshi decreased, the same Chakra slowly expanded behind Hōryūsai. In the end, all the Chakra was transferred to Hōryūsai's back.
Natsuhiboshi felt a wave of weakness wash over her, and sat back down on the ground, cold sweat beading on her forehead.
Hōryūsai sensed the Chakra of the Mysterious Peacock Method: "First of all, your Mysterious Peacock Method Chakra is extremely active through the stars. Once activated, the Chakra is difficult to control, but it also has extremely strong shape-changing ability, basically able to transform into any shape."
Having said that, he controlled the purple Chakra behind him to condense into an arm beside him, which then grabbed a burning piece of firewood from the fire.
"Such precise control."
Hōryūsai continued, "If one's control is strong enough, one can completely suppress this Chakra erosion. If it's insufficient, the opposite will happen. Insufficient control requires long periods of individual training to improve, which goes against the fast pace of Star Training. Therefore, the power of the Mysterious Peacock Method is entirely determined by talent. Those with insufficient talent will have their bodies gradually eroded over time until death."
Natsuhiboshi nodded and said, "That's right."
Hōryūsai pointed to Natsuhiboshi's red hair. "You have a trace of the Uzumaki Clan's bloodline in your body, making your physique different from ordinary people. Even if your control is slightly insufficient, your body's recovery ability can neutralize some of it. This is why you were able to fully master the Mysterious Peacock Method."
Shino had been silent all along, spoke up, "You even know about the Uzumaki Clan. It seems the Nuclear Ninja Village does know quite a lot."
Hōryūsai chuckled, "Without some foundation, how can one survive in the cracks between the major ninja villages?"
Natsuhiboshi asked, "So, what kind of improvements are you talking about?"
Hōryūsai controlled his arm to put the firewood back into the fire. "Our Nuclear Ninja Village has a technique called Chakra Wing Transformation, which is the technique I just used."
The Lord God: "Bah! Shameless!"
After saying that, he quickly formed twenty hand seals, and then, on the Mysterious Peacock Method, a pair of white wings condensed, radiating intense heat.
"The purpose of hand seals is to assist in form changes. Theoretically, the more complex the Ninjutsu, the more hand seals are required. However, as a ninja's strength and control increase, they can perform Ninjutsu without Hand Seals or with fewer Hand Seals. The Mysterious Peacock Method excels in speed, but the Chakra Wing Transformation requires the hand seals to be completed beforehand, allowing for form changes during battle."
Natsuhiboshi, sensing the energy of the white wings, exclaimed in awe, "You were able to analyze it to this extent simply by observing the Mysterious Peacock Method?"
Hōryūsai chuckled, "To be honest, the Mysterious Peacock Method Technique isn't very good. If Chinchiku were to analyze it, he might be able to improve it."
Ultimately, due to the surrounding Poison Gas Canyon and its own ideology, Hoshigakure had been closed off for too long, missing the best era for creating Ninjutsu. As a result, not many geniuses emerged in the village, causing the Mysterious Peacock Method to remain in its initial stage.
Hōryūsai continued, "That's only the same level; the difference lies below. The Mysterious Peacock Method, due to the extremely high activity of Chakra itself, cannot stably incorporate nature changes. Even if forcibly incorporated, it will immediately dissipate."
Suddenly, the purple wings emitted high temperatures, burning like flames. This was due to Hōryūsai's addition of fire-based transformations. However, after a few seconds, the wings completely disintegrated and vanished into nothingness.
"However, Chakra Wing Transformation are different; they can incorporate any attribute's nature transformation, and their usage conditions are simple."
Hōryūsai finished his display, his wings scattered, and only the glow of the fire remained in the cave.
Natsuhiboshi was against Star Training, so if Chakra Wing Transformation could truly replace the Mysterious Peacock Method, that would be ideal.
Sanrensei objected at this point. "But... the Mysterious Peacock Method is a secret technique of the Hoshigakure, how can we discard it so easily?"
Hokuto Star also said, "Grandpa, we've never heard of the shape changes you mentioned."
Hōryūsai said, "To make progress, one must give up some things. A ninja village has actually reached the point where it has to rely on missing-nin for protection, which shows how stubborn it is. Protecting the village is good, but if it is protected by isolation, it will only be submerged in the long river of history."
Natsuhiboshi, the eldest, had a keen eye and had long seen through Hōryūsai's appearance; he realized that Fang Liuzhai was just a child about the same age Subaruboshi. He asked, " Hōryūsai is right. The Nuclear Ninja Village may be unknown, but it's full of hidden talents. To have such terrifying Chakra at such a young age..."
Hōryūsai stroked his beard. "Hehehe, the Nuclear Ninja Village, you're about to start a revolution. How about the Nuclear Ninja Village helps you solve your problems? Since you're already missing-nin, why don't you join us?"
The Nuclear Ninja Village is currently in its early stages. Although it doesn't care about the number of people, it still needs to have a certain number, so it has extended an olive branch to Natsuhiboshi.
Natsuhiboshi smiled and refused, "No, my life is dedicated to Hoshigakure."
Seeing that he was rejected, Hōryūsai was not annoyed and shrugged. "Alright then, the original goal of the Nuclear Ninja Village was simply to obtain the Star."
The atmosphere grew cold, and a moment of silence followed.
"You... you all!"
Yotaka, gradually recovering from his paralysis, struggled to his feet. "You actually dared to try and steal the star! Dream on!"
Temari shouted, " Shino! Poison him!"
"Understood!"
"Puff!"
A poisonous insect flew into the Yotaka's mouth and, like a mercenary ninja, immediately collapsed to the ground and began to roll around.
"Ah!"
Natsuhiboshi whispered, " Konoha ninja, could I ask him a few questions? He might know the inside story about the bounty."
Shino then stopped administering the poison and gestured for Natsuhiboshi to proceed.
Yotaka, drenched in cold sweat, curled up on the ground, panting heavily. "You! You all, what do you want to know?"
Natsuhiboshi coldly said, "I know. The Third Hoshikage was assassinated by Akahoshi. What was his purpose?"
Yotaka glanced at Shino beside him, no longer daring to act rashly. " Akahoshi... Akahoshi has successfully changed the Star Training and has already mastered it. The Lord Third was too stubborn. For the future of the village..."
"Nonsense! The village's future was already gone when you assassinated the adults three times!"
Subaruboshi and his two companions were shocked. "What! It really was you who killed the Third Hoshikage!"
In the three's minds, both Yotaka and Akahoshi were people who worked hard for the development of the village. It was because of their inspiration that they decided to undergo Star Training.
Natsuhiboshi continued, "What do you know about hiring ninjas, and what's the deal with the bounty on the Sand Ninja?"
Yotaka said, "The hired ninja are indeed here to find you, but the bounty is the responsibility of the Rock Ninja."
Temari startled and jumped to her feet. "What! It's Rock Ninja? Tell me everything you know!"
Even Shino, standing to the side, couldn't help but take a deep breath. "This is troublesome."
Hōryūsai also realized the seriousness of the problem. " The Shinobi World is really going to be in chaos."