Desert Boat
Hōryūsai conducted physical training on Temari and Shino.
The barren desert was the perfect training ground for them.
Hōryūsai conjured a blue Chakra ball in his hand. "We all know that techniques require hand seals and Chakra. Hand seals represent form transformation, while Chakra is not just Chakra, but Chakra with nature transformation capabilities. Therefore, fundamentally, the formation of techniques is composed of Chakra, form transformation, and nature transformation. This Chakra ball, however, has neither form transformation nor nature transformation."
"I'm getting more and more tired of Hongshi. I don't even know what you're talking about."
The Chakra ball dissipated, Hōryūsai formed several hand seals, creating a rapidly spinning Chakra ball in his hand. "This is the representative Ninjutsu that only involves shape changes— the Rasengan."
Shino was startled. "How do you know the Rasengan?"
Hōryūsai chuckled. "Back in the Land of Rivers, I learned it from Naruto-kun. It's not a difficult Ninjutsu to learn; you just need a solid foundation in form transformations."
Jiraiya and Naruto, who were undergoing special training somewhere, sneezed at the same time. "Someone's talking badly about us behind our backs again."
Hōryūsai maintained the Rasengan's rotation. "This is the result of Chakra combined with shape transformation. The Rasengan has no attribute. Next, we'll learn about nature transformation. My nature transformation is fire, which is high temperature and combustion. Watch carefully."
Hōryūsai focused his mind and incorporated the nature transformation of fire into the Rasengan. As it spun at a high frequency, red flames slowly appeared from the inside out. Finally, the entire Rasengan transformed into a high-speed rotating flame Chakra.
"Now, the Rasengan has become Fire Style. This is just a preliminary combination. If we want to make it a more powerful Ninjutsu, we need to further enhance the three elements. However, my abilities are limited, and I cannot do that yet."
Temari: "I see. Hongshi, what are you doing?"
Hongshi then conjured an ordinary Rasengan in his hand. "Hehehe, I can do it. Watch closely, I'll try to go as slowly as possible."
Hongshi's Fire Style Rasengan, about the size of his head, was tossed above his head. The Rasengan Rasengan into five. "Watch closely! Lightning, Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water—the five nature transformations!"
Five Rasengan, Rasengan imbued with one of five nature transformations from the inside out, appear in five different colored forms.
Temari was utterly shocked. "You can use five nature transformations at the same time? Are you a monster?"
Shino wasn't too surprised. "I knew it. You can't be judged by common sense."
Hongshi was quite pleased. "This is a nature transformation that conforms to a normal Rasengan. If you want a deeper level of nature transformation, you still need to further enhance your form transformation. You can think of form transformation as a container for nature transformation."
After Hongshi finished speaking, he opened his hands, and the five Rasengan emitted a sharp friction sound. Their shapes began to change, expanding outwards and increasing in size by at least ten times. At the same time, they stretched into the shape of Shuriken, spinning rapidly, and then different changes in properties began to appear.
Water Release Rasenshuriken,
"By the way, the Rasengan has now become the Rasenshuriken, an S-rank Ninjutsu, hehehe."
Hōryūsai noticed something different. "But Hongshi, doesn't the Rasengan need to maintain its shape at all times? Why can your Rasengan detach?"
"Such powerful Ninjutsu, you want them to explode at point-blank range? You've eaten too much Oolong! To complete this technique, you must also integrate Senjutsu Chakra to maintain its form, allowing it to be thrown like Shuriken." Hongshi waved his right hand, and five Rasenshuriken flew towards the distant Sakyū. "This technique is called, Five Release Rasenshuriken Barrage Technique."
"Boom"
Five consecutive explosions engulfed the distant Sakyū in an instant. Five colors of Chakra intertwined, and the radius of their rotation grew larger and larger, reaching nearly a hundred meters.
Temari and Shino's understanding of Hongshi's strength has reached a new level. "What terrifying Chakra!"
In an instant, the explosion manifested the power of five Chakra: Wind Release blades, Earth Release rubble, Water Release water flow, Fire Style flames, and Lightning Release lightning, all intertwined and relentlessly ravaging the surrounding sand and soil.
The rotation lasted for nearly a minute before stopping, leaving only a large crater where the original Sakyū dune had been.
Hongshi clapped his hands, looking at the three shocked people. "Want to learn? I'll teach you."
Temari said, " Hongshi, am I dreaming? With your strength, you're just Genin."
To put it bluntly, even Gaara couldn't defend against this technique, and if it were stronger, it could even destroy the entire Sunagakure.
Hongshi chuckled. "I don't care about Genin or Jonin. I only care about peace in the Shinobi World."
Shino was silent for a moment. " Hongshi-kun, I always knew you were hiding your strength, but I never expected you to be this powerful. Does the Lord Hokage know?"
Hongshi turned around and walked to the bow of the ship. "They know, but what can they do even if they know?"
Hōryūsai sat cross-legged on the ground and began practicing his Senjutsu Mode. "Alright, Captain Temari, Shino- kun, you can continue your training. I'm going to practice my Senjutsu Mode now."
The boost from Senjutsu isn't significant for Hōryūsai right now, but seeing the Hongshi's Rasenshuriken has strengthened his resolve to cultivate Senjutsu.
After adjusting her mindset, Temari recalled what Hongshi had just said and began her own comprehension, "Form change and property change, huh? I will create my own technique."
Shino was in the same boat, holding the Chakra Mother Insect in his hands. He didn't have a lot of Chakra left in his body, but it was more than enough for training. "Then let's start with the Rasengan."
Land of Rivers
Katabami Gold Mine
In the council chamber
Kyōai, Choji, Kankuro sat together. On the table was an unfurled scroll with the daimyo's signature mark, which appeared to have been handwritten by the daimyo of the Land of Rivers.
Kyōai leaned back lazily in her chair. "What do you all think about this?"
Kankuro, "Hmph, this daimyo doesn't seem so impressive after all, going back on his word."
Choji said timidly, " Kyōai- kun, wouldn't this avoid a lot of unnecessary battles? That's a good thing."
Kyōai chuckled. " Choji- kun, you're too gentle. If you always look at things with gentle eyes, you won't see the truth. Kankuro too, you can't just look at things on the surface."
Kankuro scoffed, "Tch, we're not strategists, how could we possibly see so much? Just tell me straight."
Kyōai pointed to the scroll and said, "This invitation from the daimyo is very likely a trap."
The scroll contained information about the daimyo of the Land of Rivers inviting all the leaders of the various factions in the Land of Rivers to a meeting at Yamakawa Castle to discuss the division of power.
However, not long ago, the Daimyo and his senior retainers of the Land of Rivers entrusted the Nuclear Ninja Village to clean up all the evil forces in the Land of Rivers. Now, they are talking about the division of power, which is very contradictory.
Moreover, this occurred just as the Nuclear Ninja Village had cleared out all the forces behind it and was about to head south, so to avoid being too coincidental.
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