NOVEL WEB Chapter 71: Chapter 71: [S-Rank Technique: Shadow Transformation Technique]!
Chapter 71: [S-Rank Technique: Shadow Transformation Technique]!
[During Sage Time... Your [Wisdom] stat has been enhanced to a certain degree!]
[Wisdom +7]
Regarding the ways a ninja can improve their strength, a certain related passage was described in the recently released "Make-Out Paradise: Volume 1" by the Konoha Shueido: A ninja can strive to concentrate their chakra in a short period and then release it all at once. Through this act of mobilizing and then releasing all the chakra in their body, they can improve their own chakra control level. At the same time, after releasing all their chakra, the ninja will enter a state of selfless meditation, "the pinnacle of being tempered a thousand times," making it easier to experience the true meaning of life, the energy of nature, the truth of the world...
Although Nara Keisuke hadn't had time to read the famous great work "Make-Out Paradise," having just "released" once himself, he had indeed entered a certain kind of sage mode that could only be understood intuitively, not explained in words.
'What was the reason that led Jiraiya, whose last book was "The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi," to have his next book fall directly into "The Tale of the Root Shinobi"?' (A pun on the words for 'guts' and 'horny'.)
'Well... I don't even know where the end of the universe is, how would I know this.'
At his side, Yakushi Nono'o's face was flushed like a peach blossom, her complexion radiant. Everything that had just happened was too sudden. Her mind was a complete mess, unable to think effectively. She felt as if she had returned to the Ninja Academy, during her first practical combat training, being taught combat techniques, dueling rules, and how to hold and pierce with a kunai, hand-in-hand by her Nara teacher...
"Keisuke, how are you so skilled?"
"Hm?" Nara Keisuke turned his head, reached out a finger to straighten the thin, black, round-framed glasses on Nono'o's nose, and at the same time, helped brush away a strand of damp golden hair stuck to her sweaty forehead. "Sister Nono'o, the night is still long."
[Wisdom +7] x6
The next morning.
Nara Keisuke was full of vigor, having rarely woken up so early to do exercises. He practiced the [Arhat Fist] he had learned from the Fire Temple with precision and power, each move creating a gust of wind.
[Having learned one C-rank taijutsu [Arhat Fist], your [Taijutsu] stat has been enhanced!]
[Taijutsu: E- → C-]
'This improvement is quite a leap!' Nara Keisuke briefly scanned his stats panel. 'But with the major level-ups in my [Strength] and [Speed] stats, it's reasonable for [Taijutsu] to get such an exaggerated boost.'
Ever since successfully figuring out the methods to improve his [Strength] and [Speed], Nara Keisuke had been diligently slacking off. As of today, both stats had crossed the C-rank threshold, reaching the C- level.
Nara Keisuke's current personal stats were:
Ninjutsu: A-
Taijutsu: C-
Strength: C-
Speed: C-
Stamina: C
Wisdom: A-
Compared to when he first got the "Lazy System," his personal stats could be said to have undergone a world-shaking change.
'Laziness is not yet successful; the slacker must still work hard!'
Keisuke closed the panel, went to the orphanage kitchen to get two servings of breakfast, and brought them to his room.
Inside the room, Nono'o was lying half-asleep, as if she had thought about many things, yet also as if she had thought about nothing at all. Keisuke brought the tray over, attending to the nun as she washed up and ate.
Waking up late to paint her eyebrows, taking her time with her makeup and hair.
The most high-end hunter often appears in the form of prey.
The wonderful scene of a beauty getting ready made Keisuke's mouth water.
Smack!
Yakushi Nono'o lightly slapped away his impolite little hand, her willow-leaf eyebrows raised. "Keisuke, let me test you."
The glasses-wearing nun put on a stern face, revealing a cold and stunning visual that was completely different from her usual gentle image. "What are the Three Prohibitions for Ninja?"
"Don't worry, Sister Nono'o," Keisuke said with a grin. "I am irreconcilably opposed to gambling and drugs!"
"What nonsense..." Nono'o pursed her full, rosy lips and lightly tapped Keisuke's forehead with a slender finger. "The Three Prohibitions for Ninja are: no alcohol, no luxury, and no lust. You are still young, don't be so lacking in restraint."
"Am I still young?"
Nono'o recalled the majestic antlers of the stag from last night, proactively looked away, and said in a small, red-faced voice, "How would I know about that kind of thing..."
"Don't worry, Sister Nono'o." Keisuke took her hands. "I know what to do."
Nono'o had given him the more detailed version of the [Super Beast Scroll] last night. Keisuke knew what he had to do now.
"Sister Nono'o, how did you create the secret technique [Super Beast Scroll]?" he asked with some curiosity. "Its functionality is truly outstanding!!"
"Why do you say it as if you're very familiar with this secret technique?" Seeing the topic return to normal, Nono'o also breathed a sigh of relief, her tone gradually returning to normal. "You know, don't you? I was once a member of Root and carried out many missions for them... In some secret missions, the difficulty of transmitting intelligence externally was extremely high. It was for this reason that I thought of developing the Super Beast Scroll."
As she spoke, Nono'o lightly cut her index fingertip with her thumb nail. A wisp of fresh blood seeped from her fair skin, gathering into a single drop. She infused her Yang Release chakra into this drop of blood. In the next instant, under the control of her will, the blood drop transformed into a crystal-clear, lifelike blood-red scorpion.
"This is the Super... hm? Keisuke, what are you trying to do?"
Nara Keisuke grabbed her index finger and said in a dead-serious tone, "Sucking blood."
A few days passed in a flash.
Nara Keisuke stayed at the Kikyo Orphanage, paying no attention to outside affairs. During the day, he deduced ninjutsu. At night, he skillfully pounded herbs. The days passed as blissfully as an immortal's.
With the help of numerous [Shadow Doppelgangers] and the original creator, Yakushi Nono'o, Keisuke finally deduced the Yin Release version of the [Super Beast Scroll] based on its operating principles. That is, a [Super Beast Scroll] that could be cast using "shadows"—no, it was the [Shadow Beast Scroll]!
And the first thing he did after successfully researching the [Shadow Beast Scroll] was to share it with Nono'o.
"I don't have much talent for Yin Release nature transformation," Nono'o said, choosing to politely decline the [Shadow Beast Scroll]. "Not to mention this scroll involves your Nara clan—"
"Our Nara clan!" Keisuke interrupted, emphasizing the word. "Sister Nono'o, no matter what, the [Super Beast Scroll] is a technique you created. You deserve to have a copy of this derivative ninjutsu. Otherwise, I would feel bad using it."
After Keisuke's repeated persuasion, Nono'o finally accepted the Yin Release secret technique.
"Also, there's one more thing I'd like to ask your opinion on, Sister Nono'o," Keisuke said, pointing to the [Shadow Beast Scroll]. "Do you mind if I share this Yin Release secret technique with my family?"
"I've already given the [Super Beast Scroll] scroll to you, Keisuke. You can do whatever you want with it." As she said this, Nono'o smiled a little sheepishly. "Originally, I was also planning to ask for your opinion, Keisuke. With Clan Head Shikaku's help, I have already left Root. I was just thinking these past two days about how to repay Clan Head Shikaku and Clan Head Shikano for their help. Seeing this Yin Release version of the [Super Beast Scroll]..."
Keisuke's worries were put to rest, and he said with a playful smile, "Actually, Sister Nono'o, perhaps in the eyes of the two clan heads, being able to add new members to the Nara clan is the greatest help—"
"Go away!" Nono'o spat playfully, chasing him out of the orphanage with a blushing face.
With Sunagakure having already dispatched troops, the atmosphere in Kikyo Castle was tense. When Keisuke returned to the clan grounds, he didn't see the new clan head, only the retired old one, who was drinking tea and playing shogi.
"Yo, Keisuke, long time no see." Nara Shikano waved at his junior with a smile. "Care for a tense and exciting game of shogi?"
Keisuke glanced at the board, shook his head, and took out the prepared [Shadow Beast Scroll] from his ninja tool pouch. "Clan Head, do you remember what I mentioned before?"
The scene before him was strangely familiar. The smile on Nara Shikano's aged face stiffened slightly. It seemed that even in retirement, he couldn't escape this trouble...
"Is this the high-level secret technique you mentioned before?"
"It's not the one I mentioned to you and the new Clan Head before," Keisuke shook his head. "It's the one I mentioned to you on the way back from the Fire Temple."
That one... Nara Shikano's mind spun slightly as he recalled the scene. He couldn't help but gulp. "The one you mentioned before... a high-level ninjutsu similar to the Lacquer Eye?"
"Yes." Keisuke's gaze shifted to his own shadow. He infused a certain amount of Yin Release chakra into it, and the originally smooth surface of the shadow suddenly bulged.
Under the old clan head's watchful gaze, a stout, strong, black-horned deer emerged from beneath Keisuke's shadow, carrying him as it slowly trotted forward. This "Shadow Great Horned Deer" was modeled after Ōkaku, the deer from his own home!
"What is this?" Shikano's pupils instantly contracted, his tone filled with unstoppable shock. "A freely moving shadow beast?!"
As experienced as he was, Nara Shikano instantly grasped the key point of this ninjutsu and eagerly asked, "Keisuke, is this just a single deer-shaped shadow beast? Or does it... have more than one form?"
"The latter, of course." With a thought from Keisuke, the shadow deer beneath him instantly changed shape, transforming into a magnificent black eagle, flapping its wings as if about to take flight. "At least in my opinion, the comprehensive value of this technique is in no way inferior to the [Lacquer Eye]."
Keisuke handed over the secret technique scroll. The old clan head took it and immediately began to read. After a long while, he looked up, his tone faint. "The value of this secret technique scroll can indeed be compared to the [Lacquer Eye]..."
Keisuke's eyes lit up. "So this is also an S-rank mission, right?"
"Yes." Nara Shikano nodded solemnly. "Let's call this S-rank family mission... [Shadow Shikigami]!"
Information on the panel flashed wildly.
[S-rank Ninja Commissioned Mission Detected]
[S-rank Mission: Shadow Shikigami]
[Mission Content: Develop an exclusive shadow beast technique for the Nara clan.]
[Mission Reward: One S-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll]
'It really triggered a new S-rank family mission!' Keisuke's spirits were high. The panel prompt was not just that.
[You have submitted the B-rank technique scroll [Shadow Beast Scroll] to the client!]
[S-rank Mission [Shadow Shikigami] has been completed!]
[You have obtained one S-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll]!]
'Just like when I gave him the [Lacquer Eye] scroll, this S-rank family mission was completed instantly!'
Keisuke looked at the old clan head, only to see him holding the [Shadow Beast Scroll], a dazed expression on his face as if his soul had left his body. 'Is the Clan Head... considering the tactical strategies and value of the [Shadow Beast Scroll]?'
Seeing that the old clan head hadn't come back to his senses, Keisuke decisively opened the freshly baked S-rank [Shinobi Secret Scroll].
[Opening...]
[Contents of this S-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[S-rank Technique: Shadow Transformation Technique]
[Technique Description: An ultimate-class transformation ninjutsu created based on [Shadow Secret Techniques], [Transformation Jutsu], and [Super Beast Scroll]. Requires no hand signs and can be cast instantly with a thought.]
[Technique Effect: 1. Create [Shadow Creatures] using one's own Yin Release chakra, which can switch between "shadow" and "solid" forms. The physical strength of the [Shadow Creatures] is determined by the amount of Yin Release chakra invested and the structure of the technique; 2. The [Shadow Creatures] are ever-changing and unlimited in number. The form of the generated [Shadow Creatures] depends entirely on the user's will and imagination; 3. The [Shadow Creatures] resonate with the main body's Yin Release chakra and can serve as a temporary vessel for the main body's consciousness.]
[Technique Evaluation: Shadow Gundam stands upon the earth!]
(End of Chapter)
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