Naruto: Shadow Master of Nara Clan

Chapter 137: Room for Improvement

"Finally, my chakra is restored. It feels so good!"

Evening, within the Konoha camp.

Before Konoha could completely breach the first line of defense of the Mist Ninja, Koshino, who had stolen the spotlight on the battlefield, hurried back to the camp under Choza's guidance to recover, avoiding any hidden injuries within his body.

Under Choza's lead, Koshino rushed back to the camp without hesitation and immediately began restoring his chakra.

You don't say!

After just one instance of chakra exhaustion, while recovering, Koshino not only used his vast spiritual energy but also detected hidden injuries within his body. 

He noticed slight cracks in his internal meridians. 

If not fully recovered, facing a few more instances of chakra exhaustion could permanently damage his meridians, making it impossible for him to continue as a ninja.

Realizing the potential danger of these hidden injuries, Koshino broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the Nara Clan has plenty of secret medicines, and as long as the hidden injuries in the meridians are treated in time, they heal quickly.

So, after spending nearly a whole day recovering chakra and addressing the hidden injuries, Koshino finally "emerged" by evening, feeling much more relaxed.

Especially after removing the bandages from his shoulder and finding that his previous injuries had completely healed, Koshino's mood improved significantly.

As for the issue of insufficient chakra, that's a minor concern! 

After all, some problems can't be solved in haste. 

Just like Koshino's desire to quickly accumulate a certain amount of chakra to complete the Uzumaki Clan's spiritual secret techniques, leading to a true "qualitative" change in his spiritual energy, it's not something that can be rushed.

As Koshino thought before, whether it's accumulating chakra or practicing the Uzumaki Clan's spiritual secret techniques, it's a matter of persistent training, like water wearing down stone.

Then, with an empty stomach, Koshino completed his chakra training and the Uzumaki Clan's secret technique practice before hurriedly going to find something to eat.

Just as Koshino stepped out of the tent, ready to look for food, Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu returned.

Meeting at the tent entrance, Koshino saw Genma Shiranui and Ebisu holding food. Without even a greeting, he headed straight for the food. 

Meanwhile, Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu, looking at the once-mighty Koshino on the battlefield, now without his Anbu mask, appeared so youthful and innocent, couldn't help but sigh.

"Koshino, slow down, no one's going to take it from you!"

"Genma's right, we've just eaten. Koshino, you should drink some water first!"

"Ebisu, Genma, why do you think Koshino improves so quickly while I'm so slow?"

"Guy, because you're ugly!"

"Guy, because your training posture is wrong!"

While eating, Koshino listened to Guy and the others chatting.

Devouring the food quickly, Koshino finished what was in front of him and then smiled at Guy, saying, 

"Guy, don't listen to Genma and Ebisu's nonsense. Actually, Guy, as long as you keep training diligently, one day you'll surpass me. In terms of effort, I really can't match even a third of yours."

"And Genma, Ebisu, your performance on the battlefield today was excellent!"

"In fact... I'm honored to have comrades like you!"

Koshino's kind words were well-received by everyone.

However, seeing the youngest Koshino performing the best on the battlefield, Guy and the others couldn't help but feel that Koshino's presence was reminiscent of another Fourth Hokage. 

Even though they appreciated Koshino's compliments, after confirming he was okay, they went off to train diligently.

On the other hand, Koshino, unable to train due to his recent recovery from hidden injuries, felt a bit bored staying in the camp.

After all, Koshino's body had just rid itself of hidden injuries and needed some recovery time.

So today, Koshino was destined to be unable to engage in high-intensity training and could only stay idly in the camp, waiting to be fully recovered by tomorrow.

However, the boredom didn't last long before someone came to visit Koshino.

Looking up, he saw Uchiha Shisui approaching with a cane. Bored, Koshino smiled slightly and teased, "Shisui, what brings you here to see me? Shouldn't I be the one visiting you?"

"Shadow, I've come to see you. Are you not welcoming me?"

"How could that be! Swift, please come in and have a seat!"

"No need to sit, Shadow. Actually, I've come to ask for a favor!"

"Oh? What is it?"

Apart from the Uchiha Clan's conflicts, Koshino genuinely had no idea why Uchiha Shisui would come in person for any other reason.

Moreover, the conflict between Koshino and the Uchiha Clan had already been perfectly resolved.

Just by observing Uchiha Ryu's attitude, Koshino felt that the future Uchiha Clan would basically eliminate the possibility of causing him trouble. 

Since that's the case, Koshino, not being idle, saw no need to provoke the Uchiha Clan.

When Uchiha Shisui noticed Koshino's puzzled gaze, he awkwardly smiled before saying, "Shadow, it's like this."

"Just now in the hospital room, I heard Lord Ryu mention that you've developed an interesting new secret technique, so I wanted to come and see."

"If possible, Shadow, could I ask you about your new secret technique?"

Since it's called a secret technique, it implies it's someone's secret.

For example, even though Koshino and Guy are friends and very familiar with each other, can Koshino easily ask Guy about the Eight Gates' training methods?

The answer is no!

Because the Eight Gates is a forbidden technique and also Guy's secret technique.

If Guy is willing to teach, that's fine, but if Koshino directly asks, no matter how good their relationship is, Guy would surely feel uncomfortable.

However, Koshino is different from ordinary ninjas; he doesn't care much about secret techniques.

Moreover, Uchiha Shisui only wanted to ask, not demand Koshino to teach him, so Koshino saw no issue with it.

So, almost as soon as Uchiha Shisui finished speaking, Koshino slowly stood up and directly demonstrated the Gale Style secret technique to Uchiha Shisui.

First, the hand blade, then the sword blade, and finally the air blade.

In his exchange with Uchiha Shisui, Koshino had no intention of holding back anything.

After all, the Gale Style secret technique wasn't fully perfected, and if Uchiha Shisui could provide some useful suggestions, Koshino would be even happier.

And Uchiha Shisui truly lived up to his name as Swiftshin no Shisui.

Just as Koshino finished demonstrating the hand blade, sword blade, and air blade techniques, and was once again sitting cross-legged to recover his chakra, 

Uchiha Shisui, who had been observing with his Sharingan, deactivated it and repeatedly praised, 

"Shadow, I've heard before about your talent in 'techniques,' but seeing it firsthand, I now realize you're a genius!"

"I remember you just said your new secret technique is called Gale Style, right?"

"It's indeed a fitting name, and a good one at that!"

"Not to mention the entire set of Gale Style techniques, just the hand blade alone is enough to astonish me!"

"It's a secret technique not inferior to the S-rank self-created Lightning Blade, and in my view, its training difficulty surpasses that of the Lightning Blade. 

Moreover, just the hand blade can rival an S-rank technique, while the sword blade and air blade in the Gale Style are even more challenging to master compared to the hand blade!"

"So, the training difficulty of your entire Gale Style technique set is at least SS-rank, and if further enhanced, it might reach SSS-rank, far beyond what ordinary people can master!"

"But..."

As he spoke, Uchiha Shisui suddenly paused, causing a glint to flash in Koshino's eyes.

Because when Uchiha Shisui uttered the word "but," Koshino, having a preliminary understanding of Uchiha Shisui's character, 

knew that the hidden meaning behind that "but" must be that Uchiha Shisui had new ideas about the Gale Style secret technique!

And Uchiha Shisui was clearly not someone who would disappoint Koshino!

After a brief pause, a smile slowly appeared on Uchiha Shisui's face, and as he formed hand signs, he smiled at Koshino:

"But Shadow, didn't you consider another potential for enhancement when creating the Gale Style secret technique?"

"And that is..."