NOVEL WEB Chapter 179: New Abilities
"Senpai, the flowers you wanted."
"Thank you, Ino."
In Konoha, outside the Yamanaka Flower Shop in the early morning, Takemi received the fresh flowers from Ino.
He then carefully sealed them, which made Ino ask with some confusion, "Senpai, are you going on another mission?"
"How did you know?" Takemi was a bit curious.
Ino pointed to the flowers in his hand and said, "You brought flowers on your last mission, and again this time, so you're probably going to pay respects to someone during the mission."
"So smart."
Takemi didn't deny it, he nodded with a smile.
"After so many years of war, there are graves everywhere. This time, I might encounter some during the mission, so it's always good to bring them."
Takemi wasn't actually speaking idly. This time he and Kakashi were going to Amegakure and Jiraiya wouldn't be following.
But Jiraiya still asked him to offer a bouquet of flowers, even though he knew Nagato and the others had turned to the opposing side.
However, Yahiko was not in the wrong, and was even killed by people from Konoha, so he hoped to do so if there was no danger.
Besides that, going to the Land of Rain also allowed a detour to the Land of Grass, which was once the resting place of Obito and Rin.
At least for Kakashi, the true Konoha hero, Obito, died there.
"So it's always good to be more prepared. It's just a bit of a waste of money to buy flowers for Jiraiya."
As soon as he thought about the mission he received, he largely guessed that there would be trouble again, possibly even from the Akatsuki.
Fortunately, he wasn't so short on money now.
"Then I'll trouble you. I'll take my leave now."
"Senpai, take care."
After greeting Ino, Takemi instantly vanished from the spot. He didn't go to the village gate but directly to Konoha's cemetery.
At this moment, Kakashi was standing in front of Rin's tombstone, and beside it was an unmarked tombstone.
"Kakashi-sensei."
Takemi walked over and greeted Kakashi with a smile.
"I knew you'd be here."
"It's a habit."
Kakashi's gaze remained on Rin's tombstone, then he couldn't help but look at the unmarked tombstone beside it.
"Every time I leave the village, I come here to see them. Speaking of which, you're early today."
"I prepared some things, so I woke up early to get them."
Takemi didn't hide anything, he also looked at the unmarked tombstone.
"Hokage-sama still remembers his contributions, at least it's still there, just without the name."
Apparently, this tombstone belonged to Obito. Although he had clearly defected, due to Kakashi's influence, the tombstone was ultimately kept.
"Yes, even though he's a demon now, he was a hero in the past." Kakashi nodded.
At this moment, Takemi suddenly spoke, "Then why don't we go through the Land of Grass and pay our respects to them?"
"Land of Grass?"
Kakashi was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "You didn't go prepare flowers, did you, just like last time in the Land of Rain?"
"I actually did prepare them. There aren't that many mission restrictions anyway, so why not go?" Takemi nodded generously.
"Although I don't quite understand that feeling, doing what I can is fine. What do you think, Kakashi-sensei?"
"Let's do as you say. After all, you're a Jonin now, aren't you?" Kakashi was silent for a moment, then his exposed eye curved.
"Perhaps that's where Obito truly left, and where I inherited his will. I really should go see it."
As he spoke, his hand subconsciously touched the eye covered by his forehead protector.
"And this eye is the eye that truly embodies Obito's will, and it's the eye I'll use to show Obito the future."
Although he had encountered many problems and experienced many heart-wrenching things, he already knew where his path lay, and he would keep moving forward.
Besides, he had also welcomed a 'new beginning.'
"Speaking of which, Kakashi-sensei, you said your eye closed Obito's dimension?"
"Uh, yes."
"My Shadow Clone entered Obito's dimension. If that's the case, they should be connected. So, Kakashi-sensei, why don't you throw some explosive tags in there every day?"
"..."
"Who knows, you might accidentally blow him up!"
"..."
Kakashi's curved eye immediately turned into a dead fish eye. Why did Takemi always come up with such wicked ideas?
Although, it seemed like it could actually be done.
In silence, Kakashi and Takemi set off together.
"Why does my student act more like a Ninja than I do?" Along the way, Kakashi couldn't help but ponder this question.
He had never really considered what would happen if he continuously threw explosive tags into the Kamui Dimension.
But with Takemi's reminder, he felt like he could actually give it a try?
"Though it's quite shameless, it doesn't seem impossible."
Kakashi was conflicted, while Takemi wasn't thinking as much. He was more curious about who he would encounter this time.
"The Akatsuki members are all very powerful and terrifying."
"Previously, defeating them was partly due to sheer strength and partly due to intelligence."
"But now…"
Now, Takemi had grown so much, especially in terms of raw power, that he felt even without intelligence, it shouldn't be a big problem.
"Especially since I've received a significant boost."
[Name: Kitagawa Takemi]
[Bloodline: Ōtsutsuki (38%)]
[Dōjutsu: Tenseigan (Nascent Eye)]
[Special Skills: Ice Release, Magnet Release, Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion]
[Special Ability: Source of the God Tree (Stage Three)]
Looking at his status panel, Takemi couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.
The 'Source of the God Tree' was somewhat similar to his bloodline, but compared to the uncertainty of his bloodline, this ability was much simpler.
"The key is the Tailed Beast Chakra."
As long as Tailed Beast Chakra was injected into it, he could fuse with it and it would in turn nourish him.
This ability was truly incredibly useful!
"Ōtsutsuki bloodline at 38% development, huh."
Aside from the achievements in his bloodline, the most crucial aspect was his eye.
He had indeed gained some new eye-related abilities through this 'Source of the God Tree'.
"Yomotsu Hirasaka and Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star."
Yomotsu Hirasaka was one of the Ōtsutsuki's basic abilities, allowing him to directly extract Chakra to replenish or even enhance himself.
"As for the second ability…"
The second ability was something he hadn't expected himself: the Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star technique!
This ability was similar in principle to the Tenseigan's ability to summon meteorites, but it had a more concrete name.
"However, I don't have the infinite Chakra of Edo Tensei or the Susanoo's enhancement, so how big of a meteorite can I summon?"
Takemi wasn't entirely sure about this point.
Madara had exerted a lot of effort to summon two, and he wasn't certain what he could achieve.
But this wasn't something that couldn't be attempted. Perhaps he could try it out properly another day.
"I have quite a few abilities now: Gravity, Repulsion, Chakra Control, Sealing Technique: Absorption Seal, as well as Yomotsu Hirasaka and Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star."
He was close to mastering all the minor abilities, and each one was quite practical.
"Most importantly, this time I felt the so-called Planet Chakra."
Planet Chakra, in essence, was also planetary energy, the key to all life on a planet.
Without planetary energy, the entire planet would no longer have any signs of life, everything would become barren.
Takemi was actually very curious about what secrets this planet held.
It had endured Ōtsutsuki Kaguya's tree-planting incident and, despite some loss, still maintained vitality and vigor.
"Perhaps there are some unknown things."
After thinking for a moment, he couldn't find any answers, so he simply stopped dwelling on it.
"However, I seem to be able to try using Yomotsu Hirasaka to extract Planet Chakra now…"
He had been thinking about Rasengan: Uzuhiko for a long time. No matter what, he had to give it a good try.
"Everything is going quite well, it's just my main mission…"