Overdrafting the Future, Starting in Naruto

"The physical body is material, something that can be tangibly touched. But the spirit and soul are intangible, unable to be directly contacted, making it impossible to train or strengthen them," Genichi mused to himself. "Unless, that is, one is in a state like that of the Spirit Transformation Technique."

"However, spiritual will can be tempered through certain methods…"

"The spirit-soul is far more complex and mysterious than the physical body."

Genichi sighed, but then immediately focused his thoughts. "Perhaps the breakthrough lies in the Spirit Transformation Technique?"

Currently, only the Spirit Transformation Technique could give substance to the elusive spirit and soul. So how should he train it? Struck by lightning? He'd probably die. A Lightning Release Chakra Mode for the soul? Or… what if he mimicked the suggestion he just gave to Tsunade? For instance, using Yin Release nature transformation to feed back into the spirit body?

"Let's put aside the lightning strike and Lightning Chakra Mode ideas for now. The Yin-natured chakra feedback is worth a try."

A general idea gradually formed in Genichi's mind. The essence of the Spirit Transformation Technique was the combination of chakra and soul, spiritualizing into a spirit body that could leave the physical body and exist independently. It was a jutsu that could ignore distance and directly enter an enemy's body to inflict damage. It could be considered an enhanced version of the Yamanaka clan's Mind Body Switch Technique.

Besides being used to kill enemies, the Spirit Transformation Technique could also be used to transfer chakra. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, after being released from the Impure World Reincarnation, Kato Dan entered Tsunade's spiritual world and gave her the chakra he possessed.

So, could he use Yin-natured chakra combined with his soul to perform the spiritualization? Having already mastered the technique, Genichi felt it was feasible. The jutsu itself didn't specify a required chakra nature. But what would the effect be?

Genichi thought for a moment, then stood up. "Lady Tsunade, I have some business to attend to at home." Before he finished speaking, he had already vanished from the spot.

Tsunade watched him go and couldn't help but mutter, "That stinky brat, always in such a rush."

Back home, Genichi sat cross-legged on his bed. He clasped his hands together, and an immense amount of Yin-natured chakra appeared in his body. The next moment, his soul spiritualized, leaving his body and floating above it.

"It really does feel different. The spirit body is more vibrant, more condensed." Genichi looked down at his spirit form. Although it still gave off a faint glow, it was clearly more restrained. But other than that, he didn't feel much else.

Genichi frowned. After some thought, his spirit returned to his body.

Next, Genichi first created a shadow clone, and then his real body used the Spirit Transformation Technique again. The shadow clone looked at the floating spirit, activated its Sharingan, and then cast the Binding God Technique.

In the air, Genichi felt a force invade his body, like invisible chains trying to bind him. But with a slight exertion of will, he broke the invisible ropes. In his spirit form, his ability to counter genjutsu was indeed stronger. However, he had never tested it like this before.

He canceled the Spirit Transformation Technique, then cast it again, this time normally. The shadow clone cast the Binding God Technique once more. This time, Genichi clearly felt that it was slightly more difficult to break free.

"So there really is a difference." Genichi was secretly pleased. He pondered, "The physical body needs energy, and the soul needs energy as well. The body's energy comes from food, while the soul's energy comes from the body."

Could prolonged spiritualization with Yin-natured chakra truly feed back into and strengthen the soul? He would only know by trying. But how to try? After all, the Spirit Transformation Technique couldn't be maintained for long. Firstly, it required chakra to sustain; spiritualization was a continuous drain. Secondly, the spirit couldn't leave the body for too long. Without a soul, the body loses control, and after a while, it would die. Otherwise, the Spirit Transformation Technique would be invincible.

Unless…

A wild idea bloomed in Genichi's mind. "Unless I throw my soul into the Yin Seal for a bath!"

It was worth a try.

Genichi immediately attempted it. His spirit flew back into his body but didn't cancel the jutsu, remaining in its spiritualized form. He then entered the Yin Seal. The space within the Yin Seal was, in fact, just like the space within the Eight Trigrams Seal that held a Tailed Beast; a spiritual consciousness could naturally enter it.

The spirit body arrived in the sealed space and treated the stored chakra within the Yin Seal like a hot spring, immersing itself completely.

"This way, the soul has a continuous source of power to sustain it, but the problem is…" Genichi frowned. Although his spirit was back inside his body, he couldn't control his body freely. His control was only slightly better than when his spirit was completely detached, and it would prevent his physical body from dying due to prolonged separation. But in this state, it wasn't enough to allow his body to function normally, let alone fight.

"This won't do…"

Genichi immediately canceled the Spirit Transformation Technique. The spirit body instantly dispersed. The chakra fell directly into the Yin Seal's chakra pool, while his soul merged with his physical body, disappearing from the sealed space.

On the bed, Genichi opened his eyes, frowning slightly.

His shadow clone said, "Looks like it failed."

Genichi nodded, then dispelled the clone. He thought to himself, "Under the Spirit Transformation Technique, I can't control my body well because the spirit body is already strongly detached from the physical one. Can I condense a pure spirit body?"

Clasping his hands, Genichi lowered his eyes and tried to condense a pure spirit body—not one combined with chakra, and not just a body of consciousness. Practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique also required one to gather their spirit and go through the process of extracting the soul. But what Genichi wanted was different; it couldn't be detached from the body.

He tried for half an hour, and all attempts failed.

Pausing for a moment, Genichi reconsidered. "Perhaps I should start with a consciousness body, creating an anchor point for it within the Yin Seal's space."

A consciousness body was very simple, as chakra itself carried spiritual consciousness. With just a thought, a body of consciousness condensed within the Yin Seal's chakra pool. Then, Genichi carefully used this consciousness as an anchor to gather his spiritual power, bit by bit, to condense a spirit body.

This kind of attempt could only be done by his real body; it wasn't something he could try on a massive scale with shadow clones. Although shadow clones were solid, they didn't have souls. A shadow clone's consciousness came from its chakra. Therefore, the Spirit Transformation Technique couldn't be used by a shadow clone.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

This afternoon, while Genichi was busy in the hospital lab researching ice-natured cells, Shizune suddenly ran in to tell him that Might Guy had been hospitalized.

Putting down his research, Genichi followed Shizune to the hospital room. He happened to run into the doctor on his way out and asked, "Yakuma-senpai, how is Guy?"

The masked Yakuma smiled. "Genichi… don't worry, that kid is fine. He just overexerted his physical stamina."

Genichi nodded his thanks and walked into the room with Shizune. He was met with the awkward sight of Guy and his father embracing and crying together. Their tear ducts were excessively overdeveloped.

"Genichi!" Might Guy was the first to spot him, his tears stopping on a dime.

Might Dai turned and wiped his eyes. "Lord Genichi, so sorry to trouble you!"

"Dai-san," Genichi said wearily, "just call me Genichi. Guy, how did you exhaust yourself to the point of being hospitalized?"

Guy scratched his head in embarrassment. "Uh, it was because I was training in a secret technique my dad taught me."

As expected. Genichi had already guessed it was the Eight Inner Gates when he heard from the doctor that it was just physical exhaustion.

After the embarrassment, Guy became very excited. "Genichi, that forbidden jutsu is an incredibly powerful taijutsu! When I've mastered it, let's have a youthful, hot-blooded battle!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a whack on the head.

Might Dai lectured him seriously. "That technique is not for fighting with your comrades!"

Guy clutched his head and yelped in pain. Genichi and Shizune couldn't help but laugh.

"It's alright, Dai-san. It's just a spar," Genichi said. He scheduled a match with Guy and then left.

"Genichi, what do you think Guy's forbidden taijutsu is?" Shizune asked curiously. "I don't think I've ever heard of a forbidden taijutsu."

"Maybe it's something Dai-san developed himself," Genichi said.

"Developed by Dai-san?" Shizune was surprised. "Is… is that possible?" Might Dai, the perennial genin… it was a bit hard to believe.

Genichi smiled. "Nothing is impossible. You can't underestimate anyone in this world."

Regardless of whether Might Dai had developed the Eight Inner Gates himself, just training to the point of being able to open all eight gates was already an incredible feat. In the past, Genichi had considered learning the Eight Inner Gates. Even if it was just for one desperate fight, it was better than being powerless. But now… the cost-to-benefit ratio wasn't high enough for him. Unless, in the future, he truly had no other way to reach the height of the Six Paths, then he might take that gamble.

February 16, Konoha Year 47.

Genichi's leave ended, and he brought Uzumaki Ina to the Anbu base. This vacation had the air of an "administrative leave" and was also a bit protective. Kirigakure had published his intel and put a 500 million ryō bounty on his head, and the heat was a little overwhelming.

But he couldn't stay on leave forever. Konoha's forces were currently stretched very thin; otherwise, they wouldn't have been graduating so many academy students early over the past few years. Moreover, Orochimaru and Jiraiya were also very busy, running missions all over the place. Especially Orochimaru. He might seem like he spent all his time on research, but his mission count was enormous, far more than Jiraiya's, and even more than his predecessor, Sakumo Hatake.

Genichi took Ina to get her equipment, and they went to the locker room together. Akimichi Tōdō and the other two were already there, but Sarutobi Shinnosuke's team was not. Because from today onward, Genichi was now a squad captain, leading his own squad. At the same time, the "Special" prefix on his rank had been officially removed, making him the youngest jonin in Konoha's history. An 11-year-old jonin was unprecedented.

After introducing Ina to Tōdō and the others, Genichi led his new squad out of the Anbu base and waited in front of the Hokage's tower. This time, their mission was to escort Hiruzen Sarutobi to the Fire Daimyō's capital.

War was imminent. As the ninja army supported by the Land of Fire, they needed to report the situation to the Daimyō and also ask for money. After all, Konoha fought to protect the Land of Fire. Now that Kumogakure and Kirigakure were both about to invade the Land of Fire, Konoha of course needed funds. How could they protect the country without money? It was very reasonable.

After waiting for five minutes, Hiruzen appeared with Shinnosuke's squad. But they were short-staffed; Shinnosuke's squad only had four people, even smaller than Genichi's.

With Hiruzen's order, Genichi led Ina and his squad to clear the path ahead.

(End of Chapter)

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