Chapter 79: Guidance? No, you are teaching me!
Chapter 79: Guidance? No, you are teaching me!
In a mountain in the Land of Wind, Scorpion of the Red Sand looked at Chiyo lying on the stone bed with a sad look.
He had medicine and a knife in his hands, but he was unable to cut.
even.
His hands were shaking and he couldn't hold the knife steadily.
"Timeless Art..."
Scorpion looked at his hand, smiled silently, and said, "Grandma, you are so pitiful. You don't deserve eternal life."
He was silent for a long time, finally wiped his eyes and left the cave.
After a while, Scorpion controlled the puppet and brought a pile of wood, and then he began to carve.
Scorpio is indeed a genius.
Even an ordinary wooden puppet can be made very well, and the essence of Chiyo's appearance is fully grasped by him.
His eyes were dim.
"Father, mother, grandmother, the puppets are all complete."
After the production was completed, he looked into the cave.
Afterwards, he skillfully used drugs to preserve the body, and then placed Chiyo in the coffin. After arranging it to prevent insects and ants, Scorpion buried her in this unknown place.
……
Fire Nation, on the way back.
There was a strange emotion in Shikaku's eyes, and he unknowingly quickened his pace until he was next to Kyohiko.
They already understand the process.
but.
He still had some doubts in his mind.
"Kyohiko."
"Yes, Shikaku-senpai."
Jingyan slowed down and turned his head to look at Nara Shikaku who was catching up with him.
The IQ of Lu Jiu and his son are well-known to be high. The current Lu Jiu may not be as experienced as he is in the future, but his brain is still working well and he must have noticed something wrong.
After all, Chiyo was a little crazy to get the body back.
Sure enough, Shikaku said: "Kyohiko, I listened to Minato's description of the previous scene, and there is a doubt that I have never figured out. I want to discuss it with you."
"Chiyo's matter?"
"Well, why is she so eager to get the body back, and why does she want it to be intact?"
Shikaku asked.
The reason why I asked Jingyan...
He had a hunch that Jing Yan might have already made a guess!
As a bystander who faced the situation directly at the time, Jingyan had the best perspective, and his intelligence was also unquestionable. He would definitely be able to observe things that Minato could not notice.
"I am also confused. If I have to say one possibility, it would be..."
"Resurrection Technique!"
Shikaku took over and stated Kyohiko's guess.
Obviously.
He had similar thoughts.
Immediately, Shikaku sighed softly: "The situation at that time was too critical, and there were ninjas from the Hidden Rain Village present, so you didn't have any more choices, otherwise..."
Minato described the situation at that time in great detail.
Everyone had been traveling continuously without much time to rest, and then they had a fierce battle with Scorpion, which consumed a lot of chakra.
Kakashi and Kai were surrounded by the enemy and were in imminent danger.
Jingyan used two forbidden physical techniques and could no longer move.
For the sake of his friends, Minato didn't want to fight Chiyo and the others head-on, but he couldn't help but feel sorry. If the Red Sand Scorpion returned to the Sand Village...
"One more scorpion may not necessarily be a bad thing."
Jingyan answered.
Shikaku was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Why? He is a genius puppeteer of the Sand Village. He is only thirteen or fourteen years old now, and is only about five years older than you. If he returns to the Sand Village, it will definitely be a serious threat to our Konoha."
"He is a personal puppet researcher. Moreover, a genius like Scorpion would never give up his research. The Sand Village will become stronger if he is welcomed back, but there will also be some negative effects."
Jingyan explained.
Human puppet.
This thing, like the Impure World Reincarnation, is a forbidden technique that desecrates corpses, but what Scorpion is researching is human puppets that retain their bloodline limits.
This technique poses an equal threat to everyone.
Scorpio is not a rational person, especially...
After Chiyo died for him.
Judging from later developments, Scorpion appears cold and ruthless on the surface, but in fact, he still retains the last bit of affection for Chiyo. Chiyo's death may cause Scorpion to fall into a deeper abyss.
of course.
For now, it's just Jingyan's guess.
He changed the subject and said, "Secondly, I don't think such a technique is without a price. Maybe this technique is half-finished, or there is a huge price like exchanging one's life for another."
"Chiyo is a master of medicine, poison, and puppetry. She is also more rational and normal than Scorpion. She is actually more important to us and the Sand Village."
Jingyan explained his thoughts.
Shikaku understood what Kyohiko meant.
If this kind of technique really had no cost, the Sand Village would have used it like crazy long ago. How could it have been exposed only now?
The cost must be huge.
and.
The learning difficulty may also be extremely high.
Except for Chiyo, the top medical figure in the Sand Village, the rest of the people probably don't have the qualifications to study.
For Konoha, an enemy like Chiyo seems to be a greater threat than Scorpion.
This direction...
He didn't think about it.
From the time he knew about this until now, he had been thinking about how important Scorpion was, and had never thought about the role of Chiyo.
As a result, with one rise and one fall, the strength of the Sand Village did not improve much, but instead declined overall.
My consideration is still not comprehensive enough!
Jingyan is very young, but it is not easy for him to have such insights and comprehensive thinking.
No wonder Lord Jiraiya values him so much!
Nara Shikaku couldn't help but sigh, then he looked at each other and said with a smile: "Kyohiko, it's rare that you can still think and judge rationally in that situation."
"Nothing. I'm actually worried about Scorpion causing harm to Konoha, but now that things have come to this, I can only think positively."
Jingyan answered.
Shikaku nodded repeatedly.
Yes!
It's too late to regret...
"By the way, you said before that there was movement in the Sand Village and that's why you were distracted and couldn't provide support. Does that mean you don't need to look after the border now?"
Jingyan asked.
Nara Shikaku shook his head, "Lord Orochimaru has taken over. There is no need for us to stay here any longer."
"Lord Orochimaru?"
Jingyan was surprised.
It turned out to be him!
How could it be him?
Good guy!
On one side is Scorpion of the Red Sand, and on the other side is Orochimaru.
Undead hedge, right?
However, Orochimaru has not yet mastered the Impure World Reincarnation, and his progress is a little slower than that of Scorpion. There is just one thing -
The people of River Country are suffering!
Jingyan couldn't help but mourn for the people of Kawanokuni.
"what happened?"
"If Orochimaru-sama says so, the border should be safe."
At least at the ninja level, we can be more assured.
Orochimaru is still capable enough.
Just ...
Kyohiko sighed.
He is currently unable to do anything about it and can only hope that the Third Hokage can take good care of his disciple.
"Ah."
Shikaku nodded.
They didn't know the inside story and still had quite a bit of respect for Orochimaru.
……
Two days later.
In Konoha's Hokage Building, Nara Shikaku submitted two reports.
One is his and the other is Minato Namikaze's.
Sarutobi Hiruzen picked it up and looked at it, then put it aside with a serious expression.
"You have the same opinion as Jingyan?"
"Yes."
Shikaku nodded.
Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about it and put it aside.
"Resurrection technique... I haven't heard of it."
"By the way, Jingyan mentioned a conjecture. He said, could it be a byproduct of some forbidden technique research? The Second Hokage often encountered this kind of situation during his research."
Shikaku asked.
"by-product?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen recalled carefully, and then suddenly remembered, "A few years ago, the Anbu did get a piece of information that the Sand Village started to study the ultimate puppetry technique, but there was no movement afterwards."
If Jingyan's guess is true, then...
The so-called resurrection technique might be a forbidden technique accidentally developed during the research of some ninjutsu. It requires a huge price to use, which might even mean exchanging life for life.
Chiyo was replaced by Scorpion of the Red Sand.
He thought for a moment and said, "If Scorpion of the Red Sand is willing to mend his ways after returning to the Sand Village, then he will definitely be a greater threat than Chiyo. I will have people keep an eye on them later."
Nara Shikaku nodded but said nothing.
He is only responsible for conveying messages and analyzing. What to do specifically is the Hokage's business and has nothing to do with him.
……
"Finally home!"
"Senior, you don't look happy."
Jingyan complained on the side.
Ever since returning to the village, Minato Namikaze's face has been full of sorrow. Even a fool could tell that Minato Namikaze was worried about something.
Jing Yan guessed——
It's probably because the two Uzumaki clan members at home don't get along.
the reason is simple.
Until now, he has not received any feedback from Uzumaki Yuki.
It can be seen that Uzumaki Yuki does not recognize her identity as a "Konoha person", and even is hostile to Uzumaki Kushina, who is a member of the Uzumaki clan and "lives and works happily" in Konoha.
Minato glanced at it and sighed silently.
"Jingyan, please stop gloating. I'm very nervous now. I'm afraid to go home..."
"Nothing to worry about."
Jing Yan said.
"what?"
Minato was puzzled.
Then, he said jokingly, “You don’t even know what I’m worried about, and you told me not to worry.”
"It's not about Uzumaki Yuki?"
"Uh, yes." Minato Namikaze was confused and nodded slightly numbly.
Jingyan said: "As long as she is still in Konoha, everything still has a chance. The most regrettable situation is that people are gone, but the hatred is passed down from generation to generation, so that it cannot be resolved."
"You said so..."
Namikaze Minato thought for a moment.
It seems to be fine.
With Yuki's physique, if she stayed in the Kusagakure Village, she would basically be dead if a war broke out, with no possibility of survival.
If her descendants have such a physique, they will not be able to escape the bad fate.
This is the sadness of the small village.
Coming to Konoha, at least she could still be alive.
The next moment, Minato Namikaze's eyes lit up, and he immediately grabbed Kyohiko's hand, his face full of pleading.
"Jingyan, help me! You must have other ideas, right?"
"What ideas can I have?"
Jingyan burst out laughing.
It is difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. The reason why Minato is worried is that Yuuki cannot accept Kushina, which is completely different from the beautiful imagination that Minato and Kushina had before.
the more you hope, the harder you fall.
This is the current situation.
There wasn't much that Namikaze Minato could do, let alone him, but he thought about it and said, "You can take her around more and let her learn more about Konoha's life and what the people of Konoha think of the Uzumaki clan's attitude."
"Will it help?"
“I don’t know, but it’s definitely useless if I don’t do it.”
Jingyan answered.
After hearing this, Minato Namikaze thought it made sense and nodded repeatedly.
"thanks, thanks!"
Then he left in a hurry.
Jingyan smiled, went home, packed up his things at home, and then went to the river.
He wants to try the Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
Zi, Chou, Yin...
The seals were formed very quickly, and in just one second, all six seals were completed.
Then, the river water surged and the waves rippled.
The water surged up and turned into a dragon rushing forward.
boom!
With a loud noise, the water dragon crashed into the ground, creating a small pit.
This power is already quite significant.
but.
Jingyan was not very satisfied.
Such power, except for the attack distance which is longer than super strength, is not that powerful in other aspects. Even the chakra consumed is not much different from super strength. In places without water flow, the chakra loss may be even greater.
of course.
It may also be that my grasp of the technique is not sophisticated enough and my understanding of the water dragon bomb is not very thorough.
If proficiency can be further improved, perhaps the situation will be different.
The current direction of cultivation...
Perhaps, you can try to incorporate the "compression" technique into it.
Although it is impossible to gradually evolve into the Water Breaking Wave like the Water Chaos Wave, its power can definitely be greatly enhanced.
The chakra consumption will be greater.
"Try it first."
The reason for choosing the riverside is mainly to save chakra.
Jingyan formed seals with his hands, trying to compress the chakra further. Now his technique of compressing chakra was already quite proficient, and the nature of the changes in water escape technique was actually almost the same.
Although he is not at the level of Senju Tobirama, he is definitely not weak.
Chakra flows into the river like water.
next moment.
boom!
A "giant beast" leaped out of the river, and the three meters of river water around it was instantly drained away, turning into a giant blue dragon.
Bang!
There was an explosion.
A dent was created in the ground, and a terrible force rushed into the ground, forming a deep pit.
Become!
Jingyan walked over and looked at the situation that had developed.
After observing for a while, he squatted down, and the image of the water dragon turning into a rotating vortex emerged in his mind.
Chaotic rotation, coupled with compressed, condensed chakra.
Isn't that a hard vortex water blade?
You never know, that’s how it came about!
Jingyan's eyes lit up.
Can try!
try first.
Jingyan tried to integrate "whirlpool" on the basis of "compression", but unfortunately, after several attempts, the water dragon could not be gathered and the ninjutsu could not be activated at all.
Wrong direction?
He thought about it and created a shadow clone.
About to try again.
"What are you studying?"
Jingyan turned his head.
I saw a middle-aged man walking over from the side.
He was dressed simply and looked like an ordinary villager, but his temperament was extraordinary.
he is……
Maruboshi Kosuke?
Jingyan stopped forming seals in his hands.
"you are?"
"My name is Maruboshi Kosuke, an ordinary Genin."
Maruboshi Kosuke smiled and said, "Are you studying any technique?"
"I was practicing Water Dragon Bullet before, and then I thought that adding some techniques might make this technique more powerful."
Jingyan briefly described.
Maruboshi Kosuke looked around.
Two puddles.
One is large and shallow, the other is deep as a well.
Just twice, the power changed so much...
Is this the genius that the third generation masters talked about, who has the potential to become a second generation master?
Maruboshi Kosuke was shocked.
He licked his lips.
"How long have you been practicing this technique?"
"About a month."
Jingyan didn't tell the truth, but he did read some written descriptions of Water Dragon Bullet a month ago, but he had never actually practiced it.
One month...
Maruboshi Kosuke was silent.
It took him many years of practice to reach Jingyan's level.
Then, he smiled and said, "I also know how to use water dragon bombs. Why don't we discuss it?"
"Really? Please give me some advice, senior!"
Jingyan's eyes lit up.
Immediately, he formed seals with both hands and completed the Water Dragon Bullet Ninjutsu in one second. However, at this moment, his condition was different——
In addition to the main body, the shadow clone's hands were also pressed on the ground, continuously outputting chakra.
Maruboshi Kosuke couldn't quite understand it.
But the next moment, he saw...
Jingyan's shadow clone pressed his hand into the water, and then, at the moment when the water dragon soared into the air and the water seemed to explode in all directions, the shadow clone's hand pierced into the water dragon.
boom!
The faucet tilted and rushed to the side, breaking a piece of the river bank.
"What are you..."
Water dragon bomb?
Maruboshi Kosuke was at a loss.
Then, he looked strange: "I remember that the Water Dragon Bullet requires forty-four seals, but you used only six?"
"Well, I have the notes of the Second Generation Master, and I have read some fragmentary records. I have also studied the seals of the Water Array Wall before, and shortened it to two seals, so I have some experience."
Jingyan answered.
Maruboshi Kosuke was speechless.
Two seals.
Six seals.
Of course he would, but that was based on the hands-on teaching of the Second Hokage.
Where is Jingyan?
It is really amazing that he can restore such a level with just some notes!
Maruboshi Kosuke was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "I am not qualified to instruct you."
Before, the Third Hokage mentioned to him that he did have the intention to instruct and teach.
but now.
He felt that in a year or two, it might be the other party's turn to teach him.
teach?
Still got it.
“Let’s discuss with each other.”
Maruboshi Kosuke paused and said, "Do you want to incorporate the change in the nature of rotation into the Water Dragon Bullet Ninjutsu?"
"Yes, I heard that the Second Hokage has a technique called Hard Vortex Water Blade. Just now, when I compressed my chakra, I had an idea. If I can combine compression and rotation on the basis of the Water Dragon Bomb, I can replicate a similar effect."
Jingyan explained.
Maruboshi Kosuke couldn't help swallowing.
Good guy!
From a water dragon bomb, I thought of a hard vortex water blade. What's wrong with my brain?
Then, he thought seriously about Jingyan's idea.
He had never used the Hard Vortex Water Blade, but the technique Jing Yan mentioned...
Maruboshi Kosuke thought about it for a moment.
Then he formed a seal with his hands.
The difference between this and Jingyan's normal hand seals is that he doesn't need a shadow clone, he can complete the release just by forming the hand seals.
The water dragon soared into the sky, his hand pierced into the water dragon, and the water flow merged into his arm.
Immediately—
Under his guidance, the water dragon turned into a condensed water dragon and rushed forward.
boom!
The ground shattered and cracked, and the water dragon that penetrated deeply spun continuously, turning into a water tornado in the puddle.
Maruboshi Kosuke was stunned for a moment.
Then, he looked at Jingyan.
"Perhaps with further refinement and deepening, it is possible to achieve the state of a hard vortex water blade, but the hard vortex water blade of the second generation master is definitely not like this. This is a hard vortex water blade that belongs to you."
Maruboshi Kosuke was silent for a while.
Before, he thought that it might take one or two years for the other party to teach him.
did not expect.
It won’t take one or two years.
The current Jingyan is capable enough to teach himself ninjutsu.
This……
Maruboshi Kosuke blushed, and finally bowed deeply: "I have to thank you, this technique is very useful!"
(End of this chapter)