Chapter 74: Day of Bountiful Harvest
"Orochimaru was probably quite surprised, right?"
Outside the research base, Genichi's face was full of smiles. Two layers of Kyōka Suigetsu (Mirror Flower, Water Moon). The first layer was cast by a water clone, while the second was cast using the liquid inside the various jars and containers in the lab. The first layer was to cover for the second.
Of course, Orochimaru had clearly not been particularly serious during their "showdown." If it had been a real life-or-death battle, he would have likely been ten times more cautious.
"Next time, I'll aim for an instant kill on Orochimaru..." Genichi vanished from his spot.
The days passed, one by one.
Although he no longer had to go on missions, Genichi became even busier. His Kyōka Suigetsu still needed many details to be perfected, and its effectiveness was not yet strong enough. Exploring the Sharingan. Learning Monstrous Strength (Kairiki) from Tsunade to improve his taijutsu ability. Deeply researching the Kuji-kiri, and so on.
His swordsmanship, on the other hand, was continuously being downgraded in priority by him.
In his spare time from training, he would stroll and walk with Shizune, whispering sweet nothings, which served as a form of life balance.
Just like that, winter passed and spring came, and all things were revitalized. Sakumo's injuries had completely healed, but the original Team White Fang was now a thing of the past. Namiichi was dead, En was assigned to another squad, and Sakumo had re-formed a new Jonin squad and continued to frequently carry out missions.
Time moved on to March. Genichi had polished his Kyōka Suigetsu to be more and more perfect, and his use of the Sharingan was also becoming more and more proficient. His study of Monstrous Strength (Kairiki) with Tsunade had also yielded some small success. Over the past two months, his strength had grown considerably.
On this day, March 18, Konoha Year 45, after a year had passed, Genichi lay on his bed and once again opened his cheat.
Overdraft ten years into the future!
Genichi closed his eyes, but a thought occurred to him: Using "Cashing in the Future" seems more appropriate, since I've never had to pay it back.
But still, why should I have to pay back something I overdrafted with my own ability?
The moment this thought arose, the panel had already exploded into an orb of light. Genichi's consciousness instantly went blank, and his cells were electrocuted.
Soon, Genichi opened his eyes, his gaze deep and profound.
This time, the overdraft started from just now and ended in Konoha Year 49. It was only four years, less than five. He had died again!
This time, he hadn't died in an experiment, but in the Third Great Ninja War. Genichi was a little surprised, but he quickly felt a sense of relief. Although he had no memories, from the feedback of the combat experience, Genichi could still deduce what had happened.
In the future Third Great Ninja War, he had died under the combined assault of the A-B Combo. One was the future Fourth Raikage, whose speed was second only to the Flying Thunder God (Hiraishin). The other was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, a master swordsman.
To die at the hands of these two working together was no injustice!
"But why was I fighting both of them at once?"
"Did I get too arrogant?"
Genichi sat up and couldn't help but scratch his head. He couldn't say he knew everything about the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee, but he was relatively knowledgeable. Under the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Fourth Raikage's reaction speed was also astonishing; he had even dodged Sasuke Uchiha's Amaterasu. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have been foolish enough to face both of them head-on.
"The future is truly unpredictable..." Genichi secretly shook his head, then reined in his thoughts and focused his attention on this harvest.
The Eight Trigrams Seal (Hakke no Fūin)!
A completely perfected Kyōka Suigetsu.
His Wind Release nature transformation had finally reached its goal, enough to easily cut a waterfall.
The speed increase from the Art of Pyo had increased again, now boosting his base speed by one-half.
He also had a deeper application of the Art of Kai in casting and dispelling genjutsu.
And the Art of Zai...
Genichi got out of bed and went into the bathroom. He looked in the mirror, took out the cosmetic contact from his right eye, revealing the three-tomoe Sharingan. He closed his eye, then opened it again. The three tomoe had vanished, and his eye had returned to its normal state. Then he activated the three-tomoe state again. He could now control this eye freely and did not need to keep it constantly active and draining his chakra.
Genichi looked at himself in the mirror and a smile appeared.
The Art of Zai really worked!
To freely use all supernatural powers... the Sharingan has been tamed.
Genichi then formed a hand seal, using the Art of Zai, and then raised his right palm. With a hum, his palm was covered in chakra. The outer edge bloomed with a white light, and a sharp aura washed over him. This was wind-natured chakra.
He then dispersed the wind chakra on his hand, instead condensing a blue Rasengan. He then injected wind-natured chakra into it, causing the blue Rasengan to bloom with a brilliant white light from within.
Wind Release: Rasengan (Fūton: Rasengan)!
The Art of Zai had raised Genichi's ability to control and apply his Wind Release by a large margin. Unfortunately, it still couldn't allow him to throw the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
"I still have to continue my research, and persist for a hundred years without wavering!" Genichi was filled with joy.
Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere (Fūton: Shinkūgyoku)!
Wind Release: Vacuum Wave (Fūton: Shinkūha)!
Wind Release: Vacuum Blade (Fūton: Shinkūjin)!
These were the three Wind Release ninjutsu his future self had mastered.
And in fūinjutsu, besides the Eight Trigrams Seal (Hakke no Fūin), there was also the Contract Seal (Keiyaku Fūin).
For Water Release, there was also the Hidden Mist Technique (Kirigakure no Jutsu), which he had copied with the Sharingan. In addition, there was also the Water Release: Heavenly Weeping (Suiton: Tenkyū).
For genjutsu, Silent World (Jakujō no Kai)! A genjutsu he had developed in the future that deprived the sense of hearing.
Without a doubt, this harvest was unprecedented.
And that wasn't all.
Lowering his head and lifting his shirt, with a thought from Genichi, a sealing formula appeared on his abdomen, centered on his navel.
The Eight Trigrams Seal (Hakke no Fūin)!
Genichi could feel a constant stream of chakra leaking from the seal, converting into his own stamina.
Closing his eyes, his consciousness descended into the space of the seal. There, indeed, was a giant ox horn.
The horn of the Eight-Tails, Gyūki!
The horn that Orochimaru had cultivated had finally been "obtained for free" by him.
But.
Now that the horn was sealed within his body, Genichi became very curious. What about the horn in Orochimaru's lab? Would it just vanish into thin air? This, after all, was not like getting a ninjutsu for free. Genichi had the urge to go to Orochimaru's lab immediately to see.
"No rush. I'll just go before I leave the village."
Suppressing the impulse, Genichi lowered his shirt, feeling the power that now filled his body. His body had become stronger again.
"My current physical constitution, even without considering the sealed horn of the Eight-Tails and the chakra from the Yin Seal, is already very considerable on its own." Genichi estimated that it should be about the same as Tsunade and Jiraiya's.
If it were quantified with data, an adult Kakashi's stamina was a 6, while Jiraiya's was a 10.
"I'm nine years old now, and my body is still in its growth period. Even if it stops growing at twenty, I still have more than ten years. With the repeated use of my cheat, my constitution is constantly growing... All told, it's like I have several dozen, maybe even over a hundred extra years of growth."
Genichi secretly calculated and discovered that even if his constitution was originally ordinary, with the chakra capacity of a chunin at most, if he continued like this, he would grow to an extremely terrifying level.
And thinking of this, Genichi realized that for every future overdraft, it was best to live as long as possible.
"It seems I have to change my ways in the future. Even if I'm overdrafting, I must avoid taking risks as much as possible."
"Cell transplantation... if I'm not sure, I shouldn't try it."
"And human experimentation... as things stand now, unless the gains are great enough to surpass the improvement in my own constitution, there's no need to take the risk."
Genichi secretly made his decision. The future started from the present. He was nine years old now. He would not stop growing just because he possessed the physical constitution of his future self. On the contrary, he was still in a period of high-speed development, and he was continuing to develop on the foundation of his current self, which had already obtained the physical stats of his future self.
Before, Genichi had not realized this, because his starting point was too low. Even with the future overdraft, the improvement in his physical stats didn't seem particularly huge. But after several accumulations, this time, even with only four years, the change was extremely obvious.
Returning to his bedroom from the bathroom, Genichi sat on his bed and re-evaluated his own strength.
He had mastered four nature transformations: Yin, Yang, Water, and Wind. He had a three-tomoe Sharingan. He was proficient in genjutsu, Water Release, and even his Wind Release could be considered proficient. And his fūinjutsu, with the Four Symbols Seal, Fire Sealing Method, Evil Sealing Method, Contract Seal, and Eight Trigrams Seal, could definitely be called proficient.
Looking at all aspects, his genjutsu was still in a league of its own.
"An elite Jonin should be no problem. Even before this harvest, I was barely at that level."
"As for Kage level... it's hard to say."
Genichi wasn't being overly modest. The Kage level corresponded to the Kage of the major hidden villages. The only one Genichi had fought, including his future self, was the Fourth Raikage.
"If it's one-on-one, my only chance of victory is by using genjutsu."
A genjutsu-type Kage?
Genichi secretly gave himself a new designation.
(End of Chapter)
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