Qingshui estimated in his mind as he watched the shadow clone move at high speed.
His original speed was quite good among Chunin, a result of Fukami Senran deliberately training him in the Body Flicker Technique.
Clearly, his Wind Rush Technique training had been successful.
However, this was only the first stage of the Wind Rush Technique.
According to Chiyo's explanation, she needed to maintain this speed while manipulating a Puppet, which required sustaining the Wind Rush Technique without hand seals.
This was an almost impossible task, but Chiyo was indeed a prodigy who could turn the impossible into reality.
The Chakra Transfer Technique, which could revive the dead, was the best example.
Also thanks to Chiyo's profound Medical Ninjutsu, her understanding of acupoints was far deeper than that of ordinary ninja. Ever since seeing a Hyuga Clan ninja use Rotation on the battlefield, Chiyo had been inspired.
Rotation was also a Ninjutsu performed without hand seals. Its principle was to release a large amount of Chakra from the body's acupoints, then rotate the body 360 degrees, combined with the Byakugan's omnidirectional vision and superb insight, to achieve full-directional defense.
The advanced Wind Rush Technique was similar, requiring the release of Wind Release Chakra from several major acupoints in the body, then combining it with Wind Release's Nature Transformation and Form Transformation to form an invisible wind membrane around the body.
In front, the wind membrane reduced air resistance, and behind, it compressed the air to create thrust, thereby significantly enhancing speed.
However, this was much more difficult than Rotation.
People of the Hyuga Clan possessed the Byakugan, allowing them to directly see the flow of Chakra within their bodies, thus easily releasing Chakra from every acupoint.
Chiyo, without the Byakugan, relied on her own sensory abilities and understanding of the human body to achieve a similar effect, and she only selected a portion of the acupoints.
This was partly for safety and partly to reduce the difficulty of the technique.
If a large majority of the body's acupoints were truly utilized, and then multiple Wind Release Nature Transformations were integrated, it might be possible to truly develop the Wind Release Chakra Mode belonging to the Sand Village.
But that would require generations of powerful individuals, like those in the Cloud Hidden Village, to painstakingly research it before it could finally succeed.
Chiyo of the Sand Village had only taken the first step. If there was no suitable successor, then after Chiyo, the development of the so-called Wind Release Chakra Mode would only end after that first step.
"Unfortunately, my understanding of human anatomy might barely be sufficient, but my sensory abilities are far too lacking."
Qingshui shook his head with some regret.
With his wind ability, he could now use wind to gain a certain range of mid-to-long-distance sensory capabilities.
But when it came to the intricate details inside the human body, even if he mastered the Pulse Heart Sensing taught by Chiyo, he still couldn't achieve what Chiyo could.
There was no other reason; his mental capacity simply wasn't as good as Chiyo's.
The latter could perfectly manipulate ten top-tier Puppets, while Qingshui was far behind Chiyo in both the quality and quantity of his Puppets.
"If I could master a sensory method similar to the Byakugan, combined with my ability to control wind, I might truly be able to develop the Wind Release Chakra Mode. It seems I need to mention it to Captain Fukami and start the Wind Release Nature Transformation training early."
...
...
The next day.
"Oh? You're already impatient to learn Nature Transformation?"
At the logistics department, Fukami Senran asked in surprise.
"Well... after all, when I'm on missions outside, there's downtime in between. Without equipment, it's inconvenient for me to research Puppetry, so I figured since I'd have to learn Wind Release's Nature Transformation sooner or later, I might as well get a head start. Then I can use the time to think it over."
Qingshui relayed the excuse he had prepared to Fukami Senran.
"You rascal."
Baki covered his forehead.
He's really getting more and more competitive!
"What are your thoughts?"
Fukami Senran asked Pakura and Baki.
"Of course, once I master two types of Nature Transformation, it should be easier to be promoted to Jonin."
"Indeed, I need to catch up quickly too. If I fall behind any further, I might become a hindrance in combat."
Pakura and Baki answered one after another.
"Alright, I'll go say hello to the patrol team. Let's go to the same place as last time."
Fukami Senran stood up from his chair, shook his sleeves, and led the three away.
"This place seems a bit different from last time?"
Baki looked at the somewhat messy ground.
"Perhaps someone else was practicing Ninjutsu here."
Pakura glanced around a few times and didn't pay it much mind.
Qingshui rubbed his nose, saying nothing, also appearing unconcerned.
"Come here."
Fukami Senran patted a thick tree stump about half a person's height by the river, calling out to Qingshui and the others.
"You should all know that the essence of Chakra is a one-to-one mixture of spiritual and physical energy. The process of performing Ninjutsu is to make Chakra simulate the five elements of wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth, and then use this to achieve the desired effect of the Ninjutsu."
At most, you could add Yin and Yang Release, but those are even more profound, and I don't know much about them either."
"Chakra of the same elemental nature can manifest in various ways. A prime example is Water Release. A few ninja can transform Water Release into oil, altering its form and imbuing it with new properties. This transformed oil, combined with Fire Release, possesses unexpected power. Or consider Fire Release, like the Dust Cloud Concealment Technique, which converts a portion of fire into smoke. These types of Ninjutsu are among the most difficult conventional Ninjutsu, as they involve both Nature Transformation and Form Transformation.
Theoretically, only by mastering both Nature Transformation and Form Transformation to their utmost can one independently fuse a Kekkei Genkai."
"Form Transformation will naturally improve as your control over Chakra increases; the two are interconnected. Nature Transformation, however, is often a closely guarded secret within each ninja village and a significant factor in why large villages can continuously produce Jonin."
"Ordinary small villages might possess common Nature Transformations like the high temperature of Fire Release or the impact of Water Release. Large villages, however, have a wider variety of Nature Transformations. For instance, Konoha's Uchiha and Sarutobi Clans master the explosive nature of Fire Release, while the Stone Hidden Village's Tsuchikage line masters the gravity nature of Earth Release. These Nature Transformations are often derived from basic Nature Transformations."
"That's why you'll also start by learning the most fundamental cutting nature of Wind Release."
Fukami Senran took out several Kunai and placed them in front of Qingshui and the two others.
-----------
Machine Translation by: https:// beta.randomtranslator.com/
Read 1111+ original & fanfic translations in English, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, or Русский at: https:// beta.randomtranslator.com/
Join our Discord: https:// discord.gg/NSWvfN7vua
-----------