Chapter 168: Creating a New Genjutsu System, Yin Style Genjutsu!
Akiyama Makoto was not surprised by this result. Although the Yamanaka clan was famous, the fact that they had to band together with the Nara and Akimichi clans to gain a firm foothold in Konoha spoke volumes. If their ninjutsu was perfectly self-sufficient, their fame and status would surely be on a higher level.
Now that he had identified the problem, the next step was to solve it.
[After many conversations and attempts with Ino, you feel that it is not very meaningful to try and break through from the direction of spiritual strength. This is because a ninja's spiritual strength is largely limited by their 'Genjutsu' panel and their Yin Release talent. There is not much that can be changed through postnatal training.]
Makoto nodded to himself, agreeing with his simulated self's judgment. Chakra natures could still be painstakingly trained after birth, but the realm of the spirit and soul was practically a forbidden zone in the ninja world. Few could achieve postnatal growth in this area. The Yamanaka clan didn't have a system. Their constant attempts to forcibly improve their spiritual power after birth were, in essence, a desperate measure born of having no other options.
[Thus, you begin to consider it from three angles: multitasking, instantly increasing spiritual power output, and finding ways to weaken the opponent's spiritual power. Multitasking naturally requires borrowing the Mind-Mirror Image talent. Without this talent, one can only slowly cultivate a spiritual mirror image.]
[This process takes years, but it is not entirely impossible. You experience your own Mind-Mirror Image and write down the secret technique, 'Dual Heart Method,' in the form of a sealing formula. Following this line of thought, you begin to consider how to increase the instantaneous output of spiritual power.]
[Ino has a talent called 'Spirit Amplitude.' In the past, you did not understand this talent enough. Now, with Ino herself, you begin to experiment on her and then grasp the full picture of this talent.]
[It turns out that it allows spiritual power to rise and fall in a certain rhythm and amplitude, which, on paper, looks like an electrocardiogram. Ino can choose to release her ninjutsu at the peak of her spiritual power, enjoying the amplification benefits without any side effects.]
[Of course, she can also activate this talent all at once, but the side effects will be as great as the amplification. According to her, it is common for people in the Yamanaka clan to awaken this talent. It seems this talent is the foundation of the Yamanaka clan.]
[Understanding all this, you simply modify the 'Dual Heart Method,' referencing the principles of the Substitution Jutsu and the Shadow Clone Jutsu, allowing the Yamanaka ninja to use a spiritual mirror image to release their secret techniques.]
[In this way, the Yamanaka can, at the cost of sacrificing a spiritual mirror image, release a powerful secret technique all at once. And after using it, they will still have their regular combat power. This is equivalent to giving them a powerful ultimate move.]
Seeing this, he nodded with satisfaction. He had now opened up a new path for the Yamanaka clan's future. Even if Ino's children in the future didn't have her specific talent, they could still greatly make up for the shortcomings of their secret techniques. As for her, he naturally had something even better prepared.
[Although you have developed this secret technique that makes Ino ecstatic, you feel it is still not enough. You still hold to the same theory: instead of madly rolling inward to improve yourself, it is better to consume and weaken the enemy.]
[Is there a way for the Yamanaka to hit a weaker enemy? Genjutsu is naturally one way. You are also prepared to teach her to use genjutsu to control the enemy first.]
[However, you still feel that it is best to integrate the genjutsu into the Yamanaka's secret techniques. Is there a genjutsu that can be released directly with spiritual power? The answer is, of course, yes. All dōjutsu can be classified into this category.]
Makoto thought quietly. Although dōjutsu used pupil power, pupil power was essentially spiritual energy and Yin Release chakra. Therefore, it wasn't a big problem to roughly understand it as an application of spiritual energy. But Ino didn't have a dōjutsu Kekkei Genkai, so that path was naturally closed.
[Regrettably, Ino has no special dōjutsu, so you must think of other means. What you want is a ninjutsu system that can cast a genjutsu on the enemy and then control their mind the moment Ino's spirit touches them.]
[After much thought, looking at the spiritual energy waveform that resembles an electrocardiogram, you have a sudden inspiration: Since her spiritual energy can fluctuate, can this fluctuating spirit itself carry chakra to form a special chakra wave?]
[In other words, to release genjutsu in a manner similar to sound waves. Sound genjutsu is already a difficult-to-defend-against problem in the ninja world. If you use a spiritual wave as a carrier to release genjutsu, wouldn't it be even more impossible to guard against?]
The real Makoto was so surprised he was speechless. This works too? Wait... it seemed there was nothing wrong with it. Waves themselves represented energy. The Yamanaka could already project pure spiritual energy. Then a ninjutsu that carried chakra would be even less of a problem. This was equivalent to creating a new system from scratch. It probably wouldn't be an easy matter.
[To realize this concept, you come to the Hidden Sound Village. You easily subdue several of their high-level ninja with your strength, and then exchange benefits with them for the Sound Village's genjutsu, Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains.]
[This is a genjutsu that needs to be activated with a flute, and it is also the one that Tayuya uses. However, you are not deceived by the appearance of this genjutsu. You understand that what makes people fall under the illusion is the chakra carried in the sound waves. As for the flute and the melody, they are just superficial.]
[For the next two years, you focus on studying the relationship between sound waves and genjutsu. In the end, you obtain a complete research manual on chakra waveforms. When you release chakra with a special spiritual waveform, it will cause the person hit to have the effect of being under a genjutsu.]
It worked!
A look of joyful surprise appeared in his eyes. He hadn't expected to actually create a new genjutsu system, and a very, very insidious one at that: a silent, colorless, and formless spiritual waveform genjutsu. Or, it could also be called Yin Style Genjutsu, because to release a spiritual wave without a special talent like Ino's, one could only rely on Yin Release to construct the formless spiritual waveform.
With this system, it almost meant that besides sensory ninja, no one else would even know how they fell under a genjutsu. This meant that not only the practicality of the Yamanaka's secret techniques but also that of genjutsu itself had been raised to a huge new level! Of course, the weakness of genjutsu being easily broken had not changed, but this was already enough!
[You realize you have created a rather insidious field. In essence, you are using the Yamanaka's secret techniques to cast genjutsu, and this process does not have major side effects on your own spiritual state. You name this secret technique 'Demonic Illusion: Formless Wave.']
[Given its power, you do not intend to give this secret technique to the Yamanaka clan for free, but rather intend to pass it down as a secret technique of the Akiyama clan. Ino can learn it, and the girls around you can also learn it, but for the rest of the Yamanaka, learning the 'Dual Heart Method' is enough.]
[For two years, you and Ino have been researching ninjutsu together. You have used your spiritual energy to contact each other countless times, leaving no secrets between you. Therefore, she agrees to your choice without hesitation and gives the 'Dual Heart Method' to the Yamanaka clan as your bride price.]
[Yamanaka Inoichi, who obtains the 'Dual Heart Method,' is ecstatic. Just the fact that he can still act after releasing his secret technique is beyond his imagination. Therefore, his opinion of you greatly changes, and he now unconditionally supports the matter between you and Ino, even turning a blind eye to her staying over at your house.]
The real Makoto rubbed his nose. So that's how you win over Inoichi? It's not that hard! At the beginning of this simulation, he had looked as if he was about to fight him to the death. It was a good thing his simulated self had rationally hidden the other secret technique. Otherwise, what would he do if his future father-in-law had a stroke from excitement?
[Regrettably, you, who have succeeded in your ninjutsu research, do not have much time to rest, because the year Konoha 68 has arrived. In these three years, you have appeared in the Hidden Mist from time to time. Besides occasionally helping Mei Terumī with her work, the rest of the time you are on dates with her.]
[The higher-ups of the Hidden Mist have also accepted your existence, and at the same time, they have had to accept a fact that is very difficult for them to understand. That is, compared to the high position in the village, you are more interested in Mei herself.]
[This also makes her gradually fall for you. It's just that you haven't told her that you already have six girlfriends in Konoha. As for whether they will fight when they meet, in any case, they can't beat you combined.]
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly. So arrogant and fearless! His simulated self didn't even seem to be on guard against Obito, or rather, was certain that he wouldn't dare to make a move before the Three-Tails revived. In fact, it seemed to be true. Before he had shown any intention of interfering with Obito's plans, he had not taken the initiative to cause him trouble. In this respect, he was much cuter than Danzō and Ao.
So, it was time to end this simulation and bring the two secret techniques back to the real world.
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