Chapter 65: Yamato's Version of Wood Release
Night fell.
Hanekawa said goodbye to Tsunade and went home.
After half a day of training, he had already gained a basic grasp of the Body Flicker Jutsu.
[D-rank Ninjutsu Talent: Body Flicker Jutsu.]
[Trigger Condition: Successfully perform the jutsu.]
[Effect: The jutsu automatically reaches the proficient level.]
The most basic Body Flicker Jutsu felt like the sprint function in a video game from his past life.
It involved channeling chakra into his legs to increase his speed, allowing for rapid movement.
Hanekawa took a deep breath and opened his talent system.
Now, he could begin to synthesize a talent.
The first was the C-rank talent 'Quick as Wind.'
[C-rank Talent: Quick as Wind.]
[Trigger Condition: Synthesize from D-rank talent 'Body Flicker Jutsu,' D-rank talent 'Swordsmanship Genin,' and D-rank talent 'Wind Style Genin.']
[Effect: Leg speed is increased by 100% from its original value. Ninja tool attack speed is increased by 50% from its original value.]
This is a C-rank talent, after all!
The only downside was that all the effects were based on the original values, which wasn't as overpowered as he'd imagined.
But it was still quite good.
Hanekawa thought about it and took out his samurai sword.
He flicked his wrist and slashed downwards.
A whooshing sound filled the air.
The blade of the samurai sword instantly sank into the ground.
"It's definitely a lot faster."
Hanekawa sheathed his sword, pushed off with his legs, and his body shot forward like the wind.
A few seconds later, he stopped.
"The leg speed is more useful," Hanekawa nodded with satisfaction.
His normal running speed now was like having half of the Body Flicker Jutsu activated at all times.
He figured Might Guy probably couldn't outrun him in physical training now.
Of course, the most important thing was that the faster he ran, the better his chances of survival.
Hanekawa suddenly let out a small sound of surprise.
What if I use the Body Flicker Jutsu while I'm already running?
With that thought, Hanekawa started running again, forming hand seals as he went.
Body Flicker Jutsu!
His body became a mere afterimage.
"So fast!"
Hanekawa said excitedly.
He felt the wind hitting his face like a knife. His hair and clothes were streaming behind him. Suppressing his excitement, Hanekawa opened the talent system again.
He was going to synthesize the second talent, the one he was most looking forward to.
[B-rank Talent: Impulse Healing.]
[Trigger Condition: Synthesize from C-rank talent 'Medical Chunin,' C-rank talent 'Sturdy Body,' and C-rank talent 'Quick as Wind.']
[Effect: The body's self-healing ability is increased by 150% from its original value.]
[Note: Add A-rank talent 'Earth Style Jonin' and A-rank talent 'Water Style Jonin' to synthesize A-rank talent 'Wood Style (Yamato's Version).']
Hanekawa's eyes lit up.
Impulse Healing, in the original story, was a natural talent that came from Senju Hashirama's incredibly powerful body.
Simply put, it was the ability for the body to heal automatically without needing hand seals.
And the effect this talent provided was exactly that—self-healing—though Hanekawa figured it wouldn't reach Hashirama's level.
After all, even after the First Hokage died, his cells still had terrifying vitality.
Hanekawa took out a kunai and drew a line across the back of his hand.
Five seconds later, the wound was healed.
It was a bit slow, but it was still incredibly impressive.
It was like in a game—no player likes to fight a monster that can heal itself.
What surprised Hanekawa the most was that the synthesis path for the B-rank talent 'Impulse Healing' was Yamato's version of the Wood Style!
While it was often joked that Yamato's Wood Style was only for growing plants, his performance in the original story wasn't weak.
Overall, his comprehensive strength was that of an elite jonin.
Plus, what Yamato lacked was chakra, or rather, the life force of Yang Release.
When he was possessed by a White Zetsu, his combat power surged to a level comparable to a Kage.
If he had also had Sage Mode, he might have been the equivalent of half a Senju Hashirama.
Yamato couldn't get the chakra and Sage Mode, but Hanekawa could.
After all, the Deep Blue system had no limits!
The only problem was getting the A-rank talents 'Earth Style Jonin' and 'Water Style Jonin.'
But it made sense. Yamato's Wood Style was a combination of Earth and Water nature chakras.
To synthesize that kind of chakra, you had to be at least a jonin-level ninja.
"Who should I find to farm Earth and Water Style talents from?"
Hanekawa lay on his bed, lost in thought.
He was born with only Lightning and Fire Style talents. Normally, he wouldn't be able to learn or use other nature releases until he became a chunin.
But that was too slow. The best way was to farm the talents directly.
His Fire Style talent came from Uchiha Obito.
His Lightning Style talent came from Hatake Kakashi.
His Wind Style talent came from Sarutobi Asuma.
Hanekawa didn't know the system's criteria for choosing people, or if he could even change them.
A thought suddenly crossed his mind, and he thought of Uchiha Shisui.
Because Uchiha Obito was relatively weak, his 'Fire-spitting Kid' talent was still E-rank.
But Uchiha Shisui definitely met the upgrade criteria.
If he fought him, he would know if he could swap sources.
A new day dawned.
It was the first day of classes for the third-year students.
Hanekawa yawned.
The morning class was about setting traps.
Tsunade had taught him this before, and in much more detail.
Eiichiro's traps were quite simple, suitable for a freshly-graduated genin.
Hanekawa scanned the classroom and his heart stirred when he saw Hatake Kakashi.
Besides his Lightning Style, Kakashi also had an Earth Style talent.
After all, the Earth Style: Mud Wall with a dog's head carved on it had become one of his trademarks.
When Hanekawa and Kakashi sparred, they both used the Hatake sword style.
Next time, I'll ask him to try using his Earth Style.
Hanekawa looked away and took out Tsunade's notebook.
It contained her understanding and insights into the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
Eiichiro noticed Hanekawa looking around, but he ignored it completely.
He had wanted to say something before, but now he knew better than to mess with him.
He had been injured last month and went to the Konoha Hospital, where the medical ninja who treated him was Hanekawa.
As the saying goes in the ninja world: never offend a medical ninja.
The Hokage's Office.
Bang!
The door was kicked open.
"Who the hell—?!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was startled. When he saw Tsunade, he asked with a helpless expression, "Can't you people learn to knock?"
None of his three students knew how to knock. Jiraiya never used the front door, Tsunade kicked it open, and Orochimaru simply pushed it open.
Add to that Shimura Danzō, who was always storming out of the office.
Even the door got tired.
"What's with the rumors about Hatake Sakumo?" Tsunade asked, getting straight to the point.
"What rumors?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was taken aback.
"You don't know?" Tsunade frowned and explained what had happened to Hatake Sakumo.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face turned grim upon hearing the story.
He had already guessed who was behind it, and he even knew why Shimura Danzō would do such a thing.
In this timeline, Hatake Sakumo had not yet taken on the mission that would result in heavy losses, as in the original story.
In Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes, Shimura Danzō's actions were a little unreasonable.
"Ninjas risk their lives to complete missions, only to come back to the village and be met with rumors," Tsunade scoffed, questioning, "Old man, are you even fit to be Hokage?"
"Don't worry, those rumors will disappear," Sarutobi Hiruzen said, feeling a bit guilty. "Thankfully, it's only spread among the ninjas."
"It had better be." Tsunade turned to leave.
"Tsunade," Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly called out to her. "Who do you think the next Hokage should be?"
Tsunade looked at him and frowned.
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