Chapter 97: Kekkei Tōta! (Wishing everyone a happy Lunar New Year's Eve, family reunion, health, and peace!)
Starting from July 10th, Year 46 of Konoha.
Reinforcements began arriving sequentially from Konoha.
The atmosphere on the Mist Ninja battlefield immediately grew more intense.
Sarutobi Asuma's Shadow Clones started deploying with the Hyuga Clan and other sensory ninja to scout the Mist Ninja's situation and gather intelligence.
On the other side, Jiraiya accepted Sarutobi Asuma's suggestion and requisitioned seafaring vessels from merchants in the Land of Fire.
This time, Konoha wouldn't just drive the Mist Ninja completely out of the old territories of the Land of Fire, Land of Tea, and Land of Whirlpools. They would also pursue them out to sea, aiming to inflict as much damage as possible on the Mist Ninja's active forces.
Days passed.
Konoha prepared methodically.
On the other side, the Mist Ninja also sensed that something was amiss.
Although the Mist Ninja were blockaded by Sarutobi Asuma, preventing them from infiltrating and gathering intelligence, their spies were still able to send information out.
For example, Konoha was requisitioning seafaring vessels.
Thus, even before the major battle began, Konoha engaged in a counter-espionage war.
In the numerous prosperous towns along the coast, especially the port cities, Konoha's Anbu and Mist Ninja spies clashed fiercely.
July 28th, Year 46 of Konoha.
Inside a small tent next to the command tent, Sarutobi Asuma opened his eyes with a smile.
"Magnet Release, it's finally done!"
Sarutobi Asuma exhaled a breath of stale air.
During this period, as the commander, his main body had been in continuous cultivation, while other affairs were handled by his Shadow Clones.
His assistants, besides Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune, now included Uchiha Shisui.
Of course, the three of them acted as secretaries.
The strategy and the specific distribution and execution of tasks were naturally handled by many seasoned Jonin.
Sarutobi Asuma's strength was undeniable, and as the Third Hokage's son, no one dared to be disobedient.
Especially the Uchiha clan, who followed Sarutobi Asuma's orders with 100% compliance.
For the Uchiha clan, Sarutobi Asuma taking Uchiha Shisui as his disciple was a strong signal.
Only Uchiha Fugaku, the clan head, clearly understood that while Sarutobi Asuma taking Uchiha Shisui as a disciple was a way to win over the Uchiha clan, it also signified that he had completely lost the Fourth Hokage succession.
This might be a form of compensation from the Third Hokage to the Uchiha clan!
Feeling the Magnet Release chakra within him, Sarutobi Asuma mused, "My Magnet Release Bloodline Limit is still shallow. It allows me to imbue objects with magnetism or control objects with powerful magnetic force."
"However, electromagnetism is indivisible; it's a unified whole, that's the complete Magnet Release!"
Thinking this, Sarutobi Asuma turned his right palm upward, his five fingers slightly curved, and a Rasengan appeared. He then infused it with Magnet Release chakra.
A Magnet Release Rasengan materialized.
Immediately after, purple lightning arcs appeared around Sarutobi Asuma's body. These arcs were influenced by the Magnet Release Rasengan and also began to revolve around him, as if guided by invisible coils, making the lightning arcs formed by his Lightning Style chakra become orderly.
Suddenly.
Sarutobi Asuma brought his right hand, holding the Magnet Release Rasengan, together with his left palm.
Boom!
A powerful surge of energy, airflow, and current erupted from his palms, directly tearing the command tent to shreds.
This immediately alerted the other Konoha ninja.
"Asuma!"
Yūhi Kurenai and Shizune couldn't help but cry out.
"What's going on?"
"Did the enemy attack?"
Ninja exclaimed in uncertainty.
The airflow was so strong that many found it impossible to look directly at it, unable to comprehend the situation at the center of the disturbance.
Furthermore, soon, some ninja felt their heartbeats accelerate, while others experienced dizziness and even hallucinations.
Gasp!
A Chunin standing at the perimeter suddenly knelt on the ground, his face pale, and began to vomit violently.
"Disperse!"
"Disperse immediately!"
Some Jonin sensed that something was wrong and quickly gave an order.
"Fall back one ri. Don't worry, this is my main body developing a secret technique!"
Sarutobi Asuma's Shadow Clone's voice rang out.
This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. It would be a huge problem if the commander were to fall before a major battle.
Everyone retreated, and they were no longer affected.
However, everyone began to discuss, guessing what ninjutsu Sarutobi Asuma was cultivating, to cause such a phenomenon.
A Jonin said, "That chakra just now felt a bit similar to the Kazekage's..."
"The Kazekage? Could Lord Asuma have mastered Magnet Release?"
Immediately, someone objected, "It's Lightning Style, right? There was Lightning Style power leaking out just now!"
Beside Yūhi Kurenai, Shizune asked, "Kurenai, is Asuma cultivating Magnet Release?"
"He should be."
Yūhi Kurenai nodded and said, "But it shouldn't be the same Magnet Release as the Kazekage's."
"Asuma mentioned before that the Kazekage's Magnet Release was very rudimentary and not complete."
Shizune was startled and looked towards the center of the storm, thinking, Has it succeeded?
Five minutes later, everything calmed down.
Yūhi Kurenai and the others looked and saw that Sarutobi Asuma was now enveloped in solidified purple chakra.
This solidified chakra looked completely different from the previous Lightning Style Chakra Mode.
It was like wearing a smooth, radiant purple armor, and Asuma's clothes and face were no longer visible.
"What astonishing chakra!"
"This feeling is completely different from the previous Lightning Style chakra!"
"Is this a new technique developed by Lord Asuma? It's so powerful, it must be another S-rank ninjutsu!"
...
There was an uproar all around.
Meanwhile, within the solidified chakra, Sarutobi Asuma was filled with joy.
Electromagnetic Release had been achieved!
Furthermore, this was the Kekkei Tōta, Electromagnetic Release, which fused Wind Style, Earth Style, and Lightning Style!
It could control magnetic fields, electric fields, and electromagnetic fields!
This was a power far greater than the Magnet Release of the Kazekage, or even the One-Tail!
The Third and Fourth Kazekage only made their chakra magnetic, allowing them to imbue objects with magnetism or manipulate objects through powerful magnetism.
They did not involve magnetic fields.
As for the One-Tail's Magnet Release, it involved magnetic fields and was used for sealing.
Sarutobi Asuma had now gone a step further.
And his joy was not only because of the completion of Electromagnetic Release, but also because he had gained another achievement.
[Self-Created Kekkei Tōta]!
Of course.
Most importantly, he felt that the Electromagnetic Release chakra had a significant impact on his body.
Not only could it promote physical development and growth, but it could also greatly accelerate the absorption and digestion of Natural Energy by his cells.
This was several times more powerful than the amplification of the previous Lightning Style Chakra Mode!
The last point.
With the successful cultivation of Electromagnetic Release this time, as the Electromagnetic Release chakra enveloped all his cells, Sarutobi Asuma also felt his Constitution rapidly improving.
This was something he hadn't experienced when he cultivated Scorch Release before.
Upon mastering a Kekkei Genkai, the corresponding chakra would indeed alter a person's physique, gradually penetrating human genes.
It would even affect one's Constitution, but after mastering Scorch Release, the changes to his Constitution were a long-term, subtle process, and with regular training, the impact on his chakra limit was negligible.
Electromagnetic Release, however, was different.
It was very obvious, even just from the data.
In just a few minutes, his Constitution stat had increased by 0.5.
"It's clear that different Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Mōra have different impacts on the human body."
"Electromagnetic Release happens to have a very close relationship with the body, for example, the human body itself contains many bio-electric fields and biomagnetic fields."
"Now that I have mastered Electromagnetic Release, the electromagnetic chakra is closely integrated with my flesh, naturally unifying the body's bio-electric fields and biomagnetic fields. This is the root of my body's rapid strengthening."
With the research data on the human body from Orochimaru, coupled with Sarutobi Asuma's continuous analysis of his own bio-currents using Lightning Style, his understanding of the human body, especially bio-electric fields, was definitely superior to anyone else's.
"Very good, excellent!"
Sarutobi Asuma couldn't have been more pleased.
"Asuma, are you alright?"
At this moment, Yūhi Kurenai and the others gathered around.
Sarutobi Asuma deactivated his Electromagnetic Release chakra mode and chuckled, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just practicing a secret technique, and my chakra leaked out."
With too many people around, he didn't explain in detail.
Soon, the onlookers from Konoha dispersed, each returning to their duties.
Back in the commander's tent, Sarutobi Asuma then said to Yūhi Kurenai, Shizune, and Uchiha Shisui, "That was the Kekkei Tōta, Electromagnetic Release!"
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