Inoichi was a bit speechless; was his daughter's enthusiasm for learning really that high?
He could only say, avoiding the main point, "According to the current Ninja World's classification of Ninjutsu difficulty, the second stage is the B-rank Secret Technique, Mind Body Disturbance Technique. The core of this technique is to reduce the mental energy input, and while maintaining one's own mobility, manipulate, influence, and disturb the enemy's mind, achieving a Secret Technique of limited control."
After two days of learning, Inoichi's communication with his daughter was significantly smoother than before. Knowing Ino's Ninjutsu comprehension and Chakra level, his worries were greatly reduced.
The Mind Body Switch Technique was already mastered; the rest was a matter of practice makes perfect. He concisely explained the essentials of the Mind Body Disturbance Technique once.
The Mind Body Switch Technique is foundational, requiring various aids, while the Mind Body Disturbance Technique is advanced, and can be learned independently at this stage.
"Mind Body Switch Technique, Mind Body Disturbance Technique, Dad, what exactly is the third stage Ninjutsu?" Ino still couldn't contain her curiosity. If she didn't know the answer to this question, she feared she wouldn't be able to sleep.
Inoichi always felt a bit strange about the appellation "Dad," as if it wasn't calling a Ninja, but rather some mountain bandit or pirate.
Was he that old? He was only 38.
However, before, Ino had only called him 'Papa' a few times when she was little; after eight years old, she basically used "Hey," "You," or "Uh" to refer to him. Shikaku and Shikamaru's father-son duo were even more exaggerated; they basically communicated with glances, and a nod when they met at home counted as a greeting. Compared to that, his daughter's "Dad" appellation wasn't so bad after all.
This time, Inoichi didn't keep her in suspense. Ino had learned the Mind Body Switch Technique, making her a well-deserved family heir. She had to understand the family history.
He carefully chose his words: "The Mind Body Switch Technique controls the enemy's body, and at that time, one's own body is very vulnerable. The Mind Body Disturbance Technique uses one's own mental energy to influence the enemy, controlling parts of the enemy's body. At this time, one also possesses some mobility, greatly increasing safety.
I haven't mastered the third stage, and in fact, countless family predecessors over hundreds of years haven't either. The family calls the third stage Secret Technique the Mind Disturbance Technique."
Ino felt like she didn't quite understand: "God?"
Inoichi nodded gently: "That's right, similar to the process of the second stage Mind Body Disturbance Technique, it uses mental energy to control the mind of a god, making this god our friend—a true friend, a close friend. The duration of Mind Body Disturbance is very short, while the duration of Mind Disturbance is very, very long. After that is the fourth stage, Mind Body Switch Technique, which uses our Secret Technique to eliminate and replace this friend, abandoning our original body, and allowing ourselves to become a god."
As if savoring the words, he repeated with emphasis: "Mind Body Switch, Mind Body Disturbance, Mind Disturbance, Mind Body Switch—these are the core Secret Techniques of my Yamanaka Clan."
Ino was dumbfounded.
This method of cultivating a good friend and then killing the good friend, how did it sound so much like the awakening process of the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo Sharingan? Relying on strong mental stimulation to gain a massive amount of mental energy?
Good heavens, was there no gentler way?
The second stage of the Secret Technique was short-term control of people, and the third stage was long-term influence over gods? No wonder the Yamanaka Clan's Ninja couldn't complete the third stage of training. This Secret Technique's leap was comparable to a Byakugan upgrading to a Tenseigan, wasn't it? Shouldn't there be two more stages in between?
And what the heck was a god? Were there still gods in the Naruto World? She only remembered the Shinigami, the King of Hell, and Jashin.
Inoichi seemed to guess some of her thoughts and said, "The First Clan Head created the foundation of the Mind Body Switch Technique. The Third Clan Head's Secret Technique reached the third stage, which is the level of Mind Disturbance. He once controlled a god, wanting to replace the god and then use the god's power to lead his clan members away from this war-torn world. Unfortunately, an accident happened in the end. Now, gods can no longer be seen in this world, and perhaps the family's Secret Technique can only reach the second stage."
The sun slowly rose, and the father-daughter conversation ended. Ino returned to her room. She was quite interested in these stories that didn't appear in the manga, so instead of immediately going to sleep, she picked up the family history records to read.
The general situation was similar to what Inoichi had said. The Yamanaka Clan's Third Clan Head was genuinely worried about the cruelty of the Warring States Period, worried about his wife, worried about his children. Therefore, building upon the Mind Body Switch Technique, he developed the Mind Body Switch Technique.
"Oh my god! Holy crap!" Ino exclaimed. She didn't know until she looked, and when she looked, she was shocked.
She discovered that the Yamanaka Clan's First Clan Head was actually from Ninshu!
At that time, there wasn't even the term 'Ninjutsu.' The First Clan Head was initially a mountain bandit, who later came down the mountain to rob and encountered the Six Paths Sage wandering the world. He was eventually reformed and became a follower.
Later, by the third generation of the Yamanaka Clan, the Third Clan Head led his clan members to participate in Indra and Ashura's war to inherit Ninshu. The Yamanaka Clan had clearly supported Ashura.
Ino was so surprised. She had originally thought the Yamanaka Clan was an inconspicuous small Ninja clan, but what about it?
The First Clan Head had built bridges with the Six Paths Sage, and the Third Clan Head had dug wells with Ashura!
This kind of resume, if thrown into her previous life, would be comparable to climbing snow-capped mountains and crossing grasslands.
The basic knowledge of the Mind Body Switch Technique was taught by the Six Paths Sage to the First Clan Head, with the purpose of strengthening communication between people. The essence of this thing was not Ninjutsu at all.
"No wonder," Ino had always felt that the Yamanaka Clan's Secret Technique was out of place with the Ninjutsu of the entire Ninja World. It turned out the root cause was here.
The First Clan Head was definitely a formidable person, and the Second and Third were not weak either. After the Yamanaka Clan left the Six Paths Sage, they pieced together various bits, plus some knowledge of Yin Release and Yang Release from Ninshu, and managed to develop this series of Secret Techniques from the Mind Body Switch Technique all the way to the Mind Body Switch Technique.
Ino quickly flipped through the pages. She gained a deeper understanding of the Warring States Period, which was like a background in the Naruto story.
Kakashi's experience of graduating at five, going to the battlefield, becoming a Chunin at six, and a Jonin at twelve, was utterly absurd by Earth's values, but this experience was normal during the Warring States Period.
Children of five or six on the battlefield were everywhere. Three of Senju Hashirama's four younger brothers died, and all four of Uchiha Madara's younger brothers died. One must know that this was already the late Warring States Period, a time when everyone was too exhausted to fight. The early period was even more intense.
Ino flipped through the predecessors' notes, and the lines were filled with slaughter and hatred.
Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara wanted to end this chaotic world, while the Yamanaka Clan's Third Clan Head lived in the early Warring States Period, and he wanted to escape.
He took his clan members and a special life form named "Flower God" to live in seclusion in a valley. The Mind Body Switch Technique ritual was not yet complete when the "Flower God," weak as a chicken, was killed by an outside enemy, and the Yamanaka Clan quickly declined.
"What a weak god," Ino couldn't help but complain.