Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 130 Change of Properties and the Principle of Restraint (Part 1)
call……

The wind whistled in my ears, and my silver hair fluttered in the air like a flag.

Step by step, they trampled the earth until it cracked.

Byakugan locked onto the motionless figure in front of him. Using the momentum of his charge, Hairi clasped his hands together and bent his right elbow to slam into Hiruzen Sarutobi's chest.

See this.

Hiruzen Sarutobi formed a hand seal with his left hand and raised his right palm to block in front of him.

A powerful amount of Earth Release chakra rapidly gathered in his palm.

boom!
The moment the chakra was fully gathered, the crimson figure arrived instantly.

The elbow strike collided instantly with the palm.

The elbow strike, covered in the tailed beast's cloak, was like placing a long spear in front of a train, exuding unparalleled destructive power.

呲!
A heavy elbow strike landed on his palm.

Earth Release chakra filled the sky.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression suddenly turned serious, and his feet left two scorching tracks on the ground.

A large hand covered in yellowish-brown chakra gripped his elbow tightly, and the muscles in his left arm bulged out like steel bars.

tread!
The right foot is on the ground for support.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Kairi's charge with one hand.

"strong enough!"

With his powerful chakra supporting his muscles like blood, Hiruzen Sarutobi praised Kairi while exploring the limits of his power.

Hui Li gritted her teeth and exerted all her strength, but felt that the figure in front of her, which was not strong, was like a mountain that could not be shaken at all.

Seeing that she could not overpower her opponent with strength, Hui Li quickly changed her tactics.

With his elbow as the center and his forearm as the radius, his right fist lashed out like a whip at Hiruzen Sarutobi's right cheek.

"Short arms and..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned back slightly to dodge the whip-like punch, while simultaneously using his left hand to dart down and block a left hook that was secretly aimed at his abdomen.

"The intention is too obvious..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Hui Li simultaneously transformed her fists into claws, grabbing Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands. The Crimson Tailed Beast Cloak instantly deformed, condensing into a third hand on his chest.

The power of his deathly pale eyes shone brightly.

Kaka!

The hand, formed from the tailed beast's chakra, rapidly grew five fingers, with lifelike bones, muscles, and skin textures, just like a real person.

His five fingers clenched tightly in an instant, and his fist, as big as a casserole dish, slammed into Hiruzen Sarutobi's body.

Form change—fist!

Faced with the third hand that Hui Li suddenly conjured, Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression finally changed.

He pressed down hard on Hui Li with both hands, the terrifying force pinning her firmly to the ground, making her completely unable to move.

Taking this opportunity, he raised his leg and kicked straight.

boom!
They punched and kicked each other.

The unexpected third hand was once again stopped by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hui Li suddenly raised her head.

Gudu Gudu!

With her feet pressed into the ground, the tailed beast cloak covering Gray Glass's face quickly disappeared.

Her small, rosy mouth was slightly open, and the wind-style chakra churning inside was already glowing with a blue light.

Hiruzen Sarutobi grinned, tilted his head slightly, and revealed another version of himself behind him, with his hands clasped together and flames emanating from his mouth.

Shadow Clone Technique!
Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward slightly and pressed himself against Hiruzen's back, who was suppressing Kairi. At first glance, it looked as if he had grown a second head.

Art fire escape ho fireball!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, positioned at the rear, puffed out his chest and unleashed a barrage of fire.

call!
The orange-red flames rapidly magnified in Gray Glass's eyes. Due to the close proximity, the already enormous fireball suddenly seemed like the blazing sun descending upon the world.

hum!
An invisible wind tore through the air and collided with the fireball.

But the wind-style attack that could tear everything apart had met its nemesis. The raging fire paused slightly, then burned even more intensely, as if it had encountered gasoline.

At this point, it was too late to activate the Tailed Beast Cloak to defend against it.

A purple light flashed across his white eyes.

'Body Control' is activated again.

The thigh muscles tensed up like a bowstring in an instant, and due to the explosive force, many muscle fibers were torn.

boom!
Lean back and push off the ground.

Using this recoil force, Hai Li broke free from Hiruzen Sarutobi's suppression and flew backward.

call!
The fireball continued its relentless pursuit, leaving a trail of fire in mid-air.

The rapidly expanding flames remained stationary relative to Hui Li's body, the scorching firelight turning her fair skin bright red.

The intense crisis felt like an electric shock, rushing from the spine all the way to the cerebral cortex.

The chakra core within the heart flashed rapidly with purple light.

Wow!

A massive torrent of water appeared out of nowhere in front of Gray Glass, engulfing the Fireball.

Water and fire collide.

Whether it was due to the enhancement of Wind Release or Hiruzen Sarutobi's mastery of Fire Release, the water curtain was unable to suppress the power of the flames for a time.

blah blah blah...

The intense flames rapidly evaporated the moisture, and the scorching steam spread out, turning the air into a white haze.

The erupting flames could not withstand the prolonged power of the water-style jutsu. A white light suddenly flashed in the center of the orange-red flames, and then the chakra light dimmed in an instant.

Boom!

The heavy body landed, and the ground of the training field cracked instantly where its feet stomped.

snort~
The steam evaporates, and the power inherited from Kurama (the Nine-Tails) quickly relieves muscle fatigue.

Look ahead.

In the center of the vast white fog, two gaunt figures stood silently, their appearance exactly the same as before her charge, except for a slight difference in number.

Can you tell the difference?

Two Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke simultaneously amidst the steam, their aged voices almost completely overlapping.

"No need."

Byakugan locked onto both figures simultaneously, and Hui Li raised her hands, the power of the Three-Tails surging wildly within her body.

"Certainly!"

The water vapor that was flying and spreading in the sky was instantly frozen in space, as if it had transformed from a moving reality into a solid landscape painting.

Hui Li formed claws with both hands, aiming at the two Hiruzen Sarutobi figures in the thick fog.

"Congeal!"

call……

The ethereal water vapor instantly contracted and gathered, the compressed water vapor turning back into flowing water, completely enveloping the two figures of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Hui Li's eyes narrowed.

Clench your claws into a fist.

Water Release: Python Strangulation!

The water swirling around Hiruzen Sarutobi's body outlined the shape of a python, its tongue flicking and its long, taut muscles taut.

Creak!
The python coiled around Hiruzen Sarutobi's body and tightened rapidly, causing Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was on the left, to instantly turn into dust and dissipate.

That's it!
Hui Li's eyes flickered and focused on another figure.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose face was flushed red from being strangled by the python, suddenly revealed a stiff smile on his lips, and then his body quickly turned into a mud figure.

not good.

Her heart skipped a beat, and her Byakugan's 360-degree vision suddenly expanded. A blinding chakra light had appeared beneath her feet without her noticing. *Poof!*
Two large hands had already emerged from the ground and were tightly gripping her ankles.

"Earth Release: Heart Beheading Technique!"

A feeling of weightlessness washed over Hui Li, and her vision rapidly descended. In the blink of an eye, only a head with flowing silver hair remained on the ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's body slowly rose from the earth, appearing before Kairi like a swimming fish.

Don't overestimate your senses.

Looking down at the gray glass, now only a head remained on the ground, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly said:
"The human brain has many flaws. Even if you are aware of my presence, your brain will automatically ignore me as something unimportant because your attention is focused on other things."

I once encountered a pickpocket who stole wallets; this is what he taught me, and now I'm passing it on to you.

"learned."

boom! boom!
A scarlet arm burst forth from the ground.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyelids twitched, and he took a slight step back.

Clinging to the ground with both hands, the buried Hui Li used brute force to break free of the earth's restraints in less than half a second.

His whole body swelled and trembled with strength, and the hard, thick soil loosened like flour.

The dust-covered tailed beast cloak quickly faded away.

After a fierce battle, the two, whose clothes were not even damaged, stood facing each other in the setting sun.

"Still fighting?"

"no need."

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly shook his head.

Looking at Hui Li, whose breathing was steady and whose stamina and chakra were still abundant, he had roughly figured out the other party's bottom line.

It can only be said that Hui Li's strength far exceeded his expectations.

Their physical fitness is frighteningly strong.

It has completely exceeded the limits of a Jonin. Apart from being slightly less agile due to its excessive weight, it has almost no weaknesses.

Its strongest attribute is its defense.

With his normal grip strength, he could easily crush steel into a lump of mud.

But when he grabbed Hui Li's elbow, Hui Li's expression didn't even change, indicating that this level of attack didn't affect her at all.

Bones harder than steel—is this the bone vein of the Taketori Corpse?
Thinking of the report from Kirigakure, Hiruzen Sarutobi already understood the source of Kairi's unusual defensive power.

Of course, gray glass is not without its drawbacks.

Compared to some supermodels' physical skills, their ninjutsu is relatively ordinary.

The morphological changes are very subtle, while the changes in properties are relatively immature.

The speed at which ninjutsu can be released is fast because it doesn't require hand seals. The power of ninjutsu is strong because the special purple chakra is of very high quality.

In summary, there are no special techniques involved; it's all about brute force and natural talent.

"I understand your fighting style."

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Hairi stood still, anticipating his profound insights.

"Your future combat system can have two forms."

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised two fingers:

"The first is the path you're taking now. You're advancing ninjutsu and taijutsu simultaneously, utilizing the nature transformations of the five chakras to enrich your combat methods and form a multi-dimensional tactical system. Once it's fully developed, it will probably be a replica of mine."

"The second option is a combined approach of enhancing ninjutsu and taijutsu, specializing in the Lightning Release chakra mode of Kumogakure. Which one would you like to choose?"

Hui Li paused for a moment: "Can't we have both?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and said, "A person's energy is limited. If you have the ability to combine the two methods into one, that is naturally the optimal solution."

"Then I'll take them both."

"Sure, but no one has ever walked this path before. Your future will be very difficult, and I can't plan it for you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded readily in agreement.

As a top teacher who trained the legendary Sannin of Konoha, he gave great support to his students' autonomy. Moreover, with Hai Li's talent, she was qualified to choose this path.

"Your physical skills already have their own style, just continue to follow that style."

The Cloud Village's Lightning Release Chakra Mode is dangerous, but with your physical abilities, you should be fine.

Once the body reaches maturity, the lack of agility can be compensated for by using Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Taijutsu will naturally not be weak then, so there's no need for me to add anything unnecessary.

"What about ninjutsu?"

"I have always adhered to the principle that the best ninjutsu is the one that suits you. And what kind of ninjutsu is most suitable for you? Only the ninjutsu that you develop yourself is the most suitable."

Aside from Lightning Release Chakra Mode, I don't recommend you learn any other ninjutsu for now.

You're doing very well right now. The ninjutsu you're using is quite rudimentary, which shows that you didn't blindly learn systematic and mature ninjutsu, but instead chose to develop your own.

Although the development is still quite rough, this is normal; it can be improved with practice.

Is this a compliment?

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Hairi didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"In other words, I became an apprentice for nothing."

"Oh, that's not it either."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile:

"You are already an elite Jonin, not a recent graduate of the Ninja Academy. Strictly speaking, those who can reach this level are rare powerhouses in the ninja world, and their tactical style is almost fully formed. I can only help you fill in the gaps or find the areas that need to be strengthened."

Your current problem is that your nature transformation is still very rudimentary. I will explain the cultivation methods and principles of restraint for the five nature transformations to you all at once today.

"If you encounter any difficulties in developing ninjutsu in the future, summarize them and I will come over at this time every week to answer them."

"Fine!"

Hui Li was somewhat disappointed, but thinking about the vastly different combat systems of the three legendary Sannin of Konoha, she gained some insight.

A top-tier ninja cannot be created simply by replicating a battle template or piling up powerful ninjutsu.

This is Hiruzen Sarutobi's teaching method.

Each student is given a great deal of autonomy, and only the key knowledge for developing ninjutsu is provided; mature and powerful ninjutsu are not taught directly.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at the sky.

Before we knew it, only half a sunset remained on the horizon.

"Your tactical style is fine and doesn't need correction. The discussion on the nature of the changes is a bit lengthy, so I'll try to keep it brief."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi rapidly formed hand seals.

Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall.

Rumble.

A high wall has been erected over the training ground, which was already riddled with holes.

"Earth Release and Water Release are most similar, so let's start with Earth Release."

Hui Li sat cross-legged on the ground, listening attentively.

"The chakra after the Water Release nature transformation is not tightly arranged, and the interaction between chakra particles is very weak, which is why Water Release has fluidity."

Earth Release, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. Earth Release nature transformations require the construction of a three-dimensional spatial structure, much like building a house. Every part of the chakra is tightly connected and cannot be easily separated, making Earth Release the most solid.

With her Byakugan activated, Gray Glass carefully observed Hiruzen Sarutobi's Earth Release chakra.

After being magnified to the extreme, it was indeed found that these chakra particles were neatly assembled like building blocks, unlike the loose arrangement of water escaping.

"Use water-based attacks here."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed at the earthen wall.

Gray Glass quickly channeled the water, rushing towards the earthen wall, but the soft water was no match for the solid soil, only turning the yellow soil into a darker silt.

"Water's fluidity makes it the softest and weakest of all the nature transformations, while earth's three-dimensional structure is the most solid. This is the first layer of resistance between earth and water."

With his hand forming the '未' seal, Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed at the muddy puddle.

The mud quickly deformed and returned to the earthen wall.

"After you extinguished the fire with water, the water molecules in the air can be reused. This is because water is a solid substance. The heat of the fire will be completely absorbed by the solid water, while the water will not be affected."

But once water collides with earth, the floating water will be swallowed up by the more 'solid' earth. At this point, my earth is still usable, but your water cannot be used again. This is the second layer of restraint.

(End of this chapter)