Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 131 Change of Properties and the Principle of Restraint (Part 2)
Hiruzen Sarutobi truly lives up to his reputation as the 'Professor of Ninjutsu'.

The teaching method is simple and easy to understand.

By taking advantage of the similarity between water and earth, the properties and changes of earth's escape method and the basic principle of earth overcoming water are explained.

"The way earth cultivates itself is by 'building blocks'."

"Building blocks?"

Seeing Hui Li's confused look, Hiruzen Sarutobi manipulated his chakra to explain it to her in detail.

"Imagine a three-dimensional spatial structure in your mind as the basis for everything."

Based on this structure, tiny 'chakra particles' are used to construct slightly larger 'chakra condensations,' and finally, countless 'chakra blocks' are linked and combined, like building blocks, to form an aggregate—this is Earth Release chakra.

"The power of Earth Release is closely related to the stability of the spatial structure you imagine. The more compact the spatial structure, the more solid the Earth Release technique will be."

Of course, there are also looser Earth Release techniques, such as support-type ninjutsu like Earth Flow River, but these variations are still far from your reach. Once you can create a proper Earth Release technique, I'll teach you some fancy uses.

Hiruzen Sarutobi emitted a chakra light belonging to Wind Release from his index finger, drawing a spatial structure diagram on the earthen wall.

There are five types, ranging from simple to complex.

Having completed the first structure of Earth Release and formally entered the realm of Earth Release, the ability to condense the final structure in an instant is Hiruzen Sarutobi's current level, which is almost at the limit of Earth Release nature transformation.

Gray Glass's brain was working at lightning speed.

At the same time, a purple light ignited in his hand, mimicking the structural diagram on the earthen wall.

Spatial structures are not like simple text, making them difficult to remember. Fortunately, the Byakugan's shaping ability is top-notch, and Earth Release: Nature Transformation is essentially a minor form change.

After absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra, her eye power increased, which translated into more precise and nuanced control over chakra.

With an existing spatial structure for her to imitate, the difficulty of cultivating earth escape has been reduced to the minimum.

"Sarutobi-sensei, I have a question."

After scanning the construction diagrams, Hui Li discovered that these structures seemed to only make earth-escape techniques harder.

In the original work, there are many Earth Release ninjutsu abilities. The Light and Heavy Rock Technique, which manipulates gravity, directly withstood Madara Uchiha's Heavenly Obstruction Meteor. There are also mechanisms that can absorb chakra or revive the dead.

How can these changes in properties be achieved using only these spatial structures?
"I've seen an Earth Release ninjutsu that can absorb chakra; these structures probably can't do that!"

Hui Li didn't dare to directly mention Onoki's Light and Heavy Rock Technique.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, with his back to Hairi, was drawing on the earthen wall while answering questions:
"The nature of Earth Release can be divided into two main types: solidity and bearing capacity! A stable spatial structure means that Earth Release can easily bear a lot of power that did not originally belong to it."

After thousands of years of development, ninjutsu has long lost its purity, and earth-style techniques, due to their excellent load-bearing capacity, are particularly vulnerable.

The chakra-absorbing effect you mentioned likely involves adding yin or yang nature transformations to Earth Release, falling into the realm of advanced ninjutsu transformations. You mustn't touch these forbidden powers; it's extremely dangerous.

Hearing the somewhat familiar teachings, Hui Li suddenly looked up.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual about the bubble above Hiruzen Sarutobi's head, he was relieved.

The ability to absorb chakra likely falls under the category of Yang Release, and the peculiar mechanism of manipulating gravity is probably a combination of Yin Release and Earth Release!
Hui Li rubbed his head.

Pure Yin-Yang transformation is a secret technique; the fusion of a single property and form transformation is just ordinary Five Elements Escape Technique.

Those Five Elements Escape Techniques with unique mechanisms are essentially a fusion of secret arts and escape techniques.

The nature of Yin and Yang is inherently complex and ever-changing. When combined with other ninjutsu, it's no wonder that the various ninjutsu in the ninja world are so diverse and unpredictable. The root of this lies here.

"I've drawn up the structure diagrams for Earth Release techniques for you and put them here. If you can't remember them, just look at them..."

After finishing the final drawing, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned to look at Kairi and froze.

Hui Li sat upright on the ground.

Palms pointing skyward.

A hazy purple light gathered in his hand, continuously outlining a square and orderly shape. In the blink of an eye, the framework of the first construction diagram was built in front of him.

Hiruzen Sarutobi swore he had never seen such rapid changes in nature during training.

The intricate structure that an ordinary ninja would struggle to memorize in three days is being rapidly constructed under Hui Li's powerful chakra manipulation.

If you're not careful, a few yellow clumps of soil have even formed in the center of the chakra.

Because of the passage of time, Hiruzen Sarutobi no longer remembered how long it took him to practice nature transformation, but it was definitely not as fast as Kairi's eating and drinking.

In the eyes of the second generation, he was already a genius who was very skilled in elemental escape techniques.

"Please stop for a moment."

Just as the construction of the Gray Glass was about to be completed, he suddenly heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's words and looked up in confusion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes were filled with complex emotions, and specks of light representing his emotions flew out from above his head.

"You... used to practice earth escape techniques?"

Those words sound so familiar.

Desperately searching her memory, Hairi discovers that the Hiruzen Sarutobi in front of her has overlapped with Kazama Koshi.

"I studied drawing when I was a child, so I probably have a good sense of space."

The understanding Hui Li didn't want to discourage her teachers.

The bone veins were transforming into ashes, and the power of the white eye grew stronger and stronger.

Having been born with half of Kaguya's abilities, she might grow horns on her head one day. There's really no need for her to discourage ordinary people who have worked hard to reach the pinnacle of the ninja world.

"So that's it."

Hiruzen Sarutobi squinted and reluctantly accepted Kairi's explanation.

pat!

The solidified stone suddenly slipped from Gray Glass's palm and rolled a long distance on the ground.

Seeing the outrageous scene before him, Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips twitched.

While chatting with him, she also mastered the Earth Escape Technique.

Is it a human?

If drawing skills were as good as this, the Konoha Ninja Academy would probably need to add an art course.

“We are short on time. Since you have studied drawing, you can practice on your own in private later. The most important thing now is to finish teaching the remaining lessons.”

Hui Li nodded and dispelled the second structure that was already half-built in his hand.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi explained Earth Release, she became even more eager to learn about the Lightning and Fire Release techniques, which are the most powerful of the five types of esoteric arts.

"Kakashi, are you even capable?!"

Just as the old man and the young man were about to continue their lesson, Matt Kai's loud voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.

The two looked in the direction of the sound.

Carrying the heavy stone crystal on his back, Might Guy, whose clothes were soaked through, slowly moved his two aching thighs. Kakashi followed behind, his white hair drooping, his hands hanging down, looking as tired as a dead dog.

"Hoo hoo...aren't you failing too?"

Kakashi dragged his heavy body, his voice hoarse from exhaustion.

They undergo a large amount of basic physical training every day, such as push-ups, handstands around the village, and weighted running, with training volume far exceeding the limits of ordinary people.

The Sharingan is an extremely heavy burden on him. Even when he uses his headband to cover it up, the passive consumption of the Sharingan exceeds half of all his chakra every day.

Adding Might Guy's inhuman training program to this is practically equivalent to going to the gym all night to lift weights, and you'll easily end up with a healthy corpse.

As for why such intense training was necessary, the devilish whisper of Guy echoed in Kakashi's ears: "If we don't train harder, we'll be left behind by Gray."

"So what if she's over? She's not a normal human being," Kakashi muttered to himself, looking at the small figure in the center of the training field.

"Shall we continue with the cultivation plan tomorrow?"

"Harm~"

Kakashi sighed helplessly. Driven by his competitive spirit, he was easily outmaneuvered by a little girl who was only a few years old. As the former number one genius of Konoha, he was truly unwilling to accept this defeat.

"You two, keep your voices down."

"Yes!"*2
Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted, and seeing the two hardworking but poor students quickly leave, his attention returned to the non-human Kairi, and a kind smile appeared on his face:

"Then shall we continue?"

"Uh... ok."

Watching Akai and his companion stagger away, Hui Li shook her head and refocused on the lesson.

squeak...

Blue lightning chakra condensed at his fingertips, emitting a piercing bird cry.

"Lightning Release has the strongest penetrating power of all elemental attacks."

After saying this, Hiruzen Sarutobi poked his finger at the solid earthen wall.

puff!

With almost no effort, the lightning-streaked fingers slowly penetrated the earthen wall.

Having already gained experience in training in earth, water, and wind, without needing Sarutobi's explanation, Kairi narrowed his eyes, and his Byakugan instantly amplified his lightning chakra.

sizzle...

The chakra particles, arranged in a row, rushed rapidly towards Hiruzen Sarutobi's fingertips through his meridians, like a well-trained army.

Lightning flashed at his fingertips as lightning chakra, moving at high speed, continuously erupted outwards, quickly piercing through the three-dimensional earth-style structure.

"As the saying goes, water dripping wears away stone, which means that as long as you persevere, even soft water can penetrate hard stone. The penetrating power of lightning release comes from this."

Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled his finger out, and a deep pit could be seen in the earthen wall.

"The key to the change of the nature of lightning is high pressure and extreme speed."

The method involves first storing energy to create high pressure, under which extremely fast chakra particles are instantly activated, forming a continuous single-point attack.

The objects appear to be tightly connected, but even the strongest Earth Release techniques still have tiny, unseen gaps.

Lightning Release chakra moves too fast, and energy particles are smaller than solid objects, allowing it to penetrate even the hardest surfaces in a very short time.

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's explanation, Hairi instantly understood.

Isn't this similar to the principle of my high-pressure water gun?

The high-pressure water gun technique she developed was never used because its charging speed was not fast enough and its attack range was also limited.

The principle of Lightning Release is similar to that of a high-pressure water gun, except that chakra particles are faster than water, which has a physical form, and the attack points are more precise.

Therefore, I don't need to develop the Water Release technique at all; I only need to learn Lightning Release.

As if hearing Hai Ri's innermost thoughts, Hiruzen Sarutobi began his narration in a gentle and detailed manner:

"Because Earth Release is too effective against Water Release, the Second Hokage once used the principles of Lightning Release to develop an extremely powerful offensive ninjutsu, successfully making up for the lack of damage from Water Release."

Then he looked regretfully in the direction Kakashi and Guy had left:
"The essential element to becoming a top-tier ninja is to possess strengths that can overwhelm other ninjas while also compensating for one's own weaknesses."

Kakashi doesn't have any particularly obvious weaknesses, nor does he have any strengths that allow him to overwhelm others.

Akai's strengths are enough to overwhelm the enemy, but his weaknesses are more obvious than anyone else's. Only when they can overcome all of this will they be able to stand alone.

Gray Glass quickly jots down notes in her little notebook.

Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed so much valuable information today; the entire lesson was packed with information, even revealing the key to becoming a Kage.

If she wants to reach the Kage level, firstly, her taijutsu must be overwhelmingly superior to most ninjas, meaning she needs to have a strong point. Secondly, she needs to make up for the shortcomings of her limited taijutsu skills and the lack of agility caused by her heavy body.

With the combination of Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse), Byakugan, and Lightning Release Armor, her taijutsu will undoubtedly crush 99% of ninjas in the future.

Her lack of flexibility was compensated by the Lightning Release Armor, and the problem of limited methods was solved by using multiple nature transformations. She had already laid the foundation for entering the Kage level.

That's all for now, aside from the main topic.

Hiruzen Sarutobi withdrew his gaze and looked at Hairi.

“The training method of Lightning Release is not difficult. Just follow its principles and quickly release chakra. The only problem is that Lightning Release is relatively difficult to control, but it should not be a problem for you, a ‘little painter’.”

Faced with Hiruzen Sarutobi's teasing, Hai Li pursed her lips and didn't respond.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had a smile on his face.

He wasn't senile yet; he could still see through Hui Li's unusual chakra manipulation. Seeing that Hui Li ignored him, he wasn't annoyed.
"Knowing the principles of Lightning Release, it becomes very simple for wind to counter lightning."

The strongest point of Lightning Release is the tip of the chakra burst, while its weakness lies in the trajectory of the chakra particles. The key to Wind over Lightning is not to directly confront Lightning's power, but rather to use the agility of Wind to cut through the electricity.

Zizi!

Hiruzen Sarutobi raised two fingers, and arcs of electricity flickered between them.

Without needing Hiruzen Sarutobi to demonstrate again, Kairi pouted and gently blew out a wisp of Wind Release chakra.

call……

The loose and agile wind escape easily bypassed the tip of the surging current and precisely struck the middle of the current.

It's sizzling!

The seemingly powerful electric current was instantly severed by a wisp of wind, and the lightning escape, which contained powerful penetrating force, lost its support and disappeared without a trace.

"Lightning Release is like needle and thread, Wind Release is like scissors; this is the principle of Wind over Lightning!"

sizzle...

A sharp, explosive sound suddenly rang out.

Hui Li grabbed her right wrist with her left hand, and the purple chakra quickly transformed into a dazzling blue-white energy flow.

OK OK.

Hiruzen Sarutobi revealed his snow-white teeth and dispersed the gathered Wind Release chakra, causing scorching orange-red flames to begin to shine.

"We'll use the last little time to talk about Fire Release."

There's not much to say. The high-frequency vibrations of chakra particles bring about high temperatures and explosions. Chakra itself is a form of energy, and it will spontaneously combust when the temperature is reached. It is the simplest of all the changes in nature.

The saying "fire overcomes wind" is because fire itself is a violent burning reaction of chakra. The more the wind cuts, the more intense the burning becomes. The agile wind is like a wildcat encountering a hedgehog, having nowhere to attack.

At the same time, the high temperature of the fire will ignite the wind-style chakra as well, which is equivalent to adding fuel to the fire.

Water counteracts fire because the heat of fire is absorbed by water. The rapid drop in temperature necessitates constant vibration to generate heat in order to reach the ignition point of chakra, a process that rapidly consumes energy.

Water is no match for fire in a burst of power, but a continuous flow of water can slowly wear down a fire.

"So, water overcomes fire, which is essentially about the many overwhelming the few?"

"That's the truth."

(End of this chapter)