Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

but.

"In that case, could we add some other variations, such as incorporating the principle of empty palm, so that it could be modified into a ranged attack when needed?"

Never let the enemy know your "distance".

Asuma's words really appealed to Chiba; a technique that combines both close and long-range attacks is more difficult to defend against.

Chiba canceled Sage Mode, sat down cross-legged, absorbed natural energy, and pondered how to incorporate the principles of Empty Palm into the Beggar's Version of Super Strength.

After much deliberation, and with his natural energy nearly restored, Chiba came up with two solutions.

One method is to use hand seals.

A single hand seal can accelerate the condensation of chakra, making the chakra for that attack more solid, but the drawback is that the action will give the enemy a warning.

The second type is without seals, but correspondingly requires stronger chakra control.

This is not a problem for Chiba.

The former can be taught to others, while the latter is used by Chiba himself.

try first.

He tried again.

Before long, Chiba's idea was proven correct—

Both were successful!

He slowly exhaled.

The improvement to the superhuman strength has been a success!

Should we try some other ones?

Swordsmanship or Rasengan.

As Chiba was pondering this, he sensed an approaching presence.

This is……

Asma?

"Aren't you leading the team today? Your 10th class should have rejoined the team by now."

According to Chiba's observation of Class 7 yesterday, the short-term exchange students, including Ino, Sakura, and Shikamaru, all gained a lot and have now returned to their original state.

Asma should be leading the team.

"I gave them a two-day break to practice on their own. I'll check on their self-study progress tomorrow."

"..."

You just want to slack off, don't you?

Good guy!

I thought Kakashi was already incredibly good at slacking off during missions, but Asuma went even further, decisively "self-studying" while he himself hid in the Forest of Death to train.

They've completely lost all sense of shame.

Chiba squinted at him and stared at him for several seconds without saying a word.

Asuma blushed slightly and coughed lightly, saying, "Well, I've been quite engrossed in Sage Mode lately, but I'm planning to take on a C-rank mission soon, so I won't have as much free time then."

"You're also taking on C-level missions? Well, your class's team is capable enough, provided it's a real C-level mission."

Unexpected events can occur during missions.

Some tasks are reported as level C, but after many changes, they may be upgraded.

I've encountered quite a few before.

Asma smiled and said, "It shouldn't be that unlucky."

"Ah."

Apart from Naruto and his friends, no one else should receive this treatment.

It is at least impossible to upgrade to Grade A.

Chiba thought to himself.

Asuma observed the traces at the scene, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes: "What kind of technique are you practicing? It's incredibly powerful!"

He could break trees too, but Asuma could tell that Chiba's punch was penetrating, not a simple slam.

Behind the broken trees, rocks shattered and the earth cracked.

I doubt even Tsunade herself could have achieved that level with a single punch back then.

Is it...

"You've already mastered true superhuman strength?"

"No, that's the result of years of research by the Senju family. It's not something I copied in a short time. I just modified my technique to be more suitable for Sage Mode."

Chiba (simple explanation).

Asuma paused for a moment, then realized what Chiba was doing.

He's researching techniques that are more suitable for Sage Mode!

Create your own immortal techniques?

He had mixed feelings.

This kid always thinks one step ahead of others.

That's probably what geniuses are like.

Think about yourself again...

Hmm, let's not compare them.

"Asuma-senpai, how's your Sage Mode training going lately?"

"This is it."

Asma was a little embarrassed.

"I need to know your progress before I can give you some advice."

"..."

That sounds rather strange.

but.

Asuma had to admit that Chiba was indeed the most authoritative figure in Konoha at present when it came to Sage Mode.

He had no choice but to explain his situation.

"The duration hasn't improved much, but I can enter Sage Mode relatively quickly now. Of course, it can't compare to yours, it's just a little faster."

Asma gave a brief explanation.

After listening, Chiba thought for a moment and said, "I am currently using my own characteristics to turn on and off in a short period of time to extend the effective time of Sage Mode, but it doesn't seem to be very suitable for you."

"Yes, it takes me quite a while to gather Sage Chakra. And this is in the Death Forest. If it were outside, where natural energy is scarce, it would take even longer."

Asuma's tone was tinged with envy, "I wish I had your talent!"

"We could consider using shadow clones to absorb natural energy and extract sage chakra. Once we've absorbed enough natural energy, we can use the characteristic of releasing shadow clones to feed back chakra to instantly activate sage mode."

Chiba offered his own advice.

Asma's eyes lit up immediately.

Yup!

Shadow clone!

How come I didn't think of that?

Really...

That's why people call him a genius!

At that moment, Asuma forgot all feelings of shame and remorse, and quickly explained his situation, hoping that Chiba could provide more guidance.

"Your situation is caused by a weakness in your mental energy field. You could consider studying illusion techniques. Even if it doesn't enhance your illusion abilities, it can still improve your mental energy control skills."

Chiba remembers that Asuma was relatively weak in genjutsu and chakra.

The latter is difficult to improve.

However, the former still has hope with some practice, after all, he has an old flame who is skilled in illusion.

"I remember you have a good friend who's good at illusions, right?"

"We wouldn't call each other good friends, just classmates and friends."

Asma blushed.

How come even a junior like Chiba knows about such a trivial matter?

Does Konoha have absolutely no privacy?!

He coughed lightly, trying to skip the topic: "I understand, I will try. By the way, Chiba, Jiraiya went back on urgent business and asked me to thank you sincerely before he left."

"No need for thanks."

"This is just a small token of his appreciation."

"Ok?"

Chiba looked over and saw that Asuma was holding a book. He flipped through it and saw that it contained the secret technique of the Fire Temple - the Thousand Hand Killing Technique.

It is also known as the talent of the immortals.

"Well, to be honest, I don't really need it."

"It's a small token of our appreciation. If it's useful, great; if not, keep it. That's what Di Lu said."

"Ok."

Chiba accepted it and then asked about Jiriku's results on this trip.