Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 106 Barbecue or Boil? (Please Subscribe and Vote)

The short holiday passed in the blink of an eye.

Hoshino Shuichi resumed his leisurely mission time, while Hiruzen Sarutobi stayed in the village, allowing him more time for research and training.

On this day, Hoshita Shuichi, who had made an appointment with Uzumaki Kushina, arrived at his teacher Namikaze Minato's house.

Upon entering, they discovered that Jiraiya was also there.

The key point is that this guy wasn't in Konoha during the New Year; I wonder where he went to gather materials for his new book.

"Haha, Shuichi, congratulations on winning first place in the competitive eating contest."

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Hey, I promised to teach you a very interesting technique."

He had barely finished speaking when Kushina Uzumaki quickly said, "Wait, Jiraiya-sensei, let me guess first!"

Jiraiya crossed his arms and waited quietly with a smile on his face.

Shuichi Hoshita also looked at Kushina Uzumaki, who was holding up one finger in thought.

A moment later, Kushina Uzumaki laughed and said, "Jiraiya-sensei, I bet it was that Lion's Mane technique that you developed yourself, right?"

"Of all the ninjutsu you're good at, this is probably the only interesting one."

Jiraiya winked and said, "Kushina, you've guessed wrong this time."

Kushina Uzumaki frowned, stroking her chin in thought: "If it's not this... then what other ninjutsu is interesting?"

She quickly thought of another one, and this time she said with absolute confidence, "This one will definitely be correct!"

"The art of frog transformation!"

"This seemingly simple transformation technique doesn't change yourself, it changes others!"

Hoshino Hideichi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, as he recalled the technique, and he smiled, "A transformation technique that alters other people's forms?"

"It is indeed very interesting. The Raven Clone Technique that I created has also changed the form of crows to some extent."

Jiraiya, intrigued, asked, "Crow Clone Technique?"

"Using a crow as a decoy to impersonate someone?"

Kushina Uzumaki laughed, "It's a flying clone technique developed by Shuichi. But Jiraiya-sensei, you still haven't answered whether I guessed right or not?"

Jiraiya laughed and said, "Of course... you're wrong."

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes widened, hands on her hips: "How is this possible?"

"Jiraiya-sensei, you're not cheating, are you?!"

Jiraiya smiled as he got up and stood behind Kushina Uzumaki, then formed hand seals.

From the side, Hoshino Shuichi saw that Jiraiya's body seemed to have been sucked out of its shell, reduced to two dimensions, and turned into a paper cutout that merged with Kushina Uzumaki's shadow.

Kushina Uzumaki immediately stiffened, feeling as if she had lost control, and then involuntarily blurted out, "It's this technique... Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique!"

"How about it? A very interesting technique, isn't it?"

As he spoke, Jiraiya released the technique, and under Hoshino Shuichi's gaze, his body emerged from the shadows, his paper-thin body quickly inflating and returning to normal.

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled, "It is indeed a very interesting technique."

Kushina Uzumaki, who had recovered completely, retorted, "The Frog Transformation Technique is clearly more interesting."

Kushina Uzumaki then laughed and said, "Why don't we teach them to Shuichi together?"

Since we're already going to teach one technique from Mount Myōboku, one more won't hurt!

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but remark, "Kushina is really starting to resemble my teacher's wife more and more."

Kushina Uzumaki put her arm around Shuichi Hoshino's shoulder and smiled smugly.

However, after making his sarcastic remark, Jiraiya laughed and said, "Teaching together is certainly an option, but what was that interesting ninjutsu that Shuichi mentioned back then?"

"How does it compare to the Frog Transformation Technique and the Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique?"

Hoshino Hideichi smiled and said, "I have absolute confidence that it will be even more interesting than Jiraiya-sama's two techniques."

"Oh?"

"They're so confident!"

Jiraiya was itching to try it out; he still had great faith in Hoshino Shuichi's ninjutsu skills.

There was no way around it; the results were simply too outstanding.

"Then, let's begin learning ninjutsu!"

Jiraiya couldn't wait to teach Shuichi the Frog Transformation Technique and the Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique.

The former is relatively simple and is a variation of the transformation technique.

However, although Hoshino Shuichi did not obtain the "Transformation Master" title, he did develop the Crow Clone Technique, and there are still many similarities between them.

Therefore, Hoshino Hideichi mastered the technique in less than 5 minutes.

The Toad Shadow Manipulation Technique is slightly more difficult, requiring the use of Yin Release nature transformation, making it a B-rank technique.

Jiraiya carefully taught him the hand seals and their specific principles.

After making a note of it, Hoshino Shizuka asked, "Lord Jiraiya, isn't the Nara clan's shadow technique based on a similar principle?"

Jiraiya nodded: "That's true, but the Nara clan has studied it even more deeply, developing many different applications, making it unique in the ninja world and a rare Yin Release technique!"

To be able to establish oneself in the ninja world as a ninja and continue from the Warring States period to the present day, one must be exceptional.

Hoshino stopped short of asking further questions, but seeing that Jiraiya was about to ask him about ninjutsu, he immediately gave him a meaningful look.

Jiraiya immediately understood and said to Kushina Uzumaki seriously, "Kushina, I'm going to take Shuichi to learn ninjutsu."

Kushina Uzumaki, oblivious to the problem, nodded, then smiled and gave Hoshino Shuichi a fist bump: "Shuichi, good luck!"

"I will!"

Hoshino Shizuka gave a cheering gesture, then left with Jiraiya.

……

In a deserted forest, Jiraiya stopped and smiled at Hoshishita Hideichi, saying, "This should be fine, right?"

"Let's get started! The toad sage from Mount Myōboku can't wait to witness your interesting ninjutsu!"

Hoshita Hideichi smiled and said, "Then, Jiraiya-sama, you'd better be prepared."

As soon as he finished speaking, a plume of smoke rose up.

Jiraiya crossed his arms and waited with an assessing posture.

But when the smoke cleared, his eyes widened immediately, revealing a perverted expression.

Because at this moment, Hoshino Shuichi had transformed into a stunningly beautiful woman, wearing a black see-through bra, with a powerful waist-to-hip ratio, and see-through underwear. In an extremely seductive pose, with captivating eyes, she called out in a high-pitched voice, "Lord Jiraiya~".

"This, this..."

Jiraiya's nose started bleeding directly from his nostrils.

Then, incredibly awkwardly, he tapped his fingers together, and asked in a lewd yet shy tone, "Anything else?"

"This is indeed the most suitable ninjutsu for me; such materials are extremely rare."

Hoshino Shizuka continues to change.

Black stockings!

Letter stockings!

Nude stockings!

Mature style, sophisticated style, innocent style... and even a white sheer nightgown.

Clasp-like voice, mature woman's voice, shy voice...

Jiraiya's nosebleed was unstoppable.

Finally, Hoshino Shuichi unleashed his ultimate move, combining clones and transformations, with all his styles appearing simultaneously, surrounding Jiraiya: "Jiraiya-sama~"

Pfft!

Jiraiya happily collapsed to the ground.

Dispelling the ninjutsu, Hoshino Shuichi shook his head: That's it?

After a short while, Jiraiya finally recovered.

Hoshita Hideichi chuckled, "Lord Jiraiya, what do you think of this Sexy Jutsu?"

Jiraiya immediately gave a thumbs up: "That's fantastic! This saves me a lot of time gathering materials!"

"By the way, where did you learn those styles?"

Which magazine is it?

Hoshita Shuichi said mysteriously, "Well, that's a secret!"

"Alright, Jiraiya-sama, I'm going to train now!"

He ran away after saying that.

Jiraiya stood there, carefully savoring the various styles he had just experienced, then quickly sat down on the ground, took out paper and pen, and began writing furiously.

……

On the other hand, on the way to the experimental base, Hoshino Shuichi couldn't help but think.

If Naruto learns the Sexy Jutsu from Jiraiya and Kushina finds out, will Jiraiya be chased and beaten up?

But what if I get beaten up too?

"This pit is a bit dangerous!"

"However, I can deny it to the death! I'm only 9 years old, a good child who works so hard and diligently in cultivation, how could I possibly be involved in such crooked and evil practices?"

"Wow, I can't wait!"

Hoshino's smile was somewhat sinister.

However, once he arrived at Orochimaru's experimental base, he immediately reverted to his good student demeanor.

We conducted our research diligently and carefully cultured the eight-tailed cells.

Orochimaru admired this attitude the most!

Hardworking and full of ideas, she's the perfect assistant!

Feeling the intense gaze, Hoshino Shuichi immediately turned his head and saw Orochimaru looking at him with a smile.

"Shuichi-kun, how's that idea we talked about last time going?"

Orochimaru lowered his gaze and asked with a smile.

Hoshita Shuichi continued his work, saying, "Lord Orochimaru should know quite a bit about Jinchuriki. What is the biggest difficulty a Jinchuriki faces when confronting a sealed Tailed Beast?"

"Or rather, what is the biggest challenge for them in mastering the power of the Tailed Beasts?"

Orochimaru replied without hesitation, "Evil chakra!"

"Or perhaps it's the immense and terrifying malice of the tailed beasts!"

Hoshino nodded, then slowly said, "Tailed Beasts are very peculiar life forms. Due to limited research, we will not discuss them for now."

"But whether it's a tailed beast or a ninja, what they have in common is chakra. And for us ninjas, chakra is a combination of mental and physical strength."

"Therefore, chakra is called the power that can connect people's hearts."

Orochimaru nodded; he was naturally aware of this.

Hoshita Shuichi continued, "So, has Lord Orochimaru ever sensed the evil chakra of a ninja?"

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then immediately thought of some members of the Uchiha clan in Konoha.

Hoshino Shuichi continued, "In terms of sensory ninjutsu, especially specialized chakra sensing, each person's chakra will give people a different feeling."

"This feeling aligns with the feeling that the chakra possessor gives off; therefore, one can sometimes sense a person's personality through chakra perception..."

After a pause, Hoshino Shuichi corrected, "Personality, and mental state."

Orochimaru's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands with a broad smile: "Interesting! A very interesting direction!"

His previous research on the Eight-Tails, including the secret research on Hashirama cells and the recent research on the Four-Tails, all focused on the physical aspect.

Orochimaru was not unaware of what Hoshino Shizuka was saying, but he hadn't paid attention to these things before.

Or rather, compared to the physical body, the spiritual world is too ethereal and intangible.

However, judging from Orochimaru's reaction, Hoshino Shuichi deduced that Orochimaru's current research was still at the physical level and he had not thought about the spiritual and soul aspects.

The concept of reincarnation is probably still a long way off.

It's likely that Orochimaru will have to undergo a soft body modification, gradually transforming into the White Phosphorus Serpent, and only after discovering that he still can't overcome the weakness of his physical body will he be able to obtain knowledge about the soul from Konoha's enormous forbidden jutsu treasure trove.

Moreover, even if it is the Reanimation Jutsu, Hoshino Shuichi vaguely remembers that it was not Orochimaru's original creation, but rather something that was gradually perfected from the forbidden techniques of Konoha.

It's like the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

……

"So, let's go back to the Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki."

Hoshino Shuichi calmly analyzed, "The power of the tailed beasts is extremely vast; their chakra can be hundreds of times, or even more, than that of an ordinary ninja."

"Moreover, legend has it that these tailed beasts have gone through hundreds or thousands of years, countless years, and countless battles, accumulating an immense amount of negative emotions."

"This kind of negative emotion infects the chakra, and I think that's the source of the evil in the tailed beast's power."

Orochimaru said, "So, Shuichi-kun, you think we should fight the evil power of the Tailed Beasts from a spiritual perspective?"

Hoshino Hideaki nodded: "With the seal in place, the immense power of the Tailed Beasts makes it difficult to harm the Jinchūriki. Physical compatibility is certainly important, but the most crucial factor is mental state."

"I once fought two Jinchuriki of Tailed Beasts. One was Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails ninja. That guy was very special. His chakra, and even when he used the power of the Tailed Beast, I couldn't sense any evil."

Orochimaru looked surprised: "This is different from the previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. It seems that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is indeed the most perfect Jinchuriki."

Hoshita Shuichi agreed, and then continued, "The Four-Tails Jinchuriki is different. He can also use the power of the Tailed Beast, and even transform into the Tailed Beast, but his power gives people an evil feeling. Although he has not lost his mind, he is still affected."

"I can sense that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki are very different."

"Therefore, according to my speculation, for a Jinchuriki to freely control the power of a Tailed Beast, the first thing to do is to resist the malicious corruption of the Tailed Beast and resist its enormous negative emotions."

"This requires the Jinchuriki to have a strong mental will, so that they are not affected by the negative emotions of the Tailed Beast, or at least not so affected that they lose their rationality."

"And if we want to perfectly master the power of the Tailed Beasts, perhaps we should... well, let the Tailed Beasts live with the Jinchūriki just like ordinary summoning beasts."

How do they interact with their Jinchūriki like ordinary summoned beasts?

Orochimaru was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, "That's probably... impossible."

Can elephants be friends with ants?

Do the strong become friends with the weak?

Not to mention the extremely humiliating method of sealing the tailed beast within a human body.

Hoshino nods in deep agreement.

Therefore, the tailed beasts are all not very bright.

Of course, he was sitting on the ninja's side.

If I were sitting on the side of the Tailed Beasts, could I tolerate this?

Just because it's powerful, it has to be sealed away?

Is there any justice in this world?

unacceptable!

We have to take down the ninjas!

Especially the Senju and Uchiha.

It wouldn't be right to call itself the strongest tailed beast, Nine-Tails, unless it wipes out all the disciples and descendants of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

……

"So that's the real reason why you don't conduct animal experiments, Shuichi-kun."

Orochimaru laughed.

Hoshino nodded: "Ordinary animals can hardly withstand the malicious attacks of tailed beasts, and physical compatibility is entirely a gamble."

"After all, if you can't bear it mentally, your body will break down too."

"The mind and the body are two sides of the same coin, like yin and yang. Only when they are combined can there be energy like chakra."

Orochimaru then asked, "So, Shuichi-kun, you're not planning to try it yourself next, are you?"

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "Although I have great confidence in my mental fortitude, Lady Tsunade and the others will not allow me to do this."

Orochimaru chuckled and said, "You have too many concerns."

Hoshino Shuichi said meaningfully, "But this is also a kind of spiritual power."

Orochimaru was taken aback, then nodded and smiled, "That's true."

At this moment, Hoshita Shuichi thought of the two Cloud Ninja, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, and asked, "Does Lord Orochimaru know about Kinkaku and Ginkaku of the Cloud Ninja?"

"certainly!"

Orochimaru laughed and said, "After all, our Second Hokage died because of them."

"Speaking of which, these two brothers are also related to the tailed beasts."

Orochimaru said meaningfully, "I suppose Shuichi-kun also knows that they obtained the power of the Nine-Tails, which is why he brought it up."

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "I heard that they were once eaten by the Nine-Tails, but they crawled out and gained the power of the Nine-Tails because they had eaten its flesh and blood."

Orochimaru nodded, then looked at Hoshino Shuichi in surprise: "Shuichi-kun, you don't mean to follow their example and eat the tailed beast's flesh, do you?"

"Hehe...a very interesting idea."

Xingxia Xiu opened her mouth as if to speak, but then stopped herself.

He didn't really have that idea; he just suggested that Orochimaru give it a try.

But... why is the term tree showing signs of activity?

Hoshino Hideichi glanced at it.

Entry: [Devourer]

Acquisition condition: Consume the flesh and blood of the Four-Tailed Fox and the Eight-Tailed Fox.

Effects: 100% improvement in physique, 100% improvement in physical compatibility, 100% improvement in digestion, and 100% improvement in recovery; if you can even eat tailed beasts, what can't you eat?

Xingxia Xiu's face almost turned green.

Is it supposed to be grilled or boiled?

But the effect is really amazing!

It's just a bit dangerous!

Thinking to himself, Hoshino Hideaki smiled at Orochimaru's insincere words and said, "Eating tailed beast meat is not out of the question."

Orochimaru immediately became serious: "In that case, it would be better to perform a direct cell transplant, which would be easier for the cells to absorb."

"The stories of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn are, after all, just legends."

"Based on your analysis, Shuichi-kun, as long as one's mental will can withstand the malice of the Tailed Beast, there is a high chance of obtaining its power."

Hoshita Shuichi also became serious, pondering and analyzing, "Tailed Beasts are different after all; their bodies are actually formed from chakra."

"From a game theory perspective, the weak submit to the strong."

"I have defeated you, and you have submitted to me."

"Eating the flesh and blood of a tailed beast is also a process of gamble. After defeating the malicious invasion, the physical victory and fusion may be much simpler."

Orochimaru listened and began to think about it seriously.

Because he felt that what Hoshino Shuichi said made a lot of sense.

This is especially true for tailed beasts, which are a very special species.

The struggle at the genetic level is also a case of the strong devouring the weak, just like the powerful Hashirama cells.

So, could this method be used to try interstitial cells?

After all, Hashirama's cells are in no way inferior to those of the Tailed Beasts.

The biggest difference is that the powerful corrosive ability of the interstitial cells manifests in the physical body, rather than in the mind!

However, Orochimaru is rational. What Hoshino Shuichi said might be suitable for tailed beasts, but not for Hashirama cells.

It's just a bit of a pity in the end.

(End of this chapter)