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Chapter 76 Blue Flame Waterfall Blade, Grass Ninja Village! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

The beginning of Konoha Year 41 was rather "leisurely" for Hoshino Shuichi, with playing with the White Tiger and feeding crows becoming part of his daily routine.

However, the high-temperature rays, which he had expected to go relatively smoothly, encountered a problem.

On the lakeside where the ice had already melted, Xingxia Xiuyi grinned, his mouth full of bubbles.

It got burned!

The highly compressed fuse in the mouth was so hot that even the Yin-Yang Healing Eliminator couldn't completely extinguish it.

The reason for the high degree of compression in the mouth is that the control over chakra is strongest in this position, allowing the fire jutsu to be compressed to a state similar to a laser.

When fired under such conditions, the attack range is extremely long, and the power is also immense.

Unfortunately, her mouth couldn't hold up.

After the blisters in his mouth cleared up, Hoshino Hideichi plopped down on the ground and began to sort out his thoughts.

High-pressure water jets won't hurt your mouth, while Storm Release is a combination of lightning and water, and it's also a Sage Art, so it has even more protective layers.

There's no way to counter it with a simple fire jutsu unless you reduce its power.

But then there would be no need to develop this technique.

After much thought, Hoshino Shuichi still couldn't find a solution, so he decided to put it aside for the time being and focus his energy on other things.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the Ninja Academy to start.

As Tsunade had arranged, Shizune submitted her graduation application as soon as the semester started.

On January 9th, Konoha Year 41, Shizune successfully passed her graduation exams and officially became a genin.

Then Shizune entered Konoha Hospital, where she usually followed the pharmacist Nono, and at home she also received guidance from Tsunade.

When Hoshino Shuichi was at Konoha Hospital, Shizune followed him around like a shadow.

However, after the New Year, Hoshino Shuichi resumed his missions with Minato Namikaze and the others.

March has passed in the blink of an eye, and Hoshino Shuichi's 8th birthday has quietly slipped away amidst his missions.

However, after returning from the mission, Yakushi Nonou also made up for Hoshino Shuichi's birthday with a birthday cake and longevity noodles.

After eating the longevity noodles, Yakushi Nonou took out a scroll and said, "Shuichi, happy birthday!"

"Thanks!"

Hoshita Shuichi took the scroll and asked curiously, "When did the Dean develop a new medical ninjutsu?"

Yakushi Nonou shook her head, but smiled without saying a word.

"So mysterious?"

Hoshino Shuichi grew increasingly expectant, immediately unrolling the scroll, then paused in surprise: "This is...?"

The scroll was covered with densely packed runes, forming a series of complex spells.

With Hoshino Shuichi's current level of medical ninjutsu skills, it was naturally impossible for him not to understand it, even though the scroll was not just a simple medical ninjutsu.

Yes, this is a ninjutsu scroll. Even people who don't know medical ninjutsu can activate the techniques within the scroll to perform techniques they don't know.

In the original manga, Nara Shikamaru once used a Water Release ninjutsu scroll to deal with Kakuzu.

What's in front of us is clearly a medical ninjutsu scroll.

"Dean, this is a regeneration technique, and... what about the technique that Lady Tsunade hasn't finished yet?"

Xingxia Xiu is very familiar with the techniques on the scroll.

Yakushi Nonou nodded and smiled, "It's a healing and regeneration technique, and it's also Lady Tsunade's unfinished technique."

"Lady Tsunade discussed this technique with me before. Although it's far from complete, it's not unusable."

"Shuichi, you previously made medical ninjutsu scrolls for Tenun, so I had this idea."

Yakushi Nonou suppressed her smile and carefully explained to Hoshishita Shuichi: "However, the regeneration technique requires very precise control of chakra. Lady Tsunade's technique does not meet the requirements. Therefore, when encountering severe injuries with missing flesh and shattered internal organs, this scroll can heal the injuries, but it is not perfect and has aftereffects."

"Because the treatment process is too brutal, relying on a huge amount of chakra to promote rapid cell division, it will inevitably shorten the lifespan of the injured."

"Shuichi, you should know that the number of times a human cell can divide is limited."

"Of course, if there are injuries that cannot be treated with ordinary medical ninjutsu, then there is no need to worry about reducing lifespan."

Hoshino nodded and then smiled, "Don't worry, Dean, I definitely won't need a scroll like this."

"If I can't beat you, I'll run away. I can't bear to leave you behind."

Yakushi Nonou couldn't help but smile upon hearing this.

However, she knew that as a ninja, it was impossible to predict what kind of danger she would encounter during a mission.

She created this scroll in the hope that even if Hoshino Shuichi encountered danger, he could come back alive.

As long as you're alive, that's enough!

……

The next day, in the grove.

Xingxia Xiu held the Ame-no-Murakumo in his hands, and the blades were quickly covered in blue flames.

Furthermore, with Hoshinobi Shuichi continuously outputting chakra, the blue flames continued to extend, reaching a length of 2 meters in a short time.

However, after encountering a bottleneck with the high-temperature rays, he turned to further developing the Blue Flame Sky Blade.

Extending the fire blade from the Ame-no-Kage (Heavenly Grass Blade) to increase the attack range is not a particularly difficult step.

If it were just using white flames, Hoshino Shuichi wouldn't have needed this long to complete it.

As the blue flames dissipated, Xingxia Xiu shook her head: "Too slow, and the distance is a bit short."

What he wanted was the kind of sword aura that Nie Feng, the protagonist of "Storm Riders," possessed.

A massive sword, over ten meters long!

"Not only is the distance insufficient, but it also takes too long and consumes too much chakra."

"However, it's not necessary to use blue flames to form the entire blade. The most crucial element is the position of the blade edge."

The design of Xingxia Xiu's Blue Flame Heavenly Blade is to add fire escaping to the blade, but covering the entire blade makes it easier to change shape.

However, now that he has the blessing of the "Fire Release Master" attribute, his Fire Release form transformations have been greatly enhanced, and his chakra control has also been blessed by the "Medical Expert" attribute.

It's time to give the initial idea a try!

Hoshinobi Shuichi paused for a moment, then channeled chakra into the Ame-no-Mao sword.

The next moment, the blade of the Heavenly Blade was quickly covered by blue flames.

Immediately afterwards, Hoshino Hideichi's gaze sharpened, and the next moment, the blue flames that originally covered the blade of the Ame no Murakumo rapidly expanded, not only covering the blade but also extending outwards, reaching a length of 10 meters in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, it was as if he was holding a giant blue longsword.

The blade of this sword is a deep blue, while the massive upper part of the blade is covered in a faint blue flame, giving it a somewhat ethereal appearance.

Having done this, Hoshino Hideichi let out a low shout, raised the Ame-no-Mao sword in his hands, and then cleaved it down with force.

In an instant, a giant blue light blade, ten meters long, descended from above, cleaving the small grove in two.

Rumble!

The vegetation exploded, and billowing smoke and dust filled the air.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a charred ravine appeared, stretching over ten meters.

Gasping for breath, Hoshino Shuichi smiled broadly, "Not bad!"

"Although 10 meters is only medium range, it is still farther than the range of the Chidori Sharp Spear."

Unfortunately, it doesn't reach the level of S-rank difficulty.

hateful!

With a slight pursing of his lips, Hoshino Hideichi swallowed a soldier's ration pill and sat down to rest, thinking to himself, "The sword technique derived from the Blue Flame Heavenly Blade is called the Blue Flame Flowing Sword Technique, and this move is called... Blue Flame Waterfall Blade?"

Scratching his head, Hoshino Shuichi was a little embarrassed by his own naming skills.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Hoshino Shizuka turned his head and saw Uchiha Shisui appear.

"Shuichi, Minato-sensei is summoning us. There's an urgent, temporary mission. Meet at the village entrance in half an hour."

After Uchiha Shisui finished speaking, he turned into a cloud of smoke with a bang and disappeared—a shadow clone.

"So urgent?"

Hoshino Shuichi dared not delay and immediately got up to go home and pack his things.

After packing his things, he sent a clone to Konoha Hospital to tell Yakushi Nonou, while his main body arrived at the village entrance as quickly as possible.

When they arrived, Minato Namikaze and the other two were already waiting there.

"Set off!"

Without further ado, Minato Namikaze gave the order.

The four men leaped out of the village and headed west into the woods.

"The destination of this mission is Kusagakure in the Land of Grass."

While traveling, Minato Namikaze said, "Kusagami is on good terms with Konoha. This time, an emergency occurred, so Konoha invited ninjas skilled in sealing techniques. The Third Hokage assigned this mission to our team."

"According to the information provided by Kusagakure, the object being sealed this time is said to be a ninja tool that has been passed down from the time of the Sage of Six Paths, and may even have been made by the Sage of Six Paths himself."

Upon hearing this, Kurama Sanyou couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "The Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools?"

"That must be incredibly powerful. No wonder the Grass Ninja Village had to invite someone from our village to seal it."

"So, the main force for this mission is the teacher and Shuichi."

Minato Namikaze shook his head: "According to our own intelligence, this ninja tool from Kusagakure has been targeted by others."

"So this mission involves more than just sealing that dangerous ninja tool. That's why the Third Hokage chose us instead of sending a sealing team."

Uchiha Shisui replied, "So, Minato-sensei, you mean we need to be extra vigilant during the sealing process."

Minato Namikaze nodded: "Not bad."

At that moment, Hoshino Shuichi was thinking about many things.

When Minato Namikaze mentioned Kusagakure, the first person he thought of was Karin.

Karin, with her Uzumaki clan bloodline, is perfect as a teammate.

Without Karin, Sasuke Uchiha would probably have been killed long ago.

When Minato Namikaze mentioned ninja tools, he also mentioned something related to the Sage of Six Paths. Hoshino Shuichi probably meant the Box of Elysium.

"Karin... Karin shouldn't have been born yet. Her mother should be about the same age as Minato-sensei. I just don't know if she's in Kusagakure now."

"Perhaps we can take this opportunity to investigate."

While thinking to himself, Hoshino Shuichi asked aloud, "Minato-sensei, did the village's intelligence report mention who our enemy might be?"

"Iwa nin?"

"Still a Cloud Ninja?"

Iwagakure has always wanted to expand its influence eastward, and even take over the fertile land of the Land of Grass.

Unfortunately, the Grass Ninja Village was very cunning, maneuvering among the major ninja villages and dancing among the great nations, like a social butterfly.

They even built a Hozuki Castle with the support of several major ninja villages.

As for the Cloud Ninja, the Hidden Cloud Village is a village that likes to steal other people's secret techniques.

However, the fire style of the Grass Ninja Village is also unique.

Not to mention the power of the Six Paths Ninja Tools, the Hidden Cloud Village has the most say in this matter.

(End of this chapter)