Ninja Pot Shadow

Only Ino and Tenten remained in front of the tent.

Staying up all night in a dry, monotonous manner is most likely to make them sleepy, so they try to find topics to chat about.

Chapter 102 Tian Tian's Sealing Technique

"Tenten, is Hyuga Neji usually difficult to deal with? The way he treats Hinata so arrogantly, I feel like he's so proud." Ino quickly found a topic that the two of them could talk about.

She polishes her ninja tools every day, just like a ninja version of Doraemon. In the blink of an eye, she pulls out hundreds of kunai and shuriken and wipes them one by one very carefully.

It should be noted that Ino's side, including everything in her backpack and waist pouch, carried no more than twenty kunai and shuriken in total.

As her ninjutsu skills improved, these ninja tools became less effective for her.

Tenten put down her ninja tools, thought about it quite seriously, and then looked at Ino with a strange expression.

She said bluntly, "Actually, I think... I think you and Neji are the same kind of people. You come from a high-ranking family, are talented, smart, and train very hard. You also have a lot of personal hopes, family fortunes, and the future of the ninja village on your shoulders."

She shook her head while complaining, and Ino waved her hands repeatedly to show that she was easygoing and had no airs of a genius.

Tian Tian muttered, "It's probably because of his background. Neji was born into the branch family... while your Yamanaka family doesn't seem to have these issues."

Ino casually made up a story: "Our family sells flowers, we can't compare to the Hyuga clan, a powerful family in Konoha."

Tian Tian couldn't figure out what the Yamanaka family did, so she cautiously asked them a couple of questions. Ino then started to steer the conversation towards a flower shop chain and a monopoly in the flower market.

Tenten would never betray her teammate for someone she'd just met, Ino. When talking about Neji's strength, she mostly gave vague answers, mentioning things like his proficiency in physical combat, his calm demeanor, and his meticulousness—all information that could be easily found online.

Ino knew Hyuga Neji well enough and had no intention of getting any important information from her. After they became familiar with each other, they started talking about the incredibly passionate Guy and his apprentice.

The atmosphere immediately became cheerful when these two lively characters were mentioned.

Tian Tian especially loves to complain... She can talk endlessly about the interesting stories of the passionate master and apprentice.

It was only then that Ino realized that Tenten was truly a very pure girl.

She was speechless at the passionate master and apprentice's farewell at the village entrance, but her words still showed her support for the two.

"Gai-sensei always said that he was Kakashi-sensei's eternal rival. He really put in a lot of effort to catch up with Kakashi-sensei, who was known as a genius."

Ino nodded seriously. Just because Might Guy almost killed Madara Uchiha doesn't mean we should ignore his daily efforts. It was because of those efforts that he achieved his final glory.

Ino has tried her best, but she still can't compare to Might Guy.

Tian Tian talked about Xiao Li again: "Xiao Li is also an extremely hardworking person. In fact, I think he is a genius, a genius in terms of hard work!"

She suddenly felt dejected: "Ugh! Being with such a bunch of passionate guys makes me feel like such a useless piece of trash..."

“No.” Ino looked at her: “Tenten, you are too modest. You only see other people’s strengths and ignore your own advantages. In my opinion, your sealing technique is extremely powerful. Among your peers, no one’s sealing technique can surpass yours.”

She took out a sealing scroll, untied it on the spot, and inside were some pots and pans that Choji often used: "Look, I've also learned sealing techniques, but I can only seal to this extent, while you..."

She pointed to the large pile of ninja tools beside Tenten: "I really can't see your limit. In this aspect, you are more talented than all of us combined."

When this matter was brought up, Tian Tian was also very distressed, and she began to pour out her grievances.

"Ino also wants to become a female ninja like Tsunade, right? Sigh... I want to too, but unfortunately, I really don't have any talent in ninjutsu."

She began to ramble on about her troubles.

Matt Kai may not have much to teach Tian Tian, ​​but he is a respectable teacher, and it's perfectly fine to call him Teacher Kai.

I heard that Tenten wanted to become a female ninja like Tsunade, so he went to great lengths to beg a Jonin to teach Tenten medical ninjutsu.

I'll keep pestering you. If you don't agree today, I'll come back tomorrow. If you still don't agree tomorrow, I'll come back the day after tomorrow to beg you.

The medical ninja, unable to keep up with the pestering, could only offer a few words of advice.

Ino has ruined countless fish and pigs without ever getting the hang of it. Tenten's chakra control is far inferior to hers. Relying solely on some guidance, coupled with Might Guy's intense training methods like "If you can't learn it today, you won't eat" and "If you can't master medical ninjutsu today, you'll do three thousand push-ups," Tenten has practiced diligently for a month, yet she hasn't even scratched the surface of medical ninjutsu.

Hearing that Tsunade was skilled in summoning jutsu, she immediately switched to learning it, but still couldn't master it.

Later, when he learned superhuman strength, his hand was almost broken by the shock...

Finally, he tried to learn from Tsunade to drink and gamble, but was kicked out by his boss, and the ending was absolutely tragic.

Having no other choice, she had to relentlessly hone her sealing techniques. This wasn't even a sealing technique in the conventional sense; sealing inanimate objects was at most a small branch of sealing techniques, but she had carved out a unique path within this small branch.

Ino shared some tips on chakra control, and Tenten also taught her two sealing techniques, or at least some tricks for sealing ninja tools.

Soon it was time to change shifts.

Kurenai and Hinata came out to replace them.

When Ino, Naruto, and Sasuke graduated, Kurenai had just been promoted to Jonin, and her boyfriend was Asuma, who had the village chief as his father. She was definitely a winner in life, and this female ninja was at the peak of her work enthusiasm at this time.

Unfortunately, her prized genjutsu was rendered worthless by Itachi Uchiha, and then she suffered the death of Asuma. She went home to recover from her pregnancy, give birth, and raise her child. In order to take care of her daughter, she did not even participate in the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Shikamaru went to visit them and said, "I will protect you and your daughter."

You, a Chunin, are going to protect a Jonin?

This is simply unacceptable. The Fourth Shinobi World War was a crucial battle that determined the survival of the ninja world. How could an elite Jonin like Kurenai Yuhi stay at home taking care of her children instead of going to the battlefield?

It can only be said that Kurenai Yuhi had a serious problem with her mentality. After suffering a series of setbacks, she could not even perform at 20% of her full strength and was simply unable to go to the battlefield.

The current period of twilight is the time when she is full of vigor and ambition; however gloomy the future may be, she will be just as positive now.

"Teacher Kurenai, there's nothing unusual about Ari's side, and I haven't seen any trace of ninjas within a seven-kilometer radius." Ino gave a handover report: "From now on, it's up to you and Hinata."

Hong nodded: "Okay, go and rest."

Tenten and Ino went to their respective tents to rest.

Ino left behind a shadow clone to conceal her identity, while her true body quietly left the camp to practice the Water Transformation Technique in a distant pool.

Chapter 103 Beautiful Shadow Under the Moon

Strictly speaking, Steam Explosion is a water-style ninjutsu, based on the Water Clone Technique.

But just like Sasuke's Kirin, Kirin is a true Lightning Release ninjutsu, but like Chidori and Raikiri, it doesn't have the Lightning Release prefix. This is mainly because Kirin involves a lot of things. Sasuke uses Great Dragon Fire Technique to create thunderclouds, observes the speed and direction of lightning with his Sharingan, and finally uses Chidori or other Lightning Release ninjutsu to guide the lightning to attack the enemy.

This technique involves the Sharingan, and it's said that outsiders can't learn it. However, the fact is that this technique is rated S, meaning it falls into the category of techniques that can be learned.

If you don't have the Sharingan, you can use sensory abilities or other abilities to replace it. In this technique, the Sharingan is not an absolute factor.

The same applies to the steam explosion technique. The first step in this technique, which involves creating a water clone, hydration, and oiling, is creating a water clone. This is not difficult for Ino.

In terms of clone techniques, the man with the mustache is not as good as the Shadow Clone Technique developed by the Second Hokage.

Ino can also easily separate her own chakra into her water clones.

The second step is to infuse the water clone with water-based chakra, which is the difficult part.

Adding water-attribute nature transformation to chakra is the foundation of many water-style ninjutsu, but this cannot be maintained for long; once it's used, it's gone. For example, Ino's Water Dragon Bullet only lasts for one wave and then it's over. She can hold onto the last hand seal and continue to maintain the water dragon using her own chakra. In reality, this method is quite clumsy and was devised by the old man Kosuke himself.

Water-style chakra cannot exist in a water clone for a long time, so it is necessary to hydrate the chakra.

This involves a water-transformation technique, which is very difficult to learn. Fortunately, Ino's level in water-style techniques and her "ninjutsu" are both high enough. The mustachioed man explained the water-transformation aspect of the Steam Explosion Technique in great detail that day. She made some minor adjustments herself and is now able to achieve partial water-transformation.

Ino stretched out her arms and slowly sank into the pool.

She was enveloped in cold water. She mobilized her chakra, allowing it to hydrate first, and then hydrate her own body.

Ino's left arm merged with the water, and the entire dissolution process lasted about forty-five seconds. She then dehydrated and raised her left hand to examine it closely.

The hand that was pierced by Bai's samurai sword originally had a rather terrifying scar. Even after applying the Yamanaka family's secret medicine, the scar was still visible. Now that the body part has become hydrated, the injured area has also undergone a cellular-level reorganization.

In Ino's view, the scar was slowly fading. She hydrated it twice more, and when her left hand started to feel a slight pain, she knew that the cells had temporarily reached their limit and needed to rest.

By the moonlight, she examined her palms.

I estimate that after a couple more treatments, or when I've fully mastered the art of hydration, the scars will disappear completely.

Ino immersed herself in the pool, tending to the scars on her abdomen and back.

Her lower abdomen was fine, but her back was slashed by Chojuro with a flounder, leaving a large scar. She originally thought she would never be able to wear a backless dress again...

Despite the cold water, it gave her an extremely reassuring feeling. The entire pool felt like a part of her own body. Ino closed her eyes, as if returning to the womb, carefully experiencing the unique rhythm of the flowing water.

Ino felt very comfortable tonight. She didn't need to breathe or think. The surroundings were extremely quiet, as if there was nothing else in the world except herself. The damage inside and outside her body was slowly repairing, and her cells made joyful sounds. She felt extremely comfortable and entered a light sleep state directly in the water.

She lost track of time when a somewhat noisy sound of water interrupted her state of near harmony with nature. A little annoyed, she thought, "Who is this? Coming to the mountains to play in the water in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Ino looked through the pond and saw a girl standing on a large rock practicing boxing.

The moonlight was bright, and the girl's expression was resolute. She performed each move with great care. The only problem was her attire, which seemed too revealing in this setting...

Ino was speechless. Hinata, weren't you on duty?

She guessed that Kurenai must have gone to keep a close watch on Arisa. At this time, Kurenai was extremely proactive and worked with great enthusiasm, so it was not surprising that she gave Hinata a day off.

Ino sighed inwardly, "I gave you a day off and you still won't rest? Coming here to box in the middle of the night? You're really addicted, and aren't you afraid of catching a cold like this?"

She's in the water right now, and from her angle, she can see many sights that are not normally visible.

Should we go out and say hello now? As fellow girls, Hinata would probably feel awkward meeting in this environment, wouldn't she?

Should we stay in the pond and continue watching? Perhaps that's not entirely appropriate either.

Ino was caught in a dilemma, and finally chose to continue maintaining the hydrated state... Let's see!

She didn't care about anything—big or white.

Her vision, developed by the steam explosion, is already quite high. Ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu are divided into three categories when used, but in reality, they still have some commonalities.

She could tell that Hinata was practicing her clan's Gentle Fist. The reason she was dressed so coolly was probably to allow chakra to flow rapidly through the many acupoints in her body, so that she could release chakra from the acupoints and create the unique defensive effect of the Eight Trigrams Palm: Heavenly Rotation.

Wearing too many clothes might weaken the ability to project chakra, I guess...

The little girl was covered in a fine sweat. She spun around rapidly while assuming a Gentle Fist stance, channeling all her chakra outwards for defense. She was very determined, but this Bagua Palm: Reversal was just too difficult for her.

Neji Hyuga could grasp this technique on his own without any guidance, while Hinata, despite having her father's instruction and the learning experience of predecessors to refer to, still struggled to master it. It must be said that her talent was indeed inferior to Neji Hyuga's.

However, those in the know understand that in the Naruto world, geniuses are cheap, and cheat codes are the most important!

Without cheating, you wouldn't even qualify to be a bystander in the final battle.

Ino observes from underwater.

Hinata was practicing Baguazhang, her body constantly spinning and swaying, making her dizzy. She didn't think Hinata was qualified to participate in the final battle, but for now, she could still lend a hand.

A stream of water suddenly appeared beneath Hinata's feet, like a human hand, grabbing her ankle and pulling her down. The stones, already smooth from being repeatedly washed by the water, caused Hinata to lose her balance and plunge into the pool with a "plop."

Thinking she had slipped, she didn't pay much attention, grabbed the rock, and tried to climb up.