Chapter 576 : A Shortcut (Patreon)

Sitting in his basement, Fujin was looking at the proposal in front of him. He had figured out what changes he should be making to the proposal. However, he faced an issue when he started incorporating the changes into the proposal.

Fujin let out a sigh and muttered to himself, ‘I now see why Tsunade hated paperwork so much. The changes I plan to make aren't a lot, but putting it on paper will take more than a day to complete…

No wonder Katsuhiro was that angry. I thought it was just due to the passive humiliating comments I kept passing, but now I guess that a good part of that anger was due to working on this proposal 7 times!’ I don't even want to imagine how torturous that would be for someone who never worked in the Hokage Building before.

Fujin shook his head and got up. He created a few Shadow Clones and left the work to them. While he would still need to endure the headaches, at least he wouldn't be wasting his time. The new Shadow Clones began working on the proposal while the remaining Shadow Clones kept working on the seal.

While they worked, Fujin left his house and looked towards the building to his right. Winds suddenly picked up pace and began moving towards the building at a high speed.

Takeshi was relaxing in his room, going through one of the books he had taken from the library. Suddenly, he felt something and got on his feet with his alertness raised to the max as he muttered, “This chakra and the breeze…”

In Takeshi's closed room, Winds suddenly took the form of a person! He watched with a surprised look as the Winds transformed into a clone of Fujin and wondered, ‘Holy hell! How can winds do something like this? Why is sensei's Wind Release cooler than my Scorch Release?’

He asked, “Sensei, is that you?”

Fujin's Wind Clone looked at Takeshi and said, “Meet me in the Training Ground immediately.”

The clone quickly dispersed into the wind. In a few seconds, the air in his room calmed down. Takeshi muttered, “That was cool and freaky at the same time!”

He quickly left his room and ran to the training ground opposite the compounds, where he saw Fujin sitting on a stump. He stopped right in front of Fujin and asked, “Sensei, are we beginning our training?”

Fujin replied, “Sort of. I'm a bit busy with Council duties. We will begin the regular training in a few days after the council meeting is over. I called you here because I mastered an interesting jutsu recently. I wanted to see if I could use it to teach you more efficiently. If it works, then it might be very helpful for you and a bit helpful to your teammates.”

Takeshi became confused. He asked, “Why will it be only a bit helpful to the others and very helpful to me?”

Fujin answered, “It's because Scorch Release is a fusion of Fire and Wind Release, which are my strongest affinities as well. I don't have much expertise in Water and Lightning Release. So they will have limited help. Anyways, you'll understand once we try.”

Takeshi nodded. Fujin said, “Sit down and calm your mind. For what I am planning, you need to be as calm as you can be. Otherwise, it'll be difficult to implement.”

Takeshi became even more curious. He sat down on the ground and began meditating. Fujin thought, ‘Luckily, he is the most calm one from his group. Now, let's see if this will work. Even though this jutsu has a lot of other uses and benefits, it was this ability that pushed me to ask for it from Hiruzen. I'll later try it with Ranmaru as well, though I'll have to do something about the seals I placed on him…’

While he was thinking, several Shadow Clones appeared next to Fujin. A couple stayed next to Fujin while the rest flickered in different directions and hid themselves. They would ensure that no one disturbs Fujin. The seals Fujin had placed in the Training Ground were activated as well. Even Hiruzen wouldn't be able to spy on the Training Ground until he deactivated the seals.

After a few minutes, Takeshi opened his eyes and said, “I am calm sensei.”

Fujin nodded and said, “Good. Now, don't resist.”

Fujin weaved a few hand signs. Takeshi's eyes widened as he noticed something leave Fujin's body. He wondered, ‘Is that sensei's soul? Did sensei master Kato Dan's speciality? Isn't that a forbidden jutsu?’

Fujin's soul looked at him and said, “Calm yourself, Takeshi. And yes, this is Spirit Transformation jutsu, the jutsu Kato Dan created. Now, don't resist.”

After saying so, Fujin's soul entered Takeshi's body. Takeshi felt slight unease and became uncomfortable but didn't feel anything else. Suddenly, he heard a voice directly inside his head, “With the Spirit Transformation jutsu, I can freely enter the bodies of other ninjas. I can take control of their bodies and even suppress or destroy their souls.

In this training, I'll be utilizing the first aspect. By taking control of your body, I'll use a jutsu that I have mastered but you haven't. You will pay full attention to your body and the way your chakra gets manipulated and have your body memorize it so that you can do so instinctively.

If it works like how I envisioned it, then you'll be able to master those techniques to a great extent within a few minutes. If not, then that'll be unfortunate. Your training will continue as usual.

Did you understand? No need to speak. Just think of the answer and I'll know.”

To say Takeshi was shocked was an understatement. He could only think, ‘Yes sensei. I understand. I never imagined that the Spirit Transformation jutsu could be used in such a manner.’

Fujin's soul chuckled and said, “There are several ways to use every jutsu. It just depends on how creative you can get and how good your control over the jutsu is. Always remember this when you train in the future.

Especially for your Scorch Release. Scorch Release is as flexible as Wind Release while being more destructive than Fire Release. How you can use it will only be limited by your imagination. You already know how Pakura from Sunagakure could use it. However, don't restrict yourself to her fighting style or my fighting style. Create your own style. If you succeed in doing so, then you will most likely become a rank S ninja in the future. Otherwise, an Elite Jounin will be the max you could reach even with my guidance.”

Takeshi noted down Fujin's words in his heart. He would never forget such advice and thought, ‘I understand sensei. I will create my own fighting style with Scorch Release.’

Fujin's soul said, “Good. First, display me your current jutsus so that I can get a hang of how you mold chakra inside your body. Then I could replicate it while using my jutsus.”

Takeshi replied, ‘Alright, sensei.’

He got up. While the two of them conversed, Fujin's clones had moved his main body away. Without a soul, Fujin's main body couldn't move. It needed to be protected by his clones. It was why he had increased the security in the training ground.

If someone actually attacked the training ground, the clones could buy enough time for his soul to return to his main body. Even if that couldn't be done, the clones could just teleport with the main body into his house. Fujin wasn't worried about anyone breaking into his house.

Takeshi asked, ‘Which jutsus should I use, sensei?’

Fujin replied, “Use Great Breakthrough, Great Fireball and Extremely Steaming Murder jutsus.”

Takeshi nodded and began weaving his hand signs.
‘Wind Release: Great Breakthrough jutsu’
‘Fire Release: Great Fireball jutsu’
‘Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder jutsu’

One by one, Takeshi displayed all the 3 jutsus. Fujin didn't care about the first two jutsu. It was the third one where all his attention was focused on. With his soul inside Takeshi's body, Fujin could feel how Takeshi's chakra was being molded as if it was his own!

Fujin thought, ‘So that's how Fire and Wind chakra fuse to form Scorch Kekkei Genkai… As I calculated, the fusion has to happen inside my body. Otherwise, it can't be considered a Kekkei Genkai and will only be a combination jutsu.

Still, even though I can feel it clearly, replicating this will still be difficult. The only good thing is that I now have a reference point. I might succeed in copying Scorch Kekkei Genkai with some practice!’