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Chapter 277: The Second Self-Created Kekkei Genkai, Scorch Release!
🕑 Added 2025-10-27 12:01:12 +0000 UTCChapter 277: The Second Self-Created Kekkei Genkai, Scorch Release!
Keisuke had thought that "transmuting Yin Release into fire" was the limit of [Prowling Flame Cat Fire]. He hadn't expected the scroll to contain another, even more amazing detail: the jutsu could be fused with other Fire Style ninjutsu at a specific ratio, and the resulting structure would be perfectly stable.
Given: [Prowling Flame Cat Fire] is a Yin Release jutsu that manifests as fire.
Given: It can be perfectly and stably fused with Fire Release.
Wasn't this exactly the "Yin + Fire" fusion he had been searching for?
"The original plan was to research Yin + Water, and then pick between Yin + Wind and Yin + Fire," he mused, his heart filled with surprise and satisfaction. "I can't believe the Two-Tails' S-rank scroll just handed me the Yin + Fire fusion on a silver platter!"
He glanced at the still-unconscious Samui on the back of his Shadow Creature. After confirming she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon, he began to test his new S-rank jutsu.
One of the advantages of Yin Release was that it rarely required hand seals. [Prowling Flame Cat Fire] was no exception. He raised his right hand and, following the scroll's instructions, began to convert his Yin chakra into flames.
Fwoosh—
A ghostly blue flame ignited in his palm, and in just a few breaths, it had grown to the size of his hand, its intense heat warping the cold, high-altitude air. The "body" he was currently using was just a Yin Release shell created by his Shadow Doppelganger Technique; his real body was still back in its shadow, practicing his Sage Arts. The moment the flame was born, it tried to spread, to envelop his entire body.
He cut off the chakra supply, and the blue flame in his hand slowly died. "If I let it spread, would I turn into a 'little blue man' just like Matatabi? The tactical reserves for my doppelgangers have just expanded..."
Having tested the basic activation, he decided to save the full power-test for later. The most urgent task was to test its fusion with Fire Style.
Summoning: Flash Blade Manifestation!
He first took out a blank mask and, following the standard procedure, sealed a fixed amount of the "Prowling Flame Cat Fire" Yin chakra inside it. Then, he took out a Fire Release Mask and a new blank mask. Following the fusion technique from the scroll, he carefully channeled the Yin chakra and the Fire chakra into the new blank mask at the prescribed ratio.
He watched intently. The new mask showed no signs of cracking or damage. When the transfer was complete, the mask was perfect. He knew it was a success.
"Now, let's see if it's the Yin + Fire Kekkei Genkai I was hoping for..." He took a deep breath and picked up the new Nature Mask.
A notification popped up on his panel.
[B-Rank Ninja Tool Detected: [Blaze Release Mask]!]
[B-Rank Ninja Tool: Blaze Release Mask]
[Description: Omitted]
[Effect: 1. Contains B-rank Blaze-nature chakra... 2. The Blaze-nature chakra within can be transformed into an auto-tracking Blaze Release flame for the user's consumption.]
[Evaluation: If you burn everything, won't it be clean!]
"It's exactly what I expected!" Keisuke's face was alight with joy. "This is great!"
He activated the mask, and a wisp of purple-black chakra gathered in his palm, igniting into a swirling, dark flame. Its heat was even more intense than the original blue fire. He let the flames dance over his fingertips, the sight both beautiful and deadly.
"It kind of reminds me of a red-haired acquaintance... '100-Type: Demon-Burning'!"
He slashed his hand through the air, and the purple-black flames left a faint, scorching trail. When he opened his palm, the flames shot out like a meteor, and he could feel his connection to it, able to guide its path through the air.
"Shape transformation, auto-tracking, and terrifying heat. These are the three basic properties of 'Blaze Release'!"
The new jutsu's effects immediately made him think of another, "ultimate" fire jutsu—Amaterasu. It was well-known that Fire Style was the "jutsu of compassion"; for all its destructive potential, it had a pitifully low kill count in the series. But Amaterasu, the inextinguishable black flame... its combat record was also comically bad. It burned a toad's stomach, a snake's skin, a samurai's armor... It even had a specific counter-jutsu: Ninjutsu: Take Off Your Clothes.
It was laughably bad.
But... "As a Mangekyo dōjutsu, Amaterasu is driven by 'dōjutsu,' but it is still fundamentally a Fire Style technique," he reasoned. "From that perspective, could it also be a 'calamity flame' formed from the fusion of Yin and Fire? And for all its failures, its attack power against living things is undeniable. If it is a Yin-Fire fusion, that would explain why it's so lethal to organic matter. In that case, I need to test this new Blaze Release's lethality on living things. If I'm right, it should have a fourth property... 'anti-life'!"
He pulled himself back from these complex thoughts. He couldn't do any more in-depth research in his current environment. But as soon as he got back to the Land of Hot Water, he would immediately create the [Blaze Release Chakra Creation Method] scroll.
"I can't believe I mastered the Yin+Fire fusion before I even started on Yin+Water... This saves me so much time!"
He glanced at Samui, who was beginning to stir, and quickly put his masks away. He wasn't ready to trust this "little golden silk cat" just yet. But, in honor of the S-rank jutsu she had "given" him, he decided to "slightly" improve her future living conditions.
"Ugh..." Samui's eyes fluttered open, and she stared blankly at the sky.
"You're awake?" Keisuke's voice cut in. "We're about to arrive in the Land of Hot Water."
"Teacher Nara!" Samui tried to sit up, but the strain of receiving the Tailed Beast's chakra was too much. She winced in pain.
"Just rest. Don't struggle."
His words made her stop trying to bow. But his next question made her tense up again.
"Samui, what are your chakra natures? Have you been tested?"
"Reporting to Teacher Nara! It's Fire! I have an affinity for Fire Release!"
