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Chapter 143: [Shinobi Secret Scroll] Triple Combo!
🕑 Added 2025-08-21 15:22:13 +0000 UTCChapter 143: [Shinobi Secret Scroll] Triple Combo!
"Shizune."
Nara Keisuke released the [Shadow Neck Binding Technique], and the lacquer-black hand left the medical-nin's body. "Although Princess Tsunade established the three rules for medical ninja, one of which states that they should never stand on the front lines of battle, your other skills besides medical ninjutsu are a bit too weak..."
"Uuu—"
Shizune lowered her head in shame, letting out a whimper like a wounded cub. "I don't want to be like this either—"
"No, no, Shizune, you've misunderstood me. I'm not blaming you," Keisuke said, waving his hands repeatedly to comfort her. "What I mean is, have you ever thought about learning other types of ninjutsu to enhance your own skills?"
"Huh?" The red-faced Shizune raised her head and tilted it in confusion. "Captain, are you saying..."
"As a captain, I can't just ignore my squad members' weaknesses, can I?" Keisuke said with a shrug, explaining seriously. "Look at Hyūga. I'm always saying her family has gone down the wrong path, wasting a great Kekkei Genkai like the Byakugan."
The captain's fist is big, so the captain is right.
Hyūga Retsu, with her Byakugan, didn't want to say anything.
"So, besides medical ninjutsu, are there any other ninjutsu you want to learn?" Keisuke said, then corrected himself midway. "No, I misspoke. Shizune, have you ever tested your own chakra nature?"
Being a Chunin, and a medical-nin at that, Shizune was aware of the existence of chakra natures. "No," she said, shaking her head. "My talent isn't very good. Learning medical ninjutsu has already taken up most of my time, and I simply can't find the spare time to learn other ninjutsu."
Keisuke pressed on, "Then do you have any desire to learn other types of ninjutsu?"
Shizune glanced at him and didn't say anything, but still nodded ever so slightly.
"That's good. When we get back to the camp later, we'll see if the logistics department has any chakra paper. If they do, we'll use it to test your chakra nature."
Keisuke's gaze shifted to Uchiha Shisui—well, this one didn't need any guidance—and then to Hyūga Retsu beside him. "Hyūga, your problem—"
"Long-range attack methods," Retsu cut in proactively. "Also, I haven't tested my chakra nature either."
As ninja who possessed chakra, the Hyūga clan certainly had the aptitude to use ninjutsu. But the main reason why the vast majority of them didn't learn elemental ninjutsu was because it was "unnecessary"! For the Hyūga, who possessed the "Byakugan" and had mastered the "Gentle Fist," no matter what nature transformation the opponent used, they could see through the technique's structure with a glance and break it apart with a punch... In terms of lore alone, the Hyūga clan was really strong!
"Actually, in my opinion, the most suitable ninjutsu for you, Hyūga, is something like this."
Keisuke raised his index finger. A ball of Yin Release energy gathered at his fingertip. The [Spiraling Shadow Piercing Bullet] suddenly shot out, accurately piercing a leaf a hundred paces away. "No hand signs, instant cast, long-range, and extremely fast."
Retsu nodded seriously, looking at her captain with anticipation.
"But it's a pity. Although the [Shadow Piercing Bullet] is a ninjutsu I created myself, it is, after all, a technique developed on the basis of my family's secret arts. I cannot teach it to you without the family's consent," Keisuke said with some regret. "So, just like Shizune, after testing your specific chakra nature, we'll consider how to perfect your abilities."
Retsu nodded silently. In a squad, the captain and the members were, to put it bluntly, work colleagues. It was the captain's duty not to teach the members ninjutsu; it was a kindness if the captain was willing to teach them. For the captain to do this much was already beyond her expectations.
'We're just a temporarily formed team, yet the atmosphere within it is more comfortable than in my rule-bound family...' Retsu's attention drifted slightly.
Keisuke didn't notice this. He just looked at Uchiha Shisui again. "As for you, Shisui, there's nothing I need to guide you on."
Hearing this, Uchiha Shisui, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately looked crestfallen. Captain, favoritism doesn't work like this...
"Fire Release, kenjutsu, Body Flicker, and a special nin-taijutsu, as well as a genjutsu that I haven't had the chance to personally experience yet." Keisuke patted Shisui's shoulder. "Aren't you already very impressive?"
Actually, the best way for the Uchiha clan to improve their strength was not anything else, but their eyes. But Shisui's Sharingan had already advanced to the three-tomoe level. Any further would be the Mangekyo Sharingan. And to advance from three-tomoe to Mangekyo, one had to stimulate extremely strong negative emotions in him. If Keisuke were to tell Shisui to focus on developing his Sharingan, he would inexplicably feel like he was raising a flag for himself...
The [Shadow Creature] swooped down to their side, carrying the four of them as they flew back to the camp. To their pleasant surprise, the logistics department happened to have a stock of chakra paper. Although the quantity was not large, it was enough for Retsu and Shizune to test their chakra natures.
After applying for two sheets, the four returned to their tent. After some testing, Shizune's chakra nature was "Water," while Retsu's were "Lightning and Earth." As for Shisui, his currently known nature was "Fire."
"For Water Release, I happen to have a C-rank water ninjutsu here." Keisuke looked at Shizune. "It's not a family reward, but something I obtained through other means. It's a water jutsu that assists in movement. The learning difficulty is not high, and the chakra consumption is also small. What do you think, Shizune?"
"The captain is willing to teach me ninjutsu," Shizune said very seriously. "I'm already grateful. How could I be picky?"
"Then please wait a moment. I don't have the scroll with me. I'll write a copy for you later."
The C-rank water jutsu he was referring to was not [Starch Syrup Capture Field] or [Water Prison Technique], but a C-rank technique he had purchased from Lady Cat, [Water Cutter]. By concentrating water-style chakra in the feet, one could gain the ability to slide quickly, even on the ground. At the same time, one could also attack the enemy by kicking out blade-shaped streams of water from the feet. It could be considered a C-rank ninjutsu that was "well-rounded in both offense and defense." The most crucial point was that it did not require maintaining a hand seal gesture during use. This was the most critical reason why he had bought it in the first place.
However, due to his own ability system, Keisuke had not had the opportunity to use it after obtaining it. Teaching it to Shizune now could be considered putting it to good use.
Keisuke turned his head to look at Retsu. "Hyūga, you know I can use Earth Release," he said frankly. "But what you may not know is that I know... a billion and one earth jutsu. What type do you want to learn?"
Retsu said concisely, "Low consumption, long-range."
The conditions of "no hand signs" and "instant cast" were too demanding. She didn't think the captain could produce a similar earth jutsu.
"A long-range earth jutsu?" Keisuke rubbed his chin, and then suddenly seemed to remember something. "Hyūga, and everyone, how is your learning of the [Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique] that the Third Hokage taught us before?"
Shizune confessed, "It's too difficult. I didn't learn it."
Retsu shook her head. "Not enough chakra."
"Uh, I've actually already learned it," Shisui said with some hesitation. "This ninjutsu is honestly pretty powerful, and I happen to be very good at throwing ninja tools..."
"Mm," Keisuke nodded. "Chakra capacity is indeed a problem... Hmm, Hyūga, actually, I also have a low-level long-range earth jutsu here, it's just that its use is... not very aesthetically pleasing."
Retsu frowned. "Aesthetically pleasing?"
Keisuke didn't explain too much. He just silently formed a hand seal and gathered earth-style chakra at the point in his oral cavity. "HE—TUI!"
[Earth Release: Rock Gun Technique]!
He spat out a small pebble, which smashed a not-so-shallow small pit in the ground.
"..."
Retsu was silent. "Captain, I'm sorry..."
"Mm, no need to be sorry. This ninjutsu is indeed not very elegant to use." Keisuke said this on the surface, but in his heart, he still kind of wanted to see the picture of Retsu spitting pebbles.
He gave a pre-prepared plan. "The other earth jutsu, although they can achieve a long-range attack effect, also consume a lot of chakra and are not suitable for your current situation."
Keisuke politely formed hand signs with both hands and separated out two [Shadow Doppelgangers]. "I have a special space-time summoning ninjutsu here, the [Summoning Technique: Lightning Flash Blade Transformation]. Not just you, Shisui can also learn it. It's very useful."
The three team members gathered around the two doppelgangers, watching as they wrote the ninjutsu scroll. Keisuke took this opportunity to check the three [Shinobi Secret Scrolls] he had just obtained.
'Even so, Shizune, your scroll is really suitable for being used as sacrificial fodder...'
Keisuke called up the panel and first opened Shizune's C-rank scroll.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this C-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Miscellaneous]
[C-rank Miscellaneous Item: Paralysis Toxin]
[...]
'Alright, no need to look any further. As expected, it's fodder.'
Keisuke decisively skipped over the content of Shizune's scroll and instead turned his gaze to the other C-rank scroll. 'Hyūga, your strength is greater than Shizune's, and you're a talented beautiful girl from the Hyūga main family... You can definitely drop something good, right?'
Riding the afterglow of the fodder, Keisuke directly opened Retsu's secret scroll.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this C-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[C-rank Kekkei Genkai Technique: Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm]
[Technique Description: The Hyūga clan's secret, super-speed palm strike. A powerful air cannon爆发 of combined force.]
[Technique Effect: The [Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm] can release a vacuum shockwave containing the power of the Gentle Fist. Releasing two at the same time is the [Eight Trigrams Vacuum Wall Palm], which is even more powerful.]
[Technique Rating: Just two straight-armed slaps. How much damage can two slaps do?]
'...'
Keisuke was now speechless. The scroll was opened, but it was as if it hadn't been opened... It was a completely useless ability.
'I've already used two as fodder. My luck can't be this bad today, can it?'
Keisuke shifted his attention to the last B-rank scroll. 'Shisui, you have to drop something good!'
With a thought, Keisuke opened the last scroll.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this B-rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[B-rank Technique: Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique]
[Technique Description: The flying flame dragon devours the enemy with its fiery fangs! The roar of the fire dragon that burns the sky!]
[Technique Effect: After nature transformation, the fire-style chakra is then compressed into a dragon form through shape transformation. Skillfully manipulate the flame dragon to attack the enemy. A skilled user can continuously release several flame dragons, which have an extremely high burning temperature.]
[Technique Evaluation: Vicious dragon's roar! Awooo—]
A non-European's roar of anger erupted in Keisuke's heart. 'Owooo—'
(End of Chapter)
