novel-bin Chapter 73 New Uses for Panels
Chapter 73 New Uses for Panels
Chapter 73 New Uses for the Panel (Two-in-One Chapter)
It turns out that making a suitable, personalized weapon is such a troublesome thing. In the back room, Taiichi not only measured his height and weight, but also the size of his hands. Later, because he was worried that his strength was increasing too quickly, he specifically asked that the sword be made a little heavier.
After all the commotion, it took a full half hour for Taiyi to emerge from inside. After paying a deposit of 100,000 taels and agreeing on a date to pick up the sword, Taiyi didn't forget to remind the shopkeeper to add as much chakra metal as possible.
Back home, Taiichi felt his chakra levels. After a morning of expending it and sparring with Jiraiya, it was almost completely depleted. Now, without even a sword, Taiichi could only pick up various ninjutsu manuals and begin studying them diligently.
After finishing one scroll, Taichi picked up another. When he received the medical ninjutsu scroll left by Tsunade, he couldn't help but stop, remembering his promise to Jiraiya during the day: "I will definitely find Tsunade-sensei." But how exactly would he find her?
Tsunade's ties with the village have almost completely severed. Her family is gone, her younger brother and lover have both died tragically on the battlefield, her relationship with her teacher is strained, and her two teammates are people she doesn't need to worry about. Perhaps the biggest remaining connection is the village itself.
And now we might have to add my own disciple to the list.
So how could he get Tsunade back? After much thought, Taichi could only think of strengthening the existing bond with Tsunade. As for the specific steps, he could only start with himself, since he couldn't interfere in other people's affairs and could only do his best.
As for the specific method, it is to write a letter.
Yes, that's right, it's writing letters. Being in the village alone, Taichi couldn't possibly find Tsunade on his own, but he could contact her.
Having considered this, Taiyi decisively began to write.
Dear Tsunade-sensei:
Your beloved apprentice respectfully submits this.
He wrote a lengthy five-page document. Although some of the words made Taiyi's scalp tingle and his skin crawl, he felt that this sacrifice was worthwhile for the sake of his goal.
Quan Xin wrote about his longing for Tsunade after her departure, some interesting things that happened in his life and missions recently, and finally some questions and inquiries about medical ninjutsu.
After checking it several times to make sure there were no problems, Taiyi folded it up and put it in the envelope before performing a spirit communication spell by forming hand seals.
"Bang!" A small slug appeared on Taiyi's desk.
"Lord Taiyi, this is the first time you've summoned me. What is it?" came the slug's gentle and kind voice.
"Katsuyu, hello, could you please give this letter to Tsunade for me?" Taiya handed the letter to Katsuyu, his eyes filled with earnestness.
The slug glanced at Taiichi with its two antennae, then stared at the letter in Taiichi's hand. Sensing the urgency in Taiichi's eyes, it nodded and said, "I can only try; I can't guarantee that Lady Tsunade will accept it!"
"I would be very grateful if you could help me deliver it." With that, Taiyi placed the letter on the slug. As the slug wriggled, the letter slowly sank into its body, which amazed Taiyi.
"Then, Lord Tai, is there anything else?" After putting away the letter, the slug continued to ask gently.
"That's all, thank you slug, you can go back now," Taiichi said gratefully.
"Okay, goodbye then, Taiichi. Call me anytime if you need anything." The gentle voice disappeared into the room with a "bang".
Looking at the empty desktop, Taiyi looked forward to the future. He would write a letter every now and then to record his recent activities and ask questions. As Tsunade's disciple, this was a very normal thing for him, neither abrupt nor presumptuous.
Hopefully, this method can gradually strengthen the connection with Tsunade-sensei, laying the groundwork for bringing her back in the future.
At this moment, in the Wet Bone Forest, the returning slug merged with the other slugs around it, and its size began to slowly increase until it reached the height of a person, at which point the merging stopped.
The giant slug began to gather chakra to cast a reverse summoning technique, but after a while, she stopped and muttered to herself, "Did she refuse?" It turned out that Tsunade had refused the summoning.
"Taiichi, I can't help you now!"
At the same time, in a gambling den somewhere in the Land of Hot Water.
"I'm still betting big this time." Tsunade rolled up her sleeves and threw all the chips in front of her away.
Immediately, the other gamblers all placed bets on "small," and some even bet on "three of a kind," but no one bet on "big."
"You bunch of bastards, just you wait! I refuse to believe you won't unleash your ultimate every time!" Tsunade was already furious.
Just then, a sense came through, and it was the slug performing a reverse summoning. But Tsunade had no time to respond to the summoning and decisively refused.
"Croupier, open it now!" Tsunade roared.
"Alright, everyone, place your bets now!" the dealer shouted. Seeing that no one seemed inclined to continue betting, he flipped open the bowl. "1, 2, 3, six points, small!"
As the dealer announced the betting, cheers erupted from the crowd. Only Tsunade sat dejectedly at the gambling table. Two more months' worth of living expenses were gone. Where would she get money next time?
At this moment, she had completely forgotten the slug's reverse summoning. Poor Taiichi, who knows how long it will take for Tsunade to receive a letter.
Training point by the river.
The next morning, before dawn, Taiichi arrived early. He first practiced advanced taijutsu for an hour, thoroughly training his entire body. Then, Taiichi returned to the riverbank to continue developing the ninjutsu he hadn't finished the day before.
But this time, Taiyi was prepared. He created two shadow clones beforehand as a defense before releasing his ultimate skill.
"The Great Water Prison Technique".
Unlike yesterday, this time I was much more at ease with the compression and enhanced turbulence phases in the latter half of the water prison. However, the difficulty increased dramatically when the volume of the water prison was similar to yesterday's.
This is the effect of a skill certificate being valid forever.
Although the skill is not yet complete, the level that has been achieved before can be easily achieved again. As long as Taiyi keeps trying, the skill experience will increase when he encounters the correct direction. After eliminating the wrong direction, the skill will be completed sooner or later with more attempts.
Taiichi had never developed ninjutsu on his own before, so he had never thought about this function of the skill. But after accidentally developing this half-finished skill yesterday, Taiichi suddenly realized this before going to bed last night. Now, after trying it out, it is indeed so.
Excited, Taichi thought that he would become a master of ninjutsu development in the future, and might even be called "the second Tobirama"!
Overcome with joy, he unconsciously relaxed his control over the ninjutsu, and the water prison, which had been compressed to a certain degree, suddenly erupted.
"Not good!" Realizing the danger, Taiichi immediately stood up and retreated while beginning to form hand seals. However, his shadow clones on both sides had already completed their hand seals and flashed in front of Taiichi's main body.
"Water Release·Water Formation Wall" 3
Three walls of water rose in front of Taiyi's main body, followed by the sounds of water piercing through the ground, splashing water, the rustling of the earth and trees, the falling leaves, and the thud of two shadow clones disappearing.
Cold sweat streamed down Taiyi's forehead. This time, because it was compressed even less, its power was much greater than last time. It took three water array walls plus two clones to barely block the water arrow's attack. It seems that he will have to increase the strength of his defense in the future.
After calming himself down, Taiyi created three more shadow clones to stand by, while he himself cast the Water Prison Technique again to begin another experiment.
"Puff puff puff", "whoosh whoosh whoosh", "shrug shrug", "bang bang bang".
Even after Taiyi had exhausted most of the chakra he had extracted, the technique was still not completed.
But Taiichi was still quite satisfied with today's performance:
【S级水遁·大水牢术（改）Lv0（82/100），S级水遁·狂水乱舞Lv0（94/100）】
[Ninjutsu development, skill chakra control +100]
[Ninjutsu development, skill chakra form transformation +100]
[Ninjutsu development, skill water attribute nature change +100]
[Ninjutsu development, skill water attribute form change +100]
[Ninjutsu development, Ninja Apprentice Job Experience +100]
This state of ninjutsu development is fantastic! Taiichi was worried that experience points were becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, and now he has found a way to quickly improve them.
Indeed, the saying "knowledge is power" is true. A ninja who only practices blindly without gaining his own insights and experiences will never achieve great things.
Taiyi looked at the scene and saw that the area within a 50-meter radius had been completely destroyed. The trees were full of holes. He estimated that if he came again tomorrow, he could cut down the trees, level the ground, and create a small training ground.
Composing himself, Taiyi headed home. After breakfast, he still had to keep his appointment at Training Ground No. 3!
Training Ground No. 3.
When Taichi arrived, Rin and Obito were already sparring in the training ground.
Both of them used kunai as weapons, and their fight looked quite intense as they exchanged blows. However, in Taiichi's opinion, regardless of their strength, Obito was clearly holding back against Rin. Many times, even when he could have hit Rin, he would deliberately miss.
When the two were tired and ready to rest, they discovered Taiichi waiting on the sidelines.
"How is it, Taichi? Has my strength improved?" Obito asked Taichi excitedly.
"There has been progress, but not much," Taichi deliberately provoked. "You're probably even further away from Kakashi now."
"Damn it, how could that be? I've been training extra non-stop!" Obito angrily retorted.
"It's no use telling me this. From what I just saw, you didn't go all out in your match with Lin. Your attacks were hesitant and dragged on. Not only did you not get any training, but you also prevented Lin from recognizing her own strength." Taiyi commented mercilessly.
This is the ninja world. Those who don't recognize their own strength are often the first to die. Taiichi doesn't want Rin, whom he has painstakingly taught, to die because of this.
Hearing Taiichi's words, Obito felt ashamed. If Taiichi had only been talking about himself, Obito might have argued back, but since it involved Rin, he had to think about it carefully.
"Rin, I~" Obito turned to look at Rin with guilt.
"Alright, Obito, stop talking. I know you're doing this to take care of me, it's okay!" Rin comforted Obito, "We'll train harder from now on."
Looking at the two of them, Taiichi had to admit that their friendship was genuine, it was just that Obito's feelings went beyond friendship.
"How about we have a real spar to see how you all are doing?" Taiyi suggested.
"Okay!" they both said in unison, then looked at each other and smiled.
With both stations secured, everything is ready.
Since he didn't have a sword at the moment, Taichi took out a kunai as his weapon.
Obito and Rin did the same, both standing in a special angle. Almost simultaneously, they both threw several shuriken to distract Taiichi, while they themselves rushed towards him.
Taiyi, seeing the two move, was not in a hurry. He simply swung his kunai and knocked away the shuriken facing him.
At that moment, Rin rushed in front of Taiichi, facing Rin's kunai thrust. Taiichi didn't block, but simply slid to the side, came to Rin's right side, and gently pushed her, causing her to lose her balance.
At this moment, Obito's attack arrived. Compared to Rin's attack, Obito's attack was much stronger, but it was only comparable to Rin's. In Taiichi's eyes at this moment, Obito's attack was still full of flaws.
Taiichi didn't even need to move much; he just dodged to the side and tripped Obito slightly with his foot, and Obito fell flat on his face.
In just one round, Obito and Rin fully realized Tai's current strength.
Obito stood up angrily, without saying a word, and quickly began to form hand seals. Rin, who was standing nearby, saw Obito forming hand seals and hurriedly stepped forward to attack and restrain Taiichi.
Taiichi nodded in approval. Their teamwork was decent, but their individual strength was lacking. Facing Rin's attack, Taiichi used a kunai to block, easily deflecting the kunai from Rin's hand with his powerful strength, and then delivered a swift punch with his left hand, knocking Rin down.
At this moment, Obito's ninjutsu was also unleashed: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
A two-meter-long fireball flew straight toward Taiyi.
Seeing the incoming fireballs, Taiyi calmly formed hand seals and unleashed Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Fire. One fireball after another was continuously spat out, directly blasting towards the incoming fireball. Don't underestimate Taiyi's small fireballs; their power is considerable, and there are many of them.
Five small fireballs were enough to shatter Obito's Great Fireball Technique, and the remaining fireballs, under Taichi's control, flew towards Obito. Terrified, Obito dodged and weaved, watching the fireballs explode one by one around him, his face growing paler and paler.
Just as Obito had dodged all the fireballs and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Taiichi teleported to his side and knocked him to the ground with a light punch.
Looking at Obito lying on the ground, Taichi couldn't resist a sarcastic remark, "Knowing I'm stronger than you, you still let your guard down after dodging my ninjutsu!"
And so, the battle ended. Watching the two men slowly rise from the ground, Taiichi cautioned them, "I only used the most basic martial arts techniques, and you both handled it like this."
"Obito, Rin is going to develop into a medical ninja. It's understandable that she's weak in combat, but if you don't work hard, do you want to be helpless when Rin is in danger in the future, just like you are today?" Taiichi warned Obito, hoping that he could take this as a warning.
Obito fell silent after Taiichi's words, but his clenched fists showed that he had taken them to heart. Rin, standing nearby, offered him timely comfort.
Once the two had calmed down, Taiichi stepped forward. "Alright, now it's time for the lesson. Obito, are you going to listen to what I'm saying, or go train on your own?" Taiichi said maliciously.