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Chapter 119: Adding points, it's really good!
Chapter 119: Adding points, it's really good!
Nothing happened that night. After a good rest, Taiyi went to his private training ground by the river early the next morning.
Winter nights are long. When Taiyi arrived at the riverbank, it was still dark. The shimmering river reflected the setting moon, and the rushing water made the surroundings seem unusually quiet.
After the routine physical and sword training, Taiyi sat cross-legged on a large blue stone by the river and began to slowly take stock of the gains from this mission.
Name: Matsushita Taichi Occupation: Genin Lv9 (584/1600)
Talent: Diligence can compensate for lack of talent, academic star, highly effective. Age: 8 years old. Physique: 22 (1/3).
Power: 22
Agility: 21
Spirit: 25
Chakra: 19500 (19500)
Attribute points: 18
Skill points: 19
Fire attribute transformation Lv9 (662/1600)
Wind attribute change level 8 (524/1400)
Water property change Lv8 (286/1400)
Earth attribute property change Lv4 (103/600)
Lightning attribute change level 3 (308/400)
Yang attribute property change Lv7 (654/1200)
Yin attribute property change Lv5 (104/800)
Chakra Form Transformation Lv8 (629/1400)
Chakra Control Lv9 (316/1600)
技能：进阶体术Lv3（1031/4000），进阶冥想Lv2（1554/3000），进阶刀术Lv3（1225/4000）衍生技能：刀势（守护）威能+5%为守护而劈出的刀，威力更大，刀势中加入守护之意，让敌人有着坚不可摧之感，怪力Lv6（420/1000）
Comment: Only Konoha's genin can truly create miracles. You shouldn't be promoted to chunin!
The long-awaited scathing吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks) is here. Is the panel complaining that Taiichi's promotion is too slow? But this isn't wartime, and promotion can only be done through the ninja village's assessment. He's like a skilled cook without ingredients.
Putting that aside, the main gains from this mission were twofold: firstly, my job level increased by 1 level, and I gained 1 attribute point and 1 skill point each.
Secondly, this was the biggest gain from the mission. During the mission, to avoid burning his feet with the molten glass on the ground, Taiyi had the brilliant idea of wrapping his feet in flames.
It was just a sudden idea that popped into my head. In the emergency, I used it without thinking and unexpectedly succeeded on the spot.
Not only did it prevent burns to the feet, but more importantly, the panel provided immediate feedback.
[Inspiration bursts forth, Chakra control +200]
[Inspiration strikes, Fire attribute change +200]
[Inspiration strikes, Cremation Technique Lv0 (1/100)]
That's right, the ninjutsu that Taiichi had been longing to develop—the Cremation Technique—has finally been transformed into a skill.
Although Taiyi had tried to envelop his body in flames before, the feedback from the skill's formation showed that the difference was enormous.
In the past, Taiichi could only barely control the flames he emitted so as not to harm himself, thanks to his superb chakra control and understanding of fire attribute nature transformation.
But now, in a flash of inspiration, he has officially achieved the initial stage of transforming into flames—being unafraid of high temperatures.
That's why this skill is displayed on the panel, signifying that Taiichi has finally gotten on the right track in developing this ninjutsu.
Taiyi was initially happy, thinking that once the skill was formed, with his talent of proving himself once and for all and making up for his shortcomings through hard work, it would not be a matter of time before he could completely master this ninjutsu.
But after several days of continuous attempts, and now, calmly reflecting on the insights gained from the development of his skills, Taiyi sadly realized that it really was just a matter of time. Only, this time wasn't a week, a month, or even a year; it was probably at least 10 years.
This is under the premise that Taiyi has various talents and can constantly adjust the direction of his efforts, so you can imagine how difficult it is to develop this skill.
The dragon-slaying hero ultimately became the dragon himself.
Originally, Taiyi insisted on focusing on self-cultivation, but under the pressure of the approaching Third World War, he finally used his ultimate move from the bottom of his heart—adding points!
As skill points are consumed, the panel immediately provides a notification:
[Consuming 1 skill point, your skill Cremation Technique has been upgraded to Lv1 (1/100), and related insights have increased.]
[Fire attribute change +1000]
Your Fire Attribute Change skill has been upgraded to Lv10 (62/2000)
A torrent of memories erupted in his mind, far surpassing any previous memory infusion, making Taiyi feel as if he had been in a world filled with flames for decades.
In this world, Taiyi started as a tiny orange flame, about the size of a little pinky finger, and slowly absorbed energy, devouring other flames until he finally transformed into a blue-white fire giant.
Throughout the process, Taiyi transformed into flames, constantly experiencing the various changes of these flames—sometimes intense, sometimes warm, sometimes violent, sometimes scorching.
After the memories were fully integrated into Taiyi's body, even his eyes momentarily changed, as if he had experienced many vicissitudes of life.
Only then did Taiichi truly realize the difficulty of this ninjutsu beyond its limits and its terrifying potential.
To master this ninjutsu, you first need to have an extremely high level of fire attribute nature transformation. According to Taiyi's own estimation, you need to reach at least level 10.
This is already the highest level of Jonin. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi, at present, may not have reached Lv10 in his Fire Release Nature Transformation. It doesn't mean that just because he has Kage-level strength, his Nature Transformation has reached Kage-level level. It just means that Hiruzen Sarutobi's overall ability has reached Kage-level combat power.
Another basic requirement is that one's chakra control must also reach Lv10, which Taiyi currently lacks, only at Lv9.
These two conditions are merely the foundation for successfully mastering it.
Its true difficulty lies in its understanding of the essence of fire, and on this basis, it elevates the advanced form of Fire Release—Flame Release.
This is precisely what Taiyi gained from transforming into flames for decades in his memories. The flames of Fire Release not only have a higher temperature, but their main function is to transform matter into a chakra form that is similar to flames through combustion.
The rest is achieved through superb chakra control, using this chakra form as a medium to transform between the physical body and the flames of Fire Release.
Of course, without the experience of transforming into flames, this transformation process would have taken Taiyi several years to figure out. This is precisely the power of skill points; as long as there is a basic skill, adding points can instantly complete the entry-level skill.
Following the memories in his mind, Taiyi slowly began to form hand seals, experiencing the various changes in the chakra within his body, from ordinary chakra to fire-style chakra, and then from fire-style chakra to the more advanced fire-style chakra.
Maintaining this chakra conversion process, he controlled the fire chakra to reach his index finger, and a golden flame instantly emerged from between his fingers.
Feeling the temperature of the flame, although it was only a small one, its temperature was terrifyingly high. With a flick of his finger, Tai sent the flame flying to the ground not far away. Instantly, the area around the flame was ignited by the high temperature, and the ground that came into direct contact with the flame quickly melted.
Throughout the process, the flames remained remarkably stable. They did not intensify as the surrounding flames spread; instead, they gradually shrank as the combustibles in direct contact with the flames were exhausted.
This is a very interesting phenomenon, but now is not the time to explore it.
Having gained experience from his first attempt at converting Fire Release chakra, Taiyi immediately condensed a ball of Fire Release flame between his fingers. The next step was the actual test of the Creation Technique. Because his chakra control was not yet up to par, Taiyi did not dare to be too reckless. The first test only covered the area of his index finger.
As the flames of the Fire Release slowly descended, enveloping his entire fingertip, Taiichi felt no burning pain. He carefully controlled the transformation process between his body and the flames, and everything went much more smoothly than Taiichi had imagined.
Initially, this transformation required self-regulation, but later it seemed to become a bodily instinct. The flames seemed to have their own will, freely switching between the body and the flames according to Taiyi's will.
As Taiyi's will progressed, the area of this transformation into flames gradually expanded, first his palms, then his upper arms, and finally his entire arm transformed into the shape of flames.
But that was the end of it. No matter how Taiyi tried to control it, the range of the flames did not expand. Taiyi felt a sense of being unable to control it. He realized that this was one of the flaws in his chakra control.
After canceling the flame transformation on his hands, Taiyi tried transforming other parts of his body. His limbs and torso could be transformed smoothly, but when he tried to transform his brain, a fear of death immediately rose in his heart, scaring Taiyi into stopping the experiment immediately.
Thinking carefully about the memories in his mind, Taiyi also knew that this was still a problem of chakra control. The substandard chakra control made the fire release flames lack a trace of spirituality.
At a certain moment during the brain's transformation, human consciousness loses all protection, and this missing spirituality becomes the vessel for human consciousness at that moment.
Without it, at that crucial moment, the consciousness of losing protection would slowly dissipate, and if Taiyi used the cremation technique a few more times, he would not be far from becoming a vegetable.
Even so, Taiichi was quite satisfied. He could gradually improve his chakra control, and if necessary, he could directly add points to it. Now that the cremation technique was successful, Taiichi most wanted to know if his original plan could be realized.
At this moment, Taiyi took out a kunai and slashed it across his arm, leaving a cut more than ten centimeters long, from which blood gushed out.
But as soon as Taiyi had a thought, the wound turned into golden flames. As the flames appeared and disappeared, the gruesome wound also disappeared. A smile appeared on Taiyi's face. This initial idea was considered a success.
Without further hesitation, Taiyi pierced through the kunai into his palm. Looking at the kunai embedded in his hand, Taiyi activated his transformation technique, turning his entire palm into flames, and the kunai fell to the ground. In just a moment, nearly half of the once intact kunai had melted away.
As the flames reformed into flesh, his hand returned to its original state. Then he experimented on his limbs, torso, and even internal organs, and the results were very satisfactory to him.
In the future, at least in the near future, unless Taiyi is attacked in the head or killed in one blow, all sneak attacks will be basically useless against him.
However, this ninjutsu is not without its flaws. First of all, its biggest drawback is that it consumes too much chakra. Simply releasing fire jutsu is fine and can be used in ordinary battles, but once it involves the body turning into flames, the consumption increases exponentially.
In just a few tests, Taiyi's nearly 20000 chakra was almost depleted, showing that at this point, it could only be used as a trump card to save his life.
At this point, Taiyi could only put aside his thoughts. There were still many aspects of this ninjutsu that needed to be tested, but unfortunately, Taiyi's chakra was already depleted, and today's experiment had to end here.
Taiyi stood up and turned to look at the Flame Release flame on the ground, which had now weakened to just a tiny spark.
It seems that the way this Flame Release flame exists is also quite unique; otherwise, with Taiichi's previous amount of chakra, the flame should have been extinguished long ago.
With a wave of his hand, he extinguished the last trace of his technique and left the training ground. This Flame Release technique was now Taiyi's trump card for survival, and he couldn't let anyone else discover it.
Back home, Taiichi, who had no extra chakra, didn't plan to go out. He had already mastered the Cremation Technique, which was originally his mid-term goal, thanks to the extra chakra he had invested.
As for the sealing technique, which is the immediate goal, it's still just a step away from success, so Taiyi naturally needs to work even harder. After all, the more trump cards the better, and the stronger the ability to protect oneself, the better.
After a quick breakfast and some personal hygiene, Taiyi went straight to his study to study sealing techniques.
As time went on, when Taiichi felt that his chakra had almost recovered, he began to experiment with Fire Release.
Flame Release is a prerequisite for the Creation Technique. It is an advanced form that arises after understanding a certain essence of the fire attribute. Therefore, it is still a type of fire release, not a bloodline limit. It is just that it is more distinctive than ordinary fire release.
Taiyi's current task is to explore the unique characteristics of Fire Release. The additional points are simply to teach Taiyi how to release it. However, the effects it produces are something Taiyi must discover for himself.
Taiyi conjured a flame in his hand and tried to control its temperature. After all, they were indoors, and the temperature of the flame was so high that it could easily set the house on fire if they weren't careful.
However, things didn't go as planned. When Taiichi lowered the flame temperature to below 2000 degrees, the originally golden Flame Release flames suddenly turned into bright yellow flames without any transition.
The instant the flames changed color, Taiyi sensed that this was no longer a fire-escape technique. This feeling was indescribable, as if the fire-escape flames he released were connected to him.
After many attempts, Taiyi was finally able to confirm that Fire Release has a minimum temperature of 2000 degrees Celsius. Below this temperature, it will degenerate into ordinary flames.
The connection between Taiyi and Flame Release does indeed exist. He can vaguely sense the location of his Flame Release. Although he doesn't yet know what the use of this connection is, it doesn't stop Taiyi from being happy about it.
Since the flames from the Fire Release technique can only maintain a minimum temperature of 2000 degrees Celsius, Taiichi had to reduce the size of the flames for the safety of the house. Fortunately, when the flames were reduced to the size of a finger, even at such high temperatures, their impact range was very limited.
This experiment also made Taiyi consider buying a new house. His current house was too small, and there wasn't even a decent training area. Any slightly loud noise required him to go outside, which was not only inconvenient but also lacked privacy.
Especially when cultivating a life-saving trump card, the training ground should be as secluded as possible. After all, Konoha not only has the Hokage who is used to spying with his telescope technique, but also Root, which has spies everywhere. More importantly, the leader of Root has always disliked Taichi.
Returning to the experiment, through this specific test of Fire Release, Taiyi ultimately discovered four characteristics of Fire Release:
1. The initial temperature of the Flame Release flames is as high as 3000 degrees, and the temperature can drop to as low as 2000 degrees. Taiichi's current ability can raise the temperature to a maximum of 4000 degrees.
2. There is indeed a spiritual connection between the Flame Release technique and Taiichi, but this connection is not strong enough at present. It is believed that this connection will continue to strengthen as the skill level and chakra control improve.
3. With sufficient fuel, the flames of Fire Release can continue to burn in the form of Fire Release and will not degenerate into ordinary flames over time.
4. Flame Release Flame is a "active" flame. In the absence of fuel, it will autonomously absorb free energy from the air to continue burning. However, at present, this activity is very low and cannot support the flame to exist forever.
Each of these characteristics has unlimited potential for development, but Taiyi's current basic abilities are too poor, so he cannot fully develop and utilize the power of these characteristics.
This made Taiichi sigh repeatedly, realizing he was still too weak; he had such great abilities, yet he couldn't unleash them. He wondered what Minato and Hizashi's expressions would be if they heard his lament! One could easily imagine a helpless eye roll.