Chapter 377: Introduction to Yin Release
Little Saiken and Little Chōmei looked pitifully at Ishiro. They didn't understand why Son Gokū was so stubborn, when he could clearly leave that cage. Ishiro had once described to them how terrifying it was to be stuck in a cage.
Ishiro thought for a moment and said to Son Gokū, "Son Gokū, for the sake of Little Saiken and Little Chōmei, I can release the seal on you, but you must not harm the people of Iwagakure or the Land of Earth."
"Furthermore, as long as Rōshi is alive, you cannot completely leave his body. After Rōshi dies, I can give you your freedom. Do you agree?"
Son Gokū gave Ishiro a strange look. This proposal was entirely in its favor. It didn't understand why Ishiro would do this.
In fact, Ishiro's thinking was very practical. As long as the Four-Tails agreed not to harm Iwa-nin, then the biggest drawback of Rōshi as a Jinchuriki would be gone. No matter how you looked at it, this was beneficial for Iwagakure. The only risk was that once the seal on Rōshi lost its ability to restrain Son Gokū, if Son Gokū were to break its promise, it could break free at any time and attack Iwagakure.
But Ishiro understood these Tailed Beasts. They were, in fact, like ninja. They had thoughts, emotions, and a sense of pride. As long as Son Gokū agreed in front of Little Saiken and Little Chōmei, it would certainly not go back on its word.
Son Gokū was tempted. It hesitated for a while, but in the end, it just snorted and said, "I don't need your sympathy. I can break this seal on my own. When I do, the first ones I'll come looking for trouble with are you Iwa-nin."
Little Saiken called out timidly, "Son Gokū..."
It didn't understand why Son Gokū disliked Ishiro and Iwagakure. It thought Ishiro was great, and Iwagakure was great too.
Hearing Little Saiken's call, Son Gokū frowned slightly but remained silent.
Ishiro thought for a moment. "Son Gokū, how about this? I happen to be staying by Senior Rōshi's side for a while. Why don't I let you out for this period, and we can discuss how to resolve this when I leave?"
Seeing that Son Gokū was about to say something, Ishiro quickly cut in, "Son Gokū, in any case, while I am by Senior Rōshi's side, it's impossible for you to escape. Just think of it as coming out to properly teach Little Saiken and Little Chōmei a thing or two."
This time, after hearing this, Son Gokū did not immediately retort. It always felt that Ishiro had ill intentions and wanted to think carefully about his motives. But at this moment, the two little ones very cooperatively came forward and started to pester it.
In the end, Son Gokū reluctantly agreed.
After leaving the sealing space within Rōshi's body, Ishiro, to the astonished expressions of everyone present, directly released the restraining function of the seal.
Rōshi stared, dumbfounded, as the Four-Tails' chakra continuously poured out of his body. He wanted to stop it, but the seal had been released, and there was no way for him to do so. However, the rampage of the Four-Tails that Rōshi had expected did not happen. After the amount of Four-Tails chakra reached a certain level, it stopped increasing. The chakra that had poured out directly condensed into a small Four-Tails, about the same size as Little Saiken and Little Chōmei.
Son Gokū felt it was a great loss of face to appear in the form of such a little creature. It took Little Saiken and Little Chōmei and walked directly to the side, ignoring everyone. It didn't even spare Rōshi a glance.
Ishiro paid no mind to Son Gokū's arrogance and didn't explain to the others. He just called Kawakita to the side. Kawakita's status was different now; he also held the title of Iwagakure advisor. As he hadn't been back to the village for a long time, Ishiro gave him a detailed account of some of the major events that had recently occurred in the village.
The Land of Grass was not far from Iwagakure. It didn't take much time for Ōnoki to make the round trip. Not long after Ishiro had finished briefing Kawakita, he returned with Katsumata and the others.
Ishiro first solemnly registered Little Chōmei's ninja identity, then issued it a registration card and put an Iwagakure forehead protector on it. Then, he immediately pulled Katsumata over and began to discuss the things he had sensed with his Mind's Eye in the shrine.
Katsumata tried to sense it himself, but unfortunately, he heard nothing.
While discussing with Katsumata, Ishiro also called Natsuki over to have her listen in. Through this event, Ishiro had come to understand that Natsuki's talent likely lay in Yin Release.
Ishiro himself was actually very suitable for learning Yin Release. His spiritual strength far surpassed that of an ordinary person; otherwise, it would have been impossible for the first S-rank ninjutsu he learned to be a sensory jutsu like the Mind's Eye. It was only because Iwagakure had a shortage in the field of Yin-Yang Release, and the difficulty of researching it was too great, that Ishiro had not chosen Yin Release from the very beginning, instead choosing the five elemental ninjutsu.
After that, because the main quest Ishiro had planned for himself was the fusion of the five elements, not the fusion of yin and yang, he had never spent time learning and developing Yin Release.
But the situation was different now. There was a dungeon that could be used to directly study Yin Release. As the Tsuchikage, it was his responsibility to open up a new field for the village. So, although Yin Release was not the focus of Ishiro's research right now, he still planned to spend time studying it properly to see if there would be any gains.
Ishiro was a professional when it came to opening up a new field. Whether it was sealing jutsu, Lightning Release, genjutsu, space-time ninjutsu, or Sage Art, Ishiro had participated to some extent. And his own Porcelain Release was also developed from scratch. It seemed the only development he hadn't participated in was medical ninjutsu. So, even though he didn't have many clues about Yin Release right now, he was still full of confidence.
Ishiro divided his research on Yin Release into two steps: first, help Katsumata get started; second, dump the work on Katsumata.
So, although it was said that Ishiro and Katsumata were discussing it, it was actually mainly Ishiro trying every means to describe what he was sensing to Katsumata.
The following days were very monotonous for Ishiro. Every day, he either researched Yin Release or guided the ninja present in their training.
Ōnoki's party didn't have a clear destination in the first place, so they had no objection to staying near the shrine. Plus, with the occasional pointers from Ishiro, each of them wished he would stay and research for a longer period.
And believe it or not, perhaps due to a psychological effect, in the roughly three months they stayed here, two people really did make great progress in their strength. Both were Anbu guarding Han; two chunin became Quasi-Jonin. This made the others extremely envious, especially the last chunin in that Anbu squad, who was incredibly anxious.
In these three months, the happiest were Riori Uzumaki, Little Saiken, and Little Chōmei. Riori Uzumaki spent every day sparring with others under the guise of training, having a great time. Little Saiken and Little Chōmei also became familiar with her. The two little ones were Riori's most frequent sparring partners, and they stuck together every day. Although the two little ones were small, they were still Tailed Beasts. Their strength was not weak, and Riori's shadow clone tactics were not necessarily enough to wear them out. The one human and two Tailed Beasts were evenly matched and had a lot of fun.
With Ōnoki watching, Ishiro didn't need to worry. What he had to do was grab Natsuki by the ear and stop her from always trying to join in.
Three months passed, and Ishiro, Katsumata, and Natsuki all made considerable gains.
The biggest gain was a theoretical system of Yin Release summarized by Katsumata.
Combining the pointers from Ishiro, which were half-guesswork and half-spoilers from a transmigrator, Katsumata concluded that there were two paths for Yin Release training, each with four stages.
The first path is the Intangible.
Stage 1: Mobilize spiritual power.
Stage 2: Perceive the existence of the soul.
Stage 3: Use the soul to directly attack and kill the enemy's soul. (Representative Jutsu: Spirit Transformation Technique)
Stage 4: The soul exists independently of the body. (Representative Figure: Sage of Six Paths)
The second path is the Tangible.
Stage 1: Strengthen the soul to defend against spiritual attacks.
Stage 2: Yin Release projects semi-tangibly to affect the enemy's soul. (Representative Jutsu: Shadow Imitation Technique)
Stage 3: The soul materializes to attack the enemy's physical body. (Representative Jutsu: Shadow Neck Binding Technique)
Stage 4: Use tangible Yin Release to create life. (Representative Figure: Black Zetsu, or rather, Kaguya who created him)
According to Ishiro and Katsumata's analysis, genjutsu attacks followed the first path. It was just that the users varied in strength; the strong might be at Stage 2, while the weak might be at Stage 1. Ishiro guessed that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan might not be a simple Yin Release, or at least not an ordinary one, so it was not classified.
As for the second path, apart from the Nara clan, Ishiro could find no other reference, so he gave up on it. The few of them focused their research on the first path.
Three months ago, Katsumata was solidly at Stage 1. Natsuki, with her outstanding talent, had not gone through Stage 1, but her starting point was vaguely at the doorstep of Stage 2. Ishiro was also at Stage 1, but with the help of his Mind's Eye and Little Saiken's chakra, he had barely reached Stage 2.
After three months of research and practice, Natsuki, with the best talent but the worst foundation, had just barely stepped into Stage 2. One shouldn't underestimate Stage 2; after all, Stage 4 was the Sage-level, and barely entering Stage 3 could be classified as having Kage-level combat power. So, by just barely stepping into Stage 2, Natsuki had successfully become a Quasi-Jonin. However, her strength as a Quasi-Jonin was likely at the bottom of her peers because she lacked matching offensive techniques. She didn't know genjutsu!
Katsumata had the worst talent, but this path was the most suitable for him. He also barely entered Stage 2. His theoretical knowledge and foundation were the best of the three, and his improvement was gradual and the most solid. His previous experience in developing genjutsu made his progress, in fact, the most natural of the three.
Just a few days ago, Katsumata finally became able to sense the strange voices within the shrine.
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