Chapter 403: Unsealed Porcelain Release
No sooner thought than done. Ishiro wrote a scroll expressing his desire to train his Kekkei Tōta and asking for Ōnoki's in-depth insights on Dust Release.
After sealing it with a sealing jutsu, he summoned the ninja from the Land of Demons branch who was responsible for contacting the village. This person was nearby, his identity being a member of the messenger Anbu by Ishiro's side. This was also a special request from Ikura and the other advisors; from now on, wherever Ishiro went, he had to bring along a ninja who could use the shark summoning jutsu.
"Uo, deliver this scroll directly to the Third. After you get a reply, bring it to me immediately," Ishiro said to the Anbu-disguised ninja.
"Yes." The Anbu codenamed Uo, upon hearing this, immediately bit his finger, summoned a small shark, gave it a few instructions, then placed the scroll in its mouth and quickly dispelled the summoning.
After doing all this, Uo did not leave but waited by Ishiro's side, ready to receive a message from the sharks at any moment.
Soon, as if he had sensed something, he performed the Summoning Jutsu again.
The one that appeared this time was the same shark from before. As soon as it appeared, it spat out a new scroll from its mouth.
Ishiro was a bit surprised. How so fast? Doesn't Ōnoki need time to write his insights? Although puzzled, Ishiro still took the scroll that Uo handed him and nodded at him.
Seeing this, Uo immediately dispelled the summoning, and then, with a flicker, disappeared from Ishiro's sight.
What Ishiro had received was, naturally, the ninjutsu insights on Dust Release passed on from Ōnoki.
Ōnoki knew that Ishiro was very independent, with his own plans for what to train and how to train it. Ishiro could make choices very clearly, directly giving up what he considered unimportant, and could even prioritize the remaining important training content.
Ishiro rarely took detours in his training, which was actually the greatest advantage of being a transmigrator. He clearly knew the upper limit of things and what was worth spending time on. He also knew what preparations were needed to train certain things, which was why, in the eyes of outsiders, his speed in training those strange things was always unbelievably fast.
So, although Ōnoki was not clear on what Ishiro's ultimate goal was, he had no intention of interfering. Even though he had originally thought that Ishiro would ask him for his Dust Release training notes shortly after learning Light Release, he hadn't expected Ishiro to never delve deeper into it, as if his learning it was just to add a long-range, pinpoint strike to his arsenal.
Therefore, the insight scroll that Ōnoki had prepared for Ishiro long ago could never be sent out. But he hadn't taken the initiative to give it either. He was waiting for when Ishiro would add Light Release training to his practice list.
He hadn't expected that only now would Ishiro finally think of further training his Light Release.
So, the shark's round trip was very fast because Ōnoki's insights were ready-made and didn't need to be written on the spot.
Ishiro opened the scroll and first gave it a rough look.
It was clear that Ōnoki had put a lot of thought into it. The content was extensive, containing both the insights of the Second Tsuchikage, Mū, and Ōnoki's own. The content related to Mū mainly focused on his process of developing Dust Release. Ōnoki's content, on the other hand, mainly focused on his learning process, as well as his insights after his control over Dust Release had become more proficient after learning Sage Art.
And believe it or not, both Mū's journey in developing Dust Release and his specific methods were of great inspiration to Ishiro. And Ōnoki's understanding of Dust Release after combining it with Sage Art gave Ishiro a feeling of sudden enlightenment.
Not rushing to train, Ishiro first carefully analyzed this scroll for several days. Only after making sufficient theoretical preparations did he begin his Light Release practice.
This day, Ishiro brought the three of them to a clearing far from the branch, preparing to practice Light Release.
Seeing that Ishiro was not reading a book today but was preparing to practice ninjutsu, Sōkai's trio were all very excited and hurriedly ran over to watch. They felt that the jutsu Ishiro was about to practice was definitely an S-rank powerful ninjutsu and wanted to witness it for the first time.
Ishiro glanced at his three disciples but said nothing. Letting them witness some powerful moves to give them a deeper understanding of chakra was something he had been doing all along.
Ishiro took the starting stance for Light Release, aimed at a small mountain several hundred meters away, and then began to cast.
Unlike in the past when he would unleash the power of Light Release all at once, this time, Ishiro did his best to control its attack range, concentrating it in a small area. The duration was over ten seconds.
The distant small mountain was not blown up like his previous targets but was pierced through with a large hole. The momentum was also much smaller.
Sōkai's trio had originally expected to see a world-destroying scene, but the result was so calm, which they found a bit incomprehensible.
But Ishiro was very satisfied with his result. Not just satisfied, but also a little incredulous. Does this count as successfully performing the Light Release: Boundary Stripping Technique? He had achieved both a reduced attack range and a sustained attack.
However, Ishiro felt that this level was not yet the complete Boundary Stripping Technique. It should be in a transitional period. But he should have at least entered the gate. As long as he practiced more, the day of true success should not be too far away.
However, Ishiro found that the effect of this experiment was much better than he had expected. It seemed that his control over his chakra had improved by a large margin compared to before. An improvement in chakra control was a good thing, but it also had its problems. His perception of the power of the jutsu he had mastered would be biased, which could be fatal at times. Especially since he was now also guiding students. If one day he was sparring with a student and didn't control his power well, then it would be disastrous.
"Could it be because my Yin Release has reached the third stage?" Thinking of this, Ishiro immediately verified it.
The method was simple. He began to form hand seals to perform a conventional ninjutsu. If conventional ninjutsu also had an improvement, then he could rule out the reason being Ōnoki's Dust Release insights. The only thing left would be Yin Release.
"Earth Style: Mountainous Earth Technique!" Ishiro formed hand seals and cast an A-rank earth jutsu.
Two huge hemispherical boulders rose from the left and right in front of them, rapidly closing in on the middle. With a loud bang, the two boulders crashed together, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Hiss~
The three disciples at the side had no reaction. They had seen Ishiro send the mountain-like Mōryō flying in the air. This scene did not even meet their expectations of a high-powered ninjutsu from him.
But Ishiro was very excited. Because just now, his hand seal speed had, for the first time, exceeded 7 seals per second. The average speed was between 6.8 and 7.3 seals per second.
In addition to that, the power of the earth jutsu he cast with the same amount of chakra had also improved to a certain extent, and the closing speed of the Mountainous Earth Technique had also increased.
So, a powerful Yin Release also provided a very obvious boost to all kinds of ninjutsu. No wonder the Uchiha's Fire Release in the original story could make the Allied Shinobi Forces doubt their own existence.
Ishiro was very excited. He had underestimated the boost in strength that his progress in Yin Release had brought him before. He had originally thought that only his genjutsu resistance had improved, but he hadn't expected that his chakra control and ninjutsu power had also greatly improved.
It seemed that recently, besides practicing Light Release, he also had to familiarize himself with the changes in his other ninjutsu.
Thinking of this, Ishiro's body trembled. He forcefully suppressed a certain thought that had suddenly risen in his heart. He took a deep breath to calm his overly excited mind.
Then, Ishiro closed his eyes, and with a thought, he let out a soft cry: "Porcelain Release: Kunai Rain!"
Instantly, a sky full of rock kunai was generated out of thin air, shooting towards an unmanned area in the distance.
"Hahahaha!" Ishiro could no longer hold it in and let out a hearty laugh.
Because for that wave of Porcelain Release: Kunai Rain just now, Ishiro had not used any hand seals.
About eight years after developing Porcelain Release, he had finally completed the feat of casting it without seals.
Porcelain Release was Ishiro's main combat method in non-Sage Mode and non-Tailed Beast Mode. It was versatile and could catch enemies off guard. It could be reused for multiple attacks. It could also be combined with sealing jutsu, infinitely raising its upper limit.
But there had always been a great weakness when he used it: he had to maintain a hand seal to sustain its casting. Before, when he used it, he had to maintain a seal with one hand. If this seal was not maintained, his Porcelain Release would dissipate. This made it almost impossible for him to cast other ninjutsu at the same time. So, in many battles, he had to first create a porcelain clone to maintain the attack.
Fighting with a clone actually had many drawbacks. The process of casting the clone jutsu could easily cause him to lose the initiative, giving the enemy a chance to gain an advantage. And the clone's intelligence and durability were too low, making it prone to problems.
But now, all of this had changed. The success of unsealed Porcelain Release had freed Ishiro from a huge shackle. His future combat style could be much more varied.
Under the incomprehensible gazes of his three disciples, Ishiro waved his hand. "Let's go. Let's go see that small mountain that was pierced by the Light Release."
The group arrived at the large hole that had been pierced by his Light Release.
Looking at the smooth cross-section around the hole, as if cut by a sharp blade, Ishiro was very satisfied.
Sōkai had a question in his heart and couldn't hold it in. "Master Ishiro, the power of your Light Release this time was not as strong as when you fought Mōryō. Why are you so happy?"
Ishiro gave him a sideways glance. "Think about it yourself."
Sōkai was choked by his words, snorted, and said no more.
Ishiro laughed inwardly. You're an Uchiha. How can you not have a few unresolved thoughts in your heart?
"Alright, all of you go back to training. You have to make up for the time wasted today. Basic training time is doubled today," Ishiro was in a good mood. With a wave of his hand, he assigned the training tasks to the three.
"Ah, Master Ishiro, how could you!" Sōkai roared in grief and indignation, lunging forward with bared teeth and claws to protest.
Chiga and the other two also looked helpless. In one social beating after another, they had also begun to recognize Ishiro's goofy nature.
After returning to the training spot near the branch, Ishiro did not immediately continue practicing ninjutsu. Instead, he wrote down his speculations about the role of Yin Release and passed them on to the village.
(End of Chapter)
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