Chapter 97: Researching the Kekkei Genkai!
After a round of moving her with emotion and reasoning with her, Nara Keisuke successfully pried the nature transformation techniques for "Scorch Release" from Pakura's small mouth.
Although "Scorch Release" is a new nature formed by the fusion of the dual natures of "Wind" and "Fire," the proportions of "Wind" and "Fire" within it are not completely equal, but slightly skewed. Because Pakura was born with her Kekkei Genkai and did not acquire it through later research and training, she could not accurately describe the precise ratio of "Wind" and "Fire" nature chakra within "Scorch Release."
Fortunately, Pakura's cooperation was quite active. Keisuke felt that if her information was correct, he should be able to master the "Scorch" nature transformation very quickly. Of course, the nature transformation of "Scorch Release" was not his final goal. What he cared about was whether he could, on the basis of this, research other types of nature transformation fusions.
The Kekkei Mōra, which required the fusion of seven different chakra nature transformations, was something Keisuke didn't have the talent to touch. But an elemental-release-type Kekkei Genkai, and even the higher-level Kekkei Tōta... it wasn't impossible for him to try his hand at it!
"Um, I have a question I'd like to ask." Seeing that Keisuke's attitude was not as impatient and lustful as she had imagined, Pakura mustered the courage to ask. "To use Scorch Release, you must have chakra of both wind and fire natures. But in the battle before, you only used Water Release, Fire Release, and Yin Release. Could it be that you also possess the wind chakra nature?"
Seeing that this boy in front of her was at most in his early twenties, to have mastered three different chakra nature transformations at such a young age was already the mark of a supreme genius. If you were to add wind... that would be four nature transformations! Are all of Konoha's geniuses this exaggerated?
"Wind Release?" Keisuke glanced at Pakura but did not elaborate. He just reached out and took hold of her slender right arm. His left index finger gently traced the circles of white bandages wrapped around her arm, and they bloomed open like flower petals. A faint smell of blood spread to the surroundings, and a shocking scarlet scar appeared on her fair skin.
[Mystical Palm Technique]!
Keisuke's fingers turned into a palm. A hazy green light was released from its center, covering Pakura's arm from a distance. The tingling, itching sensation from the wound made Pakura's brow furrow unconsciously, and a comfortable grunt escaped from her nose. "Nn..."
A moment later, the [Mystical Palm Technique] had completely healed the wound on her arm. Her smooth and tender skin was left without a single scar.
"An advanced medical ninjutsu, a Yang Release nature transformation..." Pakura's heart was somewhat numb. Although she hadn't received a direct answer to her question just now, it seemed she already had her answer. So young, yet he had mastered the five chakra nature transformations of water, wind, fire, yin, and yang. He was simply a monster.
But this monster was actually healing her wounds... "Aren't you afraid that I'll leak your ability information?" Pakura stared intently at Keisuke's face, not missing the slightest fluctuation of emotion on it.
"First, I don't think you can escape this room in your current state," Keisuke said calmly. "Second, who said I wouldn't plant a means to prevent intelligence leaks on you?"
"Hm?" Pakura's eyes widened slightly. Her chin was being lifted up. "Open your mouth, stick out your tongue," Keisuke's fingers gently caressed the Suna captive's delicate chin. "Or I can help you pull it out."
Don't say such scary things at a time like this! Pakura's heart suddenly tightened. She thought of the various means Keisuke had displayed before, and those freely manipulating shadow hands... The Suna kunoichi ultimately obediently stuck out her tongue.
"Hold that pose. Don't move." A ball of chakra condensed at Keisuke's fingertip, and he pressed it on.
[Tongue-Tied Curse Mark Seal]!
Following the trajectory of his fingertip's movement, five black horizontal bars of equal length appeared on the root of Pakura's tongue. The back three were solid, the front two were faint, looking strange and terrifying. But Keisuke's operation did not end there. Using his own knowledge of sealing jutsu, he linked the effect of the [Tongue-Tied Curse Mark Seal] to another secret technique.
[Corpse Demon Kiss]!
The fusion of these two special techniques was an unexpected research gain for Keisuke during his leisure time. It could be seen as a method specifically used for intelligence security between ninja. If a ninja with the seal were to reveal related secrets, it would trigger the paralyzing and stiffening effect of the seal, while simultaneously triggering the effect of the [Corpse Demon Kiss], causing their own chakra to be extracted. The extracted chakra would then be used to maintain the [Tongue-Tied Curse Mark Seal]. This would continue until the ninja's body could no longer provide a single bit of chakra, at which point both techniques would stop operating.
But by then, this ninja would already be a corpse...
"All done." Keisuke released his hands, flicking off a few water droplets. "This way, I don't need to worry about you leaking any of my intelligence."
Just from that slight touch, Pakura had no way of judging what he had done. She also couldn't observe her own state right now and could only ask, "What did you do to me?"
"A very simple technique," Keisuke said with a shrug, both as an explanation and a warning. "As long as you say any secret information about me, the technique will be triggered, causing all the chakra in your body to be continuously extracted until you are completely drained into a dried husk. Hmm, just like the scene when you use [Extremely Steaming Murder] to evaporate the moisture in an enemy's body."
Pakura felt a chill run down her spine. She certainly knew what would happen when her own ability was used. The more she knew, the more she understood how terrifying Keisuke's description was.
"Ahem, how could there be such a ninjutsu," Pakura said, coughing dryly and pretending to be calm.
"Then do you want to try its effect personally?" Keisuke once again reached out and pinched her chin, his thumb brushing over her dry lips. "To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that you've already taken a chakra-suppressing drug and have no remaining chakra in your body, I'd really want you to feel its specific effect. But you also know the way chakra is molded. In the absence of chakra in the pathway system, the technique I just used will directly squeeze and extract your cellular energy, leading to the aging and withering of the human body..."
"Alright, alright, I get it!" Pakura twisted her neck, breaking free from his hand. "Just as you said, I can't even escape this place. How could I reveal your secrets to others?"
"I hope so," Keisuke replied casually.
For the better part of the day, Keisuke remained in this villa, deeply researching Pakura's Scorch Release. And in a place she couldn't see, one after another, [Shadow Clones] were diligently studying this elemental-release Kekkei Genkai, for which he had now obtained the "key."
Keisuke was not prepared to directly synthesize "Scorch Release" chakra within his own body. He planned to first use a large number of [Shadow Clones] created by the [Multiple Shadow Clone Technique], as well as Wind and Fire-nature [Nature Masks], to assist in the learning and cultivation of this Kekkei Genkai.
The [Nature Mask Forging Method] did not specify that the created masks had to be one of the five elements. In fact, Keisuke had already created quite a few Yin and Yang-nature masks. And "Scorch" was also a single chakra nature transformation. In other words, theoretically speaking, he could create a "Scorch-nature" [Nature Mask]! And the moment a "Scorch-nature" mask was successfully born would also symbolize his successful acquisition of "Scorch Release"!
Also, if this cultivation method proved to be feasible, he could also refer to it to research and deduce other types of elemental-release Kekkei Genkai. As for why it was the [Shadow Clones] participating in the experiment and not the more advanced [Shadow Doppelgangers]... On one hand, it was because the [Shadow Clones] shared the same origin as Keisuke's conventional chakra and contained wind and fire natures; on the other hand, it was because the [Shadow Doppelgangers] were purely Yin Release clones.
Keisuke hadn't even figured out the "Wind + Fire" dual nature transformation fusion yet. How could he pursue the more distant and unattainable "Yin + Wind + Fire"? The fusion of three different chakra nature transformations was already in the realm of Kekkei Tōta!
'Speaking of which, the fusion of the three chakra natures of yin, wind, and fire is indeed difficult.' With a constantly flashing inspiration, Keisuke slowly walked out of the small villa "imprisoning" Pakura. 'But what if it's just Yin + Wind, or Yin + Fire?'
'And my own chakra attributes are not just these three. Yin, Yang, water, fire, wind, earth. Paired up, we'll just have to see which combination is more suitable for a beginner to start with...'
'The most urgent task now is to figure out the Scorch Release nature transformation first!' Keisuke stopped and turned to look back at the villa. 'The research content is getting more and more advanced. I feel like I need a more professional research base, maybe even more than one...'
'Should I contact that real estate merchant Oyakata En? Or ask the family for help? Or do it secretly myself?'
While considering a suitable location for a research base, Keisuke moved in the direction of the Kikyo Orphanage.
In the evening.
Plumes of cooking smoke drifted from the sky above the orphanage. Yakushi Nono'o had already completed her emergency rescue mission and returned. But with her, there was also a small, silver-gray-haired child.
When Keisuke returned, he happened to run into the people of the orphanage gathered together, welcoming the new member. Nono'o was thinking about what name to give this child. Seeing Keisuke's appearance out of the blue, a flash of inspiration went through her mind.
"Let's call this child..." Nono'o adjusted her glasses. "How about Kei...suke Kotarō?" (A pun on Keisuke's name, '桂', and the Gintama character, Katsura Kotarō).
(Author's Note:)
Regarding whether Pakura's Scorch Release is innate or acquired, there is no evidence in the manga. This book sets it as "innate." It can be regarded as a secondary setting.
(End of Chapter)
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