The Great Sage was busy repairing the Glutton. At this point, analysis and calculations were no longer an option.
It wasn't that Shigure couldn't use them—rather, doing so would only delay the Glutton's restoration.
No matter what new ninjutsu he wanted to develop, nothing was more important right now than completing those repairs.
Originally, Shigure had planned to work on developing new Wood Release techniques, but for now, that would have to wait.
Still, if Wood Release was off the table, he could always train in other types of Release.
With his current immortal body, Shigure could draw in natural energy and recover his stamina almost instantly when fatigued. That gave him an idea:
What would happen if he tried his other ninjutsu now? Would there be any changes?
Even better—he no longer needed to form hand seals to activate his techniques.
That alone felt incredible.
"Water Release: Dragon Bullet Technique!"
The moment the jutsu left his hands, the surge of power that coiled around his body caught even Shigure off guard.
If the old Dragon Bullet was already swift and fierce, this one had been elevated to perfection.
No—this was beyond perfection. This was a Super Dragon Bullet.
A massive dragon of water roared into the sky, its serpentine body coiling like a mountain in motion.
The technique's power had jumped straight to S-rank.
An A-rank jutsu erupting with S-rank force—that was the result of combining refined chakra control with enhanced elemental transformation.
Boom!
The impact gouged a massive hole into the ground ahead, more than ten meters wide.
The destructive force was staggering.
Shigure suddenly understood what it must have felt like to be Uchiha Madara—able to make the entire Allied Shinobi Forces scramble to defend themselves from a single casual attack.
My chakra reserves… they've tripled, maybe quadrupled!
And that was saying something. His original chakra pool was already about a thousand times that of an average ninja. Now it had multiplied severalfold again.
That meant his chakra volume was roughly three to four thousand times that of an ordinary shinobi—making him a walking, talking tailed beast.
Even more absurd was the fact that his Super Dragon Bullet had consumed less than one-fiftieth of his chakra—and he had fully recovered it in only a few breaths.
The sensation of his body automatically absorbing natural energy and accelerating recovery left Shigure stunned.
So this… this is what Hashirama Senju's body was like?
No wonder the Warring States Period was filled with monsters.
Who could stand against this? In modern times, you had to train endlessly just to master a single jutsu, pouring in years of work to push your chakra a little further.
But against Hashirama, your effort meant nothing. His sheer chakra reserves alone could crush you, and any chakra he used was replenished effortlessly.
Anyone who had the courage to fight a man like that truly deserved to be called a hero.
"The power of my Water Release has increased more than tenfold…"
If one element had grown so much stronger, the same must be true for his other Releases as well—though perhaps not to such an extreme, since Water Release was the element he had mastered most deeply.
To test it, Shigure formed another technique:
"Lightning Release: Toran Wave!"
This time, the lightning that flared around him wasn't overwhelming in force—it was subtle, sharp, and disorienting.
Countless arcs split into fine streams, weaving together like a massive electrical web. Under Shigure's precise control, the bolts shot outward in a crisscross pattern, each strike piercing through solid rock and leaving behind hundreds of tiny, perfectly round holes.
His control over Lightning Release had never felt this natural before.
What's happening to me?
[Great Sage]:Since the host's chakra reserves have greatly increased, the power of your elemental transformations can now be fully unleashed. Combined with your precise chakra control, this level of manipulation is to be expected.
"So before… my elemental techniques were being held back because my chakra pool wasn't big enough?" Shigure muttered.
He honestly hadn't expected that quantity of chakra would be the thing limiting him.
"Well, that's not a problem anymore."
Time to test the others—Fire Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, and Earth Release.
Although their raw elemental power didn't reach the same terrifying scale as his Water Release, each element now flowed under his control with far greater ease. The fundamentals of all Five Basic Nature Transformations had become second nature to him.
Now, it was time to see what this meant for his Kekkei Genkai.
Shigure wasn't too worried about Transparent Release or Boil Release at the moment. What really interested him was Ice Release.
After all, he'd already revealed this bloodline ability before—using it freely from now on wouldn't be a problem.
Let's see how far I can push it now…
Shigure closed his eyes, focusing on that familiar sensation. His chakra began to condense, its cold bite spreading through his limbs.
"Freezing Moment!"
The instant he opened his eyes, a biting chill and howling wind exploded outward in all directions.
Mountains, rivers, rocks, trees—every blade of grass, every petal—were encased in crystal ice in an instant.
One heartbeat ago, the forest had been alive and green. The next, it was a silent, white wasteland.
And the range…
Not just a hundred meters—the frost had swallowed over three hundred seventy meters with no environmental advantage. This wasn't the Snow Country; there was no natural cold to amplify his technique.
If he combined this with his Thought Acceleration, his control would sharpen even further. Conservatively, he could push the range to nearly five hundred meters.
That meant he could freeze everything within half a kilometer in a single second.
The cost? Only a third of his chakra—and even that was refilling almost immediately. Within a dozen seconds, he was back to full.
And while the Freezing Moment held, he could still chain another Ice Release technique.
"Ice and Snow World!"
With a sweeping motion, Shigure moved like a conductor before an orchestra. Ice and snow condensed from the air itself, swirling toward him in long, flowing streams.
They gathered into the shape of a dragon, coiling around him in midair. Each rotation sent a wave of killing frost rippling outward.
A thought was all it took to reshape it—ice dragon, ice walls, ice spears—the transformation was instant.
The crystalline surface gleamed with a hardness only slightly below tempered iron, and with constant chakra infusion, it could easily surpass steel.
"Ice Release… this is a complete transformation," Shigure said with a grin.
Before, forming solid ice structures required time and focus. Now, it happened as naturally as breathing. His Ice Release had grown three to four times stronger, and chakra consumption was no longer even a concern.
"This… this is Beyond Kage-level power."
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