"What exactly do you mean by that?!" Kakashi suddenly had a bad feeling.
Chapter 101: Kakashi: At that moment, I was just inches away from death [Part 2]
"Not much really, just expressing my admiration for the greatness of the Second Hokage!" Sakura didn't directly answer Kakashi's question. Instead, she asked another one. "Kakashi-sensei, do you know what Kekkei Genkai are?"
"Why are you asking this?" The uneasy feeling in Kakashi's heart kept growing stronger. Why did he feel like this girl was setting up some kind of trap for him?!
"Things like Kekkei Genkai—aside from special cases like the Byakugan and Sharingan—the rest of these bloodline limits can often be achieved by combining two different chakra natures. For example, when Fire and Earth chakra combine, they create the Lava Release; Wind and Fire create Scorch Release; Water and Lightning become Storm Release; and Wind combined with Water becomes Ice Release. These kinds of Kekkei Genkai based on different chakra natures can actually all be created through chakra fusion!"
Sakura explained calmly. "Now, since the Second Hokage was an expert researcher, naturally he experimented with chakra fusion too. Coincidentally, all records of the Second Hokage's experiments regarding chakra fusion were recorded in the Scroll of Seals. And recently, over the past couple years, I've mostly been studying those documents left behind by the Second Hokage about chakra fusion."
"Why are you telling me this? Did you succeed?" Kakashi widened his eyes in nervous shock. He had a very ominous premonition—today might not end well for him at all.
"Yeah! Exactly!" Sakura nodded her head confidently as she openly admitted it. "Not only that, but considering my own unique situation, I've also developed a completely new method of using Kekkei Genkai!"
At this point, Sakura exchanged a knowing glance with Naruto and Sasuke. Without missing a beat, they both placed a hand on her shoulders.
"Did you know, Kakashi-sensei? I can control any type of energy I understand. In other words, as long as there's energy present, I can easily fuse it together!"
As Sakura spoke, her hands already started forming seals rapidly. "My natural chakra nature is Water and Earth, while Naruto's is Wind, and Sasuke's is Fire and Lightning. If we combine Naruto's Wind and Sasuke's Fire under my control, their fusion gives us Scorch Release!"
Three glowing orange-red spheres appeared near Sakura. They looked just like miniature suns. There was no outward sign of heat, but Kakashi could feel the terrifying power lurking beneath that orange glow.
Scorch Release—an extremely powerful Kekkei Genkai capable of instantly vaporizing all moisture within a human body. One hit, and it could turn a person into a dried-up husk. During the Third Great Ninja War, Pakura of the Sand Village, who wielded Scorch Release, made quite a name for herself on the battlefield before being tragically betrayed and killed by the Fourth Kazekage, falling into the hands of Mist.
"Now then, Kakashi-sensei, watch out!"
With that warning, the three Scorch Release orbs shot forward swiftly toward Kakashi.
"I said, are you trying to kill me?" Kakashi broke into a cold sweat as he quickly dodged aside. The wooden post behind him took the hit instead, struck by the fireball. Within a blink of an eye, the remaining bit of moisture inside the wooden post evaporated completely, and cracks covered its surface, making it look like it would shatter at the slightest touch.
Seeing this, Kakashi's forehead dripped with even more sweat. If that had been him getting hit, his life would've ended right there.
"How can you say that, Kakashi-sensei? This [Scorch Release] wasn't mine at all! I merely did hand seals—I was just a relay station! All I could do was combine the chakra refined by Naruto and Sasuke. Everything else has nothing to do with me!"
Sakura put on an innocent expression, earning herself another glare from Kakashi.
"Like I'd believe that!" Kakashi chuckled lightly before his body instantly sank underground, vanishing without a trace.
"Trying to sneak attack me from underground? Kakashi-sensei, the ground is too hard—be careful not to freeze your hands!"
Without showing any concern, Sakura smiled slightly while forming several hand seals. Frost spread outward from beneath her feet in an instant, quickly covering the entire surrounding area. With the influence of [Ice Release] chakra upon the hardened ground, Kakashi could only reluctantly abandon his original plan and reemerged from the side.
"So this [Ice Release] comes from combining Naruto's wind-natured chakra with your own water-natured chakra? You really are a genius, Sakura!"
Kakashi couldn't help but sigh in admiration. After all, Sakura was still just a twelve-year-old girl who'd managed to figure all this out. When he himself was twelve, due to his muddled thinking, he had caused Obito's tragic death.
"I'm no genius," Sakura shook her head. "I'm merely standing on the shoulders of giants. It was all possible thanks to the data that Second Hokage left behind. Although Second Hokage's research on chakra combination was incomplete, it gave me tremendous help. With that base knowledge, I built on it and used the Power Stone's energy manipulation ability to artificially fuse Kekkei Genkai. The real genius was Second Hokage."
Inside the Hokage Office, Third Hokage nearly threw away the pipe in his hand. He hadn't expected Sakura to actually complete the chakra fusion based solely on the minimal amount of experimental data left behind by Second Hokage. If this method of chakra fusion could be mastered, Konoha would become the unstoppable force in the ninja world! Just imagine: during battle, others would use basic elemental natured ninjutsu, while Konoha would unleash Kekkei Genkai immediately. Perhaps then, Konoha could restore the immense strength it once had back when First Hokage was alive.
"Kakashi-sensei, don't try fooling us with Shadow Clones anymore—it won't work!"
Sakura shouted toward another direction, while the Kakashi beside her vanished immediately—this one was just a clone, and the real one had long since hidden himself.
"Hmph, you found me out?"
Kakashi's voice came from within nearby bushes, followed by intense lightning flashing through the foliage. "Since you're all being so serious, as a teacher, I shouldn't fall behind either."
[Lightning Release: False Darkness]
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