I decide to ignore my potential mental shortcoming in lieu of experimenting a little with the chakra metal. I start circulating wind chakra through it. Similar to the scalpel it becomes a whole lot more sharp and blendery. Fire makes it emanate heat. Earth makes it heavier (probably tougher too?). Water does nothing at first glance, but when Kakashi tells me to pour some actual water on the sword I find out what that does. It extends the blades range, each swipe of the blade gets trailed by the water on it, somehow without it falling off. Lightning makes electricity arc all over the thing.
After my experiments I reseal the blade and go join Hinata and Hirogi in poker, gotta pass the time somehow. I debate pulling in Kurari and Karari as well, before deciding that watching them stare daggers at a squirming Hirogi is a little bit funnier. Maybe next time. It's after Hinata wins (again) that Sakura rushes in all excited.
"I've done it! I've finally regenerated a removed limb! I knew that I could abuse the mystic palm and just cycle between re-cutting the limb and-" Aaand im lost. Something about cycling between re-opening the wound and healing it? A quick look at Hinata reveals she is just as lost as me.
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After lunch Hinata makes a shadow clone, sending it to scout whilst I decide to rope in the sisters as well for this game. The contrast between them and Hiragi is honestly pretty interesting. Whereas Hiragi has mostly given up, the sisters appear much more… Hopeful? I think the word should be. They're probably sure their teacher is gonna ransom them when the war is over. When Kiraru gets her first win Sakura bursts inside and kidnaps the two of them. Hinata and I give each other a confused look before promptly getting up and following them.
When we arrive we need to spend some time listening before we can understand what Sakura actually wants from them. Apparently, to their immense relief, she wants to make a reusable heal-burst seal tattoo. The idea being to seal-in the regenerative part of the mystic palm and then release it when needed. Hinata and I leave them to it, going back to our game of poker.
When Hirogi gets her second win Hinata gets some intel from her clone for us. She has found a suitable village for us to attack, apparently for this one we can use ninjutsu, hurray for explosions! We will proceed with the attack tomorrow morning. Before going to sleep I quickly make five cluster-bombs, they should prove themselves to be useful.
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We've arrived at our new victim's home. The village once again reminds me of the first one we had attacked. Center building surrounded by houses in a circle, fortyone houses this time to be exact. "The center building is currently empty, there are twenty genin stationed throughout the village, no significant enough clusters" I nod, that should be easy.
Sending in five shadow clones with the bombs leads to the village quickly turns the entirety of it into burning rubble. Hinata gives us a sitrep "All enemies eliminated, there are no living shinobi left". That was quick. On our way back a lightning lance pierces Hinata's heart, destroying it entirely, while another lance hits Kakashi and pops the shadow clone.