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Chapter 106 New Goals
Chapter 106 New Goals
"The art of water transformation?" Yang Ping asked in confusion. "I have seen it in the family library. It is a very powerful secret technique. It is said to be able to turn the body into liquid, thereby avoiding physical attacks."
"Is it that powerful? Doesn't that make it invincible?" Saori, who was standing next to her, clearly didn't understand this ninjutsu and asked the question that was on her mind.
"It's really powerful, but I heard it's very vulnerable to Lightning Release!" Yang Ping said enviously. He thought how cool it would be if he could also use this ninjutsu. He could turn into liquid and merge into rivers, lakes and seas with a "whoosh," and then unexpectedly kill the enemy with a single blow. Just thinking about it was exciting!
"Even the most powerful ninjutsu depends on the user. If an S-rank ninjutsu can't hit anyone, it's useless!" Taiichi warned the Chunin.
"By the way, Taiichi, why did you ask about the Water Transformation Technique? Even within the Hozuki clan, only a few people can learn this secret technique. Who outside would know its secrets?" Yangping poured cold water on Taiichi's enthusiasm.
"I feel like this is also a way to indirectly improve one's own defense, but it's more difficult to research!" Taiichi muttered unconsciously, staring at the juice in his glass.
"Slap" *2
Two simultaneous slaps to the forehead rang out. Yangping and Saori exchanged a glance, both surprised by their tacit understanding and helpless that Taiichi had once again become engrossed in thought!
"Hey Taiichi, we came here to have fun, why are you thinking about ninjutsu again?" Yangping said irritably.
"It was my fault, let's continue eating!" Seeing the two of them united in their hatred, Taiyi repeatedly begged for forgiveness, and the smile on his face unconsciously increased.
Why? Because in that very instant, Taiichi suddenly understood his direction. Physical training was the long-term goal, and as for ninjutsu, instead of worrying about the Earth Release techniques he wasn't yet familiar with, he should focus on the Fire Release techniques he was currently specializing in.
Since someone in history was able to develop a water-based technique, Taiyi could also develop a "fire-based technique."
This is much more convenient and faster than putting on a layer of armor. It also allows you to refine your Fire Release techniques during development. Once completed, you will not only have a trump card to save your life, but you can also enhance the power of your Fire Release techniques in all aspects.
This is Taiyi's mid-term goal, after all, the "cremation technique" is not something that can be easily accomplished.
In order to find a way to improve defense in the short term, Taiyi finally decided to focus on sealing techniques.
Just like the previous sealing technique, the One-Line Lamp Array, Taiyi recently decided to work hard on it, hoping to be able to make his own talismans. He plans to carry 10 or 8 talismans with him, which should be enough for the strength of the enemies he has encountered so far.
With a plan in mind, Taiichi felt much more relaxed and chatted more freely with Yohei and Saori.
This change quickly caught the attention of Yohei and Saori. Seeing that Taiichi had fully recovered, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Taiichi's previous condition had really frightened them.
"This kid either doesn't cause any trouble, or he does, and he's always so difficult to deal with! As expected of me, I've managed to solve this!" Yang Ping thought to himself, as if a little man was laughing wildly, with an arrogant and domineering attitude, much like the Uchiha's maniacal laughter.
The three of them played around and happily spent what should have been a day of special training. However, they were not disappointed. On the contrary, because of the day's relaxation, they felt that the subsequent training would be more efficient.
Upon returning home, Taiichi immediately retrieved the sealing techniques Kushina had given him and began to diligently study them. The very next day, he sought out Kushina directly to ask her for guidance.
Taiyi's purposeful learning and training yielded particularly noticeable results.
【Sealing Technique Lv4 (36/600)】
In just a few days, Taiichi's sealing technique leveled up twice. However, the only drawback was that, according to Kushina's confirmation, although Taiichi's sealing technique had improved significantly, he still had a long way to go before he could complete the sealing talismans that Kushina had given him on his own.
It was at this moment that Taiichi realized that what Kushina had given him was not a simple sealing talisman for the One-Element Lantern Array. Although the One-Element Lantern Array was a beginner-level sealing technique, it could restrict the movement of others, but at most it could only interfere with genin, and even chunin could easily break it.
As for why Kushina's sealing talisman is so powerful, it's because what's drawn on the talisman isn't a simple single-element lamp array, but rather multiple single-element lamp arrays nested together to form the sealing technique, Multi-Element Lamp Array.
The power of this multi-layered lamp array is theoretically limitless. As long as you have enough chakra and your sealing technique is powerful enough, you can nest more lamp arrays of the same type to form a multi-layered lamp array that can seal everything.
Of course, this is just theory; you can only think about it in your dreams during the day. If ordinary people have the time and energy for this, they might as well learn more powerful sealing techniques.
Getting back to the main point, despite Kushina's discouraging remarks, Taichi remained undeterred. According to Kushina, once Taichi's sealing technique reached level 6, he would be able to create sealing talismans himself. For now, of course, he shamelessly begged Kushina to make a few more for him.
Taking advantage of his young age, Taiichi shamelessly called out "Sister" repeatedly, which captivated Kushina. She went all out and made 10 sealing talismans for Taiichi in one go, which exhausted her afterward.
As a result, Minato's gaze towards Taichi has been strange these past two days, full of resentment and a hint of barely perceptible jealousy. He hasn't even enjoyed the same treatment as Kushina yet!
Taiichi, being grateful, personally cooked a sumptuous meal, which Minato and Kushina ate until they were so full they didn't want to move a finger, before finally stopping.
Unexpectedly, not only did Minato look at Taiichi with even more resentment afterward, but Kushina also started to complain about him.
After enjoying such delicious food, who would want to go back to the simple meals of the past? This shows that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Holding 10 "Enhanced Multi-Light Array Talismans" in his hand, Taiichi was overjoyed, humming an unknown tune. "These two are for Yohei, these two are for Saori, these two are for Captain Yamaguchi, and I'll keep four for myself for self-defense. Hmm~ Perfect."
We'll assign them the missions before tomorrow's mission, which will better guarantee their safety in the future. I just don't know if Yangping and Captain Yamaguchi have any basic sealing techniques.
This thing is not like an explosive tag. It is difficult to make and even more difficult to maintain. It becomes useless after a few days if left unused. No wonder Konoha does not provide every ninja with one.
The plan was going well, but the information that came next left Taiyi unsure whether it was good or bad.
The flapping sound of wings came from beside the bed, followed by a quack-like cry: "Taiichi, Taiichi, open the window quickly, Gigi is going to fall out!"
Taiyi turned around and saw a fat bird flapping its wings, its short legs flailing about on the narrow windowsill, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't stand up.
What a stupid bird! Taiyi shook his head helplessly and could only quickly step forward to open the window and let the fat bird fly into the house.
Looking at the Gigi bird standing on the table preening its feathers, Taiyi said with exasperation: "Gigi, why are you so disappointing? Didn't you say you were going to lose weight? How come you're getting fatter and fatter?"
The fat bird, feeling guilty, froze as it preened its feathers upon hearing Taiyi's scolding: "This—"
Um—I've been hunting a lot lately and eating a bit too much, so—"
Listening to the fat bird's stammering, Taiyi didn't hold back. Taking advantage of the bird's momentary lapse in attention, he grabbed its wings and weighed them in his hand. Good heavens, when he first met it, it only weighed four or five pounds, but now it probably weighs seven or eight pounds.
"Tell me, did you go somewhere to freeload again? Captain Yamaguchi repeatedly told me not to feed you anymore. Are you trying to kill me?" Taiichi deliberately scared the fat bird. If it got any fatter, it would really be bird death.
"Gigi, let go of Gigi!" Fat bird Gigi's hoarse voice sounded even sharper, but it could only give in to Tai's unwavering gaze. "Gigi, it's Saori! Gigi went to Saori's house to find something to eat."
Sure enough, only Saori's personality could resist this fat bird's persistent pleading and she would feed him.
Having received the answer, Taiyi relaxed his wings, still trying to scare him: "Gigi doesn't have a wife yet, so there's no way he can have children! I've heard that fat birds not only don't attract females, but they also have a hard time having offspring."
"Gigi, I'm a medical ninja, I have that kind of experience." Taiichi looked at the fat bird with certainty, his eyes revealing an unquestionable authority.
The fat bird, who was initially clueless, was suddenly shocked. Its entire body turned somewhat dark, and its neck, like a rusty gear, creaked as it turned towards Taiyi: "Ji~Ji~ Is there~ any~ hope~?"
"Then it's up to you!" Taiichi said seriously, "Start your diet now!"
"Okay~ Alright!" Upon hearing about losing weight, Gigi wilted like a bird, but thinking of her future happiness, she still nodded in agreement.
"Alright, enough about you, you fat bird!" Taiichi, having achieved his goal, quickly changed the subject: "You still haven't said what you came here for. Did you bring any messages with you?"
"Ah! Gigi forgot, it's all Taiichi's fault." Fat Bird said regretfully, "Zhengfu said he has a solo mission to carry out tomorrow, and told you to arrange your own time from now on."
"What? The captain abandoned us!" After the initial surprise, Taiyi became happy again. Now he would have more time to train. But then he thought again, it still wouldn't work. Training on his own would be less efficient. He still needed to practice in real combat. But this time he could control himself.
"Gigi, it's a mission assigned by the Hokage, there's no other way, and I'll be back in a while," Fat Bird explained to Captain Yamaguchi. "I still need to inform Saori and Yohei, so I'll fly off now!"
Watching the plump bird struggling to flap its wings and slowly take off, Taiichi felt a bead of cold sweat drip down his forehead. He realized that he had spoiled the silly bird with its gluttonous habit, and a wave of guilt washed over him. "Don't eat any more snacks at Saori's house. Also, tell Saori and Yohei that we'll meet at Training Ground 3 again tomorrow."
"Gigi, I know, I won't eat it anymore, Gigi!" The voice drifted away on the breeze, leaving only a few wispy feathers behind.
Looking at the now quiet room, Taiyi, having some time again, picked up the sealing technique scroll and began studying it. Watching the constantly appearing panel prompts, Taiyi didn't find it boring at all.
When he gets tired of studying sealing techniques, he'll delve into fire-style techniques to clear his head. When he's been sitting on the stool for too long, he'll get up and practice some taijutsu to move his body. In short, he doesn't let himself be idle. After all, he can feel happy just looking at the progress bar showing increased experience.
The next day, Taiichi arrived at Training Ground No. 3 early.
However, there is no earliest, only earlier. From afar, Taiichi could see that Yangping and Saori were already waiting at Training Ground No. 3.
Before the person even got close, Taiyi sensed something was off. A quick thought made him realize why.
Not everyone is like him, enjoying constant training. Yangping and Saori clearly prefer to go out on missions and accumulate experience and qualifications.
"What's wrong? You look so listless."
"Taiyi, the captain isn't here. What do we do? Can we still take on missions?" Seeing Taiyi arrive, the two seemed to have found their pillar of support, and Yangping was the first to ask the question that was on their minds.
"I've inquired, and it's possible to take on missions." Upon hearing this, Yangping's face immediately lit up with a smile. "However, given our status as genin, if the captain isn't around, we can only take on C-rank missions at most, and even then, there are limitations."
"Taiyi, can you stop pausing when you talk?" Yangping, filled with resentment, lowered his head again after just raising it. "I was just about to be happy, and then you added a 'but'."
Taiichi looked at the goofy Yangping and the dejected Saori, and smiled helplessly, "Judging from your expressions, you must want to go on a mission."
"Let's go, let's go to the mission hall and see if there are any suitable missions!" Taiyi was also helpless. He wanted to stay at home to train, but his teammates all wanted to go out and explore, so he could only accompany them on a mission and consider it as accumulating professional experience.
"Okay!" *2
Excited, Yangping took the lead and ran towards the mission hall.
Saori also cheered up. She must have been under a lot of special training at home these past two days, and she wanted to go out and do some missions to change her mood.
The mission hall was as busy as ever, with long queues at each mission reception window. If the other four major ninja villages saw this scene, they would be incredibly envious, since the number of missions a ninja village has is the most direct reflection of its strength.
"When will this line be completed?" Yangping was somewhat exasperated. "It feels like the village is getting busier and busier lately, and we're running out of manpower."
"Hurry up and line up, or the crowd will get bigger and bigger," Taiyi urged everyone.
Seeing that many more people were coming in, Yangping realized what was happening and pulled Taiyi and Saori along to run towards a line.
However, good things are always hard to come by.
"It's Matsushita Taichi, Uchiha Yohei, and Furukawa Saori, isn't it!"
Just a few steps after the three of them took, a staff member from the mission hall called them back.
The three turned around in confusion, looking at the ordinary-looking Konoha Chunin. Apart from a scar near his eye, he was completely unremarkable. After confirming that none of them recognized him, Yangping immediately put his friend-making talent to use and went up to him to start chatting.
During this time, they also obtained a lot of useful information. For example, the reason why there are so many ninjas in this hall is that the border friction between the Lightning and Earth Kingdoms has intensified, and many missions have been sent to Konoha.
This Chunin had clearly never encountered an Uchiha like this before, and was momentarily stunned by the deception. However, he still remembered his mission and quickly stopped Yangping from trying to get more information. He took out a mission scroll and handed it to him: "This is a designated mission, and your team is required to complete it."
Hearing this, the three were taken aback. This was the first time they had taken on such a mission alone. "Are we already that famous?"