harleyscars Chapter 176 Anxiety, Leveling Up
Chapter 176 Anxiety, Leveling Up
Chapter 176 Anxiety, Leveling Up
"Say it again!"
Chiyo was utterly shocked. This was simply unbelievable! The village's Kage had disappeared! Did you think a Kage was a three-year-old child?
"The Third Kazekage has indeed gone missing. It happened yesterday. Our team was assigned to search this area for any trace of him!"
Chiyo felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and she swayed a few times. After she finally regained her composure, she tried to ask more questions about the specifics.
The squad leader then said, "The elders will need to return to camp to inquire about the specifics; this is all we know!"
"Alright, thanks for your kindness! I'll remember you. Your name is Yuta, right?"
"Yes, yes, I didn't expect the elder to still remember me. It's truly my honor." The squad leader named Yuta was extremely excited because he didn't expect Chiyo to actually remember him.
Chiyo encouraged him a few more times, then led the hundred-plus ninjas hurriedly toward the front-line camp.
On the way, a series of thoughts flashed wildly through her mind.
How could Fengying have disappeared?
What should be done about Sunagakure in the future?
Who should be appointed as the Fourth Kazekage?
Regardless of the circumstances, Sunagakure will inevitably experience a period of turmoil in the near future.
Collecting her thoughts, Chiyo unconsciously quickened her pace.
The ninjas who had just been released were already exhausted. They could manage normal travel, but now that Chiyo was moving faster and faster, they were starting to feel the strain.
However, they gritted their teeth and persevered. They had seen what had just happened, and although they hadn't heard the specific details, they could tell from Elder Chiyo's drastically changed expression that something extraordinary must have occurred.
So they remained silent, trying their best to increase their speed and keep up with Chiyo's pace.
What should have been an hour's journey, Chiyo and her group covered in just over forty minutes to reach the border camp.
At this moment, Chiyo couldn't care less about the released ninjas. She had the Jonin who accompanied her take care of settling and checking them, and then she went to find the commander here by herself.
"Sara, tell me what happened. Why do you say the Kazekage has disappeared?" Chiyo didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, asking what was on her mind.
"Elder Chiyo, I only received the information from the orders from the village, and I don't know the specifics very well." Sara was also helpless. So far, he himself was still in a state of confusion, and he was just sending people to search the surrounding area according to the village's orders.
"Speak up! Tell me everything you know!" Chiyo was getting impatient and urged her sharply.
"They say that Lord Kazekage fought a battle with a powerful figure in the Central Oasis, and then disappeared without a trace." Sharo didn't dare to be negligent and immediately said, "As for who the opponent was and why the battle was fought, the village's information doesn't say, so I don't know either."
Chiyo was speechless. This was far too simple, but she understood that the village couldn't possibly explain such matters in detail to its people. It seemed she had no choice but to return to the village as soon as possible.
"Carefully examine the Sand Ninja who have been released; see if any of them have betrayed you. I won't stay here any longer; I'm leaving immediately."
Chiyo then explained some details to Sara, especially how to deal with the Sand Village ninjas, before heading towards the Sand Village with the three ninjas who were with her.
At the Konoha camp, Taiichi came out of the central command tent and returned to his rest tent. He was too tired. He lay down in his sleeping bag, and within seconds, soft snoring could be heard in the tent.
I slept until about 5 a.m. the next day before waking up due to my strong biological clock.
After glancing around and finding no one else in the tent, he immediately got up and did a quick wash.
Stepping out of the tent, the camp was already bustling with activity. Some were exercising early, others were preparing breakfast. Taiyi wandered around the camp but couldn't find Yangping and Saori, nor could he find Kakashi, Obito, or Rin.
They've probably gone out on a mission together again, and I wonder when they'll be back.
After finding an open space, Taiyi began his routine morning prayers.
Now, Taiichi's strength and agility have both reached the Jonin level, and unlike ordinary Jonin, he has not only reached the Jonin level of 25 points in one aspect.
He practiced advanced taijutsu with great speed and power, and as he practiced, his chakra surged, and slowly a blue glow appeared on his body.
That was a manifestation of chakra. Before his strength and agility broke through 25 points, Taiyi's training did not produce this phenomenon. This was also the first time he had devoted himself to training after breaking through, and he did not expect this situation to occur.
By carefully sensing the chakra enveloping his entire body, Taiichi could feel his skin and muscles being continuously strengthened.
After completing a set of advanced physical techniques, Taiyi could clearly feel that the training effect was basically twice that of the previous ones, especially his skin, which seemed to have become more resilient.
Taiyi nodded in satisfaction. Although the strengthening effect was not significant, it was only one training session. He thought that his skin would receive a slight strengthening every time he trained in the future. And since it was his skin now, it might be his muscles, internal organs, and bones that would benefit in the future.
In the end, even facing the Otsutsuki clan, there's still a chance of victory.
Taiyi was lost in his daydreams, and when he got really excited, his mouth was practically watering.
After regaining her senses, she quickly wiped her mouth and looked around. Fortunately, the place she had chosen for training was relatively secluded, and no one had noticed her.
Taiyi gathered his thoughts and began his advanced meditation training.
Unfortunately, the meditation remained the same as before, without any changes; it was simply a process of continuously refining and strengthening Taiyi's spiritual power.
After finishing his morning lessons and breakfast, Taiyi created a shadow clone to continue training, while his main body went to the medical camp to help out. His Yang attribute transformation was about to level up, and the medical camp was the best place for him to practice.
"Director Fujita, is there anything I can help you with here?" Taichi arrived at the medical camp, found Fujita Sana who was busy, and offered to arrange work for her.
"Taiyi, weren't you on a mission? Why are you back so early?"
Fujita Sana was overjoyed to see Taiichi, and even more delighted to hear him ask for help. While greeting him, she quickly flipped through the medical reports from the past two days to see if there were any tricky cases she could entrust to Taiichi.
After all, everyone likes free labor, especially someone as skilled as Taiyi, who is even more popular.
But after searching high and low, they couldn't find a single difficult case. It was really because Taiyi had been so capable beforehand; he had dealt with all those difficult and complicated cases before going on the mission.
Now that it's a rare truce period, where would Taiyi find so many seriously injured patients to treat?
"Taiyi, there haven't been any serious patients lately. Why don't you go and teach those medical ninjas a lesson? Most of them are just half-baked and don't have a complete medical ninjutsu lineage."
Taiichi gave Director Fujita a strange look; this was truly making the most of every bit of his labor. However, Taiichi didn't object. He could practice during the lesson, and besides, he understood the importance of reviewing what he had learned.
Fujita, feeling embarrassed by Taiichi's gaze, raised her hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear to conceal her slightly flushed face. She stood up and walked to Taiichi's side.
"Come on, I'll take you to talk to them. Those guys will be happy!"
And so, Taiichi followed Director Fujita on a tour of the entire medical camp. The director grabbed one here and another there, and in no time, eight medical ninjas followed Taiichi and the others.
The director then led everyone to the treatment tent and turned to them, saying, "Today you will be working with Taiyi. I have asked him to provide you with medical training to improve your professional skills. This is a rare opportunity, so please cherish it."
Upon hearing that they could learn from Taiichi, all the medical ninjas present became excited. During this period, Taiichi had been their greatest idol.
His medical ninjutsu was superb; even the most critically wounded were snatched back from the jaws of death. The thought of potentially possessing that level of skill sent a shiver down his spine; he was simply too excited.
Soon, many patients in the medical camp witnessed this scene: eight medical ninjas followed behind a young ninja like students, listening respectfully to the young ninja's explanation.
And he did indeed explain it well, analyzing the cases from simple to complex, and he could also elaborate on many similar cases. Especially when there was a real test subject in front of him, the effect of his explanation was truly exceptional.
However, this caused great suffering to the patients present. One by one, they were subjected to experiments by the eight medical ninjas. Those who have experienced it know what it was like—both shameful and helpless!
A patient with a broken arm, after his severed arm was repeatedly examined by eight medical ninjas, no longer broke out in cold sweat, but in a cold sweat caused by pain.
"Dear brothers and sisters, can you please hurry up and treat me? If it's really not possible, I'll have Taiyi treat me too. Please stop torturing me."
The genin was on the verge of a breakdown. These guys were practically healing his arm and then smashing it again, practicing how to repair the fracture over and over again.
It's no wonder he complained so much. Apart from him being the only patient with a fracture, all the other patients in the tent had cuts or injuries from ninjutsu. So these medical ninjas were going to keep torturing him.
It wasn't until Taiyi, who was standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer, that he quickly finished treating him and sent him out of the medical camp.
"I'm telling you guys, that's enough already. Stop causing trouble for just one person!"
"I'm sorry, Taiichi-sensei, but there's only one patient with a fracture here, and no one else can try."
A bead of cold sweat slid down Taiyi's forehead. These guys, they're probably going to be a handful in the future.
I really hope that when these guys embarrass themselves in public in the future, they won't reveal their names, otherwise their lifelong reputation will be ruined.
However, overall, these medical ninjas did indeed gain a lot by the end of the day. Not to mention their enriched theoretical knowledge, they also learned about medical ninjutsu techniques that they had never thought of before, which were things they would not normally encounter.
These are methods summarized from years of experience by every senior medical ninja, and not everyone would share them so freely like Taichi.
When the day ended, the eight medical ninjas all expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Taichi.
After dinner, Taiichi went to the training ground and released his scattered shadow clones. After merging the day's memories, he finally had time to examine the most important gains of the day.
[Yang attribute property change Lv10 (12/2000)]
After a day of teaching practice, Taiyi's Yang attribute has reached Lv10. Without further hesitation, taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he directly added 1 skill point to it, and the panel immediately showed a new change.
[Yang attribute property change Lv11 (1/3000)]
A vast amount of memory surged forth, far exceeding the insights and feelings gained when the fire, wind, and water attributes were added previously.
Perhaps this is the special feature of the Yang attribute. Taiyi himself is not sure. The only thing he needs to do now is to absorb these memories as much as possible and try not to lose any of them.
About ten minutes later, Taiyi had fully integrated these memories and insights. He now understood what the change in Yang attribute at Lv11 really meant.
Compared to the traditional five elemental ninjutsu of lightning, fire, wind, earth, and water, whose effects are known to everyone, the world knows far less about Yang Release and Yin Release.
Yang Dun typically represents physical power, originating from the bodily energy that governs life. It can infuse tangible things with life.
Yin Dun typically represents spiritual power, originating from the spiritual energy that governs imagination. It can create form without being visible.
This is also the essence of Yang Dun and Yin Dun that Taiyi learned during this period of memory and enlightenment.
Although Ether's current Lv11 Yang attribute level is far from enough to infuse tangible things with life, the change in Yang attribute properties after breaking through to the Kage level has indeed brought about a different kind of change for him.
First, there's Taiyi's physique. His physique, which was recently improved through training, has now increased from 27 points to 28 points.
Furthermore, Taiyi could clearly feel that some of the chakra in his body was constantly being transformed into yang attribute chakra, and this yang attribute chakra was constantly nourishing every cell in his body.
All of these seem to be instinctive, operating spontaneously by the body itself, without Taiyi needing to consciously control them.
This reminded Taiyi of Hashirama Senju's Sage Body. Although he hadn't yet achieved Hashirama's terrifying power, he could be considered a "youthful, beggar-like" version of the Sage Body.
Moreover, Taiyi believed that as his Yang attribute nature continued to improve, becoming an immortal was not impossible, and he might even become stronger!
Next, the Yang attribute enhances the medical ninja's abilities. Taiichi forms hand seals and performs the Palm Healing Technique, carefully sensing the most subtle changes within it.
As one of Taiichi's most frequently used ninjutsu, Taiichi does not need a specific target for the technique; he can discern the difference simply through his experience.
As expected of Yang Release, which can breathe life into tangible things, Palm Healing Technique was originally a ninjutsu that heals injuries by stimulating cellular potential and accelerating cell division.
But now, Taiyi can feel that his Palm Healing Technique has greatly reduced this cost. Yang attribute chakra is like a panacea, repairing to some extent the shortened lifespan caused by excessive cell division.
This change alone is worthwhile. If Taiyi used to have to restrain himself when using the Palm Immortal Technique, now he can use it with confidence and boldness, and his healing effect will be even better.
After a preliminary experience with the effects of the Lv11 Yang attribute, Taiyi is generally quite satisfied.
Although it did not cause a dramatic change in Taiyi's strength, it did effectively strengthen Taiyi's physical foundation. That slight improvement in physique alone saved Taiyi at least half a year of cultivation time.
After finishing his evening lessons, Taiyi returned to his tent to rest. All that was left was to wait for Yangping to return and test the effects of the more powerful Yang Escape technique on his Kaleidoscope.
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