Then, she saw Torifu take a piece of white paper from his ring...
"Master... is this the better thing?"
Konan could feel that it was just ordinary white paper, though it seemed to carry a faint wisp of wind chakra.
"Try injecting chakra into it."
Konan obeyed. As soon as her chakra entered, a large number of white papers surged out, fluttering around her.
"Master, what... what exactly is this?"
Each of these papers was imbued with wind-nature chakra, and their quality seemed much better than what she usually used!
Seeing Konan's surprised expression, Torifu smiled and patted her head: "You can think of it as a ninja tool. As long as you inject chakra, it can continuously produce white paper imbued with Wind Release chakra."
"These white papers are tougher and sharper than ordinary paper, and they're not afraid of fire. Because the inherent Wind Release chakra is compatible with yours, the power of your ninjutsu will greatly increase."
Konan's mouth was agape. She hadn't expected the 'white paper' her Master gave her to be so potent!
This was undoubtedly a huge upgrade for her, a ninja who used white paper for attacks.
It would definitely be much more useful than a random Kekkai Genkai!
"Thank you, Master!" Konan said, overjoyed. She truly loved this item! It would surely make her ninja path much smoother!
"Between master and student like us, there's no need for such formalities. Drip a drop of your blood onto it, and it will connect with you; no one else will be able to use it."
Konan chuckled again upon hearing this. It even had a recognition function? Truly impressive, as expected of her Master!
Obeying, Konan immediately used the 'white paper' to nick her finger, and the blood adhered to the paper.
Instantly, Konan felt a connection form between herself and the 'white paper.' The sensation was quite subtle.
It was more profound than signing a summoning contract, indescribable.
Torifu gently waved his hand, and a faint green glow enveloped Konan's finger; the wound instantly healed.
"Excellent. From now on, you won't need to waste money buying white paper for secondary processing. It can now fulfill all your needs."
"Mhm!" Konan smiled, stroking the white paper in her hand, and then injected another wisp of chakra into it.
At the same moment, the source material immediately produced countless sheets of white paper.
Seeing this, Konan quickly formed hand signs: "Paper Shuriken!"
All the papers fluttering in the air were immediately controlled by Konan's chakra and began to fold rapidly!
In less than two seconds, all the white papers folded into the shape of shuriken and, under Konan's control, quickly flew towards a distant wooden stake!
The shuriken flew swiftly, the sound of them cutting through the air incessant.
After a flurry of impacts, all the shuriken accurately struck the wooden stake, each one embedding deeply within it.
Konan also looked in astonishment at the ninjutsu she had just performed. Paper Shuriken was a jutsu she developed when she first began learning her Paper Secret Arts.
It wasn't even C-rank, just a basic D-rank ninjutsu.
This ninjutsu seemed decent, but paper shuriken, when folded from ordinary paper, had almost no lethality.
Even enhanced with Wind Release chakra, it would merely make stabs hurt more, but never draw blood.
But now, performed with the white paper generated by this source material, its power had definitely reached the level of a C-rank ninjutsu.
It could easily injure enemies, and even kill them.
"This... the hardness and sharpness of these paper shuriken can now rival iron shuriken!"
Torifu was also very satisfied with the strength of these paper shuriken.
"Good, but your coordination with this item isn't perfect yet. You need to be able to use your ninjutsu the moment the thought crosses your mind, rather than first injecting chakra and waiting for it to produce paper."
Although it was only a matter of a few seconds, Konan would undoubtedly become a Kage-level powerhouse in the future and would likely join him in confronting visitors from beyond.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan members were not easy to deal with; even a one-second opening could give them a chance to directly kill.
Therefore, Konan needed to quickly develop how to effectively utilize this source material.
The treasure had been given; as for how to use it, that was up to her. Though Torifu was her Master, he couldn't spoon-feed her every step of the way.
"Alright, Master! I'll master it as soon as possible!"
Konan hadn't quite adapted to this ninja tool yet, but she felt that with a bit more practice, she could achieve what her Master described!
Afterward, she went aside and began to practice.
Large quantities of white paper were released by Konan, fluttering everywhere.
Then, under her control, they circled around her. These papers were very sharp, and once Konan infused them with chakra, she could easily manipulate them.
Konan felt that even without using any ninjutsu, simply controlling these white papers would be enough to easily kill enemies.
But her goal was not limited to that.
The white papers spun rapidly around her, forming a whirlwind of paper!
The next second, Konan soared into the air! A pair of pure white, swallow-like wings, entirely formed from paper, grew on her back!
At the same time, Konan's movements didn't cease; a large amount of white paper gushed from her chest! It swirled around her like a storm!
Then, under Konan's control, all the white papers began to automatically fold, transforming into spiked paper cones, poised like a rain of countless swords!
At this moment, she was immensely delighted! Her ninjutsu, which she had been developing for so long, had finally succeeded!
"Calm your mind, focus on chakra control."
Torifu's voice rang in her ears, pulling her thoughts back.
"Release it. Let me see how powerful this ninjutsu is."
After hearing Torifu's words, Konan didn't hesitate at all! She aimed all the paper cones at Torifu!
With a flick of her hand, she launched them swiftly!
Torifu lay leisurely in his rocking chair, catching sight of the incoming rain of paper cones from the corner of his eye.
He seemed unfazed, merely waving a hand casually.
Suddenly, a massive crystal dragon burst forth from the ground beside him, encircling Torifu.
The dragon showed no intent to attack; it merely shielded Torifu from the assault.
The sharp paper cones struck the crystal body, producing crisp sounds.
But other than that, nothing happened.
Konan was somewhat dumbfounded now. Her ninjutsu hadn't even left a mark! And this was with paper enhanced by a ninja tool.
If it had been ordinary paper, who knew how much weaker it would have been.
Her previously happy little face fell instantly.