Suddenly, a giant crystal dragon burst forth from the ground beside him, encircling Torifu.
The giant dragon had no intention of attacking; it merely shielded Torifu from the strike.
The sharp rain of paper cones struck the crystal body, producing a crisp sound.
But other than that, nothing happened.
Konan was somewhat dumbfounded at this moment; her jutsu hadn't even left a mark! And this was with white paper enhanced by ninja tools.
If it had been ordinary white paper, who knew how much weaker it would have been.
Her previously joyful face immediately fell.
Torifu waved his hand, and the crystal dragon shattered and vanished. Konan also descended from the sky, her swallow-like wings behind her disintegrating into countless white papers, which then vanished under her control.
"Master, I'm too weak," Konan said, sounding aggrieved. "I've been developing this jutsu for almost half a year, and it couldn't even leave a mark."
The jutsu Konan had been developing wasn't the paper cone rain just now, but rather her swallow-like form, or rather, the Shikigami Dance.
In her Shikigami Dance form, her speed would significantly increase, allowing her to perform more jutsus.
Theoretically, all of Konan's jutsus were meant to be unleashed in her Shikigami Dance form.
Torifu looked at Konan's somewhat aggrieved face and immediately burst out laughing. "Silly child, your Master is Kage-level! Your current strength is only that of a Chūnin. To leave a mark on my jutsu, you'd need to be at least like Minato."
"The jutsu you developed is already very good. Don't be overly ambitious; to develop a B-rank jutsu at eleven years old, you're already a genius."
Thus, the jutsu that would lay the foundation for Konan's ninja path was developed when she was eleven.
Torifu wasn't sure about the talent of the other Konan from another world, but she likely wouldn't have achieved so much at eleven.
After all, at that time, the three youngsters had only left Jiraiya for two or three years.
Now, Konan could be said to have surpassed herself.
"Really? Master, you don't think this jutsu I developed is weak?"
Torifu shook his head. "Not weak at all. This jutsu will grow stronger as your own power increases. Don't limit yourself to the present."
"Furthermore, your dream of flying in the sky, which you had back then, has already been fulfilled, hasn't it?"
Konan froze for a moment upon hearing this; her Master still remembered.
Indeed, her dream was complete. With the Shikigami Dance, she could now fly freely in the sky, a feat she achieved just five years after making that wish.
It was all thanks to Master's guidance.
Just as Konan was about to playfully whine to Torifu, she felt a burst of chakra erupt with a roar.
"It's Yahiko! Master, quickly go check on him!"
Torifu also frowned at this moment. He hadn't consumed this Chakra Fruit before, so he wasn't sure what exactly was happening.
Had it failed? It shouldn't have; the system hadn't indicated a probability of awakening, meaning it was a 100% certainty. Such a thing couldn't fail.
Torifu and Konan immediately pushed open Yahiko's door, seeing him sitting cross-legged on the carpet, eyes closed in meditation.
At that moment, his entire body was flushed red, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead; he appeared to be in immense pain.
Konan was incredibly anxious at this moment. She thought something had happened to Yahiko, but seeing her Master make no move, she asked somewhat urgently.
"Master, what's wrong with Yahiko… He's not going to be alright, is he?"
Torifu shook his head. "Don't worry, I can feel that he's fine. This should be what's required to awaken a Kekkei Genkai; after all, gaining one certainly isn't that easy."
Hearing Torifu's explanation, Konan felt much more at ease. Her Master was the strongest person in the ninja world; with him there, nothing could go wrong.
Indeed, just as Torifu had said, Yahiko was fine. About five or six minutes after that chakra burst, Yahiko's aura began to stabilize.
The chakra within his body was no longer chaotic but began to flow orderly, his body color returned to normal, and the state of pain had lifted.
"Excellent. Once he wakes up, he should have obtained his Kekkei Genkai."
Konan patted her chest and let out a relaxed sigh. It seemed that Kekkei Genkai weren't so easily obtained; one had to endure such pain.
But gaining a Kekkei Genkai was certainly worth it.
If the world knew there was a way to obtain a Kekkei Genkai by enduring pain for just a few minutes, wouldn't they fight over it like madmen?
After about another ten minutes, Yahiko slowly opened his eyes.
A shocking revelation! The moment he opened his eyes, he found Konan and his Master staring intently at him, which made him shiver in fright.
"Ma-Master, Konan, what's wrong with you two? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Torifu was the first to speak. "How do you feel? We saw you almost dying just now, and we were afraid something might happen."
Yahiko was somewhat scared by this comment and quickly checked his body for anything abnormal.
But after checking thoroughly, he was still his usual self, only with a significant increase in chakra.
And he had an additional Kekkei Genkai, but this Kekkei Genkai… was a bit… well…
Seeing that he was fine, Torifu decided against using healing jutsu and instead asked, "Well, what kind of Kekkei Genkai did you get?"
Yahiko scratched his head after hearing this. He wasn't sure how strong his Kekkei Genkai was, but he had naturally mastered a jutsu, which he could perform for his Master to judge.
Torifu agreed with Yahiko's suggestion, and the three of them—Master and two disciples—went to the small training ground where Minato usually did his morning exercises.
"Alright, unleash your jutsu on me. Let me see what your Kekkei Genkai truly is."
Torifu was very interested now. This was like opening a blind box, highly random, and quite exciting.
"Master, this jutsu has some destructive power. Are you really sure it's okay?"
Torifu smiled slightly. "No worries. If you can hurt me, then you'll be the Fourth Hokage."
Wow! Torifu's words immediately energized Yahiko!
"All right then! Master, please judge the strength of my Kekkei Genkai!"
Then Yahiko began forming hand signs rapidly. "Boil Release: Skilled Mist Jutsu!"
The next second! A large amount of steam erupted from Yahiko's mouth, filling the entire small training ground!
This Boil Release seemed ordinary, like the jutsu of the Hidden Mist Village, but it was scorching hot steam!
Ordinary ninjas caught within it would be instantly boiled to death!
That wasn't all; once the steam had spread to a certain extent, it directly exploded!
With a loud bang, the entire area transformed into an ocean of mist!