Chapter 228: Thunder Breathing x Composite Chakra
"Is it Genjutsu?"
No, there is no pulsation of Chakra... Shisui stared blankly at the faded world before him. The three scarlet tomoe in his blood-red eyes slowly rotated, detecting no aura of "Genjutsu."
But, if it's not "Genjutsu", how did Nii-san do it?
Shisui was looking, and Itachi was looking too. The [Transparent Domain] turned into a delicate gray, instantly enveloping the two small figures... In just an instant, it completely captured their flesh, blood, bones, movements, and breathing, like looking at... transparent people. Of course, this also included the nearby...
Hatake Sakumo!
The man stared at the two slowly rotating great suns in Roy's eyes, feeling a rare sense of constraint.
He hadn't experienced this feeling in a long time. He couldn't even remember when it started.
But Sakumo Hatake knew that with his current reputation and strength, there were not many people left in the world who could give him this feeling.
The Kage of the major ninja villages counted as one... The Tailed Beast Jinchuriki counted as one... Other up-and-coming genius ninjas like Minato Namikaze counted as half... The rest, it seemed, was only this half-grown child in front of him, not even six years old!
Six years old... He was two years younger than Kakashi!
A glint of sharp light burst from Sakumo Hatake's eyes. Standing on the delicate gray, he felt his every move being unspooled and drawn out, turning into "threads of vulnerability" connecting to Roy. He said in disbelief, "A few days ago, I spoke with your father about taking you as a disciple. Now it seems... my vision was too shallow."
"I didn't expect you to have already found a swordsmanship path uniquely your own!"
"Swordsmanship path..." Shisui sat on the side, deep in thought.
Itachi was even younger than him. He didn't fully understand but felt it was profound. However, this didn't stop him from catching a specific term from Sakumo Hatake's and his brother's words, and that was—"Sword Eye"!
Sword Eye...
As the name suggests, is it... the eye of the sword?
Does that mean... "From now on, whether they use swords or kunai... no one will be able to escape Nii-san's Sword Eye?"
The boy's imagination ran wild, and he subconsciously gripped the sword in his hand tighter.
"Uncle White Fang praises me too much," Roy showed neither joy nor sorrow. He held the sword level, gently stroking Solar Eclipse as it overflowed with the Flames of the Sun, and said calmly, "It's just an insignificant parlor trick that can't be brought to the table. It's still too far from a true 'swordsmanship path'."
A parlor trick? The corner of Sakumo Hatake's mouth twitched imperceptibly, and his narrowed eyes smiled. "My entire body, my every move, has already been completely seen through by you, and you call this a parlor trick?"
The unknown is the most terrifying. Conversely... the "known" is far less frightening. As long as one finds a way to deal with it, it can be easily resolved.
Coincidentally, Konoha's White Fang almost never needed a second strike to kill. It was often a strike from the "unknown" that effortlessly ended the opponent's life.
Now... Sakumo Hatake looked at his hands, feet, and joints, all pulled by "threads of vulnerability". If he made even a slight movement, it would be perceived by Roy, anticipated in advance, and countered...
His expression turned serious. With a Boom~, he erupted with an unprecedented aura!
He poured all of his Chakra into White Fang. In an instant... blinding electric light flashed, forcing Shisui and Itachi to raise their small hands to cover their eyes...
At this moment, the two children felt as if they had been grabbed by a giant hand and thrown entirely into an ocean of lightning. Their entire bodies went numb, losing sensation. Peering strenuously through the gaps in their fingers...
They could only barely see that their Uncle White Fang seemed to have raised his sword vertically!
Sizzle~ The electric arcs exploded outwards in a spherical shape!
With White Fang in hand, Sakumo Hatake looked as if he was grasping lightning itself. For an instant... it gave Roy the illusion of seeing Kakashi kneading the Chidori in the original story!
Only, one was a "Ninjutsu", and the other was a pure "Lightning Style" enhancement... They couldn't be mentioned in the same breath!
"Roy, you are right. The swordsmanship path is too distant and too ethereal..." The man's white hair stood on end. He slowly turned his wrist, leveling White Fang. The tip of the sword spat lightning, pointing straight at Roy's heart. His feet shifted into a bow stance, and with a heavy step... the man dashed past... speeding like lightning...
His sword had already thrust in front of Roy before the end of his sentence drifted over from afar!
He said: "I actually don't understand it either. I only need to know one thing. As long as..."
"I am fast enough!"
"That is enough!"
Indeed!
Fast enough!
Enhanced by Lightning Style, turning his body into lightning...
This thrusting attack by Sakumo Hatake had been captured by Roy in advance and branded in his mind the very moment he initiated it. However... his body's instinctive reaction was slightly too slow. He felt a chill on his chest, and a piece of his clothing was sliced open.
Sizzle~ The electric light flashed, revealing Sakumo Hatake's figure again. The man held White Fang, picking up that piece of clothing with the tip, and looked back: "You dodged very quickly."
It was fast... relying on the 0.1-second precognition of the [Eye of Revelation]... But, "I still didn't completely dodge it..."
His previous attempt having missed its full mark, Roy gripped Solar Eclipse and gave it a light shake, shattering the residual electric arcs eroding into his body. He looked up at Sakumo Hatake, frowning in deep thought.
[Prompt: "Swordsmanship" +10... First encounter with [Lightning Style]... "Nen Ability Property" [Lightning] has been activated...]
Lightning... "Thunder Breathing"... The "Sea of Cognition" surged, whipping up monstrous waves that washed against the "Demon Slayer Gate".
The door header hanging with the "Demon" ornament trembled and opened a crack, revealing the white-haired, white-bearded old face of Jigoro Kuwajima.
Roy carefully felt the lightning contained in Sakumo Hatake's strike. His consciousness immersed itself, listening to the voice of the panel. In a trance, he entered the Demon Slayer Gate. Just like when he learned "Water Breathing" from Sakonji Urokodaki years ago, his ethereal consciousness transformed into an outsider, quietly watching the old man named "Jigoro Kuwajima" holding a stick, tirelessly instructing his two disciples. His vision was filled entirely with "speed" and "lightning"!
"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash..."
"Second Form: Rice Spirit..."
"Third Form: Thunder Swarm..."
"Fourth Form: Distant Thunder..."
"Fifth Form... Sixth Form..."
Unknowingly, he became mesmerized...
"Hmm?" In the [Transparent World], the boy froze. He held the sword in his hand, like a stubborn stone, losing his breath and consciousness...
At this moment, the faded world regained its former colors. The surrounding green trees, bluestones, flying birds, white clouds, and clear breeze all returned...
Shisui and Itachi felt their vision blur. When they looked at each other again, it was as if they had fallen back into the real world, returning to the Southern Border Forest. Not far away... was the thick tree split open by their Nii-san's flying slash earlier.
"Is this..."
"Did Nii-san..."
"Admit... that he has been defeated?"
Shisui and Itachi looked at Roy, who stood with his eyes closed and silent, and exchanged bewildered glances... But Itachi, who had sharper eyes and a more sensitive mind, suddenly noticed...
Sakumo Hatake hadn't lowered his sword!
The man frowned, looking at the frowning Roy. He calmly removed the piece of clothing picked up by the tip of his sword. His flowing white hair swayed in the wind, flashing with a few electric arcs... Waiting until Roy opened his eyes again, he gently pushed it forward...
The piece of clothing fluttered in the clear breeze, twirling as it flew in front of the boy, who caught it in his palm with a single swipe.
The boy bowed slightly at the right moment: "Thank you, Uncle White Fang, for returning my clothes. If my mother saw my clothes torn, she might scold me."
"Heh heh... Mikoto isn't that kind of person. However... you!" Konoha's White Fang looked at the boy with burning eyes: "You really gave me a huge surprise!"
"A surprise... Are you talking about this?" Roy gently stroked Solar Eclipse. The flames dissipated, and a flash of electric light abruptly appeared in everyone's vision. Like a lightning snake, it slithered windingly along the blade, turning the Asauchi into a... Blade of Lightning in the blink of an eye!
Sizzle~ Roy pointed the sword diagonally downward. Lightning flashed, piercing through the tip into the ground, creating a deep pit. Although the pit was small, nowhere near as terrifying as the slash that split the tree, it was... lightning... which meant...
"Nii-san has also mastered Lightning attribute Chakra!"
Shisui was dumbfounded... Having followed Roy since he was little, he had only ever seen "Fire". This was his first time seeing "Lightning"!
The boy turned to ask Itachi, "Did you know?"
Itachi absentmindedly stared at Solar Eclipse overflowing with lightning in Roy's hand. After a long silence, he slowly shook his head: "It's my first time seeing it too."
Shisui: "..."
He remained speechless.
Whoosh~ A gust of wind blew, kicking up some dust...
Beside the broken tree, with the two children sitting cross-legged watching from the side, Roy and Sakumo Hatake stood on opposite ends, lightning pouring out from the weapons in both their hands...
At a certain moment, they rushed towards each other again!
Only, this time, it was lightning against lightning!
Roy opened all the aura nodes in his body, converting all his "Nen" into "Lightning". Like an electric snake flicking its tongue, he flashed past... This strike... an Iai slash!
It was exactly "Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"
Clang~ Metal clashed. Solar Eclipse struck White Fang, and electric light burst forth with the two at the center!
Sakumo Hatake savored Roy's technique, from his footwork to his stance, and then to the rapid drawing slash aimed straight at his throat... It was a marvelous sword technique he had never experienced before!
The man was greatly surprised. Pressing down with his forearm, he knocked Roy back, then executed a reverse slash towards his chest. Roy ducked to evade, drew his sword again, and slashed upwards, instantly unleashing five lightning strikes. It was exactly... "Thunder Breathing, Second Form: Rice Spirit!"
Then... Third Form... Fourth Form... Fifth Form... Sixth Form...
Electric light flashed... The sound of clashing swords rang out incessantly... The panel's notification sounds chimed continuously...
Relying on this window of activating [Lightning Style], Roy used "Sun Breathing" as a foundation to quickly grasp "Thunder Breathing". Continuously clashing with Sakumo Hatake, soon...
The [Nen Ability Property: Lightning] under the "Nen Ability Property Change" column was climbing rapidly—
"Fast... Too fast... I can't see it at all..." In his scarlet eyes, the three tomoe were spinning so fast they were about to smoke... Shisui stared fixedly at the dueling duo, yet still found it difficult to capture the shadows of Roy and Sakumo Hatake!
The two were like bolts of lightning, flashing with a sizzle, clashing with a sizzle, their drawing movements and stances completely indiscernible. As for... Itachi...
The boy put his hands behind his head and simply lay down on the ground, deciding not to watch at all. He waited until Shisui curiously poked him, only to hear him say: "Resting. After all... we still have extra practice later."
Shisui's face turned bitter, remembering that Roy had just punished him with ten thousand extra swings. Giving up, he also lay down lazily next to Itachi and deactivated his Sharingan.
Cling clang clatter...
The sound of clashing metal grew increasingly intense...
At a certain moment, accompanied by a booming thunderclap!
Ding
Solar Eclipse against White Fang, tip against tip!
Roy and Sakumo Hatake stood facing each other, pointing their weapons at one another. One with black hair, one with white hair, standing in silence... After a moment, they looked at each other, smiled, and both sheathed their swords.
"Your lightning is even more outstanding than I imagined," the man said.
"Your sword is also faster than I imagined," the boy said.
Then, accompanied by a gentle, clear breeze...
One large and one small figure spread their arms, imitating Itachi and Shisui, lying spread-eagle on the ground facing the blue sky. Watching the bright sun and the ethereal white clouds, they took a rare break, enjoying a moment of post-battle tranquility.
[Prompt: "Nen Ability Property Change" +10...]
[Current [Lightning]: Lv2 (142/1000)]
The panel's notification sound faded...
Perhaps a dewdrop that hadn't been vaporized by the sun dripped from a green leaf overhead and landed right between Roy's eyebrows. Feeling the coolness, the boy turned his head and said, "Thank you."
Unexpectedly, Sakumo Hatake turned his head at the exact same moment and also said, "Thank you."
Both of them were taken aback, then both smiled, asking each other: "What are you thanking me for?"
"I'm thanking you for your guidance," the boy said.
"I'm thanking you for letting me fight so to my heart's content after such a long time," the man said.
"That's because Uncle White Fang is too strong," the boy added.
"It's also because you are not weak," the man added.
Sakumo Hatake rolled over, facing Roy on his side. Looking seriously at the boy, he said, "Child, do not easily teach your sword techniques to others."
"Why?" Roy also rolled over, facing Sakumo Hatake: "Can't I give it to you, Uncle?"
"Give it to me?" Sakumo Hatake was stunned.
"Yes."
[Prompt: Detected one "Potential Believer"...]
["Potential Believer" Sakumo Hatake, due to his immense appreciation for the Host, Loyalty +5...]
Roy scrambled up from the ground, brushed the dust off his body, and bowed solemnly to Sakumo Hatake. "Uncle White Fang is not an outsider. Moreover... what you taught me today is far more than what I am going to give you."
"But I didn't teach you anything." Sakumo Hatake couldn't stay lying down anymore.
He stood up and gently patted Roy's shoulder: "It's all your own stuff."
Roy didn't explain. With a thought, he linked with "Thunder Breathing", condensed it into a "Nen Stream", and tapped Sakumo Hatake's chest... The information exploded, differentiating into several streams of information that merged into the man's mind.
The man's body stiffened. When he recovered, he repeatedly savored the sword technique called "Thunder Breathing" that had appeared in his mind. He looked at Roy with a complex gaze, momentarily at a loss for words...
Finally, he could only pat Roy's shoulder, say goodbye, and leave.
Tap... tap... The footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
The panel's notification sound arrived, late but present: [Prompt: "Potential Believer" Sakumo Hatake is deeply grateful to the Host for teaching him "Thunder Breathing", Loyalty +5...]
[Current Loyalty: Absolute Loyalty, can entrust his back...]
Roy listened silently and watched silently until Sakumo Hatake was far away. He suddenly spoke: "Have you seen enough?"
While startling Shisui and Itachi into a shiver on the spot, he coldly shot a glare towards a corner of the sky...
Hokage Building. Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned his back against the chair, waved a hand to dispel the [Telescope Technique], and silently moved the crystal ball aside...y
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