Chapter 180: Breakthrough in Lightning Release
The next day, after waking up early, Ishiro couldn't contain his excitement and began practicing Lightning Release.
After a night's rest, the chakra he refined again was very plentiful, giving Ishiro many opportunities for trial and error.
Ishiro first generated a tiny electric arc, then controlled this arc to travel between the prepared iron wires.
This step wasn't difficult to perform; Ishiro's control over Lightning Release was already quite good.
Then, this arc reached a fork. As the arc passed the fork, it naturally split into two.
Just like that, something Ishiro had tried every conceivable way to do before but couldn't, he could now do with ease.
Then Ishiro controlled the electric arc, now only half its original size, to continue traveling along the iron wire towards the next fork.
After about ten such divisions, the lightning still under Ishiro's control had shrunk to about one-thousandth of its initial size.
Ishiro controlled this tiny wisp of current to leave the iron wire for him to feel and observe.
It wasn't that Ishiro didn't want to control it to be even smaller, but his control had reached its limit.
For this entire day, Ishiro didn't go to the advisor's office, nor did he go to the training ground; he just immersed himself in playing with the electric arc.
Ishiro had some knowledge from his physics classes in his previous life, and his understanding of electricity was different from this world's. He knew this could also be considered a form of energy and could do many things.
Sometimes Ishiro controlled the current to rapidly travel through the iron wire, circling around, watching the wire heat up and generate high temperatures.
Sometimes he would gather the current on one iron wire, then slowly bring another iron wire close, conducting arc experiments.
In this way, Ishiro felt as if he had returned to his previous life, at home alone, playing like a child with great delight.
It wasn't until Natsuki returned home, fuming, and questioned him about why he hadn't picked her up today that Ishiro woke up from that state of immersion.
Ishiro awkwardly scratched his head and then very sincerely apologized to Natsuki.
However, Natsuki seemed genuinely angry this time. Nothing Ishiro said worked, until finally, Ishiro proposed reducing her training by one hour for the day, only then did she relax her stern little face.
Looking at the little girl leaving as if she had won a great victory, Ishiro was momentarily speechless.
However, Ishiro didn't hold it against her. He hadn't eaten all day; first, he needed to go to a restaurant.
After dinner, Ishiro emerged from the yakiniku restaurant, carrying two small animals in his hand.
Ishiro arrived at the training ground and found that his three disciples were indeed still there. Even Matsutani Shinya was pondering a new ninjutsu. Ishiro nodded in satisfaction.
Then he began to experiment with Lightning Release on the small animals.
And indeed, perhaps due to a whole day of playing around, Ishiro could now create tiny electric currents without iron wires. Ishiro controlled the current and injected it into the small animals' bodies.
This time, there was no paralysis. Not only were the small animals not paralyzed, but they also appeared exceptionally active.
"Haha, it's effective!" Ishiro was inexplicably excited.
His three disciples nearby merely glanced at Ishiro before going about their own business. Although Ishiro was powerful and guided them seriously, his image in their minds was that of an unconventional person. No matter what bizarre things Ishiro did, the three wouldn't find it too strange.
The subsequent matters were much easier. Ishiro spent about a month, and with the cooperation of Nakata Hajime, the head of the Medical Department, he finally developed a systematic Lightning Release stimulation method.
...
In an Iwagakure training ground that Ishiro frequented, Ōnoki, Saka, Mei, Ikura, Nakata Hajime, and Ishiro's three disciples were all watching Ishiro's performance in the center of the field.
What Ishiro was doing was simple: moving rapidly, demonstrating the effects of the Lightning Release stimulation method through continuous advancement, turns, retreats, tumbles, and other movements.
The speed bonus that the Lightning Release stimulation method gave Ishiro was terrifying, at least a fifty percent increase. And this was only because Ishiro's Lightning Release stimulation method was still at a rudimentary level. Ishiro felt that as his understanding of Lightning Release deepened, the effects of the stimulation method would also continuously strengthen.
However, while the linear sprint speed provided by the Lightning Release stimulation method was greatly increased, agility in turning and maneuvering hadn't improved much.
After the demonstration, Ōnoki didn't discuss it with the others but directly made a decision: "Classify the Lightning Release stimulation method as an A-rank ninjutsu. Gather all Jōnin in the village who can use Lightning Release and teach them the Lightning Release stimulation method. Teach as many as can learn."
Regarding Ōnoki's decision, Ikura and the others had no objections. The effect of this Lightning Release stimulation method was too obvious. Kumogakure claiming to be the second strongest in the ninja world based on it wasn't without reason.
Unfortunately, there were too few Lightning Release Jōnin in the village. Ninjas in Iwagakure with Lightning Release affinity were inherently scarce. Coupled with the village's lack of Lightning Release ninjutsu, many of the already rare Lightning-attribute ninjas had chosen other paths.
Among those who still persisted on this path, very few had managed to reach the Jōnin level.
This time, Ōnoki disregarded contribution points and directly gave the Lightning Release stimulation method to these Lightning Release Jōnin for free, also as compensation for what the village owed them.
"Sealing jutsu, medical ninjutsu, natural energy, Lightning Release, hmm, and the genjutsu exchanged from Konoha. Ishiro, you truly are our Iwagakure's lucky star," Ōnoki looked at Ishiro with great emotion.
Iwagakure's foundation was too shallow. Many of the things Ishiro had done over the years had, intentionally or unintentionally, filled the village's deficiencies.
Ishiro smiled. He had already become an advisor elder; what more was there to say?
Now Ishiro had a new dilemma: previously, to quickly enhance his combat power, or rather, his battlefield survival ability, Ishiro had focused most of his energy on Lightning Release. For this, he had even slowed down his Fire Release training.
Ishiro's original thought was that Sasuke in the original story could learn the Lightning Release stimulation method while still a Genin, so it shouldn't be too difficult for him to develop it himself.
But thinking about it now, who was Sasuke? He was the secondary protagonist there, a person with past and present lives. His main attribute was Lightning, he had the Sharingan cheat, and he had Kakashi, a teacher whose attributes perfectly matched his, guiding him with utmost effort.
And Ishiro? Lightning attribute was Ishiro's fourth attribute. Ishiro didn't have a powerful tool for learning ninjutsu like the Sharingan. Ishiro didn't even know how to practice the Lightning Release stimulation method, let alone have a teacher guiding him step by step.
The difficulty of this path far exceeded Ishiro's imagination.
Now Ishiro had learned the Lightning Release stimulation method, but looking back, he was surprised to find that his proficiency in the Lightning attribute had already surpassed that of the Fire attribute.
So Ishiro was in a bind: should he choose Fire or Lightning?
Currently, his Lightning attribute had indeed progressed further than his Fire attribute, but that was because Ishiro had put more effort into it. A large investment of time had yielded this result.
If Ishiro had invested the same amount of time into developing the Fire attribute, the gains should not have been small.
Moreover, the Fire attribute was, after all, Ishiro's third attribute, with greater potential than the Lightning attribute.
Although Ishiro had now semi-developed and semi-plagiarized an A-rank Lightning Release jutsu, it was because the Lightning Release stimulation method was special and consumed very little chakra. Ishiro's Lightning attribute chakra amount was not even enough for him to cast an A-rank Lightning Release jutsu.
So now Ishiro needed to make a judgment: was his current Lightning Release chakra amount sufficient for him to raise his Lightning Release proficiency to the point where he could perform chakra fusion?
Ishiro didn't ponder this question for too long before he had an answer: Yes!
For no other reason than his knowledge of physics from his previous life, which gave Ishiro a great understanding of electricity.
Ishiro felt that by combining it with knowledge related to electrical appliances from his previous life, he should be able to achieve this.
Moreover, Ishiro's chakra reserves were currently in a new phase of rapid growth; time was on Ishiro's side.
Well then, it was decided. He would temporarily shelve Fire Release training and focus on conquering Lightning Release.
To fully conquer Lightning Release, Ishiro still needed to design a new ninjutsu. This was a standard procedure; ninjas could learn far more during the process of developing ninjutsu than by simply learning existing ninjutsu.
What ninjutsu to design? Thinking of this, two little figures in his mind began to discuss.
Ishiro A: "How about Chidori?"
Ishiro B: "Chidori requires a pair of eyes that can perceive the enemy's movements."
Ishiro A: "Although I don't have the Sharingan or Byakugan, I have 'Mind's Eye.' Can't that also compensate for some lack of dynamic vision?"
Ishiro B: "But Chidori is a close-combat ninjutsu."
Ishiro A: "My purpose in developing Lightning Release is to obtain a Kekkei Genkai and achieve a sublimation of life, not for combat."
Ishiro B: "You just don't want to use your brain; you want to be lazy."
Ishiro A: ...
Ishiro A: "Alright, maybe I just want to be lazy?"
Ishiro's mind was constantly struggling. Should he choose it or not?
"Ishiro, Ishiro."
"Huh?" Ishiro, immersed in his own thoughts, seemed to hear someone calling him and only then dazedly came back to his senses.
Looking up, huh, why were there so many people?
Oh, right, I seemed to be demonstrating the Lightning Release stimulation method just now.
Ishiro shook his head, cleared his mind, then walked over to Ōnoki and the others and said, "Who called me just now?"
Everyone was speechless. His three disciples covered their faces.
Ikura coughed and said, "Lord Tsuchikage asked if you have compiled the detailed training method for this Lightning Release stimulation method yet."
"Oh, oh, I've compiled it." Saying this, Ishiro took out a scroll he had written long ago and handed it to Ōnoki.
Just as Ōnoki was about to say something, an Anbu member quickly approached and handed a piece of intelligence to Ōnoki.
Ōnoki opened it, his expression immediately changed, and he said, "Back to the office, now."
...
"Konoha and Sunagakure fought a major battle. Sunagakure was defeated." After returning to the Tsuchikage's office, Ōnoki dropped a heavyweight piece of news.
Before everyone could digest this information, Ishiro said, "Sunagakure's defeat was predictable long ago. They don't attack when they have the advantage, and they don't retreat when they are at a disadvantage. Their advances and retreats lack measure; Sunagakure's decision-making layer is too chaotic. Defeat is normal."
Ikura, however, was concerned about something else: "Did Sunagakure use their Tailed Beast? Which Kage-level individuals from Konoha were deployed?"
Ōnoki handed the intelligence report to Ikura and said, "See for yourself."
Then the report was passed around among Ishiro and the other three.
Sunagakure did indeed use its Tailed Beast but still failed because Konoha had three Kage-level individuals: Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Minato Namikaze.
Jiraiya completely suppressed the One-Tail Jinchūriki, Bunpuku, ultimately forcing the Tailed Beast to go out of control. Orochimaru tied down Chiyo while still having the spare capacity to slaughter other Sunagakure ninjas.
Rasa was initially almost insta-killed by Minato Namikaze. Later, relying on the special offensive and defensive capabilities of his Gold Dust, he barely managed to maintain an undefeated situation against Minato.
However, Rasa, being suppressed and restricted, could no longer play an effective role. Minato Namikaze, on the offensive, could occasionally go and kill one or two Sunagakure Jōnin for fun.
Thus, Sunagakure was routed, and they didn't even recover the One-Tail.
Fortunately, Sunagakure was defeated quickly this time, so the actual casualty figures were not high, less than a thousand in total. The only regret was losing the One-Tail.
But it was precisely because they lost the One-Tail that Sunagakure experienced a coup. The higher-ups who originally controlled the One-Tail Jinchūriki could still afford not to fear Rasa and Chiyo.
But having lost the Tailed Beast and bearing the responsibility for the defeat, the numerous higher-ups instantly lost the trust of the middle and lower ranks.
Amidst a wave of support, Rasa became the Fourth Kazekage during the rout.
After coming to power, Rasa restored Chiyo's elder authority. Then, the two joined forces to seize power from the hands of the original higher-ups.
Fortunately, Rasa's rise to power was smooth, and his prestige was sufficient. The original higher-ups posed little threat to him, so Rasa did not conduct a purge. Otherwise, it's hard to say how many of those higher-ups would have survived.
However, the intelligence report mentioned that the One-Tail went out of control but didn't say into whose hands it fell.
Ishiro was somewhat confused: "The One-Tail? Is it missing?"
Ikura also frowned. Why didn't the person who relayed this intelligence include such important information?
However, the question was quickly resolved because about half a day later, a second intelligence report arrived: the One-Tail had escaped and run back to the Land of Wind.
Of course, the One-Tail didn't return to Sunagakure village but went back into the desert.
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