Chapter 694: Chapter – 687 The Explosive Clay
Ninjutsu Archives, Konohagakure.
Seeing Kuroto walk in, the Konoha Anbu who was guarding the door bowed respectfully and politely greeted him, "Kuroto-sama… please come in."
Kuroto nodded in response and tacitly walked inside the archives.
As the principal of the Ninja Academy, Kuroto now holds a high political rank and authority in Konoha… Therefore, it is no surprise that he is allowed to freely visit the Konoha Archives whenever he wants, and except for the forbidden section, all the scrolls stored here are accessible to him.
Anyway, after entering the archives, Kuroto started to browse through various scrolls looking for something.
But the Konoha Anbu who was helping and guiding him through the archives only felt that Kuroto was browsing through the list of ninjutsu of other shinobi villages that Konoha obtained through various means.
Firstly, Kuroto went through the scrolls recording the Jutsus from Kirigakure, then from Kumogakure, after that from Sunagakure, and finally, the section from Iwagakure, where the scroll he was actually looking for was present from the start.
The reason Kuroto didn't directly take the scroll he was here for and chose the roundabout way of 'looking through a lot of things and finally choosing something that seems interesting' is because he didn't want anyone to figure out just what exactly was, he here for.
As for what scroll was Kuroto looking for?
Well, it's from Iwagakure, and it contains all the information Konoha has about Explosion Release… along with all the information on various compositions of explosive clay that were and are still used by the Explosion Corp of Iwagakure.
According to the information written in the scroll, there are no less than ten compositions majorly used by the Explosion Corp, and among those ten, there are five that seem to match the description of the Explosive Clay that is used by Deidara.
Looking through the five different compositions of the explosive clay, Kuroto felt troubled, 'Which one will be the one that Deidara uses?' but he had no answer, so after thinking a while, he did the most brilliant thing and decided to use'em all, "Let's try all five… rather, all ten of them… which one is used by Deidara, I will figure it out after carrying out tests."
Oh, and for those wondering why Konoha has such detailed information on the explosion release and explosive clays? Well, it's because, over the years, Konoha has captured a lot of enemy shinobi from Iwagakure… Oftentimes, they turn out to be members of the Explosion Corp…
Being enemy shinobi, they are tortured, and their minds are read by the members of the Yamanaka Clan, and that's how Konoha obtains a lot of secret information from those captured shinobi.
At the same time, spies hiding in the other shinobi villages also pass on important information, and sometimes, the spies stumble upon such type of critical information and manage to send it back to their home village.
All of these are means to acquire the enemy's information, Konoha isn't the only Shinobi village that carries out such practice… in fact, all the Shinobi villages do this.
This is also why Shadow Clone Jutsu, a Jutsu of Konoha is in the hands of almost all the shinobi villages, and they are able to use it, and the same can be said for the Lightning Clone of Kumogakure… although it was created by Kumogakure in an attempt to replicate the Shadow Clone Jutsu, it is also used by Kakashi, who is a Konoha Shinobi.
So, it won't be wrong to say that being able to access such important information related to the Explosion Corp of Iwagakure from Konoha isn't much of a surprise.
While Kuroto was recording the chemical compositions of all ten explosive clays, the Anbu standing on the side was looking at him in admiration.
Of course, Kuroto had long since noticed this, but he ignored it, as he is used to being admired by many in Konoha by now. Not to brag or anything, but Kuroto is one of the three rising stars of Konoha, the other two being Kakashi and Shisui, as such, similar to Kakashi and Shisui, he too has a very large fan following.
In fact, Kakashi, Kuroto, and Shisui are even called the Sannin of the new generation by the young shinobis of Konoha.
But that's just people talking and admiring, Kuroto never cared about what people call him.
Anyway, after writing the chemical composition of the explosive clay, he checked a few other scrolls, recorded a few Jutsus that seemed interesting to him, and then left the Konoha Archives.
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For the next few days, Kuroto continued his busy yet peaceful life.
During the day he would carry out his training for opening the Gate of Pain while resting he would study the explosion release, and research the explosion clay, at the same time, Kuroto would also make sure to spare some time to observe Shimizu Mika, and finally, during the night, he put effort into improving the Yin seal.
He didn't really face any major hurdles while carrying out physical training, studying the Yin seal, or observing Mika, but the research on the Explosive Clay didn't go so smoothly.
Using the five main compositions he had brought with him, Kuroto was able to configure five types of white explosive clays, however, when he tested them, he found out that their chakra-carrying ability and explosive intensity were far inferior compared to the explosive clay used by Deidara.
This undoubtedly means that the explosive clay used by Deidara is his own composition, and Konoha has no information about it, so if Kuroto wants to use an explosive clay of the same quality, then he either needs to find a method and steal it from Deidara or, create a composition of his own…
Understanding this, Kuroto couldn't help but mutter, "Sigh, I don't know where Deidara is… and finding him is a troublesome thing, I would much rather try to develop a composition of my own, who knows, perhaps I might be able to develop something unique and better?"
With this thought in mind, Kuroto delved himself into developing a new composition of Explosive Clay, all while new movements all over the Shinobi World began.
To pursue Danzo, hunting teams from all the great shinobi villages were sent, whether it Kumo, Konoha, Iwa, Suna, or Kiri, no one wanted to be left behind and send forth some of their best men in an attempt to hunt down Danzo.
And this time around, the Uchiha Clan also participated in the roundup.
According to the message given to Kuroto by Itachi, the Uchiha Patriarch, Fugaku, himself decided to lead a team of elite Jonin and hunt down Danzo… whether he will succeed or not is yet to be seen, but considering that he too has a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan and he is currently in his prime, he does seem to stand some chance, even if it is relatively low.
Well, putting the movements of the Uchiha Clan on the side, it was surprising to see that, this time, even Kusagakure and Takigakure sent their men… Of course, Kusagakure and Takigakure sent their men under the temptation of the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual and the Mangekyou Sharingan that Shimura Danzo possesses… They seem to want to try their luck and obtain either of the two if possible…
The eyes of all these hunters are eyeing one shinobi… Shimura Danzo.
As more and more shinobi fought against him, the rumors about the problem in his soul did not stop, instead, they continued to increase.
Kuroto was regularly updated on all the movements all over the shinobi world by his subordinates from Konoha, Suna, and Kiri, and being aware of everything that was going on, he decided to patiently sit in Konoha and continue to wait for a few more days.
Danzo wants a one-on-one fight against Homusubi… and he is using himself as bait to bring her out… But the thing is, it's already been so many days since he has expressed his intention, however, Homusubi has yet to show up…
At this rate, Danzo will start to get impatient and desperate.
In fact, it wouldn't even be surprising if he deliberately leaked his own whereabouts… in an attempt to bring out Homusubi! It's just that Danzo is mistaken about one thing. Any of his plans would work only if Homusubi acts according to them, which she isn't going to!
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Chapter 695: Chapter – 688 Explosion Release
On a deserted volcanic island, somewhere near the Land of Lightning.
'Katsu!'
As soon as the sound was heard, a rumbling explosion occured on the island, Booooom! Following this, the ground shook, a shockwave swept the island and a large cloud of dust and smoke rose into the sky.
Looking at the aftereffects of the explosion in front of her, the corner of blonde-haired kunoichi's lips arched in a proud smirk.
Undoubtedly, this blonde-haired Kunoichi is one of the two causes of the explosion just now, as for the other cause, well, it's the white bird made up of the explosive clay that exploded just now.
Yes, you heard it correctly… The white bird is made up of explosive clay… And not just any explosive clay, but the explosive clay that Kuroto configured himself.
Based on observation and tests, Kuroto has confirmed that the power of the explosive clay he configured is as high as the power of the explosive clay configured by Deidara, and not just explosive power, even its malleability and chakra conduction and many other properties are as good as that of Deidara's clay…
After seeing the results of the improvement, the blonde-haired Kunoichi looked at the white clay in her hand and grinned, "Well, it wasn't as hard as I thought!"
The blonde-haired Kunoichi configured her own composition of the explosive clay using the sample she had obtained from Konoha, although they weren't the latest, they were more than enough for her to research various types of explosive clays used in the Shinobi World, and carry out a comprehensive analysis of her own…
So, after her research, she collected various types of materials, carefully studied their properties, and finally combined the most suitable ones into this product in her hand.
Now that the explosive clay is nearly ready, the next step is to master the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai, it's a very important step.
It's not that without learning Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai she won't be able to use the explosive clay to create explosions, she can, but those explosions won't be as effective and damaging as she wants them to be.
The reason why Deidara's clay puppets are so terrifying and destructive is that he infuses his Explosion Release chakra into the clay figurines. Because of the Explosion Release chakra infused in them, when they explode, their destructive power greatly increases by several folds… Even an inconspicuous little spider made of that clay becomes extremely deadly.
If Kuroto wants his Earth Chakra Nature Clone to have as much destructive power as Deidara, then mastering the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai is essential.
With that understood, the blonde-haired Kunoichi walked towards the shore of the island.
She took a deep breath and looked at the endless sea in front of her… the stillness of the sea calmed her nerves, and freed her of all her thoughts, allowing her to be able to clearly feel the chakra inside her body.
After stabilizing the Earth Chakra, her primary chakra Nature, she frowned her brows and focused on the Chakra of the Lightning Chakra, which is her secondary Chakra Nature.
Controlling the Lightning Chakra is somewhat troublesome, but nothing too difficult for someone with her experience in controlling the chakra.
'This is perfect…'
Explosion Release is a Nature Transformation Kekkei Genkai, a combination of Earth Chakra and the Lightning Chakra, and since the blonde-haired Kunoichi has both the chakra as her primary and secondary chakra nature respectively, so mastering Explosion Release shouldn't be too difficult for her, especially if you consider that she already has experience in mastering several Kekkei Genkai prior to this.
Anyway, after feeling the two Chakra natures, she controlled them simultaneously, this was nothing new to her.
With a calm expression, she brought the Earth Chakra Nature in her left hand, gathered it in her left palm, and the Lightning Chakra Nature in her right hand, gathered it in her right palm, and then, "Nice and slow…" Muttering such words under her breath. She started to slowly fuse them into a single chakra Nature.
Earth Chakra Nature is a chakra that increases the solidity and composition of all things. Lightning Chakra Nature, Chakra that electrocutes. Under her control, these two chakra natures with different properties slowly and steadily began to fuse into a single chakra nature.
The process and speed of fusion went nicely and smoothly.
It didn't take very long before she started to feel the changes in her body too, as a new chakra property took birth, and was added to her body…
When the small sparks and very small explosions appeared on her palms, she knew… "It's a success… This is Explosion Release!" and cheered.
The small explosions that appeared on her palm out of thin air are direct proof that she has succeeded.
Having mastered the Explosion Release, she thought of Deidara and compared herself to him.
Deidara's application of Explosion Release is different, he infuses his Explosion Release chakra into the explosive clay… that's just his method of using it, not all use the same method… it would be better to say that most if not all the shinobi use the Explosion Release in the most conventional method.
Just think about it, Explosion Release is Kekkei Genkai allows users to create explosions while touching something, heck, they can even explode their own chakra, so truth be told there is no real necessity of touching something. Just like the blonde-haired Kunoichi did just now.
At first, she thought that her method of using Explosion Release was correct, but upon rethinking, she felt otherwise.
Although her method of using Explosion Release is very good, it has its limitations.
First and foremost, the range within which she can create explosions is limited… and as if that wasn't bad enough, she can't create large-scale explosions since it will end up hurting her.
So while very useful in close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, when it comes down to long-distance shinobi warfare, her method of using Explosion Release sort of becomes less effective.
Therefore, it makes sense that Deidara chose to change his approach and opted to use clay figurines and infuse his Explosion Release Chakra into them… using those clay figurines to create explosions gave him more range and also allowed him to use large-scale explosions without getting involved in them.
Since the blonde-haired Kunoichi was able to think of this problem, she decided to use Deidara's method as well… but, unlike Deidara, she doesn't plan on giving up the conventional method of using the Explosion Release. Close-quarter combat is a very common form of shinobi warfare, in close-quarter combat, Explosion Release has its own advantage.
Of course, she also has some plans in her mind and some different approaches she has thought of. These different approaches will improve her combat methods.
Now that she has mastered the Explosion Release Kekkei Genkai, she has to test it…
With this thought in her mind, she took out a white figurine from her shinobi bag, infused Explosion Release Chakra into it, and then tossed it on the ground.
With a poof of white smoke, a giant bird made up of white clay appeared on the ground.
She jumped on the back of the giant bird, and said, "Let's take off…"
Following her order, the giant bird spread its large wings and took off.
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