Chapter 76: Chapter 76: The Runes Formed by Thunder
He headed straight to the secret base he had been looking for.
After enhancing his Lightning Release, Sasuke couldn't wait to test just how powerful this new strength was.
First, he wanted to see what changes occurred when releasing the most basic form of Lightning Release discharge.
When Sasuke tried to activate the ability…
In the next moment, lightning surged, and the intensity of the Lightning Release explosion was a world apart from before.
If before, the Lightning Release was like currents wrapping around him, now it was pure lightning.
The thunder roared, wildly discharging.
Even when just released normally, Sasuke watched the wildly crackling lightning on his arm.
"This is what Lightning Release should be like!"
As he spoke, Sasuke raised his hand, and a bolt of lightning exploded instantly.
The flashing thunder shot straight forward in the blink of an eye.
The furious lightning pierced through two trees, leaving a small, pitch-black hole in the trunks.
"The penetrating power is terrifying!"
"The power of Lightning Release after enhancement… this is too astonishing!"
Even Sasuke couldn't help but feel excited.
With this level of power, many of the techniques Sasuke had imagined in his mind could now become a reality.
Even the simplest things, like throwing shuriken, could incorporate Lightning Release.
Not only would it add the paralyzing effect of Lightning Release to the thrown weapons, but more importantly, it would also increase the speed of the shuriken.
Throwing shuriken as fast as lightning.
Even just the attack of a thrown shuriken alone would probably be impossible for ordinary people to dodge.
Since lightning is magnetic, the previous Lightning Release had been too weak to achieve such an effect.
It would require a significant amount of chakra.
So Sasuke hadn't attempted it before, but now, with the power of Lightning Release greatly increased, even with a small amount of chakra, he could unleash powerful lightning.
Thus, this idea could now be realized.
Sasuke opened his eyes wide, and lightning erupted from his pupils.
Raising his hand, accompanied by flashing lightning, Sasuke swung his arms.
Kunai, crackling with thunder, flew from Sasuke's hands.
The kunai shot out quickly, darting through the forest like lightning.
In the blink of an eye, they traveled dozens of meters and precisely hit distant stones.
The incredible speed also brought great power, easily smashing the stones.
With the added destructive force of Lightning Release, a small stone was as fragile as tofu.
"Even the throwing weapons can bring such a dramatic change!"
Now, Sasuke wanted to enhance all his chakra attributes one by one.
The enhanced Lightning Release was completely different from the old one.
Sasuke raised his hand and tried to gather more lightning.
He gathered as much lightning as possible.
Crack! Crackle~~ Zzzzt…
The violent thunder gathered frantically on Sasuke's hands, but this was just a simple, unrefined attempt to gather lightning.
Although the spectacle was grand, it didn't reach the destructive power of Chidori.
Sasuke also realized a problem the speed of gathering the lightning was too slow.
One reason was that his chakra supply was too little for the techniques he wanted to develop.
Additionally, the speed of lightning gathering couldn't keep up, and at this rate, even preparing the technique he envisioned would take several hours.
And even if developed, it wouldn't be practical.
The technique Sasuke wanted to develop required vast amounts of lightning.
What he aimed for was the move:
"Raijin!!"
A powerful attack from Enel in the world of One Piece.
This move could obliterate an entire island in an instant.
"Looks like… I'm still far from being able to pull it off!"
Even if Sasuke had enough chakra, he still felt something was missing.
First, the speed of gathering lightning was too slow, even with sufficient chakra.
To gather a massive lightning ball like Raijin's, the time required would be too long.
It wouldn't be suitable for instant combat.
"Is there any way to speed this up?"
Suddenly, Sasuke thought of someone Fire Fist Ace.
Ace's Flame Emperor attack seemed to have a power comparable to Raijin.
And both Ace and Enel used certain abilities to aid their powerful techniques.
Ace used flames to create more flames.
Flame Ring!!
Enel took a shortcut by generating electricity through the Maxim.
So, Sasuke thought, maybe he could come up with a similar method!
He could use his Lightning Release to tap into natural energy, converting it into lightning!
This thought suddenly flashed, and Sasuke's eyes gleamed.
Thanks to the cursed seal, Sasuke had been improving his control over natural energy recently. Even absorbing natural energy in this way seemed more intuitive to him now.
Sasuke thought, perhaps it wasn't just through the cursed seal. Other methods could work too.
What if he used Lightning Release to simulate the cursed seal, absorb natural energy, and forcefully use it to enhance his Lightning Release?
That could work.
He closed his eyes, and then suddenly opened them wide.
"Sharingan! Activate!"
The next steps required extreme control, as Lightning Release was difficult to manage.
Without 120% focus, there was a danger of failure.
Sasuke fully activated his Sharingan, and in the next second, the area around him was filled with lightning.
The spreading lightning caused the ground to burn, turning it pitch black.
However, as the lightning of Lightning Release flashed, strange blue runes slowly began to appear on the darkened ground.
These runes were similar to the cursed seal's markings, but instead of flames, they now depicted lightning.
Soon, after the runes of Lightning Release were fully formed, they suddenly shot upwards like lightning bolts piercing the sky.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of thunder echoed.
The lightning rising around Sasuke expanded, and the air around him began to gather, as if some mysterious power was drawing energy from the atmosphere.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sasuke suddenly opened his eyes, feeling the surge of Lightning Release power around him.
"Did it work?"
Sasuke couldn't believe it he had really succeeded!
By using Lightning Release to simulate the cursed seal, he was now able to absorb natural energy and create an endless supply of lightning power!
Looking at the flashing bolts of lightning surrounding him, and the flow of electricity-like water beneath his feet formed from gathered lightning…
"This move... will be called the Lightning Pool!"
Chapter 77: Chapter 77: A Mediocre Ninja Technique
[Are you sure you want to create the Lightning Release technique, Thunder Pool?]
Sasuke suddenly heard the system's voice.
He was slightly stunned. This was the first time the system had actively asked him if he was sure about creating a new technique.
What was going on here?
Did the system think creating a new technique wasn't impressive?
Thunder Pool was a technique developed by combining the power of the Cursed Seal. As long as it remained activated, Sasuke could continuously draw on the power of lightning.
Was such a technique not powerful?
[Friendly reminder: This technique can be improved. The preparation time is too long, and the overall evaluation is "A mediocre technique!"]
What?
The preparation time is too long?
Sasuke didn't feel it; maybe he was just too immersed in developing the technique.
He didn't feel that the time was too long at all.
He just felt that using Thunder Pool wouldn't be a quick process.
He deactivated Thunder Pool and tried using it again.
Sure enough!
The preparation time was indeed too long.
He hadn't noticed before, but once he figured it out, he realized that simply standing still for the technique took more than ten minutes.
It was a heavy preparation time, and he couldn't move during that time.
It was exactly as the system had evaluated—like a mediocre technique.
'I need to shorten the preparation time. Ten whole minutes? No enemy is going to foolishly wait ten minutes for me.'
In a battle, timing was crucial, and in ten minutes, he could take out countless enemies.
Sasuke closed his eyes, hoping to improve the technique.
But his current level couldn't manage it.
Perhaps going to Orochimaru's place and combining Orochimaru's knowledge of the Cursed Seal could help improve it.
But even with improvement, there was no guarantee the technique would be completed any faster.
After all, the power of the technique was inherent, and completing it quickly was impossible.
Still, no matter what, the preparation time couldn't remain this long. If the preparation could take only a few minutes and still allow him to move, that would work!
'Wait, I can add hand seals!'
By incorporating hand seals, he might be able to improve it.
First, Sasuke shouldn't have any problems with movement.
Next, he needed to shorten the preparation time.
If he added hand seals, the technique would require at least hundreds of them.
Hand seals were simply a process for guiding chakra flow.
The sequence of the hand seals determined how the chakra would flow.
Ninjas needed hand seals to release jutsu because ordinary ninjas couldn't remember the chakra flow patterns for every technique.
In such a case, hand seals were necessary.
Now, Sasuke could reverse-engineer the sequence of hand seals based on the technique, which wasn't too difficult.
However, just the hand seals alone would require hundreds of them.
Also, after completing the hand seals, Sasuke would need to maintain the hand seal positions, and the last one would require a substantial amount of chakra to condense.
So, the preparation would still take around three minutes.
It also depended on whether Sasuke was in battle mode. If chakra was being used elsewhere, the process would be even slower.
The best solution in this case would be to summon a familiar beast. While Sasuke performed the hand seals, the summoned beast could guard him.
That way, the time could be stretched, similar to what Jiraiya did.
However, Sasuke didn't have any summoned beasts, so that plan wouldn't work.
"Even though I don't have a summoned beast, I can perform hand seals with one hand, and use the other hand for fighting."
"But I need to avoid using too much chakra, or it will affect the formation speed of Thunder Pool."
This meant he would need to practice his physical skills.
While using Thunder Pool, he would have to rely on physical techniques with one hand to defend against the enemy's attacks.
"If I activate the Cursed Seal form, it should shorten the preparation time for Thunder Pool!"
But maintaining the Cursed Seal form, fighting, and continuing to gather the energy for Thunder Pool would be extremely difficult.
However, Sasuke believed he could handle it.
[Congratulations, host, you have successfully developed a new ninjutsu!]
[Lightning Release—Endless Thunder Pool (Beginner)]
The new technique had been developed successfully.
With this technique as a foundation, Sasuke could try developing other lightning-based jutsus in the future, among other techniques.
Developing a technique wasn't something that could be done easily.
By the time Sasuke had fully perfected the technique, an entire night had passed.
The process of selecting the sequence of hand seals alone took Sasuke a long time.
After a busy night, Sasuke felt a bit fatigued.
She returned to Konoha and went home to rest.
However, when Sasuke returned home, he unexpectedly noticed a shadowy figure sneaking around, watching his house.
After a closer look, Sasuke immediately understood.
It wasn't an Anbu from Konoha; it was Haku!
'She came to find me so soon; it seems there must be news from the Hokage Building!' Sasuke thought.
Sasuke silently made a gesture toward the Anbu disguised figure.
Soon, the two met in a park in Konoha.
"How's it going?" Sasuke asked, smiling at Haku.
"You must have some good news for me, right?"
Looking at Sasuke, who still had a hint of fatigue on his face, Haku felt a strange sense of sympathy but didn't notice it.
He immediately began speaking. "The defense at the Hokage Building is extremely tight. Normally, more than thirty Anbu ninjas guard the building!"
"Even when the Hokage leaves the building, about twenty Anbu stay behind to guard it."
"And I've found the location of the Sealing Book you're looking for!"
"But getting there won't be easy."
The true guardian of the Sealing Book was the Hokage himself.
However, the Hokage didn't carry it around, and the Sealing Book was located in a special room behind the Hokage's office.
A room dedicated to storing confidential documents.
The Sealing Book was stored there.
To enter, one would have to pass through the Hokage's office, which meant it was nearly impossible to sneak past dozens of Anbu guards, enter the Hokage Building, and then reach the room without being detected by the Hokage.
After hearing this, Haku looked at Sasuke. "The Sealing Book is practically impossible to steal!"
"Really?" Sasuke smiled. "I think it's very possible."
The Hokage was indeed tough to deal with, but if the Hokage wasn't there, then it was a different story.
A few dozen Anbu were nothing compared to the Hokage.
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