Chapter 472: Transparent World Growth (8k)

"Well done, Shisui! I knew you'd win!" Obito was overjoyed the moment he saw Kakashi lose.

What he feared most was Kakashi winning while he lost.

Now that Kakashi had already lost, and there was no way he could beat Might Guy either, they were even—neither could blame the other.

"No wait, I can still talk down to Kakashi. He can't talk back for two weeks anyway." Thinking this made Obito even more pleased.

Kakashi gave Obito a cool glance. He had lost, but Obito wouldn't have it easy either, because Obito was sure to lose to Might Guy.

Then Obito would have to suffer through those theory exams; he'd probably be so dazed from doing problems that it would take him two weeks to recover.

"Although I lost the fight, I gained quite a bit from it," Kakashi thought to himself.

His biggest mistake in this battle was believing that Shisui's genjutsu would have no effect on him.

Shisui taught him through actual combat that the Transparent World could not ignore all genjutsu; Shisui's previous genjutsu had failed on him only because its intensity was still lacking.

"Maybe I can use this opportunity to train the Transparent World," a sudden flash of inspiration struck Kakashi's mind.

If Shisui kept using genjutsu on him while he was in the Transparent World state, and he kept dispelling it, maybe he could increase his dispel speed, or enhance the Transparent World's fine control over the chakra inside his body.

Kakashi felt this special training method was worth trying; if it failed, he would only waste a little time, but if it succeeded, the gains would be considerable.

"Now there's only Guy left," Shisui looked toward Might Guy.

In the earlier internal battle he had defeated Obito, and now he had beaten Kakashi; only Might Guy stood in his way.

Of course, Shisui wasn't getting cocky; he didn't think he could beat Might Guy in his Eight Inner Gates plus Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

Not only was Might Guy extremely powerful, but he also countered Shisui to a certain degree—the genjutsu Shisui specialized in would hardly work on Might Guy, who trained the Eight Inner Gates.

Though it was nearly an unwinnable fight, Shisui would give it his all, then record his defeat, and later train hard to overcome it.

"Obito, Guy, prepare for battle," Muyue said after healing Shisui's injuries.

Obito took a deep breath and resolutely walked into the combat area. What must come would come.

Might Guy laughed heartily and followed him into the area, his big white teeth glinting in the sunlight.

"Rin, does Obito bring the camera to the Southern Forest?" Kakashi suddenly thought of something and asked.

Sometimes a photo is more convincing than words.

"I did see him bring it, but it seems like he doesn't bring it every day," Rin Nohara answered after thinking seriously, though she wasn't quite sure why Kakashi suddenly asked.

Kakashi nodded, formed hand seals to create a shadow clone, and sent it to find Obito's camera, while his main body continued to sit and watch the battle.

"Fight, begin!"

Upon hearing Muyue's voice, Obito didn't hesitate for a moment; he immediately focused his breathing to the extreme and entered the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

In a normal fight, Obito would have thrown out a few ordinary fire release jutsu to probe, but facing Might Guy now, he was afraid of getting beaten down directly by the Five Gates plus Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, without even getting a chance to show his skills.

After all, Might Guy was someone who would unleash a big move without a second thought, so Obito had to be on guard.

"Eight Inner Gates: Gate of Opening, open!... Gate of Injury, open!"

Might Guy was also very decisive, opening four gates in a row. A huge surge of chakra gushed out, his aura exploding.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Obito rapidly drove his chakra, flames igniting on both his hands and feet as he sprinted toward Might Guy at top speed.

Obito figured that ordinary Fire Release ninjutsu would definitely miss Might Guy, so he decided to mainly use Flame Release Ninja Taijutsu in this fight.

Might Guy, like him, had not mastered the Secrets of Armament Haki; in fact, Might Guy hadn't even touched the door to it. Obito thought that punches and kicks each carrying high-temperature flames from Flame Release Ninja Taijutsu might have an unexpected effect.

"Punches and kicks with flames? Then I'll have to use this." Might Guy, who initially wanted to fight with the Eight Inner Gates for a while, instead concentrated his breathing to the extreme.

"Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, activate!"

Might Guy's breathing rhythm changed rapidly, and the enormous amount of chakra inside him began to burn at high speed. As the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode fully launched, his aura exploded once more.

"Fire Release: Fist of the Fire dragon!"

Obito stepped forward quickly, a brilliant blaze erupting from his right fist. The flame on his fist was already fierce, but under Obito's enhanced chakra it blazed even brighter, and as he swung, countless sparks bloomed in the air.

Facing Obito's fierce fire fist, Might Guy calmly gathered chakra in his fist and then punched out violently.

BOOM!!

The two fists clashed. The fierce flame attached to Obito's fist was instantly blasted apart, and sparks scattered in all directions.

Obito felt a terrifyingly immense force strike him. He unleashed his full power to try and block it, but found it impossible to hold back. In just three seconds, Obito could no longer withstand it.

A dull thud resounded. Obito was blasted away like a cannonball, crashing through several large trees before coming to a halt.

Kakashi, who had entered the Transparent World, had foreseen this scene. He precisely took out a camera and captured the moment.

"Cough, cough, as expected of Gai, you're really strong." Obito coughed twice after quickly getting up.

Obito had actually anticipated this. For him, a Fire Release ninja, to compete in taijutsu with a pure taijutsu specialist, it would be strange if he won.

Obito's main goal was to use the high-temperature flame on his fist to damage Might Guy's fist, trading injuries for a sliver of a chance to win.

Obito's eyes locked onto Might Guy's fist, but he was surprised to find that it didn't have the burn marks he expected. It was just much redder, as if scalded by hot water.

"Can Rock Breathing Chakra Mode plus the crudest chakra protection achieve this level?" Obito's eyelid twitched uncontrollably.

He had heard Muyue say that Rock Breathing Chakra Mode enhances defense, but he didn't know the effect would be this good. If he also added the Armament Haki Secret Art, wouldn't he be able to bathe in ninjutsu without a scratch?

"Leaf Hand Blade!"

Might Guy ignored his palm, which had been lightly burned by the high-temperature flame. He gathered a large amount of chakra and fiercely swung an air blade toward Obito.

"Using that on me? You're overthinking it." Obito activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and easily dodged the incoming air blade.

After all, he often had to face Muyue's Leaf Hand Blade. Might Guy's version was decent, but it was far inferior to Muyue's.

But Might Guy's attack was just a feint. The next moment, his form flickered and appeared beside Obito.

"Great Serpent's Slash!"

Obito's ready flame instantly burst forth, intending to engulf Might Guy.

While dodging the air blade, Obito had secretly been gathering chakra. Because although Might Guy had mastered long-range attack methods, he was still stronger at close combat, and he also preferred close quarters.

The opponent was simply too strong. Even Obito had to think about tactics.

"Leaf Dragon God!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

Might Guy erupted his entire chakra and spun violently. A green dragon formed rapidly, breaking through the flames and lunging toward Obito.

"Great Flame Ring: Flame Emperor!"

While retreating with all his might, Obito gathered all his remaining chakra and used his last Fire Release.

Boosted by Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, Obito completed a nature change on all his chakra in an instant. As he raised his hands, a terrifying flame rose, and an enormous fireball appeared in Obito's hands.

Flame Emperor was the most powerful Fire Release Obito currently had, and also the one that consumed the most chakra. In a single battle, Obito could basically only use Flame Emperor once.

Facing the incoming terrifying fireball, Might Guy chose to cancel Leaf Dragon God and retreat at top speed.

Against the Great Serpent's Slash, he could use Leaf Dragon God plus Rock Breathing Chakra Mode to tank it head-on. But to tank a Fire Release of Flame Emperor's level would be too reckless.

BOOM!!

The terrifying heat wave engulfed the entire area around Obito, turning it into a sea of fire. The ground became patches of scorched earth, and the trees were reduced to ashes under the devastating high-temperature flames.

Obito, sitting on the ground with chakra exhausted, watched this scene and nodded in satisfaction. At least this way, it wasn't an ugly loss—he had both injured Might Guy and only lost after depleting his strength.

"Gai wins." Muyue announced the end of the match.

"That Fire Release was very youthful! If it could be a bit faster, it would be even better." Might Guy pulled Obito up, gave a thumbs-up, and smiled.

Although it didn't hit him, Obito's final Flame Emperor had impressive momentum.

"Haha, that's how Flame Emperor is." Obito chuckled and scratched his head.

Actually, in Obito's view, Flame Emperor was just a super Great Fireball. Same huge area and power, same mediocre speed making it hard to hit people, almost the same template.

That's why in real combat, Obito rarely used Flame Emperor; he usually used Fire Dragon Flame Bomb.

Because Flame Emperor consumed too much chakra. Unless Obito was facing too many enemies, using it just wasn't cost-effective.

But having too many enemies also had its own problem—in a crowded battlefield, who would dare to expend that much chakra all at once? It would be easy to end up in danger.

Obito felt that probably only when he had so much chakra that he could throw the Flame Emperor like a Great Fireball would it become a practical and useful ninjutsu.

He walked up to Kakashi with his head held high and chest puffed out. Although he lost, he lost more gracefully than Kakashi.

Kakashi didn't hurt Shisui, but he hurt Might Guy — win!

Kakashi lost because of a decision error, while he lost only after exhausting all his strength — win!

Obito summed it up and found that compared to Kakashi, he had totally won.

"Kakashi, how did you get my camera in your hand?" Obito noticed that Kakashi had somehow gotten his camera.

"Helping you record your life," Kakashi replied with a faint smile.

Obito felt a sense of dread for some reason.

"Give me back the camera." Obito reached out to retrieve the camera.

"I'll give it back after I develop the photos." Kakashi showed Obito the photos he had taken, but didn't return the camera.

Obito was stunned when he saw the photo. In it, Might Guy was in a punching pose, while Obito was flying backward. Not far away there was a broken tree, and Obito had green leaves on him — it was a vivid picture of Obito being punched away.

What Obito couldn't stand even more was that because he had been flying backward at high speed, his face looked distorted in the photo.

Obito tried to use force to take back the camera and delete the photo, but how could he, exhausted, snatch anything from Kakashi's hand?

"Hurry up and get the photos developed." Kakashi handed the camera to his Shadow Clone.

Without a word, Kakashi's Shadow Clone sprinted away at full speed, disappearing from Obito's sight. Obito, exhausted, could only watch helplessly as the Shadow Clone's figure gradually shrank until it vanished.

Obito deeply regretted that if he hadn't used that Flame Emperor at the end, he could definitely have taken back the camera from Kakashi.

Today's outcome: Obito and Kakashi both suffered losses.

After a short break, Shisui and Might Guy had their final internal battle among the disciples.

"Eight Gates: Gate of Limit, open!"

Might Guy roared, directly opening the Eight Gates to the fifth gate. A huge surge of violent chakra poured out from the gate, enhancing Might Guy's body.

Might Guy is good at learning from lessons. Since Kakashi lost to Shisui's genjutsu, Might Guy opened to his current normal limit of the Fifth Gate of the Eight Gates at the start.

After opening the fifth gate, the chakra inside Might Guy's body was already extremely violent. It wasn't that others couldn't control it; even Might Guy himself couldn't control it. He could only use the simplest physical enhancement, which was also condensed chakra in a certain part of the body.

However, after opening the Gate of Limit, Might Guy did not immediately enter the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

Currently, his physical strength was insufficient. Using both abilities simultaneously would cause his body to be injured from stress, so Might Guy tried not to use it if possible.

"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"

Might Guy concentrated a large amount of chakra in his foot and fiercely kicked a whirlwind kick at Shisui.

Shisui concentrated chakra in his eye, activated the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, captured Might Guy's movement, then sidestepped and flung a burning shuriken at Might Guy.

"Leaf Hand Blade!"

Might Guy's attack missed, so he smoothly slashed out a transparent burst of force, blowing up Shisui's flame shuriken.

Shisui looked at Might Guy, and chakra activated in his blood-red Sharingan. He tentatively used genjutsu on Might Guy.

"Leaf Strong Whirlwind!"

As Shisui expected, his genjutsu had no effect on Might Guy. Might Guy charged toward him with even greater strength.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

Shisui rapidly formed hand seals and spat out a huge fireball, forcing back the oncoming Might Guy.

"With this difficulty, even using ninja tools for enhancement won't be effective. I'll try Obito's approach." Shisui prepared to give up on using genjutsu.

The fifth-gate Might Guy was not immune to genjutsu, but Shisui's genjutsu wasn't strong enough. It was too difficult to immobilize Might Guy for even a moment compared to Kakashi.

Shisui changed his breathing rhythm, concentrating his Flame Breathing more intensely.

Although Obito failed, it didn't mean the tactic was infeasible.

Because Might Guy feared his genjutsu, he would push the Eight Gates to its limit, and currently Might Guy would generally only use the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode simultaneously at the fourth gate.

Although Might Guy would definitely use it directly if he panicked, before he panicked, this interval was Shisui's only chance to win.

When Might Guy charged again, Shisui stopped dodging and stopped using ninjutsu defense. Instead, he pushed his breathing to the utmost, entering Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, and the chakra within him burned rapidly.

"Fire Release: Leaf Hurricane!"

Shisui gathered chakra in his legs and fiercely kicked a whirlwind leg carrying high-temperature flames at the oncoming Might Guy.

Bang!!

Shisui's body retreated violently, instantly knocked back eight meters by Might Guy's immense power, while Might Guy only stepped back slightly.

"Shisui's Fire Release Ninja Body Art seems much weaker than Obito's." Might Guy thought as he slightly felt his heating sole.

In the previous match, when he exchanged fists with Obito, even with Rock Breathing Chakra Mode enhancing his defense and chakra protection, he still suffered some damage.

This time, without the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode boost, he used a bit more chakra, but as a result, Shisui's Fire Release Ninja Body Art was weaker than he imagined.

Might Guy thought it was not a problem; Fire Release Ninja Body Art is a skill that can only be used after comprehending Flame Breathing Chakra Mode. Shisui had only recently comprehended it, so it was normal for him to be inferior to Obito.

Might Guy kept this discovery in mind, but he still did not underestimate Shisui. Shisui's Fire Release under Flame Breathing Chakra Mode was not weak, and Shisui also had the Armament Haki Secret Technique unused.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Claw Red!"

Shisui spat flames while throwing shuriken. After the shuriken passed through the flames, the blades were coated with fire, like small fireballs.

Shisui seemed to give up on close-quarters taijutsu with Might Guy and reset the distance to use Fire Release.

Whoosh!!

Might Guy continuously burst chakra, dashing across the field to evade incoming attacks while constantly closing the distance with Shisui, looking for an opportunity.

Phoenix Flower Claw Red was much more powerful than the ordinary Phoenix Fire Technique. Even Might Guy in Rock Breathing Chakra Mode would not recklessly take it head-on.

"Rock Breathing: Total Concentration!"

"Leaf Strong Hurricane: Extreme!"

Might Guy focused his breathing to the critical point just before entering Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, enhancing his physical abilities as much as possible. Seizing a flaw in Shisui's attack, he gathered a massive amount of chakra in his leg and kicked toward Shisui.

Although Flame Breathing released Fire Release quickly, at this distance, Shisui did not have time to unleash a high-power Fire Release like Fire Dragon Flame Bullet or Flame Emperor.

"Opportunity!" Shisui thought to himself as he saw Might Guy take the bait.

Shisui had been acting ever since he entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

His Fire Release Ninja Body Art was indeed inferior to Obito's, but it was not as bad as he had just shown, because the core of his Fire Release Ninja Body Art lay in compressing flames, a technique Shisui had mastered very skillfully.

Shisui was exploiting Might Guy's unfamiliarity with Fire Release and Fire Release Ninja Body Art to mislead him.

Of course, this alone was not enough for Shisui to call it an opportunity, because he did not overact too much; even his full-power Fire Release Ninja Body Art was not that much stronger. If it were too weak, Might Guy would definitely be suspicious.

Shisui had hidden another trick: the Armament Haki Secret Technique, strengthened by the Bent Spoon!

As the disciple who mastered the Armament Haki Secret Technique earliest, it was the consensus among Muyue's disciples that Shisui's Armament Haki was the strongest, so they all guarded against it in battle. Moreover, because they had just left the battlefield not long ago, they were also clear about Shisui's specific Armament Haki strength.

The Fire Release Ninja Body Art with hidden power, combined with the unexpected Armament Haki, was the opportunity Shisui had been waiting for.

This was Shisui's only chance. The consumption of Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, the consumption of Armament Haki, the consumption of the Bent Spoon — if this Fire Release Ninja Body Art move did not win, it would be equivalent to losing.

"Fire Release: Blazing Charge!"

Blazing flames burst out from Shisui's body, with most of the flames concentrated and compressed at Shisui's shoulder. Then, pitch-black Armament Haki covered Shisui's shoulder.

Boom!!

Bang bang bang!!

Might Guy's extreme-power Strong Hurricane and Shisui's full-power Fire Release Ninja Body Art collided, instantly triggering a violent explosion.

The immense power of both shattered the ground beneath them, sending gravel and dirt flying everywhere, and dust filled the air.

The watching disciples looked at the battlefield with astonishment. They had originally thought this would be a one-sided battle.

"Why isn't Guy using Rock Breathing Chakra Mode?" Obito couldn't help but complain.

Might Guy only needed to enter Rock Breathing Chakra Mode to sweep Shisui, but Might Guy stubbornly refused to use it.

When he fought me, Might Guy entered Rock Breathing Chakra Mode right at the start of the battle.

"Shisui's disguise ability is too strong; Guy completely fell into his scheme." Kakashi sighed.

Because he was wary of Shisui's genjutsu, Might Guy kept the Eight Gates at the Fifth Gate.

Then Shisui deliberately showed weakness, making Might Guy think he could end the fight without using Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

Because the Fifth Gate combined with Rock Breathing Chakra Mode would injure his body, Might Guy naturally wouldn't easily enter Rock Breathing Chakra Mode.

"What a powerful Iron Mountain Charge."

The dust settled. Might Guy stood on the ground limping and sighing in admiration, while Shisui lay collapsed on the ground.

The moment he sensed something was wrong, Might Guy broke through the critical point and entered Rock Breathing Chakra Mode. Relying on his formidable defense and strength, he forcibly blocked Shisui's attack and counterattacked.

It was just that his Rock Breathing Chakra Mode didn't have as many functions as other breathing techniques; it was simply a straightforward enhancement of the body. If he had used another breathing technique chakra mode, he probably wouldn't have had time to use ninjutsu.

"That's truly pure power." Shisui finally understood what it meant to break all techniques with one force.

No matter how much he schemed, using Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and Armament Haki Secret Technique, Might Guy shattered it all with a single kick.

"The gap in raw strength is too big." Kakashi shook his head.

Currently, Shisui's raw strength should rank second, slightly higher than him and Obito, but not by much. The first-ranked Might Guy had already pulled far ahead of them.

Kakashi felt that if Might Guy's body were a bit stronger and he could make the Sixth Gate and Rock Breathing Chakra Mode his normal state, even the strongest taijutsu user in Konoha, Chen-sensei, would probably lose to Might Guy.

"Guy wins."

Muyue announced the final result and began treating Shisui and Might Guy.

"Ah, damn it. Who even invented tests!"

The inner battle ended. Obito was anguished just thinking about the punishment he would face next.

Thinking that in three months, if he didn't improve his strength, he'd have to endure this pain again, Obito's motivation to train surged. Before the next inner battle, he would definitely master the Armament Haki Secret Technique.

"Those injured in battle should rest well, don't rush to train," Rin Nohara reminded gently, then continued her Jonin special training.

Rin Nohara currently didn't even think about being strong enough to participate in the disciples' inner battle. Even Obito and Kakashi, who were eliminated in the first round, could easily beat her. Rin Nohara now only wanted to complete her training, pass the Jonin assessment, and become a Jonin.

Kakashi rested for a while, then went to ask Muyue about the feasibility of his Transparent World training plan.

After all, the breathing techniques were developed by Muyue, so the one who understood Transparent World best was definitely Muyue.

Otherwise, if he trained recklessly, not making progress would be the least of his worries; causing trouble would be a problem.

"You can give it a try." Muyue thought for a moment and replied.

In the Demon Slayer world, Transparent World is a kind of state. Once achieved, everyone's abilities are the same—there's no difference. The final combat strength still depends on one's other abilities and physical condition.

Muyue initially thought that the localized Transparent World was similar to the Demon Slayer world's version, just with the addition of enhanced chakra control.

But after he obtained the second Perfect-level Breathing Technique, Transparent World indeed underwent some changes: the range of external perception increased, perception became more detailed, and internal chakra fine-control became stronger.

Later, Muyue tried to use Transparent World more often to train it. But whether because Muyue's Transparent World was already strong enough or because the method was flawed, the effect was almost nonexistent.

Regardless, Muyue could confirm that Transparent World could continue to grow stronger. What they needed to do next was to try various methods.

Having received confirmation, Kakashi walked over to Shisui, whose injuries had already healed.

"Shisui, do you have time now? I'd like to ask you to help verify an idea," Kakashi asked.

After being affirmed by Muyue, the more Kakashi thought about it, the more he felt his idea was feasible.

At that time, Shisui could practice genjutsu on him. Shisui's genjutsu would improve, and Kakashi could also improve his Transparent World. At the very least, he could gain experience in dispelling genjutsu. This way, neither of them would waste each other's time.

Shisui, who was replaying the battle in his mind, stopped thinking and nodded. "As long as it doesn't take too long, it's fine."

After all, Shisui himself needed to train; he couldn't keep helping Kakashi test things.

"It won't waste too much of your time, and you can also practice genjutsu in the process." Kakashi briefly explained his idea to Shisui.

In this training, Kakashi would not only have to maintain Transparent World throughout, but also be attacked by Shisui's genjutsu. Such an intense training definitely couldn't last too long, or Kakashi's body wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Continuously using genjutsu to attack you under Transparent World..." Shisui made a thoughtful expression.

"Should it be genjutsu of the same intensity as during the inner battle, or a bit stronger?" Shisui asked.

Spoon Bending: the duration of a single chakra input is ten minutes; each input's duration is calculated separately. If Shisui recovers while inputting, he can use genjutsu much stronger than in actual combat.

"Shisui, you haven't used your full strength in the battle just now?" Kakashi asked in surprise, unable to help answering Shisui's question with a question.

This was something he hadn't expected—after all, given Shisui's performance during the civil war, his genjutsu had already improved significantly.

"That's not it. I have a shinobi tool; when you feed chakra into it, it boosts the power of the user's Yin Release techniques. Outside of actual combat, you can put in as much chakra as possible to get an even higher boost." Shisui took out the bent spoon and explained.

Toward his close comrades, Shisui naturally wouldn't deliberately conceal information.

"A shinobi tool that enhances Yin Release techniques." Kakashi instantly understood the reason why Shisui's performance during the civil war had differed from usual.

Sometimes, when it looked like he hadn't used any jutsu but ran out of chakra, it was because he had been feeding chakra into that tool.

"Let's test it at the intensity I used during the civil war first." Kakashi thought for a moment and replied.

He decided to take it slowly, in case starting at high intensity caused problems.

Shisui nodded. He gathered chakra in his eyes while simultaneously injecting chakra into the bent spoon. Finally, he met Kakashi's gaze as Kakashi entered the Transparent World, and cast a genjutsu on him. Kakashi then broke it as fast as possible.

The two repeated this cycle until they were exhausted, then rested before moving on to other training.

Obito noticed their unusual behavior and couldn't help muttering under his breath: "Since when did Shisui and Kakashi get so close? They're doing nothing but staring at each other."

Obito didn't understand and didn't object—he was busy training in the Armament Haki secret technique.

When afternoon came, Mu Yue first went to Tsunade's house to cook a meal for her, and also made portions for Kushina and Minato. Then he had a Shadow Clone deliver the food to Minato.

After dinner, Mu Yue returned home to refine the ANBU training plan.

Training would officially begin in five days, so he needed to organize the subjects he would teach and, in the meantime, develop the jutsu he hadn't yet created.

The core teaching items were the Dark Breathing Method and its advanced secret technique. These would be the key skills taught, and Mu Yue planned to use them to earn classroom rewards related to breathing methods.

The advanced secret technique of the Dark Breathing Method was actually a burst skill Mu Yue had developed by referencing the principles of the Crimson Mark.

Its effect was to consume a certain amount of chakra to enhance one's own abilities—strength, speed, and so on would all see a considerable boost.

Mu Yue named it the Dark Combustion Technique. Although its intensity was nowhere near the level of the original Crimson Mark, the advantage of the Dark Combustion Technique was its low threshold and ease of training.

After all, considering how long Mu Yue had been teaching Kakashi and the others, only three disciples had so far been able to activate the corresponding chakra mode—this alone showed how difficult it was.

Next was nature transformation. Previously, to facilitate teaching, Mu Yue had developed five D-rank nature-transformation jutsu for the five basic natures. Later, he created upgraded C-rank versions. This time, he planned to develop all the B-rank versions and teach them to the ANBU.

At present, Mu Yue had already completed the development of Fire Style: Fireball Sea Technique, Wind Style: Vacuum Slash, and Water Style: Water Torrent, leaving only the Earth and Lightning nature transformations unfinished.

The main reason was that Mu Yue's level in Lightning and Earth nature transformation was a bit lower than the other two, so he had fewer ideas for them.

In the end, Mu Yue decided to borrow from False Darkness for Lightning Release and from Earth Spear for Earth Release, building on the experience of those before him.

Two days before the training officially began, Mu Yue completed the development of all the jutsu and the formulation of the specific teaching plan.