Chapter 38: Free Rasengan Tutorial
Chapter 38: Free Rasengan Tutorial
In the eyes of a child, the world is black and white.
In the eyes of an adult, the shades of gray overshadow the extremes of black and white.
Morality?
It's merely a set of guidelines to rein in the masses.
Look at the aristocratic lords who indulge in decadent revelries and carnal pleasures, how many of them truly consider the common folk as their equals?
Even in the great ninja villages, even in Konoha, the village that constantly touts the Will of Fire, how many during their rise to power truly upheld moral virtues?
Anyone who dares question this would only be met with laughter.
If given a choice, Yuyi Xuan Yue would certainly prefer to live in a world where morality and virtue reign supreme.
But the world is not so kind, and he can only adapt to survive.
Should he start a revolution and overthrow the system?
That's far too tiring.
He has no interest in such endeavors.
Besides, rather than being constrained by rules and regulations, Yuyi Xuan Yue would rather be the one writing those rules, not just another name in the book.
Such is human nature.
Yuyi Xuan Yue readily admits that he is part of the mundane majority.
Listening to Yuyi Xuan Yue's candid acknowledgment of his actions without an ounce of guilt, Naruto clenched his fists tightly.
"You..."
Still naive and inexperienced, Naruto couldn't grasp the true nature of society and humanity, and now he saw Yuyi Xuan Yue, unapologetically aware of his wrongdoings yet unwilling to change.
Ultimately, he resorted to what he knew best and the only thing he could do.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A vast army of shadow clones appeared once more.
"Naruto, you idiot!"
Jiraiya could no longer stand by and let this happen. He rushed forward, his long white hair billowing:
"Ninja Art: Needle Jizo!"
Countless strands of white hair transformed into needles and shot toward Yuyi Xuan Yue.
Yuyi Xuan Yue didn't move. He merely parted his lips slightly, and a highly corrosive mist of Boil Release jutsu spewed forth, enveloping him in a protective cloud.
Sizzle!
All the needles disintegrated in mid-air before they could even reach Yuyi Xuan Yue.
"Everyone, attack together!"
Naruto's clone army showed no signs of retreating. Each clone charged forward like a fearless soldier, their spirits high as they rushed into the corrosive mist.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
White smoke erupted continuously.
Yuyi Xuan Yue watched with a twitch of his lips.
He knew that when the shadow clones dispersed, all the sensations they experienced would be transmitted back to the original body.
Being corroded by the Boil Release jutsu was certainly not a pleasant experience.
Yet, Naruto seemed completely unfazed, his usual carefree self.
Yuyi Xuan Yue could only sigh at the arrival of yet another freak like the First Hokage.
However, he soon had no more time to spare for such thoughts.
As Naruto's clone army continued to pour in, his Boil Release jutsu was being depleted faster than he could replenish it.
"If I were in my prime, how could I be so easily worn down?"
Yuyi Xuan Yue shook his head. As his vision was obscured by the smoke from the dispersing clones, he could only watch as one clone after another rushed toward him, shouting excitedly:
"Gotcha!"
Having learned from his previous encounter, Naruto abandoned any attempts at sophistication. He spread his arms and legs wide, like a brawling housewife, and lunged at Yuyi Xuan Yue, determined to grab hold of him.
Yuyi Xuan Yue struck down one clone after another.
But their numbers were simply too overwhelming.
Before long, the smoke from the dispersing clones finally obscured his vision, allowing a particularly agile clone to dart forward like a monkey and latch onto his left leg.
Soon, Naruto clones were hanging off of Yuyi Xuan Yue like mischievous monkeys.
"Is this meaningful?" Yuyi Xuan Yue asked calmly, about to take action.
A Naruto clone hanging on his shoulder looked up and laughed heartily, "Of course it is!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the white smoke in front of Yuyi Xuan Yue suddenly began to whirlpool, spinning faster and faster.
Yuyi Xuan Yue subconsciously looked over, letting out a soft sound of surprise.
Jiraiya, with his better vantage point, noticed this as well and exclaimed, "That brat Naruto!"
Shizune, following closely behind, cried out in delight, "It's the technique from that night!"
Just as she finished speaking—
"Rasengan!"
Naruto's energetic voice rang out from within the white mist of his Shadow Clone, right in front of Yuyi Xuan Yue.
The air currents completely scattered the mist.
In an instant, Yuyi Xuan Yue saw Naruto with a rapidly spinning blue chakra sphere in his hands, pressing it towards his chest.
"The Fourth Hokage's technique... Has he truly mastered it?" Jiraiya muttered to himself as he witnessed the scene.
"Not quite," Yuyi Xuan Yue said with a slight curve of his lips as he directly faced the Rasengan.
Boom!
Dust and debris flew everywhere as a powerful explosion erupted from in front of Yuyi Xuan Yue.
Shizune watched with anticipation.
Jiraiya, who understood the nature of the Rasengan better, quickly rushed forward, his face growing grim as he didn't see Yuyi Xuan Yue being blown back by the attack.
As he suspected, when the dust settled, they saw Naruto's right hand, which had been holding the Rasengan, embedded in the ground with a vortex-shaped pit surrounding it.
At that moment, Yuyi Xuan Yue, now free of the clinging clones, looked down at Naruto and said with amusement, "Using an incomplete technique takes courage, I'll give you that."
If the Rasengan was so easily broken, it wouldn't have gained such a formidable reputation.
Naruto, as the caster, had made it seem convincing.
But Yuyi Xuan Yue's perception was exceptionally sharp, and he easily detected that the seemingly perfect Rasengan in Naruto's hands was actually highly unstable internally.
With a slight nudge, just like before, it lost control and crashed directly into the ground.
"Still not good enough?" Naruto's expression fell slightly.
"Watch closely," Yuyi Xuan Yue said at that moment.
Naruto looked up instinctively and saw Yuyi Xuan Yue extend his palm, saying casually, "Rasengan tutorial, no charge this time."
As he finished speaking, to Naruto's utter astonishment, a blue chakra sphere, all too familiar to him, formed effortlessly in Yuyi Xuan Yue's palm.
"Rasengan!"
Treating it like the most ordinary technique, Yuyi Xuan Yue held the attribute-less blue Rasengan in one hand and pressed it towards his chest, just like Naruto had done earlier.
"How...?"
Naruto stared at the unfolding events, bewildered.
Things were taking a turn that defied all logic.
Naruto never imagined that the enemy before him would also know the Rasengan.
Didn't the Pervy Sage say that this technique belonged to the Fourth Hokage?
Impossible...
"Wait, why am I even thinking this? He doesn't look anything like him!"
Naruto's train of thought wandered, his mind always drifting to random things.
"Naruto!"
Jiraiya's loud shout snapped him back to attention.
Naruto jumped, then looked up.
The familiar blue spiral of light completely filled his vision.
(End of Chapter)
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