boyutpedia Chapter 36: A Combo Skill Even More Disgusting Than Garen
Chapter 36: A Combo Skill Even More Disgusting Than Garen
The three legendary ninjas were all very dedicated teachers.
None of the disciples they trained were simpletons; even the weakest, Mitarashi Anko, was a special Jonin.
Orochimaru did not take Gojo Yoru with him on the D-rank mission.
Instead, he guided his and Kushina Uzumaki's training in the abandoned training ground.
In the forest, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina are conducting a survival drill, evading Orochimaru's pursuit.
In order to deceive Orochimaru, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina not only set up a large number of traps around them, but also had Uzumaki Kushina create shadow clones in the shape of Gojo Yoru to lure Orochimaru out.
The two of them concealed themselves using invisibility magic.
Orochimaru saw through all of these tricks.
Then the battle broke out in the forest.
Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, they couldn't do anything to Orochimaru. The latter didn't even use any ninjutsu above rank B, yet he easily subdued Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina.
Gojo Yoru was a little better off; his powerful Body Flicker Technique allowed him to struggle against Orochimaru for a while.
Kushina Uzumaki was quite frustrated. Despite having a massive amount of chakra, with each of her shadow clones wielding a Rasengan, she was instantly defeated by Orochimaru's Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique. She was simply powerless to use her abilities.
"Your shadow clone tactic just now was very good. Ninja battles are battles of intelligence."
"However, you must remember one thing: what you know, the enemy also knows."
"The Shadow Clone Technique, although invented by the Second Hokage, has spread to ninja groups in various countries due to its extremely strong intelligence capabilities. It is not something that only Konoha ninjas know."
"Never reveal your true form before you are certain that the enemy is not your true self. Furthermore, do not waste unnecessary chakra using advanced ninjutsu unless you are absolutely certain of a fatal blow, otherwise you may fall into the enemy's trap."
"Ninjas are tools for assassination; assassination is always the first choice!"
"Also, your teamwork was quite good at the beginning, but when one of you was at a disadvantage, you lost your composure, which is a major taboo on the battlefield."
"At this time, you should be covering your teammates' retreat, not coming to cause trouble."
"..."
In the post-battle review, Orochimaru pointed out the shortcomings of Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina.
The person who was mentioned the most was Kushina Uzumaki.
Unlike yesterday's one-on-one battle, today's survival exercise allowed Orochimaru to show Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina the gap between himself and a Jonin.
That's not a difference in chakra or combat power!
In terms of chakra, even excluding the Nine-Tails within her, Kushina Uzumaki's own chakra was many times greater than Orochimaru's.
In terms of combat power, Gojo Yoru's Phantom Body Flicker Technique and Rasengan are also powerful enough.
However, Orochimaru simply used the terrain of the forest to restrict Gojo Yoru's Body Flicker Technique, and through his observation of them, he saw their dependence on and care for each other, and easily subdued them.
He didn't use a single high-level ninjutsu with a large range throughout the entire match. Yesterday, when he fought against Gojo Yoru, he did use a technique called Earth Flow River.
So, Gojou Yoru humbly asked, "Orochimaru-sensei, what aspect do you think we should strengthen next?"
No matter how much a time traveler knows, it's all just theoretical knowledge.
Unless one's strength is overwhelming, one's weaknesses will be fully exposed when facing an enemy stronger than oneself.
Orochimaru wanted to teach him a lesson today, to teach him to be humble and not arrogant.
Kushina Uzumaki was also looking at Orochimaru with sparkling eyes.
It was just a survival exercise, yet Kushina Uzumaki was already impressed by Orochimaru's strength. No wonder he was Gojo Yoru's teacher.
"To reiterate, assassination is always the first choice."
"To assassinate an enemy, you need to find their true form first, and then sneak up on them silently."
"You can now enhance your perception and stealth abilities."
Looking at Kushina Uzumaki's hair color, Orochimaru laughed and said, "The Uzumaki clan's Kagura Mind's Eye is a sensory technique at the pinnacle of the ninja world. If you can awaken this unique ability, even my concealment ability will be nowhere to hide from you."
"I've heard the clan leader and the others mention this too," Kushina Uzumaki said with a troubled expression. "However, even in Uzumaki Village, only a few people can awaken this ability."
"My current perception isn't as strong as Ye's, so I don't feel I have the potential to awaken this ability."
Orochimaru chuckled, "Kagura's Mind's Eye cannot be cultivated simply by learning ordinary sensory techniques; it requires rigorous training."
Kushina Uzumaki's eyes widened as she looked at Orochimaru excitedly, asking, "Orochimaru-sensei, do you possibly have a way to help me awaken Kagura's Mind's Eye?"
"It's worth a try; at least you can find out if you have the potential."
If anyone else had said that, Gojo Yoru would never have believed it.
But if it were Orochimaru, Gojo Yoru would just think the other party was being too modest.
In the original story, Karin only had physical healing abilities during the Chunin Exams.
However, after joining Orochimaru, he awakened Kagura's Mind's Eye and the Adamantine Sealing Technique in just a few years through training.
It would have been impossible without Orochimaru's help.
"Orochimaru-sensei, thank you for your help!" Kushina Uzumaki quickly stood up and bowed to Orochimaru.
"Please sit down."
Orochimaru raised his hand in a gesture, then looked at Gojo Yoru and laughed, "You also have earth-style attributes. Next, you'll learn earth-style techniques from me to improve your stealth abilities."
"Yes, Orochimaru-sensei." Gojou Yoru nodded.
Orochimaru at this point has not yet developed his own Orochimaru style.
Aiming to become Hokage, and being a disciple of the Third Hokage, his current specialty is the Five Elements Release Technique.
His use of Earth Release ninjutsu was simply divine.
He outmaneuvered Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina throughout the entire process using Earth Stand and Earth Instantaneous Body techniques, and his stealth ability was also Earth Invisibility.
His fundamentals are ridiculously strong!
The Gojo family's tradition does not include these basic Earth Release techniques, but Gojo Yoru is also very interested in this basic Earth Release.
In particular, the Earth Instantaneous Movement that allows movement underground, combined with Gojou Yoru's spatial and temporal blurring, is a perfect match.
Although Gojo no longer needs to keep his hands in hand seals to keep his body in a ethereal state.
However, in order to maintain his intangibility, he still needs to focus on controlling the flow of space-time chakra within his body.
If you're going to burrow underground, Gojou Yoru still needs to maintain the hand seal posture; otherwise, if you make a slight mistake, you might get stuck in the ground.
If he could learn the Earth Instantaneous Body Technique, he would not only be able to dive underground, but also have two different options depending on the situation.
Firstly, if there are many enemies, or if the enemies are extremely strong and have exceptional perception, Gojo Yoru can use space-time intangibility to assist in Earth Flicker Technique, perfectly concealing his aura and chakra.
Secondly, the enemy's strength and perception are not strong, so Gojo Yoru can quickly sneak over and then use the Space-Time Slash to kill the enemy in one blow.
That scene was even more disgusting than Garen emerging from the bushes!