Chapter 182 : Obtained the scroll, the Lion's Mane Technique! [4/4]
Chapter 182: Obtaining the Scroll, Wild Lions Mane Technique! [4/4]
Jiraiya was very strong.
Masahiko never thought he could decide the victory in a single blow. The reason he set up this "challenge" was mainly for the "acting instance."
With one more acting instance, he would have one more opponent for challenges and training.
Therefore,
He had to force out as much of Jiraiya's ability as possible!
The moment after the clone exploded, the water beneath his feet rippled, and a burst of Chakra immediately erupted from Masahiko's feet.
Boom!
The white-haired figure drew a beautiful line of water across the surface.
"Can he even use it with his feet?"
"What an incredible technique!"
Jiraiya's expression was solemn.
This technique was somewhat like Tsunade's Monstrous Strength, but different in application. Masahiko's body seemed to be covered in a layer of water; the force of an impact would be dispersed and deflected, making it difficult to hit vital spots.
The next moment, a powerful Chakra counterattack would erupt near the point of impact.
It was difficult for an average person to react in time.
"A Nintaijutsu that integrates offense and defense... Did you develop this?"
"Yes, I've seen some results so far."
Masahiko nodded.
Jiraiya couldn't help but marvel: "To say 'some results'—you're being too modest. This technique is easily S-rank in difficulty, and it must be a Forbidden Technique before one masters it, right?"
"There are some side effects."
Masahiko nodded.
Jiraiya's fighting spirit soared as he said, "Again!"
The next moment, the two clashed again.
Water splashed continuously on the surface, and layers of mist spread out, though fortunately, this level of mist didn't completely obscure their vision.
Both were extremely fast.
On the shore, everyone looked at each other, inevitably surprised.
They thought they had held Masahiko in high enough regard, but seeing this scene, several people felt they had still underestimated this rising star.
Unless one possessed a counter-method, it was impossible to win quickly against such a Water Release Nintaijutsu.
On the contrary, every one of Masahiko's counterattacks possessed considerable destructive power.
Once hit, unless one defended with Chakra in advance, injury was inevitable, and one might even be severely wounded.
A moment later, Jiraiya suddenly appeared beside Masahiko, the hair on his head growing rapidly.
But the next second, he felt something was wrong.
Masahiko's position—
There was a discrepancy!
Immediately after, the sound of a blade unsheathing rang out. In an instant, it severed the hair and slashed toward Jiraiya.
Boom!
The water surface exploded.
The highly concentrated Chakra in Jiraiya's palm quickly dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, he leaped high into the air and spat out a strange liquid from his mouth, instantly covering a large area of the water.
Toad Oil Bullet!
Although Masahiko dodged quickly, he was still partially stained. He immediately dove into the water, but the next second—
The ground rose, turning the lake into dry land.
Simultaneously,
This large area of the earthen platform turned into a swamp under the influence of water and Chakra.
Rolling waves of fire attacked from a distance.
In just a moment, a Water Wall spiraled up, blocking the flames and diverting them to both sides.
Scalding steam surrounded the area.
Just as Jiraiya was about to condense Chakra, a pillar of water suddenly appeared in the distance.
Water Severing Wave?
He immediately used Body Flicker to retreat, stepping onto the edge of the earthen wall and quickly shifting his position.
The water blade was like a sword.
The earthen platform created by Chakra was sliced and crushed like tofu, with large chunks of earth falling away.
In just a moment, the earthen platform collapsed.
The two separated.
Jiraiya was somewhat surprised and said, "Is this Nidaime(2nd)-sama's Water Severing Wave?"
"I replicated the effect of this technique based on Nidaime(2nd)-sama's notes."
Masahiko nodded.
Hearing this, Jiraiya was first shocked, then sighed: "What a remarkable young man. Let's stop here; if we keep going, neither of us will be able to hold back."
With high-power Ninjutsu, being hit by even one could result in severe injury.
This was just a spar—
In his view, there was naturally no need to escalate to that level.
Masahiko felt a bit of regret, but he couldn't force it.
While he was secretly sighing, Jiraiya said, "Your research ability is indeed very strong. No wonder the Old Man kept praising you—"
As he spoke, he took a scroll from his robe.
"This is a bit of my research. Take it and have a look. If you have any follow-up results, you must share them with me."
With that, Jiraiya threw the scroll over.
Masahiko caught it and opened it slightly, his face immediately lighting up with joy: "Thank you, Jiraiya-senpai!"
"Hahaha, it's a small matter. I'll take you to Choza's house for barbecue. Their family's barbecue is top-tier."
Eating at Akimichi Choza's house wasn't particularly unusual.
—
The Akimichi clan were a bunch of veteran foodies; the seasoning and meat for the barbecue were excellent, but except for Jiraiya, everyone's main focus wasn't on the food.
In his heart, Masahiko was thinking about the scroll in his robe.
Written on the scroll Jiraiya gave him was precisely the "Wild Lions Mane Technique."
In terms of destructive power, this Ninjutsu was indeed inferior to conventional Fire Release, but it could control hair growth, turning one's own hair into a weapon.
If he entered Sage Mode—
This ability could be further developed into "Senbon Needle Rain."
Of course.
What Masahiko valued wasn't just the development of hair, but also the subsequent benefits brought by hair Ninjutsu. Once he obtained the Byakugan in the future, he could use hair in conjunction with the Byakugan to strike pressure points.
Therefore,
Earlier, when he saw Jiraiya use Needle Jizo and Wild Lions Mane Technique, Masahiko had been somewhat envious.
He hadn't expected Jiraiya to offer it himself.
He was excited inside, but he also knew that Jiraiya's return this time was very likely because he had heard about things related to Danzo, Orochimaru, and Naruto.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have changed his itinerary and suddenly returned from outside the village.
Just as he finished eating, he received feedback from his Shadow Clone.
Danzo's scroll had already been sent back through the Anbu.
Masahiko's innate affinities were mostly Fire, followed by Earth. Lightning and Water were affinities developed through the "performance pay" rewards.
Among the five major attributes, Wind was the only one he hadn't obtained yet.
He was very busy in reality and had no time to study the nature transformation of Wind Release.
This resulted in—
Even though he got the scroll, he couldn't use it for the time being. For now, the Wild Lions Mane Technique had a higher priority.
Returning that night, he entered the Training Space and began to study the Wild Lions Mane Technique.
The next morning, Kiba Inuzuka came to his door early and waited respectfully downstairs.
Seeing that Masahiko hadn't woken up, he didn't dare disturb him and waited quietly downstairs.
However—
From upstairs, Masahiko still saw another person hiding in the distance.
From the figure, it should be his older sister, Inuzuka Hana.
Masahiko smiled and got up to go downstairs.
Seeing Masahiko, Kiba Inuzuka immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Teacher!"
"Kiba, up so early—have you made up your mind?"
Masahiko asked with a smile.
Kiba Inuzuka nodded and said solemnly, "Teacher, I want to become stronger in Taijutsu, especially our clan's Taijutsu—"
"I don't know much about your clan's Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu, but the most important thing in Taijutsu cultivation is the foundation."
Masahiko reminded him, "First, you must improve your Taijutsu skills, and only then the Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu."
As he was speaking, an Anbu Ninja arrived in the distance.
Masahiko paused slightly and created a Shadow Clone.
"I'll have my Shadow Clone teach you."