"Water and fire, along with Vital Energy and blood, originally formed a perfect cycle. Vital Energy and blood can reconcile the natural conflict between water and fire.
However, when I tried to go from easy to difficult by first fusing chakra and only afterward trying to merge Vital Energy and blood, I forcibly broke that cycle.
No wonder it led nowhere." Sora remained calm as he analyzed his previous failure.
"But it wasn't entirely useless. At least after a week of constant attempts, my control over Water and Fire chakra has improved significantly, and my understanding has deepened."
His mentality remained stable. If not for that, even Tsunade's reminder would not have helped him break through the dead end so quickly.
Sora never regretted past mistakes.
Instead, he carefully reviewed everything, summarized the experience, and made sure he would not repeat the same mistake again.
This habit had accompanied him for years and was one of the reasons he had grown so quickly.
"Water and fire reinforce each other while Vital Energy and blood encompass them."
Sora slowly clasped his hands together.
Trust your body.
Trust your judgment.
Trust your instincts.
As those words echoed in his mind, Sora slowly closed his eyes.
The Water and Fire Nature Transformation chakra no longer remained separated as before.
Instead, under Sora's control, they flowed into his Vital Energy and blood.
The moment they entered, something changed.
Rather than acting independently, the two chakras began merging under the balancing force of his Vital Energy and blood.
The three forces resonated together.
Boom!
An unprecedented aura erupted from Sora's body.
Tsunade and Shizune immediately turned their heads toward him.
They saw two lights erupt from Sora's body—one red and one blue.
The two energies intertwined constantly before gradually merging into a deep blood-red glow.
"Roar!"
Sora felt alternating waves of heat and cold rushing through his body. The discomfort felt exactly like the day in the Land of Waves.
The difference was that the previous time had been an accident.
This time, it was intentional.
Even while enduring the overwhelming discomfort, Sora resisted the urge to release the power immediately.
Instead, he focused entirely on controlling it.
Tsunade had always told him that power without control was dangerous.
Something that could harm others today could harm him tomorrow.
Sora remembered those words clearly.
As long as he could control this power—even briefly—it meant his path was correct.
"Vital Energy and blood… my control over them is still insufficient," Sora thought.
"This power mainly comes from Vital Energy and blood, while Water and Fire chakra only support it. If my control over Vital Energy and blood improves, then I can fully control this ability."
Just as the pressure inside his body began approaching its limit, Sora suddenly extended his hand toward the river.
"Come here."
Tsunade and Shizune stared in shock.
A stream of water suddenly rose from the river and flew straight into Sora's palm.
Blood-red light gathered around his hand as a sharp hissing sound filled the air.
The water stream rapidly evaporated the moment it touched the crimson aura.
"What kind of ability is that?" Shizune exclaimed.
"Manipulation of water flow," Tsunade answered with excitement.
"The fusion of Vital Energy and blood with Water and Fire chakra has given him the ability to control water directly. At the same time, it carries the burning force of fire."
Tsunade's eyes shone with pride.
"Shizune, he succeeded. He once said that if he could manipulate the water inside a human body and extract a person's blood, even the strongest ninja would die.
The embryonic form of his Bloodline Limit has finally appeared."
Sora stared at the swirling power in his palm.
A water-fire vortex slowly rotated within the blood-red aura.
"So this power uses Vital Energy and blood as a guide to attract surrounding water," Sora thought.
"If I use this on a person… could it draw the blood directly from their body?"
He suddenly remembered something he had once said long ago.
Had he truly achieved the first step toward that idea?
"So all these years of effort were not wasted," Sora murmured.
From the early days of Water and Fire Tempering until now, he had spent several years researching this ability.
And now the first fruit had finally appeared.
Even if that fruit was still small and immature, it was still proof that his path was correct.
Seeing Sora's expression, Tsunade smiled.
"Since you're in such a good mood, let me tell you some good news."
"What good news?" Sora asked curiously.
"I've already secured your qualification for the Chunin Exams," Tsunade said as she handed him a notice.
"You only need to create two Shadow Clones to act as your teammates."
Since Shadow Clones were almost impossible to distinguish from the original—even for most dōjutsu users—two clones could perfectly act as teammates.
"What about you and Shizune?" Sora asked.
"You'll find out when the time comes," Tsunade replied with a mysterious smile.
"I had Shizune investigate this year's Chunin Exams. There will be several interesting opponents there. Even if you can't defeat them, it will broaden your horizons.
And besides the examinees, the people truly worth watching are the jonin and the ninja from the great clans of Konaha."
"Interesting," Sora said with a faint smile.
After returning with Tsunade and Shizune to bathe, soak in the hot spring, and enjoy a good meal, Sora finally prepared to depart.
"I never expected the princess of the Senju clan, one of the Legendary Sannin, to come up with such a method," Sora said while touching the pendant around his neck.
The pendant had two small decorative charms.
But those charms were not decorations at all.
They were Tsunade and Shizune transformed using ninjutsu.
"Less talking," Tsunade's voice echoed beside his ear. "This way I can personally watch your performance during the Chunin Exams. So don't embarrass yourself."
"Sora, Lady Tsunade and I will be watching you," Shizune added teasingly. "Don't disappoint us."
"Heh, then just sit back and enjoy the show," Sora said with a confident smile.
After all, Tsunade had not arranged this merely for entertainment.
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