I'm in Konoha, and I have ten skill slots.

It's like there's a progress bar in front of Shigure, with each word jumping by one.

But now it's skyrocketing, with prices rising in straight, sharp drops.

The increased parsing speed excited Shigure even more.

The analysis of the tailed beasts is almost complete. I wonder if they will gain any special skills as a result.

[50%]

……

[78%]

……

[99%]

Although the analysis speed wasn't slow, Shiyu focused her attention on the progress and felt that time seemed to pass unusually slowly.

[Analysis and calculation complete]

[Congratulations, host, on mastering a new skill: Magnetism.]

[Magnetic Release: Possesses sealing power and can generate magnetic force to control metals such as iron sand.]

The analysis suggests that Shukaku only gained a bloodline limit?

This is somewhat different from what Shigure expected!

This is too little!

[Congratulations, host, on acquiring a new skill: Yin Release Nature Change]

Yin Escape?

Yin-attribute chakra?

Shigure paused for a moment, then analyzed why the Tailed Beasts could master Yin Release nature transformation.

[The Great Sage: Answer]

[Strictly speaking, tailed beasts do not possess a physical form; they are merely chakra-based life forms. The Yin Release transformations they use allow them to create a form similar to a physical entity by leveraging their vast chakra reserves.]

Therefore, by analyzing the Tailed Beasts, one can master the nature transformations of Yin Release!

Okay, Shigure agrees with this explanation!

But what is the use of the changes in the nature of Yin Dun?

He himself does not know the ninjutsu of Yin Release.

[The Great Sage: Yin Escape is a Yin power that originates from the spiritual energy that governs imagination, creating form from nothingness]

Shi Yu's lips twitched slightly. How could anyone understand this explanation?

If creation originates from nothing, does that mean one can create anything?

[The Great Sage: That's how it is in theory.]

'So, theoretically, that means it's not actually like that!'

[Great Sage: Yes, Yin Escape originates from spiritual energy. Judging from the host's spiritual energy, it cannot create anything.]

If there's no way to create anything, then what's the use of mastering the nature transformations of Yin Escape?

[The Great Sage: Incorporating Yin Release into any ninjutsu release will amplify its scale several times or even dozens of times.]

Integrate into Yin Dun?

Shigure paused for a moment, 'Yin Release can be incorporated into ninjutsu? Then could we try incorporating Yin Release to develop a bloodline limit?'

[The Great Sage: No, bloodline limits are actually new chakra transformations. The fusion of the five basic chakra elements, Yin Release, cannot create new transformations; it only enhances the scale of the original chakra techniques.]

It seems like Yin Escape isn't very useful!

I was actually quite looking forward to using Yin Escape!

It's just a matter of increasing the scale of ninjutsu, and how much that can be increased.

Shi Yu smiled and casually released a cloud. The next second, as the cloud spread, Shi Yu's eyes widened.

Looking at the snow clouds that formed almost instantly in front of me.

Before, at least it was slowly squeezed out like milking a cow, but now it's all clumped together.

This speed is too fast!

[Great Sage: Ice Release with Yin Release incorporation ~ Ice and Snow Control, the range can be increased to 970 meters]

Nearly a kilometer?

What was the previous maximum distance again? Around 300 meters!

If that's the case, then it seems that the power of Yin Release is quite helpful in enhancing the power of ninjutsu.

[The Great Sage: The scale of the Yin Release enhancement technique suggests that the change in the nature of Yang Release is the core factor in increasing the power of ninjutsu]

Yin Release increases scale, Yang Release increases power.

Now that we have a direct grasp of the nature and changes of Yin Escape, what about Yang Escape?

The Yang Release chakra Shigure already existed.

I had already obtained Yang Release chakra when I analyzed the Palm Healing Technique before, but I hadn't mastered its nature transformation.

'Great Sage, are you able to analyze and calculate the changes in the nature of Yang Dun (a form of escape technique) based on the changes in the nature of Yin Dun (another form of escape technique)?'

[Great Sage: Yes]

[Estimated time: 48 hours]

48 hours is not a long time, Shiyu nodded and agreed.

[Great Sage: Shall we begin the calculation?]

There's no need to rush that; let's not calculate the changes in the nature of Yang Dun yet.

[Glutton: Partial devouring complete. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the chakra of the One-Tailed Shukaku.]

Ok?

Did the glutton finish devouring the food so quickly?

But Shukaku is still here!

[Great Sage: The Glutton has currently consumed 3% of the One-Tailed Shukaku. It is estimated that it will take 17 hours to completely consume it.]

Does it really take this long to devour a one-tailed Shukaku?

Strictly speaking, it wasn't too long. The Akatsuki took several days to seal a single tailed beast, and their Gluttony only had 10% of its power. So, 17 hours to devour a tailed beast was already considered short...

'It seems there's no way to completely devour the One-Tailed Beast!'

Shigure felt somewhat speechless. Since he couldn't completely devour the beast, it seemed pointless to devour the tailed beast.

[Great Sage: Once the host has absorbed 3% of the chakra, they can also use the Tailed Beast Chakra]

[The estimated amount of chakra currently possessed by the Tailed Beasts is equivalent to the combined chakra of ten Jonin.]

Ok?

Even the combined chakra of ten Jonin wouldn't be of much use!

For Shigure, this amount of chakra wasn't much.

[The Great Sage: Tailed Beast Chakra is more powerful than ordinary chakra]

That's true, but so what if it's strong? It'll just be used up...

Thinking of this, Shiyu suddenly paused. Could it be restored after using it?

The Great Sage: Yes.

If it can truly be restored, then why does the glutton directly devour the essence of others?

Although tailed beasts have no origin, this is how Shigure understands it.

[The Great Sage: That's one way to understand it.]

But why?

While Shigure was having doubts, he suddenly thought of the Kinkaku and Ginkaku brothers from the Cloud Ninja, who had spent several days inside the Nine-Tails' belly.

He ate the flesh and blood of the Nine-Tails and then possessed the Nine-Tails' chakra.

If chakra is used up, then that power should not be brought back after being resurrected by Edo Tensei.

The fact that the two could still use the Nine-Tails' chakra after their resurrection indicates that they directly seized a portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Just as Shigure now uses Gluttony to steal a portion of Shukaku's chakra.

If that's the case, then it's somewhat interesting.

'Gluttons, swallow as much as you can!'

Tailed Beast Chakra

[One tail: 3%]