Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 122 Individual Cultivation and the New Feature: Overload Pulse! (Two-in-One)

Buzz—

A slight fluctuation of chakra spread out.

The next second, as if drawn by an invisible force, Mikami Yu's short white hair suddenly lifted up.

Straightened! The once soft hair now gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen, and the tips became sharp, like quenched steel needles!

Then, Mikami Yu continued to channel his chakra, and these "steel needles" quickly intertwined and coiled around his chest, forming a leather-like armor that protected his head, face, neck, and chest. When Mikami Yu flicked his finger onto it, a crisp metallic clang could be heard.

Clang! Clang!

"Come on, shoot me."

Mikami Yu's mind stirred.

The two water clones he had created beforehand picked up kunai and shuriken, and threw them at the "thorn armor" with increasing force.

However, most of the kunai were deflected by the sparks. A few that were hit with greater force only hovered briefly in front of the "thorn armor" before sliding down the hard forest of needles. Most of their penetrating power was neutralized, leaving only a slight sting.

"Not bad, not bad. Its hardness is enough to withstand attacks from ordinary ninja tools and ninjutsu."

Mikami Yu nodded slightly.

The only problem is —

"Won't this procedure damage the hair follicles?"

"Activation" is essentially achieved by stimulating the body's cells to make them highly active. Although the cellular activity and physical recovery ability of vegetative ninjas in the ninja world are unmatched by earthlings, not everyone is Hashirama Senju.

Therefore, Mikami Yu was a little worried that using "Needle Jizo" too much might cause him to go bald.

Well, considering that Jiraiya still had thick hair even in his fifties in the original storyline, this worry is probably unnecessary. Instead of dwelling on it, you should consider whether to grow your hair longer like Jiraiya. That way, you can unleash "Needle Jizo" faster.

the other side.

Obito and Rin Nohara noticed the commotion on Yu Mikami's side.

"Wow, Yu, did you just use the technique that Jiraiya-sama gave you? You actually mastered it so quickly? That's fast!"

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Obito exclaimed in surprise.

Nohara Rin, looking at Mikami Yu's expression, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Haha, Yu, you look like a hedgehog with its feathers standing on end! So cute!"

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Mikami Yu hesitated, then asked, "What's the best way to describe 'cute'? Shouldn't it be something like 'majestic and handsome'?"

However, since Obito and Rin Nohara had already noticed, he stopped practicing secretly on his own and stood up directly: "Come on, Obito, Rin, help me test my new technique. Ninjutsu, close combat, throwing weapons, use whatever you want, I'll only defend, not attack."

"Really?"

Obito became interested and was eager to try.

For him, opportunities to legitimately beat up his teammates are rare, because he is usually the one being beaten.

Of course, it was usually Kakashi who beat up Obito, since the latter was in charge of the "assistant coach" role.

Yu Mikami and Obito didn't spar often, since their training paths were very different, leaving little room for them to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses.

soon.

The three of them then engaged in a small-scale sparring match on the training ground behind the base.

"—It's about to start!"

In about twenty minutes.

Close-range slashes, ninja tool throws, fireballs, water turbulence, dragon fire techniques—various offensive methods were unleashed from Nohara Rin and Obito, beckoning towards Mikami Yu.

Yushin Mikami keeps his promise, only defending and not attacking, at most dodging and weaving within a small area to avoid being hit in the face.

"—It seems that 'Needle Jizo' primarily defends against taijutsu-type attacks, including slashes and throws using ninja tools."

"However, its defense against ninjutsu isn't that strong, especially against fire-style techniques."

After all, those with a lot of hair are weak against fire.

Although the chakra-enhanced hair won't ignite like normal hair, it will soften after being burned by flames, thus reducing its protective capabilities. Water Release techniques have little effect, as the wet hair still possesses considerable defensive strength.

In addition, Yu Mikami made another discovery: Rin Nohara's "super strength technique" was starting to look quite good. During training, he used "Needle Jizo" to take a straight punch from Rin Nohara and was actually knocked back several meters.

"scare!"

Seeing this, Mikami Yu's expression remained unchanged, but Obito was startled: "Rin, what you just used was—"

"It's the 'Super Strength Technique' taught by Lady Tsunade!"

Rin Nohara cracked her knuckles and said a little shyly, "I've been practicing this technique a lot lately, and I think I've grasped a bit of the knack, but I haven't told you guys about it or had a chance to practice using it with you—sorry, Yu, was that all right?"

"fine."

Yu Mikami responded casually.

That punch just now didn't really hurt him, because most of the force was buffered by "Needle Jizo". It only caused a dull pain when it landed on him, which was completely incomparable to the punch that Tsunade used to break several of Jiraiya's ribs when she was young.

but----

He was indeed somewhat surprised that Nohara Rin could unleash such power.

After all, the reason he was able to initially master "super strength" in just over a month was because he had a cheat code.

Rin Nohara, on the other hand, achieved her success through diligent study and practice.

It seems she does have some talent in "superhuman strength".

If Rin Nohara can master this move, then her weakness in taijutsu will be overcome. Then, if she can learn the "Yin Seal" and "Hundred Healings Technique," she'll essentially be a low-tier version of Tsunade, capable of protecting herself in most battles.

As for whether she can survive this Fourth Shinobi World War, it's hard to say for now. After all, Rin Nohara's death was orchestrated by Madara Uchiha, and it will be very difficult to resolve.

"There's no point in thinking too much, let's focus on cultivation first."

"Practice the Ksitigarbha acupuncture technique more these two days," to experience the nature of "activation" and see if it can be applied to "neural activation techniques" —

"Also, if I remember correctly, there's a variation of the 'Needle Jizo' technique, which involves shooting out hardened hairs like thousands of needles to attack enemies at medium to long range. It's called 'Needle Hell.' You can try it sometime if you have the chance."

Mikami Yu pondered to himself.

Night was falling.

Inside the Longyue City stronghold, the lights gradually dimmed, leaving only the even breathing of the boys and the footsteps of the patrol team outside.

Outside the stronghold, in the vast, dark forests, an unseen undercurrent was quietly brewing—

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Wildfire City has already replied during this time.

It is said that Jiraiya and Kashima Nara have reached an agreement to send an elite force of about sixty men to take over the defense of Oborozuki Castle. However, since manpower is needed everywhere along the entire front, the deployment will take several days. Until then, Yu Mikami and the others will have to remain stationed here.

Yu Mikami and the others had no objection to this.

After all, these past few days have been much more comfortable compared to when we were on reconnaissance and patrol in areas 7-10.

Although I still have to patrol the area around the town every day, at least the area is fixed and the routes are clear, so I don't have to go through the mountains and forests every day and get covered in mud. Moreover, the meals are relatively fresh every day, and I can occasionally eat fruit. I can even take a hot shower at night.

Even Kakashi, who wasn't particularly concerned about these external conditions, felt that this kind of garrison mission wasn't too bad.

certainly----

All of this is based on strength, since most of the troops stationed here last time are now dead. And now, even if the Sand Village wants revenge, they won't dare to act rashly for the time being, at most sending some scouts to gather intelligence.

Faced with this type of enemy, Mikami and his companions adhered to the principle of "kill first, capture later," and successively dealt with two more Sunagakure squads. As for the other squad, because they had anticipated their arrival and withdrew in time, no direct confrontation occurred.

During this time, Kakashi finally found an opportunity to show off his "Chidori" in front of Mikami Yu and the others, as well as Minato Namikaze. The crackling lightning release technique shocked Obito and Rin Nohara, who were seeing it for the first time. Mikami Yu also pretended to be shocked.

After praising the technique, Minato Namikaze keenly noticed its flaw: "Kakashi, the destructive power of this technique relies on high-speed dashes, but you lose sight of the enemy while dashing, making you vulnerable to a side attack—you might need to find a way to improve it."

"—Does Minato-sensei have any suggestions?"

"this----"

Minato Namikaze pondered for a moment: "There's no good way, let's try training our dynamic vision first."

Kakashi, who doesn't yet possess the Sharingan, fell into deep thought.

Obito was a little gloating, since he hadn't awakened his Sharingan yet and didn't have to worry about his eyes being gouged out.

Yu Mikami, on the other hand, spent his training time on "Needle Jizo" and "Shadow Clone Technique".

Both of these are "skins," and the corresponding transformation and clone techniques are ninjutsu that quickly gain maximum favorability, so they are not difficult to learn.

After "learning" the "Shadow Clone Technique," Yu Mikami tried out the "Accelerated Training Method" used by Naruto in the original story. This method utilizes the ability of Shadow Clone Techniques to return memories and experiences to the original user while simultaneously conducting various different training sessions.

All told, Yu Mikami has accumulated about 30 points of physique through the Corner System.

According to his estimation, his current chakra level is around 2 ki, which would rank him second in the current Minato team.

First is Obito. There's no way around it; the defining characteristic of the Uchiha clan is their abundant chakra. Even though Obito hasn't awakened his Sharingan yet and doesn't have a White Zetsu body, his chakra reserves are still over 2 katakana. He's never experienced a shortage of chakra.

Rin Nohara might have 0.7 calories.

As for Minato Namikaze —

This is outside the scope of the discussion.

However, judging from the fact that Minato Namikaze used more than a dozen "Flying Thunder God Techniques" and "Flying Thunder God Guided Lightning" in succession during the Nine-Tails Night, as well as several Rasengans, and was finally able to use "Reaper Death Seal" to split the Nine-Tails in two, his chakra reserves should be quite large, at least five or six chakra.

In short.

According to Mikami Yu's tests, given his current chakra reserves, creating two shadow clones at once is a reasonable approach. This is within his chakra capacity while ensuring that each clone's combat power isn't too low. Combined with his main body, one can practice swordsmanship, one ninjutsu, and one sealing techniques.

It's just a bit tiring when you're processing it, because several memories flood your mind at the same time, which puts a bit more strain on your brain and requires more time to digest and absorb.

Through these patrols and training sessions, Mikami Yu's swordsmanship and fire-style techniques slowly improved.

Moreover, he successfully unlocked a new ninjutsu trait as the month drew to a close.

This time it's the "Neural Activation Technique"—

[Neural Activation Technique (Current Affinity: 25/36 - Friendly)]

(One stage reward already obtained: Constitution +1, Trait: Overload Pulse: Activating this trait stimulates specific nerve clusters and muscle fibers in the body, making them active. Within 45 seconds, nerve conduction speed is increased by 200%, and various physical skills such as dynamic vision, reaction ability, and muscle strength are greatly improved. However, after the effect ends, it will be accompanied by muscle soreness, mental fatigue, and even minor damage. This technique cannot be used again for 8-10 hours.)

"It finally loaded!"

Yuu Mikami felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

As a procedure that is still in the process of being pieced together and whose limbs are not even complete, the characteristics of "neuroactivation" seem quite good.

200% increase in nerve conduction speed, along with dynamic vision, reaction ability, and muscle strength—this series of enhancements is almost comprehensive, and it really resembles the "Lightning Release Chakra Mode" secretly passed down in Kumogakure.

The only flaw is ————

The time was too short, only 45 seconds.

Moreover, it can only be used a maximum of twice a day.

However, considering that this is still an incomplete ninjutsu, we can't expect too much. Besides, even if it only lasts 45 seconds, if used well, it can be a powerful trump card.

—For example, first activate "Instant Shadow Killing Array" to stack the "Defeat is inevitable" buff, and then activate "Overload Pulse" at the crucial moment, while simultaneously using "Super Strength Technique: Gamble" —what kind of destructive power would that be?

Yu Mikami plans to find an opportunity to give it a try.

Hmm—we still need to confirm exactly how bad the "muscle soreness" the corner system is referring to is; that's the most important thing.

About a week later.

That morning, Minato Namikaze once again gathered Yu Mikami and the others together, then clapped his hands and said softly, "Good news, things have been coordinated at Wildfire Castle, and the sixty-man force that will replace us has begun its march towards Oborozuki Castle and is expected to arrive by noon today."

"We'll go and meet them later to ensure a smooth handover."

"Very good!"

Obito was the first to jump up: "Finally, I don't have to patrol those rocks every day anymore!"

Kakashi silently closed "Icha Icha Paradise" and stuffed it back into the depths of his ninja tool bag.

"Everyone go back and pack your things. We'll depart from the base in an hour."