Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 165 Multitasking: Research Progress on Scorching Release

From the moment Might Guy opened the Eight Gates, the outcome of this battle was no longer in doubt.

Even Obito, who possessed the Sharingan with two tomoe, couldn't keep up with Guy's speed in his four-gate state.

Soon, Obito was hit by seven or eight Konoha Steel Fists, three or four "Konoha Great Whirlwinds," and then a "Reverse Lotus" like a human punching bag. When the battle subsided, Guy slightly bent his knees and was panting heavily, while Obito had already collapsed in the rubble pit and lost consciousness.

The medical team, which was already prepared, rushed to the scene to rescue people.

Nara Shikaku, who was serving as the examiner, declared Might Guy the winner.

The stands fell silent for a moment, then erupted in enthusiastic exclamations and discussions. Clearly, the excitement and intensity of this very first match had exceeded their expectations. Many people only dared to breathe loudly at this point, their mouths dry and parched.

Just then.

Several carts passed by in the aisle: "Do you need sunflower seeds, peanuts, or cola? Come on, customers who are moving to the side, please move your legs a little."

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Well, this was indeed arranged by Mikami Yu, but it had already been approved by Sarutobi Hiruzen. Many Konoha villagers, especially commoners, had never actually tasted "raw cola" before and thought it was quite expensive. Now that they knew the price, and given the occasion, they all readily paid to buy it.

Those tourists visiting Konoha for the first time were even more generous, quickly sweeping up the first batch of goods.

The battle continues on the field.

Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi, Hinata Hideo and Genma Shiranui —

The battles proceeded in an orderly manner.

Cheers and applause rose and fell.

It happened around the same time.

A few streets away from the training grounds, the Konoha Research Institute presents a completely different scene—

The air was thick with the smell of disinfectant, and cold lights shone down from above, illuminating the figure of another person, "Yu Mikami," wearing a white lab coat and a protective mask. He was standing in front of a microscope, intently observing the cell sample before him.

Beside him, Orochimaru casually said while fiddling with the petri dish in front of him, "The last match of the Chunin Exams, such an important occasion, and you only sent a shadow clone to deal with it? Is that really enough, Yu-kun?"

"Do you really think you can handle the other ninjas with only half your chakra?"

"—No, Lord Orochimaru, you've got it backwards. This 'me' here is the shadow clone, and I only poured about a third of my chakra into this clone. Surely, the original body, with two-thirds of its chakra, shouldn't be defeated by a mere Iwa ninja, right?"

Mikami Yu, standing in front of the microscope, adjusted the focus and said casually.

"Oh?"

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, letting out a low, pleased "ho!" "Such astonishing chakra control. It seems your mastery of the Shadow Clone Technique surpasses that of many Jonin."

Mikami Yu remained silent.

He deliberately displayed this talent in front of Orochimaru, but he didn't dare to reveal too much, after all, this guy had an extraordinary obsession with "genius", and he couldn't provoke him too much.

After a brief silence.

Orochimaru spoke again: "Let's get back to the main topic. I've finished analyzing all the cell and blood samples from Pakura that you brought back. After repeated observation and induction experiments, I can now basically confirm that the core of the 'Scorching Release' bloodline limit lies in—"

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Yu Mikami picked up a pen and paper and quickly began to jot down notes on a blank scroll.

Back when he first returned from the southwestern battlefield, Mikami Yu had already divided Yekura's blood sample into two parts and given one to Tsunade and the other to Orochimaru, asking them to help with the analysis. However, Tsunade's side hadn't made any progress yet, while Orochimaru had made some breakthroughs.

There was no other way; Tsunade was indeed no longer at her peak. Her hemophobia had a significant impact on her, making it impossible for her to even conduct the most basic research, such as personally analyzing blood samples. Therefore, Mikami Yu could only take her preliminary results to Orochimaru again.

Now, with Orochimaru's narration and the occasional interactions between the two, lines of text were clearly recorded: "Based on observation, within the body of a 'Scorch Release' bloodline limit user, there exists a special chakra meridian node, tentatively named the 'Scorch Release Core,' which is the key to efficiently converting ordinary chakra into Scorch Release particle streams —"

"The structure of this meridian node is ———— The estimated possibility of artificial induction or transplantation is ————"

Future research directions ————

"These are the basic conclusions for now. If we want to conduct more in-depth research, we will need a sufficient number of experimental samples."

As the last few lines of text were written, Mikami Yu blew on the ink on the scroll, then "reviewed" it from the beginning. As he read, a text box that only he could see appeared in his field of vision:

[Ding! Detected a special item that can be gifted—Hosen no Higanbana: Scorching Release Bloodline Limit Analysis Report!]

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Yu was quite surprised: So it wasn't just ninjutsu scrolls that were given away?

Why wasn't the analysis report I prepared before and shared with Yekura recognized?

[These special items must contain sufficient energy or knowledge related to the corresponding ninjutsu in order to trigger the gift-giving option.]

"----All right."

It seems that the previous version lacked sufficient professional content.

Mikami Yu calmed himself down and prepared to make an extra copy of the scroll later to give to "Phoenix Fire Technique". Although the latter's favorability was already at its maximum and could not be increased any further, with this, "Light Flame Bullet" might be able to be further developed.

After that, Orochimaru began the next dissection experiment without stopping, with Yuya Mikami continuing to assist him.

Meanwhile, in the direction of the training grounds, the most important duel was about to begin: "Next match, Konoha's Mikami Yuu versus Iwagakure's Tsuchiki!"

As Nara Shikaku finished speaking, the atmosphere in the arena ignited instantly. Thousands of eyes focused on the central area, whispers coalescing into a buzzing sound: "Wow, we've finally got Yu's match!"

"I heard this one is one of the best among this batch of genin, and he made great contributions on the Sunagakure battlefield. I wonder how he'll fare against Iwagakure this time?"

"Don't worry, our Konoha ninjas are the strongest. We'll definitely win against the mere Iwagakure."

"Shh, everyone be quiet! Look, look, it's about to start!"

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