Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 173 Hiruzen Sarutobi: Among the juniors I have personally mentored, I would call you the strongest!

call--!

A sizable ball of fire, shaped like a dragon, spewed from Mikami Yu's mouth, roaring as it crashed into another rock pillar not far away, creating a deafening roar. Although it didn't appear as spectacular as Hiruzen Sarutobi's earlier demonstration, it still shattered the rock pillar into pieces, sending debris flying everywhere.

"good."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded: "To achieve this level on your first attempt, it seems your talent in Fire Release is truly extraordinary. Your chakra reserves and explosive power are also excellent. However, you can still improve your form. Focus on the key points of 'condensed yet not scattered, moving yet not chaotic' —"

As the former recounted the story, Mikami Yu let out a soft sigh of relief and focused a sliver of his attention on the Corner System.

[Gift Gift: Limited Skin - Fire Dragon Flame Bullet (Fragment) -> Dragon Fire Technique]

[Dragonfire Technique: Affection +4, Current Affection: 59/100]

It seems that skin fragments do not increase favorability as much as whole skin; normal skin should be able to add 8 favorability points at once.

Around 1 o'clock.

However, the advantage of a skin is that it directly increases proficiency to a base value and provides the same bonuses as the original skin. The "Dragonfire Technique" has the trait of "Piercing Flame," which increases range and stability. If this trait were applied to "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet"—

now.

Mikami Yu felt the sudden surge of understanding about "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet" in his mind, along with a subtle but undeniable sense of control over flames, and formed hand seals once more.

This time, he slowed down the speed of forming the hand seals, and when the seals were completed and the chakra gathered in his throat, he did not immediately exhale. Instead, he paused for about three seconds to build up his strength. Then, when the pressure in his mouth gradually increased and became difficult to suppress, he suddenly opened his mouth!

"boom-!!"

A ferocious dragon head appeared, trailing a long, fiery body, and shot out like a comet striking the moon! With a deafening roar, the huge granite target dozens of meters away was blasted into pieces, and the blazing flames, undiminished, swept into the distant forest, burning fiercely!

"oh?!"

A glint flashed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes. He forgot to smoke his pipe, and a genuine look of surprise appeared on his face. "Only the second attempt—and it's already achieved this level? This range and penetrating power—it's improved by a huge margin compared to before! Unbelievable!"

Minato Namikaze, standing nearby, could not hide his surprise.

You should know————

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't possibly use his full strength when demonstrating, the effect of that technique was something that ordinary ninjas couldn't replicate.

While Yu Mikami's "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet" might not have the same overwhelming suppressive power as Hiruzen Sarutobi, its penetrating power and explosive force were subtly superior.

It seems that————

"Yu's comprehension of Fire Release is indeed astonishing."

Comprehension is something that really can't be explained.

It cannot be deduced using logic at all.

Minato Namikaze himself was like that. Before him, there were people in Konoha who had tried to train the "Flying Thunder God Technique," including Jiraiya and Orochimaru, but even those two ended in failure. Until he appeared, he not only quickly learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, but also surpassed his teachers.

Given that Mikami Yu was able to "improve" the Great Fireball Technique long ago, it is not without precedent that he has done so now.

"call----"

Mikami Yu gently exhaled a hot breath with a faint sulfurous smell, suppressing the churning chakra within his body.

It seems that————

There are no bad characteristics; it's just a matter of how well they are combined.

The original "Flame of Penetration" was actually a bit of a waste.

Because the "Dragon Fire Technique" requires a steel wire as a medium to trigger, its attack route is a straight line between two points, making it very easy to predict. Even without charging, it's not guaranteed to hit the enemy, let alone while charging. Therefore, he almost never used this characteristic.

However, the "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet" is different.

This technique is a wide-area suppression ninjutsu, while also possessing a certain degree of flexibility. Charging it for one or two seconds, or even longer, has little impact on its hit rate. Unless the opponent anticipates from the outset that a direct confrontation is not advisable and dodges in advance, it will be difficult for them to escape unscathed.

"Well done, Yu!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi praised without reservation: "In just two attempts, you were able to grasp the essence of Fire Dragon Flame Bullet and integrate it with your own understanding. In terms of comprehension of Fire Release techniques alone, among the juniors I have personally mentored, I would call you the strongest! I am at ease entrusting this technique to you."

"Next, let's try the Water Break Wave left by the Second Generation Lord."

At this time.

Hiruzen Sarutobi beckoned, and two masked ANBU appeared. At his instruction, they set up several "earth flow walls" on the training ground as targets. The closest was twenty meters apart, and the furthest was more than fifty meters away, crisscrossing and varying in height.

Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi explained it again, more detailed and patient than before, and then began to form hand seals. After a series of slightly complicated hand seals, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out!

laugh! ! !

A thin, light blue line of water, as thin as a chopstick, shot out from Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth and swept across a wall of earth twenty meters away.

The latter was as if it had been cut by the sharpest laser, smoothly splitting in two! The upper part of the cut slowly slid off and collapsed with a crash.

Immediately afterwards, Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his chin, and the slender water line, as if it had a life of its own, drew an arc in the air, accompanied by a few hissing sounds, piercing or severing several other earthen walls further away! The whole process was swift, precise, and fierce, with a deadly beauty.

at this time.

The text box in the corner system popped up as scheduled once again:

[Ding! A gift fragment of the legendary limited skin "Water Ripple: Water Breaker" has been detected that can be gifted!]

[Note: Legendary limited skins can only be gifted after reaching a friendship level of 90, and there is a significant difference between skin fragments and the complete skin. It is recommended to gift the complete skin first.]

Unlike the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, the Water Severing Wave is not a B-rank ninjutsu.

It's the top-tier S-class!

Therefore, like "Flying Thunder God," it is one of only two [Legendary Limited] skins currently available for Yu Mikami. It is even better than the [Advanced Limited] skin for "Henjutsu."

In terms of sheer power, the Water Severing Wave is not two levels higher than the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

However, when it comes to the difficulty of cultivation, it's impossible to generalize.

Because the principle of "Water Wave Severing" is similar to that of an ultra-high pressure water gun, it requires chakra to be compressed to the extreme in order to obtain the ultimate sharpness and precision. The requirements for chakra control are extremely high, far exceeding those of medical ninjutsu.

In light of this, Yu Mikami did not immediately give away the fragments, but instead tried several times based on his own abilities, following the explanation he had just heard.

really----

These attempts were not as successful as the "Fire Dragon Flame Bullet".

Produce