Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

Chapter 206 Swift Steps in the Air, Medical Reel

The sun was shining brightly, and the sky was crystal clear.

Rumble! !!

A terrifying roar, like an explosion of the earth's veins, suddenly rang out! The solid ground in the center of the training field suddenly sank, cracked, and bulged!

A huge, irregular crater with a diameter of over five meters appeared out of nowhere. Smoke and dust, along with countless pebbles, shot into the sky like a fountain, then crashed down all around, creating a terrifying spectacle.

Kurenai and Shizune, who were watching from the sidelines, were so shocked by the powerful attack that they subconsciously took two steps back, swallowed hard, and their pretty faces were filled with shock.

Tsunade-sensei... she's serious now!

The two girls exchanged a glance, and the same thought flashed through their minds at the same time.

They only knew that their teacher's super-powerful fist was very powerful, but in the past, Tsunade-sensei only demonstrated or gave guidance in a limited way.

How could a punch like this almost overturn half of the training ground?

Inside the arena, the blonde figure who delivered this devastating blow—Tsunade—did not stop moving an inch, and her chakra suddenly erupted once more from her feet!

boom!

A shockwave erupted from the ground, and Tsunade's figure, like a golden cannonball, with a piercing shriek as it tore through the air, relentlessly pursued the black-haired boy, Shinichi Higashino, in the distance with unreasonable speed and power!

The air was compressed by her sudden advance, creating visible distorted ripples, and the sharp sonic boom pierced people's eardrums!

Faced with Tsunade's continuous attacks, which were like a landslide and a tsunami, Shinichi remained unusually calm. His figure moved like a dragon, and his footsteps were ethereal and divine, like flowing wind and swirling snow.

Step! Turn! Spin! Move!

His figure seemed to blend into the surrounding flowing air, and every move he made carried an indescribable lightness and grace.

What's even more remarkable is that as he moved, the surrounding air seemed to undergo some strange change.

The wind resistance and airflow disturbances that should have hindered high-speed movement now seemed to be guided by an invisible and mysterious force.

Taming, far from becoming an obstacle, has instead subtly transformed into a propulsion and gliding aid!

Every time he turned, twisted, or slid, the distance seemed to be precisely calculated, placing him right at the edge of Tsunade's threatening punch range.

That seemingly slow movement speed, coupled with the exquisite anticipation and borrowing of force, always managed to narrowly avoid Tsunade's continuous heavy blows that were enough to split rocks at the last second!

Danger! Danger! Danger!

The wind from the punch grazed the hem of his clothes, creating a rustling sound. As Tsunade continued her pursuit, new craters kept exploding in the ground, but Shinichi's figure remained as swaying as a leaf in the wind, never truly struck in the core.

This is not only about the ultimate control of the body and footwork, but also about having an extraordinary keen insight and ingenious use of the surrounding environment!

Shizune and Kurenai, who were watching the battle, stared wide-eyed, barely daring to breathe. They had never seen such an elegant yet thrilling way of moving.

This has completely transcended the scope of ordinary taijutsu or body-flickering techniques; it is more like an art that combines superb perception, exquisite chakra control, and a unique concept of movement!

"Oh?"

After several attacks missed their mark, Tsunade's pursuit slowed slightly. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes as she stopped, scoffing, "Aren't you Akane Shinichi? Where are your Fire Release ninjutsu?"

It turns out that just a few days ago, with Jiraiya returning to the southwestern front to take charge of the overall situation, the Sunagakure's offensive in the battle against the Sunagakure has slowed down significantly recently, especially since Chiyo, the master of poison, has been out of the public eye for a long time.

After fighting on the southwestern front for half a year, Tsunade was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and returned to the long-lost village with a group of Konoha ninja who also needed to take turns resting.

Just as Tsunade returned to the village and Team 10 regrouped, upon meeting Shinichi, Tsunade, without any politeness, launched a practical test against him, saying, "I heard you made a name for yourself on the northeastern battlefield and did a lot of earth-shattering things."

And so, this scene unfolded before our eyes.

Upon hearing this, Shinichi stopped and said, "Tsunade-sensei, it's like this. I've recently hit a bottleneck in developing my Fire Release ninjutsu. Continuing to explore the pure fire attribute path seems unlikely to lead to a qualitative breakthrough in the short term. So, I was thinking of seeing if I could get some inspiration from the characteristics and application of other chakra attributes."

"Especially wind and fire, there is a natural connection between wind and fire, with wind helping fire and fire borrowing the power of wind. If I can make progress in wind release, it may break some of my fixed thinking about fire release and bring unexpected new directions and breakthroughs to my future fire release ninjutsu and taijutsu."

Stuck at a bottleneck?

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?!

Starting from scratch, he spent less than two years developing a Fire Release ninjutsu that amazed the entire ninja world, and even defeated the Third Raikage, known as the "strongest shield," on the battlefield.

How long has it been? And you're already telling her, as if it were a matter of course, that you've hit a roadblock?

It's like someone who has just climbed to the top of a mountain that ordinary people can only look up to, glanced at the surrounding scenery, and then frowned and said to the people below, "Oh dear, this mountain seems a bit short. I didn't get enough of it. I'll stop here for now and go find some inspiration on another mountain."

This left Tsunade momentarily speechless. She took a deep breath, suppressing her urge to retort, and refocused her gaze on Shinichi, returning to the main point: "So, this is the result of your recent research into Wind Release?"

"Yes, Tsunade-sensei."

Shin nodded and explained, "I named it Swift Step. It's a movement method that combines the characteristics of wind-style chakra with traditional body-flicker techniques, and achieves low-consumption, high-flexibility movement through keen perception and subtle interference with the surrounding airflow."

Shinichi's "Swift Step" is far inferior to his Fire Release ninjutsu "Flame Step" in terms of short-distance, instantaneous burst speed, and it is also far inferior to the Cloud Village's Lightning Release ninjutsu "Lightning Instant Body" in terms of long-distance, sustained high-speed sprints.

However, [Swift Step] also has advantages that neither of the two can match.

Firstly, with its extreme lightness and agility, Swift Step focuses more on instantaneous changes of direction in a small area, exquisite displacement, and superior adaptability to complex terrain. Especially in close combat, avoiding small-scale attacks, or in environments with many obstacles, the agility advantage brought by Swift Step is difficult for Flame Step and Lightning Step to match.

Secondly, the high degree of concealment and silence, combined with the ability of [Swift Step] to skillfully guide, smooth out, and even utilize the turbulent air currents created by the movement, minimizes the sound of wind and airflow disturbance, making [Swift Step] extremely effective.

It is ideal for tactical scenarios that require stealth, infiltration, or silent approach.

"Swift Step?"

After hearing Shinichi's explanation, Tsunade raised an eyebrow and subconsciously asked, "What does this have to do with Yekura's Swift Release?"

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Upon hearing this, Shinichi was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head: "It shouldn't matter, they just both have the character 'Xun' in them."

That's what he said, but Shinichi couldn't help but recall the scene of his previous fight with Yekura.

From the way Yekura approaches silently, seemingly blending into the environment, to her unconventional lightness and agility during battle, defying the laws of physics, and the sudden bursts of instantaneous acceleration from time to time.

"Could this 'Swift Release' that Yekura refers to be a unique, combined technique that integrates the agility of Wind Release and the explosive power of Fire Release in some special way?"

This is why her speed combines the seemingly contradictory yet perfectly integrated qualities of "silent agility" and "instantaneous burst of speed"!

After all, Yekura's Scorch Release is a fusion of wind and fire bloodline limits.

This thought stirred something within Shinichi, while Tsunade seemed to have only asked casually, not intending to delve deeper. She scoffed, "Then let me see just how much you've actually learned about Wind Release these past few days!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Tsunade stopped holding back and launched herself into action once more, her speed a level faster than ever before!

The fist tore through the air and slammed towards Shinichi!

Shinichi's eyes narrowed, and his figure drifted backward like a willow catkin in the wind, narrowly avoiding the punch. In a turn and shift, he was already more than ten meters away.

The moment the stance was steadied, the counterattack was already underway!

A condensed, almost tangible, pale blue wind blade slashed out from the tip of Zhenyi's leg!

Storm Blade!

"Heh, quite a few tricks up your sleeve!" A glint flashed in Tsunade's eyes. Without dodging or avoiding, she simply threw a punch!

A visible white shockwave exploded from her fist, slamming into the incoming storm blade!

Boom!!

The shockwave and the wind blades collided violently, creating a deafening explosion! A fierce wind raged across the training ground, and the shattered blades and turbulent currents plowed shallow grooves into the ground.

Bang bang bang!

Several more rounds of intense, lightning-fast exchanges ensued, with the offense and defense shifting so quickly that it was almost impossible to keep up.

However, the experienced and powerful Tsunade seems to have gradually figured out some of the patterns and rhythms of Shinichi's [Swift Step].

Tsunade raised her right leg high and slammed it hard into the ground!

Rumble!

As if struck by a meteorite, the ground within a radius of tens of meters around her landing point violently churned and shattered like a fragile eggshell!

Countless pebbles and dirt shot into the sky, and violent shockwaves and earthquake-like tremors spread wildly in all directions in a spherical shape!

Under the dramatic changes and all-encompassing impact of this environment, Shinichi's light and agile steps seemed to inevitably show a slight sluggishness.

And it was this slight delay that allowed Tsunade to use the violent recoil to increase her speed once again, instantly closing the distance between her and Shinichi!

Painful Heavenly Foot - Rush!

Over the past year, not only has Shinichi learned a lot from Tsunade, but Tsunade has also benefited greatly from her student Shinichi. She also gained inspiration by observing Shinichi's "Flame Step" and developed a movement method that perfectly combines with her own superhuman strength to achieve instantaneous burst speed.

Instant pain in the feet - Chong!

He uses superhuman strength techniques to gather chakra in his feet, creating a powerful propulsive force.

boom!

A dull, thunderous impact, like the pounding of a giant hammer, resounded throughout the arena as Tsunade's fist landed squarely on Shinichi's crossed arms as he blocked!

Shinichi was sent flying backwards like a kite with a broken string!

However, just as Shinichi's body was involuntarily thrown backward in mid-air, a strange scene unfolded!

The chaotic and turbulent air currents around him, caused by his rapid backward flight, seemed to be suddenly infused with life and will. They quickly converged, layered, and circulated in a mysterious way, like countless invisible and gentle hands, gently supporting his backward-flying body.

The speed of the backward flight slowed down rapidly and became gentle in a way that defied the laws of physics, as if it had landed in an invisible, elastic air cushion.

Then, something even more incredible happened. Under the astonished gazes of Tsunade, Shizune, and Kurenai, Shinichi's figure was steadily suspended in mid-air, several meters above the ground!

"Flying! It's flying?!" Shizune exclaimed in disbelief, her eyes wide. Kurenai, standing beside her, covered her mouth in disbelief.

Even Tsunade stopped her pursuit, looking up at Shinichi hovering in mid-air, his body surrounded by swirling currents of air. Intrigued, she asked, "You brat, what's this new trick? Did you come up with this too? An application of wind-style chakra? And you can even fly?"

Shinichi, who was suspended in mid-air, nodded and said, "Yes, Tsunade-sensei, I will name this move 'Dancing in the Sky'."

"Its core principle is to stably and continuously distribute wind-attribute chakra on the surface of the body, and through precise manipulation of the interaction between one's own chakra and the surrounding air, one can achieve hovering, levitation, and even aerial movement."

As he said this, Shinichi swayed his body slightly, causing ripples in the surrounding air that were barely perceptible to the naked eye.

"However, this move is currently not stable enough, and its speed and flexibility in the air are far inferior to those on the ground, so its practical value is limited. At present, it is more of a tactical option, such as to avoid certain ground attacks or to gain a line of sight advantage."

"You little rascal... you always manage to come up with something new." Tsunade said to Shinichi, who was floating in mid-air, with a complicated tone.

Shinichi spoke casually, but Tsunade understood better than anyone the strategic significance of flight capability itself.

Being able to fly freely in the sky is almost equivalent to having an innate absolute tactical initiative and survival advantage in most battles!

It can attack or defend, and has advantages that are difficult for ground ninjas to match, whether it is reconnaissance, surprise attack, flanking maneuver or escape.

Looking at the ninja world today, it seems that only the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, can fly using only his own abilities.

"Alright, alright, stop showing off. Get down here. This test is over."

Tsunade waved her hand, signaling Shinichi to stop floating and come down quickly.

Then, she turned to Kurenai and Shizune, who were cautiously approaching from the side, and said, "You two also need to keep working hard, don't let this kid leave you too far behind, at least... don't let him leave you so far that you can't even see his shadow."

That's what she said, but Tsunade herself knew that it was mostly just a polite remark to encourage the two girls.

If ordinary geniuses are the threshold for meeting a super genius like Kakashi, then a super genius like Kakashi is the threshold for meeting a world-shaking prodigy like Shinichi.

Even her grandfather, Hashirama Senju, who was revered as the God of Shinobi, probably couldn't have reached the level of strength this kid was showing at this age.

and many more...

What exactly is a grandfather of this age?

Tsunade suddenly drifted off into thought, and a few anecdotes about the First Hokage's childhood, which her grandmother Mito had mentioned casually during a chat, inexplicably surfaced in her mind.

As I vaguely remember, my grandmother mentioned something...

My grandfather at this age seems to be having a skipping contest with a friend on the river, seeing whose stone skips the farthest and the most times on the water.

As for who that friend was who could play with his grandfather and compete in such childish games, it was.

Grandma Mito didn't seem to elaborate at the time, or perhaps I, being young, didn't pay attention.

He must be an ancestor of the Senju family.

It couldn't possibly be Madara Uchiha, could it?

Shaking off these distracting thoughts, Tsunade refocused her attention on Shinichi and said, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. How's your study of the Yin Seal scroll I gave you? Is there anything you don't understand?"

"Regarding the Yin Seal, Tsunade-sensei, we'll talk about that later." Shinichi smiled slightly, took out a small, exquisite scroll from his pocket, and handed it over, saying, "Take a look at this first."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, casually took the scroll, and while unsealing the seal on it, muttered with slight confusion, "What's this now? What have you done now, kid... Huh?!"

Before she could finish speaking, her voice abruptly stopped.

As the scroll was fully unrolled, a soft, pure, pale green chakra light, radiating a rich aura of life and healing, suddenly shone forth!

"This is!?" Tsunade froze, her eyes widening instantly. She then looked up at Shinichi in disbelief and exclaimed, "Healing Jutsu?! You successfully sealed the Healing Jutsu into the scroll?!"

The Ninja World Sealing Scroll is mainly used to seal inanimate objects, ninjutsu, or corpses that have lost their life characteristics. It cannot seal any living creatures with a life force.

The essence of medical ninjutsu is to transform one's own yang attribute chakra into life energy with healing, activation, and repair capabilities.

Perhaps it is precisely because this energy is so highly reactive.

Therefore, to date, there has never been a sealing scroll that can stably store and release finished medical ninjutsu at any time.

But now, the scroll that Shinichi is handing her defies common sense!

Seeing Tsunade's shocked expression, Shinichi explained, "Yes, Tsunade-sensei, I remember you mentioned to me before that one of your long-held visions is that every ninja team in Konoha will be equipped with a professional medical ninja in the future, so as to minimize casualties and protect the lives of more comrades during missions."

"However, given the current training system in Konoha and even the entire ninja world, realizing this vision is still a long way off and faces many practical difficulties. After all, it is extremely difficult to train a qualified medical ninja."

"So, I was thinking, could we try a different approach? Since training qualified medical ninjas is time-consuming and their numbers are limited, could we take a step back and find a way to ensure that every team, or even every ninja, is equipped with at least one disposable medical ninjutsu scroll that can save lives in critical moments?"

Shinichi pointed to the scroll: "This is the product of some preliminary attempts I made based on this idea. When used, only a small amount of chakra is needed to activate the technique, which can release a standard healing technique for emergency treatment of external injuries and stabilizing the condition."

"However, this was just a very primitive prototype, and its effects were not as good as those of a medical ninja performing the treatment themselves, plus it was very expensive."

The process is complex and cannot achieve stable mass production. After all, I am only a beginner in sealing techniques, and many theoretical problems have not yet been solved, let alone process optimization.

"So, Tsunade-sensei," Shinichi said with a slight smile, "as the strongest medical ninja in the ninja world, would you be interested in joining my research?"

Unfortunately, the ninja world doesn't have any Nobel Prizes.

Otherwise, based solely on this groundbreaking invention that could change the medical landscape, he could easily have won a Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology.

However, Shinichi reconsidered.

No?

It's okay.

When the time is right, I can definitely create my own "Shinichi Higashino Prize"!

It is specifically used to reward major inventions and discoveries that promote technological progress in the ninja world and improve people's lives.

In this way, not only can his reputation and influence be further expanded, but the development direction of the entire ninja world can also be guided, and the anchor of cognition can be more deeply embedded in the context of the times.

Tsunade stared blankly at the boy in front of her. She never expected that he would remember her mentioning it only once when she was feeling sentimental, and would start trying to solve this problem that had plagued the ninja world for countless years in his own way.

A warm feeling washed over Tsunade, and without hesitation, she exclaimed, "Interested! Of course I'm interested!"

"Now! Immediately! Right now! Let's go!"

She stepped forward, reaching out to grab Shinichi's arm, wanting to drag him to the lab immediately.

However, after taking only two steps, she realized something, abruptly stopped, turned around and said to Kurenai and Shizune, who were still standing there in a daze, "What are you two standing there for?! Hurry up and catch up!! This is a major event that will change the future of the ninja world!"

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Although Shizune and Kurenai's current expertise in medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques is not yet crucial for in-depth research, they are not yet capable of making a decisive difference.

However, as an assistant, they are more than capable of helping with data recording, material processing, and basic experimental operations.

And this is the best opportunity to learn through hands-on experience in cutting-edge research!

"Oh, oh... Yes! Tsunade-sensei!" The two girls snapped out of their daze, quickly responded, and ran after her.

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