Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 133 Three Paths to Power, and the Idea for the Fourth (Seeking Monthly Tickets!!)

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Yahiko disappeared without a trace.

Although the overhead lights illuminated everything in the room, very few children could see how Yahiko moved; only a handful caught a glimpse of a dark figure out of the corner of their eye.

Until Yahiko appeared in front of Yoshitaka, the bamboo sword in his hand suddenly burst forth with scorching flames.

As if a sliver of reason remained in his mind, the bamboo sword, as thick as a wrist but without a sharp edge, fell, whistling as it struck in front of Yoshitaka.

Bang! !

A dull thud echoed through the dojo, eliciting gasps from dozens of children.

Seeing Yilong being thrown around like a rag doll filled with sand, he was sent flying and crashed into the classroom wall before finally stopping.

The character "Dao" hanging on the wall was shaken off and fell onto Yoshitaka, who had slid off the wall to the ground. The only thing visible through the character was his arm and the broken bamboo sword he was clutching tightly in his hand.

Three meters away, Yahiko maintained his sword-drawing stance, the bamboo sword in his hand now only half intact, the broken edge riddled with burrs, and the charred black marks and white smoke clearly visible.

Without a doubt, Yoshitaka was beheaded.

Although he was able to block the attack with the bamboo sword at the last moment, if Yahiko had been holding a real sword, that attack would have severed his torso and arm together.

"call!"

Yahiko sheathed his bamboo sword, slowly exhaling a wisp of white mist, a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes: "Thank you for your concession."

The classroom was silent. Everyone was still reeling from the attack and no one had yet realized what had happened.

What was that burning crimson blade just now?

Some kind of fire-style ninjutsu?

Impossible, Yahiko did not perform any hand seals.

clap clap!

Applause broke out in the deathly silent classroom.

As everyone came to their senses, they instinctively looked over and saw Yun Chuan clapping with a gentle smile, and applause followed in quick succession.

The children stared at Yahiko, who was holding a sword in the center of the arena, with shining eyes. Despite having known him for a long time, it was as if they were meeting him for the first time.

Meanwhile, Nono quietly walked to the banner on the ground, lifted it with two fingers, checked Yoshitaka's breathing and condition, and finally relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

She glanced down at Yilong's clothes; the fabric at the chest had ripped open, leaving a thin, strip-shaped burn wound.

Yahiko's sword struck his chest, and the immense force caused him to experience sudden palpitations, which in turn led to a cardiogenic fainting spell.

"Hmm?" Nono frowned slightly, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.

Logically speaking, given Mr. Yilong's physical condition, even if he fainted from such an injury, he should have woken up quickly.

Could it be that he was interrupted by Yahiko, and before he could catch his breath, he fainted from anger?

Thinking of this, Nono suddenly smiled for no apparent reason.

It's not a big problem, he was probably just knocked unconscious.

"A few people, take Teacher Yilong to the infirmary."

Yun Chuan then walked over. After seeing Nonoyu nod to him, he picked out a few strong children and said with a smile, "Although it's just a temporary fainting spell, we still need to check him over properly. It wouldn't be good if something went wrong."

After saying that, he glanced down slightly and met a pair of sullen eyes.

"..." As if realizing he had been discovered, Yoshitaka, who was lying dead, immediately closed his eyes.

There's no way around it, I just can't bear the shame.

"Sun Breathing?" Yoshitaka thought with mixed feelings, "Is this the true art?"

It goes without saying that the move that brat used just now must have been taught to him by Yun Chuan.

It appears to be a technique used to enhance cardiopulmonary function, thereby allowing the body to absorb large amounts of oxygen in a short period of time, instantly boosting physical capabilities and temporarily granting superhuman physical strength.

In other words, when killing Musashi, Unkawa did not exert his full strength at all.

The opponent defeated the former "Sword Saint" simply by relying on the pure principles of swordsmanship, just like a pure samurai and swordsman in the past.

Just like what Yun Chuan said to Yoshitaka in Amegakure.

"For a swordsman, what he does is unimportant—whose head he cuts off, how many limbs he severs—these things are meaningless. It is the person wielding the sword who gives them meaning."

"To wield the sword for justice is to sever a head for justice; to wield the sword for hatred is to sever a head for revenge. The more righteous the cause, the more resolute the sword in severing a head; the more vengeful the cause, the more ruthless the strike."

"That old man was once known as the strongest swordsman, simply because he drew his sword for victory. To maintain his title of number one, he could not retreat; he could only cut down people, faster and faster, relentlessly advancing, using any means necessary."

"Me too. To avenge my enemies, I went to great lengths to set traps, using the corpses of their comrades as bait, then cleaving through the rain with a single stroke, cleanly severing their heads, feeding their bodies to wild dogs, and enraging their teacher with impotent fury."

"To wield a sword without purpose or conviction is a terrible thing. Only with conviction can you become more focused and take things to the next level."

"Musashi is old. Perhaps he can still wield his sword, but he has lost the desire and conviction to do so. A sword without desire and conviction is like an eagle without wings—it can do nothing."

"You should have realized it by now, right? Following a guy like this will corrupt your beliefs and dull your sword."

So follow me, the world may change, but I will remain the same.

Yun Chuan's gentle yet self-assured voice seemed to still echo in Yi Long's ears.

Beliefs and desires?

Consistent?

As if he had thought of something, Yoshitaka smiled to himself.

To be honest, I can't see what desires Yun Chuan has.

Women? Yun Chuan didn't keep slaves or keep concubines at home like the daimyo did.

Wealth? Building such a city would probably squander the inheritance left by his father.

Status? After killing Musashi, the other party did not attempt to seize power; they simply took away some of the Rain Ninja who were willing to follow them.

But it was precisely this performance that made Yoshitaka even more convinced that Unkawa's demands far exceeded his expectations.

Those who do not seek small gains must have grand plans!

"Then let's give it a try." Yoshitaka suddenly became excited. "How far can you go like this?"

But the next moment, his thoughts were interrupted, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Four students, including A-She, ran to his side, completely disregarding Yi-Long's status as an injured man. Each of them lifted another arm and forearm, muttering the "heave-ho" sound of a boatman pulling a boat, and carried Yi-Long out of the classroom in a flash.

After the others left, Xiao Nan re-hung the calligraphy scroll with the elegant character "Dao" on the wall and quietly stood behind Yun Chuan.

"I'm sorry, teacher... I went too far," Yahiko said apologetically.

"It's alright." Yun Chuan picked up the broken bamboo sword from the ground, his fingers gliding over the stubble as he smiled. "Teacher Yi Long is magnanimous and wouldn't care about such things."

In comparison, something else is more concerning.

The raw material for this batch of bamboo swords is bamboo that is over three years old. After being baked for several dozen days, the bamboo pieces are selected, weighed, and straightened to obtain the bamboo strips. Finally, they are wrapped with high-quality nylon rope and cowhide.

Normally, bamboo swords are used as sparring weapons because they are extremely resilient, causing less damage when struck. They can bend and crack under strong external force, but they will never break easily.

However, Yahiko abruptly interrupted it.

"Let me tell you," Yun Chuan turned and smiled at Ya Yan, asking the question the children were most curious about, "How did you do that?"

"Ah, it's... the breathing technique you taught me," Yahiko scratched his head and explained, "to make it stronger and faster?"

Breathing techniques?

"Yes, this is the breathing technique." Yun Chuan, standing in front of the group, turned around, looked at the children whose eyes were shining with wonder, and smiled, "Want to learn?"

"You don't necessarily have to learn the most difficult Sun Breathing. You can choose a breathing style that suits you. For example, you can try to develop a style that suits you among the five basic styles: Water, Lightning, Fire, Rock, and Wind. In fact, it would be better to do so."

Sun Breathing is the origin and foundation of all breathing techniques. It was created and used by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the founder of breathing techniques, and shared with his elder brother, Iwakatsu Tsugikuni, who was Kokushibo before he became a demon.

That's why Yun Chuan knew the techniques of Sun Breathing, and was able to teach the breathing method and sword moves to Yahiko.

However, Yun Chuan was somewhat surprised that Yahiko was able to learn the Breath of the Sun.

In the world of Demon Slayer, Yoriichi Tsugikuni once taught the Breathing of the Sun to a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, but that person was unable to withstand the power of the sun and thus could not learn the Breathing of the Sun.

Obviously, there are certain requirements and conditions to meet in order to learn Sun Breathing.

Therefore, Yoriichi Tsugikuni later guided them to develop other schools of breathing techniques based on the Breath of the Sun.

It includes five basic schools and derived breathing techniques.

Yun Chuan didn't know if any children other than Yahiko could meet the requirements for learning Sun Breathing, but at least he could try to develop a new style.

Upon hearing Yun Chuan's words, the eyes of the dozens of children present instantly lit up.

"Is it really possible?"

"Wow! That sounds so cool!"

"Teacher, I want to learn this too!"

"Can I become stronger by learning this?"

Yun Chuan wasn't so old-fashioned or extreme as to forbid them from practicing ninjutsu, so he had already tested the children's chakra attributes with chakra paper.

The so-called "attribute" is actually "the nature transformation of chakra".

In other words, chakra itself is actually "attributeless" and needs to be acquired through training to acquire attributes, that is, to make chakra have "nature".

There are seven natures of chakra: fire, water, wind, lightning, earth, yin, and yang. Among them, fire, water, wind, lightning, and earth are the five major natures.

Ninjas must rely on their own aptitude to train in chakra. Generally speaking, everyone has one chakra nature that is relatively easy to learn, while ninjas at the Jonin level in major countries usually have already learned more than two.

However, aside from training in nature transformation, some people are born with chakra attributes, which are entirely determined by their own talent.

The more chakra natures one is born with, the higher one's starting point for training ninjutsu will naturally be.

Therefore, before starting their training, every ninja must first know which "nature" of their chakra is suitable. Generally, they inject chakra into chakra sensing paper and observe the changes in the paper to confirm this.

Having fire-attribute chakra will make paper burn; having wind-attribute chakra will make paper split in two; having lightning-attribute chakra will make paper wrinkle; having earth-attribute chakra will make paper crumble; and having water-attribute chakra will make paper wet.

For example, Orochimaru, a genius who was born with the five chakra natures of fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water, can learn whatever ninjutsu of which nature he wants without needing to train in nature transformation.

Conversely, some people possess chakra but lack specific attributes.

If you want to learn to use a certain elemental ninjutsu, you need to train in the corresponding chakra nature transformation.

In Yun Chuan's memory, Rock Lee, one of the "Twelve Konoha Youngsters," would later be just like this.

Although he can use chakra and stand on water using chakra, he does not have chakra nature, so he does not know ninjutsu or genjutsu, and thus chose to train in taijutsu.

Most of the children Yun Chuan took in also had this situation.

For example, Yahiko only has a single water-attribute chakra.

And that's already considered pretty good. Most people don't even have innate elemental attributes and need to spend time and effort training before they can use elemental ninjutsu. Otherwise, they can only use non-elemental ninjutsu, like the Rasengan.

For these children who have given up hope of their own talents, the five major breathing styles of water, lightning, fire, rock, and wind are like a lifeline.

"So, in that sense, I'm actually in the same boat as these kids?"

After testing, Yun Chuan, who was found to be born without any attributes and had no talent for ninjutsu training, narrowed his eyes.

The reason I haven't tried to learn ninjutsu is not only because I don't trust chakra, but also because the time required to cultivate nature transformation is too long.

In response to this, Yun Chuan has summarized three feasible directions for these children who lack the talent for ninjutsu training to become stronger.

One option is to become a "demon" like Nagato and then try to learn and awaken the "Blood Demon Art," while the other is to learn breathing techniques like Yahiko and then combine them with Sage Mode to raise the upper limit later.

The last one is to develop and use ninja tools that do not require nature transformation, just like those air ninjas. In the future, we can also develop ninja tools that can convert non-attribute chakra into the five elemental ninjutsu.

Of course, there are also two special properties, Yin and Yang, which are the so-called physical abilities and spiritual energy. Healing Palm Technique is the use of Yang attribute chakra, while Genjutsu is the use of Yin attribute chakra.

Both of these techniques are very crude ways of using Yin and Yang attribute chakra. A slightly more advanced version would be similar to the Expansion and Shadow Techniques of the Akimichi and Nara clans.

Although it is difficult to develop, it is not impossible.

At least Nono's unreliable mother combined the psychological theories Yun Chuan gave her to develop a five-sense illusion technique that suited her.

Unlike the Uchiha clan's crude, effective, but short-lived visual genjutsu, that woman subtly and gradually changed people's minds through various means.

It has a similar effect to "Kotoamatsukami", but its effects are not as quick or obvious.

"In that case," Yun Chuan pondered, thinking to himself, "perhaps I could try teaching her the abilities of the [Ichimaru Gin] template."

(End of this chapter)