Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

soon.

The two arrived at an underground archive. As the heavy, mechanical stone door opened, a strong smell of old paper wafted out. In front of them were rows of towering bookshelves filled with scrolls, each marked with different numbers and letters.

Tsunade had already noted down the numbers.

So, without much effort, Yu Mikami found the row containing the scrolls of "Neural Activation Technique," pulled them out, sat down at the cold stone table, and began to read them.

Tsunade stood to the side with her arms crossed, looking utterly bored.

Just as Mikami Yu was carefully reading, trying to find usable information from the dense and difficult text filled with a large amount of experimental data, a very faint sound, like the slithering of a snake across the ground, came from afar and approached the door of the archives room.

For a fleeting moment.

The hairs on Mikami Yu's back stood on end.

Then, a deep, husky voice rang out:

"What a rare guest, Tsunade. I never expected you to step into a place like this again... Are you reminiscing about your research days?"

"...It's you, Orochimaru."

Tsunade turned around, her brows furrowed, and looked at the pale man who had appeared silently in the doorway.

The latter wore a green vest representing a Konoha Jonin, had a slender figure, a half-smile, and a pair of golden snake eyes that gleamed with an inhuman luster in the dim light.

Orochimaru.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

Even without any further contact, just a simple eye contact across the distance, Mikami Yu could clearly feel the cold and dangerous aura emanating from the other person, like a venomous cobra watching him from not far away, sending chills down his spine.

Mikami Yu had previously considered becoming Orochimaru's apprentice.

But that happened before the classes were divided.

Although Orochimaru has a certain level of teaching ability, his cold-blooded, ruthless, and indifferent-to-human nature still makes him difficult to deal with. Not to mention that he has probably already started researching "Reanimation Jutsu" and is looking for a suitable genius to serve as his vessel. Theoretically, Mikami Yu is now barely qualified to be his vessel candidate.

Therefore,

Since there are two better options, Tsunade and Minato Namikaze, there's no need to go looking for Orochimaru.

Mikami Yu gave a slight bow and politely greeted "Lord Orochimaru" before turning his gaze back to the scroll and continuing to read.

at this time.

Orochimaru also turned his gaze past Tsunade to Yu Mikami, a hint of inquisitive interest flashing in his snake-like eyes: "Hmm, this little guy looks a bit unfamiliar. Could he be your recently taken-in disciple?"

Not yet.

Tsunade said coldly.

""at present"?"

Orochimaru chewed on the word, then let out a low chuckle: "Heh...that's quite unexpected. I thought you, immersed in grief, had long lost interest in teaching disciples. It seems this little fellow has something special about him?"

Tsunade remained silent, but subtly shifted her body to the side, intentionally or unintentionally blocking Orochimaru's probing gaze toward Mikami Yu.

After a brief silence.

Orochimaru took two steps forward, entered the archives, and stopped some distance from Mikami Yu and Tsunade. He glanced at the scroll that Mikami Yu was holding, which was spread out in his hand:

"Neural activation technique? Ha, that's an abandoned research result. From the very beginning, it made a fundamental mistake, only thinking about forcibly stimulating nerve fibers with chakra, while ignoring the cell's carrying capacity and energy conversion efficiency. Such a failure will only lead people astray."

As he spoke,

Orochimaru walked to another bookshelf next to him, and with his long, pale fingers pulled out a dark blue scroll that was relatively new and had less wear on the edges. He casually placed it on the stone table and pushed it over: "If you are interested in this, you might as well take a look at this. This is a new achievement from the past year."

"Although it's not complete yet, at least the direction is correct, and it has gone through two iterations... I just don't know if you have the knowledge to understand it."

"..."

Yu Mikami glanced at Tsunade, and seeing that she didn't say anything, he tentatively took out the dark blue scroll, unfolded it, glanced through it briefly, and then examined it carefully from beginning to end:

[Ding! High-quality potential romance target fragment detected: "Neural Activation Technique - Incomplete"! Initiate an encounter: Yes/No]

"what?"

What does "target fragment" mean?

Do I have to put it together myself?

Countless question marks popped into Mikami Yu's mind. After taking a deep breath and confirming that Tsunade and Orochimaru were not paying special attention to him, he finally made the choice "yes".

[In the underground laboratory of Konoha, you see a mutilated girl. Her face is pale, her body naked, lying in a life support pod filled with nutrient solution. Her arms have disappeared at the shoulders, and her legs at the thighs. Her eyes are closed, her chest is still, as if she is dead, or perhaps in a deep, unconscious sleep.]

【dialogue】

[A: Wake up! Sleeping isn't allowed here!]

[B: Hello, can you hear me? I'm Yu Mikami, it's nice to meet you.]

C: (Silence, just watching her silently)

This was the first time Mikami Yu had encountered a ninjutsu that was still under development.

Theoretically, the Rasengan and Lightning Blade from this period were in a similar state. He had previously wondered how this kind of technique was counted in the Gag System, and now that the answer was revealed, Mikami Yu was still a little unsure about the situation. After hesitating for a moment, he chose B.

No response.

The dialog box reappeared, and this time Yu Mikami selected A.

The result was the same.

Then comes C.

"Wait... why is there no response no matter which option I choose?"

Mikami scratches his head.

Could it be...?

We need to figure out how to fully develop the technique before we can even begin to conquer it, right? If that's the case, then the difficulty is a bit too high.

Just as Mikami Yu was lost in thought.

Orochimaru's hoarse voice came again: "How's it going, kid? How much of what's on this scroll can you understand?"

"...just a little bit."

Yu Mikami snapped out of his reverie, glanced at the scroll in front of him, hesitated slightly, and then tentatively said, "Human nerve conduction is achieved through electronic signals, and the essence of 'activation' is to enhance biological characteristics by increasing the speed of electronic signal transmission."

"The old scrolling method used chakra to achieve this, which could work, but it would reduce the sensitivity of neurons and even damage the initial structure of nerve fibers; while the new scrolling method guides the cells themselves to generate a kind of resonance..."

"what?"

Orochimaru's eyes flickered, as if he had discovered a new toy: "To be able to distinguish the essential difference between the two approaches so quickly is interesting. So, what are your thoughts on 'capturing and directionally enhancing resonant frequencies'?"