Naruto: From Shikotsumyaku to Otsutsuki

I slept soundly through the night.

Kaguya Kazama had never slept so comfortably.

Back in Kirigakure, he was terrified of being assassinated in his sleep, often suffering from insomnia all night long, and would even be startled awake by the slightest sound at night.

At that time, he mostly meditated to restore his energy and slept very lightly.

But last night was different.

Kisame Hoshigaki's devilish training methods exhausted all his energy.

Excessive fatigue caused him to fall into a deep sleep, and even his long-established biological clock spontaneously shut down.

He didn't know how long he slept, only that he started dreaming without realizing it.

He dreamed that he soared into the sky, floated above the Milky Way, rested on a sky full of stars, drifted with the current, and felt extremely comfortable.

But he felt his body sink uncontrollably, and the icy waters of the Milky Way submerged his mouth and nose, giving him a feeling of suffocation.

He subconsciously activated the Ōtsutsuki's ability to breathe underwater, and fresh oxygen flowed back into his nasal cavity.

He remained immersed in his dream of starry skies, unwilling to wake up.

Outside, Kisame Hoshigaki's water clone was stunned.

"???"

He stared blankly at Kaguya Kazama, who was still snoring inside the water prison spell, and said in a daze, "Seriously? You can still sleep and snore even after being trapped in the water prison spell? You look more like a fish than me!"

As he listened to Kaguya Kazama's snoring, his face grew increasingly dark.

"Damn brat, still not awake? I'd like to see if you'd wake up if a shark bit your ass."

"Summoning Technique: One-Tailed Shark"

Forming hand seals to communicate with spirits.

A shark the length of an arm was summoned, wagged its tail, and dived into the water prison, biting Kaguya Kazama's buttocks.

"ah......"

A sharp pain shot through her, and Kaguya Kazama jolted awake, jumped up, and screamed.

He slapped the shark away, cursing in his morning grumpiness, "Damn it, who's so mean to let a fish bite people?"

Then, he saw Kisame Hoshigaki with a grim expression outside the water sphere.

His heart skipped a beat, and he swallowed hard before saying, "Um, Kisame-sensei, I'm sorry, I was too tired yesterday and overslept."

Kisame said irritably, "Kid, you slept quite comfortably, but you're late. I reckon your true form has already prepared a punishment. Have a nice day."

After he finished speaking, he grinned and released the clone on its own by forming a hand seal.

Kaguya Kazama watched as a puddle of water fell, her heart pounding uncontrollably. "Oh no!"

He didn't even have time to wash up before he instantly took to the air and flew towards the waterfall.

Just as his clone had guessed, he heard Kisame Hoshigaki's cold voice as soon as he landed.

"Kaguya Kazama, you're already slacking off on the second day? If you can't be punctual, you might as well hang your brain up and let it count on its own."

He looked at Kaguya Kazama, who exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay, and said coldly:

"Given that you were late at the start of training, from now on, you will add 50kg to your weight training. I believe that 250kg will help you better understand your own limitations."

Kaguya and Kazama dared not retort, fearing they would be subjected to sarcastic remarks again.

These intensive training programs look grueling, but they are actually quite inhumane.

However, thanks to the Otsutsuki's physical attributes and chakra reserves, Kaguya Kazama was able to manage to cope.

However, what truly upset Kaguya Kazama was Kisame Hoshigaki's sharp and sarcastic remarks.

He had never realized that this cold, tough guy also had a sharp tongue.

"Was it forced out of him by me?"

"Sigh, doing my best? Or was it my own request? What a mess..."

He sighed, picked up the two large and small bluestone slabs, weighing a total of 250 kg, and began to train.

As the sun rises and sets, another happy day comes to an end.

The same thing happened on the third day.

On the fourth day, Kaguya Kazama finally saw a change.

The obelisk of evolution on his chest trembled, and then a line of information began to appear on his retina.

[Congratulations, Evolver. Bloodline Limit: Storm Release, evolution successful.]

"The Storm Release has evolved?" Kaguya Kazama was taken aback and quickly opened the message.

On the interface, the three bloodline limits are displayed side by side.

[Bloodline Limits: Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan, Storm Release.]

At the same time, he felt the water and lightning chakra natures that he was born with began to merge and turn into a blue-silver energy.

The Storm Release Kekkei fusion chakra combines the advantages of both.

It is neither as violent and uncontrollable as thunder, nor as gentle and lacking in offensive power as water.

"Storm Release, a guided laser. Electric water? Soft lightning? A ninjutsu-type bloodline limit, just in time."

Kaguya Kazama's face lit up with joy, and she immediately began demonstrating her Storm Release ability.

It's past midnight now. On the third day after Kisame Hoshigaki, he stopped sending out clones to take care of him.

He emerged from the tent, without forming any hand seals, simply raising his right hand.

As he channeled his Storm Release chakra, a blinding light began to appear on his right hand.

The light was blue-silver in color, very bright, and somewhat dazzling.

But it doesn't have the explosive flash of lightning; it's bright yet very stable, like a high-powered light bulb.

Kaguya Kazama doesn't know any Storm Release techniques; she only uses the simplest ninjutsu to release externally.

With a thought, the beam of light shot out like a laser cannon, heading straight for the distant mountain.

Just as it was about to hit the target, the laser cannon, under Kaguya Kazama's will, turned around and flew back into her hand.

All of these operations were incredibly smooth.

"Are Storm Release lasers that easy to control?"

The surprise came so suddenly that he could hardly believe it.

However, the downside is also obvious: the consumption doubles.

The Storm Release chakra requires the fusion of water and lightning chakra, so using it consumes twice the chakra.

This consumption is negligible for Kaguya Kazama's 30 chakra, but for a regular ninja, it is extremely energy-consuming.

Kakashi Hatake, a standard Jonin, is a standard unit of measurement for chakra.

If he uses Storm Release, not to mention his attack power, his endurance will be immediately cut in half.

This would be extremely fatal for a Jonin.

"No wonder Darui, the Storm Release ninja of Kumogakure, only knows one move, 'Storm Release: Resilience Lock.' It turns out it's not that he doesn't want to use it, but that he can't afford to."

While Kaguya Kazama lamented the limitations of ordinary ninjas, she felt increasingly happy.

"I have 30 chakra units, so I'm not worried about running out. And Storm Release is so powerful; Darui can't use it, but I can!"

Kaguya Kazama's lips curled into a smile, and her mind began to conjure up a series of flashy maneuvers using Storm Release.

The guided laser is incredibly fast and its attack power is undeniable. Plus, you can control its direction at will, making it 100% accurate.

Unless it's a passive defense like Gaara's with 360° no blind spots, other defensive methods are almost negligible.

If you add the Byakugan's positioning to the equation, even Orochimaru's strongest defensive ninjutsu, the Triple Rashomon, wouldn't be effective.

"Byakugan + Storm Release, trying to dodge? No way!"

"Once I develop a few techniques, I'll be a walking ninja artillery turret! The kind with locks on, haha..."

Kaguya Kazama was very excited and, while preparing for today's ninjutsu instruction, asked Kisame Hoshigaki about developing ninjutsu.

He will openly display his Storm Release technique and has no intention of hiding it.

He will acquire more and more bloodline limits in the future. Storm Release is just an appetizer. It's good to let Kisame get used to the rhythm first.