chsdbacks Chapter 14: Husband Feelings
Chapter 14: Husband Feelings
"Anyway, just practice on your own. If you don't understand anything, just ask me!"
After leaving those words, Tsunade departed.
She's had a pretty bad day and's planning to gamble a couple of times to cheer herself up.
Minato looked at the mountain of scrolls in front of him, created four shadow clones, and then began to study the scroll containing the Wood Release ninjutsu.
Minato's target is the Wood Clone Technique, which is currently the most practical ninjutsu for him.
Unlike shadow clones that explode upon impact, wood clones last longer, can withstand a certain amount of damage, and can not only merge into trees but also transform into trees to bind enemies after being released.
The only drawback is that the wood clones require the original body to make contact in order to share information, making them less convenient than shadow clones in terms of information transmission.
However, this is not without a solution.
For example, if there is enough chakra, the Shadow Clone Technique can create more Shadow Clones.
In theory, a wooden clone can also create shadow clones, and then transmit information by dissolving the shadow clones.
Or perhaps I'll have the chance to catch a White Zetsu someday and see if I can research the Mayfly Technique.
"Speaking of which..."
Minato suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the room, and several shadow clones looked up at him.
"I've never tested whether shadow clones can use light-escape abilities before?"
Upon hearing this, the shadow clone next to him pulled out a kunai and poked his hand.
Bang!
The shadow clone disappeared.
Minato shook his head in disappointment: "It seems impossible."
The shadow clone opposite Minato raised its index finger and sensed the situation: "Not only can't it use elementalization, but it also can't use any other abilities."
Minato then asked, "What about Wood Release?"
The shadow clone assessed the situation again: "It seems possible, yet it also seems impossible?"
Minato looked completely bewildered: "So, is it possible or not?"
The shadow clone described its feelings: "It feels like I can't grow wood directly from my body, but I can still sense the power of Wood Release."
"Why don't you just try it and see?"
Another shadow clone picked up a Wood Release scroll: "It can't grow directly, but I can still sense it... How about this, I'll learn Wood Release techniques, and you learn Wood Clone Technique."
Soon, after memorizing the key points of the two ninjutsu techniques, the group arrived in the courtyard.
The two shadow clones each used different ninjutsu, while Minato stood on the side watching. The last shadow clone sat to the side holding a Wood Release scroll and watched.
"Wood Release: Technique!"
One of the shadow clones clapped its hands, and a small tree as tall as a person suddenly sprouted in front of it.
"Wood Release: Wood Clone Technique!"
Another shadow clone formed the three seals of Wu, Xu, and Si, then clapped its hands, but nothing happened.
"I knew it..."
Looking at the shadow clone on the scroll, he had an expression of no surprise: "The principle of the Wood Clone is to use chakra to induce cell degeneration and division to form clones. However, the essence of the Shadow Clone is just a mass of chakra, which does not contain cellular components, so it is naturally unable to release the Wood Clone."
"However, Shadow Clone Techniques can be used for pure escaping techniques like Wood Release."
"In that case..."
Minato took the scroll and deactivated the Shadow Clone Technique.
Then he went into the courtyard and formed hand seals: "Wood Release: Wood Clone!"
Kaka-
With a sound of trees growing, three pieces of wood quickly grew from behind Minato. The three pieces of wood rapidly transformed into human-shaped figures that appeared beside him, looking exactly like him.
"Can I use Light Escape?"
Not surprised by the successful release in one go, Minato asked impatiently as soon as the clone appeared.
One of the clones raised its hand, sensed it, and shook its head.
"This doesn't seem right, does it? It's understandable that the shadow clone can't be used, since it's just an energy entity, but how come the wood clone, which is a part split off from the main body, can't be used either?"
"Could it be because of the split? After all... you know how it is."
Minato nodded; he understood the meaning behind this clone.
The power of a Devil Fruit only affects the host, while a clone is theoretically an independent entity detached from the host.
"Does this mean that Light Release cannot be combined with the chakra system?"
"To judge based on this alone is rather arbitrary..."
"That's right."
Minato nodded: "Moreover, the focus of my training should be on ninjutsu right now. With my current ninjutsu reserves, it's not enough to support me in researching these."
Upon hearing this, the clones stopped worrying about the Glint-Glint Fruit and instead focused their attention on Wood Release.
The scroll doesn't record many ninjutsu techniques, but it does have many related applications.
For example, a wood clone can be transformed into a seed and left on someone else, which can serve as a location tracking device or a communication tool.
However, without trees as a signal relay medium, it cannot exceed the range of the body's perception.
In addition, the scroll also contains many insights on flower and plant cultivation and crop planting.
Minato didn't quite understand why such a thing would be recorded in a ninjutsu scroll, until he saw the words handwritten by Hashirama Senju at the end, and then he was no longer surprised.
Given the unreliable personality of the first generation, it's really not surprising.
In just over two hours, Minato memorized all the techniques recorded on the scroll.
Then, the three wooden clones were returned to their bodies, and the experience of the four people was combined, which was equivalent to reciting it four times!
The accumulation of more than eight hours of memories also made his brain a little drowsy, but he did not feel obviously tired. Minato thought it was probably because the Yin Release brought by the Sharingan had improved his mental endurance.
Gollum-
Minato's stomach suddenly started rumbling, and he touched his belly, feeling a bit hungry.
"I ate quite a bit at lunch, but it seems like you get hungry faster when you use your brain too much..."
A wooden clone prepared the ingredients, while Minato went out to buy some food for cooking.
Vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, dairy products...
Shuimen walked along the street, stopping and starting, and soon his body was covered with bags.
Thinking about it, he realized he was being a bit silly, so he created two more shadow clones to help carry the things.
"Shadow clones?"
Upon seeing this, the shop owner on the roadside looked astonished: "Young man, how old are you?"
"I'm five years old. How much is the chicken thigh?"
"Sixteen ounces to a pound... To be able to use shadow clones at such a young age, truly a genius!"
"You're too kind."
Minato smiled and responded to the boss's small talk. The evening sun shone on his gentle and easygoing face, making him look beautiful and warm.
Meanwhile, Tsunade, who had just lost everything at the casino, was walking home while changing her dice-throwing gestures and muttering to herself as she reviewed the gambling game.
Just as she turned the corner, she caught a glimpse of the blond-haired boy not far away, and she paused in her tracks.
Just as I was about to wave and say hello, my heart skipped a beat the moment I saw the other person's face.
No, this kid…
Where does such a strong sense of being a married man come from?
Recalling the inexplicable flutter in her heart just now, Tsunade's face turned slightly red. She cursed herself inwardly for being single for too long, actually having feelings for a child.
Although it only lasted a moment, it was enough for her to nail herself to the pillar of shame for being a pervert…