The soft Gekko was like a light veil, sprinkled over the two of them, as if afraid they would catch a cold.
That night, Uchiha Nagi and Shinobu Kocho didn't sleep again. They sat on the rooftop and talked all night. The first half of the night was about the basics of Chakra, and the second half was about life.
Uchiha Nagi played some of his favorite tunes for Shinobu Kocho, such as "Floating Fragrance in the Dark Night," "Elegy," and "Snowfield."
Shinobu Kocho also recounted everything she had experienced, such as how she became a Pillar. Due to the inherent physical weakness of women and her own lack of strong talent, she used poison instead. She eventually successfully decapitated a Lower Rank Demon Moon, advancing to the Insect Pillar.
However, her control was undeniable. Uchiha Nagi remembered that Tsunade was also a Medical Ninja. He wondered if her Super Strength Fist would be suitable for Shinobu Kocho. He planned to find a time to copy Tsunade's Super Strength Fist.
But the hope was slim. Tsunade had inherited traits from the First Hokage, with abundant blood and strong flesh, plus her self-healing abilities, which allowed her to use Super Strength Fist.
If Shinobu Kocho could learn to refine Chakra, he could let her try Mystical Palm Technique and other Medical Ninjutsu. Combined with her poison, she could try to revolutionize her own combat system. Otherwise, with just her Insect Breathing, she would have no chance against an Upper Rank Demon.
It wasn't until dawn, when the sun appeared and began to illuminate the earth, that the two realized an entire night had passed.
"Oh my, an entire night has passed, how fast! Well, I guess that's it for today. I need to go back and tend to my herbs. I gained a lot from tonight's training, and I expect to be able to refine Chakra very soon."
Shinobu Kocho smiled, narrowing her eyes, "I'm leaving first, Nagi-kun."
Uchiha Nagi nodded, "Hmm, I've also gained a lot. Take care, Miss Shinobu."
Shinobu Kocho opened her mouth, wanting to say something, then looked at Uchiha Nagi. Under the bright sunlight, Uchiha Nagi's handsome face became even more striking. Shinobu Kocho lost herself for a moment, then quickly turned her head and, with a panicked flash, jumped away.
Uchiha Nagi: "..."
It wasn't that Uchiha Nagi didn't notice anything; it was just that in his previous life, he had never dated a girl since birth. In his previous life, he was the kind of person who would get lost in a crowd. Coupled with various pressures as he grew older—like houses, cars, betrothal gifts, and the pressure of raising offspring—he had been single his entire life.
And in this life, a high-ranking Konoha official was constantly plotting how to destroy the Uchiha Clan. Under the threat of death, Uchiha Nagi had never dated and had no experience. So, how should he act when facing a girl who seemed to have a crush on him?
He wasn't even sure if he liked her. Scratching his head, Uchiha Nagi couldn't figure out how to handle this kind of thing. He decided to wait a bit longer.
"Forget it, let's just let nature take its course."
Uchiha Nagi jumped down from the roof and went to eat breakfast.
After receiving treatment at the Butterfly Mansion, Flame Pillar had returned home to recuperate and was not expected to go out for several months. Tanjiro also followed him to check his family's ancient texts for records of Sun Breathing, and was once again chased by Haganezuka for losing his nichirin blade.
After breakfast, Uchiha Nagi released more than a dozen Shadow Clones. He was trying something: having the Shadow Clones use the Breathing Technique.
Naruto could have hundreds of Shadow Clones make Rasengan and fight because Rasengan itself was a Chakra nature transformation. However, the Breathing Technique required breathing in conjunction with the body's release.
Do Shadow Clones need to breathe? They do and they don't. A Shadow Clone is essentially a mass of Chakra. However, it can mimic all human actions, whether it's a heartbeat or the smell of breath, which is why even the major ocular Ninjutsu cannot see through them, let alone the Rinnegan, Tenseigan, Sharingan, and Byakugan.
But a Shadow Clone itself is just a mass of Chakra; it doesn't need oxygen. It only takes on the same form as its master.
So, what Uchiha Nagi was doing now was having the Shadow Clones try to use the Breathing Technique. In future battles, ha ha, hundreds of Shadow Clones rushing forward with nichirin blades—any Upper Rank Demon would be scared to wet their pants.
However, the kunai and nichirin blades transformed by Shadow Clones are ultimately still Chakra. To kill a demon, they must be decapitated with a real nichirin blade.
But, when he returns to the Ninja World, the power will be immense. Ninja are high-offense, low-defense. A single kunai can kill them. A large group of Shadow Clones using various Breathing Techniques, before their Chakra runs out, would kill anyone in their way.
Don't forget, the Breathing Technique is like a panacea. Various Ninjutsu can be countered with different Breathing Techniques. Even if Tanjiro was thrown high into the air like a sandbag by telekinesis, he didn't die because he could use the Water Breathing Technique's sword skills to land.
Poof!
Poof! Poof! Poof!
A large amount of smoke appeared. As Uchiha Nagi expected, it failed at first. Although Shadow Clones can simulate breathing, where do they have blood vessels and internal organs? Once the Breathing Technique becomes slightly more intense, it disturbs the stability of the Chakra, which is equivalent to the Shadow Clone itself being hit by an external impact.
"Sigh, as expected, the road is long and arduous..." Uchiha Nagi sighed.
The sword skills of the Breathing Technique must be coordinated with breathing, otherwise, it's just ordinary swordsmanship, and the power is not on the same level. But Shadow Clones don't have real human organs, so it's a contradiction.
Unless the Shadow Clone can go a step further, like a real person... Wait—
Uchiha Nagi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something. Like a real person, there is one person's clone that is just like a real person. As long as the Chakra is not exhausted or it doesn't suffer a fatal injury, no matter how much you hit the clone, it won't die. It's extremely durable.
That is the Wood Release Clone, a clone that is extremely resistant to damage. Uchiha Nagi blinked. Maybe it really could work. The Wood Release Clone is many times more stable than the Shadow Clone. If it uses the sword skills of the Breathing Technique, it might really succeed. Uchiha Nagi raised his half-white arm. It had White Zetsu cells, which meant he could use Wood Release. Madara, with only a small piece of Hashirama's flesh in his chest, could use large-scale Wood Release.
He had an arm, so of course he could also use Wood Release. It just depended on whether the scale was large or not, depending on how much Chakra he had... A long-haired young man in black with dull eyes walked stiffly into the Butterfly Mansion's courtyard, watching Uchiha Nagi practice. It was Muichiro, the Mist Pillar, the talented young man who was the only one to refine Chakra.
"Oh, Mr. Muichiro, you're here." Uchiha Nagi stopped when he noticed him.
"Mm~" Muichiro nodded, "You told me that day that if the Shadow Clone succeeded, there would be a way to increase training speed tenfold. I... some time ago, when you went to investigate the Mugen Train, I succeeded."
Uchiha Nagi: "..."
In the world of geniuses, you can't be serious, otherwise, you'll always be the one who gets discouraged.
Nodding, Uchiha Nagi had a few Shadow Clones walk over and demonstrate and explain the biggest bug of the Shadow Clone to Muichiro: grinding experience...