Chapter 26 – The Marvelous Reaction
Boom!
Suddenly, a dull sound echoed in Izaya's mind… and his body underwent another change. Earlier, during the physical enhancement, nothing unusual had happened. But now, after activating the Three Tomoe Sharingan, an aura of flame instantly erupted from his body.
"What kind of power is this?" Izaya was momentarily confused, as this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. Recalling the Sharingan's settings from the original story, this didn't seem to happen.
"Could it be…" Suddenly, a bold idea surfaced in his mind. In fact, Izaya had experienced inexplicable flames appearing in his body before. It had happened right after he consumed the Blaze Fruit. Previously, he hadn't connected the Sharingan with the Blaze Fruit. But judging by the current situation, the two seemed to be related…
After all, one was an item from One Piece, and the other belonged to Naruto. Combining the two might produce some marvelous chemical reactions.
Thinking this, Izaya didn't hesitate. He kept his Sharingan active while continuously stimulating the power of the Blaze Fruit within his body. Sure enough, the result was quite different from his conjecture. With the Sharingan activated, Izaya could clearly feel the flame power in his body growing stronger. Moreover, after intentionally fusing the two powers from different systems, they began to converge continuously!
"A chemical reaction between the Devil Fruit and the Sharingan?" If Izaya's initial thought upon obtaining the Blaze Fruit was simply to use it as his trump card, now, seeing this scene, a different idea emerged in his mind…
In the One Piece setting, the Blaze Fruit is a Logia-type Devil Fruit, also one of the most powerful among them. Using this fruit grants the ability to control natural elements. However, the power of a Devil Fruit isn't fixed; it's a force that can be changed at will. In fact, the extent of a Devil Fruit's ability depends on the user's own strength. High-ranking Marines like Kizaru and Akainu also use Logia-type fruits. With the power granted by their Devil Fruits, they even possess world-destroying capabilities.
After Izaya used the Blaze Fruit, it could only enhance the power of his Fire Release ninjutsu. The gap between the two was almost unbelievable to Izaya. But he wasn't too resistant to this fact, because he also knew that the power of any Devil Fruit required personal training to fully master.
The ability of the Blaze Fruit is quite versatile. It can turn any part of the body into fire, and the created flames can freely change shape, such as forming fire nets or attacking with fire fists. It's almost as profound as Fire Release ninjutsu in the Naruto world, though the combat styles differ.
Fire Release ninjutsu in Naruto mostly involves long-range attacks, using large-scale assaults to destroy the enemy. The combat style of the Blaze Fruit is more close-quarters. Originally, Izaya planned to pair the Blaze Fruit with the Eight Inner Gates after learning them. But… now, realizing the Sharingan and the Blaze Fruit could produce a wonderful chemical reaction, Izaya had to reconsider his combat approach…
"If I can fully master the Eight Inner Gates, pairing them with the powerful Blaze Fruit and close-quarters immunity is actually a good choice… but… the combination of the Sharingan and the Blaze Fruit is somewhat…" For a moment, Izaya fell into conflict.
In truth, the reason for Izaya's dilemma boiled down to one thing: Fire Release ninjutsu in the Naruto world is too weak. In the Naruto setting, Fire Release is supposed to be the most offensively powerful among the five basic nature transformations… but… in Izaya's memory, Fire Release ninjutsu doesn't seem all that impressive…
For example, Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance. It's the first technique Obito uses after his mask is broken. It's a Fire Release ninjutsu that cooperates with the Mangekyō Sharingan, using the Mangekyō to create a spiraling whirlwind and then spitting flames into this space, forming a wide-range offensive Fire Release technique. Even Uchiha Madara bluntly stated it was the most powerful Fire Release ninjutsu of the Uchiha clan. But such a highly-rated Fire Release technique is only a B-rank ninjutsu in Naruto's official settings. How could Izaya accept that Fire Release in Naruto was meant to be the primary offensive method?
But… after witnessing the convergence of power between the Blaze Fruit and the Sharingan, Izaya didn't want to simply give up…
"Let's test it…" After thinking for a long time without reaching a final decision, Izaya glanced at the dark night surroundings and directly decided to find a place to test just how powerful the fused power of the Sharingan and Blaze Fruit could be!
Once decided, Izaya headed straight out. Ten minutes later, he arrived deep in the woods behind Konoha, in a clearing near the Forest of Death. After confirming no other strangers were around, Izaya immediately prepared for the experiment!
"Sharingan!"
"Activate!"
"Next, mobilize the Blaze Fruit's power…" Izaya first activated his Sharingan, then stimulated the Blaze Fruit's power within his body. Instantly, the same phenomenon as before occurred. And this time, because Izaya fully unleashed both powers, the flaming aura was even more violent than before. Even Izaya's skin turned slightly red from the intense heat…
"Hurry, I can't maintain this state for long…" Realizing he couldn't endure this power for an extended period, Izaya didn't waste any more time. Keeping his body in peak condition, he directly gathered his Chakra while simultaneously infusing it with this flame power!
Then, Izaya formed hand seals…
"Fire Release!"
"Great Fireball Technique!"
The moment Izaya released the Great Fireball, the dark surroundings instantly became extremely bright! The Great Fireball released by Izaya was no longer what it used to be… It was less a giant fireball and more a miniature sun…