Chapter 27 – A Windfall
"When the power of the Blaze Fruit and the Sharingan combine, it produces such an effect?" Izaya was astonished after the fireball he casually released exploded in the distance.
The effect of the Great Fireball Technique released by Izaya was less like a fireball and more like an orange-red energy bomb! In the silent night, the giant fireball Izaya released was different from any ninjutsu he had used before. Ordinary Fire Release ninjutsu primarily uses Chakra as the main energy, which is then transformed into a fireball to attack the enemy. But what Izaya released was completely different… While the fireball was dense, it also emitted a reddish-white light. And after hitting the target, the fireball didn't simply disappear; it exploded!
"This is too exaggerated…" By now, Izaya had already arrived at the site of his previous attack. Looking at the small, charred crater before him, he truly hadn't expected the fusion of these two powers to produce such a result. It could be said that the Great Fireball he had just released was no less powerful than an ordinary B-rank Fire Release ninjutsu!
"Is this the power of the Blaze Fruit?" For a moment, Izaya thought of the Blaze Fruit. But… after seeing the faint flames still lingering on the ground, he dismissed that idea. Within these wisps of flame, Izaya only sensed the power of Chakra; there was no energy from the Blaze Fruit. In other words, the reason such a powerful flame was released lay in Izaya's own Chakra…
"I understand!" After pondering on the spot for a few minutes, an expression of dawning comprehension appeared on Izaya's face. The moment he released the Great Fireball Technique, the energy belonging to the Blaze Fruit in his body wasn't directly integrated into the Chakra. It was only after Izaya completed the hand seals that he felt an inexplicable energy within him suddenly inject itself into the giant fireball. Eventually, as Izaya released it, several types of energy merged together, finally resulting in this version of the Great Fireball Technique…
"This must be the result of combining the three energies: the Blaze Fruit, the Sharingan, and Chakra…" Thinking back to the earlier Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, Izaya figured out the reason…
"Let's test it again!" To verify his judgment, Izaya decided to conduct another experiment. This time, however, he didn't plan to activate the Sharingan first, but instead focused on mobilizing the energy of the Blaze Fruit within his body.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" As before, Izaya formed the same hand seals and injected the energy from the Blaze Fruit into his Chakra before completing the seals… The only difference was that this release was performed without activating the Sharingan!
Sure enough… just as Izaya had guessed, the Great Fireball Technique released this time was different from the previous one… The earlier Great Fireball was immensely powerful, presented an energy-intensive appearance, and exploded upon impact. This time… it was only slightly different from a normal Great Fireball Technique. The power was indeed greater, but not as exaggerated as before…
"It seems the main reason for releasing that previous Great Fireball Technique was the fusion of the two powers—the Sharingan and the Blaze Fruit. Only when combined do they produce that result…" To verify whether his judgment was correct, Izaya began another experiment. This time, he activated his Sharingan, but when releasing the ninjutsu, he did not use the power of the Blaze Fruit…
As expected, the Great Fireball Technique was different again… Due to the enhanced Fire Nature energy, the Great Fireball released this time was only larger than the one released under normal conditions, with a slight increase in attack power. In this state, the fireball technique more closely resembled the Fire Release ninjutsu used by Uchiha clansmen.
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"I never expected the gap between these three states to be so significant." To avoid misunderstanding, Izaya conducted over a dozen experiments on the spot. In the end, he obtained the following results:
Without activating the Sharingan and without using the Blaze Fruit's power, relying solely on the system's enhancement of Fire Release, Izaya could release a Great Fireball Technique with an extremely high flame temperature, with average Chakra consumption.
With the Sharingan activated, the released Fire Release ninjutsu appeared orange-red overall, had a wider attack range, but consumed more Chakra.
In the state using the Blaze Fruit's power, all Fire Release ninjutsu released by Izaya were stronger than those released under normal conditions. Simultaneously, the flames in this state exhibited a liquefied appearance, and the attack speed was greatly improved!
Of course, the most powerful state was when all three powers were integrated simultaneously. Any Fire Release ninjutsu released in this state emitted a faint light. The flames took on a dazzling appearance. In terms of power, flame temperature, and energy density, they were already approaching the maximum temperature of flame… Izaya even discovered during the experiments that the areas attacked by this unique flame showed signs of vitrification… Flames capable of melting sand…
Realizing this, Izaya was somewhat shocked… This was a level of power he had never seen in the original work! In traditional ninjutsu confrontations, aside from Water Release, Earth Release was also a very restraining nature. But… Izaya felt that under these circumstances, ordinary ninjutsu seemed unable to stop him…
"It seems I've hit the jackpot this time…" After clarifying the three states within his body, Izaya didn't conduct any further experiments. Initially, he thought he had only obtained the Three Tomoe Sharingan. He never expected such a huge gain today.
"The previous experiments all used C-rank Fire Release ninjutsu. What if I used B-rank Fire Release?" On the way home, a thought suddenly flashed through Izaya's mind…
"Train! Learn stronger Fire Release!" At this moment, Izaya finally stopped looking down on the "never kills anyone" Fire Release ninjutsu!
"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for unlocking the hidden power of Fire Release. Reward: Fire Release ninjutsu power increased by 10%…"
After arriving home, Izaya never expected the system to give him another surprise… A 10% increase in Fire Release power… It might seem like a trivial reward, but in reality, it wasn't!
"This damn system is actually awesome!" Feeling a wisp of flame energy within his body, a trace of joy finally appeared on Izaya's face…