"A meridian is like a string on a lute. When a string vibrates, we press down on it and slide gradually, shortening and segmenting its length, which produces different sounds—for Ninjutsu, Chakra emitted through different vibration patterns is also different."
She wore an antique-style outfit with a white base and red floral patterns on wide sleeves—a modified women's Hanfu, improved under Ino's personal guidance, which was very comfortable and breathable.
Nana and Kana wore full-body tight-fitting suits and masks, following Ino closely.
Taking advantage of their proximity, they listened to Ino's firsthand, complete theories... The Yamanaka Clan's flower garden was filled with fragrance, and butterflies fluttered about.
Tiny flies the size of needle tips floated in the air with dust. Ino wore a hat with a hanging white veil, keeping these small things out. The wide brim blocked the sunlight, casting shadows over her eyes and nose... Ino spoke softly as she walked, a gentleness that matched her reputation.
Ino's "quietness" was famous in Konoha—last year, Yamanaka Nobuko still took her shopping to show her off, but after the Yamanaka Clan's library was opened, Ino became reluctant to go out.
She didn't like interacting with "peers" either; she found it more interesting to read books, admire flowers, and do things that pleased her!
An image of a shut-in who "never leaves the main gate or steps through the second gate" spread among those familiar with the Yamanaka Clan... As for her title as a "genius" or her achievements in Ninjutsu, everyone in the Yamanaka Clan was tacitly understanding; no one spoke of it!
Inoichi, the clan head, didn't demand "secrecy"—Ino told him that with many people comes many mouths, and if secrecy is demanded, it will surely be leaked. But in fact, when it involves one's own vital interests, people are very conscientious even without a demand for secrecy. So far, no one outside the clan knew that Ino Yamanaka was actually a genius; the outside world only knew that she was quiet and disliked going out.
Ino said, "When we press on one end of a meridian and vibrate it while sliding toward the other end, we will find..."
The air suddenly became a bit more humid, water vapor condensing. A moment later, it became sharp, as if something was pricking the skin... Then, it slowly became dry, creating an illusion of sweet dew after a long drought, and then it became heavy and suffocating... "Water, Metal, Fire, Wood, Earth... basically, one meridian can be divided into roughly five attributes. Whichever attribute you communicate with, you can obtain the corresponding power—more accurately, your vibration resonates with a mysterious power existing in nature, causing it to vibrate with your meridians and become active."
"The Five Elements, all within a single meridian!"
"If we segment a meridian like this, press the nodes of each segment, and then vibrate the Chakra, then..."
With an innocent look, Ino extended her small palm. Invisible natural energy accumulated around her, turning into a thick white mist.
Then, the white mist dispersed, and a water ball the size of an apple appeared in Ino's palm.
"See that? When a meridian is fully utilized as a single tone, you can obtain it directly..."
Ino tossed the water ball up and made a finger-gun gesture at it:
"Biu!"
The water ball burst with a "pop," turning into a sky full of tiny droplets. Like water from a showerhead, it scattered across the flower garden, with some landing on the three of them. The area around Ino became dry again, and her clothes were quickly steamed dry.
Even the two young lady secretaries' clothes were steamed dry by Ino—though, for them, this dry, stifling heat was quite uncomfortable.
"However, we will also find some deficiencies—in this meridian, some tones are difficult to segment this way—this has a lot to do with its initial tone. Different meridians have different starting points, so when vibrating on a single meridian, there is an optimal solution regarding the Five Elements for the resulting Chakra..."
"Optimal isn't necessarily the best; it's just the simplest. Slowly, get familiar with it, one meridian at a time..."
...Nana and Kana looked at each other with vacant eyes—this training was truly lethal. Being "close to the pavilion" meant getting the moon first, but what they got first was the devastation of Ino's teaching.
It always felt like a heavy sense of being a failing student.
Nana said, "Then if all the meridians emit one tone, to the greatest extent possible, emitting the same tone, then—"
Ino stopped, looked up at Nana, and smiled radiantly: "Then, that is a very popular concept in modern Ninjutsu—an extreme state within the Nature Transformation of Chakra. It can form a Kekkei Genkai."
Ino said, "Traditional Ninja education believes Chakra is a combination of physical and spiritual energy in a certain ratio, without knowing its true essence. But this still doesn't prevent them from stumbling upon Nature Transformation—through long-term practice, the expression of nature in Ninjutsu naturally brings them closer to this truth—but unfortunately, this stuff..."
They can't grasp "this stuff" called Nature Transformation, and their so-called "extreme" is never the true extreme.
Let alone utilizing all Twelve Principal Meridians, if one can utilize half and reach forty percent efficiency, they would be an extraordinary figure.
Ino extended her hand again, as if holding something up.
"Cang—"
A ball of fire rose with a "whoosh," and the high temperature from the flames instantly spread, making their faces sting.
The color of the fire changed from bright to translucent, yet the temperature rose higher and higher.
"Yan!"
Ino spoke the second word.
The fire burned in her palm.
"This is the effect of Fire among the Five Elements when three meridians coordinate a single tone with maximum efficiency. But as you can see—its temperature is very high, so until we solve the problem of protecting ourselves from high-temperature damage, this is the limit of what we can perform. Of course, if it's a life-or-death struggle, that's a different story."
Nana and Kana looked at the nearly transparent flames in the air, feeling the intense heat from a distance.
Their eyes were full of admiration for Princess Ino!
Such nearly transparent flames and incredible high temperatures were much better than even the Uchiha Clan's Fire Release.
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