Chapter 8
His previous life's knowledge gave him a monumental advantage. While clan children learned the basic chakra exercises, Itama was experimenting with advanced chakra nature manipulation. Using **Copy** on a campfire, he understood Katon. From a small stream, he grasped Suiton. **Devour**, used cautiously on a sliver of lightning-struck wood, granted him a foundational comprehension of Raiton.
He began to synthesize them. In the deepest forest, away from prying eyes, he would practice. He combined his copied knowledge of Suiton and Doton, not with brute force, but with precise, analytical control born from two lifetimes of study. A wall of mud, harder than stone, rose from the ground. It was a primitive form of Wood Release, but achieved not through bloodline, but through perfect, copied understanding and chakra fusion.