All the way home, Aokawa was overjoyed, his grinning mouth never closing.
He didn't expect that in addition to the Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation, he also got a Konoha Shunshin as a pleasant surprise.
As soon as he got home, he closed his door and eagerly opened the Konoha Shunshin scroll, reading it with rapt attention.
He wished he could immediately learn the contents and apply them to the Body Flicker Technique.
A moment later.
He sighed, closing the scroll with some reluctance.
As Shirakumo Hayama said, it was indeed difficult.
Konoha Shunshin, in addition to the Body Flicker Technique, also incorporates techniques from the Substitution Jutsu, Genjutsu, and Wind Release.
This means that to learn this Ninjutsu, one must first master these skills from different fields.
After reaching a certain level, these elements must be integrated and ultimately manifested in the Konoha Shunshin technique itself.
The difficulty is not low at all!
As expected, for such a practical and cool Ninjutsu, the learning requirements and difficulty skyrocketed.
Although the Ninjutsu Rank reflects the difficulty of learning a Ninjutsu and is not related to its power.
In fact, after thousands of years of evolution, new Ninjutsu continuously appeared, and various clans and countries constantly fought, learned from each other, and integrated.
The correlation between the difficulty of learning Ninjutsu and its effectiveness has become increasingly high.
For Ninjutsu of the same type, the higher the difficulty of the technique, the greater its effect will definitely be.
If a technique is created and its effect is the same, but its difficulty is much higher.
Then this technique will definitely be eliminated.
People in the Ninja World are pragmatic, especially during war, where ease of use is the only standard.
The reason why people are still willing to learn high-difficulty Ninjutsu is because the value it demonstrates is higher than low-difficulty techniques.
If a C-Rank Great Fireball could have the power of a B-Rank Great Fire Annihilation, then no one would learn Great Fire Annihilation.
Similarly, if a technique like Konoha Shunshin was easy to learn, why would everyone bother with the Body Flicker Technique?
Everyone would definitely be using Konoha Shunshin.
Aokawa shook his head.
"I don't have the ability or energy to learn this for now. I'll put this aside and first look at the Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation I need to learn tomorrow."
He put the scroll aside and picked up the Lightning Release scroll given by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi truly lived up to his reputation as the Ninjutsu Doctor, well-versed in countless techniques.
The knowledge he wrote was easy to understand, with basic principles and examples clearly explained.
With Aokawa's Aptitude, he quickly learned most of it.
Although there were still a few advanced questions he hadn't figured out, it didn't affect his ability to apply it.
Early the next morning, he rushed to the Hokage Building and, after being announced, found Hiruzen Sarutobi.
He began learning that day, asking Hiruzen Sarutobi about all the parts he didn't understand from the previous day.
For the next period, he followed Hiruzen Sarutobi, learning Lightning Release.
Hiruzen Sarutobi discovered that this young man's learning ability was not bad at all, completely unlike the foolishness his school grades suggested.
What puzzled him was that Aokawa quickly learned the nature transformation of Lightning Release Chakra in the early stages, mastering it in no time.
Logically, with such good talent.
Mastering this transformation so quickly.
Its integration into Holy Arrow should also not be too bad.
But this young man just couldn't integrate it no matter what.
Just as he was about to lose patience, Aokawa said:
"Perhaps he hasn't seen how other Lightning Release Ninjutsu integrate nature transformations. If he knew, it might go much smoother."
Hiruzen Sarutobi thought that the problem might lie in the application.
He immediately taught Aokawa a Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
After learning it, Aokawa finally said he seemed to understand a bit, and that this Lightning Release Ninjutsu helped him.
This further confirmed Hiruzen Sarutobi's guess, and after teaching two more Lightning Release Ninjutsu.
Aokawa completed the Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation for Holy Arrow.
Outside the Forest of Death.
"Let's do it here."
Hiruzen Sarutobi pulled Aokawa, leaped over the fence, and landed in the Forest of Death.
Aokawa looked at the large gate nearby and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Hokage never used the main gate, not even a Hokage with keys.
They either jumped through windows or over walls; doors were always for show.
Even Pain avoided the main gate when destroying Konoha.
It's estimated that few doors in Konoha get damaged all year round.
Except for the one in the Hokage Office, of course.
Throughout the entire Hokage series, the only man who showed no reverence for doors was that man.
Aokawa shook off the random thoughts in his mind.
He stood still and reached out.
The blue Spirit Mark on the back of his hand appeared, and a massive Spirit Bow slowly materialized.
Aokawa deliberately didn't use Arc Sparrow, to slightly reduce the display power of Holy Arrow.
"Beautiful! Truly beautiful!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi instantly fell in love with this Spirit Bow, deeply attracted by the flowing Chakra and beautiful patterns on it.
Having mastered many Ninjutsu, he also vaguely grasped some patterns.
Powerful Ninjutsu all shared a common trait: no matter their form or how they were expressed, they were aesthetically pleasing to behold.
The Spirit Bow hadn't even fired yet, but just by looking at its size and beauty.
He knew that Shirakumo Hayama's description was not exaggerated.
Aokawa didn't know what Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking.
He slowly drew the bowstring, beginning to condense the Chakra Arrow.
After adding the Chakra nature transformation to the Chakra Arrow, the Chakra consumption was significantly higher than before.
Originally, Chakra only needed to be used to leverage Natural Energy and compress it.
Finally, a layer of Chakra just needed to be fixed over the outside of the Chakra Arrow.
But since a Chakra nature transformation was added, if the Chakra proportion wasn't enough, the effect of Lightning Release wouldn't be obvious.
Therefore, the proportion of Chakra needed to be increased beyond the original amount.
As time passed, the Chakra cylinder was gradually compressed into an arrow shape by him.
During this process, he continuously incorporated the Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation he had learned during this period into the Chakra Arrow.
Zzzzt!
An Chakra Arrow, darker in color than an ordinary Holy Arrow, formed.
Electric arcs continuously leaped across it.
He drew the bowstring to its fullest, then released it.
Whizz!
The powerful kinetic energy stirred up a vortex of air, making both their hairs fly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened, and he felt a sudden palpitation.
The Chakra Arrow, flashing with electric arcs, rapidly shot into the depths of the Forest of Death.
Thump, thump, thump!
Several large trees were pierced straight through.
The piercing effect of the lightning attribute was fully demonstrated on the Chakra Arrow.
All obstacles encountered along the way were no match, and it passed through unimpeded.
Soon, the Chakra Arrow left their sight.
A few breaths later, a burst of lightning suddenly erupted in the far distance, startling a flock of birds.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils constricted.
Unbelievable!
So far!
And, such powerful destructive force!
He took a sharp breath, his breathing becoming rapid.
"Hokage-sama, I think it's not safe enough. If Explosive Tags could be sealed onto the Chakra Arrow, its range would..."
"No, it's enough!"
Aokawa was interrupted by Hiruzen Sarutobi before he could finish.
What a joke!
A Ninjutsu that even he, the Hokage, felt a palpitation from, was overkill for killing Onigumo.
He even felt that Aokawa was too modest and didn't have a correct understanding of his own technique.
With this power, even without the Lightning Release Chakra nature transformation, killing Onigumo should be more than enough.
Upon hearing this, Aokawa secretly thought it was a pity.
He had originally wanted to see if he could freeload some Explosive Tag Sealing Techniques.
Now it seemed there was no hope.
"Then you rest for a bit. Tomorrow, Shirakumo Hayama will accompany you to the Land of Hot Springs for the mission."
"Yes."
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