Chapter 127: Gale Style!
Let's not even talk about Koshino's plan to merge the secret technique "Wind Blade" with the Leaf's Strong Fist Taijutsu, and the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist to create an entirely new style tailored for his own taijutsu.
Just the "Wind Blade" secret technique alone is of S-rank difficulty, so the new taijutsu style Koshino plans to create is at least SS-rank in difficulty!
Fortunately, Koshino's mental energy is on the verge of a qualitative change, and his wind chakra has completed the second stage of nature transformation,
giving him a certain advantage in mastering the "Wind Blade" secret technique.
Otherwise, if Koshino wanted to create a new taijutsu style from scratch, the difficulty would increase by another level.
However, Koshino also knows that the foundation of training is extremely important.
Therefore, before completing the training of the "Wind Blade" secret technique and the Leaf's Strong Fist, the innovation of a new taijutsu style is just an idea.
Only when Koshino can perfectly master the "Wind Blade" secret technique, the Leaf's Strong Fist, and unravel more mysteries of the Gentle Fist,
will the creation of the SS-rank difficulty new taijutsu style become the new training Koshino is prepared to undertake.
For now, apart from mastering the Leaf's Strong Fist training under the APP's weight buff, perfectly mastering the "Wind Blade" secret technique is the first phase of Koshino's new training plan!
"Buzz!"
With his mental energy on the verge of a qualitative change and the completion of the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation, Koshino has already grasped the basics of the "Wind Blade" secret technique.
So, after washing the bloodstains off his Anbu attire, Koshino extended his hand and directly used the "Wind Blade" secret technique.
Then, using a wind perception comparable to the Fourth Hokage's, he sensed the situation on his palm. While using the "Wind Finger" technique once again, Koshino analyzed silently:
"It turns out that after completing chakra nature transformation, everyone's insights are different!"
"Minato-sensei's insight into wind chakra should be the speed of 'wind'!
So, after Minato-sensei completed the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation, the secret technique he comprehended was the 'Acceleration' technique, the Wind Body Flicker.
As for wind perception, that should be something Minato-sensei comprehended through the Uzumaki Clan's mental secret techniques,
relying on his vast mental energy after completing the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation."
"As for my insight after the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation, it should be sharpness and penetration!"
"So, the focus of the 'Wind Blade' secret technique I'm preparing to train lies in sharpness and penetration!"
"Since I have a training direction, with my current basic grasp of the 'Wind Blade' secret technique, I might only need a short time to truly master it!"
After silently analyzing, Koshino took a deep breath and began seeking breakthroughs in the areas of "sharpness" and "penetration,"
hoping to truly train the "Wind Blade" secret technique to a proficient level while his strength had just broken through a new bottleneck!
And was Koshino's previous analysis correct?
Yes!
Not a single mistake!
At this moment, even if the Fourth Hokage were beside Koshino, if he were to guide Koshino on how to master the "Wind Blade" secret technique,
he would undoubtedly first state the results of Koshino's previous analysis to speed up Koshino's mastery of the "Wind Blade" secret technique.
Moreover, just because different people have different insights into "wind," it doesn't mean the secret techniques they comprehend can't be taught to each other.
The "wind" that the Fourth Hokage comprehended was speed, while Koshino's "wind" was sharpness and penetration.
Yet, hasn't Koshino also mastered the secret techniques developed by the Fourth Hokage?
And after completing the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation, hasn't Koshino's mastery of those secret techniques reached a level comparable to the Fourth Hokage?
Therefore, if Koshino completes the training of the "Wind Blade" secret technique, he can also teach it to the Fourth Hokage or others.
However, if others cannot, like Koshino or the Fourth Hokage, master the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation,
they will inevitably be unable to grasp the true essence of the "Wind Blade" secret technique.
This is Koshino, the true prerequisite for mastering the secret technique developed by the Fourth Hokage!
Having gained insight into his own understanding of "wind," Koshino used the concepts of "sharpness" and "penetration" as a breakthrough point, quickly beginning his training in the "Wind Blade" secret technique.
Remarkably, after just five or six hours of training by the creek, Koshino had reached a proficient level in the "Wind Blade" technique!
Moreover, upon reaching this level of proficiency, Koshino was astonished to discover that the "Wind Blade" technique was also a secret technique of the "wind" style!
Just like how the Fourth Hokage, upon completing the second stage of wind chakra nature transformation, instantly comprehended the "Acceleration" technique, the Wind Body Flicker!
Koshino's mastery of the "Wind Blade" technique led him to comprehend not just one, but three "wind" secret techniques!
The first "Wind Blade" technique, Koshino called "Palm Blade"!
As the name suggests, the Palm Blade technique involves attaching wind chakra,
transformed to its extreme nature twice, to the palm, completing the chakra form transformation of the "Wind Blade" technique!
It seems that the "Wind finger" Koshino used before was a small application of the Palm Blade!
Furthermore, the Palm Blade's characteristics are not limited to using fingers to cast the "Wind Blade" technique!
When Koshino successfully completed the Palm Blade training and used it on both hands, he found that the effect of the Palm Blade was somewhat similar to the chakra scalpel mastered by medical ninjas!
Not only did it combine the sharpness of "wind," allowing Koshino's Palm Blade to rival an ordinary kunai, but it also incorporated the penetrating characteristics of "wind."
When attacking with the Palm Blade, even if it only touched the enemy's surface, the special effect of the Palm Blade allowed Koshino to injure the enemy's internal organs, instantly slicing through their muscles and veins!
What a terrifying effect!
What a terrifying secret technique!
The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist is threatening enough, mainly because it can bypass the enemy's surface defenses and damage their meridians and internal organs, right?
Now, with the Palm Blade, Koshino can combine the chakra scalpel mastered by medical ninjas with certain characteristics of the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist!
Thus, just the Palm Blade within the "Wind Blade" technique significantly enhances Koshino's close combat abilities!
Moreover, aside from the Palm Blade, Koshino also comprehended even stronger secret techniques named "Sword Blade" and "Air Blade"!
The new secret technique "Sword Blade" is the "Wind Blade" technique Koshino used in battle against Zabuza Momochi and Fuguki Suikazan!
When using the Palm Blade, as long as Koshino has a medium like a kunai, shuriken, or even a stick or branch, he can amplify the effect of the Palm Blade onto the medium, extending its range to form a Palm Blade resembling a "sword"!
As the saying goes, "the longer, the stronger"!
Combining the terrifying effect of the Palm Blade, the Sword Blade is instantly formed using the medium in hand!
The strength of the new secret technique Sword Blade is evident without needing further explanation!
And the most formidable "Wind Blade" technique is undoubtedly the Air Blade, which has a longer range and is more stealthy than the Palm Blade and Sword Blade!
The use of the Sword Blade always requires a medium, right?
But when Koshino uses the Air Blade, he can unleash a "Wind Blade" out of thin air even when empty-handed!
Unfortunately, Koshino has just reached a proficient level in the "Wind Blade" technique, and while using the Palm Blade and Sword Blade is no issue,
the Air Blade can only extend up to three meters, inherently limiting its terrifying power.
However, Koshino firmly believes that as he deepens his mastery of the "Wind Blade" technique, the Air Blade will one day become the ultimate weapon in the ninja world!
After mastering the three new secret techniques within the "Wind Blade" technique and fully understanding the effects of the Palm Blade, Sword Blade, and Air Blade, Koshino noticed the sky was getting dark.
As he prepared to return to the "Incompetent" squad's camp to rest, a joyful smile appeared on his lips, and he thought to himself:
"With the mastery of the Palm Blade, Sword Blade, and Air Blade, my disadvantage in close combat will soon vanish, bringing me closer to my goal of becoming an all-around ninja!"
"So, to ensure that the secret techniques I, Nara Koshino, personally developed will shine brightly in the ninja world in the future."
"Let's collectively refer to these new secret techniques—Palm Blade, Sword Blade, and wind Blade—as the 'Gale Style' techniques!"