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In his memories, the Third Mizukage began his frantic jutsu development.
He was naturally talented, as someone who could become Mizukage.
He learned Earth Release: Super Heavy Rock Technique in half a year.
But just when he was confident that he was about to develop the second kekkei tōta jutsu in the ninja world, reality slapped him hard.
It wasn't without reason that only one Dust Release had emerged in the ninja world's thousand-year history.
Since the development of kekkei genkai jutsu that fused two chakra attributes, all ninjas knew that jutsu that fused three or even all chakra attributes would definitely be stronger than kekkei genkai that fused two attributes.
Ninjas who researched and developed this kind of jutsu never stopped.
But over the years, only one Dust Release, which fused three attributes, had emerged.
This showed how difficult it was. It was definitely not something that could be easily achieved by simply increasing the quality of one of the chakra attributes.
The Third Mizukage found it incredibly difficult to fuse Water and Wind Release chakra with Earth Release: Super Heavy Rock Technique chakra as the main attribute.
Before, the three attributes were too stable in their stalemate, making it impossible for the three chakras to fuse.
Now, Earth Release chakra was very strong, breaking the balance and allowing for fusion.
But because the balance was broken, it was like a car without brakes speeding down a highway. It was difficult to control it safely through each turn. One wrong move and it would be a car crash, with the three chakras bouncing off each other.
At the end of the Third Mizukage's memories, he still hadn't developed kekkei tōta. He only developed Heavy Water, a kekkei genkai that fused Earth Release: Super Heavy Rock Technique chakra with Water Release chakra.
To put it simply, it was like ordinary water with the Super Heavy Rock Technique applied to it, making it incredibly heavy.
But it was different from simply applying the Super Heavy Rock Technique to water. Black Water was more flexible and could be freely controlled like the Kazekage controlling iron sand.
Although he hadn't developed kekkei tōta, the Third Mizukage still managed to fight the Third Raikage to a draw with Black Water.
The Third Raikage's speed and One-Inch Punch were no match for Black Water.
Black Water's defense was terrifying. It was like flowing steel, possessing both the hardness of steel and the ability of water to instantly absorb a large amount of kinetic energy, dissipating the impact force.
The Third Raikage's high-speed thrusts often couldn't reach the Third Mizukage instantly. They would always be slowed down by Black Water and countered by the Third Mizukage, who controlled Black Water.
Moreover, facing Black Water, the Third Raikage didn't dare to let himself be enveloped by it.
Otherwise, even he wouldn't be able to escape. He would be imprisoned and sealed.
It was precisely with Black Water that the Third Mizukage made the Hidden Mist Village even stronger.
However, over the years, the Third Mizukage never gave up on kekkei tōta.
Unfortunately... he didn't develop the second kekkei tōta in the ninja world until he was killed by Kenshi.
Otherwise... Kenshi might not have been able to kill him.
After all, without revealing his identity and only using some conventional jutsu, it would indeed be difficult to face a Mizukage who possessed kekkei tōta.
But all of this was in the past.
After watching the Third Mizukage's memories, Kenshi was grateful. Thankfully, he hadn't stopped because of White Zetsu's appearance.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have discovered the secret of kekkei tōta.
If he didn't know the secret of kekkei tōta.
Then, according to Kenshi's initial idea, he wanted to control kekkei mōra-level chakra, and he would have taken the path of all-attribute fusion.
Kekkei tōta, which fused three chakra attributes, required at least one attribute to have a chakra quality comparable to kekkei genkai.
Then, all-attribute fusion... undoubtedly, it would require at least three attributes to have a chakra quality comparable to kekkei genkai. Maybe even three wouldn't be enough. It might require five or even all attributes to have a chakra quality as strong as Black Lightning.
Even more seriously, increasing the chakra quality to the level of Black Lightning and Super Heavy Rock Technique might not be enough. It would need to be further broken through. A stronger single-attribute chakra quality would be needed to ensure that all attributes could fuse into kekkei mōra.
If he didn't know these secrets, Kenshi would never be able to develop kekkei mōra through all-attribute chakra fusion in his lifetime.
He would only be able to take the same path as Madara and Obito.
But everyone knew what the outcome of taking Madara and Obito's path would be.
And that kekkei mōra-level chakra wasn't his own. It was from the Nine Tailed Beasts and the Ten-Tails' husk.
Kenshi wanted chakra at the Six Paths level that he could absolutely control, not Tailed Beast chakra that could be easily pulled out of his body.
In short, he really had to thank the Third Mizukage this time.
Kenshi knew how to proceed.
After the Perfect Transformation Technique was developed, he would split off seven shadow clones, specifically to refine the quality of the seven chakra attributes.
The Fourth Shinobi World War was at least ten or twenty years away. With his chakra control and perception ability, he should be able to develop kekkei mōra before Madara was revived.
At that time, the forbidden jutsu that Madara left on him wouldn't be a problem.
At that time... heh!
Kenshi's lips curled up slightly. He wasn't someone who would let revenge go.
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The next morning.
The village, which had been continuously raining, finally had a sunny day.
When the warm sunlight shone on the village, the villagers were already up. The children were running around happily outside. The adults smiled at the children's movements while weaving fishing nets, preparing to go fishing later.
The entire village was filled with happy and beautiful smiles.
Nagato and the others were also up. Everyone had a hint of a smile on their faces.
The sun after rain always made people feel better.
Especially in this country where it rained for most of the year, the sun brought not only good mood but also hope.
"Kenshi-nii, go and rest."
Nagato walked into the small room where Kenshi was staying and said with a smile, "Yahiko and the others went fishing. I'll call you when they come back and the fish soup is ready."
Because of the rain, there was little vegetation in the Rain Country, and it wasn't evenly distributed. However, the heavy rainfall brought a lot of trace elements to the river water, nurturing many microorganisms, which in turn nurtured many fish, both big and small.
The Rain Country was also known as the Land of Fish by merchants from other countries, showing how many fish there were in the Rain Country.
When Yahiko, Nagato, and the three of them went to find Jiraiya when they were children, they survived by fishing and eating fish along the way. They persisted until the end and luckily encountered Jiraiya.
Therefore, the three of them, or rather, everyone in the Rain Country, knew how to fish and when it was easiest to fish.
Not only humans need sunlight, but fish need sunlight too.
Whenever the sun came out, the fish in the rivers and lakes of the Rain Country would float to the surface to bask in the sun. The fish were the most foolish, or rather, the laziest at this time. You could just gently scoop them up with a net and catch them.
So, as soon as they got up in the morning, Yahiko took Konan and Yezi to the river to catch fish, leaving Nagato and Kenshi to switch shifts.
"Okay."
Kenshi nodded and went to lie down in the room where Nagato and Yahiko had slept last night. But he didn't sleep. He just didn't sleep all night. He was still very energetic. His mind was still focused on sensing the eye power chakra in Nagato's Rinnegan.
At this moment, Nagato's Rinnegan eye power chakra in Kenshi's chakra perception was like a ball of tangled threads, mixed together in a mess. He needed to straighten them out and classify them one by one before he could copy them.
This was why Kenshi needed to sense Nagato's Rinnegan eye power chakra up close for a long time.
Noon.
Yahiko and the others returned from fishing. The villagers and children of the village came back with them.
Everyone had satisfied smiles on their faces, with heavy strings of fish in their hands. It was enough for them to not worry about having no meat for the next few months.
The three of them not only carried a large string of fish in their hands but also carried branches of firewood as tall as a person on their backs, almost drowning them.
Yahiko took advantage of the sun to chop firewood for the villagers.
The group returned with smiles on their faces.
"Yahiko, you're back."
Nagato walked out of the door, went to the entrance of the village to greet them, and reached out to take the firewood that Konan and Yezi were carrying on their backs. The two girls dodged him.
"No need. It's very light."
"Then I'll take the fish for you."
Nagato followed up. This time, the two girls didn't refuse. Yahiko stood aside, staring at Nagato with a resentful expression.
"Nagato, you bastard, did you forget I exist? I'm also very heavy, okay?"
Nagato turned his head to look at Yahiko and smiled, "It's okay. You're strong."
"Yes, that's right. I'm very strong." Yahiko humbly accepted Nagato's praise. He puffed out his chest proudly, but he was quickly weighed down by the heavy firewood.
This scene made the others and the villagers' children laugh.
After a burst of laughter, Yahiko and the others distributed the fish and firewood they had caught to the villagers.
Compared to ordinary villagers without chakra, Yahiko, who could use jutsu, especially Water Release jutsu, caught more fish and brought back more firewood.
"Thank you!"
"When the fish soup is ready, you must come and eat it!"
After some polite refusal, the villagers accepted Yahiko and the others' kindness.
Soon, smoke rose from the village.
"Kenshi-nii, are you awake?" Yahiko called softly from outside the door.
"I'm awake." Kenshi replied. He had been awake the whole time.
"Oka-san's house has made fish soup. Let's go and eat. Get up quickly, let's go together." Yahiko said happily from outside the door.
"I'm coming." Kenshi stood up, put on his black waterproof coat, and walked out the door. Yahiko was still waiting for him outside.
"Kenshi-nii, the fish in the river were so foolish today. Have you ever seen the fish in the Rain Country on a sunny day?"
"Let me tell you..."
Even though it was only a short distance of a few dozen meters, Yahiko couldn't wait to share with Kenshi the interesting things they had experienced while fishing this morning.
He really resembled Naruto!
He had experienced darkness, but his heart was still like the sun, shining on others. There was no malice from the hardship he had experienced.
It was no wonder that Nagato would be persuaded by Naruto's talk-no-jutsu later.
Naruto and Yahiko were too similar.
Rather than saying that Nagato was persuaded by Naruto, Kenshi was more willing to believe that Nagato was acting according to Yahiko's will from beginning to end.
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