Chapter 30: The Art of War! (Seeking monthly ticket for follow-up reading)
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After finishing dinner and taking a shower, Xuan Yi returned to his bedroom and lay down on the bed.
What kind of achievements would he have in the next ten years?
Xuan Yi was very much looking forward to it.
Yin Seal!
Four Symbols Sealing!
Swordsmanship!
Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals!
And also the Zero-Tailed Beast, and cell transplantation.
Closing his eyes, Xuan Yi chose [Overdraft the next ten years].
As the overdraft panel exploded into a purple light mass, Xuan Yi's brain instantly went blank, but his entire body's cells trembled as if electrified.
A moment later, Xuan Yi's eyelids fluttered, and then he opened his eyes: "I've finally experienced a complete decade..."
Of the three times he had overdrawn the future, the first time was actually only six years, and the second was eight years.
This time, it was finally a complete ten years, meaning the future time point he overdrawn to was March 18th of Konoha Year 53.
In that year, he would be seventeen!
Xuan Yi smiled.
Although this overdraft still didn't yield the Zero-Tailed Beast, nor cell transplantation, and there were no changes in his body modification.
But he had made great gains in other areas.
Getting out of bed, Xuan Yi quickly went to the washroom and looked at himself in the mirror.
He saw a diamond-shaped mark on his forehead.
This was the mark of the Yin Seal, which he had finally mastered in the ninth year of the future, a truly difficult feat.
"My Chakra deficiency phobia has finally been alleviated!"
Xuan Yi smiled brightly.
The Yin Seal stored four years' worth of his Chakra.
If he didn't release it for use, it would continue to accumulate.
Furthermore, his future self used Sakura Haruno's technique for cultivating the Yin Seal, dividing the Chakra reservoir into two.
One large and one small; the large one was the Yin Seal, and the small one was for daily use.
This was to avoid affecting his daily training and battles.
Of course, if the small reservoir wasn't enough, he could stop accumulating Chakra.
If it still wasn't enough, then he would release the Yin Seal and unleash the Chakra within it.
Returning to the bedroom, Xuan Yi picked up his forehead protector and put it on, covering the Yin Seal mark.
Keep a low profile!
Then, Xuan Yi slung his sword over his back and left, heading to the small forest where he often trained.
Taking a few deep breaths, Xuan Yi formed the "Soldier" hand seal with both hands.
After completing the hand seal, Xuan Yi's figure immediately vanished from his spot, moving at high speed through the forest, leaving behind trails of afterimages.
A moment later, he returned to his original spot, a hint of excitement in his expression: "After using the Soldier hand seal, my speed increased by about a third."
"And it's not just movement speed, but also nerve reaction speed."
"Or rather, all kinds of speed have been enhanced."
"Nerve reaction speed, Body Flicker Technique speed, hand seal speed..."
He hadn't chosen the wrong path!
The Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals were indeed extraordinary and worth delving deeper into.
Although it was only a one-third increase.
This one-third increase was extra.
Moreover, Xuan Yi felt that the potential of the "Soldier" hand seal was still very great.
If he continued to study it, he might be able to double it, or even more.
However, Xuan Yi also felt it was a pity that in this ten-year overdraft, only the "Soldier" hand seal yielded results; the "Illusion Technique Amplification" hand seal, which he had decided to study in depth earlier, had not yet shown any progress.
"From now on, this technique will be called... Speed Boost!"
Xuan Yi happily gave it another name.
In the future, there might also be Illusion Technique Amplification, and "Confrontation" Technique.
"The research into the Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals must be maintained for a hundred years without wavering!"
Xuan Yi further strengthened his resolve.
Immediately, he had a question.
How strong was he now, exactly?
With three overdrafts, he had, in essence, trained for twenty-six years.
If calculated roughly, his current combat power should be that of a thirty-one-year-old.
At this moment, Xuan Yi felt an urge to find someone to fight and test his strength.
But then he smiled slightly.
Kakashi and Might Guy hadn't grown up yet, so should he go find his teacher, Sakumo Hatake?
If they really fought, he would probably still get beaten.
Previously, Xuan Yi thought Sakumo Hatake was only proficient in Swordsmanship, but after becoming his disciple, he learned that was not the case at all.
Sakumo Hatake, who had mastered five Nature Transformation, could use all five ninjutsu, and he used them very skillfully.
It was just that he used his sword more often.
High speed, high attack, quick decisive battles, saving time and effort—this was the fighting style of Konoha White Fang.
"Style, or rather, tactical system."
Xuan Yi pondered secretly.
Water Clone as a decoy, the main body using genjutsu to deprive sight, and Swordsmanship for close-quarters decapitation.
Or, pure close-quarters Swordsmanship for decapitation.
If that didn't work, then use large-scale Water Release.
If that still didn't work, then seize the opportunity for close-quarters Swordsmanship and decapitation.
In short, he needed to be flexible and fully utilize his own advantages.
After thinking about these, Xuan Yi's thoughts shifted to his plan for the coming year and his future priorities.
"In terms of training, I must not neglect the Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals, genjutsu, Wind Release Nature Transformation, Water Release, and Sealing Jutsu."
"And in the future, based on this training, I will plot for Samehada, the Zero-Tailed Beast, and... the Nine-Tailed Beast!"
Xuan Yi subconsciously licked his lips.
This was the first time he had formally listed the Nine-Tailed Beast as a target to be planned for.
Of course, Xuan Yi didn't intend to kill Uzumaki Kushina.
Although he was a bit utilitarian, he wasn't heartless.
Not only did he not intend to kill Uzumaki Kushina, on the contrary, he wanted to save her.
But that didn't stop him from acquiring the Nine-Tailed Beast during the Nine-Tailed Beast incident.
After all, he could acquire the Nine-Tailed Beast in the future and then have it appear in his present self.
However, thinking of this, Xuan Yi was also very curious.
If his overdrawn future truly led to him acquiring the Zero-Tailed Beast or the Nine-Tailed Beast, and then they appeared on his present self.
Then what state would the Nine-Tailed Beast and Zero-Tailed Beast in the present be in?
...
March 20th.
Xuan Yi, with a sword at his waist and a backpack on his back, appeared at the village gate.
"It seems this mission isn't simple!"
Xuan Yi saw that not only his own team but also another team had gathered at the village gate.
After greeting Sakumo Hatake and his two teammates, Xuan Yi looked at the other four people.
Three of them had very obvious characteristics: a member of the Yamanaka Clan, an Akimichi Clan member, and a Nara Clan member.
The other young man also looked somewhat familiar.
"Xuan Yi, these are Akimichi Dozo, Yamanaka Kei, Nara Kakuto, and Sarutobi Shinnosuke."
Sakumo Hatake introduced them to Xuan Yi.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke?
No wonder he looked a bit familiar; the Third Hokage's eldest son, Asuma's older brother, one of the legendary Eight Colors of Konoha, said to be proficient in Earth Release, and one of Hiruzen Sarutobi's right-hand men in the Anbu.
Of course, Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked about twelve or thirteen years old at the moment.
Xuan Yi bowed respectfully and called each of them "Senior."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke and the other three were all very gentle and polite.
The news of Xuan Yi being formally accepted as a disciple by Sakumo Hatake had already spread throughout Konoha.
Even if they didn't consider Xuan Yi's reputation as a genius, they had to be polite out of respect for Sakumo Hatake.
The group didn't exchange many pleasantries; once everyone had arrived, Sakumo Hatake gave the order, and they all used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the village.