Pitter-patter~
The sky was drizzling, a light rain falling bit by bit.
Satoru's face bloomed with a smile, feeling the wetness on his face.
"After a long period of nature transformation research,
I finally researched a genjutsu that can change the weather."
Ordinary Ninjutsu, to put it plainly, is to disturb the enemy's Chakra, thereby causing the enemy to experience illusions.
And Ninjutsu that controls the weather is naturally not ordinary; it cannot be accomplished without a foundation if it is capable of deception.
Ninjutsu that distorts reality cannot be ordinary Ninjutsu either; they all come with a price.
So his idea was already set early on: similar to Pupil Setting Hand, he would use a special nature transformation to complete the deception process.
This jutsu took over a year to develop.
To deceive celestial phenomena, one needs a detailed and deep understanding of how various celestial phenomena are formed.
He could be called a meteorologist.
Fortunately, he had a good brain; otherwise, with a brain like Naruto's, he probably wouldn't be able to learn it even if his head exploded.
This was also why this Ninjutsu development was so difficult.
"Satoru-san, you've finished."
Kurama Yakumo walked over happily, looking at him.
"Yes, I finally finished, but… why do I feel like I can't use it for combat in the future?"
Satoru scratched his head a bit.
It seems… for combat, it's still not as good as sensory manipulation…
Anma Yakumo asked, "The future, isn't this pretty good?"
This was controlling celestial phenomena, just like a god.
She had never heard of any Ninja in the Village who could control celestial phenomena!
Well, except for herself.
"Because I feel it's not very useful in combat, unless there's another Ninja World War,
to create geographical advantages as support for certain elemental Ninjas."
For an individual, especially a Jonin like him, expending so much Chakra to create a geographical advantage that the enemy might also exploit felt particularly foolish.
Or like Sasuke's Kirin, it has some use, but not much.
The main reason is that the completion of each celestial Ninjutsu requires a deep understanding of that celestial phenomenon before new Ninjutsu can be slowly created, which is another huge project.
"Why must it always be about combat?
Many other things can be done, can't they?"
Kurama Yakumo asked, puzzled.
In her heart, Satoru was already very strong, and even if this Ninjutsu wasn't used in combat, it could be used in other places.
Satoru was stunned, then smiled and said, "Perhaps this is the Ninja's sense of crisis; I always feel like danger can strike at any time.
That feeling of not knowing whether tomorrow or an accident will come first,
forces me to strive to become stronger.
"But you're right, in other aspects, this Ninjutsu can do many things."
Just like that family that sells weather, this could make money, though he wasn't short on money right now.
It could be considered a life Ninjutsu,
just like the Bathing Figure Technique he invented,
It could provide some convenience in daily life.
It's just that his original intention was for combat, and not achieving that ideal in his heart left him with some regret.
"Then isn't that good enough? Besides, maybe you can develop other Ninjutsu later?"
Kurama Yakumo said.
"Haha, you're right. Next, I'll keep you company while you paint for a bit.
I've learned a lot from you."
As the dark clouds in the sky dissipated, the clouds immediately cleared, and a rainbow stretching far across the sky seemed like a smile, reflecting the corners of their mouths.
… …
Thump thump ~
"What was that?
Is it telling me that as long as I work hard, the clouds will clear, and a rainbow will appear, allowing me to surpass those geniuses?
I won't give up."
A child's face stopped punching the wooden stake and looked at the sky where the dark clouds suddenly dispersed, revealing a rainbow.
The sudden good weather,
seemed to encourage him, and a surging fighting spirit welled up in his heart again.
He believed that with effort, he would be able to surpass those geniuses.
… …
Satoru's House.
A hand-painted picture was hung on the wall of his room.
It depicted a rainbow after the dark clouds, with the scenery of Konoha and a mountain villa below, and two figures, one large and one small, setting up easels in the painting.
Their slightly parted lips, combined with subtle gestures, suggested they were talking and laughing.
On the table beneath the picture frame, there was a photo of Satoru smiling as he patted Iruka and Ibara Keisen on the head, with Mibu Shinobi crouching in the middle.
On the wall in the corner, his family's full family photo was also hung.
Both complemented each other,
making the room exceptionally warm.
"Dad, where did you get that painting? Who's that woman?"
Tenyu stood to the side, looking at it and pointing at the woman in the painting.
"That's your older sister, a very hardworking older sister."
"Older sister, can I ask her to draw with me?"
"Hmm? What do you want to draw?"
"I want to draw a handsome me, with my head drawn onto the Hokage Rock, added there."
Tenyu imagined his head, hanging in the most prominent spot in Konoha, feeling delighted.
Thump!
Satoru flicked his forehead: "If you want to get your head up there, you have to work hard yourself. What's the point of drawing?"
"I will! When I become Hokage, Dad, you'll be my subordinate. Then I'll order you to
Take me out to play every day and buy me delicious food." Tenyu covered his head, chuckling.
"Don't just talk the talk; if you can become Hokage,
I'll buy you all your favourite snacks every day."
His son's idea made Satoru want to laugh.
He supported whatever his son wanted to do, but hewanted tohe wanted to be Hokage.
Whether it was the First, Second, Third, or Fourth Hokage,
Every generation was extremely busy,
So busy that they couldn't even spend time with their families.
The Second was even worse off,
He didn't even have a wife.
The Sixth was also the same,
Oh my, poor child.
"Then it's settled." Tenyu's mouth watered when he heard about snacks every day.
"Alright, that's it. I'm going out to do something.
Watch your sister."
Satoru smiled and 'poof' disappeared from the room.
"Haha, great! When I become Hokage,
Dad will buy the snacks, and I'll just have my sister carry them for me. I'll share half with her then."
Tenyu clenched his fists, his face full of excitement.
"Brother, what are you doing? What snacks are you sharing half with me?" Maki appeared at the doorway, holding a bear doll, her eyes still hazy with sleep.
… …
Satoru appeared in the Intelligence Department and began to inquire about geographical information inside and outside the Land of Fire.
He hadn't given up on using the deception of celestial phenomena in combat.
How could he abandon years of effort just like that?
Celestial phenomena could be used in combat.
Both Kurama Yakumo and Aita demonstrated their power by using Ninjutsu to control celestial phenomena.
Or Uchiha Madara's Tengai Shinsei.
These all belonged to natural phenomena, actualised in the Ninja World through Ninjutsu.
And the jutsu he understood could deceive naturally flowing substances in surroundings, actualising them based on the causes of celestial phenomena formation.
It was like mastering the 0s and 1s of a computer; the deeper your understanding of nature, the more different celestial phenomena you could create.
For this inquiry, he planned to find locations with existing natural celestial phenomena, then research and replicate them.