Chapter 101: Yin-Yang Style
"Have I realized this?"
Sasuke sheathed his sword, feeling a slight warmth in his bones. Maru's theory of drawing was of a mysterious idealism, focused on sincerity and sharpening the mind. But he had achieved the same breakthrough by applying classical physics. How could two such different paths, idealism and realism, lead to the same result?
'Can the mental state affect reality, and at the same time, the laws of reality change the spiritual world?'
Thinking about this, he immediately remembered the Yin-Yang Style.
Yin Style, spiritual force, can create form from the invisible. The Uchiha's Susanoo was a typical example: it materialized Yin chakra to create armor and swords from nothing.
Yang Style, on the other hand, was physical force, which could give vitality to matter. Hashirama's Wood Style was its greatest exponent; the immense vitality that Yang chakra bestowed upon wood explained why it could change the terrain, unlike Yamato's.
The Sage of Six Paths used both: Yin to create form, Yang to give it life. The fusion of both, the Yin-Yang Style, could control the universe and rewrite the rules of reality.
"It seems that mental power and physical power are the essence of chakra," Sasuke suddenly understood.
He realized that his own abilities didn't come only from scientific research. His mental power, strengthened by his reincarnation, was a form of Yin Style, which had allowed him to "create from nothing" his sonic radar technique. Perhaps it was related to the principle of the Mangekyo Sharingan, the "Eye that Reflects the Soul," the ultimate expression of "if you dare to think it, you can do it."
"If I could use this characteristic of Yin Style, wouldn't I get twice the results with half the effort when developing ninjutsu in the future?" he was instantly filled with joy. The hardest part of developing a jutsu was not knowing if it was possible. But with his Yin Style, the possibility was practically guaranteed.
Just as he was pondering this, a deafening alarm blared in his mind, a torrent of data from his shadow clone on the periphery.
"Ebizo's revenge has finally arrived."
Sasuke's heart trembled, but reviewing the memory, he realized the situation was much worse. It wasn't an elite battalion, but an army corps of two hundred or three hundred people. This wasn't revenge; it was a massive attack, a "left hook" aimed at flanking Konoha's entire defense line.
"Retreat!" he shouted, and a flare shot into the sky.
Fortunately, he had prepared. The ten patrol squads retreated in almost perfect order, following the evacuation plan he had designed himself. As they retreated, they set fire to the forest defense line, a curtain of smoke and flames to signal their predicament and slow down the enemy.
He led the retreat to the second line of defense. After briefly explaining the situation, he asked a shadow clone to continue the evacuation towards the third line, while he remained at the front with Shirotaka. Observing the forest fire, he knew it wouldn't stop the Sunagakure army for long. They would probably continue advancing directly through his defense zone. He deployed his clones and his radar technique to detect the specific situation of this new and massive threat.
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