At night, Shinji took Mimi to the depths of the Forest of Death.
Mimi asked, swaying leisurely beside Shinji, "It's late at night, why are you here instead of sleeping?"
Shinji said, "You've explored the Forest of Death thoroughly, so bringing you here is naturally to prevent the creatures from disturbing me."
Some people jokingly claim that the reason for the abundance of trees in the Ninja World is due to Hashirama.
And as for Konoha, there's no need to mention it.
The trees in the Forest of Death can almost be said to block out the sky. This also provided convenience for some creatures within the forest, forming a rich ecosystem.
Some Genin missions include, but are not limited to, clearing wild boars and driving away brown bears. And these creatures are exceptionally large.
Mimi had been frequenting the Forest of Death a lot recently, almost becoming the overlord of the place.
After all, for a daiyōkai infinitely close to the 'Realm of Gods,' dealing with these wild beasts was simple.
Hearing Shinji say this, Mimi asked curiously, "You want to experiment with a new Ninjutsu?"
Shinji shook his head and said, "Not exactly, just perfecting that Ninjutsu."
Mimi nodded, not asking any more questions. After all, he would see it soon.
...
Arriving at a central area surrounded by giant trees, Shinji nodded in satisfaction. This place was just right.
He then raised both hands, his fingers moving to form a hand seal.
Accompanying the unique emanation of Yang Chakra, a light golden Yang Chakra appeared around his body.
Feeling the Yang Chakra nearing saturation, Shinji compressed the Chakra to a high degree, solidifying it to a critical point.
'Next is the bestowal of will.'
Shinji closed his eyes, radiating his strong 'defense' and 'attack' will from within.
At this moment, the highly compressed Yang Chakra within his body was instantly drawn in.
Buzz—
Upon contact, the Yang Chakra began to circulate within his body like a liquid.
Flowing, covering.
Unlike his previous almost crude compression, this Yang Chakra was barely consumed.
Shinji opened his eyes and chuckled softly.
The next instant, his entire body was covered by a layer of dark gray substance, as if he was wearing a dark gray bodysuit.
Mimi, who was beside him, gaped slightly. At this moment, Shinji, in his perception, was like a person fully clad in armor.
"Yang Release Chakra Armor, it's done."
Shinji clenched his fists, feeling different from before.
At this moment, he felt that he could control this Chakra freely, and it was all converted without waste. The layer of armor covering his body was proof.
"Mimi, transform into your true form and attack me." Shinji turned to Mimi and said.
Mimi blinked, asking in confusion, "Are you sure?"
Shinji nodded and said, "Yes, I want to test the defensive power."
"Alright, I've wanted to do this for a long time." Mimi leaped with all four paws, jumping upwards.
Boom—
Then a burst of smoke exploded, and a giant claw emerged from it, stomping down fiercely towards Shinji.
Shinji's lips twitched. He could tell that Mimi really wanted to flatten him.
Clang—
The giant claw stopped a few dozen centimeters from the ground, and Mimi's huge beast eyes flickered. Then he moved the giant claw away.
A massive circular pit appeared beneath where the giant claw had been, with Shinji standing at the center, his hands crossed.
"Such powerful defense…" Mimi murmured as he looked at Shinji.
He knew he hadn't held back. Facing that kick just now, an ordinary daiyōkai would probably be stomped to death if they weren't careful.
But Shinji was completely unharmed, even looking so good that Mimi suspected he hadn't given his all.
"Blunt force defense, much stronger than ordinary Yang Chakra coverage." Shinji, who was in the pit, slowly walked out.
"Mimi, can you use Fire Release?" Shinji waved his hand, asking Mimi.
"Such things, there's no need to ask redundant questions." Mimi responded with an expression of exasperation.
"Then come at me." Shinji said upon seeing this.
"…I refuse." Mimi was speechless, this wasn't how one sought death.
The flames spewed by a daiyōkai, to put it bluntly, could leave Shinji without even a speck of dust.
"Tomorrow's breakfast, I'll add ten fried shrimp for you." Shinji said calmly, tilting his head.
"Deal!"
The next instant, the markings on Mimi's forehead glowed, and then flames of terrifying temperature spewed from his mouth.
Within the flames, Shinji seemed to feel no terrifying temperature, looking around at ease.
The ground had already begun to turn into lava, and Shinji, knowing the extent, prepared to stop. After all, he could feel that the Yang Release Chakra Armor was being consumed exceptionally quickly under Mimi's flames.
"It seems that in future battles, I can't ignore or tank Ninjutsu."
In just this short while, nearly half of it was gone.
"Alright, Mimi."
Mimi, who was spewing flames, stopped upon hearing Shinji's voice. If he didn't stop, the Forest of Death would probably catch fire.
As the flames ceased, Shinji dispelled the Yang Release Chakra Armor.
"Meow, tested well?"
Mimi transformed back into his cat form, bouncing towards Shinji.
Shinji first nodded, then shook his head and said, "The Chakra consumption is too much. It can't support continued full-body coverage."
Then, Shinji raised both hands, and instantly his hands were again covered by the dark gray Yang Release Chakra Armor.
He bent down and picked up a stone from the ground, wrapping and extending it. The originally unremarkable stone was instantly covered with a layer of Yang Release Chakra Armor.
Shinji raised his hand and threw it. The stone easily pierced through a giant tree that would require several people to embrace, and even after piercing the giant tree, it still had enough force to embed itself into the ground.
"Such strong destructive power, meow." Mimi exclaimed, looking at the destruction caused by the stone.
"Objects can be covered externally, what about Ninjutsu?" Shinji stroked his chin, proposing a possibility.
Then he began to experiment by using some of the Ninjutsu he knew one by one. Several Fire Release or Water Release Ninjutsu spewed from his mouth could not be covered.
Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!
Shinji formed another hand seal, and a huge earth wall stood before him.
He still couldn't cover it with Yang Release Chakra Armor while casting the Ninjutsu.
Shinji wasn't discouraged. Instead, he raised his hand and placed it on the earth wall, and the next instant, the earth wall showed a layer of dark gray Yang Release Chakra Armor.
"Shinji, what exactly are you trying to do?" Mimi asked in confusion.
Shinji withdrew his arm, a smile appearing on his face.
It turned out that it wasn't impossible, but rather that it couldn't be covered from a distance. Either it had to be covered after release, or it had to be used while held in the hand.