Chapter 529: Chapter 529: Black Lightning Shines Again
"This kind of... technique... how could I possibly learn it..."
Sarada stared blankly at the spot where the wooden dummy had been. This dummy was made by her father using special materials, crafted with the help of Aunt Tenten.
Normally, no matter if she used shuriken, kunai, or even fire-style attacks, it wouldn't suffer any damage.
But today, with just one technique!
A Lightning-Style Kirin Bird!
It effortlessly destroyed the wooden dummy, even reducing it to nothingness.
One could imagine just how powerful this technique was.
What terrifying might.
"If you want to learn it, you can!"
Sasuke said indifferently.
Sarada, standing beside him, was stunned. "If it were a normal Lightning-Style technique, I might be able to learn it. But that black Lightning-Style clearly incorporates chakra of a different nature. How could I possibly..."
"I'll help you."
Help?
How could he help? Could he really help her learn it?
"Start by trying the hand seals once!"
Sasuke said calmly, while Sarada looked at him with confusion. "Even with your help, I'm afraid I still won't be able to learn it!"
"Try it and you'll know."
Try it?
Alright! If you say so, I'll try.
Sasuke taught Sarada the sequence of hand seals, while simultaneously guiding the flow of chakra within her body.
With the Sharingan, he controlled the Lightning-Style chakra, gathering it in her hand.
At first, Sarada felt it was going well, but as the Lightning-Style emerged, a blue-white electric light appeared in her hand.
The lightning began to surge, emitting a sharp, roaring sound.
Seeing the prototype of the Kirin Bird appear, Sarada was thrilled.
But unfortunately, it wasn't the black Lightning-Style.
As expected, she simply couldn't learn the black Lightning-Style.
However, in the next moment, Sasuke's Rinnegan activated, guiding the change in Sarada's chakra.
He blended Yin-Style chakra into the Lightning-Style.
The color of the Lightning-Style began to change.
First, it turned purple, then red, and finally, it transformed into black.
The different colors represented the degree of perfection in blending the Yin-Style.
Black, naturally, was the most perfect state.
Sarada looked at the ball of black lightning in her hand. Though small, she could feel an extraordinary power within it.
This power was strong, unlike anything she had ever seen.
Sarada looked at Sasuke excitedly.
"I did it... I actually succeeded!"
Perhaps Sarada didn't find anything particularly unusual about learning this technique.
Instead, she was immersed in the joy of having mastered the black Lightning-Style.
However, Itachi, standing nearby, was dumbfounded.
Rather than teaching Sarada a technique, it felt more like Sasuke was directly bestowing an ability upon her.
For Sasuke, that was indeed the case.
The Rinnegan, capable of stripping away abilities, even Kekkei Genkai and bloodline powers.
This naturally meant that during the process of stripping, the Rinnegan could control the power being taken.
And control meant that Sasuke could alter it to some extent.
Teaching Sarada the Lightning-Style Kirin Bird utilized this effect.
He directly adjusted the proportion of chakra fusion within Sarada's body, allowing her to easily master the black Lightning-Style.
"This technique is powerful. I hope you don't disgrace it."
Hearing this, Sarada suddenly calmed down and turned to look at Sasuke.
"You're strong. Being able to use such a Lightning-Style technique is something even jonin-level shinobi can't do!"
"Are you really just a genin?"
Suddenly being asked this, Sasuke smiled. "Ah! That's right, I am indeed a genin."
Sarada still looked unconvinced. "With your strength, you're only a genin? This technique is at least A-rank. How could you only be a genin if you've mastered a technique of this level?"
"Tell me, who are you really?"
Sarada looked at Sasuke with curiosity.
However, Sasuke simply smiled faintly. "I already told you, I'm Uchiha Sasuke. As for my strength, I suppose I am quite strong. In Konoha, there's probably no one who's my match."
"Hmph! It's just a unique Lightning-Style technique. Don't get too full of yourself. If the Sixth Hokage said that, it might be believable, but you..."
Sarada didn't believe Sasuke's claim that no one in Konoha could match him.
Konoha's shinobi were strong, with countless experts. How could there be no one who was Sasuke's match?
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Sasuke sighed helplessly.
"I look forward to your performance in the Chunin Exams."
With that, Sasuke went upstairs to rest.
Itachi looked at Sasuke. "Thank you, Sasuke..."
"She's also an Uchiha. You don't need to thank me for this."
Though he said that, Itachi was still grateful.
Sasuke's Lightning-Style, especially the black Lightning-Style, was an incredibly powerful technique.
As a strong shinobi himself, Itachi knew that while Sarada might only be able to use the black Kirin Bird now, in the future, once she became familiar with the black Lightning-Style, she could transform any Lightning-Style technique into black Lightning-Style...
Just inheriting the black Lightning-Style alone could elevate an ordinary shinobi to a powerful one.
Not to mention Sarada, who already possessed the Uchiha bloodline.
It was foreseeable that Sarada would become an exceptionally strong shinobi in the future.
Watching Sasuke head upstairs, Itachi suddenly thought of something.
Sasuke teaching Sarada the black Lightning-Style might not just be because of their relationship or the Uchiha connection.
It was more like... Sasuke was preparing for the black Lightning-Style to shine once again in the shinobi world.
It seemed as though Sasuke was waiting for something...
Once he found what he was waiting for, perhaps Sasuke would leave.
For a moment, Itachi felt a pang of sadness. He had originally planned to tell everyone about Sasuke's return.
But now, it seemed better to be a little selfish.
Before the Chunin Exams, he wouldn't tell anyone else. He would spend more time with Sasuke.
Perhaps after the Chunin Exams, there would be no more chances.
Turning back to look at Sarada, who was practicing the Kirin Bird and playing with the black lightning, both Itachi and Mita smiled.
But Itachi couldn't help but wonder how others would react.
Once, the entire shinobi world had been dominated by black lightning. In that era... no, to be precise, at that time, all shinobi had trembled under that light.
After the Fourth Great Ninja War, the black Lightning-Style disappeared.
The shinobi world returned to peace. But now, the black Lightning-Style had reappeared, and it was in the hands of his daughter.
He wondered how those people would react when they saw it.
They would probably be shocked.
Someone had inherited Sasuke's black lightning.
"Oh, right! Sarada, if you can master this technique perfectly before the Chunin Exams, I'll teach you another one!"
"A technique I created myself."
Created himself?
Itachi was stunned. Sasuke's self-created techniques were all incredibly famous.
Lightning-Style: Discharge, though Sasuke called it a C-rank technique, to others, this Lightning-Style technique was the ultimate ruler of lightning. Mastering it meant easily controlling lightning.
Lightning-Style: Godspeed, the fastest speed in the shinobi world. Whether it was the speed of lightning or the swiftness of a storm, it struck fear into countless shinobi.
The Lightning-Style Body Flicker Technique!
That was an ultimate taijutsu comparable to the Eight Gates, with the added benefit of no side effects.
Any one of these techniques was something shinobi dreamed of learning...
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