Naruto: The Scientific Ninja

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Chapter 46: Copy Ninjutsu

"Sasuke, don't give up," Torifune said with great optimism, clapping him on the shoulder. "With your strength, it's not difficult to pass the evaluation to become a tool-specialist jōnin. You just need to complete one more S-rank mission. You already have one on your record. When I get the chance, I'll take you on another. You'll be a Konoha jōnin in no time."

He laughed heartily. It was worth it to personally train a future jōnin, not to mention one who was so capable and sensible. What leader wouldn't want to promote such a good subordinate? A Konoha jōnin had the right to vote for the Hokage, which would, in turn, invisibly increase the political influence of the Akimichi clan.

In peacetime, two S-rank missions might not be enough, but in the midst of a war, talent was scarce, and it was normal to fast-track promotions. And if you came from a noble family, one S-rank mission and a recommendation was all it took. Once you became a jōnin, all sorts of invisible income streams would open up. How could he lack the Nara's secret medicine then? With his new status, he could even open a restaurant in Konoha and make a fortune. And he, Torifune, as Sasuke's benefactor and original shareholder, could also make a lot of money.

Thinking of the delicious food and vast riches in his future, Torifune was even happier. And so, he taught Sasuke the Shadow Clone Technique with extra care, explaining the order of the seals, the circulation of chakra, and every bit of his own experience.

"Sasuke, I'll demonstrate it once," he said. "You can see the effect first, and then practice slowly. We're not in a hurry. I'll have plenty of time to teach you later. Then you just need to prepare more delicious food, hahaha!"

He slowly began to form the hand seals, performing the six-seal sequence at a speed of almost one seal every two seconds, his chakra circulating in sync.

Sasuke watched his hands, but at the same time, he activated his infrasonic radar technique to sense the details of the chakra movement inside Torifune's body.

Just as Torifune completed the final Tiger seal, Sasuke's own hands became a blur, completing the six hand seals at a speed of five per second.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Almost at the same time, both of them used the same ninjutsu, and both succeeded.

What's going on? Torifune thought, his mind reeling. Isn't that hand seal speed too fast? And he learned a B-rank ninjutsu with just one explanation? Is his ninjutsu talent that good?

"Sasuke, you haven't learned this ninjutsu before, have you?" he asked, unable to believe that someone could have such a strong talent without a Sharingan.

"Captain, how would I dare to learn ninjutsu secretly?" Sasuke replied calmly. "I just feel that this technique, apart from the high chakra consumption, isn't difficult."

He really didn't think it was difficult. Torifune had taught him step-by-step, slowing down his chakra flow so he could see it. With his infrasonic radar and its internal-viewing capability, he was simply replicating what Torifune was doing, one-to-one. How difficult could it be?

"What? Not difficult?" Torifune rolled his eyes. Can a normal person say that? It's a B-rank ninjutsu, one that only a jōnin can typically practice. And you, a chūnin, are so arrogant!

"Sasuke, you truly have a once-in-a-generation talent for ninjutsu," Torifune sighed, feeling deeply sorry. "What a pity, what a pity." If not for his limited bloodline, which prevented him from having enough chakra, with the talent Sasuke had shown, becoming an elite jōnin would have been inevitable.

"Sasuke, don't be discouraged," he encouraged him, but finally said goodbye with a sigh, as if it were not Sasuke who lacked talent, but himself.

Seeing Torifune leave, Sasuke was not frustrated at all. Who said you needed a bloodline to have a lot of chakra? How many of the children born into ninja clans could guarantee they would become jōnin? He, on the other hand, could. No matter how looked-down-upon a tool-specialist jōnin was, he was still a jōnin.

Besides, who said the amount of chakra couldn't be improved? Orochimaru's core technology, jinchūriki sealing, Samehada, bloodline fusion, senjutsu cultivation, the Eight Gates... which one couldn't improve chakra? Even the Akimichi Digestion Technique he had just learned, if developed properly, who could say it couldn't directly improve his chakra?

Once he was properly nourished, it wouldn't be too difficult to develop a second chakra nature and reach the jōnin-level chakra reserves.

Huh, why am I a little hungry again? he thought, his stomach rumbling. He didn't want to cook. He was so hungry he couldn't wait. Luckily, he had smoked nearly a hundred kilograms of dried fish that afternoon, which came in handy.