Chapter 3: Condensing the Soul Blade

"Little ghost, try refining chakra," Shen said.

Ren Hayashi tried to combine physical energy and spiritual energy, and this time, the two energies were not repulsed and successfully fused together, forming chakra that flowed slowly in the meridian system in his body. Although there was little chakra, he was overjoyed.

The insurmountable chasm had been crossed!

In the Naruto world, the amount of chakra is a symbol of strength. The same jutsu can vary greatly in power depending on the user. Now that Ren could finally refine chakra, if he didn't have the mind of an adult, he would definitely jump with joy.

After calming down, Ren thanked Shen.

"Next, I will teach you the condensation of the soul blade. This secret technique will cut through the thorns for you."

Shen took on the role of a teacher at this time, teaching Ren to condense the soul blade.

Ren's comprehension was not bad, and soon, a light blue soul blade condensed and formed not far away. However, the chakra was very thin and might dissipate at any time.

"You have very little chakra now, and the soul blade is very illusory. It can't exert its true power, but this is a secret art that belongs to me personally, and its practicality should be able to surpass most jutsu in this world," Shen said proudly.

Ren admired it to the extreme. A ninja who could create his own secret art was by no means an ordinary person.

"My spiritual energy is almost dissipating. I have left the fighting skills of my life and the most practical jutsu in your mind. You can practice on your own," Shen's voice faded into illusion.

"Thank you, teacher," Ren's gratitude came from the heart. It was respectful to be able to learn what Shen had learned all his life and to call him "teacher."

"Little ghost, you must bring balance and harmony to this world," Shen's last breath disappeared completely.

Ren nodded heavily, and the soul blade disappeared directly due to the lack of chakra supply.

Balance and harmony, isn't this also the yearning of Konohagakure? To achieve this, he would do whatever it takes.

How about not having a kekkei genkai? What if you don't have talent? With Shen's inheritance, in this genius-filled Naruto world, there would eventually be a place for him, Ren Hayashi.

Early the next morning, Ren got up early, washed up, and began to practice. The time was tight, and there was no time to waste.

There were a lot of things in his mind, and there were four jutsu among them, each of which made Ren feel familiar and excited. The pure combat skills were even more valuable experience.

Four jutsu, four skills corresponding to Caution: Okuyi - Twilight Blade! Okuyi - Soul Blessing! Okuyi - Thorn Flash! Secret Art - Compassion Soul Fall!

The first two techniques need to be based on the soul blade, so whether the soul blade is strong or not directly affects the power of the technique. To make the soul blade strong, you must have abundant chakra, and increasing the amount of chakra requires continuous cultivation and fighting.

Ren didn't learn these four jutsu right away. Increasing the amount of chakra was the top priority.

He continued to condense the soul blade, disperse the soul blade, and so on, exhausting the chakra in his body. Then he let the chakra deplete, squeezed the body energy from the cells, combined it with the spiritual energy, fused it into a small amount of chakra, continued to condense the soul blade, and dispersed the soul blade…

After three repetitions, the energy in Ren's body was almost squeezed out. He dragged his tired body to a noodle restaurant and ate a large bowl of shrimp noodles.

After a short rest, he tried the Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique at home, and the result was a success. After many exercises, he could basically use them proficiently, and at this moment, he understood that he was not at the end of the line; he was a talented teenager who just couldn't refine chakra smoothly before.

"It's almost school time."

Ren came to the ninja school alone. He had always been a loner, with no friends, no relatives, nothing. His classmates disliked him as the tail of a crane with very poor qualifications, and the teacher didn't want to see him.

He saw a lot of faces, and a few of them he could name, such as Minato Namikaze, who was surrounded by girls, Kushina Uzumaki, who chased the boys, and Choza Akimichi, who ate snacks by himself.

These familiar faces were treated better than him in the village. One was a genius boy with amazing talent and the most ninja qualifications, one was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki who was carefully protected by the high-level of Konohagakure, and the other was from the Akimichi clan.

In terms of identity, Ren was nothing in front of others; only strength could prove his existence.

He didn't stay in the playground; he went directly into the classroom, sat quietly alone, thinking back to the changes that occurred when the soul blade was condensed. Through the repeated practice just now, he could now clearly feel that the physical energy and spiritual energy in his body had improved, that is to say, he could refine more chakra now than before.

Condense the Soul Blade!

Not far away, a light blue soul blade quietly took shape. Compared to before, the degree of condensation really went up a notch. Due to the increase in the amount of chakra, the soul blade gradually changed from illusory to condensed.

Disperse the Soul Blade.

Ren held his chin in his hands like no one else, but he was thinking in his heart.

Condensing the soul blade will consume chakra, and the amount of chakra consumed is determined by oneself. Of course, the more chakra is consumed, the higher the grade of the soul blade will inevitably be, and the power of the two techniques based on this will definitely increase.

However, he now had too little chakra, so he needed to consume most of his chakra to condense a decent soul blade, leaving him with no extra chakra to use for performing jutsu.

If he were a Jinchuriki, there would be no need to worry about chakra being insufficient. As long as he had a good relationship with the tailed beast, there would be a huge supply of chakra. But unfortunately, he was not, which was very troublesome.

It was completely impossible to obtain a large amount of chakra by relying on his own cultivation in a short period of time, and there seemed to be no other way.

Forget it, put it aside for now. The chakra needed to fight against Hyuga Shiraki should be enough with his cultivation in the past few days!

Before he knew it, the classroom was almost full, and the chunin teacher was talking about the boring history of the ninja on the podium. Some of the students fell asleep listening to it, including Ren.

It was easy to wait for the outdoor class, and Ren ran to the playground, but he still had to listen to Mr. Chunin take the trouble to say a few words.

"Today, we have one-on-one combat drills to promote deep friendships between classmates."

After Mr. Chunin finished speaking, there were many people who were ready to do a big job, and some people were afraid and didn't want to participate. Ren didn't care; just fight, anyway, it's not a life-and-death duel.

"To be fair, I'll decide who your opponent is based on your usual performance, so you don't have to worry about encountering an opponent who doesn't match your strength."

When Mr. Chunin's words fell, the students breathed a sigh of relief. It was interesting that the strength was quite equal!

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Cough, cough. The two sides of the first battle drill are Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki."

Minato Namikaze walked out of the crowd with a smile, and Kushina Uzumaki pursed her small mouth, flicked her long red hair, and entered with a big grin.