Chapter 54

— Oh come on, if Odji-san were in your place, he'd only dream of such a result! — I objected.

— You're right about that, — Ma giggled, — this lazy one even prefers to spend time in bed w… Oops!

Realizing she had let slip, Saya suddenly blushed and covered her mouth with her hand. And I myself barely restrained a laugh with a colossal effort of will when I realized what she meant. Though, I didn't really restrain it.

— Poor Setsura-obachan, — I laughed, — did she complain to you?!

Seeing the confirming nod, I slowly broke into a bloodthirsty grin.

— Materials for blackmail! — I exclaimed in delight, jumping to my feet. — Now this lazybones is in my pocket!

— Just don't say you heard it from me, — Ma smirked, gradually regaining her natural complexion.

— Like a grave! — I promised. — Alright, let's eat, now it's time to stretch! How about you, will you rest first and then continue?

— After tea, — Saya nodded, — and you should do the same.

— Maybe, but I want to test a couple of ideas first, — I waved off the suggestion.

Leaving the house, I headed towards the training ground behind it. Grimacing at the sensations caused by passing through the barrier set up by Pa to conceal what was happening inside from prying eyes, I noticed focused clones sitting on the ground in one of the corners of the rectangle. One was meditating, while the other was playing with creating Rasengan, or rather, variations of it.

— How's it going? — I asked, approaching closer.

— So far, boss — small Rasengan is easy to create, as is slightly larger, but we're still far from Odam's Rasengan, not for another couple of years at least, — sighed my clone, — the chakra channels can't handle the load, and they're not yet designed to transfer such volumes even in the hands, despite all our training.

Hmm, a problem… Well, I won't need such jutsu power for now, so okay.

— Alright, forget about Odam for now, what about the possibility of throwing it? A small chakra bomb we could use in any case would be useful. Plagiarism is plagiarism, but we need to create our own as well.

— When attempting to throw it, the technique simply dissipates due to loss of control and chakra supply, — shrugged the clone, — I doubt anything can be done about it here.

— Okay, for now, train to create mini Rasengans on your fingers, and I'll think about it.

— Yes, boss!

Sitting down on the ground nearby, I began to analyze the technique and possible ways to improve it, at least for use at medium distances. Naruto threw his Rasenshuriken using Sage Mode, but even that method doesn't apply to regular techniques. It's better to go in reverse and figure out what happens when it's thrown.

Firstly, control is lost, and then destruction occurs, so it's necessary to maintain control, secondly, the support for maintenance is lost, so contact with the chakra gateways through Tenketsu must be maintained. How to do it? The most obvious way is not to let it out of your hands. But it doesn't fit. Next, what can I apply from what I know?