44 Summoning Jutsu, Cell Strengthening Jutsu

"Don't worry, I won't do something that I am not confident about. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spent more than one and a half years just to create a single Jutsu."

Menma smiled and spoke with confidence in his tone.

Tsunade paused for a moment and nodded.

"Alright, you should rest and recover your Chakra. Then, we will start the summoning after that."

After living with him for quite a long time, she eventually realized that Menma was probably the most confident person she has ever met.

Whether it is to decide how much time he needed to spend on training something or deciding on which to skip, he was always confident.

So, she didn't try to explain it to him.

Menma nodded his head and started resting. Just by resting, he could recover his Chakra but through meditation, this process speed up.

Using meditation, he managed to recover his Chakra in just an hour. After that, Tsunade took out a massive scroll. At the same time, she used the summoning to call out a small Slug.

"Lady Tsunade, do you have any order?" Lady Katsuyu's spoke as she looked at Tsunade with confusion.

Normally, she would be called into the battle but looking around, it was quite peaceful.

"Little Katsuyu, this is my disciple Menma. I have taught him everything related to Medical Ninjutsu and also my Strength of the Hundred Seals. But unlike mine, his Strength of the Hundred Seals is a bit different."

"I want him to make a contract with Shikkotsu Forest and in the future, he might ask for Sage Mode Training. So when the time comes, I hope you will help him."

Hearing her words, Little Katsuyu was surprised as she didn't forget to remind her.

"Lady Tsunade, you should be aware of the danger of training Sage Mode from our Shikkotsu Forest, right?"

Tsunade nodded her head.

"Don't worry, he won't ask for training unless he is ready to do so."

Little Katsuyu was still surprised but the expression couldn't appear on her face. So, she simply nodded her head and disappeared.

"Alright, use your body to write your name in this scroll."

Tsunade turned her head to Menma and opened the scroll.

There were a few names in this scroll, including Hashirama, Tsunade, and some of the other Senju Family members.

Menma bit his fingers and finally wrote his name on the scroll. After that, Tsunade put away the scroll and spoke.

"Alright, try summoning Katsuyu using all of your Chakra."

Menma nodded his head and stared at his finger. Seeing that the wound of that bite have already been healed, he bit one finger and released an enormous chakra into his palm.

[Summoning Jutsu]

Whoosh!

Suddenly, white smoke appeared in front of him and his body slowly rose toward the sky. When the smoke cleared, it was none other than Katsuyu under his feet.

And more importantly, this was nearly five meters tall.

"Wow! Menma-sama, you managed to summon twenty percent of mine on your first try. You really deserve to be Tsunade-sama's disciple. Your Chakra Control is immense. I believe there isn't a single one with such immense Chakra control at your age."

Katsuyu spoke with a delighted tone. Even Tsunade who was standing next to him was surprised. She looked at Menma and said.

"Boy, it seems like your Jutsu really works better. Previously, I believe you couldn't even summon one percent of Katsuyu but now, you can summon twenty percent of her."

Menma was also surprised by this result. And, he was happy too. After all, this represented his growth in chakra. He finally understood just how big his Chakra has grown.

Although it might not be at the level of Naruto, it should be at the level of Sasuke. That means, not including Sharingan, he could easily defeat Sasuke.

"Although it seemed good, I still have a lot to practice. Katsuyu, you can go back." Menma jumped from her head and spoke to her.

Katsuyu nodded her head and her body disappeared with the smoke.

"Alright, let's return back to the room for now." Tsunade suggested and Menma agreed. Shizune just followed as the three of them returned to the room.

They went back while buy some food. After living with Menma for nearly two years, Tsunade started to appreciate food.

Even when the three of them weren't hungry, they would take back some food and eat. The reason behind it was simple.

Cells Strengthening Jutsu!

It was a product of reverse Eight Inner Gates and Creation Rebirth Jutsu.

Eight Inner Gates was a Jutsu that unlocks the eight limiters of the human body. By opening these limiters, one gets an enormous amount of Chakra for a short period.

Reversing this Jutsu, Menma was able to bring a unique quality to this Jutsu that allows him to permanently open the Inner Gates thus allowing the body to utilize that enormous Chakra.

And, Creation Rebirth Jutsu was a medical ninjutsu that allows one to regenerate so fast that it would be extremely hard to kill a person even if they are pierced through their hearts.

Reversing this Jutsu, Menma created another unique ability that allows him to slow down the aging of the cells which was done together with Chakra released by those Inner Gates.

That means the Chakra received by Inner Gates wouldn't be used for Ninjutsu instead would be used by the body to grow stronger. This not only prevents aging but also strengthens the cells.

But, of course, this wouldn't be possible without enormous nutrition. This Jutsu heavily requires Physical Energy to keep the cells active. After all, the stronger those cells get, the more nutrition it requires to work.

Because of this, their consumption of food has increased a lot.

Menma was only able to create this Jutsu with Tsunade's help but even so, there was one major risk in using this Jutsu.

Since the Eight Inner Gates were permanently opened, the overflow of Chakra could harm the body if they aren't used for Cells Strengthening Jutsu.

This was a perfect Taijutsu because, unlike Eight Inner Gates, the power given by this jutsu lasts forever.

Of course, such Jutsu, Menma wasn't planning on spreading it to others. The only people he planned to give this Jutsu were his friends and some Jonins from Konoha Village.

Otherwise, the food consumption of the world would increase by several folds. Of course, there is a way to prevent food consumption. That would be using their own Chakra that isn't part of Eight Inner Gates.

This was what he did during those ten days of Chakra Absorption.

Thankfully, his Chakra Reserve was constantly growing during those ten days otherwise his Chakra would've been depleted completely.

After finishing his food, Menma continued to meditate the entire day. He had found a perfect way to increase his spiritual resistance so he was doing exactly that.

After all, in this world filled with incredible Dojutsu, he must focus on two aspects of a body; Taijutsu and Genjutsu.

As for Ninjutsu, this was a topic where he was most talented so he didn't want to focus too much on it. After all, when facing Otsutsuiki, Ninjutsu would easily be devoured.

Only Physical Strength would be useful against them. As for Genjutsu, it was simply to increase his Spiritual Resistance. He might not able to use Genjutsu on others but he didn't want to be influenced by others' Genjutsu such as Infinite Tsukuyomi.

After all, isn't Infinite Tsukuyomi just another Genjutsu? Yes, it was a hundred times more powerful than any other Genjutsu but it was still Genjutsu and all of the Genjutsu were performed by molding the flow of their enemies' Chakra.

But, there was another thing that most people overlook. Genjutsu was part of Yin Release. That means it was closely related to one's Spiritual Energy.

So, there were actually two ways to counter Genjutsu. And, these two ways can counter two different kinds of Genjutsu.

A normal Genjutsu performed by a normal shinobi can be countered by disrupting the flow of Chakra.

A Sharingan Genjutsu performed by a Sharingan user can be countered by high Spiritual Resistance because, unlike normal Genjutsu, Sharingan incorporates a high amount of Yin Release into a Genjutsu which not only changes the perception but also can create spiritual effects.

Tsukuyomi was the best example. It not only molds one's Chakra to put them under Genjutsu but releases so much Yin Release that it creates the timeline effect.

That's why seventy-two hours inside Tsukuyomi is only a few seconds outside.

So, ordinary Chakra Control wouldn't be enough to counter Sharingan Genjutsu. It also requires an enormous Spiritual Resistance or Yin Release.

Menma planned to perfectly increase his Spiritual Resistance by increasing his Spiritual Energy. At the same time, his body constantly increases his Physical Energy thus progressing his strength.

This might take decades to be strong enough to face Otsutsuiki but the Otsutsuiki that he truly needs to be afraid of would come after a decade.

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