Wind Release Chakra Mode

War is imminent!

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Thinking of Kyoichi's sword stroke, Asuma, though he had no intention of practicing swordsmanship, now understood the gap between his strength and his teacher's.

He is also a practitioner of wind release ninjutsu, but he has not yet fully mastered it.

He had to work harder!

"Sensei, I..."

Obito began, but he lacked confidence.

He felt that Kyoichi didn't appreciate him.

Therefore, he hesitated to speak.

"Obito, you don't need to work hard at training. Instead, spend more time reading, especially about tactics, coordination, and combat thinking. When there are fewer enemies on a mission, your teacher can save you and cover for you, but that won't work on the battlefield."

Kyoichi said seriously.

Obito had some promising aspects, even without the Mangekyo Sharingan.

But.

His mindset was the problem! Whether it's before awakening or after, he was always unable to understand.

Fortunately, he was not under Kyoichi's command.

Upon hearing this, Obito thought of his performance during the Chunin Exam, and his face fell. He knew that his tactical knowledge was lacking, and that he would be prone to mistakes on the battlefield.

But where could he find such books?

"The Uchiha police force should have such books," Asuma reminded him.

Obito was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Come to me later, and I'll find you a basic book. I don't expect you to understand tactics or be able to command, but at the very least, you should know how to fight on the battlefield and how to coordinate with your teammates."

Kyoichi knew his difficulties.

The police force? How could Obito enter the police force? Except for Shisui, there probably weren't many in the Uchiha clan who appreciated him. Moreover, he grew up with his grandmother, and it would be strange if he could get such books.

However.

He didn't say this directly.

Obito gratefully looked at Kyoichi.

"Alright, go back and make good use of your time. If war really breaks out, you might not only get promoted to Chunin but also possibly be quickly promoted to Jonin," Kyoichi encouraged.

Kyoichi himself had been promoted to Chunin during a war.

The promotion procedures during war times and peace times are completely different. If it were during the era of the twelve shinobi, he might still be a Genin now.

Of course.

This was based on his previous life's strength.

Now, Kyoichi is undeniably an elite Jonin.

The fire lord 's arrival in Konoha sparked curiosity.

He has visited Konoha after ascending to his position, but this is his first visit here amidst the recent frequent wars.

The fire lord obviously has his own intentions visiting now.

Considering previous conversations and the protection of the twelve guards, Kyoichi guessed that the fire lord was thinking about establishing his own ninja force and had even sought to recruit him through their previous interaction.

However, joining twelve guards was a big trap.

Unless he's the Third Hokage's son, stepping into such a big pit would mean he could hardly make any significant contribution once he returned to Konoha.

While Kyoichi has no ambition for the position of Hokage, he did have his own ideas and visions for Konoha. Otherwise, he wouldn't have devoted himself to Shisui and Asuma.

So.

Only a fool would join the fire lord's side.

When he returned home, he saw Asuma waiting at the door.

"…"

"Good job, kid!"

Kyōichi didn't say much, he opened the door and gestured for him to come in.

Asuma chuckled.

Once inside, Asuma scratched his head and asked sheepishly, "Sensei, I'm just curious, what did you and the Daimyō talk about?"

"Nothing much, just some matters about the Senju and my grandmother, all trivial things."

Kyōichi didn't elaborate further.

He glanced at Asuma, noticing the kid's interest in the Daimyō.

So, he continued, "Stop speculating. The Daimyō has nothing to do with you, try to avoid interacting with him too much."

"Sensei, does the Daimyō have plans for you?" Asuma asked quietly.

After giving it some thought, he realized the Daimyō's intentions.

"Don't ask. If you're asking, it means you didn't understand. In Konoha, I can lead people in war, preventing more deaths. Going there, I can only protect one person. What's the point?"

"Indeed, indeed..." Asuma understood instantly.

Sensei was a respected Jōnin in Konoha, what could he do if he went to the Daimyō's place.

Train a ninja force of his own, that will rival the ninja's of Konoha?

That's unrealistic.

Although Asuma couldn't articulate the reason given his current understanding, he intuitively felt that this idea was foolish, impossible to realize.

In that case, it's better to stay in Konoha.

Moreover.

Not only for his teacher, as the teacher said, there was no need for him to get involved with the Daimyō.

He wouldn't be able to do anything.

While the Daimyō was certainly important, what mattered more was not the individual, but the collective - Konoha and even the entire Land of Fire. The Daimyō or the Hokage could be succeeded, but if the nation was lost, then truly everything would be lost.

The Will of Fire?

If that was the Will of Fire, Asuma felt that he could agree with it.

"Sensei, I'm going to practice Flying Swallow!"

"Go ahead."

Kyōichi waved his hand.

After Asuma learned the Flying Swallow, he immediately fell in love with it. Now that the exam was over, he had put aside the practice of Wind and Fire ninjutsu and was focusing on training the Flying Swallow imbuing Jutsu.

Kyōichi didn't mind.

The Flying Swallow truly suited Asuma.

He created a shadow clone and sent it to Tsunade's house, while he himself sat in a chair and began to read the Second Hokage's notes on the Leaf Style Sword Art.

Fusing Wind Release with swordsmanship had shown some progress recently.

The move he used to kill the Kirigakure Jōnin was a fusion of Vacuum Sword and Art of the Quick Draw (Iaido).

However.

His strongest current Techniques are Water and Earth Releases.

He couldn't incorporate Earth Release, but the Second Hokage was also skilled in Water Release, there should be some notes on that.

Indeed, there were! Water Release: Hard Whirlpool Water Blade.

Although it was used with kunai, it could also be used with a sword.

However...

Its power was rather limited.

He would have to modify it.

"Let's see if I can integrate the high-pressure technique of Water Severing Wave, compressing and condensing the Water Release chakra multiple times, and releasing a high-pressure water blade with the sword."

Kyōichi pondered deeply.

It's very challenging!

Because compressing chakra is a technical task, requiring high chakra control ability, and to integrate it with swordsmanship, unmarked, the demand is even higher.

However.

The problem isn't big, he could gradually conquer it through consecutive attempts.

After reading all these, he glanced at the system panel incidentally.

The talk just now seemed to have earned him a reward from Asuma.

[Achievement completed: 'Will of Fire' teaching]

[Evaluation: Excellent]

[Reward: Wind Release Chakra Mode]

Will of Fire teaching?

Kyōichi was puzzled.

He just explained a few sentences to Asuma and didn't mention the Will of Fire!

What did this kid imagine?

"Forget it, it's not important. Let's look at this technique."

Kyōichi thought for a while, too lazy to care.

Imagining the Will of Fire is better than imagining other strange things.

He accepted the reward.

After merging the memories, Kyōichi was stunned for a moment.

This mode...

Not bad at all!

Because he thought of the Earth Spear.

The only problem with the Earth Spear is that it countered by an attack of Lightning Release chakra, but Lightning Release is restrained by Wind Release. If the Wind Release Chakra Mode is activated, the Earth Spear can be protected by Wind Release chakra.

Then, even Lightning Release wouldn't hurt him so easily.