Chapter 106

Rolling up the scroll, I placed it in the cabinet with the rest, which made up my personal library of techniques. For now, it was only two shelves, but it was just the beginning—many chunin didn't even have that, let alone freshly graduated shinobi and kunoichi.

Considering that jutsu in the shinobi world were valued much more than money and even lives, each clan tried to preserve its secrets and prevent them from falling into the wrong hands by any means necessary.

So, those from the common people had to make do with the meager offerings in the public library, where only widely known techniques or those donated for some reason by more experienced comrades ended up.

Therefore, the library gifted to me in Uzushiogakure was highly valued, not to mention the unique knowledge of seals. And I intended to continue expanding it further. Unfortunately, the Naras preferred to rely on their hiden jutsu and the ability to deceive or outmaneuver the opponent, so even full-fledged jonin didn't possess a large arsenal of elemental attacks.

Saya herself knew only five Katon and two Raiton. That's it. My father's Suiton arsenal commanded respect, but his Doton repertoire consisted of only three fairly simple ninjutsu, none of which even reached B-rank, let alone anything more powerful.

Considering where he lived, it wasn't surprising. I wonder, could I exchange techniques with the Uchihas? For example, I give them seals, and they give me techniques. I bet during the last war, they stole a lot. Hundreds and hundreds of ninjutsu...

I was snapped out of my daydreams by a slight headache and an influx of information from the dispersed clone. Finally! I was eagerly anticipating the loss of my hand, and focusing, I began the test.

Training the increase in control, the Shadow Clones received clear instructions to disperse to the first one who could complete their task, regardless of time.

A small glowing point of concentrated chakra gradually gathered in the raised palm of my right hand. Obeying my will, it began to grow, and soon a chain began to emerge from my palm.

Dark, dark blue links, the thickness of a finger, looked very strong to the eye, although they had no material basis, but this required verification. With my left hand, I cautiously prodded them, ensuring that the compressed chakra did not dissipate, then took hold of the sharp tip of the chain, more resembling the point of a spear, and pulled with all my strength.

The chain held! Yes, I did it! And this was only after two months of work! Considering that creating a Rasengan is also a manipulation and condensation of chakra, such a result was expected.

Unfortunately, the shield only came out to three palms, and after further enlargement, it disintegrated.

In my excitement, I lost the necessary level of concentration, and the chain immediately disappeared with a loud pop.

Darn it! Calming down, I repeated the creation process and determined the length at which I could release chakra from the tenketsu without losing control. It was about a meter, and beyond that, the links began to disintegrate.

Well, nothing, everything can be trained, especially with the help of clones. Creating one, I immediately dispersed it, giving orders to the training copies on the polygon. It's good that over the years of using Shadow Clones, I've become somewhat accustomed to the downsides of the technique. I suppose a developed mind plays a significant role in this.

Of course, I'm still far from having hundreds of continuously active clones, but thanks to the Uzumaki kekkei genkai, I could already handle about fifteen of my own doppelgangers without harm, as I recently found out.

Considering the limit of five pieces only four years ago, I'm willing to bet the final number will continue to grow, especially if I don't abandon this training method, which definitely won't happen in the near future!

After experimenting a bit more with the new technique, I discovered that the chain created had almost the same properties as the Chakra no Ito, obeying my will. Knots could even be tied with it. That is, if I could release such a thing from each tenketsu and at a sufficiently long distance, with my sensor ability, it would be a killer!

Just think—almost five hundred targets that could be hit even from a great distance! Of course, control for this would be required at the level of the best Hyuga or even Tsunade, but that's what clones are for.

Or I could develop a sequence of seals that would take on part of the load. Not in the next ten years, but the task can be achieved, especially since it will be very useful in the career of a jonin. Hmm, what if I try something else?

Dispersing the chain, I focused, and this time stretched the created point into a short six-seventy-centimeter pole. It turned out to be unexpectedly simple. Much easier than chains. In principle, that's true, considering the much less complex shape.

Gripping the pole tightly in my hand, I swung it, then extended its length to a two-meter distance. Then a little more, and I found that control did not disappear even after crossing the meter mark from the tenketsu used.

So, the simpler the shape, the easier it is to create constructs from chakra. I assume the natural density of Uzumaki chakra plays a significant role. I wonder if I can create chains from the body's energy right now, how well could I control them?

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