Ice Release's True Potential

Not to mention that she had already decided to use her iron fist to completely eliminate everything that would harm the village from the inside. With such strong resolve, she broke through her limit, doubling the speed of her improvement. Mei did not waste any time improving his strength. On the other side, Ryoha and Haku had returned to the forest where Bulma and Byakko were waiting.

Under Byakko's guidance, a tour guide who was very familiar with the terrain of the Land of Water, the group quickly arrived at a secret cave.

"Haku, what exactly is going on inside?" After arriving at the safe place, Ryoha could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He used Amaterasu for two consecutive days. Now, he needed to take a good rest. At the same time, he also needed to think of a way to quickly increase his strength. Back then when he faced the Mizukage, he relied too much on his Mangekyo.

If that continued, he would be completely dependent on his Mangekyo. That was not a good thing. He must rely on his own strength. Ryoha had always remembered this thing.

He wanted to be a Bloodline Limit user who did not completely dependent on his Bloodline Limit. Bloodline Limit is just another tool for him to fight with. He should be strong even without them.

Just like Dugu Qiubai with his philosophy of "Swordsmanship without a sword", anything would be a terrifying weapon in his hands. Be it bamboo, a piece of wood, or even a leaf. Therefore, Ryoha should not be conceited with his Mangekyo. He fully understood that he had to rely on his own strength to decide the right path.

"It holds the secrets of the Yuki clan. The inheritance of the clan's Bloodline limit is somewhat different from other clans. Whether the next generation can inherit the Bloodline Limit is completely random. Not only the blood-related direct relatives can inherit it. Anyone with the lineage can inherit it."

"Of course, it is also possible to not inherit anything at all. Therefore, the clan was not as strong as the Hyuga clan. Moreover, there was this specific clan rule: As long as you inherit the Bloodline Limit of the Yuki clan, you will inherit the clan's surname, even if they are not related by blood. Now I understand why my mother gave me the clan's surname instead of my father's."

When Haku mentioned her father, she felt very complicated. A trace of hatred flashed in her eyes when she remembered him.

If her father had not killed her mother, their family would have been able to live a happy and ordinary life. Her childhood would not be miserable. It could be said that her father took her mother and her childhood. Therefore, although she still called that man her "father", deep inside her heart, she no longer regarded him as such.

"Haku, don't be sad. Didn't you break the shackles in your heart before? These things are just obstacles to your growth. Don't be sad about these things anymore. It's not worth it."

Ryoha also hated Haku's father, whom he had never seen before. Because of the Bloodline Limit, he went so far as to kill his wife and daughter.

It only happened because of the kindness of Haku's mother, who didn't fight back. Otherwise, how could something like that happen to her mother? Her father was a failure of a man. Not only did he fail to protect her wife and daughter, he also brought others to kill them.

"Well, I'm fine. I just feel worthless to my mother. With her strength, no matter how many villagers my father brought along him, it was impossible to hurt her. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. There is an extremely important piece of information inscribed on the tablet."

Haku collected her emotions. When she recovered, she saw Ryoha, Bulma, and Byakko staring at her, so she quickly returned the conversation to the previous topic.

"What information?" the three said in unison as if they had been rehearsing countless times.

"The Bloodline Limit of the Yuki clan is rarely passed to its female members, but if they do inherit it, its strength can often reach an extremely high level." Haku was a little embarrassed after she finished speaking. Wasn't she just praising herself for her potential?

"That's great, Haku. It looks like I've made the right decision. You are indeed an extremely talented ninja. The best of the Yuki clan, which can maximize the potential of the clan's Bloodline Limit."

When Ryoha heard this, he thought of the original story. Haku had died before she could show her real power. Every time he thought of this, he felt very regretful. Now that he heard Haku say this, he was even more determined to protect this pure girl.

"Is there anything else written there?" Bulma asked.

"There are also some things recorded in the book about the clan. The next one is about Ice Release. The Ice Release is actually divided into six stages, namely the awakening stage, the advanced stage, the enhanced stage, the strengthened stage, the complete stage, and the final stage, where the Ice Release's potential is fully awakened."

Haku explained the six stages of Ice Release's evolution and then introduced the six stages.

"The awakening stage is reached when one can control a small amount of water and change its shape."

"The advanced stage, when one can control a medium amount of water and change it shape. One's Water Release will improve greatly, and they could obtain the secret technique, Thousand Needles of Death."

"The enhanced stage: can control a large amount of water, change its shape, and change its temperature to a certain extent. One's Water Release will be even stronger. The secret technique that can be obtained is the Crystal Ice Mirrors. They can also use low-level Water Release jutsu with a one-handed seal."

"The strengthened stage: can control a large amount of water, change its shape, and change its temperature to a certain extent. Water Release is strengthened further. The secret technique: Freezing Ice Flower can be obtained. Can use any Water Release jutsu using one-handed seal."

"In the complete stage, you can control an extreme amount of water and can change its shape and temperature at will. Water Release will improve rapidly. The secret technique Frozen Realm can be obtained."

Finally, at the final stage: one can control water contained in any object (including the human body). The following four ninjutsus are awakened:

"1. Secret Technique - Nirvana, by touching the body and controlling the water inside (including the blood circulation) to achieve the effect of healing all external injuries."

"2. Secret Technique - Crystallization, just by touching others, can instantly freeze the water inside their body at will."

"3. Secret Technique - Vaporization. Just by touching others can instantly evaporate all the water inside their body at will."

"4. Secret Technique - Waterless Death. Just by touching, all the water inside the target's body is drawn out at high speed and pressure, scattering them to attack the enemies around. The scattered droplets are strong enough to pierce a 10 centimeters thick steel plate in a radius of 50 meters."

"Of course, there are also other powerful Ice Release jutsu recorded in it. The clan's first leader, Yuki Reikou, also wrote a message. Saying that Bloodline Limit is just something that passed through generations of the clan. She hoped that her young successors could develop their own unique Ice Release jutsu according to their needs, talent, and use."

"According to the records, one of the later clan leaders added, in the history of the Yuki clan, only two people can reach the final stage. They are the first clan leader, Yuki Reikou, and Yuki Aya, whose whereabouts are unknown."