Transformation(2)-Shen's a pervert?

I was in the middle of analyzing how the technique worked when Iruka suddenly called me out.

'Shen! It's your turn next, Sakura!', he exclaimed.

I took a deep breath and moved toward the front of the class where I was supposed to demonstrate the technique. Earlier, I was focused on comprehending the workings of the transformation method. So, it was only now that I looked at the complete classroom. Though spacious, it was evident that the room was pretty old. 

'Start! What are you waiting for?', shouted Iruka. While I don't mind an educator reprimanding his pupil, dealing with it as a person with a fully functioning adult brain was pretty annoying. I swallowed my petty ego stoking myself for even more embarrassment. 

'Already off to a rocky start!', I sighed. The conviction from an hour before was already being tested fervently.

Setting aside idle thoughts, I started to weave the signs for the technique. I didn't want to mess up the hand signs, so I went about it a lot slower than Hinata. 

Here goes everything!

'Dog...'

'Boar...'

'...Ram'

Torridity started surging under my belly before it spread like wildfire across the length and breadth of my entire body. A burning sensation engulfed my body.

'Shit! Did I use too much chakra?'

As if to betray my anticipation, the unstable torrent soon became steady as if waiting for another set of instructions. So, this is where one must decide who to transform into! Chakra gathered over my face and hands. Like butter on freshly baked toast, it glided smoothly across my skin.

Ah! Now I understand it! Chakra must be used to manipulate the shape of epithelial or epidermal tissue. Since one could transform into anything, I believe that must be the advanced level of the transformation technique. Thoughts about the application of melanin and similar compounds that might aid in transformation kept popping up in my brain.

To my utter dismay, the little brats weren't a fan of the ultra-slow ninjutsu as one of them yelled, 'Hurry up, slowpoke!'

Who's this bastard?', I muttered.

Unsurprisingly it was the prodigy of the current generation, Uchiha Sasuke. While he wasn't wrong, it didn't seem like Iruka appreciated the interference. The man was glaring daggers at the kid. Figures!

'You, continue!', he gestured to me. I nodded and got back to perform the jutsu, this time focusing on performing it faster. 1..2…3…seconds and I was done with the signs.

Chakra poured out vociferously and I tried imagining what to transform into. While various peculiarities might lead to further optimizations, I didn't have the liberty to try out or even think about them right now! 

'Transformation Jutsu!'

'Transform!'

'Poof!'

Soon, the smoke dispersed and transformation solidified, and I stood there, not as myself, but as Iruka. Though I tried my best, I had to accept that the transformation was pretty shoddy. The width of my frame was completely off! Added to that, the side deltoids were overdeveloped while the forearms and quadriceps appeared rudimentary. I suppose the peculiarities of a trained physique in the ninja world differ greatly from my preconceptions about a fit body.

Even then, looking at my physique, I'm content that the elite bodybuilder inside me still lives. Haha! Now, enough talking about what went wrong. This was my first successful jutsu and it demanded a celebration! Though Iruka looked disappointed, I didn't mind him much. 

He plainly stated, 'Pass. Next, Sakura!'. Despite his disappointed expression, I passed. I guess the bar was low for passing the exam. Well, what to expect from a trainee conscription camp? Genin… If I recall correctly, it was the lowest class of soldiers in the ninja world. 

Soon, other kids started to demonstrate the jutsu. While I remember not liking Sakura back then, she was performing the jutsu in a very textbook manner. As she performed the technique step by step, it allowed me to observe how others performed the transformation jutsu. 

'Transformation jutsu'

'Transform!'

She soon transformed into a young boy with a contemptuous sneer etched on his face. Man, young teenage girls do get attracted to weird stuff! Of course, she transformed to look exactly like Sasuke. I didn't think she would be this obsessed with him. This was borderline creepy! 

But, it made me realize one important thing. The most important part of transformation jutsu isn't the process itself. Familiarity could be built with experience. What mattered more was having sharp observation skills. While those with ocular advantages could just skim through it, people like me must learn to observe thoroughly! 

My chain of thought was soon interrupted by Iruka who was shouting at Naruto after a hefty nosebleed. To get aroused by a student's jutsu, Iruka, you truly are shameless! To be fair to him, the leaf village's top leaders were a bunch of perverts. The degeneracy trickles down to even the lowest of ranks. Looking at Naruto, I suddenly got an idea. What if I try getting my spirit out in the same metaphysical realm as before and try to observe the flow of chakra?

I focused on channeling my spirit outward. As my consciousness began to leave my body, Snap! Was that a spiritual backlash? Almost immediately, a formidable metaphysical force thrust me back into my body. It wasn't distressing, more like a powerful repulsion—like the force exerted when two similarly poled magnets repel each other, not a jarring electric shock, but a firm, unavoidable push back to my physical form. I hypothesize that only spiritual bodies with no physical attributes can access this metaphysical realm. If that is the case, there must be multiple spiritual realms, each with different attributes. While I am positive about this hypothesis, I am not sure about it. Still, there are other things I can try!

I recalled my memories of observing the previous Shen's chakra. Though my consciousness was dormant at the time, my spiritual body must have carried the physical attribute of this body. The mark of a different metaphysical field must have been etched somewhere in these memories, the one I probably missed before! The activation for this realm must have carried both physical and spiritual elements. While the experience with death allowed me to channel just my spirit, I'm positive that the activation of a different field would have different conditions.

As I focused on my eyes trying to decipher the flow of Chakra, channeling my spirituality in my eyes trying to look past the physical realm.

'Boom!'

I suddenly found myself in some sort of dimly lighted cell. The atmosphere was heavy and foreboding. My clothes were suddenly drenched as I stood on a floor that seemed flooded and abandoned, the water cold and unsettling against my skin.

'Where in the world am I? Did I faint or something?'. I wondered, my mind racing to make sense of the disorienting surroundings.

Towering iron bars, blackened and worn, formed an immense gate that stretched upward into an unseen ceiling creating an oppressive sense of confinement

 'Fuck!', I cursed. I hope it's not what I am thinking. God! I hope I'm wrong about this!

A loud, ominous noise reverberated through the room, echoing multiple times and sending shivers down my spine. I could feel the reverberations in my bones. Bright red-colored goo emerged from the water, its suffocating presence slowly climbing up from my feet, wrapping around my legs.

'Chills!' I thought, my entire body paralyzed with fear. Sweat dripped down from my forehead and nose, mixing with the cold water at my feet. I took a deep breath, then took one again trying to calm my racing heartbeat. Despite my efforts, my heart thumped as loud as a horse's hooves on cobblestone. My hands became numb, goosebumps erupting all over them, making me wince in discomfort! 

I tried to scream for help, but the red goo had already started strangling my neck, its grip tightening to a terrible extent. No voice could come out of my throat. Only strangulated gurgles! A familiar sensation of dread started creeping up as my body began convulsing. The terror was overwhelming and crushing.

'This is the end! It was over. I shouldn't have tried stupid stuff.

Fuck!'

Then, just as suddenly as it had begun, everything vanished.

I found myself back in my original surroundings, gasping for breath. Ah! I had exhausted all the chakra in my body. For the first time, I was grateful to the previous Shen for having this pitiful amount of chakra.

While relief washed over me for barely surviving, others didn't think of it the same way. Looking at my arms quivering and my intense focus on Naruto's peculiar Sexy Jutsu, they seemed to get the wrong idea about something!

'Shen, you are also a pervert like Iruka Sensei?', exclaimed Naruto.

Needless to say, I was dumbfounded.