Ch-72 Mud Release?

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After Michikatsu spoke, every ninja felt relieved because of their strong loyalty to the Hokage. They couldn't really hide anything from the Hokage. If Michikatsu were to ask them not to speak about his ability details, they would face a dilemma about whom to support, as Michikatsu had saved their lives.

Nawaki, after hearing Michikatsu's words, became confused because unusually, Michikatsu wouldn't allow anyone, not even Nawaki, to speak about his abilities.

Michikatsu then stood up and moved a few distances away with Nawaki. Once they were at a considerable distance from all the Konoha ninjas, Nawaki spoke in a low voice, "Why did you allow them to speak about your abilities?"

Michikatsu responded, "With their loyalty towards the Hokage, do you really think they won't reveal my abilities to the Hokage if you just tell them not to do so?"

Nawaki said, "At the very least, they will keep quiet about you, considering you saved their lives."

Michikatsu disagreed, "You are purely mistaken if you think so. Besides, the details of my ability will definitely be known by the whole world within a few days."

Nawaki, confused, asked, "How?"

"The four tails Jinchuriki knows about my abilities, and he will definitely inform the higher-ups of Iwagakure. Do you think they will remain quiet about this? Not at all. They will publicize my abilities, and the whole world will know about them. After that, I will undoubtedly be hunted down by different villages. Once the announcement of my abilities reaches the world, Konoha will naturally receive the news, so hiding it is useless," said Michikatsu.

After hearing Michikatsu's explanation, Nawaki nodded because he knew for a fact that what Michikatsu said was absolutely correct.

"So, how are you going to handle it?" asked Nawaki.

"What's there to handle? Although my abilities will be leaked to the world, until any Kage takes personal action to execute me, I cannot be killed. This is a fact. Even if the Kage take action themselves, they won't be able to kill me. I have that much confidence in my abilities," said Michikatsu.

"Sigh! You have so many Kekkei Genkais, but until now, I am unable to awaken my grandfather's Wood Release," said Nawaki.

Nawaki turned towards Michikatsu with hope and said, "Michi, will you teach me how to use Wood Release?"

Michikatsu shook his head and replied, "My Wood release is not the same as your grandfather's, the first Hokage. You can think of it as me controlling the wood in the surroundings to create wood-like creatures, nothing more than that. I myself do not possess Wood Release."

Nawaki sighed after hearing this and felt upset. He wasn't upset because Michikatsu rejected to teach him Wood Release, but because he knew Michikatsu was his friend and wouldn't lie about not having the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. He was upset because he hadn't been able to inherit his grandfather's Wood Release, even though he was 16 years old, and at that age, his grandfather had already awakened Wood Release.

Observing Nawaki's sadness, Michikatsu comforted him, saying, "You don't have to be sad like this. The main reason behind your sadness is that you can't inherit your grandfather's Wood Release. However, your grandfather was a special case. If you look at the history of the Senju Clan, you won't find anyone except your grandfather who awakened the Wood Release. You have to accept that your grandfather was born with Wood Release, but you are not. You need to find something unique to yourself."

Nawaki nodded in understanding, and the sadness disappeared from his face. He turned towards Michikatsu and expressed, "Michi, to be honest, I was also thinking along these lines. I wanted to develop something of my own, and what I have in mind is to combine water and earth nature to create a Kekkei Genkai called 'Mud Release.'"

Michikatsu nodded in approval. However, Nawaki, with a downcast face, confessed, "But I don't exactly know how to proceed with it. How can I exactly create Mud Release?"

Michikatsu responded, "Is that so? I think I know exactly the person who can help you with this, or at the very least, you can get inspiration from that person."

Curious, Nawaki inquired, "Who are you talking about? I don't think I know any such person."

Michikatsu revealed, "You know exactly who that person is, but you seem to have forgotten about them. Does the name Ameyuki ring any bells?"

Nawaki recalled, "Ameyuki… Yes, I remember. You're talking about the Ameyuki who is in the bingo book, the one who massacred his own village, right?"

Michikatsu affirmed, "Exactly. And I happen to know the location of Ameyuki. So, we can go there. Maybe you can get some inspiration for your Mud Release."

Nawaki nodded in agreement after listening to Michikatsu's suggestion.

After they both made their decision, Michikatsu and Nawaki returned to the place where they had initially left for a private conversation. Upon their return, Michikatsu declared, "For now, we will head towards one of Konoha's strongholds here in the Fire Country. After that, Nawaki and I will proceed to the location for our mission. In the meantime, you will rest in the stronghold. Once I return, we will follow the orders of the Hokage."

A Special Jonin inquired, "Captain, can we know where you both are going?"

Michikatsu responded, "For the sake of the secrecy of our destination, we can't disclose the exact location. However, we will report this to the Hokage."

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