Izumi put on the clothes her mother made for her, which were the same as Izumi's clothes in the original work: a purple cheongsam, black shorts, and purple armguards. Izumi drew talismans inside the clothes, armguards, and shoes—some for storage, some for enhancing agility, some for enhancing defense, and even some for explosive effects, all of them included.
Izumi continued practicing Ninjutsu in the Uchiha forest, wanting to master the techniques she had learned before.
Izumi looked at her hand, and a large amount of lightning appeared on it, constantly flickering. This was the Ninjutsu, Chidori, that Izumi specially learned by referencing Kakashi's Ninjutsu principles. However, this move was still not as good as her previous technique, Lightning Storm Rasengan.
Kakashi's technique was also created by referencing the Rasengan, but its use caused a huge commotion and required extremely fast speed. However, Kakashi later developed it well, even using it to assassinate Kakuzu.
The Chidori in Izumi's hand disappeared, and then a large amount of Lightning Release Chakra concentrated on her hand. Izumi said, "This is Hell Stab, Four-Finger Nukite, concentrating Lightning Release Chakra on the fingertips to pierce through everything. Uh, Nin-Taijutsu, this is quite suitable for those who practice Nin-Taijutsu."
She said, "But there's no need to follow someone else's path. I need Ninjutsu that complements my speed and doesn't slow me down."
This time, lightning appeared on her hand, rapidly spinning to form the previous Lightning Storm Rasengan.
Izumi used the Lightning Storm Rasengan on a tree. The tree was struck by Izumi's Lightning Storm Rasengan, snapped, and then exploded.
"This is what I used to defeat the enemy last time, but isn't this just piercing and then exploding? It's strong, but still a bit lacking. It slows me down when I use it, and I used it on the spur of the moment last time, which also injured my hand."
Soon after, after countless experiments by Izumi, her technique finally took shape.
Izumi looked at a disc made of lightning in her hand, constantly spinning rapidly and emitting an ear-piercing roar. Izumi instantly vanished with it, and when she reappeared, the four sections of trees behind her were already broken in half.
Izumi looked at the disc of lightning in her hand and threw it out.
"Lightning Release: Flashing Lightning Circular Saw!" The circular saw-shaped lightning continuously spun as it left Izumi's palm and flew out.
Izumi watched the Flashing Lightning Circular Saw cut down a row of trees, then controlled it with one hand to directly turn and fly towards Izumi's direction, finally, under Izumi's control, flying into the earth.
"Boom! Zzz—" A powerful blue light flashed, and the Flashing Lightning Circular Saw exploded, leaving a large crater where it struck and exploded.
Izumi said with a bit of regret, "I really have no talent for naming, sigh. But it's still a good Ninjutsu. This flattens the Lightning Storm Rasengan outside the body into a disc-shaped saw. This Ninjutsu is sharp enough and can be controlled, but it's still a bit too large and inconvenient.
Indeed, do I still need to use my own hand? Or should I use the Third Raikage's Four-Finger Nukite and One-Finger Nukite? But that's for strengthening the body's defense. I usually put all my enhancements into speed, and additionally strengthening my arms would be a bit troublesome."
Izumi frowned, then suddenly realized with an "Ah, right!" and said, "If it's too big, why don't I just integrate it into the edge of my palm?"
Izumi's palm began to be enveloped by Lightning Release Chakra, and the entire surface of her hand was continuously rotating with Lightning Release Chakra, like a circular saw. This time, Izumi easily split the rock.
Izumi looked at her hand and nodded, "Not bad. It's more convenient when encountering hard objects."
Izumi looked at the rock in front of her. She quickly flicked her hand three times, and three small Flashing Lightning Circular Saws pierced through the target and flew back under Izumi's control.
"Ah, interesting. Developing Ninjutsu is so much fun! Combined with my precise control, it's practically invincible!"
Izumi separated her five joined fingers, and each finger and palm still had Lightning Release Chakra rotating on them.
"This should do it."
Chidori appeared in Izumi's hand, then Izumi pointed at the trees in front and said, "Chidori Sharp Spear!"
A long bolt of lightning pierced through the trees in front.
Izumi looked at this technique and said, "Sasuke's technique is also very good. Lightning Release is truly powerful. I wonder what Wind Release, Water Release, Fire Release, and Earth Release will be like. Let's try them."
"Let's start with Wind Release first. I'll learn the Rasenshuriken before anything else."
"Ah, right. What would it be like if I also made Wind Release rotate and pierce on my hand like the Hardened Whirlpool Water Blade? It shouldn't be weak! Let's try both."
"Hmm? Who?!" Izumi immediately looked to the side.
A man walked over and said to her, "Don't worry, this place is very secluded. Konoha can't detect it at all."
Izumi looked at the man and calmly asked, "Who are you?"
"Heh heh, as expected, you're different from others." The man said, "My name is Masuda Hiroya, and I am Lord Orochimaru's subordinate."
Izumi glanced around. Yes, the perception-blocking talisman was still active, so there would be no problem; she wouldn't be discovered. She sensed around and there was no one else.
Izumi directly asked, "Oh, Orochimaru? But didn't he betray the village?"
Masuda Hiroya smiled and said, "Lord Orochimaru asked me to contact you because he thinks highly of you. Are you interested in becoming Lord Orochimaru's subordinate?"
Izumi asked, "But he's a rogue ninja. I don't need to risk danger to join you. I am a Konoha ninja, and I won't associate with rogue ninja."
Masuda Hiroya said, "Lord Orochimaru told me that you are different from others; you are a pragmatic person. And since you learned his Summoning Technique, you are already one of us. He asked me to directly give you something as a token of his sincerity."
He threw a scroll to Izumi. Izumi caught it, carefully glanced at it, then put away the scroll and looked at him.
Just as the man was feeling unsure, Izumi suddenly smiled and said, "You're really good at judging people!"
Masuda Hiroya smiled triumphantly and said, "You already have a connection with Lord Orochimaru. I merely conveyed his message. From now on, we are colleagues. If anything comes up, I will find you. This is our secret signal for meeting. When something happens, I will carve it on a stone on your way home, and we will meet here. Well then, goodbye."
Masuda Hiroya instantly disappeared. Izumi snorted coldly, "He even threatened me, but the item he gave is quite sincere. If I'm exposed later, I'll just be a double agent."
Izumi opened the scroll and continued reading. These were Ninjutsu and Sealing Technique that Orochimaru gave Izumi, all high-level Ninjutsu.
Izumi had never really seen many of the various Ninjutsu.
There were the Four Symbols Seal, Five Elements Seal, and several other high-level elemental techniques.
Izumi also saw Orochimaru's former laboratory mentioned on it, saying that everything inside would be Izumi's.
Izumi put away the scroll and walked towards the laboratory Orochimaru left behind.
"Is it a trap, or is it really a laboratory for me? Never mind, I have to go and see."
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Izumi created her clones, then had them move underground.