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By sunset, Tsunade returned to the courtyard together with Qian Renxue and the others. Both sides wore expressions that unmistakably said the same thing—
Their horizons had been forcibly expanded.
Energy that could be freely controlled without hand seals.
Hand-seal-less Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
Instant elemental techniques.
And Spirit Abilities with bizarre forms and unpredictable effects.
After spending an entire afternoon in close contact, Tsunade finally formed a clear judgment.
In pure combat strength alone, this group of young people had already reached elite Chunin level. With a few more real missions and some battlefield tempering, even being evaluated as Special Jonin would not be an exaggeration.
What shocked her most was not their output—
—but their completeness.
Speed, attack, defense, reaction, adaptability—none of them showed an obvious shortcoming. They even possessed considerable resistance to Genjutsu. Every single one of them was a well-rounded combatant, the kind that Ninja commanders loved and enemies hated.
And then there was their age.
The youngest was twelve.
Even in Konoha, such talent could only be compared to a handful of monsters like Kakashi Hatake.
Since the founding of Konoha, how many geniuses of that caliber had ever appeared?
Yet the cultivation methods they practiced… could not be learned by Ninja.
That realization made Tsunade's dissatisfaction flare up again.
"Hmph. That old man actually hid the Spirit Master cultivation system from even me…"
On the other side, Qian Renxue and the others were no less astonished.
Transformation Jutsu that freely altered appearance.
Medical Ninjutsu that didn't require special constitutions.
Delicate toxin-extraction techniques precise to the cellular level.
Elemental Ninjutsu adaptable to almost any battlefield.
They had known about these things before—but seeing them with their own eyes was another matter entirely.
Unfortunately, reality was cruel.
Their cultivation systems fundamentally conflicted.
Even with their talent, most Ninjutsu were simply impossible to master.
Some techniques even exceeded the limits of systemic difference.
Take Transformation Jutsu, for example.
After Tsunade explained its principles in detail, Jade Heavenheart quickly discovered the core issue—
They lacked the required meridians altogether.
A congenital absence.
Not "difficult."
Impossible.
Still, the exchange was far from fruitless.
Basic techniques like tree climbing and water walking were mastered almost instantly. For these geniuses, it was less "learning" and more "confirming intuition."
The real surprise came from Chakra nature transformation.
Among everyone present, Gao Feng and Huo Wu stood out immediately.
The two of them simulated the rudiments of Fire Release on the spot, their hand seals so fast they left afterimages.
Ning Rongrong stared. "Our meridian systems are completely different—how did you two release Fire Release?!"
Gao Feng didn't answer.
He simply completed the seals again.
"Fire Release: Fireball!"
A blazing sphere shot forward, slamming into the open ground and scorching a deep black mark.
After observing the release, he quietly turned to Tsunade.
"That's not Ninjutsu," Tsunade said flatly, stepping forward. Her fingers locked around Gao Feng's wrist as medical Chakra flowed in, tracing the residual energy. "Your spirit power isn't following the seal pathways at all."
She paused, pupils contracting.
"You're circulating spirit power through collateral meridians instead of the main channels?"
Her fingers traced upward, stopping at his elbow. "Compressing spirit power, then detonating it through terminal meridians… truly reckless."
Huo Wu shook her head. "The hand seals are just camouflage. Fundamentally, we're still converting elemental spirit power through cultivation methods."
"It doesn't increase flame strength, and the consumption is far worse than true Ninjutsu."
"This is just spirit power usage. Not real Chakra techniques."
Tsunade withdrew her hand, expression complicated. "Seeing through Ninjutsu mechanics and finding a workaround this fast… you brats are infuriating."
"Then let's just exchange for modified Ninjutsu," Ning Rongrong said decisively. "No need to waste time."
"Not necessarily."
"You're wrong."
"The core isn't Ninjutsu."
Gao Feng, Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian spoke almost in unison.
Huo Wu pointed at the charred ground. "Even with modified Ninjutsu, we're still releasing Spirit Abilities. No fundamental difference."
"What's truly valuable—" Gao Feng raised his hand. Flames split into twelve fine threads, each tracing a different seal trajectory. "—is the energy manipulation system itself."
The flames intertwined, forming a three-dimensional meridian structure in midair.
"Shape transformation. Nature transformation. Fusion logic." He clenched his fist, the structure collapsing into a crystalline spark. "This is cultivation wisdom that transcends systems."
Qian Renxue nodded slowly. "The Ninja World has a thousand years of accumulated combat experimentation."
"A thousand years of war," Jade Heavenheart added. "Generations refining Chakra usage."
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. "They lowered the learning threshold by systematizing it."
Feng Xiaotian narrowed his eyes. "If we achieve independent nature transformation—without Spirits or cultivation crutches—"
He picked up a kunai.
Spirit power adhered to it, vibrating at a precise frequency. The air began to hum.
"Wind nature… sharpness… cutting."
The kunai glowed green.
The air distorted.
He slashed.
A silent wind blade carved a smooth line through a tree trunk three meters away.
Feng Xiaotian laughed. "So that's it!"
"Different systems. Same essence!"
A vortex of airflow gathered in his palm, spirit power glowing green without assistance.
"This is what Boss Li wants us to learn."
"If one day I can freely transform spirit power nature—" his eyes burned, "—even a hundred-level Spirit Master won't stop me!"
Independent nature transformation.
The embryonic form of elemental intent.
Everyone understood.
And their eyes ignited.
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