Chapter 119: A Bountiful Harvest
"Sharingan."
"Cursed Seal Transformation."
"Chidori."
Kyosuke sat in his tent, looking at the items dropped from the previous dungeon, a grin plastered across his face.
The "Sharingan" scroll was a given; he would never have too many of those. Even though he couldn't use it now, with just two more of the same scroll, he could unlock the long-awaited "Mangekyo Sharingan." At that point, Kyosuke would have the confidence to face any enemy.
"Cursed Seal Transformation" was Kyosuke's main goal this time. The fact that it had dropped was, of course, a good thing.
He immediately chose to learn it. After a wave of pain and a tingling sensation, Kyosuke had successfully mastered the ability.
He could now choose to place the cursed seal on any part of his body. After a moment's thought, Kyosuke chose to place it on the back of his neck. After all, that was a common weak point for everyone. Placing it there could, to a certain extent, compensate for this weakness.
A specific example of its use was in the original story, when Sasuke had summoned a snake from the location of his cursed seal to defend against Itachi Uchiha's shuriken.
After placing the cursed seal, with a thought from Kyosuke, the cursed seal on his neck began to spread wildly.
Large black patterns slowly moved across his body.
Perhaps because this was Kyosuke's first time using it, the pattern only spread to about a third of his body before stopping.
Kyosuke closed his eyes and carefully assessed the changes.
The first feeling was pain, extreme pain. But with a bit of grit, it was bearable.
The second feeling was the boiling, surging chakra throughout his body.
At this moment, Kyosuke finally understood why Sasuke, after obtaining the power of the cursed seal, had so unhesitatingly chosen to defect from the village. The allure of this power was simply too great. Even he, at this moment, had the urge to single-handedly charge into the Sand ninja's camp and go on a rampage.
With great effort, Kyosuke managed to suppress his somewhat inflated emotions. If he really dared to provoke the Sand ninja, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.
Ignoring the surging chakra, Kyosuke checked the changes in his physical fitness again.
Like his chakra, his physical fitness had also taken a great leap forward. Although it might be related to his originally somewhat "weak" body, even with the boost from the cursed seal, if he were to engage in a taijutsu battle with a jounin now, he would probably still be a bit lacking.
But the reinforcement of his fundamental strength had successfully compensated for Kyosuke's last shortcoming.
From now on, if Kyosuke were in his cursed seal state, he would truly have the ability to fight a jounin head-on. He would no longer have to rely on speed or sneak attacks to fight enemy jounin.
After checking the gains from the cursed seal, Kyosuke picked up the biggest surprise from this dungeon.
"Chidori."
To be honest, Kyosuke had dreamed of directly obtaining high-level items like "Wood Release," "Flying Thunder God," or "Sage Body," but the cruel reality had shown him that his luck was really not that good.
So, for this dungeon, he had only hoped to obtain the cursed seal ability. As for other items, he really had no extravagant hopes.
But it was clear that the system had been very kind to him this time.
It had directly given him an A-rank ninjutsu, and a ninjutsu with great potential at that.
After rubbing the skill scroll for a moment, Kyosuke immediately chose to learn it.
A-rank ninjutsu, Chidori, successfully learned.
Chidori was an assassination-type ninjutsu that used high-density condensed lightning-natured chakra, concentrated in the hand for a high-speed charge.
During the attack, due to the excessive condensation of electricity, it would emit a piercing sound like a thousand birds chirping, which was how it got the name "Chidori."
As for its power, the high concentration of chakra gave it great destructive power. At the same time, it would also stimulate the cells in the body to a certain extent, thus greatly increasing the user's movement speed.
The subsequent development of Chidori was mainly divided into two paths.
One was the path of "shape transformation," like Sasuke's Chidori Stream, Chidori Sharp Spear, and Chidori Senbon. The development of this path could greatly enhance the combat scenarios in which Chidori could be used, thus increasing the jutsu's practicality.
The other was the path of "nature transformation," like Kakashi's Raikiri. The purpose of this path was clear: to pursue extreme destructive power. In the later stages of the original story, the Raikiri-derived ninjutsu, Raiden, could cut through a Tailed Beast's body as easily as cutting vegetables, which showed its immense power.
Of course, if Kyosuke had enough experience points, it would be no problem to walk both paths.
But that was a matter for the future.
Chidori's weaknesses were also obvious.
Putting other things aside, the powerful perception and nerve reflex speed required for the charge alone would eliminate a large number of ninja. Even Kakashi, before he had obtained the Sharingan, could only use it as a last resort. The risk of using it in a normal state was too great. If he was unlucky, even a single kunai could take his life.
But this problem was not a big deal for Kyosuke.
In this world, there were almost no Kekkei Genkai with stronger perception than the Sharingan.
So, the Chidori was almost as if it were tailor-made for the Uchiha clan.
Thinking of this, Kyosuke couldn't resist the urge to test the ninjutsu.
He walked out of the tent and went to the open training ground that everyone usually used, preparing to test the Chidori.
As for the cursed seal, Kyosuke did not intend to reveal it to the public yet, but to use it as a trump card.
Chidori was different. Kyosuke could use his previous battle with Kakashi as an excuse, saying that he had copied it and had only been able to successfully use it today. This way, no one would be suspicious.
As for copyright... Kyosuke said that Kakashi was said to have copied a thousand ninjutsu, and he hadn't seen him pay any copyright fees.
In this day and age, there were plenty of people who plagiarized. What was one more Kyosuke?
"Ox, Rabbit, Monkey."
After a simple hand seal, a fierce current of electricity suddenly gathered in Kyosuke's raised right hand.
Perhaps because his chakra control was already very high, he didn't find the current too difficult to control.
He was confident that with a bit more practice, it would be no problem to completely master the Chidori.
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