Chapter 171 - 171

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The next day, Natsuki and Tenten were enjoying a rare moment of leisure at home. Of course, they still did their morning training as usual, but their training was done separately since the location, method, and intensity were different for each of them. It was simply more convenient that way. After finishing their morning practice and breakfast, Natsuki had Tenten review the recent battle against the Sound Four and Kimimaro. However, when Tenten and the others arrived to support, the Sound Four were already dead, so she only participated in the fight against Kimimaro. As for the battles with the Sound Four, Tenten only heard a brief summary from Shino. The fight with Kimimaro was the most shocking one. After all, Kimimaro was fighting with his life on the line, and his final attack, Sawarabi no Mai (Dance of the Seedling Fern), was incredibly magnificent, leaving a lasting impression. After listening, Natsuki began to analyse Tenten's weaknesses. "Your ninja tool control has no issues. With the support of special ninja tools, you can reach the level of a jōnin. The combination of Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique) with explosive tags is also quite powerful. However, it seems like your ninja tools' firepower isn't enough and could even be countered. Using too many explosive tags might also put yourself and your teammates in danger." Tenten nodded repeatedly, "Exactly. I felt like I didn't perform well this time." Natsuki glanced at her. She actually played a huge role! First, there was Birdra's thousand-mile rescue, then her use of five hundred thousand explosive tags forced Kimimaro to use his final attack. If even Tenten didn't perform well, then what about everyone else? Kakashi and Guy were there, but even they didn't manage to resolve things properly. Shikotsumyaku (Dead Bone Pulse) was indeed powerful, but two elite jōnin failing to perform was still disappointing. But it couldn't be helped. Kakashi hadn't fully mastered his Mangekyō yet, and Guy couldn't recklessly open the later gates of Hachimon Tonkō (Eight Gates Released Formation). Natsuki didn't dwell on this issue and instead asked, "Do you have other techniques?" Tenten nodded and took out a pile of scrolls. "I've sealed many things inside these scrolls. I can summon them at any time – like mountains, seawater, flames, poison gas... But I thought they wouldn't be effective against Kimimaro, so I didn't use them." These scrolls were all results of Tenten's hard work. With her current chakra reserves, she could seal entire mountains and vast quantities of seawater into scrolls. For example, in the original story, the large wave technique she barely managed to perform during the second Chūnin Exams could now be done effortlessly, and with an even larger volume of seawater. That level of strength was already impressive. It was just that the opponent she faced was too strong. However, Natsuki wasn't going to make excuses for her. Instead, he needed to find ways to enhance Tenten's attack, defense, and overall capabilities. Then he thought of an idea. "If you want your strength to increase significantly, you need to seal some powerful techniques. For example, if I seal my finishing moves into scrolls for you to use as a trump card." Tenten's eyes lit up. "Your finishing moves? You mean Suienzan (Water Circular Slash), Chōten Tenten (Soaring Spinning Strike), and Uzumaki Faitan (Whirlpool Boiling Bomb)?" Natsuki nodded. "That's right. I'll make some for you when I have time. If you ever encounter an enemy you can't handle, use my techniques. If even those don't work, then just run away." Tenten nodded vigorously, looking very excited. She hadn't thought of such an idea before – using her boyfriend's finishing moves herself. With this, her strength would rise greatly once again! Then she thought further. "If I can seal your techniques, does that mean I can seal others' techniques too? Like Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique). I'm bad at ninjutsu, but if I use the summoning method, it might work well." "That's exactly the idea," Natsuki smiled. "This is a short-term way to boost your offensive power, but you need to properly ask others for help, or spend money to make requests. Also, there are certain risks when sealing ninjutsu into scrolls. You need to become familiar with it first." Afterwards, Natsuki and Tenten went to the training ground to practice this method. Natsuki performed the ninjutsu while Tenten sealed it into scrolls. Since it was her first time, Tenten was still clumsy and needed Natsuki's company to practice. Fortunately, her talent in space-time techniques was quite good. Within half a day, she could easily seal simple ninjutsu into scrolls. As for powerful ninjutsu, that would take more time and training. Tenten then had a smart thought, "If I ever encounter an enemy's ninjutsu attack in the future, can I seal it up first and then release it back at them later?" Natsuki chuckled and flicked her little nose. "Are you Chrollo or something? Using your enemy's techniques back on them?" "Chrollo? Who's that?" "No one. I just mean your idea is pretty good, but I don't think it's necessary. Think about it, if the enemy's ninjutsu is weak, there's no point in storing it. If it's strong, trying to seal it could be dangerous. So it's better to just dodge." "...That makes sense." Tenten scratched her head, feeling like she wasn't very smart. The rare strategy she came up with turned out to be impractical. Luckily, she didn't mind. She had a clever boyfriend to think for her, analyse all advantages and disadvantages, and keep her from wasting effort on the wrong things. "Wind Release and Fire Release... I don't have those. I should ask Kakashi-senpai and Asuma-senpai for help someday. Their Fire Release and Wind Release are powerful," Natsuki added. "Mm, then I'll need to prepare proper gifts," Tenten said seriously. "That's true. But what should you give them?" "Natsuki, I know! For Kakashi-sensei, I'll give him a deluxe edition of Icha Icha Paradise since that's his favourite. For Asuma-sensei, I'll give him a hot springs travel voucher so he can go on a date with Kurenai-sensei." "Ah... that..." Natsuki didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was expected that Kakashi liked that novel, but he hadn't thought Tenten would know about Asuma and Kurenai's relationship too. But it was good. Let Tenten handle these things herself. She couldn't rely on her boyfriend for everything. That night, Natsuki took time to seal Suienzan (Water Circular Slash), Uzumaki Faitan (Whirlpool Boiling Bomb), and his other finishing moves into scrolls. Though their destructive power was immense, Fuinjutsu (Sealing Techniques) could store them without issue. After all, space-time ninjutsu and sealing techniques shared similar principles, and Natsuki had already mastered both. However, he reminded her seriously. "Tenten, you've seen my finishing moves. Their power is enormous. You must use them with extreme caution. Especially Uzumaki Faitan, it's extremely dangerous. Make sure you don't get caught in it yourself, understand?" "Mm, got it!" Tenten held the scrolls with a smile that couldn't be wiped off her face. She had watched Natsuki seal five Uzumaki Faitan into the scrolls. With these trump cards, she felt like she could even take on a tailed beast. But she wouldn't act recklessly. She would remember Natsuki's warning – these finishing moves were trump cards, only to be used at critical moments. (End of Chapter) [Check Out My Patreon For +20 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!!][[email protected]/zaelum] [+500 Power Stones = +1 Extra Chapter] [Thank You For Your Support!]

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