Chapter 374: The Promised Fight!

Fujin continued analyzing, 'The ability to control the wind and increase and decrease its density also has another advantage. My Projectile Control jutsu is on a whole new level inside my Wind Domain. As my control improves, I'll be able to use it to redirect my Vacuum Bullets and Gatling.

Though the control over them wouldn't be too high, it'll be sufficient to deal with anyone who tries to preemptively dodge them or barely dodge them by a few inches. Though this slight redirection can happen only inside the domain, it's fine as I could redirect them just before they leave the domain. And...'

Fujin's eyes sparkled as he had a terrible idea. He analyzed, 'If I can go one step forward and control individual gasses in the air inside my domain, then I'll reach a similar level of battle prowess as Hashirama and Madara despite having far lesser chakra. Controlling what my opponents breathe... They wouldn't even know how they died!

Unfortunately, I have no clue how to differentiate between gasses, let alone control them. The difficulty of learning how to do either of that will be insane. It'll be like trying to come up with a new Kekkei Genkai.

Leave it. This kind of thing can't be forced. It's like what Renjiro said for Kekkei Genkai. If I'm lucky and have the inspiration or somehow manage to merge the two elements properly instinctually, I'll learn the Kekkei Genkai. Otherwise, I might not learn one even after spending decades working on it.

Besides, even if I can't learn this, I do know how to learn a rank S jutsu that could neutralize almost all rank S ninjas if I hit them. The Rasenshuriken... Should I try to learn it?'

Fujin fell into deep thought. After a few minutes, he concluded, 'There are a lot of drawbacks. Though my body is strong, I doubt it compares to Naruto's in healing and resilience. The backlash I'll receive will be even more severe. However, I could circumvent that by just having my Shadow Clones use that jutsu until I am strong enough.

The other issue is time. Despite having the right idea, Naruto still needed several days or weeks with hundreds of Shadow Clones to learn this jutsu. Though this soldier pill is impressive, it is shit when compared to Kurama. Even if I assume that my affinity for Wind is significantly greater than Naruto's, I will still need a lot of time to master this jutsu.

And, these aren't even the main issues. How do I explain to Hiruzen how I learnt Rasengan? That bastard regularly peeks at my training with that perverted crystal ball. What's so entertaining about my training to peek so frequently? Can't he just watch girls like his perverted student?Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.

Anyways, he will notice my training if I train anywhere other than my basement. But learning such a destructive jutsu in my house is a strict no. Even with barriers, I don't think my house will last for long.

I had hoped that the Rasengan would be in section A of the library. That would have given me the perfect explanation for how I know this jutsu. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Apart from some scrolls about Minato mentioning this jutsu, there is no information about Rasengan or how to learn it in the library.'

Fujin began thinking again. Unfortunately, he couldn't think of any method that could work. He sighed and decided, 'Leave it. I'll learn this technique after I master the Flying Thunder God. I can just leave the village and create Shadow Clones to learn it where no one is prese...'

Suddenly, Fujin's eyes widened as he had an idea. He thought, 'Wait a minute! Why do I have to say that I replicated Minato's Rasengan? I'll use the same reason that Minato gave. I'll say that I was inspired to create this technique by Roshi's Tailed Beast Bomb!

I can even say that I thought that the Fourth Hokage's jutsu sounded similar to the Tailed Beast Bomb and was inspired to create it this way. Since I'll be trying to merge Wind into it to create something that Minato failed in, I can claim the Rasenshuriken to be my personal invention!

The only flaw in this line of reasoning is that it's been just around 8-9 months since I saw it. Minato needed 3 years to create this jutsu...'

Fujin tossed the stone into the air. Unlike Hoka, he didn't bother getting into a fighting stance. He didn't even bother looking at the pebble. Instead, he just stared straight into Hoka's eyes.

As soon as the pebble hit the ground, Hoka attacked!

'Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm'

Hoka thrust his right palm at Fujin's chest. A vacuum shell compressed with Gentle Fist style was fired at Fujin's heart. However, Fujin's figure disappeared and reappeared a meter to the left.

Hoka's eyes widened. He thought, 'So fast?'

Fujin disappeared again. This time, he was moving rapidly towards Hoka.

Hoka slammed his hands on the ground.

'Earth Release: Stone Shuriken jutsu'

In an instant, hundreds of stone shurikens formed and were fired at Fujin. They targeted Fujin as well as his escape routes. However, contrary to Hoka's calculations, Fujin didn't retreat. Instead, he continued moving forward while easily navigating through the gaps in between the hundreds of stone shurikens flying towards him.

Hoka was surprised once again. He analyzed, 'His speed has increased too much. But why is he closing the distance between us? I calculated that he'd stay far away and tire me out with clones and long-range jutsus.'

Fujin's approach to the fight was completely different from any of his previous spars with Hoka and Mieko. It made all of Hoka's plans useless. But, it wasn't an issue with Hoka's strategic skills.

Logically, Fujin should have maintained a distance from Hoka to avoid getting his chakra points blocked by Gentle Fist style. If he doesn't, then he'll be allowing Hoka to use his speciality against him. But for some reason, his approach to the fight was completely opposite of his normal fighting style.

Hoka thought, 'All my plans were to force you into a close-range fight. But if you want to fight me with Taijutsu yourself, then I don't need to bother with any distractions and complicated tactics either. Regardless, you are in my range.'

He immediately took his stance.

'Eight Trigrams: Thirty-two Palms'