Chapter 43: Conceptualizing the Chakra Cloak-Naruto: No início sacrifico o Byakugan e alcanço o nível máximo de Haki da Observação(Qian Ding escreveu até dez milhões de palavras.)

Kurenai Yuhi refused to accept this and tried a few more times, but the result was always the same: relying solely on his taijutsu proficiency, he simply could not take down Kawaki Aoba.

What about using his specialty, genjutsu?

However, Aoba, having lost his eyes, was naturally immune to all visual genjutsu. The chakra constantly surging from his body also granted him immunity to other forms of spiritual interference.

Moreover, even if a genjutsu succeeded, it remained uncertain whether it would have any effect on someone like Kawaki Aoba, who did not rely on his eyes to fight.

Following puppet masters, the ninja world now had yet another type of existence capable of countering genjutsu specialists.

Kurenai Yuhi twitched the corner of his mouth, suddenly realizing that he seemed unable to defeat this disciple of his anymore.

Kawaki Aoba was in the same boat. In a direct frontal confrontation, all his attacks failed to even brush the hem of Kurenai Yuhi’s clothes.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the clearing became bizarrely deadlocked, completely unable to determine a victor... which was quite awkward.

"Ahem." After confirming several times that he truly could not defeat his own student, Kurenai Yuhi could only resort to coughing to mask his embarrassment.

"That's enough, Aoba. I now have a rough understanding of your strength. If you consume those two miraculous potions and unleash the two taijutsu techniques you created yourself, ordinary chukin will definitely be no match for you. As for jonin, well, only a surprise ambush would allow you to inflict damage on them.

However, Aoba, true strength is always what you cultivate yourself. Just how many of those miraculous potions do you actually possess?"

Kawaki Aoba quietly raised his hand to signal: "Teacher Yuhi, those potions are simply military ration pill solutions that I brewed myself. As long as I have enough military ration pills, I can continuously brew them.

Furthermore, unlike military ration pills, this potion I concocted has absolutely no side effects on the body, other than causing a bloated stomach if you drink too much.

Therefore, I have a suggestion: our squad can completely change its combat style from now on. As long as we have this potion, we won't have to worry about chakra and stamina exhaustion at all. Whether it's Shadow Clones or various high-consumption ninjutsu, we can unleash them without any restraint."

Hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi looked at Kawaki Aoba thoughtfully.

Kurenai Yuhi's daughter, Kurenai, beamed with joy; she was the one with the smallest chakra pool in the entire squad.

As for Sarutobi Asuma, the guy almost jumped for joy.

"Aoba, are you saying that the military ration pill potion you brewed can also be used by us?" Sarutobi Asuma asked, quite excitedly.

Kawaki Aoba smiled and nodded at him: "Of course. You are my dearest family and friends, after all. How could I have good things and not think of you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Asuma didn't react much, but Kurenai beside him blushed fiercely, and even Teacher Yuhi, standing nearby, cast a rather unfriendly look.

However, Kawaki Aoba quickly made his next move. He took out several medium-sized blue potions from his ninja tool pouch.

After handing one bottle each to Asuma and Kurenai, Kawaki Aoba gave the rest entirely to Kurenai Yuhi.

Then, Kawaki Aoba spoke again: "Teacher Yuhi, I've conceptualized a new ninjutsu, and these potions are the key to this new technique. However, due to limited energy and time, it's really difficult for me to develop it fully, so I can only leave it to you."

As soon as these words fell, the three members of the squad stared at him intently.

With no other choice—who could blame them, given that Kawaki Aoba had left everyone with the impression of being a ninjutsu-developing genius? From the seal-less White Lightning and Steel Wire, to the modified Body Flicker Technique, and the Soru and Shigan that had previously killed an elite jonin, all of them had been developed by Kawaki Aoba "single-handedly."

Now, Kawaki Aoba actually claimed he had conceived a brand-new jutsu. How could this not be shocking?

Kurenai Yuhi looked at the pile of blue bottles in his arms, already harboring a guess about Aoba's new technique. Still, he asked Kawaki Aoba, "A concept for a new jutsu? Aoba, tell me about it. If it's feasible, I will do my best to help you."

"It's like this, Teacher Yuhi. When drinking these potions, the generated chakra is simply too excessive—so much so that it even overflows and leaks outward, which is terribly wasteful. Therefore, in my conception, is it possible to utilize this leaking chakra?

For instance, by controlling it and turning it into something resembling clothing that clings to our bodies, it could increase our resistance to damage while simultaneously amplifying the power of our ninjutsu and taijutsu..."

Sure enough, the technique Kawaki Aoba described coincided perfectly with Kurenai Yuhi's own thoughts; it was precisely something akin to a Tailed Beast Shroud.

Yet, what puzzled Kurenai Yuhi was: how did this little fellow, who had never even been in contact with a Tailed Beast, ever think of such a jutsu?

Could this be what they called a genius?

At that moment, Kurenai Yuhi, acting as the teacher, felt a sense of defeat.

He even started to wonder if Kawaki Aoba had said this simply to help save some face for his teacher.

After all, from his perspective, for a technique similar to a Tailed Beast Shroud, as long as one's chakra reached the required standard, developing it posed almost no difficulty at all.

This just proved that one's own imagination and overthinking can be the deadliest weapons.

The only reason Kawaki Aoba handed the opportunity of developing this technique over to Kurenai Yuhi was simply because he lacked the time. After all, starting tomorrow, he needed to learn and master the Demonic Illusion: Mirage of the Dead, or rather, the Temple of Nirvana Technique / Darkness Descending Technique.

That was a genjutsu with a learning difficulty reaching the A-rank. Even with his genuine talent, mastering it would be quite challenging.

Next, after Kurenai Yuhi gave a complex and heartfelt promise that he would definitely develop this technique, Kawaki Aoba left them with dozens more medium-sized blue potions before departing.

After all, apart from Kurenai Yuhi needing to develop the chakra cloak, the other two also needed to familiarize themselves with that style of combat driven by explosive chakra bursts.

In addition, he requested Kurenai Yuhi and Sarutobi Asuma to acquire a large quantity of military ration pills to make the dissolving solution, while strictly emphasizing the need for secrecy.

To this, the two readily agreed.

The former already regarded Kawaki Aoba as a prospective son-in-law and naturally viewed the potion as future property of their family.

As for the latter, Sarutobi Asuma also considered this a secret exclusive to their squad. As for the financial cost, while Biwako Sarutobi was still alive, he could get as much pocket money as he wanted.

"Here we go again. I knew these guys wouldn't give up like ghosts." Life is hard, Aoba sighed inwardly.

Before even reaching his front gate, Kawaki Aoba’s Kenbunshoku Haki had already captured the person keeping watch on him in the dark. That fellow was truly unfortunate; he had barely begun his mission before exposing himself.

Without a doubt, this was definitely someone from the Hyuga clan. Ever since he first entered the village, they had already taken notice of him, and sending someone to monitor him now was entirely within expectations.