"Huh?" Setsuna felt like he was hearing a fantastical tale. After being a ninjutsu idiot for over ten years, the Slime suddenly tells him he isn't without ninjutsu talent?
Setsuna suppressed his urge to complain and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"I just figured it out. Some of that little fox's chakra accidentally got mixed into that woman's body. It forms a kind of 'impurity' that interferes with hand signs. If it weren't for her powerful talent in Sealing Jutsu, she probably wouldn't be able to use any ninjutsu either."
Setsuna had to marvel. Leader Slime truly lived up to his past as a 'Cosmic Emperor.' He just encountered the Chakra system, yet he was able to figure out so much in such a short time.
"What about me?"
"You?" Leader Slime paused for a moment, then said, "You also have a strange, foreign power inside you that interferes with your hand signs. That's why you can't precisely control and draw out your chakra. Only attacks like 'Ki' or Taijutsu, which can quickly release energy without the need for guidance, are unaffected."
Setsuna fell silent. He thought he had the Rock Lee template, but it turns out he's got the Naruto template?
"So, if it's a ninjutsu that requires no hand signs, I can train in it normally?"
"Theoretically, yes," the Slime nodded, adopting the air of a ninjutsu master.
Though he heard this, Setsuna had no intention of rushing Minato to develop the Rasengan.
He could only practice no-hand-sign jutsu normally; it wasn't like he'd become a ninjutsu prodigy. Besides, the Rasengan might not even be as powerful as one of his casual attacks.
In a way, he had to thank this strange power for preventing him from diving headfirst into the ninjutsu rabbit hole.
Without those eight years of Taijutsu foundation, he might not have achieved such great growth in the Dragon Ball world.
As for the Flying Raijin Jutsu (Teleportation Jutsu), he could ask Minato about it when he had time to see if he had any talent in that area.
"But what exactly is the source of that strange power?" Setsuna asked in a deep voice.
Anyone would be uneasy knowing they suddenly had an unknown power inside them.
The Slime shook its head slightly: "I don't know. The source of this power is different from a Tailed Beast. If Tailed Beasts are sealed in later, this power is inherently bound to the deeper levels of your soul—it's been in your soul since before you were born. That's why I didn't notice it at first."
Setsuna's first thought upon hearing the Slime was the Ten-Thousand Worlds Bead (Multiverse Orb)?
But he quickly dismissed it. "Bead Bro" could transport him across universes; it shouldn't be so low-key, right?
"Could it be Isshiki Ōtsutsuki?" Setsuna then recalled the boss from the Boruto era, who seemed to parasitize human bodies.
But he still felt it was wrong. Even if Isshiki Ōtsutsuki noticed his uniqueness, it should have been after he was born, shouldn't it?
After a brief thought, Setsuna shook his head: "Forget it. I won't worry about it now."
The Slime chuckled: "You're certainly accepting."
"What is meant to be will be. There's no point in thinking about it now. I'll just study it later when I travel to a universe that specializes in cultivating the soul," Setsuna shrugged. "Or, do you happen to know any techniques for training the soul?"
The Slime yawned: "Eat and sleep, sleep and eat. As long as you live long enough, your soul will naturally grow stronger."
Setsuna was speechless. That's the 'Hog-Rearing' approach.
"Fine, I won't rely on you."
Setsuna sighed. The Naruto world does have the Soul Transfer Technique (Spiritualism Jutsu), which involves the soul, but unfortunately, it also requires hand signs.
This creates a vicious cycle. To neutralize the foreign power, he needs a soul-based ability, but to learn the Soul Transfer Technique, he first needs to avoid the interference of that power on his hand signs.
(The Soul Transfer Technique's hand signs are simple, but they're not simpler than the one-sign Body Replacement Technique.)
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At Might Guy's house, Guy was doing one-handed push-ups, muttering to himself: "No! I ate so much good food today! The guilt is too intense! I must double my training to make up for it!"
"Guy!" The voice arrived before the person.
Might Duy performed a dashing drift into the doorway. A perfectly timed thumbs-up accompanied his appearance: "Dad completed another mission today! To celebrate my youth taking another major step forward, let's go get some BBQ!"
"No need, Dad! Look what I brought back!" Guy, who had been waiting for this moment, excitedly leapt up, pointing at the rice bowl on the table.
"Where did this come from?" Might Duy was stunned. Just a glance at the rice bowl instantly made his mouth water.
"Big Brother Setsuna invited us for a party today, right? I brought this back from the banquet," Guy explained, worried his father might misunderstand. He added, "Everyone took a portion home, not just me. Big Brother Setsuna said that sharing is the true essence of delicious food."
Might Duy sighed in relief. He was genuinely worried Guy had done something impolite.
"Dad, hurry up and eat! I already ate, three big bowls!" Guy patted his full, round belly.
"Then I won't hold back!" Might Duy sat down and shoveled a mouthful of rice in. Tears instantly streamed down his face. "I have never eaten food this delicious! The hot-bloodedness of youth is about to burst out of me!"
"I know the feeling!" Guy fiercely empathized. He had wanted to eat upside down while standing on his hands, but he didn't want to disturb others at the time.
Might Duy put his bowl and chopsticks on the floor. He began doing one-handed push-ups while wielding his chopsticks to reward himself with food.
"Guy, your senior has always looked out for you—teaching you his unique training methods and even giving us such delicious food. We must know how to repay his kindness."
Guy sighed: "I thought the same, but I have nothing to repay him with. If only I were a girl, I could offer myself in marriage."
Might Duy fell silent. He found it hard to determine if that would be a repayment or an act of revenge.
"I've got it! We'll teach him the forbidden jutsu we've mastered, the Eight Gates Formation (Eight Gates)!" Might Duy declared confidently.
"Dad, wake up! You're just a Genin, how could you know a forbidden jutsu?" Guy looked at Duy worriedly, afraid he was losing his mind.
Might Duy was shocked: "Didn't I ever tell you that I know the forbidden jutsu, the Eight Gates Formation?"
Guy woodenly shook his head.
"Haha, I thought I had taught it to you a long time ago," Might Duy chuckled awkwardly, then grew serious. "But it's fine! We'll go see your senior tomorrow, and you can learn it alongside him!"
Guy felt a bit speechless but quickly grew excited: "Dad, is the Eight Gates Formation really that powerful?"
"Of course! I, a mere Genin, persisted in training every day for twenty years, and finally mastered my one and only move!" Might Duy confidently clenched his fist. "This will be the power that shatters the storm clouds!"
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