Konoha: Infinite Talent

Konoha: Infinite Talent Chapter 3

"I was wrong, I was wrong. I'll treat you to three-colored dango later, it's on me." Nagayo apologized while putting the prepared ice pack on Izumi's eye.

Izumi harrumphed in dissatisfaction, but she was inwardly depressed. The things prepared were clearly for Nagayo, but in the end, they were used on herself.

Was the improvement after awakening the Sharingan really this significant?

"It was mainly because I hadn't adapted to the enhanced perception after awakening the Sharingan. My brain could react, but my body couldn't keep up," Nagayo explained while thinking.

It was a bit like the situation Sasuke faced when he was overwhelmed by Rock Lee in the original work. And the solution was simple: gradually adapt in combat.

To graduate early as soon as possible, he needed to adapt to his current strength quickly. He would need to trouble Izumi for daily sparring in the future. Thinking this, Nagayo made his request to Izumi.

"Why are you always thinking about improving your strength?" Izumi asked curiously. Nagayo would pull her for sparring whenever he had time, and his daily training was very serious and diligent. He seemed very eager for strength.

"How can I protect you, Uncle, and Aunt if I don't become stronger?" Nagayo said with a determined look.

In the original work, Uchiha Izumi was Uchiha Itachi's only female friend with a good relationship. But even so, she died on the night of the clan massacre. Now that he had intervened, Itachi wouldn't even need Obito to act during the clan massacre night; that unfilial son would just kill Izumi's family with three strikes.

Izumi didn't know what Nagayo was thinking, her face slightly red, and she hummed softly, "... I don't need your protection. I'll work hard to protect Mom and Dad."

However, recalling the events of the Nine-Tails' attack, Izumi felt a lingering fear. That night, fortunately, Nagayo had taken her whole family away from their home, and when the Nine-Tails appeared in the village, it happened to be near a shelter. When she returned home the next day, she found that her house had been crushed by the boulders thrown by the Nine-Tails. If it weren't for Nagayo, her family might have been missing someone now.

"... I plan to familiarize myself with the increased strength after awakening the Sharingan and then apply for early graduation," Nagayo said after careful consideration.

"..." Izumi was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit reluctant, "Why?" Even if he wanted to improve his strength, there was no need to be in such a hurry, right? She was still hoping to spend six years at the Ninja Academy with Nagayo.

Nagayo didn't mention the clan massacre night, but instead said, "After I'm familiar with the strength of the one-tomoe Sharingan, the teachers at the Ninja Academy will have little to teach me."

"Only by graduating as soon as possible and getting guidance from a Jonin can I improve my strength quickly."

People like Uchiha Itachi had a father who was the clan head and someone like Uchiha Shisui, who was both a teacher and a friend, to guide him from an early age. But looking at himself, His parents had died early, and Izumi's parents weren't ninjas either. His daily sparring was only with Izumi. He didn't want to waste six years at the Ninja Academy like Uchiha Sasuke, only to be a Genin at the age of twelve. Uchiha Itachi was almost a squad leader in the Anbu at the age of twelve!

"Okay." Izumi didn't ask any more questions, touching the ice pack on her eye, her face "grieved," and her tone like she had made a great determination, "I'll try my best to help you adapt in Taijutsu."

"But in Ninjutsu, it's not that easy to graduate early, is it?" To graduate normally from the Ninja Academy, you only need to master the Three Basic Techniques. But to graduate early at the age of seven, there might be higher requirements.

Ninjutsu? Nagayo's heart stirred. He hadn't had time to try Ninjutsu after obtaining Indra's talent. The Three Basic Techniques were naturally unnecessary to try. But what about elemental Ninjutsu? Like the Uchiha clan's signature Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique?

Uchiha clan ninjas could apply to learn the Great Fireball Technique before becoming Genin. This was the benefit of being born into a large clan! If you were born into a commoner's family, even if you wanted to learn, you wouldn't have the resources.

However. Although he had obtained the scroll of the Great Fireball Technique, Nagayo had never been able to cast it successfully. At most, he could spit out a small flame.

But now, with the added benefit of Indra's bloodline talent, the situation should be different, right?

Nagayo stood up, walked to the middle of the yard, recalling the chakra flow and hand seals of the Great Fireball Technique, and slowly formed the seals with anticipation:

Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger— "Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Boom! Hot chakra surged up his throat, spewing out to form a giant fireball!

Success! The firelight reflected on his face, Nagayo was excited, but he felt that something was wrong.

"You did it!" Uchiha Izumi's small face was surprised, and she was very happy for Nagayo. Not only did he cast it, but he also seemed to release the Ninjutsu very easily. Was the improvement after awakening the Sharingan really this significant? Izumi couldn't help but think again. Even though she didn't care much about improving her strength, she was a little envious at this moment.

Just as she was about to congratulate Nagayo, she saw him standing in the yard, his brows furrowed, wondering what he was thinking.

For some reason, Nagayo felt that something was redundant when he released the Ninjutsu just now. That's right, the hand seals, it was the hand seals!

Suddenly, Nagayo remembered something: the system of Ninjutsu hand seals seemed to have been created by Indra! It was to make it easier for people to master Ninjutsu.

In other words, hand seals were a way to assist in chakra control. The scroll of the Great Fireball Technique not only had the hand seal method but also the flow of chakra in various acupoints and meridians!

"So, as long as the chakra control ability is sufficient, there's no need for such a redundant thing as hand seals?"

Thinking of this, Nagayo immediately began to try, mobilizing the chakra in his body again, but without forming hand seals, he put his two fingers together in front of his mouth:

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

With a boom, a fireball of the same size as before appeared!

Sure enough! As the creator of the hand seal system, Indra didn't need hand seals to use Ninjutsu. And he, having obtained Indra's talent, could naturally do it too!

"... How, how did you do that?" Izumi was completely stunned. She could hardly believe her eyes. Just now, Nagayo had cast the Great Fireball Technique without hand seals?

"Real ninjas don't use hand seals when releasing Ninjutsu," Nagayo said seriously.

From today on, he could also be considered a real ninja.