Chapter 163: Fire Squad
As the saying went, people got a certain position for a reason.
When Nagasawa himself became a person in charge, it just went to prove his management skill was exceptional.
Through Konoha's Shinobi roster and some understanding of the plot, Nagasawa soon decided who he'd pick as the candidates for the Special Combat Division, and he had invited these people that he handpicked.
He recruited three Uchiha Clan members when Nagasawa went to the banquet.
Then there was also Kosuke, who was the first to be invited. Unfortunately, he only agreed to be an ordinary member.
Then there was the twenty-year-old newly promoted Jonin, Hayama Shirakumo.
Nagasawa discovered his name in Shinobi's list, and according to the information, he was good at Wind Release and Kenjutsu.
Coupled with the fact that he had been promoted to Jonin at the age of twenty, Nagasawa felt that he should be quite talented, so he included him on the list.
Those five people were the five people that Nagasawa had initially recruited.
Although Kosuke was a Genin, he was the strongest among them as he was at an elite Jonin-level.
In addition to Hayama Shirakumo, Hatsumi Uchiha and Inari Uchiha that Nagasawa recruited were also Jonin.
Masato Uchiha was the only Chunin among the trio Uchiha, but he had already awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan. He was actually at a Jonin-level, but he hadn't made enough contribution, so he had not been promoted to Jonin.
This line-up was better than Nagasawa expected as there were five Jonin-level Shinobi.
Since Hayate Gekkō and Yūgao Uzuki had not graduated yet, Nagasawa could not find other suitable candidates even after looking through the Shinobi roster. Nagasawa directly shifted his train of thought and implemented the Demon Slayer corps system into the Special Combat Division.
He planned to teach them Breathing Styles and all kinds of sword techniques. They could then teach the new recruit.
That was why Nagasawa deliberately chose five capable Jonin-level Shinobi, who could at least use Kenjutsu to a certain degree. This way, they could learn what he taught quickly and then teach the new recruit
The Special Combat Division was divided into five levels: A, B, C, D, and E, with the A-level being the highest and the most capable one in each Breathing Styles would be called Hashira.
There's no fixed squad. Everyone could form their own teams unless Nagasawa himself picked up the members to go on missions.
If they wanted to raise their level, they had to work hard to participate in the assessment or complete the task to accumulate credit.
Nagasawa asked the five of them to gather at Training Ground No. 16.
The five of them stood together. Aside from Kosuke, who looked like an ordinary old farmer, the other four looked dignified and energetic.
"Someone should have told you about the Special Combat Division before, so I won't say anything more. Let's introduce Breathing Styles directly." Nagasawa said directly.
"The Breathing Styles I invented can improve the user's physical strength in the long run and also greatly enhance the user's physical strength when needed. It can be used in conjunction with Chakra, but there are several kinds of Breathing Styles, and different Breathing Styles have different effects. I created a total of four types of Breathing Styles, namely Sun Breathing, Water Breathing, Wind Breathing, and Thunder Breathing. Among these four, Sun Breathing is the most powerful but also the most difficult to cultivate.
After saying that, Nagasawa pulled out the sword from his waist. His breathing rhythm immediately changed as he used Sun Breathing before swinging his sword.
"Sun Breathing's First Form: Dance!"
Crimson flames instantly shrouded the ordinary silver blade, and then a crimson air blade was blasted out.
Swish!
The arc-shaped air blade instantly split the eight meters thick earth wall that Nagasawa had prepared in two, and it became scorched black. Some flame still burned its edges.
Originally, the five of them were wondering what the thick earth wall was used for, but their question was soon answered.
"What a heat!" Inari Uchiha said with a serious expression.
As a skilled Fire Release user, he knew more than anyone there that Nagasawa's attack just now was a terrifying one.
"You are really amazing for being able to create something like this, Fujiwara-kun!" Kosuke immediately praised Nagasawa.
The combination of Kenjutsu and the flame power was really too good that even the knowledgeable Kosuke was surprised.
"The better your mastery in Sun Breathing is, the hotter the slash is. But in order to prevent irreparable damage, I did not use my full strength." Nagasawa explained.
"But there is a price to pay for its deadly power. Sun Breathing is more draining than other Breathing Styles."
Hearing what Nagasawa said, the three Uchiha members were attracted to Sun Breathing. They were not true Uchiha if they didn't play with fire.
However, Nagasawa did not go too much into Sun Breathing and soon began to introduce the Breathing Style that he believed would be popular in the future - Water Breathing.
Even if these people in front of him were all geniuses, he did not think any of them could learn Sun Breathing.
Kabuto, for example, was definitely talented, but he still could not learn Sun Breathing even with his training.
Sun Breathing was already an amazing power as it was, and it became even stronger since Nagasawa tweaked it with his knowledge from Naruto, One Piece, and Demon Slayer Universes and his experiences, making it too difficult to learn.
Nagasawa felt that the ones who had the chance to learn Sun Breathing might only be Naruto and Sasuke, but there was no guarantee that even they could do it.
But if the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's attack didn't happen, Naruto would not have become Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki like in the manga.
"Water Breathing is the easiest to learn. It was a Breathing Style that mimicked water, specifically the flow, flexibility, and adaptability of the liquid,..."
Then, Nagasawa demonstrated the ten forms of Water Breathing.
When demonstrating Water Breathing, Nagasawa no longer seemed as intimidating as when he used Sun Breathing earlier. He looked much gentler now.
"Thunder Breathing specializes in blinding speeds and immensely fast attacks..."
"Wind Breathing allows you to generate swift whirlwind-like slashes..."
"Those are the four types of Breathing Styles that I created, with Sun Breathing being the original and the other three are the derivative Breathing Styles that were born from Sun Breathing." Nagasawa said as he sheathed his sword.
"The Water Breathing is also derived from Sun Breathing?" Uchiha Chu Mei could not help but ask.
In her opinion, shouldn't Water and Sun be two opposing forces?
"That's right. Don't take the attributes literally. Even if it's fire or water, it can actually be combined." Nagasawa nodded.
"Next, I will teach you the Breathing Styles you want to learn."
"Sun Breathing." The three Uchiha said in unison.
Hayama Shirakumo didn't hesitate and quickly said, "Wind Breathing."
What he excelled at was the combination of Wind Release and Kenjutsu, and Wind Breathing seemed to be the perfect fit for him.
"I'll just pick Water Breathing," Kosuke said with a smile.
Sun Breathing was too much for his old bones. Water Breathing was the most flexible. In addition, his Water Release was quite decent, so Water Breathing should be the best choice.
"Sure, but if you can't learn it, you have to change it." Nagasawa did not immediately refuse their choice.
He would let them try because they might think Nagasawa just didn't want to teach them if they didn't truly experience how hard it was to learn Sun Breathing.
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