Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Mastery of Flames
Hours later, Nawaki was seated cross-legged on his bed, primarily utilizing red orbs to replenish his energy.
Nearby, Tsunade, now dressed in comfortable clothing, was engaged in meditation. Nawaki had mostly provided her with regeneration divine art crystals for her practice.
Meanwhile, Nawaki was directly employing a rune from his mental dimension. This rune, emanating a blue light, vanished into his mental realm and then integrated into Nawaki's body. As he began using a purple orb, he started to unravel the secrets embedded in the rune.
During this process, Nawaki encountered a pleasant discovery. The rune granted him a unique ability, and he was just beginning to grasp its nature. Additionally, his understanding and control over his flame abilities expanded, suggesting the potential for their evolution.
Nawaki recognized the extraordinary power of this fire skill, likening it to the level of a Kekkei Genkai. In fact, it seemed more potent than many known Kekkei Genkai.
Two and a half days later, Nawaki opened his eyes again, a blue breeze momentarily flickering through them. A cloak of pure energy materialized on his back, mirroring the color of Matatabi's flames and adorned with black hook-shaped patterns.
While draped in this cloak, Nawaki felt his speed and energy nearly double. 'In this form, I might even be capable of creating a thousand shadow clones or more,' he thought, impressed by his newfound prowess.
A smug smile spread across his face as he contemplated the extent of his abilities.
After deactivating the cloak, Nawaki noted a significant increase in his strength from the past two and a half days of meditation. Eager to continue his development, he resumed his meditative state, this time focusing on the white energy thread.
As Nawaki closed his eyes to absorb the energy, he began to experience remarkable changes. The white energy thread infused his cells with dynamic energy, purifying his mental power and spiritual strength. His mind became clearer, and the depth of his spiritual reaction increased. Nawaki's strength was enhancing in every aspect, and unlike the absorption of the orbs, this process was not painful.
The sensation of growing stronger was exhilarating, filling Nawaki with a sense of delight.
When he opened his eyes again, night had fallen, and he had fully refined the thread of white energy. His power had escalated to an intimidating level. Even without the cloak, he was now capable of conjuring 900 shadow clones.
Energy flowed smoothly through his body, so abundant that it was comparable to the energy of a tailed beast.
Stretching, Nawaki noticed Tsunade still immersed in meditation beside him. Fortunately, they had left shadow clones in charge of their duties, freeing them from those concerns.
'There is still Matatabi's divine art to master,' Nawaki contemplated.
Although he could already wield blue flames like Matatabi, he sensed the potential for further improvement by utilizing the crystal containing Matatabi's divine art.
Closing his eyes again, Nawaki began refining the energy directly from his mental dimension. A surge of potent energy ensued, coursing through his body.
The blue flames mingled with his cells, causing a numbing sensation. Fortunately, he was able to mitigate the discomfort by harnessing the regeneration art and utilizing the cloak.
Nawaki employed the purple orb he had obtained from Matatabi, accessing deeper knowledge about the flames.
Four hours later, small blue flames flickered across Nawaki's body, signifying his increasing mastery and control over this new power.
Nawaki's eyes, which had been tightly shut, slowly opened, revealing a luminous blue flame deep within them. He inhaled deeply and extended his right hand, where blue flames sprang to life. The flames danced gracefully, like those of a flickering candle, yet they held immense and destructive power.
Raising an eyebrow, Nawaki clenched his fist, extinguishing the blue flames.
'950 shadow clones, it seems,' he thought, astonished at the rapid pace of his increasing strength.
This development was partly due to Matatabi's vast chakra, which had been converted into pure energy in the Hunting Dimension. Nonetheless, this power was now an integral part of his arsenal.
'Could this be enough to defeat the Eight-Tails?' Nawaki pondered. While he had grown significantly stronger, he understood that the Eight-Tails might be more formidable than the Two-Tails. Overcoming Matatabi was one thing, but the Eight-Tails could present a greater challenge.
'No need to rush,' he concluded. For the moment, his enhanced capabilities should suffice. His thoughts drifted to the Three-Tails and Six-Tails Bijuu. Tackling them first seemed a more prudent approach, a safer step in his escalating journey of power.
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"Okay, I still don't need to hurry, nothing interesting is happening right now. Things in the Land of Water are still going as expected... It's not yet time to steal the tailed beasts from the Hidden Mist Village..."
Looking to the left, Tsunade was lying in bed, sleeping. Nawaki stood beside her, making small movements not to wake her up, then he lay down and closed his eyes.
A few seconds later, when Nawaki opened his eyes, he was back at the location where he selected the map.
Since Tsunade was also sleeping, he could see her again and tried to pull her.
"Nawaki...!"
From the sky, just like last time, Tsunade appeared, but this time, she was properly dressed.
Helping her to lean on him, Nawaki smiled: "Surprise?"
"Not so much." Tsunade stuck out her tongue: "I kind of guessed that you would enter the Hunting Dimension today. I was awake when you used the Two Tails' blue flames."
"Why didn't you say anything?" Nawaki asked.
"Although I was surprised and happy at the same time. I thought it was better to wait and see the actual outcome in the Hunting Dimension." Tsunade replied.
Looking at her, who adjusted her spine and even showed a cute expression by making a small pout, Nawaki laughed a bit and pulled her by the waist.
A bit surprised, Tsunade became a bit shy, but then she wrapped her hands around his neck while looking up, directly into his eyes.
On tiptoe, Tsunade took the initiative to kiss Nawaki.
With his hands around her waist, Nawaki reached for her buttocks with one hand while using the other to pull her closer, bringing their bodies closer together.
When their lips parted, the redness on Tsunade's cheeks gradually disappeared, and she looked at Nawaki.
Nawaki seemed not to have enough, so he kissed her on the lips once more.
Tsunade immediately blinked, and her face turned red again. She did not resist, probably because she was happy with Nawaki's initiative.
Nawaki hugged her tighter, and Tsunade lost all strength in her body, practically telling Nawaki to do whatever he wanted.
Nawaki gently kissed her seductive lips and slowly seemed to delight more and more in the kiss.
Although she was older, it was Nawaki who led the entire process, and Tsunade accepted it, like a good girl learning something new, releasing some cute moans. Honestly, she was adorable.
Nawaki, hearing this faint sound alone, seemed enchanted to see that the 'fierce Tsunade' could become so adorable because of him.
"If we continue, I don't think I'll be able to stop with just a kiss..." Tsunade said.
Tsunade showed a cute smile, as if agreeing she was happy just being touched by Nawaki, and barely able to bear distancing herself from him.
Both silently moved their lips apart and, after a brief moment, Tsunade, breathing irregularly, murmured while looking at Nawaki. This made Nawaki smile, trying his best to resist the overwhelming temptation that was Tsunade's current state.
Once he saw how adorable she was, he kept to himself the fangs that were about to be exposed in his prey, standing in front of her and patted her head to persuade her.
"Although it wouldn't be bad to continue, I think it would be better if we worked a little, don't you agree, Sis?" Nawaki rubbed her face with his left hand.
Tsunade not only allowed him to do this, but also closed her eyes while cooperating with him by rubbing her face against his hand: "Yes, I agree."
Nawaki was not the only one who had gotten stronger. Tsunade also had the desire to know how much she had improved.
"Then let's go to the second map."
Nawaki, moving away from her a bit, could still smell her. Her sweet, refreshing fragrance was wonderful beyond words.
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"Nawaki, this is..."
With a powerful vibration, Nawaki, wearing a blue mantle of flames, looked incredibly mystical. It was a feeling similar to Sennin Mode, but to Tsunade, it felt even more indescribable.
"The Matatabi's Mantle, that's what I gained from using the rune," Nawaki replied with a smile. But then he added, a bit upset: "However, although I can well use more shadow clones with it, the duration for now is short."
"It makes sense, after all, you might currently be one of the ninjas with the most powerful power in the ninja world, but using so much power and then dividing your power into shadow clones will overload even you," Tsunade said.
Tsunade probably realized he was thoughtful and gently released a delightful chuckle.
"I think you should use fewer shadow clones on the second map," Tsunade said: "I noticed before, if we divide our power into fewer shadow clones, it will be more effective for hunting. The numerical issue on this map doesn't work like on the first map, after all."
"Yes, I thought about that too," Nawaki said: "I will start using only 200 shadow clones and the blue mantle, I'll use it when delivering the final attack."
Nawaki didn't intend to do what Tsunade imagined, and if that happened and he used several shadow clones along with the blue mantle, his sanity would reach its limits. There's a lot of risk, it might even lead him to have a mental collapse.
"ROARR!!"
Suddenly, a black tiger appeared. With fur smooth as silk, standing 7 meters tall. The black tiger was very fast.
Nawaki acted quickly, with his left hand, he waved a blue flame.
The black tiger was hovering in the air, and the blue flame spread through space like a layer rapidly enveloping the black tiger.
Immediately, space distorted and the small space covered by the blue flames began to burn the black tiger very quickly.
Nawaki and Tsunade's eyes widened in shock.
"This is just too arrogant!" Tsunade exclaimed in shock.
This black tiger was by no means weak, however, with a simple wave of Nawaki's hand, the 7-meter-tall tiger was turned to ashes, soon leaving behind some orbs that fell to the ground.
Nawaki came back to himself. He nodded in agreement: "Wow! I didn't expect my flames to be so powerful already..."
Not without reason, the Matatabi's flames were already powerful, he not only has the Matatabi's flames but also merged with his previous flames. It was on a scale even greater than the Matatabi's own flames.
"For now, the flames are your most powerful element," Tsunade said. She partially recovered from the shock, she smiled a bit looking at Nawaki with a certain degree of pride in her eyes.
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