"Compared to before I increased my cellular activity, my chakra reserves are up by 127%!"
Fujin's chakra reserves, even though extraordinary for his age, weren't particularly outstanding for a rank S ninja. While his reserves exceeded that of Hiruzen's, it was more so due to Hiruzen's reserves deteriorating with his age.
After all, Fujin was only 17 years old. He hadn't completely matured yet and had a lot of scope to improve unlike most other rank S ninjas who matured decades ago. Following his previous progression, Fujin's reserves would have doubled in around 5 years, placing him above average among the rank S ninjas in terms of chakra reserves. And, his chakra reserves would have continued to grow, though the rate of growth would become very slow.
This was why Hiruzen didn't want Fujin to take any needless risks. From his perspective, such chakra reserves would be more than sufficient for Fujin. As long as he continued honing his Ninjutsu over that period, Hiruzen believed Fujin could reach a similar level as him or perhaps even exceed him!
Of course, Fujin couldn't wait that long since he knew the future to an extent. He explored every possible path to increase his strength. And, his years of research, experiments and persistence finally borne results.
The smile on Fujin's lips widened as he continued examining his body. He thought, 'And, this isn't a mere quantitative growth. Unlike the artificial chakra lake reservoir in my inner world, my body doesn't contain any reserves of chakra. Instead, it is created by combining my physical and spiritual energies.
As such, both my physique and my spirit have grown stronger. It's almost as if I have trained continuously for 7 or 8 years! I won't face any adverse impacts of the sudden increase in my strength as this growth is comprehensive. It isn't like the Jinchurikis who suddenly get overwhelmed by their respective Tailed Beast's chakra. The only major drawback for me should be my chakra control. It'll be off for some time. Luckily, fixing it isn't difficult. Anyway…'
In the basement, Fujin's eyes finally opened. His chakra suddenly flared, as he finally experienced the immense growth in his strength. Yet, a complicated expression appeared on his face.
Fujin thought, 'My strongest affinity is Wind while Lightning is my second strongest affinity. As such, I should have had the highest chance of awakening Swift Release. Yet, despite studying that dead body a bit, I still have no clue about how to awaken it.
My third strongest affinity is Fire, and it lags quite a long distance from Lightning. However, I had quite a lot of assistance with the Scorch Release. Using Soul Transformation jutsu to occupy Takeshi's body and experience how he moulds his chakra first hand was a huge help.
I can replicate the Scorch jutsus to near-perfection. Apart from experienced ninjas like Hiruzen, Orochimaru or ninjas with very high perception, very few would realize that I haven't awakened Scorch Kekkei Genkai yet. Even so, I was confident this would be the first Kekkei Genkai I learn and master. To think life can be this unpredictable. Hehe, I suppose that's what makes it interesting!'
Fujin extended his right hand, pointing it towards a few broken kunai lying in one corner of the basement. Suddenly, the kunai vibrated, before being yanked towards Fujin! It slid halfway along the ground before stopping.
Fujin thought, 'Now that's something I speculated but wasn't very confident in gaining. The Magnet Release, same as what Naruto gained on getting a small portion of Shukaku's chakra. That said, it is far more difficult than I expected. Sigh, another field that'll need long training hours to master…
Oh well, can't complain about this. In addition to awakening Magnet Release, I can feel my affinities to Wind and Earth natures have increased. In Wind, the difference isn't substantial as my affinity was already ridiculously high. However, even a small increase in my control over Wind could be lethal considering the level I'm at.
The bigger surprise is my Earth affinity. I feel like it has become greater than my Lightning affinity. Of course, the combat prowess of the two elements can't be matched due the weapons I possess and advanced Lightning jutsus I know. However, it adds another aspect I can improve on in the future…'
Fujin analyzed for a bit before wondering, 'Will my non-existent affinity to Water be fixed if I absorb a part of Isobu's chakra? It'll be worth a shot to test it. Not to mention, I should also get a part of Son Goku's chakra. I should awaken the Lava Release and increase my Fire and Earth affinities with his chakra. I suppose Matatabi could also help with Fire Release.
It's a shame Kokuo is already captured by Akatsuki. Getting a part of his chakra would be the most difficult. Though I never faced him, Han's usage of Steam Release was quite strong according to Konoha's intel.'
Fujin quickly analyzed how he could use the Tailed Beasts to the fullest extent to exploit his Myriad Tetragram Seal. Several ideas appeared in his mind, though he was far from implementing any. The only one who troubled him was Kokuo.
Fujin decided, 'Tsk, Kokuo is truly difficult. Unless I could perhaps force Nagato to summon the Gedo Statue and make the Gedo Statue attack me with Kokuo like how Obito did in the fourth war. However, that's too far-fetched…
Oh well, it doesn't matter much whether I get the Steam Release or not. Simply adding Kekkei Genkai is more or less useless for me. There's no point in collecting them all. What is more important for now is to continuously increase my strength before the Fourth Great War breaks out. Anyway…'
A smirk appeared on his face as disappeared from the spot he was sitting at and punched the air in front of him with full strength. The force of his punch tore through the air, creating a small gust that swept for a few meters. Even though the display seemed unimpressive, Fujin's smirk had widened. He muttered, "Time to test my new strength!"
Of course, Fujin wouldn't test it in his house, not when there was a training ground just across his house. He walked out of the basement while wondering, 'How long did it take to absorb Shukaku's chakra?'
He glanced towards the clock and thought, 'Hmm, just around 8 hours… Not bad for 7.5% of Shukaku's chakra. As long as the chakra doesn't develop sentience, I should be fine sealing and absorbing around 20% chakra of the Tailed Beasts, not including Kurama of course. Eh?'
As soon as Fujin opened his door, Monkey flickered right in front of him and quickly said, "Fujin! You've finally appeared! Lady Tsunade wants to see you immediately!"
Fujin frowned and thought, 'That's weird. What does she want from me so quickly? It couldn't be Shukaku's chakra. My basement's seals are perfect. There's no way chakra leaked out or anyone sensed what was happening inside.'
Fujin said, "Calm down. What is the situation?"
The Monkey immediately answered, "Orochimaru infiltrated into the village and kidnapped Uchiha Sasuke!"
Fujin's eyes widened. He immediately calculated, 'Another event that happened similar to the original story despite all the variables… Still, this is more understandable than the events during the assault. There's no way Orochimaru would have given up on Sasuke. That said, I didn't think he'd show up himself. I don't know what his current gender is, but he definitely has balls.'
Fujin thought for half a minute before concluding, 'Well, whatever. Since he's so insistent on signing his death certificate, who am I to stop him? It's good that he kidnapped Sasuke, saves me from a headache.
However, since Sasuke hasn't gone willingly, there might be some more complications. Luckily, there are three years until then. By that time, I should be able to teleport over thousands of kilometers. As long as he doesn't accidentally remove my mark on Sasuke, I can hunt his main body with ease.'
"Fujin?" Monkey called out when he noticed Fujin deep in thought.
Fujin asked, "Did they uncover any clues regarding Orochimaru?"
Monkey answered, "I am not aware. I heard Jiraiya-sama and Shikaku-sama are looking into it, but there has been no news for the last couple of days."
Fujin had expected it. Hunting Orochimaru was a ridiculously difficult task. However, what caught him off guard were Monkey's last words. "Couple of days? When was Sasuke kidnapped?" Fujin asked.
Monkey answered, "A little over 2 days ago."
A weird expression appeared behind his mask as he heard Fujin ask, "How many days did I not leave my house?"
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