Chapter 7: Naming the Yin Attribute Chakra

Chapter 7: Naming the Yin Attribute Chakra

Ishiro was unaware of everything that Teacher Ishikawa had arranged. After school, he was called by Ishikawa, just as he was about to stay behind to train. When he suddenly heard that the Tsuchikage wanted to see him, it was impossible not to feel nervous.

Onoki—he had seen him before. When the ninja school opened, the Tsuchikage had attended the ceremony, making a brief appearance and delivering a rather indoctrinating speech. However, Ishiro had been too far away back then to see him clearly.

Now, being summoned for a personal meeting, Ishiro, as a transmigrator, couldn't help but feel a little anxious. But then he reminded himself—this was a ninja world filled with monstrous geniuses. No matter how big Onoki's imagination was, he wouldn't possibly suspect something as absurd as soul transmigration, right?

Following Teacher Ishikawa, Ishiro arrived at the Tsuchikage's office. Since Onoki had been informed in advance, the two didn't have to wait long before they were granted an audience. This time, Onoki wasn't working—he seemed to be waiting for Ishikawa and Ishiro. Beside him stood two other ninjas, and as soon as Ishikawa and Ishiro entered, all three of them turned their attention to Ishiro.

Floating in midair, Onoki hovered before Ishiro and spoke first:

"Little Ishiro, Teacher Ishikawa has already reported your situation to me. Now, we need to conduct an examination of your body. It won't hurt you. Do you agree?"

Ishiro nodded and said, "Tsuchikage-sama, thank you for your concern. I will cooperate." He nodded while putting on his most innocent, adorable expression.

"Hmm, what a well-behaved child." Onoki praised him, then signaled for the two ninjas to begin their examination.

These two were clearly much more specialized than the previous sensory ninja. One examined Ishiro's physical body, while the other placed a hand on his lower abdomen, beginning to sense his chakra. After a moment, the two of them reported their findings.

The first ninja said, "Tsuchikage-sama, his physical condition is average. It's better than most of his peers, but even so, extracting chakra should already be his limit. The amount of chakra in his body is definitely beyond what he should be able to handle at his current state."

Onoki nodded and turned to the second ninja.

The second ninja hesitated before saying, "Tsuchikage-sama, the chakra in this child's body is not inherently Yin Release chakra. However, the proportion of its components is indeed different from normal. It seems that the spiritual energy ratio has been significantly increased. Although I don't know how he achieved this, one thing is certain—his chakra, as it is, will make it much easier for him to train the nature transformation of chakra into Yin attribute chakra than it would be for others. I suspect this is due to his extraordinarily high spiritual energy. Just now, I roughly estimated his spiritual strength—it's even greater than that of an untrained adult."

Hearing this, Onoki seemed a little disappointed. Though Ishiro's chakra wasn't naturally Yin attribute, his advantage in training nature transformation was still undeniable. He was clearly a rare talent. Now, the only remaining question was whether Ishiro could enter that state again and extract more chakra.

Onoki looked at Ishiro and asked, "Little Ishiro, can you extract that chakra again?"

Ishiro shook his head and replied, "Tsuchikage-sama, I'm not sure. I tried during the day, but I couldn't do it. Maybe it will happen again when I sleep."

Onoki pondered this for a moment before turning back to his desk, picking up a scroll, and handing it to Ishiro. He instructed, "Little Ishiro, this scroll contains knowledge about Yin Release chakra. Normally, you would have to contribute to the village to earn it, but given the special circumstances, I will give it to you now. I hope it will be helpful to you. However, as a return to the village, if you gain any insights, you must share them freely. Do you understand?"

Ishiro was overjoyed and immediately nodded, responding loudly, "Thank you, Tsuchikage-sama!"

Onoki's approach seemed fair, but in reality, he had given Ishiro a huge advantage. This kind of scroll was highly valuable—if Ishiro had to earn it through contributions, it would take him years of ninja missions to accumulate enough credit. The so-called "sharing his insights" was merely for show.

Think about it—if Ishiro really gained insights, and he chose not to record them in detail or only shared insignificant parts, who could tell? Moreover, even if he documented everything, others without his talent might not be able to use it effectively. On top of that, using mere insights to offset the exchange value of such a precious scroll was an absolute bargain for Ishiro.

More importantly, time was on Ishiro's side. His only advantage right now was his talent, but unproven talent had no immediate value. Being able to exchange something trivial for something he desperately needed now—why wouldn't he take that deal?

Onoki was not surprised by Ishiro's reaction. After reviewing his background, he already knew that Ishiro was extremely mature in his thinking, capable of being treated as an adult in conversation.

Holding the scroll, Ishiro seized the opportunity and asked, "Tsuchikage-sama, if I don't understand something, may I come to you for guidance?"

As he said this, Ishiro felt a little nervous. He was relying on two things—special treatment for geniuses and the innocence of a child. But everyone present was far from naive. Compared to his earlier actions, no one would truly believe that Ishiro was just an ignorant child. However, since no one would openly expose him, even if Onoki refused, Ishiro wouldn't lose anything. At worst, he'd only lower his standing in Onoki's eyes.

Fortunately, as the leader of the village, it was Onoki's duty to mentor the younger generation. So, although Ishiro was tense, Onoki didn't mind at all. He smiled and readily agreed, "Of course, that's no problem. Little Ishiro, if you have any difficulties in your daily life, you can come to me as well."

Ishiro was thrilled—at the very least, he had just secured a way to enter the Tsuchikage's office. As for what he might use it for in the future, that was a question for later. Having this non-official privilege could prove invaluable.

On the way back, Teacher Ishikawa reminded him, "Ishiro, Tsuchikage-sama is very busy with war preparations. Even though he allowed you to come to him, if there's nothing urgent, don't disturb him. Understood?"

Ishiro nodded. "I understand. Also, thank you, Teacher Ishikawa."

The connection with Onoki was just an extra move, but Ishikawa was the true long-term investment. There were plenty of ways to exploit him for benefits in the future—how could Ishiro afford not to listen?

Once he safely stored the scroll, Ishiro ate his usual double dinner, trained his body, then quickly washed up before eagerly opening the scroll.

The scroll was divided into two sections. The first part contained Iwagakure's understanding of Yin Release techniques, particularly emphasizing the secret arts of Konoha's Nara and Yamanaka clans. The second part described methods for training Yin attribute chakra.

The contents were immensely helpful, greatly expanding Ishiro's knowledge. Many concepts he had only partially understood now became crystal clear.

The first part, though lacking detailed training methods from the Nara clan, had already opened the door to truth for Ishiro. Now, all he needed was time to experiment. On the other hand, the methods for training Yin attribute chakra weren't immediately useful—he didn't yet have enough chakra to perform basic ninjutsu, let alone attempt nature transformation.

Following the scroll's descriptions, Ishiro carefully adjusted his meditation techniques, seeking a way to refine his chakra extraction process and generate a new type of chakra with an altered spiritual-to-physical ratio. Though he hadn't yet succeeded, his current progress suggested results weren't far off.

So, in anticipation, Ishiro named this new chakra "Proto-Yin Chakra."

For the next two months, aside from maintaining his taijutsu training, Ishiro devoted all his chakra extraction time to refining this technique…

In the following days, aside from maintaining his taijutsu training, Ishiro devoted all his chakra training time to refining this new extraction technique.

However, things turned out to be more difficult than expected. He had thought that he was just one step away from success, but that final step remained elusive. For two whole months, he struggled to make a breakthrough.

Then, one night, after his initial excitement and frustration had long faded, Ishiro finally achieved success once more—he successfully extracted Proto-Yin Chakra again.

Unlike the first time, this time, he did it while fully conscious. This meant that he had truly unlocked a new ability, paving the way for his future development.

Not only that, but Ishiro also came up with a bold hypothesis.

For an average person, once they begin training as a child, they typically follow the same training methods throughout their growth. While their physical strength and spiritual energy both improve over time, the difference in growth rates is usually small enough that their bodies naturally maintain equilibrium. As a result, they don't need to change their chakra training method.

But Ishiro was different.

He discovered that, as time passed, his physical fitness improved significantly, but his spiritual energy seemed to be growing at an even faster rate. This growth rate had already started affecting the balance of his chakra composition. He realized that he would have to continuously adjust the ratio of his spiritual and physical energy to maintain equilibrium.

Why was this happening?

Ishiro suspected that while his physical body was growing like that of any normal person through training, his soul was a fusion of a child's soul and an adult's. As a result, he had an exceptionally high baseline for spiritual energy. But even more fascinating was the fact that after fusing, his already strong soul continued to grow and develop like a child's—only at a much faster rate.

To put it into numbers:

The average child's spiritual strength starts at 1 and naturally increases to 5 by adulthood without training.

Ishiro, however, started at 6—far beyond a normal child's baseline.

But his growth wasn't just an increase of 4 points (from 6 to 10). Instead, it followed a multiplicative pattern. If a normal child's spiritual energy increased fivefold, Ishiro's would also multiply by five.

This meant that even without accounting for additional training, his spiritual strength as an adult could reach 30!

At first glance, the difference might not seem too shocking—both cases result in a fivefold increase. However, the absolute numbers tell a different story. Five times the strength of a child is nothing extraordinary, but five times the spiritual strength of an adult is a completely different matter.

With additional training, Ishiro couldn't even begin to predict how powerful his spiritual energy might become in the future.

At that moment, Ishiro finally understood the terrifying potential of the Uzumaki Clan.

In the original Naruto world, even as a child, Naruto's chakra was so overwhelming that it made a chuunin like Mizuki question his life choices. When applying the same growth model, Naruto's chakra levels as an adult had to be astronomically high.

With this realization, Ishiro's outlook on his own potential changed completely. He wasn't just an above-average talent—if he nurtured his spiritual strength correctly, his potential might rival or even surpass some of the greatest chakra monsters in the ninja world.