Chapter 196: Please, My Other Self!

The appearance of the Spirit Transformation Technique in the original work was very rare.

Even Aoba didn't know much about it.

But since only Kato Dan learned it in the original, and since it's classified as an S-rank ninjutsu, its training difficulty and power should both be top-tier.

And Sakura, in just a few days, had already almost mastered it.

That really was defying the heavens.

But it also showed that her spiritual energy strength was indeed far beyond others.

To successfully cultivate the Spirit Transformation Technique, it didn't require much chakra from a ninja.

What really determined success was the strength of spiritual energy. This also represented one's innate talent in genjutsu, and coincidentally, this was Sakura's strong suit.

Although she had a dual personality, the two were essentially one entity.

The sub-personality was also a part of the main personality, and most actions were carried out in accordance with the main personality's intentions.

In this situation, Sakura was equivalent to one person possessing two shares of spiritual power. The sub-personality was even a pure spiritual body. The Spirit Transformation Technique was simply the most suitable ninjutsu for her to cultivate.

However, Aoba felt a bit puzzled, "Sakura, even though you're already close to mastering it, I feel like you're not very happy?"

Sakura's expression froze slightly. She forced a smile, "R-Really?"

Aoba let go of the ten-finger interlock with Sakura, then held her slightly round face and began to rub it up and down, "It's obvious."

"Mm-mm~", Sakura's face had already turned red.

"You can tell me anything. If you've encountered some difficulty in your training, you must tell me. Only then can we better solve the problem," Aoba said with a smile, "Communication is the best way to solve problems."

"Mm-mm~", Sakura's eyes became misty. She pointed at Aoba's hands and made a muffled sound.

Only then did Aoba realize and reluctantly let go.

He'd gotten a bit addicted to rubbing her cheeks. Occasionally bullying Sakura like this felt pretty good.

Clearly in the original work she was the kind of girl who liked to take initiative directly, but now she'd been raised by him into a more gentle and reserved personality, he did feel a little guilty about that.

"This is your punishment for trying to lie to me," Aoba said sternly.

"Aoba~ I'm sorry~", Sakura hugged Aoba's arm and apologized in a deliberately cutesy tone.

That pinched-up voice gave Aoba goosebumps all over.

"Don't talk like that," He grumbled and pinched Sakura's small nose.

"Mm~ I got it," Sakura's voice returned to normal, but she couldn't help complaining a bit, "Aoba, you're so weird. All the books say boys love it when girls talk like that."

"What book did you read?", Aoba asked curiously.

"That super popular one right now, Icha Icha Paradise," Sakura answered seriously.

"The one written by Jiraiya-sensei?"

"Mm-hmm."

Hearing this, Aoba's expression turned odd, "But isn't that an erotic novel?"

Sakura was playing with the muscles on Aoba's arm and laughed as she explained, "Although there are some inappropriate parts, romance is the real focus of the book. Besides, I even saw Naruto's teacher reading it while helping an old lady cross the street."

"And Jiraiya-sama obviously has tons of experience, and he's a man, so I thought everything he wrote in the book must be correct."

'Experienced?'

'Come to think of it, has Jiraiya ever really had a proper romantic relationship?'

"Heh!", Aoba chuckled softly and narrowed his eyes, "So you knew there was inappropriate stuff in there, and you still read it?"

"Uh…", Sakura's smile stiffened. She made a pinching gesture with her thumb and index finger, "Actually… I only read a tiny bit… just the romance parts."

"Really? Do you think I'll believe that?"

"...", Sakura puffed up her cheeks and proactively moved her face closer, making it easier for Aoba to pinch.

After rubbing to his heart's content, Aoba finally let her go.

"Alright, now tell me what you were originally trying to hide?"

Sakura rubbed her reddened cheek with a bit of grievance and said softly, "Aoba… do you think a person… can have two people inside one body?"

"Split personality?", Aoba realized, 'Did Sakura not know she had dual personalities before?'

Sakura nodded, "I discovered that inside my body… there's another me."

"Another you?", Aoba acted surprised, "Tell me in detail."

Sakura leaned in close to Aoba's ear and whispered, "It was after I started practicing the Spirit Transformation Technique. When I tried to leave my body with my soul, I discovered I had a second personality. I remember reading in medical books that this is considered a kind of mental illness…"

"Then is your fast progress in the Spirit Transformation Technique because of this second personality?", Aoba asked again.

Sakura nodded, "How should I explain it… Because I have dual personalities, when I'm awake, both of us think together. When I'm asleep, the other personality helps control the chakra and continues training ninjutsu."

Although Aoba had already known Sakura had a dual personality, he was still genuinely shocked after hearing this.

'How is this a mental illness? This is a dual-core processor. Sakura, you've got a cheat!'

When training ninjutsu—

Sakura: 'Please, my other self!'

That efficiency just multiplied several times.

"Then isn't that a good thing? Or… does she have a bad influence on you?"

Sakura thought for a moment and shook her head, because the other one was just a sub-personality, she always listened to her.

Not only was there no negative effect, it even helped her a lot. Like with the Spirit Transformation Technique, much of her progress was thanks to the other self's hard work.

It was just that what she was really worried about was…

"Aoba, would you… hate me? After all, it's still one person but with two personalities, that's like… a monster," That was the real concern Sakura had been holding in her heart.

"Of course not. But…", Aoba's voice paused slightly.

Sakura looked at him nervously.

Then he looked at her with curiosity and said, "If there really are two Sakuras, I'm very curious… what the other one is like? Sakura, can you let me see her?"

Sakura looked a bit uncomfortable being stared at. She pursed her lips, "Her… her personality might be a bit different… Aoba won't mind?"

"Of course not," Aoba said with a smile.

Hearing this, Sakura still hesitated slightly.

"Then… after I finish mastering the Spirit Transformation Technique, I'll let Aoba see her."

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