Sharly quickly completed today's physical training goals and then sat down to rest. Lightning danced across her body, growing more intense by the second.
This caused the arcs of electricity on her body to thicken.
Sharly estimated that if other ninja attacked her with lightning-style jutsu, they would likely be repelled outright. Her resistance to lightning was also steadily increasing, which was somewhat terrifying. While there was certainly a limit, once reached, it would be extremely difficult to penetrate her defenses using purely non-physical lightning attacks.
After completing her lightning massage, she continued to practice controlling the states of Void and Darkness.
Sharly had now entered the Void state. She not only needed to observe the chakra within her body but also sense it in this heightened state. What she sensed this time was the Flying Thunder God kunai—a kunai she had entrusted to Xina.
Thus, in Sharly's perception, the kunai was constantly moving, exactly as she intended. If it remained still, she would not be able to determine whether she could detect its movement. Though the kunai's range of motion was small, it was sufficient.
As for why it had to be placed on Mount Xina, there was no alternative. Attaching it to a cat or dog might have been more effective, but if the kunai broke, what would happen? The special kunai was conspicuous and could easily be noticed by passersby. While she could channel her spiritual energy back directly, if it were destroyed, Sharly would have been devastated.
So, to test moving the kunai, it had to be on Mount Xina.
With her sensing complete, the Void-state training concluded. Sharly opened her eyes, quickly bit her thumb, and formed hand seals with both hands. The next moment, with the seals completed, she placed her hands on the ground.
"Mind Art!"
Far away, in a hotel, Xina felt a gentle touch on her leg—an indication that the kunai had been guided by Sharly. She remained expressionless, continuing her martial practice.
Sharly looked at the kunai in front of her, satisfaction on her face. Indeed, by relying on the residual perception in the Void, even without a fully established connection, the spiritual technique was successfully executed, and the kunai was successfully guided.
Of course, if she had used a previously bound spell, she could have performed the technique without knowing the kunai's location. But Sharly preferred this method, relying on perception rather than spell-binding, because it tested the depth of her connection and the strength of her senses.
"Let's set a small goal: before school starts, I want to be able to sense and guide the exact location of the kunai without entering the Void state."
Afterwards, Sharly continued to infuse chakra into the kunai, deepening her bond with this special weapon repeatedly.
Once she had finished the chakra massage for Lee and Xina, she paused, sensing the kunai with growing clarity. A satisfied smile appeared on her face. At this rate, she believed that the Flying Thunder God technique would never escape her control.
However, passing this test shouldn't be a problem, so it was time to consider the next step, ensuring she didn't spend all her energy on this one task.
She had already mastered chakra shape transformation and even attempted a miniature Rasengan, which had decent power and could be successfully executed without the help of shadow clones.
Of course, this version of Rasengan was just a neutral one, without elemental attributes.
Next, she planned to incorporate wind-natured chakra into Rasengan. Lightning-natured chakra would be more difficult, but it was worth attempting. Learning elemental transformation knowledge was also part of the plan.
There was still a long way to go!
Chapter 45 – Planning
That evening, in Sharly's room, she sat at her desk with a pencil, sketching plans for her upcoming studies. These plans weren't just about studying—they included sacrifices she would need to make. After all, the time left for her growth was limited.
From a scientific research perspective, there wasn't much to worry about. As for creating her own jutsu, Sharly had drafted a tentative plan.
Creating new jutsu wasn't easy. Even with her previous life's memories, creating one from scratch couldn't be done overnight, and the power of creation itself remained largely unknown.
Rather than developing jutsu with uncertain effects, it was better to focus first on those that were already proven. If Sharly had time after the Fourth Great Ninja War, she could gradually create her own jutsu, using inspiration and sudden insights as opportunities.
For now, she focused on specific, existing jutsu. Her father had left her a few C-rank jutsu, which she had already mastered. Simplifying them further was possible, though it might result in just one Qi Cannon. In the future, she could directly learn Vacuum Orb, as well as Vacuum Wave and Wind Push techniques.
Then there was Gale Palm, where Sharly drew circles on the palm of the technique. Though only C-rank, it still fell under ninjutsu and complemented her internal lightning training. By using wind to envelop her body, her taijutsu strength was enhanced. This set of skills was practical and could be combined with lightning enhancements. Simplifying the seals was also an option.
As for lightning jutsu, she largely ignored them. Their power was limited to paralysis, with low hit rates, and often didn't work effectively. Knowing how to use them wasn't the same as mastering them.
Next, there was the well-known Rasengan from the original series. From start to finish, it was a highly practical technique.
Naruto's Rasengan was normally neutral, without any elemental attributes. Sharly could replicate this, but that wasn't enough.
She planned to convert her chakra into wind nature. This wasn't advanced elemental transformation—just a basic conversion to wind.
This was manageable. Wind's flow could simulate chakra circulation, so conversion wasn't overly difficult.
Even basic wind-nature Rasengan still retained its cutting ability. As Sharly's control improved, the speed of the wind chakra would increase, enhancing its cutting power. Mastering wind-nature Rasengan now would make future elemental upgrades much easier.
As for lightning-nature Rasengan… she wasn't sure. Unlike wind, electricity disperses in all directions, making control extremely difficult. Wind and water were ideal for flow-based techniques. Water, however, lacked this flow property, so its offensive capability was limited. Wind, on the other hand, was different.
Even if lightning-nature Rasengan worked, it would never rival wind-nature in power. Fire was the only element comparable in raw strength. Lightning's paralysis effect might help, but acceleration and conduction were largely ineffective.
In short, Rasengan's essence is maintaining rotational force. Even if thrown, the power would decrease. Lightning acceleration relies on physical movement and is visible only at extreme speeds, unlike the innate speed boost of lightning techniques like Lightning Cutter.
Due to these factors, Sharly discarded the idea of lightning-nature Rasengan.
For ranged attacks, wind slashes could be used first, followed by other suitable techniques. Elemental transformation of chakra was essential.
Sharly needed to practice in the right direction. She was already familiar with wind-nature properties, especially its slashing ability. Her prior life's memories helped. Unlike water, wind could be accelerated to extreme speeds, and the pressure could be concentrated into thin cutting blades.
Lightning-nature, however, remained a headache. Though she knew electricity conducted, accelerated, and paralyzed, she didn't know how to train it properly.
Chapter 46 – Time Flies
Lightning was one of Sasuke's primary elements, but as the secondary male character, it hadn't been thoroughly detailed in his training process, leaving Sharly with little reference.
During each lightning massage, she focused more on previously overlooked properties. These elemental attributes exist inherently, whether consciously used or not. Mastering elemental transformation meant understanding these inherent properties and maximizing their potential.
Later, special ninja tools could test electrical conduction. Initially, she preferred using specially made conductive weapons, switching to normal iron tools only after mastering the basics.
Acceleration came from her enhanced speed. Lightning inherently paralyzed, which was sufficient for now.
Sharly tapped her pencil across the paper, reviewing her thoughts, sometimes adding, sometimes crossing out ideas. Eventually, she realized lightning had more properties than wind. Was cutting really the only property of wind? What about slow breezes, freezing gusts, or unpredictable changes?
She shook her head. "Better to focus on what's certain for now. I can note uncertainties for later."
Satisfied with her plan, she lit the paper on fire.
Who keeps a journal of training plans anyway? The point was to organize thoughts, not to obsess over records.
Sharly thought about ninja tools that could conduct chakra. Such tools were rare, at least none at her home, so she would need to borrow one. She considered which clans might possess these and recalled Shikamaru, who might lend her a basic conductive tool. It was a minor favor but necessary.
For now, she would focus on wind-nature training and acquire the tools later. Time was pressing.
Watching the paper burn, Sharly slowly stood and looked out at the bright moon.
No matter the world, the moon was pure and white, but here, people really lived there, and the enormous tubular trees were real. Sharly sighed, annoyed by these people… what were they doing, living forever?
She closed the window, deciding that moon-gazing alone wasn't enough. With her plan set, she returned to bed, ending her day.
The next few days were filled with new training. Time flew, and the winter break passed almost imperceptibly.
When Sharly's clone entered the familiar classroom, she felt disoriented, as if time had frozen. It was still the holiday, but Sharly shook her head—holiday or not, it made no difference.
However, upon entering the classroom, some girls' eyes immediately lit up. They had seen Sharly on New Year's Day and knew how she dressed up. But now, seeing her like this again, they frowned. She wasn't cool at all.
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