Chapter 2: The Lightning at Your Fingertips...
As Hatake Kakashi closed her eyes, she suddenly felt a flash of golden light streak across her vision.
Golden light? Could it be that the beginner gift pack had given her a jackpot?
At that thought, Kakashi hurriedly opened her eyes and looked at the screen in front of her with full anticipation.
But in the very next second, her expression instantly fell.
What appeared on the screen was a Ninjutsu reward, not a Jinchūriki reward.
"So the 2% chance really didn't produce a miracle..."
Although Hatake Kakashi had already been mentally prepared, she still felt somewhat disappointed when she saw the result.
S-Rank Ninjutsu: Super Electromagnetic Rasengan Cannon
"Hm? Wait, an S-Rank Ninjutsu... Super Electromagnetic... what?"
Kakashi, who had still been feeling down just a moment ago, quickly reacted when she saw the reward.
A Railgun?
The lightning dancing at your fingertips is the unchanging faith of my life?!
That image instantly surfaced in Hatake Kakashi's mind, and she quickly claimed the reward.
Right after that, she noticed that her chakra reserves had actually increased a little, and at the same time, the method for using the Super Electromagnetic Rasengan Cannon appeared in her mind.
"So it compresses the Rasengan, then accelerates and fires it out through a magnetic field!"
Hatake Kakashi didn't hesitate for long. She directly raised her right hand and prepared to test it.
A Rasengan rapidly formed in her hand, then continued shrinking under compression. Very soon, it had been compressed into a coin-sized high-speed rotating sphere.
Next, Kakashi flicked it into the air with her finger. Immediately afterward, large amounts of blue electric current began to surge.
"High-voltage current ionizes the air into plasma, then uses the plasma as a conductive track... and finally launches the Rasengan. While it travels through the air at high speed, electromagnetic induction generates a magnetic field around the Rasengan, producing Lorentz force for a second acceleration mid-flight..."
Before long, the coin-sized compressed Rasengan fell back down again. Just as it was about to reach Kakashi's fingertip, an overwhelming force instantly launched it forward.
Boom!
A blazing orange beam wrapped in massive amounts of blue electric current suddenly shot out, piercing through countless trees ahead in the blink of an eye. In the end, it exploded on the mountaintop, forming a giant blue vortex.
When the blue vortex disappeared, an entire hilltop had completely vanished.
Seeing this, Hatake Kakashi's eyes widened on the spot.
So strong!
But before she could recover, she suddenly felt all the strength leave her body. Her whole body went limp, and she weakly collapsed to the ground before simply lying flat on her back.
"Just one Super Electromagnetic Rasengan Cannon... and it nearly drained all my chakra..."
Hatake Kakashi lay on the ground and muttered weakly.
At a little past five in the afternoon that same day, Hatake Kakashi returned to Konoha.
Of course, with how she looked now, there was no way she would dare walk through the main gate. But she naturally knew Konoha's barrier very well, so she easily bypassed it and returned to the home from her memories.
The moment she got home, Kakashi eagerly rushed to the mirror.
It was a full-length mirror, one that clearly reflected her entire body.
Sure enough, this Konoha Jonin flak jacket didn't fit very well anymore. It hung loosely on her.
"So I really did get shorter..."
Kakashi frowned slightly. By visual estimate, her current height was only around 160 to 165 centimeters.
Then she reached up and pulled down the mask covering her face, immediately revealing the exquisite features hidden beneath it.
Her facial lines were refined and delicate, her skin pale and smooth like jade, crystal-clear and radiant like morning dew.
Even the scar over her left eye had become much smaller, leaving only a thin red mark behind. Not only did it not hurt her appearance, it actually added a unique charm.
"Come to think of it, wasn't Kakashi already twenty-six or twenty-seven? So why do I only look sixteen or seventeen now?"
Hatake Kakashi looked at herself in the mirror in surprise.
This was absolutely a white-haired beautiful girl.
When she had looked at her reflection in the lake earlier, it hadn't been nearly this clear.
"I'm seriously cute. Seriously beautiful."
She was so cute that Hatake Kakashi almost felt like she was about to fall in love with herself.
But soon she shook her head and sighed.
No matter how cute or beautiful she was, it was useless.
Because this was herself.
And right now, she still had no idea how she was supposed to explain all this to other people.
Especially that blockhead Guy. He probably wouldn't believe she had really turned into a girl. He might even shout something like: I don't believe it, let me take a look!
The moment that thought crossed her mind, Hatake Kakashi's whole body shivered.
No. Absolutely not.
She had to become stronger than that guy Guy.
Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to resist him!
But for now, she first had to go to the Hokage Building and report on this mission.
There was no helping it. If she delayed any longer, it would be dark.
Still, just to be safe, she put on a black robe before heading out.
As Hatake Kakashi made her way toward the Hokage Building, she kept thinking about how she was supposed to explain this situation to the Hokage.
Having once served in the Anbu, she naturally knew how to reach the Hokage Building quickly and without being noticed.
Before long, she arrived there. Then, avoiding everyone else with ease, she swiftly came to the door of the Hokage's office.
Knock knock.
"Come in."
The moment Hatake Kakashi knocked, the familiar voice of the Third Hokage came from inside, just as it existed in her memories.
So she took off her hood and pushed open the door with a nervous heart.
At the same time, inside the office, the Third Hokage heard the door open and instinctively looked up.
But the moment he saw who had entered, he froze.
Clack.
In the next second, the pipe in his mouth dropped onto the desk in shock.
Hearing the sound, the Third Hokage finally came back to himself and immediately picked up the pipe to prevent the sparks inside from falling out and burning the documents.
Only after doing all that did he look back up at the white-haired girl in front of him, his eyes revealing three parts shock and seven parts confusion.
Who was this?
Why had she come here?
She looked a little familiar, but he couldn't quite place her.
No, that presence, that mask, and that forehead protector covering the left eye...
Could it be... Kakashi?
This... this... this wasn't right at all, was it?!
"Kakashi?"
After finally reacting, the Third Hokage cautiously spoke.
"It's me, Lord Third."
Hatake Kakashi gave a slight nod.
"You... this is..."
What are you even doing here?
For a moment, the Third Hokage didn't know what kind of expression he was supposed to make.
It didn't look like the Transformation Jutsu.
Cosplaying didn't seem right either, since even the voice had changed into the crisp and pleasant voice of a young girl.
A Genjutsu?
When had he fallen under a Genjutsu?
Release!
Still wrong. Nothing changed at all.
"Lord Third, something unexpected happened during this mission. I... somehow turned into a girl."
Hatake Kakashi lowered her eyes and spoke in a tone mixed with sadness and disappointment.
"Huh?!"
The Third Hokage instinctively opened his mouth wide, staring at the girl in front of him in shock.
No, so you really are Kakashi?
Wait, turned into... a girl?
Was that real?
"Come here and let me get a closer look!"
After reacting, the Third Hokage grew anxious and blurted it out without thinking about how inappropriate it sounded.
"Ah?"
The moment Hatake Kakashi heard that, she instinctively raised both hands in front of her chest and took half a step back. The look she gave the Third Hokage was filled with surprise and bashfulness.