Chapter 118: Fiery Side Effects
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Chapter 118: Fiery Side Effects
Over the past few days, Naruto has learned a lot about how the elemental manipulation of chakra functions, at least on a surface level.
As chakra circulates through the body, it's possible to infuse it with a particular element...this is where your affinity comes into play. A person with poor affinity would require more cycles to gather the necessary amount of elemental chakra to activate a specific jutsu. This meant it would take longer to prepare, making it difficult to use in combat.
Naruto had no doubt that his affinity for fire remained strong. Whether this was due to his past life or because this body grew with a powerful source of Yang chakra inside... he wasn't sure. But it didn't matter at this point.
He made sure to add some of the demonic chakra on top of his own fire chakra.
As soon as he began to integrate the elemental energy into the rotation, the effect on the Rasengan was immediate. The sphere of pure blue energy turned red, radiating heat and bursting into flames.
This also had an effect on him. His skin began to burn, despite his attempts to protect himself using the Blue Jade Turtle Shell technique.
The invisible layer of protection was clearly not enough to stop the high temperatures from hurting him at this distance.
Pushing past the pain, he remained rational enough to make a decision. 'I need to move before I lose that arm.' Without hesitation, he rushed forward as fast as his legs could carry him.
In an instant, he closed the gap and stopped just a few feet away from Tsunade.
The Sannin couldn't hide the shock on her face. Whatever she had expected him to do... this wasn't it.
"Fire Release... Rasengan," Naruto muttered, before smashing the sphere of fire and destruction against her chest. He had no chance to come up with a name for the jutsu yet, since this was nothing more than a test.
The sphere of energy exploded with tremendous force, sending Naruto tumbling backward, where Jiraiya caught him just in time.
"By Kami! What did you do?!" Jiraiya shouted, staring at Naruto's burned body. It was in terrible shape. His entire right side had suffered second to third-degree burns, and his right arm was completely black, like a piece of charcoal.
"I was trying something new..." Naruto winced from the pain. "Maybe I'll work on a version I can throw..." Keeping the Rasengan in that state next to his body seemed to cause too much harm.
"You think?" Jiraiya said, incredulous. He had never seen anyone so reckless in his entire life.
"Did I win?" Naruto asked.
They both glanced to the other side as the smoke cleared.
Tsunade stood at the far end of the street, her arms crossed in a defensive posture. She was burned, but nowhere near as badly as Naruto.
"It does look like it, at least for the bet. " Jiraiya said. If that had been a real fight, things would have gone very differently.
A long trail of molten stone stretched from the point of impact all the way to Tsunade's position. Naruto stared in awe at the effects of his jutsu.
"Whoa..." He hadn't expected it to get this hot. He hadn't accounted for the natural rotation of the Rasengan acting as a vacuum, drawing in oxygen to fuel the flames and drastically increasing the temperature.
Tsunade seemed to recover quickly and began healing her arms before turning her gaze toward Naruto.
"Lady Tsunade, are you okay?" Shizune rushed to her side. When she saw the fiery explosion, she had been worried for her mentor.
The seal on Tsunade's forehead returned to its original form as her burned skin healed, restoring her youthful appearance.
"I'm fine..." she huffed.
Tsunade had managed to escape most of the damage by reacting quickly and moving away before the first explosion occurred. The remains of the fire Rasengan followed her briefly but had lost most of its energy by that point.
"Was the brat trying to kill me?!" she snapped.
"Ehmmm... Lady Tsunade," Shizune pointed toward Jiraiya and Naruto. "I believe he may need your help. Those burns look pretty bad."
Tsunade's anger vanished when she saw Naruto's condition, replaced by concern.
"Shizune, bring me the disinfectant and as many bandages as we have."
"Yes, ma'am!"
Tsunade knelt by Naruto's side. "Let me see." Her hands were already glowing with the green light of a healing jutsu.
"So that's healing jutsu..." Naruto said. He had been in the hospital a few times, but this was the first time he experienced healing while still conscious.
"Don't talk," she said in a harsh tone.
He could feel her chakra working hard to repair the damage caused by the burns.
"It's not that bad," Naruto said.
"You could've lost your right arm! What were you thinking?!" Tsunade scolded him.
"I was thinking about winning the bet," Naruto said with a grin.
"I told you not to talk!"
"Lady Tsunade, here." Shizune placed a small bag next to her mentor and pulled out a bottle of disinfectant.
Tsunade turned to grab a few things from the bag, but when she looked back at Naruto, she was surprised to see his arm had already begun healing. The pitch-black burned skin was regaining its normal color, and the rest of his body looked almost completely fine.
"How is that possible?" Shizune gasped.
"I told you, it wasn't that bad. I've had worse burns than this before," Naruto said casually. "The demon chakra has a few perks."
Tsunade glared at him.
"And I believe I won the bet," Naruto said, grinning.
Tsunade glanced at Jiraiya.
"I want to punch him again."
Jiraiya chuckled.
"And I wouldn't blame you. But how about a drink first?"
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