Crow Clone!

Returning home as quickly as possible, Shuichi Hoshita took out the blank scroll and wrote down the incomplete spell he had seen before.

Then he pondered over it again and again.

Hmm... I can understand a little bit, that is, the part about fire escape.

"Natural energy is a completely unfamiliar field for me, I have to take it slowly."

Shuichi Hoshita was not discouraged.

If it doesn't work now, then take down the [Seal Master], or even the "flash of inspiration" once a year, sooner or later I can study it thoroughly.

Putting away the scroll, thinking about it, Shuichi Hoshita got up and went to Orochimaru's experimental base.

Time flies and the vacation is over.

Shuichi Hoshita returned to the team and continued his fast-paced mission career in the Anbu.

However, although the pace in the Anbu is fast, there is actually plenty of rest time, so Shuichi Hoshita can sometimes practice himself or go to Orochimaru's experimental base.

After taking down the [Sword Master], Shuichi Hoshita's focus began to shift.

The priority of the entry [Flash Body Expert] was raised to the highest level.

Entry: [Flash Body Expert]

Acquisition conditions: Master at least five different types of flash body techniques.

Effect: Increase the talent of flash body techniques by 100%, increase cell activation by 100%, and perform any flash body techniques without seal.

The battle with the AB combination made Shuichi Hoshita realize that it is not enough to have a fast reaction ability, but also a fast enough attack speed.

Or the reaction speed of muscle and other motor modules.

This is either a talent, or like Kai, after years of hard training, muscle memory is formed to achieve fast reaction.

The other is the lightning release of the cloud ninja to activate cells.

Kakashi's Chidori style can also activate cells, but it is far inferior to the lightning release chakra mode.

If there was not one space-time ninjutsu missing, Shuichi Hoshita would have gone all out to conquer the term [Time-Space Envoy].

However, if he could not find a suitable space-time ninjutsu at that time, he would rely on stacking talents to take down the Flying Thunder God.

[Konoha Genius]'s 50% talent improvement, [Ninjutsu Master]'s 100% ninjutsu talent improvement, [Flash of Instant Body Expert]'s 100% flash of body talent improvement, plus 10 minutes of "flash of inspiration".

With enough preliminary work, Shuichi Hoshita did not believe that he could not take down the Flying Thunder God.

And taking down the Flying Thunder God, as long as he did not seek death, that was the great ninja world, and he could go anywhere!

…

Time flew by and it was November of the 42nd year of Konoha.

The glutton competition that the Akimichi clan had been preparing for more than three months had become completely hot after a few days of warm-up, and everyone in the entire Konoha village knew about it.

When Shuichi Hoshita and Shizune were walking on the street during the holiday, they could hear people talking about it.

Even outside of Konoha Village, many "gluttons" from the Land of Fire heard the news and came to participate in the competition.

Walking all the way to the newly opened udon shop of the Akimichi clan, Shuichi Hoshita and Shizune saw that there were already crowds of people in front of the shop.

"Awesome, so many people signed up!"

Even though she already knew that the big eater competition was popular, Shizune couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw so many people.

Hiroshita Hideichi smiled and said, "It looks like this will be a very successful event."

Shizune nodded and said with a smile, "If it is held every year, maybe it can gradually become a festival!"

Hiroshita Hideichi touched his chin and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "I think we can hold a big eater competition with Konoha's allied ninja villages."

"Well, we can set up branch venues in each ninja village first, and the top ten from each ninja village will all gather in Konoha to compete and win the first place."

Shizune was stunned: "This...isn't this too exaggerated?"

Hiroshita Hideichi himself couldn't help laughing: "Haha, it's a bit exaggerated."

"Of course, if it's profitable, I think there will still be people participating."

Shizune wondered: "But if it's held, it should also be profitable, right?"

As she spoke, she saw a familiar figure and couldn't help but said, "Hiroshita, it seems to be Lord Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya?

Hiroshita Shuichi looked in the direction Shizune pointed, and indeed saw the familiar white hair. He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "You're back... but why are you here if you don't want to go to the hot spring town to collect folk songs?"

"You're not going to participate, are you?"

Hiroshita Shuichi felt that he seemed to have a stronger opponent.

At this time, Jiraiya squeezed out of the crowd, and then saw Shuichi Hoshita and the other person, and immediately walked up to them and said with a smile: "Are you here to sign up too?"

"Jiraiya-sama!"

Shuichi Hoshita and Shizune greeted each other politely, and Shuichi Hoshita replied: "Yes, we signed up together. I didn't expect that you, Jiraiya-sama, are here too."

Shizune said quickly: "This competition was also proposed by Shuichi!"

"Oh?"

Jiraiya looked at Shuichi Hoshita, raised his thumb, and said with a smile: "It is indeed a very good idea, but I won't give in to you during the competition."

Shuichi Hoshita immediately refused to give in: "Sama Jiraiya, I won't give in just because you are one of the three ninjas."

Jiraiya laughed: "It seems that you are very confident!"

"Hmm..."

Pinching his chin, Jiraiya smiled and said, "Shuichi, if you can beat me, I will teach you an interesting ninjutsu, how about that?"

Interesting ninjutsu?

Hoshita Shuichi blinked.

Does Jiraiya have any interesting ninjutsu?

I don't think so?

However, if there was a ninjutsu to be won, of course, Shuichi Hoshita would not refuse. He nodded and agreed, and smiled, "Master Jiraiya, if you win, I will also give you a very interesting ninjutsu."

After thinking for a while, Shuichi Hoshita emphasized again, "Well... Master Jiraiya, you will definitely like it very much."

Seeing Shuichi Hoshita's mysterious look, Jiraiya felt a little itchy, but he still held back, smiled and waved goodbye, "Then I have to look forward to your ninjutsu, Shuichi!"

Watching Jiraiya leave, Shizune couldn't help but curiously asked, "Shuichi, if you lose, what interesting ninjutsu will you give to Master Jiraiya?"

"I remember that the ninjutsu you developed are very practical, right?"

Shuichi Hoshita coughed twice: "It's just an idea at the moment, and it hasn't been developed yet!"

Shizune nodded, but didn't ask any more questions.

Shuichi Hoshita secretly breathed a sigh of relief and made a secret decision.

If they really lose, Jiraiya must keep it a secret.

Soon, it was the turn of Shuichi Hoshita and Shizune to sign up.

Shuichi Hoshita finished writing his name, then looked at the side and was stunned for a moment: "Hey, is Lady Tsunade going to participate too?"

Shizune nodded after writing Tsunade's name and smiled: "Lady Tsunade also thinks it's very interesting."

Wow, another strong opponent!

Tsunade was so hungry that she even wanted to eat her pet.

After signing up, Shuichi Hoshita and Shizune went to Konoha Hospital.

The big eater competition will officially start in three days, but this competition will not last for one or two days, but until the last day of this year, so there is still plenty of time.

After staying in Konoha Hospital for two hours, Shuichi Hoshita returned home to feed the crows.

The original young birds have grown up, and Shuichi Hoshita will feed them some secret medicine and inject chakra into their bodies, just like he did with the white tiger.

However, for these crows, Hideichi Hoshita also made a scroll of summoning for summoning.

In addition, Hideichi Hoshita also tried to develop the crow clone technique based on this.

"The chakra deposited in these crows has been used by these crows, and their spirituality and tacit understanding have also been cultivated well."

Looking at the dozen crows circling in the air, Hideichi Hoshita felt that it was almost done.

Although these crows did not have much combat power and could not speak, they could easily identify his instructions through chakra and cultivated a very close tacit understanding.

This was not only because of the continuous feeding of secret medicine, but also because the crows had his chakra in their bodies.

From cultivating the white tiger to these crows, Hideichi Hoshita also felt how difficult it was to cultivate a qualified summoning beast.

Not only was it a waste of money, but also time, effort, and uncertainty.

So!

With his eyes fixed, Shuichi Hoshita moved his mind and mobilized the chakra stored in the crows.

The crows hovering in the air also received his order and immediately gathered together to form a figure.

Looking at another self floating in the air, Shuichi Hoshita smiled.

Crow Clone Technique, Complete!

Pah, pah, pah…

The clones in the air dispersed, turned into crows flapping their wings again, and then gathered into clones again on the other side.

Then Shuichi Hoshita tried the clones to perform various ninjutsu such as fire escape, wind escape, and illusion in the air.

When the clones were almost consumed, he lifted the clone technique.

"The strength of the crow clone depends on the amount of chakra stored in the crow's body. If the combat power is not taken into account, the chakra consumed when using it is far less than that of the shadow clone or even the fire clone."

"However, the crow can't store too much chakra, but since it is a clone, it plays a supporting role, so this is not a disadvantage."

Hiroshita Shuichi silently evaluated: "And another greater advantage is the air superiority!"

Although he has the Lotus Steps, this technique actually consumes a lot of chakra.

If the clone is used, it is not as good as the crow clone.

"In addition, crows, or crow clones, can also conduct ultra-long-distance reconnaissance."

"Although the listening technique is powerful, it consumes a lot of energy and is also limited to the perception of chakra."

Looking at the crows that landed on the wooden frame, Hoshita Shuichi thought to himself: "Another flaw is that these crows are not real summoning beasts. Not to mention wisdom and speech, they can't even refine chakra, so the chakra I deposit in their bodies will gradually disappear over time."

"Although it is completely possible to temporarily give them chakra when it is completely available, it would be more convenient if chakra can be stored for a long time."

"Well, you can try the sealing technique to delay the loss of chakra."

"It doesn't have to be too advanced."

After having the next development direction, Hoshita Shuichi thought about it, and the crows on the wooden frame immediately flapped their wings and flew up, and then went to the Uchiha clan in a group.

He wanted to give Uchiha Shisui a little surprise.

This kind of clone technique is more suitable for Shisui who is proficient in illusion, especially Uchiha who has the Sharingan.