Unaware that the Third Mizukage had summoned the long-awaited Hoshigaki Kisame after his departure, Yagura made his way home, keeping a low profile.
The tailed beast cloak around him was too conspicuous, so he moved cautiously through the village before diving straight into his training ground.
He sat cross-legged under the shade of a tree, closed his eyes, and entered the mental realm where Isobu resided.
...
The sky of the mental realm was tinged with a faint purple hue, the surroundings empty and vast, with water just deep enough to submerge his feet.
Taking a few steps forward, Yagura approached the massive figure ahead.
"Oi, Isobu! You there? Awake?!" He called out, eyes narrowing. "How are you even sleeping at this hour?! At your age, you shouldn't even be able to sleep this much!"
Isobu opened one eye, clearly exasperated. "...What do you want now?"
Yagura, completely unfazed, responded naturally, "I need you to teach me something!"
"...Which 'something'?"
"You know, that! The one that lets you copy any attack and send it right back! Super cool, totally broken, and—bang!—just like that!" Yagura's excitement was palpable.
"The Water Mirror Technique! Teach me!"
He wasn't just interested in Isobu's chakra—this technique had also caught his eye!
Isobu refused outright. "No."
Yagura's eyes widened in disbelief. He pointed at himself. "Excuse me? I am the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki. Teach me!"
"Even if you were the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki, the answer would still be no."
"Why?!"
"I want to sleep."
Isobu had already gone through enough drama for one day—far too much for a tailed beast's liking.
Working overtime? Not a chance. Sleeping, lazing around (literally), and swimming were his greatest joys.
Swimming and idling were already off the table. No one was going to rob him of his sleep as well.
Seeing Isobu about to close his eyes again, Yagura quickly stopped him.
"Wait, wait, wait! Fine! Forget the Water Mirror Technique! I just have one more question, and then I'll leave you alone!"
Isobu sighed, eager to get this over with. "Ask."
"How do I get rid of this tailed beast cloak?"
The Third Mizukage had given him instructions, but Yagura wanted to confirm with Isobu.
After all, he wasn't about to put his full trust in that old man with a questionable reputation.
"...And, why is my chakra blue? Every other Jinchūriki's chakra is red. Can it be gold instead?"
One question, huh?
"Just use up more chakra until it's depleted. I may have given you a little too much at once."
Isobu paused for a moment before answering the other question.
"I don't know about the others—I haven't seen them in a long time. But my chakra is this color. You don't like it?"
Yagura shook his head vigorously. "No, no! I love it! Looks great! Definitely not sending it back for a refund!"
Say what you will, but while it might not be as flashy as Naruto's golden glow, it was far better looking than the usual red tailed beast cloak.
A light, sky-blue shroud wrapped around him—not as twisted as other Jinchūriki's red cloaks, nor as blazing as Naruto's golden flames.
It felt as gentle as water.
Yagura, a true believer in aesthetics, was very pleased.
Seeing that Yagura had nothing else to ask, Isobu closed his eyes and promptly kicked him out of the mental realm.
It was past three already—sleep came first!
...
Returning to reality, Yagura let out a long breath and opened his eyes.
Isobu was... unique, to say the least.
For a moment, Yagura struggled to find the right words to describe him.
"Oh well, I'll put the Water Mirror Technique aside for now."
He still wanted to learn it, but if Isobu refused to teach him, there wasn't much he could do.
Besides, Isobu had already given him plenty.
"First, I need to get used to Isobu's chakra."
Sustainability was key—using everything at once would be shortsighted.
Dusting himself off, he stood up.
And what better way to burn through chakra than practicing Water Release?
It wasn't just because Water Release techniques consumed more chakra than Lightning Release.
Compared to Kurama and Shukaku, Isobu was practically the ideal tailed beast.
Since becoming the Three-Tails' Jinchūriki, Yagura had felt his mastery over Water Release's nature transformation improve dramatically.
But feeling it was one thing—now, he had to test it.
"Water Release: Water Wall!""Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!""Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
Before, Yagura wouldn't have dared to use ninjutsu so recklessly.
His chakra reserves had always been too small—just one Water Release technique could deplete nearly half of it.
But now?
His body was overflowing with Isobu's chakra. No matter how many Water Release techniques he used, he felt no strain.
Water surged, flooding the training ground.
A massive water dragon rose, twisting through the air.
Yagura formed another seal, summoning a second water dragon that lunged forward, its jaws snapping at the first.
The first dragon moved swiftly, dodging the incoming attack before whipping its head around and colliding violently!
Twin dragons clashed, sending waves crashing down in all directions.
Yagura watched them battle, eyes gleaming with excitement.
His intuition was right—Water Release was now as natural as breathing!
"Perfect!"
Now, it was time to try that technique.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
Before, compressing water into a high-pressure jet required immense effort.
But now, it felt effortless—almost as if the technique wanted to be used.
Like a mutual understanding, a perfect synchronization between user and jutsu.
A high-speed jet of water shot out, slicing through the two water dragons locked in battle, splitting them in half.
It was like slaying dragons—visually spectacular.
To avoid accidentally demolishing the area, Yagura redirected the jet upward, sending it soaring into the sky.
It tore through the clouds.
Lowering his hand, he clenched his fist and grinned. "Yeah!"
He'd finally mastered it!
This technique was difficult because it required not only nature transformation—turning chakra into Water Release—but also shape transformation—compressing it into a fine, high-speed stream.
And the real challenge lay in maintaining both transformations simultaneously.
Yagura was confident that even without Isobu's boost, he would have mastered it eventually.
But now? He had a cheat code—instant mastery.
And Isobu's chakra played a massive role in that.
Even after using so many chakra-intensive techniques, his body wasn't showing any signs of depletion.
His chakra reserves were still plentiful.
In other words, his blue bar was long.
Yagura could barely contain his excitement.
Even though he had been training his chakra since the age of three, it had only been three and a half years.
He never lacked ideas for new jutsu, and with the wealth of resources from the Karatachi Clan, training was never an issue.
But chakra shortage had always been his Achilles' heel.
Now, Yagura just wanted to shout at the top of his lungs—Isobu is amazing!
[Isobu: ...]
"Not just the Water Severing Wave."
Yagura had plenty more Water Release ideas he wanted to test.
His heart pounded with excitement.
With Isobu around, he could experiment freely without worrying about running out of chakra.
Maybe even develop an enhanced version of the Water Prison Technique.
Before the Chūnin Exams, he would refine these techniques to perfection.
Taking the championship would be a breeze.
"Hmm... I should rename Water Severing Wave."
"If I keep this name, and I ever run into Tobirama Senju, he might charge me a licensing fee."
"'All your jutsu are my inventions. Consider yourself warned.' —Tobirama Senju."
"What should I call it instead? High-Pressure Water Cannon? No, too plain..."
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