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The moment the trait fusion began—
That sensation from when he first activated the "Call It Out!" trait returned. It was as if every chakra pathway in his body became vividly clear in his mind.
Only this time, it wasn't just the chakra pathways.
Every densely packed cell, every muscle fiber and tendon, every bone in his body, even the rhythm of his internal organs—
[Fusion complete. Congratulations, Host, on obtaining the red-tier trait: "Zero-Frame Startup."]
Zero-Frame Startup (Red): An innate, overwhelming talent derived from extraordinary mental fortitude, neural reflexes, and chakra control. Greatly enhances chakra manipulation, body control, reaction speed, and jutsu execution speed.
"...Of course."
Yamanaka Shinno's face twitched as he read the trait name.
He should have expected this. Every time the system gave him something—whether through draws or fusion—it never had a normal name.
He finally got past "Call It Out!," and now here comes "Zero-Frame Startup."
Sure, the effects kept getting stronger, but the names? They just kept getting weirder!
...
Host: Yamanaka Shinno
Occupation: Shinobi
Activated Traits: Transmigrator (Red), Zero-Frame Startup (Red), Yin Release Master (Purple),Spatial Awareness (Purple), Water Release Mastery (Purple), King of Knowledge (Blue), Handsome (Blue).
Inactive Traits: Hardened Survivor (White), Fragile but Tenacious (White), Bro, You Smell So Good (White), Always Smiling (White).
Trait Gifts: 4
Trait Removal: 1
Trait Downgrade: 1
...
"Forget it, forget it..."
Shinno glanced at the system interface, looking at the brilliant red trait name before choosing to ignore its absurdity.
After all, names were just names. What mattered was the actual effect!
The new "Zero-Frame Startup" trait had fused "Call It Out!" with "Ultra-Fast Reflexes," completely linking his innate abilities together.
Shinno could feel it—
His drastically improved body control allowed him to fine-tune every ounce of his strength.
Swift as a tiger in motion, unshakable as a mountain at rest.
One thing was certain: his taijutsu was about to skyrocket!
As for his chakra control, reaction speed, and jutsu execution speed—
Shinno casually liquefied his arm, gathering chakra in his palm. In less than a second, a Rasengan formed.
"About a third faster than when I first got 'Call It Out!.'"
After testing his jutsu speed, Shinno proceeded to experiment further, infusing the Rasengan with Water Release chakra.
Buzz... Buzz... Buzz...
The light blue sphere of chakra in his hand began to darken into a deep blue hue.
With his drastically increased chakra control and reaction speed, Shinno carefully fine-tuned the raging energy within the Water Release Rasengan.
Originally, it would detonate in three seconds. Now, its stability continued to grow, lasting longer and spinning faster!
Five seconds... ten seconds... fifteen seconds... thirty seconds!
When the Water Release Rasengan reached its peak speed, the razor-sharp water blades hummed with a piercing sound.
I did it!
A triumphant grin spread across Shinno's face.
But in that brief moment of distraction, the surging energy lost control.
The Rasengan in his hand warped with jagged protrusions—
Buzz—BOOM!
The unstable Water Release Rasengan exploded, its terrifying force instantly obliterating the rock beneath him, reducing everything within a ten-meter radius to dust.
"Shinno!"
Namikaze Minato's alarmed cry rang out as he watched his friend get swallowed by the jutsu's destructive force.
Just as he was about to rush forward, disregarding the residual shockwaves, Uzumaki Honoka grabbed him tightly.
"He's fine. I think he used the same space-time jutsu as you to teleport into the lab."
"Huh? He..."
Minato, caught in the urgency of the moment, suddenly paused.
He recalled the faint space-time fluctuations he had sensed when rescuing Honoka earlier.
Checking the lingering energy in the blast's center and cross-referencing it with the Flying Thunder God mark he had left in the research facility, Minato's brain stalled for a few seconds before his handsome face twisted in frustration.
Damn it!
Flying Thunder God, plus a Rasengan infused with chakra nature transformation!
His so-called best friend had been holding out on him this whole time.
So that sparring match on the ship—Shinno had totally been faking it!
Huff...
As the violent shockwaves finally settled, the boulder that once stood was now nothing but a deep, concave crater.
The steel doors behind the rock had been completely shredded, riddled with countless thin, needle-like cuts.
Just witnessing this sent chills down the spines of everyone present.
If even the reinforced steel doors at the very edge of the blast suffered this much damage...
If that had hit a person, not even scraps of flesh would remain!
Creak—BOOM!
The research facility's steel doors let out a groan before collapsing into the pit created by the Water Release Rasengan.
Standing in the doorway, Shinno blinked at the devastation before him, a faint twitch at the corner of his eye.
He had instinctively teleported away because he felt the Water Transformation technique wasn't safe enough...
But he hadn't expected the blast to be this insane!
"So, it's just like Wind Release: Rasenshuriken... a microscopic water blade capable of completely destroying cells?"
Squatting down, Shinno ran his fingers over the fine cuts on the steel doors, then examined the crater's surface.
Silently, he thanked his instincts.
If he hadn't dodged in time—
Even if he turned into water, the jutsu would have shredded his molecules apart!
"I can't believe it actually worked."
Minato crouched beside him, running his fingers along the smooth, mirror-like surface of the crater.
Three years ago, he and Shinno had spent four months developing the Rasengan—an A-rank jutsu that was the pinnacle of shape transformation.
At the time, they had theorized about adding nature transformation to it.
But the difficulty had been too high, forcing them to abandon the idea.
Yet now, Shinno had actually done it!
If Water Release chakra could be infused into the Rasengan, then what about Wind Release?
"Minato, am I overpowered or what?"
Shinno grinned, slapping Minato on the shoulder.
Though the Water Release Rasengan was still unstable, now that he had succeeded once, perfecting it was just a matter of time.
"Yeah, yeah, you're amazing."
Minato sighed, reluctantly playing along.
Then, after a pause, he added, "Have you named it yet? If not, I've got some ideas—Water Release: Rasengan Hyper-Speed Obliteration Zero-Style, or maybe Water Release: Super Spinning Blade Destruction—"
"STOP, STOP, STOP!"
Shinno froze in secondhand embarrassment.
If he actually gave his jutsu a name like that...
He could already picture the awkwardness of having to announce it in battle!
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