The young girl began to practice according to the contents of the scroll.
Water Release Ninjutsu requires a Ninja to possess extremely precise Chakra control.
First, one must channel Chakra from within the body through the meridians to the five fingers, and the hands must perform hand seals rapidly.
This causes the nature of the Chakra to change.
The nature of Chakra is divided into five types: Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Water Release naturally belongs to the Water attribute.
“Ox – Ram – Snake – Boar – Ram – Rat – Dragon – Monkey – Bird – Dragon.” Sakura clearly felt that after finishing the hand seals, the Chakra at the fingertips of her right hand was restless, surging along her arm toward her five fingers, and finally condensing at one point.
At the tip of her index finger, a blue water droplet the size of a marble slowly appeared.
The water droplet spun rapidly at the girl’s fingertip, and Sakura continued to control the Chakra from other parts of her body, channeling it continuously into this point.
The blue water droplet expanded accordingly, becoming the size of a balloon.
Sakura sighed with emotion; the basic formula for Water Release was indeed not very difficult.
The next step was to use subtle control to change the original water sphere into the form she desired.
Just as mentioned in the “Data Book”, the attack form of Water Release, Water Dragon Bullet Technique, involves transforming the water body into the shape of a dragon to attack the enemy.
Hard Vortex Water Blade transforms Water Release into hundreds of sharp water blades that strike at the enemy.
As for the defensive form of Water Release, Water Wall, it transforms the water body into a massive barrier to defend against enemy attacks, which is especially effective against the enemy’s Fire Release, since water is the natural enemy of fire.
In addition, there are sealing forms of Water Release, such as the Water Prison Technique and Water Binding Technique, which use the density of water to trap the enemy inside, rendering them unable to move.
In the original story, Kisame once used the Water Prison Technique to trap all four members of Team Guy.
In the end, it was only by opening the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates that Might Guy managed to break through the water prison, and Neji was also forced to a desperate situation, using Rotation to break through the confinement.
This shows the power of Water Release binding techniques.
Of course, there are also some Water Release techniques used in combat to confuse opponents, such as using powerful internal Chakra to manipulate the water body, sublimating it from a liquid state to a gaseous state to form water vapor or a thick fog.
For example, Mei Terumī’s Hidden Mist Technique even managed to confuse Uchiha Madara’s Rinnegan for 0.01 seconds.
Therefore, once Water Release is mastered proficiently, it is truly strong and useful.
Thinking of this, Sakura became even more excited.
The water body at her fingertip, accompanied by the control of Chakra, began to change from a spherical shape to a columnar shape, spreading out to the surroundings.
“It’s not enough, keep changing the form for me, Water Release, Water Dragon Bullet Technique!!” Sakura followed her heart’s desire, her little face turning red from the excessive control of Chakra.
“Plop—” However, the next second, she was slapped by reality; the water body collapsed uncontrollably, drenching Sakura from head to toe and turning her into a drowned rat.
“Pfft— It’s really not as simple as I imagined.” Sakura wiped the water droplets from her forehead, brushed her damp pink hair behind her ears, and gave a helpless, bitter smile.
Among the Konoha 12, her ability to control Chakra could be considered one of the best.
Even looking at the entire Ninja World, Sakura’s talent for Chakra control was at a top-tier level.
In the original story, Kakashi once mentioned that Sakura’s detailed control of Chakra was even stronger than Sasuke’s.
It was precisely because of this that she was able to fully inherit Tsunade’s mantle, accumulate the Strength of a Hundred Technique in just three years, and summon Katsuyu from Shikkotsu Forest.
Yet even a Sakura like this could not immediately master Water Release, unable to even condense a basic Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
It must be because she is too young now, her bone development is not mature enough, and she cannot withstand the corresponding Chakra changes.
Forcing a breakthrough might damage her internal organs and cause irreversible loss.
Thinking of this, Sakura couldn’t help but feel some hatred for her current body.
It really is a headache.
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Early the next morning, Sakura was woken up from her dream by Mebuki Haruno.
Perhaps she had exerted herself too much last night, as her body still felt drowsy and her head felt dizzy.
“Sakura, hurry up and get up, Ino is waiting for you in the living room.
This child, why did you wake up so late today!” Mebuki Haruno pulled open the bedroom curtains, and the sunlight shone obliquely through the window onto the girl’s face, feeling comfortable and cozy.
“Mmm—” Sakura stretched.
She just remembered that every Saturday she would go on an outing to the small river in the Village with Ino and the others.
However, she had trained a bit late last night and had almost forgotten.
She quickly put on her clothes, wore a crimson bow, and walked to the living room amidst her mother’s complaints.
“Sakura, you lazybones, you’re finally up!!” Ino seemed to have waited for quite a while; she pouted and stepped forward to take Sakura’s hand.
Behind Ino was Choji, who was eating snacks, and Shikamaru, who was chewing on a piece of foxtail grass.
The young boy tilted his head, not knowing what he was thinking about.
Perhaps he was just zoning out.
“Ahahaha, sorry, Ino, I didn’t sleep well last night.” “I told you not to eat so much barbecue; you ate too much last night, no wonder you couldn’t sleep well.” Ino wanted to laugh when she remembered how Sakura had wolfed down her food at the party last night.
“Haha, let’s go then.” Sakura envied the girl in front of her, who didn’t have to worry about practicing Ninjutsu.
The four of them arrived in the suburbs.
It was midsummer, and everything within sight was lush green; the refreshing fragrance of flowers wafted from not far away.
Choji put down the schoolbag he was carrying and took out various items essential for an outing.
A picnic blanket, a barbecue grill, flint, a silver iron pot, and most importantly, a big gift pack of snacks.
Shikamaru took out the tent that had been prepared in advance and set up a small house for the four of them.
“Choji, you only know how to eat, hurry up and help Shikamaru!” Ino looked at Choji, who had already torn open his second bag of potato chips, and complained coquettishly.
“It’s fine, such a small matter, smart Shikamaru will finish it in a few minutes.” Choji said nonchalantly; he knew Shikamaru too well.
He could defeat adults in chess at the age of 5, so a few tents were a piece of cake for him.
The facts proved exactly that; Shikamaru had the tent set up in just a few minutes, so good practical ability must be built on the foundation of high intelligence.
Sakura took out the Kunai from her pocket and pulled Ino to the riverside.
“Wow— there are so many fish, Sakura!” Ino looked at the large river fish one after another under the clear lake water and exclaimed in surprise.
“Shh— keep your voice down.” Sakura held her index finger to her lips, signaling Ino not to startle them.
The girl picked up the Kunai in her hand, applied a slight force to her fingertips, and the Kunai shot into the bottom of the lake with a swoosh.
“Wow!
This is too amazing, when did you learn this, Sakura?” Ino looked at the unlucky fish in the lake; a family of three had all been pierced by the Kunai.
The blonde girl was a bit surprised, having never seen Sakura use a Kunai so proficiently before.
The preschool only taught some basic literacy and drawing; they didn’t teach these things at all.
“It’s not that exaggerated, I just practiced it blindly in my spare time.” Sakura scratched her head, trying to muddle through.
“Alright, hurry up and clean the fish, I’ll treat you to Sakura-style grilled fish later, hee hee.” “Okay!
At your command.” Ino looked at Sakura with an expression of admiration and began to gut the fish.
“Hmm, you handle it here, I’ll go to the woods across the way to pick some wild vegetables, and I’ll make you a wild vegetable and crucian carp soup later.” “Okay, let Choji go with you, the forest is a bit far from us!” Ino looked at the bushes ahead and said with some concern.
Although this is within the territory of Konoha Village and there won’t be Ninjas from other Villages, it is inevitable that there will be some snakes, insects, and beasts.
If they were to encounter even one, it would be a great danger for them, who were weak.
Sakura looked at Choji, who was on the side without even lifting his head, having already finished his third bag of potato chips, and helplessly rubbed her forehead, saying: “Uh— I think I’d better go by myself.” After speaking, she exerted force on the soles of her feet and ran towards the direction of the woods.
Ino looked at the girl who was going away, with a look of confusion: When did Sakura become so amazing?
This running speed was definitely not something that children of their age could achieve.