Naruto: I Kill, I Loot, I Ascend

Chapter 212 212: Teaching Nagato and the Others to Master Chakra Nen

"I'll learn it!" Yahiko said without hesitation.

Among the three of them, he understood the situation the clearest.

"If we don't have power, we can't even protect this place. If other ninja discover us, we're finished."

In the current Rain Village, without strength, the only thing waiting was death.

For food and shelter, people would turn into vicious beasts.

And there were also the rogue ninja roaming freely through the Land of Rain.

Moreover, they couldn't rely on Nagato's strength forever.

Or rather—

Yahiko wanted to protect Nagato, Konan, and everyone here himself.

Not remain the one being protected.

Hyuga Arin felt a bit of admiration for Yahiko.

The boy acted decisively and had an incredibly firm will.

If he hadn't been set up by Hanzo and Danzo, he probably could have accomplished many great things.

Come to think of it…

People with the name "Zō" in their names really didn't seem like good people.

"I'll learn too," Nagato said after a brief hesitation.

He wasn't quite as determined as Yahiko.

But Yahiko was the one always pulling him forward.

"I want to learn too," Konan added immediately after seeing the other two agree.

Yahiko looked at his two companions and nodded seriously, raising his fist.

"We want the power to protect everything."

"We want to save the Land of Rain."

Even if it meant death.

Among the three of them, Yahiko's determination was the strongest.

Arin nodded.

Slowly, he raised his hand.

Three blue spheres of chakra floated above his palm.

"Just so you know," he said calmly, "I don't know what might happen."

His plan was to use Nen to awaken their Nen abilities.

To transform their chakra into Chakra Nen.

Arin himself had gained Nen through the help of the system.

But they didn't have that assistance.

Even he didn't know what the result would be.

Maybe nothing would happen.

Maybe Nen would conflict with chakra.

Anything was possible.

And Nen wasn't necessarily weaker than chakra.

It might even be stronger.

In many ways, Nen was an extremely mysterious power.

On the surface, it involved opening the body's aura nodes and releasing life energy.

But in reality—

It was almost limitless.

As long as a Nen user was strong enough, and placed proper restrictions and vows, they could turn their desires into reality.

The most obvious example was Gon from the Hunter world.

By sacrificing everything, he forced his body into its ultimate future state.

The cost was enormous.

But Nen still made it possible.

There were countless examples like that.

If Arin's interference allowed Nagato to truly make the Rinnegan his own…

Arin wondered whether Uchiha Madara would cry.

The thought made him chuckle.

Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan all shivered slightly.

Why did it feel like their teacher had bad intentions?

"Sorry," Arin said lightly. "I just thought of something funny."

He extended his hand, offering the three blue spheres.

"Take it, and you'll fully awaken as chakra users."

"Of course, you might die."

"You still have time to back out."

Originally, Arin thought Yahiko would be the first to reach out.

But instead—

All three of them reached out almost simultaneously.

Their hands touched the glowing spheres in Arin's palm.

In the next instant—

Power erupted.

Blue chakra burst from their bodies, wrapping around them like flames.

"I feel like I've become really strong!!" Yahiko said in shock, staring at the chakra surrounding him.

There was no pain like Arin had predicted.

Just an explosive sense of strength.

"Hmm… no pain at all," Arin muttered. "All that dramatic buildup was wasted."

But if things continued like this—

They really would die.

He spoke slowly.

"This power opens up all of your life energy. It's your own power."

"But right now it's in a constant state of release."

"If you don't control it, you'll eventually die from exhausting your life force."

"WHAT?!" Yahiko shouted in alarm.

"Teacher, how do we control it?!"

Arin answered calmly.

"Calm your minds. Use your hearts to control it."

"This power already belongs to you."

"If you can't do it… then just wait for death."

"Once your life energy is opened, only you can close it."

"If you fail, I'll send flowers to your funeral."

Thank you!!

But we don't need that!!

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan exchanged looks.

Determination appeared in their eyes.

They closed their eyes simultaneously.

"Control it… it belongs to me…" Yahiko muttered.

"Saying it out loud won't help," Arin commented.

Yahiko's chakra was actually becoming more violent.

That didn't mean he was gaining control—

It meant he was getting closer to death.

Nagato and Konan, however, remained relatively stable.

But the most unexpected thing happened next.

Yahiko's raging chakra suddenly stabilized.

A faint blue aura wrapped around his body.

He opened his eyes and raised his fist.

"So this is the power of a chakra user?!"

Arin put a finger to his lips.

Yahiko immediately quieted down and looked at Nagato and Konan.

They still hadn't stabilized yet.

Yahiko walked over beside Arin, watching them anxiously.

Soon after—

Konan successfully controlled her chakra Nen as well.

Arin had to admit their talent was impressive.

Although Yahiko didn't appear in the later stages of the Naruto story, Konan definitely reached Kage-level strength.

After all—

She once used six hundred billion explosive tags.

If those tags were used on almost any Kage, they would die.

Only the most ridiculous characters in the ninja world could survive that.

Naruto and Sasuke wouldn't have made it.

Yet Konan chose to fight one of the hardest enemies in the entire world to kill.

From that alone, her strength was obvious.

And Yahiko—

Who could keep up with both Konan and Nagato, and even lead them—

His talent couldn't possibly be weak.

It might even be better than Konan's.

Now the three of them turned their attention to Nagato.

Nagato's chakra continued surging violently.

Sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Too much chakra makes it harder, huh?" Arin muttered.

As a member of the Uzumaki clan, Nagato possessed enormous chakra reserves.

Otherwise, Madara would never have chosen him.

"Come on, Nagato!" Yahiko and Konan clenched their fists nervously.

As if responding to their voices—

Nagato's raging chakra gradually calmed down.

"We did it!!!" Yahiko and Konan shouted, even happier than when they succeeded themselves.

"Not bad," Arin nodded.

Nagato opened his eyes.

The chakra within them seemed even denser now.

"You've successfully become chakra users."

Arin pointed at the table.

While they had been stabilizing their Chakra Nen, he had stepped outside and brought back three cups of water.

A leaf floated on top of each one.

"Next," he said calmly,

"let's test your chakra attributes."

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