
...In the old Root Base....
...“Ahhh... Kuroto-sama, please do not be too rude... otherwise I... I will be completely destroyed... hn~yaa!”...
...“Can you shut up first? And stop acting like a Masochist! it was not only embarrassing but also very scary given the situation. I'm just diving inside your brain, not doing that kind of thing. ” Kuroto said in an annoyed tone....
...“Mou, but by diving into my brain, and reading all my memories; Kuroto-sama can also see my darkest and dirtiest secrets, and that drives me crazy, in a good way.” Kazekage Pakura said with a red hue on her face as her breathing began to become rough....
...Kuroto looked at the current Pakura with a dead fish-eye gaze, and said, “I just want to see the memories related to the Scorched Element, there is nothing else, besides, I've read all your memories back then, so does it really matter if I look through them again?...
...Pakura's cheeks deepened as she recalled the time she was being tormented by Kuroto-sama and inevitably shuddered in pleasure. He never became a masochist, but on that day something awoke within him. Of course, he had hidden it well from everyone in Suna, and perhaps even his disciple Maki was unaware of the newly discovered oddity of his Sensei, which he had discovered, but now that Pakura was in front of her master and that too alone with her, she could no longer hide it. The desire to be hit in the butt was burning inside him....
...But he also knew that his master was not interested in SM games....
...'Too bad Kuroto-sama is not interested in me either.' Pakura sighed as she controlled herself, so as not to anger her master....
...“Alright, Kuroto-sama, you can see using that Jutsu of yours.” Pakura said as her rough breathing also regained its calm and she focused on the important goal of Kuroto-sama's arrival to her room....
...Kuroto nodded and without waiting for long, he used the Descend Soul Tenseigan to take over Pakura's body. Because Kuroto was already quite adept at using the Soul Descend Tenseigan and because Pakura did not put up any resistance and actively let Kuroto enter her body and take over her consciousness, she said, so Kuroto easily managed to take the dominant position....
..."Now, I want you to use the small-scale Scorched Element Jutsu, make sure to do it slowly and steadily so that I can personally feel and understand the whole process." Kuroto's orders....
...Pakura in her consciousness nodded and decided to make some very small fireballs....
...Under his control, the chakra in his body immediately turned into several small spheres and appeared around his hands. Kuroto of course observed the entire process and immediately understood the mechanism....
...At the same time, Pakura also said, "Kuroto-sama, I guess you have read the Scroll of the Scorched Element that I sent you?"...
...Kuroto nodded, "Yes, I understand the theory and mechanism behind the Scorch Release quite well."...
...Pakura nodded then said, "Alright, but even so, I guess I should explain the Scorched Element once again."...
...Kuroto did not mind, perhaps it would give him a better understanding if Pakura explained the Scorched Element personally....
...“Basically, the Scorched Element is an advanced natural transformation that combines the chakra of fire and wind to produce scorched balls and manipulate scorching heat waves....
...Scorch Release is similar to Fire Release but very different at the same time. The Fire Element involves the use of Fire to burn the target itself, but the Heat Element differs in this aspect. In the Scorch Release, the compacted Fire is then amplified with the Wind to a very high temperature to create a burning hot ball. And Wind is once again used to bring this Hot Ball and heat wave to boil and then evaporate the water from the target.”...
...“I understand this part. 'Fire is driven by the wind to create a high-temperature fireball that emits high-temperature heat waves to vaporize water vapor from the target, as a result, making them mummified.' What's the point, right?” Kuroto nodded as she controlled the nine small Scorched Balls that were a little similar to the Truth Seeker Balls, but much weaker and simpler in terms of strength and functionality....
...Pakura nodded, “Now despite being a very powerful Kekkei Genkai, Scorch Release is also very limited as it is mainly a close range elemental technique style.” Pakura said emphasizing the 'close distance' section'....
...Kuroto frowned, if he remembered it correctly, Pakura had already started to develop the Scorch Release further in order to be able to use it over a long distance as well....
...Pakura seems to have guessed Kuroto's doubt, and said, “This is mainly a melee style element does not mean that it cannot be used for long distances, either, it can be used with the help of stronger and more wind....
...Remember, the wind that chimes with fire is what causes the Scorch Orbs to burn so hot. Oxygen is present in Wind fuel fire, this is easy to understand, however, the stronger the fire, the faster the fuel is, Oxygen is burned, this is important....
...This was the reason why I mostly used the Scorch Orb for Near-Range Battles because even before the Scorch Orb was issued, it had already started burning the fuel supply. If it was sent to a longer distance, then the oxygen supply it would consume would increase greatly, and it weighed heavily on the Chakra Reserve. The longer the distance traveled, the more chakra will be consumed, because we must provide enough wind to fill the oxygen supply until the Scorch Orb reaches the intended target....
...My own Chakra Reserve is not as high as Bijuu, so I usually prefer to use my Scorch Orb in close range, but if needed, I am willing to use it for long distance targets as well.”...
...Kuroto nodded in understanding, but he wasn't too worried about the matter of the Chakra Reserve. His Fujin Clone Chakra Reserve is even higher than his main body, and it is no exaggeration to say that his Fujin Clone Chakra Reserve is as high as Nibi or perhaps Sanbi which is considered numerous....
...In Kuroto's view, Scorch Release is indeed a very powerful Kekkei Genkai, and also very rare, as there have been very few Scorch Release users in history. It is very versatile and dangerous, therefore, the Scorch Release is very important for the Fujin Clone....
...The only drawback of the Scorch Element might be the Water Element so Kuroto had to figure out a way to get around it, but in the end it wasn't a big deal because Kuroto also had another Kekkei Genkai for the Fujinn Clone....
...After fully understanding the Scorch Release, Kuroto began discussing with Pakura about the limits of the Scorch Release, and various other details about it....
...…...
...The Konoha 21 Training....
...After finishing her daily practice, Yuhi Kurenai walked to the side of the field, took a towel to wipe off the sweat and drank water from the water bottle to replenish her water level....
...Although he had to constantly perform missions as part of Team-Ro, Kurenai was unwilling to relax his training. He will still spend most of his free time in training to hone his skills so as not to become a burden on Team-Ro....
...The mission of killing Yondaime Mizukage left a deep shadow on him....
...He couldn't accept the fact that he wasn't even qualified to accompany the captain on a mission, and therefore the captain had to leave the rest of the team behind, they would only be a burden to him....
...This is totally unacceptable!...
...'I will definitely surpass him!' Kurenai would always cheer himself up by thinking about this. He wanted to prove that he was no worse than a shinobi with the Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai like Hyuga Kuroto and Uchiha Shisui had....
...Although Kurenai was sometimes annoyed by Hyuga Kuroto's harsh words and how she always looked down on him, she also understood that some of his advice was indeed correct. This was why he was trying to continuously improve his Taijutsu abilities, at the same time, integrating his Genjutsu with Taijutsu to cover up his weaknesses....
...At the same time, he also begins to learn Ninjutsu to become a more flexible Kunoichi. Genjutsu was his forte and he wanted to continue improving this aspect, but he also decided not to let Genjutsu restrict him....
...While Kurenai was busy thinking about how to go further, a young man 'coincidentally' passed by, he saw Kurenai, so decided to come and walk and greet her, “Oh Kurenai-chan, like, I didn't expect to see you here. By the way, it looks like a new restaurant has opened in the village today, want to have dinner there?”...
...The young man was none other than Sarutobi Asuma who had returned to Konoha not long ago....
...After several years of experience working as a ninja in Guardian 12, Asuma has clearly become an adult, he is no longer the rebellious teenager he once was....
...Kurenai regained his senses from his daydream due to the sudden words, he looked at the person in front of him only to realize that it was none other than Sarutobi Asuma, then shook his head, "Sorry, Asuma-San, he said, I have a mission tomorrow, so I have to go to bed early. Good night."...
...Asuma quickly nodded, “Oh mission, huh? It's okay then..we can visit the restaurant on another occasion, by the way, good night also for you.”...
...Kurenai did not agree or deny and after taking his things he went straight through Asuma and left the training ground, in fact he was too tired and did not even pay much attention to Asuma's words....
...Seeing the figure of Kurenai leaving, Asuma muttered, “Hah, is there a problem in my approach? But Kakashi said that it should work this way, or did I make a mistake somewhere? Looks like I should receive more advice from Kakashi.”...
...Asuma may have matured a lot as a person, but she was still far from reaching the point where she could get close to Yuhi Kurenai....
...…...
...Kurenai returned to her house and wanted to take a hot bath, but before she could go to the bathroom to prepare the hot water, Kurenai suddenly stopped, the reason being that her senses were screaming at her. It felt like a ferocious snake was looking at him as a prey....
...“Yuhi Kurenai, you can be aware of my presence, it seems like you are also an adult. Shinku-San will be proud of you.” At this moment a faint hoarse voice that seemed to contain the power of hypnosis came from behind him....
...Kurenai was startled and turned around violently, as she took Kunai out of her shinob bag, but seeing the person who had involuntarily slipped into her house, Kurenai's face changed from shock to a horrifying gaze....
...The person walked forward and said with a smile, “Gosh, there's no need to be nervous dear Kurenai, not that I'll eat you”...
...“... Orochimaru? H.... How did you sneak into the village? And.. a-what do you want to do!?” Kurenai spoke in a panicked tone as the one standing before him was none other than Snake Sannin Orochimaru!...