It wasn't just about surrendering to overwhelming power. As the Third Eye slowly revealed itself, the clone radiated an aura capable of deciding humanity's life and death—a force that should never have existed in this world. Especially within the ninja world where humans ruled as chosen beings favored by the world itself, such natural enemies shouldn't have appeared at all unless the world stood on the brink of destruction.
Setting logic aside for now, the situation before their eyes was clearly spiraling out of control. With no other choice, Mizuki braced himself against immense pressure and stepped forward. He stretched out his right hand as chakra surged outward, pushing his mastery of Fire Nature Transformation to its absolute limit. Without tricks or embellishments, extreme heat and dazzling white-blue flames engulfed the clone.
"Tsubaki, get back—now!" Mizuki shouted.
Despite his best efforts to control it, the blinding light and searing heat could still blind and burn anyone nearby.
As the clone's body rapidly turned to ashes, the Third Eye, deprived of sufficient energy, had no chance to appear at all. Soon, the entire clone disintegrated into a pile of dust scattering into the wind.
Only when he could sense nothing unusual did Mizuki finally stop, panting heavily. Supporting himself with his left hand on the ground, he knelt down, his right arm trembling—completely numb, severely burnt, covered with terrifying blisters.
Seeing everything settle down, Tsubaki rushed over and quickly pulled out medicine to treat Mizuki's wounds.
"Tsubaki, I'm sorry," Mizuki said regretfully. He truly had been careless this time. In the past few months, whether his research went smoothly or not, there hadn't been any accidents.
Therefore, this reckless act served as a warning. In this world of supernatural powers, even a moment of carelessness could lead to consequences too serious to handle.
He had known full well that once activated by the life-saving pills, the clone's many dangerous abilities were already unlocked—but since the soulless body couldn't cultivate chakra, it lacked the strength to unleash them. Yet when he injected cursed seal chakra into it, it was like lighting a match in a powder keg. A soulless shell had no willpower to resist the cursed seal chakra at all. The cells were pushed beyond their limits, generating vast amounts of chakra with catastrophic consequences. Even if the clone's ultimate power only lasted an instant before its body collapsed, the sheer destruction it caused was already beyond Mizuki's comprehension. Just think about Might Guy—if he fully activated the Eight Gates, in one moment he could nearly kick Madara Uchiha in Six Paths Mode to death. Therefore, the most terrifying beings in this world are those who fear no death—the strength born from absolute chakra overuse perfectly demonstrates humanity's ultimate potential.
"From now on, cursed seal chakra must never be used on soulless clones. Normally, those without implanted cursed seals will reject even basic chakra injections—foreign energy, no matter how strong, is like water without a source or a tree without roots, quickly drained away. But for soulless vessels, it's like activating the Death Gate of the Eight Gates technique itself. It's simply too terrifying."
"Still hurts? You're injured so badly. Should we go to the hospital?" Tsubaki gently asked while applying medicine.
"It's fine, just some minor injuries," Mizuki seriously replied.
"Don't do anything dangerous like this next time."
"Don't worry, there won't be a next time." Mizuki answered, "Sorry for making you worry."
"As long as you're okay."
"I'm fine, and the house is intact too. It's great it didn't burn down completely." Mizuki then started babbling awkwardly since he wasn't good at comforting others.
After properly bandaging Mizuki's right arm, Mizuki and Tsubaki cleaned the room thoroughly, removing all traces of fire damage. Looking at the remaining samples, Mizuki decided to seal them immediately—if left to grow longer, they would all die anyway, which would be such a waste.
[Maybe I can make some single-use big bombs. When others throw Earth Dragon Bullets or Water Dragon Bullets, I could just toss out "Sasuke Bombs" or "Naruto Bombs," then run away immediately. Not sure if that'll work though.]
When Mizuki appeared at the flower shop with his right arm in a sling, Sakura Haruno was shocked.
"Teacher Mizuki, what happened to you? Are you injured?"
"That's why you should always be careful when researching ninjutsu. Otherwise, you end up like this." Naturally, he couldn't admit he'd brought this disaster upon himself by being reckless—after all, he still needed to maintain his image as a teacher.
Looking at his injured right arm, Mizuki gave a bitter smile. Previously, he thought Fire Release techniques where users spat flames from their mouths were undignified, requiring inconveniently long throws while often burning the user's lips. Now he realized how hard life must be for Fire Release specialists. Fire Releases weren't naturally fast—hitting enemies was already difficult enough, plus they consumed large amounts of chakra. The biggest problem was that using them incorrectly might result in roasting yourself halfway through. Mizuki was a typical example.
Mizuki had mastered nature transformation of Fire Attribute chakra quite early on. But shape transformation? That was simply disastrous. Flames were inherently wild and difficult to control. Forget about changing their form; even basic usage frequently ended up hurting himself. Truly problematic indeed.
"Looks like developing new jutsu will definitely be a bumpy road. For now, I should stick with standard Fire Release techniques, slightly enhancing their power through nature transformation alone. However, this requires excellent ninja fundamentals and comprehensive abilities to achieve real results—this really gives me a headache."
"Teacher is truly amazing," Sakura sighed admiringly and handed him a stack of cash. "This is today's flower shop revenue."
"That's so much. Thanks for troubling yourself." Seeing money earned finally improved Mizuki's mood somewhat.
While Mizuki was chatting with Sakura, someone entered the store—the bespectacled Ebisu.
"Haven't seen Naruto," replied Mizuki. So this was the instructor who'd been teaching earlier. "Would you like to buy some flowers? Wait—You're a Shadow Clone?"
"That's right. If Naruto isn't here, I'll leave first." Saying so, the Shadow Clone turned and departed immediately.
Watching Ebisu leave, Sakura Haruno curiously asked: "Teacher Mizuki, who was that person? Did Naruto pull another prank again?"
"That's not right. That person is Ebisu, a ninja whom Kakashi asked to train Naruto."
"Train Naruto? At the request of Kakashi-sensei? He must be quite powerful."
"I wouldn't exactly call him powerful. If I were to fight him one-on-one, the outcome would be uncertain. However, he's a Tokubetsu Jōnin with a specialty in teaching — a renowned elite instructor."
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