Regarding Aokawa's request for ninja tool Materials, Orochimaru eventually agreed readily.
After handing over some work to Uchiha Hachidai, he wrote a note and asked Uchiha Hachidai to take Aokawa to the logistics warehouse to select Materials.
Leaving the Command Center, Aokawa felt the gaze that was like thorns on his back finally disappear, and he breathed a secret sigh of relief.
Led by Uchiha Hachidai, they arrived at the pass's logistics warehouse.
Supplies transported from various places were piled up here, ranging from ration pills to Explosive Tags, and from Kunai to scrolls; the variety was immense.
The manufacturing method for silver cylinder requires two main types of Materials: one for isolating energy storage and one for conducting energy into the storage material.
Materials from the Shinigami world might have different names in the Naruto world, or might not even exist at all.
He only needed to search according to these two directions.
For the conductive material, he could choose Chakra Metal, and for the storage material, he could simply select the manufacturing Materials used for Sealing Scrolls.
As for other auxiliary Materials, there were even more substitutes available.
Uchiha Hachidai watched from the side; although he didn't understand why he wanted these seemingly unrelated Materials, he didn't ask much.
A moment later, he finished selecting according to the limited quota: "Captain Hachidai, I'm done."
Uchiha Hachidai nodded: "Follow me, I'll arrange an independent Barracks for you."
...Three days later.
Inside the Barracks, Aokawa looked at the silver-gray metal object in his hand and breathed a sigh of relief: "I finally made it."
This battle had once again made him feel the shortage of his Chakra reserves.
Although his Chakra volume had made significant progress after physical training.
It was still not enough for him to squander, which is why he thought of making the silver cylinder first after arriving at the pass.
Whether it was used to release Quincy skills or to store Chakra, it was very useful.
Furthermore, during the process of making the silver cylinder, he had some new ideas.
That is, since daily excess Chakra could be stored in silver cylinder, why not just store it directly on his body?
For example, he could learn Tsunade's Yin Seal to Seal away the Chakra refined daily, which could be released directly during battle, recovering much faster than using silver cylinder.
If ordinary Chakra could be stored, could Natural Energy also be stored?
For instance, he could construct another Seal proportionally around the outside of the Yin Seal to absorb a large amount of Natural Energy into it during battle.
Since it was a Seal, it naturally wouldn't be petrified like the human body, so there was no need to worry about the absorption speed.
Similarly, there was no need to consider the ratio; once the Seal was full, he could undo the Yin Seal inside to obtain a massive amount of Sage Mode Chakra.
Both endurance and the speed of entering Sage Mode would be greatly enhanced.
He could even Seal Sage Mode Chakra directly!
When the Six Paths Sage fought Kaguya, the Toad Sage gave him a sealing talisman for Sage Mode Chakra, which proved that Sage Mode Chakra could be sealed.
If he set up a sealing space within his body to Seal the Sage Mode Chakra refined daily and unsealed it during battle...
Then he could actually: "Instantly activate Sage Mode!"
And it would be a Sage Mode with even higher endurance than the Fourth Hokage's!
As expected, by not following the Righteous Path, the efficiency of an evil cultivator in solving problems is truly high.
If that's the case, then if there's an opportunity, he should also get in touch with...
Sealing Techniques!
After finishing this, Aokawa immersed his consciousness into his Sea of Consciousness.
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racial imprint: Quincy (Mixed-blood, fusion rate: 57.90%)
Innate Skill: Spiritual Particle Cluster
Racial Skills: Holy Arrow, Holy Arrow: Scatter, Holy Arrow: Demon Break, Reishi Network, Hirenkyaku, Rantō Tenkū, Seietsu, Green Cup, Gokakuhō, Rain of Light
crest: Innate Full Spirit, Water Release Mastery
Kekkei Genkai: Byakugan
Chakra Nature: Water, Lightning, Earth, Fire, Yang, Yin, Wind
energy crystals: 600
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600 energy crystals, convert them into combat power first.
He put them all into the fusion rate in one go.
The fusion rate reached 63.90%.
He felt his control over energy improve slightly once again.
But this also reminded him of some ideas he originally wanted to experiment with.
During the fight with Nii Yugito, because he was frequently closed in on, he needed to switch back and forth between being an ADC and a warrior.
If he held a blade in one hand, he couldn't shoot arrows.
If he put the blade in its scabbard, it would severely test his reaction speed when an enemy got close.
Therefore, his idea was to completely abandon the Ninja Blade.
If he could directly turn the Spirit Bow into a Chakra blade for close combat,
it would greatly improve his combat flexibility.
Thinking of this, he immediately summoned the Spirit Bow and retracted the Arc Sparrow, keeping only the Quincy Cross to assist.
Under his control, the Spirit Bow began to contract, slowly taking the shape of a Ninja Blade.
"It works!" Aokawa's eyes lit up.
He drew the Ninja Blade from his body with his left hand and clashed it against the Spirit Blade in his hand.
Puff!
Under the strike of the Ninja Blade, the Spirit Blade was directly cut in two.
"It must be because it's not condensed enough!" Aokawa was not discouraged and comforted himself.
Even arrows detached from the bow could break through an enemy's defense; a hand-held Spirit Blade couldn't possibly be so fragile.
He didn't give up and continued to test the strength and sharpness of the Spirit Blade under different amounts of Chakra.
The next day at noon.
Aokawa stared at the finally formed Spirit Blade in his hand, unable to hide the joy in his eyes.
The entire Spirit Blade was a deep and pure blue-white color; the blade body was a highly condensed, almost crystallized energy body, crystal clear.
The edge was incredibly sharp, flashing with a daunting cold light.
It looked very much like Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki's Bankai, Hakka no Togame!
Except the color leaned more towards blue.
Looking at this beautiful Spirit Blade in his hand, he was certain its strength had surpassed that of his arrows.
He drew his Ninja Blade with his left hand and swung both blades forward to clash fiercely.
Clang!
This time, the Spirit Blade completely withstood the edge of the Ninja Blade, and the two blades were steadily locked together.
"I finally got it out!" Aokawa breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, he needed to train himself on the switching speed between the two.
Aokawa satisfiedly dispersed the Spirit Blade in his hand and was about to continue practicing his switching techniques when an unusual clamor reached his ears from outside the Barracks, getting closer.
His heart stirred, and he pushed open the Barracks door and walked out.
He saw that in the open space inside the previously orderly pass, many travel-worn Konoha Ninjas were pouring in; clearly, they were the newly arrived reinforcements.
Among these crowds, there was a group of boys and girls who were noticeably shorter, including many familiar faces.
The gesticulating spiky-haired Obito-kun, silver-haired Kakashi, Rin Nohara beside him, as well as other old acquaintances like Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Uchiha Tetsubi.
Wait, what?
They really sent Genin to the Battlefield?
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