The shape of the spatial distortion was like a thin, slightly warped square potato chip, forming a saddle surface similar to a Minkowski geometric concept map.
A layer of transparent thickness rose in wisps and strands, like the blue smoke rising from an incense burner, forming the burrs of the potato chip.
The Ninjas of the clan didn't know what this was, but they felt the temperature in the air rise instantly. The air was so dry it felt like it was about to ignite, filled with a scorched, metallic smell—the kind of scent formed when the nasal mucosa is irritated by extreme dryness and high temperatures... it even carried a hint of blood!
The transparent square potato chip rotated and changed silently; the distortion was sometimes collapsing, sometimes expanding.
In an instant, this plane suddenly converged, turning into a transparent, perfectly round sphere.
If not for the ring of distorted burrs around it revealing its shape, they wouldn't have been able to see the sphere at all.
The Minkowski saddle surface instantly turned into a Riemannian sphere; the extreme morphological change was completed in the blink of an eye under Ino's control.
"This is the fire produced by stimulating the same nature through three meridians. I've practiced with the Slippery Pulse for a long time and have grown accustomed to it, so I don't need hand seals for additional assistance. This kind of flame exceeds the nature transformation of the fire attribute in the common sense!"
"I call it Azure Flame!"
The transparent sphere fell lightly onto the sea of flowers, and the place it touched vanished instantly—as if a piece of space had been gouged out by the sphere out of thin air.
It looked like space-time Ninjutsu, but in reality, it was a form of extremely thorough combustion, leaving behind not even a trace of carbonization.
The sphere then expanded again, lightly covering a patch of flowers and plants, making them disappear directly.
It continued to press down, as if a weightless handkerchief were falling.
The ground instantly turned red and melted... in just a moment, a single touch turned the soil into liquid. Such high temperatures could only be described as 'appalling.'
The group of Ninjas watched dumbfounded—the Yamanaka Clan was a family built on reconnaissance and support-type Ninjutsu; when had they ever possessed Ninjutsu of such power? For the first time, they witnessed the genius of Princess Ino with their own eyes.
While shocked, a sense of pride and fanaticism grew in their hearts. Their eyes were full of eager light as they gazed at Ino.
Silently, Ino dispelled the Azure Flame. Her voice reached everyone's ears, yet it carried a completely different power—
A conviction that allowed for not a single shred of doubt.
"This Ninjutsu cannot be completed with hand seals. Because hand seals distinguish a sequence, which means it's impossible to mobilize this extreme Chakra simultaneously. Only by vibrating the meridians at the same time can this overlapping effect be produced... Actually, using and manifesting it in such a singular way is a very wasteful act..." Ino shook her head and sighed—
This method of vibrating the meridians only took one part and discarded the vibration of another part of the meridians—
This vibration itself was even more difficult.
After all, a person's mental pulse is not like a person's hand; it is very different. So for a mental pulse:
Vibrating the entire meridian is easier than vibrating a part of it.
This is also why it is very difficult for Ninjas practicing Ninjutsu to master so-called nature transformations.
"The rhythm of the meridians is like a string with two ends. With this vibration, while we vibrate the fire rhythm, if we vibrate the entire meridian, we can simultaneously vibrate the water rhythm... However, limited by our insufficient mental strength, we cannot multitask and control two forms at once, so we can only choose one..."
"Actually, theoretically speaking, if the twelve principal meridians in the body collaborate, they can construct the most extreme, singular Great Rhythm of the Five Elements..."
"The extremes of the five elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth... Lightning and Wind are actually some special states within the five elements, mixed states. They are not attributes of the five elements! It's just that this extreme is even harder—at least for now, I have no way to do it."
Ino's 'regret' was so humble-bragging that the faces of the Yamanaka Ninjas twitched... She still wasn't satisfied with this?
Setting aside everything else, just the 'Azure Flame' alone, as a seal-less Ninjutsu that requires no hand seals, its power and value compared to the Ninjutsu resources of Konoha and all other clans was absolutely top-tier. Even the Sarutobi and Uchiha clans, who specialized in Fire Release, couldn't compare.
Furthermore, Ino's meaning was clear: the remaining four attributes could also be summoned just as easily.
Combined with the Ninjutsu this Princess Ino had come up with before... they were speechless... Then, Ino changed the subject back to the theoretical 'next step.' "Actually, in my view, this purification is a very low-level mode of use. The future direction should be the rhythm and symphony of the twelve meridians, like playing a zither; only by following the rhythm can one produce more beautiful and miraculous sounds."
The Ninjas were like elementary school students, lowering their heads to quickly take notes in their books. They were recording much more seriously now than before.
Hearing something a thousand or ten thousand times from others is never as real as seeing it once with your own eyes.
Ino said: "Besides the twelve principal meridians, the human body also has the eight extraordinary vessels. These eight vessels are the masters that lead the twelve principal meridians, the ocean that encompasses them..."
"When it involves symphony and command, then one needs to study these vessels."
"If you have the energy to spare, you can think more about this..."
The class ended just like that,'simply'—
The clansmen were currently in a state of shock, and it wasn't suitable to teach more content. Ino said, "That's all for today," and ended the lesson.
The little girl leisurely led her two secretaries into the pavilion amidst the sea of flowers, set up the guzheng, and began to play with a ting-tong sound.
The ethereal song 'Up to the Moon' flowed from her fingertips. She calmed her mind and purified her intent, and the meridians within her body played along with the tune.
The zither tuned the heart, the heart tuned the meridian strings; person and instrument merged into one. Although there was no grand display, it combined the cultivation of temperament with Chakra training.
The clansmen quietly left the flower garden in small groups. A few people discussed in low voices:...With a genius like Princess Ino, what level has her current strength actually reached?
"Princess Ino's strength simply cannot be judged like a normal Ninja. That seal-less Ninjutsu, that extreme nature transformation... honestly, she's like a natural Bloodline Limit Ninja. She cannot be measured by age..."
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