Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 123 Mirror Clone

Chapter 125 Mirror Clone

After leaving the training ground, Akaishi returned to his clan's territory and saw Kagami at his doorstep.

"Elder Mirror, I'm sorry I'm late," Chi Shi said as he jogged over.

"No, it's not time yet, I arrived early," Jing said calmly.

After a pause, Jing said, "For the next two weeks, I will give you special training. I hope that in the final exam, you can protect the Uchiha clan and the glory of Konoha."

"Yes! I will!" Akaishi nodded firmly.

Afterwards, Jing turned around and led Akaishi to a training ground within the clan's territory.

Chi Shi was somewhat surprised upon seeing this: "Elder Mirror, is this alright?"

This place is generally used for practicing taijutsu; people can't really use more advanced ninjutsu.

"That's enough. What I'm going to teach you isn't just the usual Five Elements Ninjutsu—I don't think you need me to teach you those kinds of ninjutsu either," Kagami said matter-of-factly.

Clearly, Kagami also knows that Akaishi's performance in the Chunin Exams—his proficiency in combination ninjutsu—is now Akaishi's main persona.

Upon hearing this, Akaishi became even more interested.

"The clan leader specifically asked me to try to pass on the strongest secret technique to you," Jing said with a slight smile.

Akaishi was even more delighted upon hearing this.

He didn't really know much about Jing's special skills. After all, the "information on the strong" in the book was not only outdated, but also focused on external matters and didn't include the methods of their own strong members.

However, Akashi at least knew that Kagami was one of the three strongest members of the Uchiha clan!

"Of course, I don't know if you can learn it. If it were that easy to learn, I would have already passed it on to other members of the tribe." Jing said, shaking her head helplessly.

This surprised Akashi somewhat—did the Mirror Clan Elder say "pass it on to other clan members"? Not "pass it on to other Konoha companions"? In Akashi's impression, the Mirror Clan Elder should be more "selfless," yet he also had a side that protected his clan, instinctively limiting the scope of learning to within the clan?

"I will definitely try my best!" Akaishi said immediately.

"Well, even if you can't learn it, I'll teach you some other skills," Jing said in a very Zen-like manner.

Then, it was seen that Mirror activated his Sharingan.

"Let me demonstrate the effect of [Mirror Clone] to you first." Mirror also knew that young people nowadays had no idea what his secret technique was like.

As he spoke, Jing formed a hand seal that Akaishi recognized very well.

A cross mark?

Akaishi was puzzled when he saw an identical clone appear beside the mirror.

Akaishi:————

Well, we can't say for sure it's plagiarism. Maybe it's just that they had the same idea as Tobirama Senju. — What the hell?! Aren't you Tobirama Senju's personal guard? What are you doing, Elder Kagami?

Seemingly sensing Akaishi's confusion, Kagami smiled slightly—his own move was often mistaken for a regular "shadow clone," which had tricked many enemies.

"As you can see, my [Mirror Clone] is derived from the [Shadow Clone]—you can observe it carefully, and you should be able to see the difference," Mirror said eloquently.

"This—" Upon hearing this, Akashi carefully examined the Mirror Clan Elder and his clone.

but----

Just as the Mirror Clan elder said, the difference will soon be apparent!

That is, this "mirror clone" is a mirror image, reversed left and right. Not only the hairstyle and the inconspicuous mole, but also the forehead guard pattern and the position of the ninja tool bag are all reversed.

"Could it be... a mirror image?" Akaishi's tone became increasingly strange.

If you can't even innovate to this extent, how can you compete with Tobirama Senju for copyright?

and----

This way, it can be distinguished from the original, so isn't it just a "degraded version"?

"That's right, and—try attacking it." Jing nodded and said.

Upon hearing what Jing said, Akaishi realized that there must be something else strange going on.

With Mirror's strength, Akaishi didn't need to worry about him. He slowly took two steps closer, then used a Body Flicker Technique to get closer, while simultaneously stabbing kunai into Mirror's abdomen!

Chishi initially thought that since the Mirror Clan elder had said that, it would have some kind of defensive effect, however—

puff-

Akaishi's kunai pierced straight in.

error?

Just as Akaishi was stunned for a moment—

Click—

Akaishi discovered that the sound of the "Mirror Clone" attacking and then dispelling was different from that of a regular "Shadow Clone," but—

Hasn't it been lifted now?

Really not!

The next moment, Akaishi discovered that the "Mirror Clone" he had directly stabbed had not disappeared, but instead—it had become two!

These two are identical "mirror clones," mirror images of the Mirror Clan Elder's original body.

Akaashi:? ? ?

Akaishi couldn't help but be surprised at this moment.

My attack just now should have definitely injured the "Mirror Clone," since the Mirror Clan Elder made the clone stand still without retaliating or moving.

Moreover, Akaishi didn't notice at all that the "Mirror Clone" was making hand seals again, as if—because it was attacked, the clone split into two.

"This is one of the advantages of the Mirror Clone. I named it [Yasaka Ghost Image] — just as a mirror's image doesn't disappear even if it's broken, a Mirror Clone will only split when attacked, instead of disappearing directly like a normal Shadow Clone," Mirror calmly explained.

Akashi was already drooling with envy—wouldn't this directly solve the weakness of "Shadow Clone" in direct combat?

"However, it also has weaknesses." Mirror seemed to not want Akaishi to have too high expectations, so he added directly: "First of all, Mirror Clone is a product of my combination of the Second Hokage's Shadow Clone Technique and the Sharingan eye technique. In addition to chakra, half of the eye power must also be separated."

"Secondly, the Mirror Clone cannot reclaim chakra like a regular Shadow Clone. In other words, half of the chakra and eye power consumed each time it is used cannot be recovered."

"In addition, each split consumes the chakra carried by the mirror clone. Just like the shadow clone, it is forcibly split evenly. If it is attacked enough times, the chakra carried by a single mirror clone will no longer be sufficient to meet its needs, and the mirror clone will be completely destroyed."

Upon hearing Kagami's words, Akaishi understood the weakness of this technique.

Consuming half of one's eye power isn't a big deal; that's how it is with a normal shadow clone. But being tied to a second weakness is a bit of a problem.

In other words, as long as "Mirror Clone" is used, it will consume half of the chakra and eye power for the original body, regardless of the circumstances, with no expectation of recovery.

As for the third weakness—

Actually, it's not really a weakness. After hearing about the effect, Akaishi realized that "Shadow Clone" also has a minimum amount of chakra to maintain, so it's impossible for "Mirror Clone" to keep splitting indefinitely.

At the same time, this also resolved Akaishi's previous doubts —

The mirror is still the same mirror. The reason why the secret technique is limited to "only clansmen can learn" is because this thing was originally created based on the Sharingan.

"I understand! Elder Mirror, how do I learn this technique?" Chi Shi asked hurriedly.

"First of all, this isn't a technique," it's still the Shadow Clone Technique, it can only be described as a secret technique." Kagami respected Tobirama Senju's copyright.

"Secondly, I can tell you that this is not the first time I have taught the clansmen the [Mirror Clone] technique. It sounds simple, requiring only three steps, after which one can use this special clone. However, of the seven clansmen I have taught, five couldn't even complete the first step. The clan leader and Elder Lan Yu could only barely reach the second step before they couldn't advance any further."

It's easy to imagine that the other five people must also be outstanding members of their clan, but this is still Jing's unique skill.

Jing shook his head and said, "Perhaps from the beginning, this was only suitable for me. After all—well, you try it for three days first. If you haven't grasped the basics at all, then we'll start other training."

The mirror didn't finish its sentence, but Akaishi could vaguely guess what it meant—

It should be related to the "Mangekyou Sharingan"!

If it were before, Akaishi really wouldn't have guessed, but just yesterday, Akaishi learned about the existence of the "Mangekyou Sharingan" and also learned that the abilities of this special Sharingan vary from person to person.

The reason Jing didn't say it might be related to his "Mangekyou Sharingan".

From Mirror's perspective, Akaishi probably didn't know about the Kaleidoscope, and naturally wouldn't mention it to him.

Of course, since Kagami had not activated the Mangekyou Sharingan at this time, theoretically this is a secret technique that ordinary Sharingan can also use. It's just that Kagami deduced it from the Mangekyou Sharingan, so it would be very difficult for others to learn it.

"Mirror clones are a special technique of shadow clones, so the basics of shadow clones are also very important—how well do you understand shadow clones?" Mirror asked Akaishi.

"It's alright—I can use the Shadow Clone Technique." Akaishi said honestly.

"Do you know the true nature of shadow clones?" Jing asked again.

"The Shadow Clone Technique was created by the Second Hokage. Originally, he intended to combine Yin Release and Yang Release, but in the end, it was just a ninjutsu with no attribute, making the greatest use of the chakra connection characteristic," Akaishi answered directly.

Upon hearing this, Jing raised an eyebrow, a rare occurrence for him: "Not bad. It seems you've already done some research on shadow clones. That's even better."

Chishi smiled shyly—what a coincidence, this was what Lanwu had told him before, otherwise Chishi would only know its use but not its principle.

"That's right, the Shadow Clone Technique, although it has no elemental attribute, was actually created by Tobirama-sama to combine Yin Release and Yang Release. Yin Release is about creating form from nothingness," while Yang Release is about giving life to form. Then, by combining the connection of chakra, a clone is formed that is completely identical to oneself and shares chakra equally.

"The key technique of the Mirror Clone method is to imbue the shadow clones with more Yin Release properties, utilizing the Yin Release's power of 'creating form from nothingness' to transform the shadow clones into something that can split and reshape."

Jing then spoke eloquently about its nature, and then, amidst Akaishi's anticipation, said, "And the first step to cultivating the Mirror Clone Technique is—"

As Jing spoke, he formed a fighting seal with his right hand—

No! Akashi suddenly realized that it wasn't a "fighting seal." Although it looked the same, it was actually half a "cross seal."

"Come on, try using only the Yin Seal to create a Shadow Clone Technique!"

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