Chapter 867 : A Slump!

Sitting in his basement, Fujin analyzed, ‘Now that it has been some time, I have a better understanding of Magnet Release… It's rather remarkable to be honest. I can't imagine recreating it like I am doing with Scorch Release. My initial analysis was correct. Kekkei Genkai like Magnet Release aren't as easy to recreate as Scorch or Storm Release.

The way how Magnet Release works is by creating Magnetic Fields. These fields have an effect on metals, or more specifically, ferromagnetic metals and can be used to move them. However, it is quite complicated…

A single magnetic field can move the ferromagnetic materials in just one direction. If I have to move it freely, I'll need dozens, possibly hundreds of magnetic fields activating and deactivating simultaneously to freely move it like how Third Kazekage could. The problem is…’

The task was rather daunting. Fujin couldn't begin to imagine the computing power needed to do something so complicated. At the very least, he was sure he couldn't do so purposefully. Yet, there were three individuals who did it as if it was as easy as breathing air.

Fujin continued analyzing, ‘It is impossible to compute them humanely. Even Shikaku wouldn't manage to do it. There is only one way to do it. Instincts…’

Since it was so complicated, Fujin understood there was no point in calculating. After all, did a ninja calculate the speed and angle at which they should throw their shuriken or kunai to hit another ninja? The answer was no. Yet, tens of thousands of ninjas do it accurately!

Fujin thought, ‘The way to master Magnet Release is simply to practice until I get a hang of it. The first step is to maintain one magnetic field for a long time. The reason why the kunai stopped moving the first time I tried was simply because I couldn't sustain the magnetic field any longer.

As long as I can sustain one magnetic field, I can start moving ferromagnetic materials in one direction. It'll allow me to stop incoming weapons or pull the weapons from my opponent. That said, it won't be that easy…’

Fujin raised his palm, creating a new magnetic field. The kunai in front of him rolled several meters away before stopping. Fujin analyzed, ‘The power of my magnetic field is too weak. I need to increase the intensity of my magnetic field several folds, possibly thousands of times, to make it impactful in battle. Only once I achieve that can I consider the first step complete.

The next step will be to play around with several magnetic fields and control ferromagnetic metals like how the Third Kazekage could. It'll be very time consuming, but should be doable. Once I gain the instincts, I can probably use it to fight against weaker rank S ninjas without having to use any other Ninjutsu and even stall slightly stronger ones.

However, that'll likely be the limit of this Kekkei Genkai. Progressing any further with just this should be near-impossible. That said, it's not like it won't be of use to me…’

Fujin's mind had long calculated how he could use Magnet Release in battle. The most obvious use case was simply controlling the metal on his enemy's body. Nearly every ninja carried metal weapons. I can control them to hurt them, catching them off guard and giving me an upper hand in battle. However, it's effectiveness will depend on whether I keep this a secret or not.

If I don't keep it secret, I could use Magnet Release along with my Wind Domain. Though it'll be redundant at offense due to how deadly my Wind Domain and Vacuum jutsus are, it can take over the defense. Any attack that enters my domain will not only be attacked by countless wind jutsus but will have to pass through hundreds of iron walls to hit me!’

A devious grin appeared on Fujin's face as he imagined this scenario in his head. He couldn't help but wonder who would be the first ninja to experience that. Fujin thought, ‘Regardless, neither of these two applications will boost me significantly, especially if I go up against guys like Madara or Hashirama, let alone someone with the powers of the Sage of Six Paths. If I have to make it usable against them, this is the only way I can think for now…’

A Rasengan appeared in Fujin's right palm. Though it was a normal Rasengan, Fujin recalled the Magnet Release Rasengan Naruto used against Madara in the Fourth Great Ninja War.

Fujin thought, ‘This will be a potent jutsu in my arsenal once I master it, especially after I learn Senjutsu. It can buy me sufficient time to riddle my opponent with vacuum bullets. I wonder if I can come up with more ways to use Magnet Release at a higher level, other than perhaps flight like how Gaara could use his sand. Speaking of Gaara…’

A helpless expression appeared on Fujin's face. For the past couple of weeks, Fujin had tried to control sand and gold with Magnet Release. Unfortunately, he had failed completely!

Fujin thought, ‘Gold isn't ferromagnetic like iron. My magnetic fields have almost no effect on it. I might have to make my magnetic field thousands of times stronger to have an effect on gold. However, it would amplify the effect on metals like iron by a similar factor. I won't be able to control gold like how Rasa could. Sigh, how did Rasa create such strong magnetic fields and ensure they affected just gold and not other metals?’

Due to being from a world of science, Fujin understood concepts such as magnetism far better than the other ninjas. However, even his knowledge was limited. As such, his calculations were ‘slightly’ inaccurate. To control gold with magnetic fields, Fujin's magnetic field needed to be stronger by around 6 million times! In addition, Gold had a negative magnetic susceptibility, implying it would move in the opposite direction as iron if placed in the same magnetic field.

Fujin sighed, ‘There goes my dream of plundering a few gold mines and secretly becoming the richest person in this world… It’d have been a fun way to pass time when I get bored and want to make the world slightly chaotic…

As for sand, that's even more ridiculous. Sand isn't affected by any magnetic field. It should be Shukaku's power, along with whatever his mother did. I'll probably need to steal the entire Shukaku to gain that ability. What a bummer. Controlling sand is way more convenient than controlling metal, especially while fighting over land.

Well, whatever. There's no point in being too greedy. Getting Magnet Release in itself was a pleasant surprise. I'll start with step 1!’

Fujin opened a scroll and took out several iron objects, ranging from small items like shuriken, kunai, some crumbled pieces to large objects like a human-sized statue. Fujin closed his eyes, focusing entirely on his chakra. Moments later, he created a magnetic field inside the basement!

Fujin trained the entire day. He was planning to continue the training on the next day, but an event happened that finally attracted his attention!

Jiraiya and Shikaku reduced the search area considerably and Jiraiya finally left the village along with Naruto. Fujin thought, ‘So Naruto and Jiraiya finally leave as well… Two and a half weeks after Sasuke was kidnapped… The difference in how Sasuke was taken away changed a lot of things.
In the original story, Jiraiya had no will to look for Sasuke. He even pushed Naruto into forgetting about him and tried to educate him to reduce his obsession for Sasuke. However, since Sasuke was kidnapped and Jiraiya probably knows the truth behind the Uchiha Massacre too, his goals are completely opposite. Their journey will be quite different.
That said, I don't know much about how their journey was in the original story either. Regardless, it doesn't matter. I don't think they'll return to the village soon. As such, there isn't much point in wasting my time here…’

Fujin flickered, reaching Tsunade's office in a few seconds. As he expected, Hiruzen was present as well. Tsunade looked at Fujin and said with a smile, “That's a surprise. I didn't think you'd stop your training, Fujin.”

Fujin sighed, “I wasn't planning to. Unfortunately, it feels like I'm entering into a slump.”