"If it's not a fake in the guise of ice escape, it wouldn't even be worthy of being collected by our clan." The elder saw that Duke was still obsessed with it and was afraid that this good seedling would be wasted, so he patiently explained: "Although these ninjutsu seem gorgeous, their practicality is average and seriously inconsistent with the fighting style of our clan. Besides, our Mizunotsuki is the true successor of the ice escape ninjutsu. How can we give up our dignity and learn the fakes of others!"

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A great man once said that those who lag behind will be beaten!

Born and raised under the red flag, Duke knew the horror of the feudal ideology of the Great Elder. The glory of the ancestors blinded the eyes of the Mizunotsuki clan, making them intoxicated with the glory of the past and unable to recognize the reality. This can be seen from the Great Elder.

The ninja world is changing all the time. Those who stick to the old ways, refuse to make progress, and are unwilling to innovate will only shine for a moment and be buried by history, leaving only an insignificant name for future generations to admire.

Duke was silent for a while, then asked quietly, "Great Elder, is it possible that... our tribesmen first created a land of ice and snow, and then used this ice escape method to fight?"

"Impossible, it's too wasteful of chakra." The elder shook his head and said firmly, "Our Mizunotsuki clan is not known for its chakra. Your idea is good, but it ignores our chakra supply. The elders in our clan have also tried this attack mode, but with little success. The chakra consumed is not proportional to the killing effect, and the efficiency is even lower than usual."

The Land of Water is a hot and humid country. Women's clothing is relatively cool. It is common to see women showing their arms and legs on the streets. There are even young women wearing low-cut clothes, which is a rare thing in Konoha.

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"So that's how it is!" Duke suddenly realized that this country still has some advantages. At least he won't be treated as a cute boy.

Seeing that the other party was about to get angry, Duke stopped asking questions and opened the scroll of Qian Sha Shui Xiang with a heart of "none of my business". After reading the scroll, he picked up another one and finally found that most of the ice escape techniques on the bookshelf were as the elder said. Mizunotsuki's ice escape technique was nothing more than a combination of wind and water chakras to condense water vapor into ice. Under the premise of blood inheritance, this clan can easily do it, and it consumes very little chakra. The only key is chakra control.

"So a fake is always a fake. Even if you put on a gorgeous coat, it can't make up for the flaws inside." The elder stared at Duke for a while and said sternly: "I hope you can put your energy into the family's secret arts instead of those crooked ways."

Although Mizunotsuki has many powerful ice escape techniques, they are generally not a match for Duke. Forcibly changing his fighting style will make it look neither fish nor fowl, and in the end he will be neither high nor low, and will accomplish nothing.

"Then may I ask, beautiful lady, where were you looking at that beauty just now?" Duke asked back without blushing or breathing heavily after being exposed.

The girl was wearing a light blue kimono, with lake green eyes and a frown that made her look playful and cute. She was a beauty, and it would be even better if her chest wasn't so flat.

"What else?"

"Let reality tell you how ridiculous your idea is! So many elite ninjas in the family have hit a wall here, how could it be broken by a Genin like you?" The Great Elder whispered. Duke did not learn his lesson despite repeated admonitions, and he did not want to waste any more words.

Do you think I will let you go just because you have a pretty face? Let's talk about it in ten years! After Duke sneered, he looked at the older sister passing by on the road, with a look of relief on his face. The girl who was left aside by him was about to explode with anger, with veins protruding from her head, a blazing fire burning behind her, and two puffs of heavy air coming out of her nostrils.

Duke flipped through the scrolls, discussing them, and gradually came across the fake ice escape technique mentioned by the great elder. Using the ice and snow from nature, combined with wind escape technique and water escape technique chakra, this unique creative idea was like a beacon in the dark night, illuminating a smooth road for Duke.

If you don't fight back at this time, your thoughts will not be clear. If your thoughts are not clear, there will be loopholes in your state of mind. If there are loopholes in your state of mind, your strength will stagnate. How can you conquer the ninja world in the future?

The girl was not a good-tempered person. She immediately retorted when she was despised: "Asshole, you are so rude, superficial man."

"The family has arranged a team for you. You will carry out missions in that team from now on. Your two teammates are both talented ninjas from Kirigakure. They have a bright future. Remember to build good relationships with them. It will be good for the future of you and the family."

"Of course it's the clothes! What else? Is it the same as you?" You are the lady! Your whole family is ladies!

After a long sigh, Duke quickly focused his attention on the scroll, reading with great interest the wild ice escape technique. Without the presence of the great elder, the whole room became much quieter, and Duke studied diligently, including the annotations, without missing a single word.

After the great elder left, Duke raised his head and smiled slyly: "This trip to the Land of Water is worth the money for this scroll alone. It is really sad that the Mizunotsuki clan has a mountain of treasures but does not enter. Instead, they cling to their old capital and are complacent with the glory of their ancestors. They are sitting in a well and watching the world from afar without knowing anything."

The Great Elder saw this, frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said nothing. He had previously examined Duke's chakra and found that it was simply nonsense for him to be a Genin and want to use the Ice Escape of the Snow Country.

"hehe!"

"If this clan had a Jinchūriki, it would be a completely different story! Chakra is king, without the support of a huge amount of chakra, Ice Release is just an empty shell, a refrigerator-level ability." Duke shook his head, feeling sorry for the Mizunotsuki clan. In the original novel, Kirigakure has two powerful tailed beasts, the three-tailed Isobuki and the six-tailed Rhinoceros, but there is no Jinchūriki named Mizunotsuki.

The future path has been chosen. Duke doesn't want to change and will not change. He will not use his huge chakra and switch to technical skills, playing micro-manipulation like Hatake Wuwukai. Only a fool would make such a superficial change.

In joy, Duke sat cross-legged on the ground, holding the large scroll and chewing it quietly and relishingly, gesturing from time to time, or frowning and thinking hard, forgetting the outside world and completely immersed in the study of ice escape.

"Ha!? Are you kidding? When that beautiful girl passed by just now, you were staring at her chest with lustful eyes, your eyes almost popped out, and you still say that you are not superficial?" The contempt in the girl's eyes became even stronger.

"Nonsense, isn't everyone in your Mizunotsuki family like this? Humph, a guy who's neither male nor female, without any masculinity at all." The girl frowned slightly and said as a matter of course.

"I pay more attention to the connotation underneath the clothes than the clothes. It is so superficial to judge a person only by the clothes!" Duke shook his head, hating his lack of fighting spirit.

Ice escape requires very high precision to control chakra! This is probably why the whole clan is more feminine. Women are more delicate, and rough men can't play with ice escape, which is as delicate as embroidery needles.

"Time flies so fast, I didn't even notice that a whole day has passed. The old man didn't even call me to eat, he is so petty." Duke rubbed his sore legs, walked out of the clan territory, and planned to taste the special snacks on the streets of Wuyin.

If Duke's unconventional approach is to win by quantity, then the orthodox Mizunotsuki clan wins by skill. The two are completely different and cannot be compared.

Duke would not choose to keep quiet just because the other party was a beautiful girl. He used practical actions to prove what it meant to be destined to be alone. He looked at the girl expressionlessly, his eyes slightly lowered, aiming at the girl's regretful chest, then raised his head to meet the other party's surprised eyes and smiled coldly.

"You know I'm a man?" Duke asked in surprise. Apart from the pervert Jiraiya, the girl was the second person who could see through his gender at a glance.

I am Liu Xiahui's relative, Hui Xia Liu, and I am not a shameless person! Duke turned around depressed and saw a girl with long brown hair looking at him with disgust, her eyes full of disdain, as if she was looking at a pile of non-recyclable garbage.

After the elder finished speaking, he found that no one responded, so he snorted coldly and left, leaving Duke alone, oblivious to the outside world, immersed in his own little world.

"The old man seemed to have said before that he would arrange a team for me, and my teammates are geniuses... Kirigakure is about my age, and is also a genius... Could it be Zabuza? Then who is the other one? Kisame?" The streets of Kirigakure are built wide like Konoha, but because it rains frequently, the ground is a bit wet. Duke put his hands behind his head, looking at the people coming and going, thinking of the two teammates who would lower his appearance in the future, and decided to find some pretty girls to feast his eyes on.

"It's not important! You said before that I'm a superficial man. I need to reiterate here that I'm actually a person who pays attention to connotation." Duke was not convinced. Since it was a matter of practice, he needed to explain himself.

"I never thought that in this materialistic and cold-hearted society, there are still so many kind-hearted older sisters!" Duke ate his ice cream, thinking wildly in his mind, and whispered praises to the kind-hearted older sisters.

Time always flies when you concentrate on doing something you like. Duke was immersed in the sea of ​​books, not noticing the passing of time. He put down the scroll reluctantly when he felt hungry. When he pushed the door open, it was almost dark.

"Bah, shameless bastard!" A voice of contempt came from behind, obviously having heard Duke's mumbling just now.

"ha?"

Duke's distorted facts and misleading remarks shocked the girl, who was shocked and felt sick. She had never seen such a brazen person before, and she stood there for a long time, unable to find a reason to refute.

Tsk! You are a hundred years too early to argue with me! Girl, go home and practice some more!

Duke silently gave the mentally retarded girl a caring look, shook his head, turned around and walked away gracefully, leaving the girl alone and disheveled in the wind.

(End of this chapter)