Chapter 25: I’m Honoured
A full moon hovered over the village as Arthur shut himself inside his designated quarters.
Alice's earlier explanation of sensory perception and its vulnerabilities was what he needed to train the Chakra Disguise technique. The technique itself lets a user alter their chakra signature to appear larger, smaller, located elsewhere, or even entirely hidden.
It can even mimic other people's chakras or disguise someone's appearance to further fool sensor types. However, a skilled sensor can detect inconsistencies in the disguised chakra and see through the deception.
Unlike ninjutsus, which demanded days of practice, the Chakra Disguise technique, due to its connection to Arthur's support trait, seemed almost intuitive.
He sat down in the center of the room to focus.
Closing his eyes, he focused on his chakra's core, a blue pool swirling within him. This was the baseline, his true signature. Two more vibrant pools were adjacent.
On the left was Yukimi's, and on the right was Ranmaru's. Ranmaru's colour was crimson, but both pools moulded within him as if it were one pool separated by rope lanes.
He raised one finger and imagined his chakra transforming.
The pool had changed, but not quite as he'd planned. The blue had morphed into a murky green, the colour of swamp water. This wouldn't fool a toddler, let alone a trained sensor.
Knowing the first attempt would likely end in failure, he tried again.
His chakra returned to its natural state as he pictured a specific shade. The pool turned lime green. While the results were closer, it felt artificial.