Konoha Style Body Technique

Before the trip to Marineford, however, news that Vidal had another son caused another stir at Navarone Fortress.

Vice Admiral Cornell and Mrs. Enid were at a loss for words. How did their son manage to bring back a grandson every time he went out?

And although this one was young too, he was taller and more heavily built than his grandfather!

But after hearing about Bullet's tragic experiences, Mrs. Enid couldn't contain her maternal instincts. She took his hand and began fussing over him.

That left Bullet even more bewildered. He stood there stiffly, with no idea what to say or do.

Seeing him like that, Vidal laughed inwardly and added fuel to the fire, placing Enel directly in his arms.

At a loss, Bullet instinctively took the little boy, only to hear the bastard say, "Call him big brother!"

"Big brother!" Enel obediently looked up at Bullet with wide, watery eyes full of curiosity.

"Ah, I, uh..." Bullet scarcely dared meet his gaze and could only look helplessly at Vidal.

But Vidal walked over, patted him on the head, and said with a smile, "This is your little brother Enel. Don't let outsiders bully him!"

Bullet opened his mouth but couldn't get a word out. Being surrounded by so-called family like this made him terribly uncomfortable.

Yet Mrs. Enid, Vice Admiral Cornell, and Enel all treated him very well.

Enid first prepared a room for him. That evening, after a lavish dinner, he lay awake for a long time on the wonderfully soft, warm bed.

The next day, she took him to the infirmary to have his body examined with various instruments. All kinds of fresh-smelling new clothes had also been hung neatly in the wardrobe.

Three days later, Vice Admiral Cornell enlisted him in the Marines as a recruit at the G-8 Branch, and made time every day to train him.

Vidal had originally planned to teach him himself, but after some thought, he left it to his father instead. It would help the two of them grow closer.

As for Vidal, he stayed alone in his room, which rivaled a botanical garden, and studied Issho's insights into Observation Haki.

Then there was Enel, who seemed very curious about his big brother Bullet. He clung to him like a shadow, even insisting on bathing with him at night.

When Bullet trained with Cornell, Enel watched quietly from the side, occasionally handing him a towel, a water bottle, or something of the sort.

Bullet gradually grew accustomed to him and began picking Enel up and carrying him around, eventually letting him sit comfortably on his shoulders.

Over the past month or so, although he still couldn't bring himself to say words like "father," "grandfather," or "grandmother," he had grown completely accustomed to being a "big brother."

Perhaps Bullet himself hadn't realized it yet, but he had already begun to accept this family and acknowledge himself as a part of it!

Vidal saw all of this and figured that in another two months, when they left for Marineford in January of the following year, all that discomfort would be gone.

It really didn't take long for a person to get used to new surroundings and new people!

At that moment, Vidal sat cross-legged on a tree trunk with his eyes tightly shut, silently meditating as he enjoyed the warmth of the sun.

Observation Haki was different from Armament Haki. It placed greater emphasis on understanding abstract domains such as the spirit, will, and heart.

For that very reason, Observation Haki demanded more aptitude and talent in those areas, unlike Armament Haki, which could be honed once the body reached a certain level.

That was why people were only ever born with Observation Haki, never Armament Haki!

Interestingly, two Devil Fruits, each distinctive in appearance, hung above his head. They were the Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Paramecia Combine-Combine Fruit.

Vidal slowly opened his eyes. Someone was coming.

Although the room was large, the moment anyone entered, he could sense the movement through the trees and plants.

At the same time, a cluster of branches silently concealed the two Devil Fruits.

"Father, what brings you here?" Vidal stood and looked at Cornell, who was approaching along a path through the trees.

Bullet followed behind him, with Enel sitting on his shoulders. When Enel saw Vidal, he smiled and called out in a clear voice, "Father!"

Bullet, meanwhile, turned his gaze away somewhat awkwardly. Vidal didn't mind. He had to give him time, after all.

"Do you remember Vincent?" Vice Admiral Cornell asked.

Of course Vidal couldn't have forgotten him so soon. He replied, "I do. He's the lieutenant entering the special training camp with me this time."

"He just came to me and asked if you could teach him the Konoha Style Body Technique. Some Marines who heard about it have gathered too."

"Konoha Style Body Technique?" Vidal froze for a second, then immediately remembered that he did seem to have blurted out something like that at the time.

But he'd only made that up to spare the man's pride. What body technique school did he have to teach anyone?

"What's wrong? Can't you do it? Were you planning to keep it as your own secret technique?"

Vice Admiral Cornell asked. If Vidal truly didn't want to teach it, that was understandable. He could simply go out and turn them down.

In fact, he could have sent a Marine to ask, but the problem was that ordinary people couldn't enter his son's room. Outsiders who had entered before had all been wrapped up in branches and thrown out!

As for a Den Den Mushi, how strange would it be to call someone in your own home?

Even if that home was just a little bigger than most.

Vidal was considering the matter now too. On closer thought, setting aside the Eight Gates, the people of this world seemed perfectly capable of performing the Konoha Style Body Technique alone, given their physiques.

Kicking out vacuum blades with bare feet and stepping on the ground dozens of times in an instant to move in a flash were feats fully comparable to opening the first three of the Eight Gates, or even the first four.

And compared with the Six Powers, a body technique that was too difficult and had overly stringent requirements, Konoha Style was much more accessible.

Even at Marine Headquarters, swordsmanship was virtually the only thing taught to rank-and-file Marines. Practicing the sword indirectly trained their bodies and combat awareness, just like Koby and Helmeppo in the original story.

In fact, this world had body techniques like the Konoha Style Body Technique, suitable for widespread teaching and with considerable potential.

Hasshoken and Fish-Man Karate, for example, and even Sanji's future Black Leg kicking techniques and Dragon's Dragon Claw Fist.

Yet strangely enough, the Marines, the world's largest and arguably strongest military organization, didn't have a body technique of their own.

If he created a Konoha Style Body Technique and spread it throughout Marine Headquarters, or even among all the rank-and-file Marines, his prestige would presumably reach a terrifying height.

That would surely prove an immense help when he took complete control of the Marines in the future!

Honestly, if Zephyr hadn't had all those messy affairs to deal with, and had wanted to compete with Sengoku for the future position of Fleet Admiral, it would have been hard to say who would win!

There's a lot of potential in this. Vidal reached his decision in just a few seconds, then smiled at his father. "Have them wait another two days. I'll put Konoha Style together in the meantime."

"Good!" Cornell was delighted, because he too was curious about this so-called Konoha Style Body Technique.

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By the way, this book has reached twelfth place on the overall new books ranking for public authors!