The Breathing Technique Paired with "Inch Power Eight Gates" [Crescent Moon]
The practice of Qi-Pile Meridian Fixing fixation lasted for about ten days.
The day after Naruto successfully completed his training, Hinata finished hers, followed by Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Ino.
Choji was the last to finish, as he was the largest Choji size, making it much more difficult for him than for the others.
Under several trees next to the training ground, there was a device with countless origami cranes hanging from it, swinging and rotating up and down.
Naruto, meanwhile, was in a horse stance, his fists striking the origami cranes flying past him rapidly and directly.
"Teacher, I think we can speed it up a bit more."
As he spoke, Naruto would occasionally catch glimpses of the origami cranes.
"Okay." Hagoromo nodded and threw a pebble towards the tree where Naruto was.
The small mechanism was hit, and the speed increased again.
"This training is designed to improve your continuous striking and reaction abilities, so you cannot use any Ninjutsu or blood during the training."
"The ultimate goal is to hit more than 150 origami cranes within one minute."
Sasuke gritted his teeth upon hearing this. If he activated his Sharingan, he could easily achieve that number of times with proper training.
Now he's relying solely on his eyesight and punching speed, which is making things a bit difficult for him.
After all, there's a difference between not being able to use cheats and not being able to use them without cheats; one is when you don't even have that thought.
One of the challenges was controlling his own thoughts, which made Sasuke feel quite uncomfortable.
Hinata, on the other hand, felt that Hagoromo's training was very different from her own Gentle Fist style.
However, Hinata felt that perhaps through Hagoromo's training...
When she uses the Gentle Fist again, she might be able to unleash a different kind of power.
"Shikamaru, the driving force for your punch comes from the elbow, not the fist."
Seeing Shikamaru's striking motion, Hagoromo immediately pointed out his mistake.
"Keep your arm relaxed, clench your fist firmly but not tightly. You only need to clench it tightly at the moment of impact with the origami crane, and then push off with your wrist."
"Yes, teacher!" Shikamaru followed Hagoromo's instructions while adjusting his movements.
Sure enough, the number of targets hit increased, and the speed increased significantly.
"Good, just keep grasping this feeling and delve deeper." Hagoromo nodded in satisfaction.
Fortunately, Naruto and the others have all improved their physical fitness significantly after this period of training, so they can self-regulate when practicing these kinds of movements.
Once the basic foundation is laid, they can then focus on specific breakthroughs.
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A few days later, during the break, everyone except Naruto and Hinata...
The others rubbed their aching arms and sat down to rest under the big tree.
"Naruto, your body is so strong; no matter how much you train, you can recover quickly."
Shikamaru looked at Naruto, who seemed completely unaffected, and couldn't help but say enviously.
"Really? But isn't Hinata the same?" Naruto didn't seem to care much about this, since Hinata was pretty much the same as him.
"No, Naruto-kun, it's just that I've always specialized in Taijutsu, so I'm used to this kind of thing."
Hinata to the side, shook her head, since the Hyuga Clan has to practice Gentle Fist from a young age.
Honestly, this kind of monotonous punching is quite tedious.
"Hinata, how do you manage to resist activating your Byakugan?"
Sasuke, standing to the side, asked curiously, having been unable to control himself for the past few days.
Once she activated her Sharingan, Hagoromo appeared directly behind him and kicked him out of range.
"Hmm, it's probably just a matter of habit. Sasuke-kun, I think if you don't think about it, you'll be fine."
"After all, you were able to complete the training even before you opened your eyes, weren't you?"
Sasuke was taken aback upon hearing this. "That's right."
Even without activating the Sharingan, he was still able to complete his training.
On the contrary, ever since his Sharingan was activated, he subconsciously tries to solve everything using his Sharingan.
This is just like what my teacher warned me not long ago: not to rely too much on the Sharingan.
"Hehe, you idiot Sasuke, you'd better hurry up, or you'll have to take the test tomorrow."
"I'll definitely leave you far behind then," Naruto chuckled to himself.
"Tch, once I get used to it, I'll definitely be faster than you." Sasuke curled his lip and said disdainfully.
He then stood up, preparing to continue his cultivation.
"Alright, let's get back to training." Shikamaru also got up, after all, the assessment was tomorrow.
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"Naruto's score is 170, not bad, he passed." Hagoromo nodded and announced Naruto's score.
"Yay!" Naruto jumped up, after all, he was the first to finish the training.
"Hinata's score is 171." Hagoromo was taken aback when he received the feedback from the Shadow Clone.
He praised Hinata, saying, "Very good, Hinata."
"Thank you, teacher," Hinata replied, blushing.
"Shikamaru, you all need to continue your training; none of you have reached 150 or more."
As for Shikamaru and the others, they still hadn't succeeded.
"Yes, teacher!" Shikamaru and the others responded in unison.
"Naruto, Hinata, come with me."
Hagoromo led Naruto and Hinata to the other side of the training ground.
Hagoromo Robe formed hand seals and slammed them down onto the ground.
"Earth Release. Earth Formation Wall!"
A towering earthen wall burst forth from the ground, appearing before Naruto and Hinata.
Hagoromo Yi turned around and took the straw mats that had been prepared beforehand, hung them separately on the earthen wall, and then soaked them with Water Release.
After finishing everything, Hagoromo turned to Naruto and Hinata:
"Next is the ''Shield-Breaking Trial'.' The two of you need to concentrate your Chakra in your fists and manage to break through these ten layers of soaked straw mats."
"By the way, Chakra needs to be concentrated within this area."
As she spoke, Hagoromo stretched out her hand, gathering a thin layer of Chakra on it. Then, she assumed a stance and clenched her fist, quickly punching towards the straw mat.
The speed is so fast that it directly creates an afterimage.
The straw mat was easily pierced, and Hagoromo, having settled into her posture, asked, "Can you see anything different?"
"Teacher, your breathing rhythm was different for that moment, and it was clearly just a thin layer of Chakra, so why was it able to generate such explosive power?"
Naruto scratched his head and said that he did indeed feel a significant difference in his teacher's breathing rhythm at that moment.
Hinata slowly closed her Byakugan. In her vision, she could see that Hagoromo's Strong Fist been filled with a considerable amount of highly compressed Chakra.
Just as Naruto said, their breathing rhythms are very different.
"Good. When throwing a punch, you need to inhale to build up power, hold your breath to unleash it, and exhale to deliver a series of punches, all in sync with the rhythm of Chakra output."
Hagoromo nodded and said, "And this is the 'Crescent Moon Breathing' that comes with the 'Inch Power Eight Gates of Inch Power'."