Trading Stories for Money, Teaching Kushina Skills

Before long, Toriyama Akira had carefully read through the beginning and outline of the story.

"Gathering seven Dragon Balls to summon Shenron... The story is fresh and highly appealing, and the protagonist and supporting characters are all interesting and fun... Did you really come up with all of this yourself?"

Toriyama Akira could not help but marvel.

Compared to other Japanese and Chinese manga, "Dragon Ball" was particularly suited for spreading through the Ninja World and would be more readily accepted by the young people of this world.

Liuyun had only begun writing it after giving the matter considerable thought.

"Of course!"

With both hands in his pockets, Liuyun answered without hesitation.

"I never would've guessed a kid like you had such an imagination... enough to create a work this good!"

Toriyama Akira sighed repeatedly. He felt that this kid was a genius, born to make a living in this line of work.

"So, Uncle, are you interested in this story? If not, I can only look for someone else to work with..."

Liuyun smiled. Even if Toriyama Akira was not interested, he could find someone else. He had a good story, so he was not worried about finding a partner. Konoha had more than one bookstore, and more than one manga artist.

"I am interested, but are you sure you can keep writing the rest of it? What if you suddenly stop... or start writing nonsense..."

Toriyama Akira was somewhat hesitant. He truly liked the story, but Liuyun was too young. He was afraid the boy would ruin it later on.

"Don't worry. I guarantee the rest of the story will be exciting," Liuyun said calmly.

He had plenty of confidence in "Dragon Ball."

"..."

"Then let's give it a try. We'll make the first issue and see how the market responds..."

Toriyama Akira was a very decisive person. He quickly settled a series of follow-up agreements with Liuyun.

He had wanted to buy out the entire story outright, but Liuyun did not want to make quick money. He wanted to earn more, so he politely declined the proposal.

"I have more stories. As long as you can update quickly enough, Uncle, we'll have plenty of chances to work together in the future..."

Liuyun smiled. For certain outstanding manga artists, as long as they were given a complete main-story outline, they could create an excellent manga.

Liuyun had watched plenty of anime in his previous life. Copying out a few stories was simply too easy...

"Dragon Ball," "One Piece," "Bleach," Digimon, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, The King's Avatar, Fairy Tail, and so on... Which of those stories could not make money?

If Japanese manga would not do, there were still the ones from his homeland, China. He could copy out a few at random and have more than enough to support a family.

"Rest assured on that point. Uncle has a professional team behind him. We guarantee we'll bring the 'Dragon Ball' manga into the world as quickly as possible..."

Liuyun nodded and continued discussing the details of their collaboration with Toriyama Akira for quite some time.

Within the Cherry Blossom Forest.

"Pay attention to the wind direction and speed. Keep your mind calm, and make your throwing motion smooth and natural. Don't be too stiff..."

Liuyun's Shadow Clone taught Kushina Throwing Technique hand in hand, while his real body darted and leaped through the dense, ever-changing trees.

His feet landed on the cherry trees, leaving footprint after footprint, while the Chakra in his body was rapidly depleted at an astonishing pace.

"Trying to explosively accelerate on a tree without leaving any damage or traces behind... This is way too difficult!"

Liuyun looked at the distinct footprints behind him and muttered with a sigh.

This was the next stage of training for Body Flicker Taijutsu. To complete it, one had to reach a realm where one could handle great weight as though it were light.

The first stage of Body Flicker Taijutsu was using Chakra in coordination with the body for instantaneous explosive bursts.

The second stage was controlling that instantaneous explosive force.

It was said that when this stage was cultivated to its limit, one could even step on air and walk through the sky. This was the Body Flicker Taijutsu that Might Duy had taught him.

Liuyun did not think Old Duy was bragging, because he had read the original work and knew that after opening the Eight Gates Release Formation and unleashing the body's potential, it really was possible.

Might Guy's understanding of Body Flicker Taijutsu was exceptionally thorough. There were people faster than him in the original work, but they were absolutely few and far between.

That was without opening the Eight Gates Release Formation. Once the Eight Gates Release Formation was opened, that absurd speed clearly surpassed the Flying Thunder God Technique over short distances, so fast that even Six Paths Madara could not react.

Body Flicker Technique was a high-level ninjutsu that only Jonin could master, while Body Flicker Taijutsu fell under the category of taijutsu. In terms of difficulty, the latter was more than ten times harder to learn than the former.

More importantly, the speed of Body Flicker Taijutsu was not fixed. This technique grew stronger as one's body grew stronger, and its speed limit depended on the strength of one's physical body.

Besides those two Body Flicker Techniques, there was also an advanced form of ordinary Body Flicker Technique: the Ninja Art Body Flicker Technique.

For instance, the demigod Hanzo's Water Body Flicker Technique, the Raikage's Lightning Body Flicker Technique, Minato Namikaze's Wind Body Flicker Technique before he mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Body Flicker Shisui's unknown type of Body Flicker Technique.

Every one of those who mastered the Ninja Art Body Flicker Technique was renowned for their speed and possessed tremendous fame.

Liuyun currently had no access to ordinary Body Flicker Technique, much less the advanced Ninja Art Body Flicker Technique. The teacher willing to instruct him now was Might Duy.

Might Duy was an Eternal Genin who could not use any ninjutsu. Naturally, he could not use Body Flicker ninjutsu, but he did know this Body Flicker Taijutsu.

Since Liuyun wanted to become stronger, he naturally would not miss out on Body Flicker Taijutsu.

Most ninjutsu and techniques could be learned through Shadow Clones, so he was not worried that he would be unable to learn ninjutsu or genjutsu in the future.

He wanted to become an all-rounder ninja. He wanted to learn ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu alike.

"Liuyun, I want to learn the Shadow Clone Technique too. Teach me..." Kushina clung to the Shadow Clone's arm and pleaded coquettishly.

She had never expected Liuyun to have mastered such a powerful ninjutsu.

Shadow Clones that were almost as solid as real bodies were a technique that even ordinary Genin might not be able to use.

"I'll teach you my foot. You can't even learn the Clone Technique properly, and you want to learn Shadow Clones?"

Liuyun rapped her wooden head.

"Who says I can't use the Clone Technique? I'm just not very proficient yet. Out of ten tries, I only occasionally fail once or twice..." Kushina said stubbornly.

In truth, her level was already quite good among children her age, but Liuyun felt that this was still far from enough.

"First learn Throwing Technique. After that, I'll teach you Tree Climbing training. Once you've finished that, I'll teach you Shadow Clones. Take it step by step. Don't aim too high..."

Liuyun spoke seriously. He was not holding anything back, and he intended to teach this girl some real skills.

"What Tree Climbing? Isn't climbing trees easy? Does that need teaching? Why not just teach me Shadow Clones directly?"

Kushina tilted her head, her face full of question marks.

"'Tree Climbing' isn't the kind of tree climbing you think it is... I told you not to aim too high. Are you still learning Throwing Technique or not?"

The Shadow Clone knocked her wooden head again as punishment.

"That hurt... I'll learn, I'll learn. I never said I wouldn't. Stop hitting my head. It'll make me stupid..."

Kushina covered her head, her face full of resentment.

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