Three Body Technique

Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Boar.

After teaching Li Chuan once, Chiriku watched him flawlessly perform all twelve ninja hand signs and could not help muttering:

"You really are a genius born to be a ninja!"

Being able to master the Chakra Refining Technique in a single night was certainly gifted, but Chiriku had seen it before. Many geniuses with special bloodlines and physiques could accomplish it.

However, memorizing all twelve hand signs after being taught only once and performing them without the slightest mistake was something he had truly never seen.

At that moment, Chiriku's heart wavered slightly.

Originally, he had believed that this prince, Li Chuan, was merely acting on a passing whim. Perhaps after some time, once cultivation felt too exhausting, Li Chuan would give up and return home.

Even though Li Chuan had sent all his servants away and had performed quite well over the past two days, Chiriku still felt that, given Li Chuan's age, it would be difficult for him to achieve much in the future.

But the talent Li Chuan displayed now made him feel that, if Li Chuan could endure hardship, there might truly be a sliver of hope.

After all, Chakra was only one part of a ninja's strength. Compared to ordinary ninjas, Li Chuan had indeed missed more than a decade of training, but as long as he worked hard enough, it was not impossible for him to catch up from behind.

Let's watch a little longer!

Thus, he became much more earnest in his instruction.

"Since you learned hand signs so quickly, I'll now teach you your first ninjutsu—the Transformation Technique.

"The Transformation Technique only requires one hand sign, but forming it correctly is not enough to successfully cast the ninjutsu. To perform the Transformation Technique successfully, you also need control over Chakra. Chakra flows through the meridians—"

"Goat!"

Following Chiriku's instructions, Li Chuan formed the hand sign and began mobilizing the Chakra within his body.

His figure gradually blurred, as if it were about to change, but after only a second, it returned to normal.

Chiriku, who had been staring intently at Li Chuan as he performed the Transformation Technique, inexplicably let out a silent sigh of relief when he saw him fail.

"It's fine. Learning ninjutsu requires plenty of practice. Practice enough, and you'll naturally succeed. Failing the first time is perfectly normal."

If Li Chuan could learn even ninjutsu in a single try, Chiriku would truly have to suspect that Li Chuan had already learned ninjutsu before becoming his disciple.

In the face of Chiriku's reassurance, Li Chuan remained very calm. He understood his own situation perfectly well.

He was no once-in-a-millennium ninja genius. He had only been able to quickly master the Chakra Refining Technique and hand signs because of his decades of martial arts foundations.

Casting ninjutsu primarily depended on control over Chakra, and controlling energy was something he had never encountered before.

Martial artists focused on controlling their bodies and muscles. They did not possess the so-called inner force seen on television, so in this respect, he was no different from ordinary beginners learning ninjutsu.

If he had any advantage in learning ninjutsu, it was perhaps the patience and willpower forged through training in the scorching heat of summer and the bitter cold of winter.

His powerful body and mind also allowed him to extract more Chakra than ordinary people and attempt ninjutsu practice more frequently.

At the same time, with his already extensive combat skills, he could devote more time to learning ninjutsu.

One month later, inside a training room in the Land of Fire.

"Transformation!"

Li Chuan formed hand signs with both hands and instantly transformed into Chiriku.

After undoing the transformation, he formed another hand sign.

"Clone!"

An identical copy of him immediately appeared beside him.

"Substitution!"

After dispelling the clone, he immediately formed the hand sign for the Substitution Technique. His body turned into a puff of smoke and vanished. When he reappeared, he was already five meters away, while the spot where he had originally stood had become a small piece of wood.

The Transformation Technique, Clone Technique, and Substitution Technique—the Three Body Technique, the most basic and simplest techniques for a ninja—had been completely mastered by Li Chuan after a month.

To be honest, although they were called the most basic Three Body Technique, they gave him an utterly different feeling.

Completely changing into another person, creating an identical clone, instantly appearing five meters away—any one of those was so magical, so difficult to comprehend.

That unusual experience also brought back a feeling within Li Chuan that had long lain dormant.

It was the same feeling he had when he first began practicing martial arts, though it had gradually faded during his later experiences.

Perhaps that was precisely why his martial arts had remained stagnant.

Back then, he believed that no matter how hard he worked, he could never overcome the power of modern weapons.

With his powerful body and precise predictions, he could dodge bullets, but he could not dodge a Gatling gun or withstand a rocket launcher.

It was better to earn more money, give himself and his family a better life, and provide his master, who was hospitalized back home, with better medical care.

But things were different now. He had only entered the first world and studied for a month, yet he had already mastered things he could never have mastered in his previous life. The future held countless more possibilities.

Even without considering ninjutsu, Chakra energy's enhancement of the body alone had already brought breakthrough improvements to his strength, speed, and every other aspect.

Perhaps he had entered the Minor World not only to resist the dangers of the Marvel World, but also because deep in his heart, he had always wanted to surpass his limits and become stronger.

"Very good. To train the Three Body Technique to this level in one month truly exceeds your master's expectations."

After watching Li Chuan complete the final Substitution Technique, Chiriku nodded with a gratified expression.

To be honest, in his view, Li Chuan was a genius at cultivating Chakra and forming hand signs, but not exactly a genius at learning ninjutsu. His introduction to ninjutsu had not been especially fast either.

But Li Chuan was simply too diligent. Since beginning to learn ninjutsu, Chiriku had discovered that, twenty-four hours a day, aside from eating, sleeping, and using the toilet, Li Chuan was basically extracting Chakra and practicing ninjutsu.

Again and again, as though he never found it tedious in the slightest.

Not even a pampered prince—indeed, not Chiriku himself or anyone he had ever met—could do what Li Chuan did.

That required more than patience. It also required constantly enduring the physical and mental exhaustion that came after Chakra was depleted.

It was precisely because of this that his view of Li Chuan had truly changed.

Previously, it had only been because of Li Chuan's status as a prince and the five million ryo. Now, Chiriku genuinely acknowledged him from the bottom of his heart and wanted to teach him well, making him his personal disciple.

He was somewhat older, but with such talent and such perseverance, why would he worry that Li Chuan could not become strong?

"It is because Master taught me well."

A teacher for a day was a father for life. Since he had taken Chiriku as his master, even though Chiriku was not actually older than him, Li Chuan would not show the slightest lack of respect.

Seeing Li Chuan's respectful demeanor, Chiriku nodded again in satisfaction.

Although Li Chuan was a prince of noble status, ever since becoming Chiriku's disciple, he had never put on airs. He had always placed himself in the position of a disciple, which was also one of the reasons Chiriku acknowledged him in his heart.