The scene shifted, and Senga had already arrived outside Zephyr's office. He raised a hand and knocked.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Come in."
Zephyr's tone was normal, with no hint of anger.
Senga walked in slowly, gave a simple military salute, then found a sofa and plopped down on it, waiting brazenly for Zephyr to speak.
After two months under Zephyr's special attention, Senga had grown very familiar with him. Though Senga's behavior seemed somewhat disrespectful, he genuinely respected Zephyr, and Zephyr was also very fond of this student.
Zephyr rolled his eyes at him, finding it rather amusing. This Senga acted as though he hadn't just gotten into a huge brawl in the cafeteria.
Putting aside what he had been working on, Zephyr rubbed his temples, looked up at Senga, and asked casually,
"What did you gain from today's fight with Smoker?"
If the other trainees saw Zephyr acting like this, their jaws would surely drop. Who would have thought that the usually stern and old-fashioned Instructor Zephyr could be so easygoing?
And Uchiha Senga had gotten into a fight in broad daylight! He had even beaten someone up one-sidedly! Forget punishing him severely, was Zephyr asking how the fight had felt?
All one could say was that those who were favored had nothing to fear!
Senga put on a thoughtful expression, pondered for a while, and said,
"The biggest takeaway was that dealing with a Logia's elemental transformation really is troublesome."
Zephyr nodded, a faint smile appearing on his face. That was exactly why he had called Senga over.
He was going to give Senga special tutoring!
The Marine Training Camp's curriculum progressed step by step. Although two months had already passed, many trainees still could not even skillfully master one of the Six Powers.
Normally, the transition to Haki training would not happen until the end of the second academic year.
Zephyr often found time to inspect Senga's progress with the Six Powers. He knew that Senga had already mastered them extremely proficiently, even more skillfully than some Six Powers users who had graduated years ago and become Marine officers.
Having him follow the normal course schedule alongside ordinary trainees was clearly a waste of Senga's time, even a waste of the entire Marine's time!
Therefore, Zephyr felt that giving him special tutoring was only natural, the most correct choice. Simply put, it was for justice!
"Very good. Do you know the most effective way to deal with a Logia?" Zephyr asked, laying some groundwork.
"Mm, I do. Armament Haki, right? Smoker mentioned it himself during the fight." Senga immediately gave the correct answer.
"Uh... yes, very good. I called you here today to teach you how to train Haki!"
Seeing that Senga already knew about Armament Haki, Zephyr did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Come with me to the wasteland behind the Training Camp. I'll demonstrate Haki for you." With that, Zephyr stood up and led Senga away.
They arrived at a large stretch of wasteland behind the Training Camp. Zephyr found a relatively open spot, then sharply flicked off the Justice Coat draped over his shoulders.
Whoosh! The Justice Coat drifted away on the wind and landed atop a protruding boulder.
What a show-off! Senga curled his lip discreetly, though he felt a little envious inside.
Whether it was the Fourth Hokage wearing his Hokage cloak or a Marine Admiral tossing aside a Justice Coat, they could only be described with two words: cool as hell!
Once I graduate, I'm definitely getting one to toss around too!
Fine, Senga was just jealous, but he would never admit it.
Meanwhile, Zephyr had no idea that Senga had just looked down on him. He tugged at his collar and extended a fist toward Senga.
"Watch carefully. There are three kinds of Haki. What I'm about to use is Armament Haki!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zephyr's fist became covered in a layer of pitch-black color as he slammed it into the ground.
Boom! With Zephyr at the center, the ground shattered inch by inch as far as the eye could see, the cracks extending all the way toward the distant shore.
Looking at the destruction Zephyr had caused, Senga could not help clicking his tongue. This felt more than twice as powerful as Tsunade's monstrous-strength punch.
"This is Armament Haki, a power that everyone is born with. It can be used for attack and defense, and most importantly, it can be used to strike the true bodies of Logia Ability Users!"
Lowering his fist, Zephyr explained the nature and functions of Armament Haki to Senga.
Next, Zephyr had Senga attack him so he could demonstrate Observation Haki as well.
Senga immediately flashed forward and launched continuous Taijutsu attacks. Zephyr twisted, turned, and dodged, causing every one of Senga's attacks to miss. He could even predict Senga's movements and counterattack casually.
"This is Observation Haki. It can sense an enemy's location and predict their movements. At its peak, it can even foresee the future!"
Zephyr signaled for Senga to stop, then began discussing the final type of Haki: Conqueror's Haki.
"The last kind is Conqueror's Haki. I can't teach you this one. Unlike the other two, it is a special kind of Haki that only certain people with the qualities of a king can possess."
When speaking of Conqueror's Haki, Zephyr felt somewhat regretful. Even now, he had not awakened Conqueror's Haki. It seemed he never would in this lifetime.
Senga felt that Zephyr's lack of Conqueror's Haki might have something to do with his justice of "not killing." "Not killing" was simply too merciful, far too distant from "conqueror."
As for whether he would awaken Conqueror's Haki in the future, Senga did not care all that much. First of all, he did not believe he could be knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki. If he really were knocked out, he might as well pack up and return to the East Blue to grow orange trees.
Even though Conqueror's Haki could later be infused into attacks to strengthen them, even becoming the answer to the meta for a time, his Rinnegan was a bug that existed outside the meta altogether.
His Rinnegan had yet to be fully developed, but it already possessed many powerful offensive methods. He did not need so-called Conqueror's Haki infusion. Once his Rinnegan fully evolved and he entered Six Paths Mode, one Truth-Seeking Orb would deal with all kinds of flashy tricks.
After demonstrating the two kinds of Haki, Zephyr taught Senga the specific training methods. He warned him not to rush and injure himself, then picked up his coat and left in style.
"Instructor Zephyr, the back of your coat is really dirty!" Senga shouted at Zephyr, who had already walked some distance away.
Zephyr stumbled, turned back to glare at Senga, patted his coat, and instantly vanished.
"Hahaha! You're already such an old man, and you still want to show off! Bullying me because I don't have a coat to toss around, huh?"
Senga felt greatly pleased and could not help throwing his head back in laughter.
After laughing, Senga recalled Zephyr's guidance and favoritism over the past few months, and his heart stirred. Looking in the direction Zephyr had left, he narrowed his eyes.
"Don't worry, Instructor Zephyr. There are some things I won't let happen in this world again."
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