Cultivation

Hyuga Matsuba left the house and returned to the Training Ground.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Hyuga Matsuba spread his hands and activated the new Ninjutsu.

Bang! After a loud blast, a clone identical to Hyuga Matsuba appeared and stood behind him.

"You, go learn the Six Powers. You, study the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack and find a way to compress the technique," Hyuga Matsuba ordered.

The Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack could not be activated without the Kekkei Mōra, but the Kekkei Mōra was formed by fusing seven different Chakra natures.

At his current level, achieving that was difficult, so he first had to compress the technique. Otherwise, he would not be able to continue learning it.

Hyuga Matsuba did not idle around either. He continuously trained to strengthen his body and tested the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Although the clones he summoned could speed up his training, they could only improve his proficiency with Ninjutsu. They were useless for increasing his physical strength.

The Glint-Glint Fruit only affected its user and had no effect whatsoever on clones. Hyuga Matsuba had learned this through practice.

"Fortunately, I knew a little about this before, and I can use Kizaru's techniques as a reference. Fully understanding this Glint-Glint Fruit should be easy."

The left side of Hyuga Matsuba's body was now constantly emitting light, but turning his entire body into light would still take time and further practice.

Still, Hyuga Matsuba felt that after some time, he would fully grasp this technique. In this Naruto World, he would practically have no opponents left.

In Hyuga Matsuba's mind, the Truth-Seeking Orb and Yin-Yang Release seemed capable of resisting this technique, though he did not know whether Chakra-derived abilities could do the same.

Moreover, the special abilities of the Rinnegan should also be able to counter this Ninjutsu.

At this point, as long as the reclusive Madara Uchiha did not appear and attack Hyuga Matsuba, this skill would have no weakness.

After activating the Glint-Glint Fruit, Hyuga Matsuba realized that Chakra could also awaken its power. That was truly an unexpected gain.

"Laser!"

A beam of intense light shot forward, smashing through several large trees before finally striking a boulder.

Bang! With a deafening explosion, the massive rock instantly shattered into gravel.

"Wow, this effect is incredible. Even the Rasengan can hardly compare!" Hyuga Matsuba nodded in satisfaction at the sight before him.

If Hyuga Matsuba could gather even more light into one point, the effect would become even more pronounced.

"If Kizaru came to this place, what level would he be?" Hyuga Matsuba secretly speculated.

But even he could not say for sure. After thinking it over carefully, Kizaru probably would not be considered weak. He was definitely stronger than some Jonin.

Kizaru's strength was far above that of the Third Hokage. This was not deliberately saying that the Naruto World's abilities were too weak or that the Pirate World's abilities were especially strong.

Kizaru was one of the strongest figures in the Pirate World. Perhaps only a handful among the Four Emperors could defeat him, and even they could only barely fight him to a draw. As for actually beating him, that was hard to say.

All things considered, Hyuga Matsuba felt that old man Whitebeard was probably at the same level as Madara Uchiha without the Rinnegan—five stars. Garp and the others were probably around that level too.

If one went any higher, they might be comparable to Hashirama Senju when he used other Ninjutsu, but absolutely no stronger than that.

After this analysis, there really were quite a few formidable figures in the Pirate World. Excluding those godlike beings, if it came down to pure strength, the Naruto World absolutely could not defeat the Pirate World.

After training all morning, Hyuga Matsuba was exhausted. He lay down on the grass and rested for quite a while before managing to get back up.

Then he recalled his clones and felt even more drained all over. Still, Hyuga Matsuba endured it. He had only summoned two, so it was not too bad.

After resting for a while, Hyuga Matsuba took out the food he had brought from home, including the canned food he had obtained from the system last time. Once he had settled lunch, he found a Kunai in his bag.

Hyuga Matsuba spun around two or three times before throwing the blade. His arm strength was now immense. He had not expected the Kunai to carry such terrifying force the instant it left his hand, flying far away and piercing a pheasant.

Hyuga Matsuba could not be bothered to run over, so he activated his Tenseigan again and used its gravitational control ability to draw the prey toward him. He cleaned the chicken, lit a fire, and began roasting it.

Because Hyuga Matsuba was short on money, he often used this method to get some meat. Gradually, his wilderness grilling skills were nearly on par with a professional's.

After filling his stomach, his afternoon physical training began. This time, Hyuga Matsuba created even more clones and assigned each of them a task.

Hyuga Matsuba had already thoroughly understood the Glint-Glint Fruit and intended to continue developing his physical abilities.

After doing a few small exercises to warm up, Hyuga Matsuba found a thick tree and prepared to use it as a target for boxing practice. His punches were fierce enough to make the trunk tremble.

This wooden post had been broken many times. It even bore the imprint of Hyuga Matsuba's fists. Some areas had been smashed apart, with wood chips flying everywhere, while the base of the post was a complete mess from being kicked out of shape.

Hyuga Matsuba's hands were bleeding from striking too hard, and sweat had already soaked through his clothes, but he had no intention of stopping.

If you wanted rewards, you first had to put in the effort. Success was reserved for those who were prepared. Hyuga Matsuba felt that saying was right: sunshine always came after the storm.

After a day of exhaustion, the sun was about to set again. Hyuga Matsuba recalled his clones and felt a wave of fatigue. It was not just physical exhaustion, but mental exhaustion as well. He limped toward home.

As the sun set, its lingering glow slanted across Hyuga Matsuba's face. No matter how exhausted he was, his back remained straight as his small figure slowly moved beneath the sunset.

Gritting his teeth and persevering, Hyuga Matsuba finally returned to the home he had longed for. Although today's exhaustion had surpassed the usual, the satisfaction and joy in his heart were beyond words.

Hyuga Matsuba looked at his hands. They had been covered in injuries during his afternoon training, yet now there was not a single wound left. It was all thanks to his Sage Body.

However, there were quite a few people who possessed a Sage Body, but only one person came to Hyuga Matsuba's mind who could recover this quickly: Tsunade's grandfather, Hashirama Senju.

Hyuga Matsuba suddenly remembered someone from long ago named Ashura Otsutsuki. Although Hyuga Matsuba was not very clear on his abilities, they should not have been much worse.

After stretching a little, Hyuga Matsuba bathed and changed clothes before climbing into bed to rest. He still needed time to think about some things.

Hyuga Matsuba's mind was filled with ways to obtain Ninjutsu. At present, it seemed he could only buy the wide variety of Ninjutsu from the system store, but their prices were too high. Hyuga Matsuba simply did not have enough Exchange Points.

Other transmigrators could create things of their own, but Hyuga Matsuba was not that clever.

Hyuga Matsuba had already reached a certain level, but he did not want to stop there. He wanted to make even greater progress.

"Although the Hyuga Clan does not have any restrictions on Ninjutsu, that means the Hyuga Clan can use it. Which means there might already be some in the clan!"

"But how am I supposed to obtain the clan's Ninjutsu?" Hyuga Matsuba continued reasoning.

"Wait, now that I think about it, no one from the clan has ever taught me any other techniques since I was little. Do they think I am unworthy, so they did not even bother teaching me?"

Hyuga Matsuba became extremely frustrated at the thought.

He had even considered creating a few techniques himself, but unfortunately, Hyuga Matsuba had not reached that level yet. If he could somehow tinker out those incredibly complex Ninjutsu, that would truly be a miracle.

After thinking for a long time, Hyuga Matsuba only felt a headache coming on. It seemed he had truly reached a dead end. In the end, he simply gave up. It did not matter; Ninjutsu was not the most important thing to him right now.

Hyuga Matsuba stopped lying in bed. He still needed to increase the amount of Chakra he possessed, and this was now a task he had to complete every day.

After working hard for an hour, his Chakra reached a satisfactory amount. Only then did Hyuga Matsuba go to sleep.