Introduction to Chakra Refinement [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Chapter 22: Chakra Refinement [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Chakra is a powerful substance produced by mixing the energy within the 130 trillion cells of a person's body with their spiritual energy.

It forms the basis for over ninety percent of ninjutsu.

Refining it requires intense mental concentration from the user, searching for the location of their bodily energy.

Toneri had never refined chakra before, but he had experienced its power firsthand, especially the chakra of a Tailed Beast.

Although it contained a considerable amount of malice, it was still high-quality chakra, so he had a certain understanding of it.

The Chakra Refinement technique did not contain much information; reading it from beginning to end would only take a few minutes.

However, it took him an hour to grasp its meaning.

After all, it explained many things about meridians, acupoints, cells, and so on.

Refining chakra is not particularly difficult. As long as one trains persistently, there is a good chance of being able to refine it.

But after refining chakra, increasing its quantity is the key. This requires increasing the total energy that can be extracted from cells, or the spiritual energy.

Therefore, the total amount of chakra often increases significantly as the body develops and grows.

Toneri had some understanding of these meridians and acupoints, which allowed him to comprehend everything in an hour. Otherwise, it would take half a year to teach and explain this knowledge at the Ninja Academy.

A door to a new world slowly opened before Toneri.

After finishing "Introduction to Chakra Refinement," Toneri did not attempt it immediately.

Instead, he continued to flip through the other books and scrolls on the table.

"Konoha Calendar," "Deeds of Past Hokages," "Introduction to Ninja Tool Throwing and Advanced Techniques," "Basic Taijutsu Training Methods," "Three Basic Ninjutsu Techniques"...

"Tsk, although Shikashin Nara tried to stop me with a mountain of books and questions, I have to admit, the materials he provided are quite substantial.

But this book, no, this series, "Konoha's Will of Fire," is excessively long?"

Toneri briefly skimmed through the books on the table. Many things piqued his interest, but "Konoha's Will of Fire" took up half the volume.

What was this supposed to mean?

"Heh, trying to purify my corrupted will with an ocean of knowledge?" Toneri scoffed casually.

However, he did not discard the entire series, which he knew would be incredibly boring without even reading it.

He was well aware that the Third Hokage of Konoha at this time placed immense importance on the content of this series, and it was knowledge that Ninja Academy students were required to master by graduation.

Placing the last book back on the table, Toneri had a general understanding of what he should arrange to study next.

"I'll set aside the spiritual food for now and try refining chakra first."

He meticulously recalled the chakra refinement method in his mind and quietly sat on the bed.

In reality, chakra refinement had nothing to do with posture, but Toneri felt it was important to pay attention.

Concentrate his mind and search for the energy within his cells.

But... concentrating was exhausting.

So... Toneri fell asleep without a doubt...

Although the sky had darkened and it was indeed time to sleep, Toneri probably didn't expect that refining chakra would be so tiring.

However, although he was asleep, his consciousness once again entered the sealed space.

The dim sealed space.

Having been here so many times, Toneri no longer found it cold and gloomy; instead, it felt familiar.

The Two-Tails lay listlessly in its cage, eyes closed, breathing steadily.

Toneri found the familiar spot and sat beside it, propping his head up, silently watching the motionless Two-Tails.

Sometimes he felt that such peaceful days were not bad.

If he could truly coexist peacefully with the Two-Tails, more than half of the crisis on his body would disappear.

He just didn't know when that day would come.

But at least now, their relationship was getting better and better.

Looking closely at the Two-Tails, one could see that it hadn't changed much from when it was younger.

"Little one, have you had enough staring?"

Suddenly, the Two-Tails, which had been sleeping, spoke, startling Toneri, who had been staring blankly at it.

"Whoa, you scared me! Big Beauty, you weren't asleep?" Toneri said with a smile, looking at the Two-Tails.

The Two-Tails' two tails swished back and forth through the bars, and its body slowly arched as it stretched out, looking very comfortable.

"In this sealed space, I can sleep whenever I want. There isn't that much sleep to be had."

After stretching, the Two-Tails lay down again.

His expression became a little hesitant, and after a moment, he still asked, "You thought I was asleep just now, so you didn't want to wake me up?"

Toneri nodded frankly, not denying it.

"Tch—"

The Two-Tails pouted and stopped looking at Toneri.

But for some reason, when she saw Toneri's frank gaze just now, the Two-Tails felt a flutter in her heart.

A feeling she had never experienced before slowly spread throughout her body from her heart, making her feel much warmer.

"Big Beauty, I'm telling you, today I finally got the method for refining Chakra, as well as some basic Ninjutsu and Taijutsu training methods. As long as I work hard and persist in practicing, our plan will be realized soon!"

Toneri seemed a little excited as he said this.

In the world of Hokage, having Chakra and not having Chakra were completely different levels.

"You still need to refine Chakra? I can provide you with as much of this as you want, you don't need to go through so much trouble." The Two-Tails turned her head, looking at the somewhat cheerful Toneri.

She didn't know when it started, but the Two-Tails herself hadn't realized that this little guy in front of her could actually communicate with her as an equal.

It was a very strange feeling.

Toneri waved his hands repeatedly, "It's different, Big Beauty. As I said from the beginning, only the strength you obtain slowly yourself truly belongs to you!"

"So, you're still not interested in my power at all?"

The Two-Tails' powerful Chakra fluctuations began to surge, and the temperature of the entire sealing space gradually rose, as if to show Toneri her strength.

"That's not it, Big Beauty. You know, as Tailed Beasts, you yourselves are the targets many people pursue, and your power is even more crucial.

However, interest is one thing, and acceptance is another.

What I pursue is strength from the heart. When you are truly willing to support and help me with your power without reservation, that is when I will be willing to accept your power as my own.

You might not understand what I'm saying in the short term, but I believe you will understand in the future.

That's all for today. It's been a tiring day. I wonder if the Chakra refinement will yield any results."

Toneri patted his butt and stood up, waving at the Two-Tails. "I need to go cultivate diligently. I hope to gain the ability to fulfill our promise as soon as possible and become good friends in the future!"

After speaking, Toneri's figure slowly disappeared within the sealing space.

The Two-Tails watched Toneri leave, her eyes constantly changing, and the surging Chakra on her body slowly receded.

Friends?

That word...

No one had ever said it to her before.

"Tch—Arrogant little guy!"

Unconsciously, the corners of the Two-Tails' mouth turned up.

Meanwhile, Toneri, who had left the sealing space, did not wake up immediately. His consciousness directly fell into slumber.

However, without anyone noticing, strands of blue energy slowly appeared on Toneri's body.

After faintly appearing on his skin for a while, these energies silently seeped into Toneri's body through the pores on his skin.

At the same time, within his meridians, from nothing to something, wisps of light blue Chakra slowly began to flow.

They had the tendency to evolve from a water channel into a stream.

And this increase did not stop...

Unconsciously, Toneri's advantage slowly began to take effect.

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