The Essence of Taijutsu, Forged Through Trial and Error

"Wrong."

"This part is wrong too."

"Wrong, wrong, wrong!"

In Shinji's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, glowing with an eerie light, phantom images flickered past like dreams, each carrying precious information.

The scenes in these branching paths of fate were all from his failed attempts.

Each failure had a different consequence. Some caused nothing more than a strained muscle, while others stopped his heart outright, nearly killing him!

The countless mistakes piled up, steadily wearing down his resolve, as if the idea of completely optimizing the Breathing Technique were simply impossible.

And yet the corners of his mouth remained lifted.

There was no question that Taijutsu was important in the Shinobi World.

Even after mastering all kinds of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu, shinobi had never stopped pursuing Taijutsu.

Ordinary shinobi generally trained in Taijutsu by focusing on their muscles. More advanced Taijutsu techniques involved the mechanics of generating force and the use of Chakra.

The pinnacle of generating force was probably the Senju Clan's Superhuman Strength Punch.

Superhuman Strength Punch wasn't tied to bloodline. Yakumo in this timeline and Sakura in the original timeline had both mastered it through study and training.

At its core, Superhuman Strength Punch relied on precise Chakra control combined with exceptional technique for generating force, unleashing tremendous strength in an instant!

The pinnacle of Chakra application, meanwhile, was the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

This technique stimulated the entire body with Lightning Release Chakra, driving it into an intensely active, peak state for a period of time.

Both Superhuman Strength Punch and Lightning Release Chakra Mode were Taijutsu techniques worthy of being called "secret arts." Each had only come into existence after generations of geniuses had labored to develop it.

Even so, both had their own shortcomings.

Take Superhuman Strength Punch, for example. Since it relied on