Training Results (First Update, Please Bookmark)

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

Half-Moon Island, on the beach.

As the charcoal fire roasted the fish, droplets of fish oil fell onto the coals with a sizzling sound. The rich aroma, mingled with the fragrance of seasonings, wafted through the air and made mouths water.

The sunlight was mild, the breeze just right. The salty sea wind blew over them, making it easy to lose oneself in such simple beauty.

A short while later, the fish had been roasted to a golden brown and was fully cooked. Takenaka Kaguya cut off a piece for Yuko Kaguya first and said with a smile, "Aunt, have a taste and see how it is."

"Alright, I'll try it."

Yuko Kaguya accepted it with a smile and took a light bite. The fresh, savory flavor of the fish instantly burst across her tongue. Though it was still a little hot, that did nothing to lessen how delicious she found it.

"Delicious, delicious! Takenaka, you should eat too. It's best right now," Yuko Kaguya praised hurriedly.

Hearing that, Takenaka Kaguya smiled slightly and continued feasting.

Sure enough, the instant the fish entered his mouth, its aroma made his appetite surge.

Thus, the two ate while admiring the sea view, utterly at ease.

As she ate happily, Yuko Kaguya even brought herself some fruit wine.

Happy times always passed quickly. Only when neither of them could eat another bite did they finally stop.

However, since there was far too much fish left over, Yuko Kaguya salted the remaining fish, threaded them onto wooden sticks, and used the sea breeze to dry off the moisture.

Once everything was done, Yuko Kaguya knew Takenaka Kaguya still needed to train, so she did not disturb him.

After Yuko Kaguya left, Takenaka Kaguya rested for a while before diving once more to a depth of roughly one hundred meters, using the natural pressure of the seawater to temper his body.

Not only that, he trained Geppo, Soru, Shigan, and Rankyaku underwater. It could be said that although he was in constant pain, he could also feel his physical condition steadily improving.

Unfortunately, he could not breathe underwater, so every five or six minutes, he needed to surface for air before diving back into the sea to continue training.

When he was so exhausted that even moving a finger felt difficult, Takenaka Kaguya knew he had trained enough for the day. Too much was as bad as too little, and extremes turned against themselves.

And so, the days passed one after another until, finally, ten days later.

"Whoosh!"

Takenaka Kaguya shot out of the sea using Geppo, then continued stepping through the air with Geppo until he landed steadily on the shore. Only then did he exhale a breath of foul air and mutter, "Although I still haven't succeeded in cultivating advanced Armament Haki, the training these past few days has been quite effective in improving my physical condition. Leaving aside everything else, I've made tremendous progress with Rokushiki, especially Tekkai. If I used Tekkai now, even my own Bone Blade probably couldn't break through my defense.

Unfortunately, Tekkai is like a stationary punching bag. Its defense is pretty good, but it has no means of counterattack."

As he thought this, Takenaka Kaguya stopped dwelling on it. For him, the results of this period of deep-sea training were already quite satisfactory.

After all, Rome was not built in a day, and no one became fat from a single bite.

Unfortunately, his overall combat power had yet to reach the half-step Six Paths level, so he still could not challenge Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, those two peak experts, anytime soon.

Afterward, he used Chakra to generate heat and dry his clothes before heading toward his home.

A short while later, just as he reached the front gate, he saw that the courtyard gate was open. Yuko Kaguya was humming as she cooked in the kitchen.

"Aunt, I'm hungry. Is the food ready yet?" Takenaka Kaguya called into the house with a smile.

"Almost done. Takenaka, go back to your room and change first, then come out to eat," Yuko Kaguya said with a smile.

"Alright!"

Very soon, Takenaka Kaguya emerged from his room and looked at the clothes Yuko Kaguya had made for him just days ago. They seemed to have become a little smaller again.

By coincidence, Yuko Kaguya came out carrying the food. The moment she saw that Takenaka Kaguya's clothes had obviously become smaller again, she immediately smiled bitterly. "Takenaka, you're nearly taller than an adult already. If you keep growing like this, you'll probably be over two meters tall before you even come of age."

Indeed, in just over half a year, Takenaka Kaguya had grown to nearly one meter eighty. One had to know that only a few days had passed since his thirteenth birthday.

If he kept growing, then by the time he reached adulthood, he would likely be at least over two meters tall.

In the One Piece World, anyone under two meters tall looked practically disabled. For example, the Navy's three Admirals were all over three meters tall.

But this was the Naruto World. Even if he never grew any taller from now on, he would already be considered rather tall.

"Aunt, I can't control that either, but I'm already trying to find a solution. Perhaps once I succeed in my research, I won't keep getting taller every so often," Takenaka Kaguya said with a bitter smile.

All his clothes were personally made by Yuko Kaguya, so he needed new clothes every so often. That was quite a troublesome matter for Yuko Kaguya.

As for the solution he mentioned, it was naturally to cultivate Rokushiki to its peak and then comprehend Life Return. At that point, he would be able to control his own height.

"Hehe, you child, Aunt was only joking with you. Still, what is going on with your height? If I remember correctly, very few members of our Kaguya Clan are taller than one meter eighty," Yuko Kaguya said gently.

"Maybe it has something to do with my training lately. After all, I eat enough food for more than ten people every time, so I'm absorbing too much nutrition, and it's showing in my height," Takenaka Kaguya explained.

"Alright, stop worrying about your height and come eat. After dinner, you still have to go to the neighboring Land of Whirlpools today, right?" Yuko Kaguya said gently.

"Mm. Sister Mito Uzumaki sent me a message last night saying that she had already arrived in the Land of Whirlpools and agreed to my request. She said that once I get there, she can guide me in cultivating the Yin Seal," Takenaka Kaguya nodded.

Upon hearing this, Yuko Kaguya nodded. She knew that the child before her was a true training fanatic.

Other than the occasional difficult mission from Kirigakure that required his help, he spent the rest of his time returning to Half-Moon Island to train diligently.

Every day, he trained from morning until he returned at dusk utterly exhausted. If he had not seemed so full of vigor every morning, Yuko Kaguya would have worried that he was training himself into ruin.

"If Mito Uzumaki is willing to guide you in cultivating the Yin Seal, that really would be wonderful.

With your aptitude, Takenaka, I believe you should succeed very quickly.

But Takenaka, are you really confident you can succeed? According to what you said, you can't use Chakra while cultivating the Yin Seal, or all your previous efforts will be wasted.

Yet the village assigns you a mission almost every month. Without Chakra, you can't even use the Kaguya Clan's Kekkei Genkai, the Shikotsumyaku," Yuko Kaguya said worriedly.

If a Ninja could not use Chakra, they were only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.

Yet the missions carried out by Ninjas were all extremely dangerous.

Being unable to use Chakra was an extremely dangerous thing.

"Hehe, Aunt, don't worry. With my current Shili, even without using Chakra, I can still handle most Elite Jonin."