Aptitude × Path Ahead

Just as the Chakra Blade was about to slice through the throat of Ino Rinya, Ino Rinya's rising figure faltered, and he collapsed as his legs gave way, He had actually sprained his ankle while in the process of standing up!

By sheer coincidence, Ino Rinya had dodged that lethal Chakra Blade, Only then did Ino Rinya seem to sense something, He reached toward his neck in a panic, his hand coming away with a trace of blood, It was caused by the Chakra Blade grazing his skin, So that's how it is.

Nara Dan opened his long-unused Cheat System interface and looked at Ino Rinya's talent Entry, Ino Rinya

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Talent Entry:

(Blue) Turn Danger into Safety: Possesses a sensitivity to danger that surpasses ordinary people; often displays superior luck in perilous situations, allowing him to escape danger and turn misfortune into a favorable outcome.

This was the reason Nara Dan was willing to sow a seed within him, Although the rank of this Entry is only blue,

In terms of rarity and utility,

I fear it is no less impressive than a purple Entry.

Nara Dan mused to himself, Indeed, for a long time, he had rarely seen such talent Entries outside of plot-relevant characters, Even when he did, they were usually common Entries like Average Ninja Talent (Blue) or Tenacity (Blue), This talent Entry was also the reason Ino Rinya had managed to survive the crisis that had wiped out his teammates last time.

Such a peculiar talent is worth me developing properly.

And then, wait for it to bloom and bear fruit.

Without waiting for the bewildered Ino Rinya to ask why Teacher Nara had attacked him, Nara Dan struck again with lightning speed, This time, the strike was not as subtle as before; instead, it appeared slow but was actually incredibly fast, In Ino Rinya's widening eyes, a single index finger slowly grew larger in his field of vision until it pressed against the center of his forehead, Ino Rinya felt a cool sensation emanate from Teacher Nara's fingertip, It traveled directly to a mysterious location deep within his brow, A sudden swelling and stinging sensation arose, as if some kind of seed were taking root and sprouting within his forehead, A tingling, numb sensation spread throughout Ino Rinya's entire body, as if he had been electrocuted, Naturally, that location in the center of his brow was the Pineal Gland, The legendary third eye of humanity, the vessel for the Sixth Sense.

Nara Dan had used his own Jin Force combined with Chakra, along with his understanding of the human body, to help him develop his Pineal Gland, Correspondingly, Ino Rinya's perception underwent a complete, earth-shattering transformation, A brand-new sensory system sprouted within his body, Ino Rinya felt as if the world had changed, He slowly reached out his hand and gently clenched it, Then, he opened his palm, "Buzz, buzz."

A black flying insect took flight from Ino Rinya's palm, "This is..."

Ino Rinya could not describe this feeling; it was as if another sense had been generated beyond his five senses, It was like growing a third pair of hands—intuitive and responsive, yet intangible.

This sensation was sharper and more sensitive than all his other senses combined, With a light glance, he could perceive the flight trajectory of the insect, By looking upward, he could predict which leaf would fall in the next second.

"This is the Sixth Sense."

Nara Dan looked at Ino Rinya, who was perceiving the world anew like a newborn infant, and smiled as he explained, "Ordinary people only have five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch."

"Living and fighting relying solely on the five senses,"

"But in reality, in ancient times,"

"In extremely dangerous environments, before humans were the apex predators of the biosphere,"

"In order to survive better, humans possessed an additional Sixth Sense,"

"It exists between the eyebrows of a human."

"Later, humans gradually cooperated for mutual benefit, establishing imagined communities like societies and nations."

"As the saying goes, use it or lose it,"

"A comfortable environment caused the Sixth Sense to degenerate,"

Teacher Nara shifted his tone, "However, some ninjas who walk on the edge of a blade for a long time,"

"Can develop a portion of their Sixth Sense, sensing crises in advance on the battlefield."

"But such development is merely superficial, a passive usage."

Naturally, as a powerhouse at the level of God-Seeing Indestructibility, Teacher Nara had long since developed the Sixth Sense of the Pineal Gland when he made his breakthrough.

Back then, being able to 'see' the arrival of the Anbu squad from several miles away relied entirely on that mysterious and profound Sixth Sense.

It could even be said that regarding the development of the Sixth Sense, no one in the entire Ninja World currently surpasses him.

He has already reached the realm described in his past life: hearing nothing and seeing nothing, yet sensing danger and avoiding it.

Not only can he predict danger in advance, but his Sixth Sense can even vaguely guide him to make the correct choices.

"The true application of the Sixth Sense,"

"Can achieve the state of hearing nothing and seeing nothing, yet sensing danger and avoiding it,"

"Even if you haven't seen or heard the danger,"

"Your Sixth Sense can allow you to dodge it in advance,"

"Applied to combat, it means you can predict every move and tactic of the enemy,"

"Thereby remaining forever invincible."

Teacher Nara looked at Ino Rinya meaningfully at the end, "Once you reach that realm, staying alive is naturally the easiest thing,"

"Because by then, if anyone wants to harm you, you will know about it in advance."

Ino Rinya heard Teacher Nara's words, Feeling the profound mystery of the Sixth Sense while lost in thought.

"Hearing nothing and seeing nothing, sensing danger and avoiding it."

"I have only initially helped you develop this sense,"

"But subsequent progress will still require your own efforts."

Teacher Nara patted Ino Rinya on the shoulder to show encouragement, "Thank you, Teacher Nara, for your Nurturing!!"

Ino Rinya was no fool; he quickly performed a full kowtow to express his gratitude, "If Teacher Nara has any instructions, just let me do them!"

Such an ability is undoubtedly extremely precious in this cruel world, even compared to forbidden techniques or secret arts with high entry requirements.

Those in the upper echelons hold onto them tightly, Let alone a 'technique' like this that has no threshold and can be learned and applied directly.

And as for someone like Teacher Nara, who would casually pass on such a powerful trump card, Ino Rinya had never even heard of it.

As for whether Teacher Nara had any ulterior motives, Ino Rinya felt it wasn't a problem at all. As a civilian ninja, he saw things very clearly:

You must have value to be used by others and to be endowed with value.

Moreover, he had truly never seen a good person like Teacher Nara, who gives benefits first and talks about conditions later.

Even Danzo was still feeding him empty promises every day.

He knew very well who was truly beneficial to him.

Facing Ino Rinya's gratitude, Teacher Nara's expression did not fluctuate at all.

He did not care about Ino Rinya's so-called gratitude.

What he cared about was whether he could achieve his own goals.

"You're being too serious,"

"My Nurturing alone is not enough,"

"I also need your aptitude,"

Nara Dan stated the fact indifferently.

"I don't need you to do anything for now,"

"Just as you said, just keep on living well,"

"It would be best if you could master the power I gave you as quickly as possible."

The short and punchy second update is here!

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