Hyuga Gentle Fist

"A cultivation idiot?" Lin Chuan felt a string of sweat slide down his face. "What the hell is this?"

Qin Lang ignored Lin Chuan's disgruntled expression and continued on his own, "I know your talent for cultivation is poor; you haven't even reached the first level of the Qi Refining Stage yet. But don't worry, I've already reached the third level, and Bu Lianshi has reached the second. Based on past experience, as long as one person in a three-man team reaches the third level, passing the trial is quite easy!"

The Lin Clan where Lin Chuan currently resided was an entirely different place from the one he was born into, and his current status was merely that of an orphan taken in by the family. This was the reason those children dared to lash out at him without restraint.

Browsing through his past memories, Lin Chuan specifically looked for information regarding the Lin Clan's assessment. It was a test for orphans like them; if he couldn't pass before the age of ten, he would be expelled from the Lin Clan. Now nine years old, this was essentially his last chance.

The assessment was held every six months in groups of three, and Bu Lianshi and Qin Lang were the members of his group.

Feeling the chakra surging within his body, Lin Chuan spoke up, "Don't worry, we will pass!"

"Mm, that's good. We were afraid you were under too much pressure, so we came specifically to comfort you. Both Bu Lianshi and I have increased our cultivation by one level, so passing shouldn't be a problem," Qin Lang said happily.

Qin Lang and Bu Lianshi had come several times before, but back then, Lin Chuan would bury his head between his legs, refusing to look up or speak. They could only offer a few words of comfort before leaving. Because both had made a breakthrough this time, they came specifically to tell Lin Chuan. They hadn't held much hope, so they were already satisfied that Lin Chuan was willing to see and speak to them.

Bu Lianshi was no longer afraid of Lin Chuan's strange eyes and walked into the room. "Don't worry, our assessment is just to hunt some Spirit Beasts; it will definitely be fine this time!"

Bu Lianshi's voice was very soft, and she looked at Lin Chuan with some shyness.

"Mm, I know!" Lin Chuan offered a smile.

The two had always cared for the previous Lin Chuan, but that version of him had been unwilling to trust anyone, which led to the current situation.

After chatting for a while, the two rose to leave, and Lin Chuan began to re-examine this world. From his memories, this was a world of cultivation—what they called "immortality seeking"! According to the lore of this world, everyone possessed a Spirit Root, which was divided into five attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. There were also some extremely rare mutated attributes, such as wind, lightning, and so on.

Just like chakra, one could only use corresponding spells if they possessed the matching attribute. For example, a person could only use fire-attribute spells if they had a fire-attribute Spirit Root. Most people only had one type of Spirit Root; those with two were rare, but also much more powerful.

After eating the Fruit of the God Tree, my chakra possesses the seven basic attributes of wind, water, lightning, fire, earth, yin, and yang. I just don't know if the Fruit of the God Tree has any effect on the Spirit Roots of this world, Lin Chuan thought to himself.

Forget it, I'll test the Spirit Root matter when I have time. The most urgent thing now is to cultivate chakra and some ninjutsu. Otherwise, it would be a tragedy to possess the three great dōjutsu but be unable to utilize them!

Action followed thought. Lin Chuan rose, left the house, and headed toward the cafeteria set up by the Lin Clan. Previously, Qin Lang and the others had brought him food, but that was no longer necessary.

Outside the house was a cluster of similar, dilapidated dwellings housing orphans like Lin Chuan. Most were already awake, practicing martial arts in front of their doors. They were surprised to see Lin Chuan emerge, and his unique white hair and white eyes drew even more attention.

"That trash who can't cultivate actually came out?"

"His eyes and hair are so eerie!"

"Could he be worried about the assessment in half a month?"

The crowd's murmurs reached Lin Chuan's ears, but he ignored them directly, not bothering to lower himself to the level of these brats.

The food provided by the Lin Clan wasn't delicious, but it was enough to fill his stomach. After eating, Lin Chuan went to the mountain behind the houses to train.

The first thing he needed to do was physical conditioning; the state of this body was truly poor. If he hadn't used the Tenseigan to absorb the chakra of those four children to recover earlier, he would likely still be in a half-dead state.

"Well then, let's start with running!"

As he jogged, Lin Chuan pondered the problems of this world. First was chakra. The people of this world didn't cultivate chakra, but Lin Chuan could absorb it using the Tenseigan, which meant he was absorbing their physical and mental energy.

"As long as a person is alive, regardless of whether they cultivate chakra, their physical and mental energy always exists. This means I can use the Tenseigan to forcibly extract chakra energy, regardless of whether they are aware of its existence!"

Lin Chuan was drenched in sweat, constantly changing his training methods while his mind never stopped racing.

"Then there is the issue of ninjutsu! When Kaguya Otsutsuki ate the Fruit of the God Tree, the concept of ninjutsu didn't exist yet. It was the Sage of Six Paths who later popularized it, but in the end, the origin of everything related to ninjutsu is that Fruit of the God Tree."

"Although I don't know any ninjutsu right now, it shouldn't be difficult to develop them myself. At the very least, I know the direction and the effects of those techniques, and I even know the hand signs for the ninjutsu frequently used in Naruto."

The morning training left Lin Chuan exhausted, but he was unwilling to waste a single moment of potential cultivation time. He needed to become strong as quickly as possible, at least enough to protect himself and not be bullied.

After lunch, Lin Chuan returned to his room to begin deducing ninjutsu. The first thing that came to mind was the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga Clan!

With the support of the Byakugan, the Gentle Fist was the most suitable technique for Lin Chuan to practice at this stage. As a taijutsu, it didn't consume much chakra, and its power was not to be underestimated. In the Qi Refining Stage, where close-quarters combat was still the norm, the Gentle Fist would be an unimaginable weapon of mass destruction to these cultivators.

Moreover, Lin Chuan had already discovered that the meridians used by cultivators were the same as chakra meridians. This meant that Lin Chuan could use the Byakugan and the Gentle Fist to strike his own chakra into an enemy's body, damaging their "meridian system" and internal organs, achieving the same terrifying effects as in Naruto.

After countless failures and deductions, Lin Chuan finally derived the entire set of Hyuga Gentle Fist techniques two days later. This wasn't because he was particularly clever, but because he knew the principles and the direction of effort. Combined with his status as the progenitor of chakra in a certain sense, it was not surprising that he could fully recreate it.