"Because the host perfectly fused Wood Release with the Asura Bloodline, creating a state even more complete than Hashirama Senju's two bloodline states, you can now turn your body into an element, much like the Hozuki Clan. In your wood form, your body gains Wood Release's defensive properties, can absorb chakra to replenish itself, can merge with plants, and can move freely through soil. There are many other abilities for you to discover on your own!"
Nawaki's eyes lit up. Wasn't this an enhanced version of White Zetsu's spore technique? It could be used for reconnaissance, and if he combined it with Wood Release techniques like Wood Release Clones, Deep Forest Emergence, and Wood Golem Technique, who could hurt him? Best of all, he could absorb chakra! To think he could replenish himself by absorbing chakra with his real body—how outrageous was that? Add in the fact that his chakra reserves already far exceeded those of an ordinary person, and it could be said that he had made up for Wood Release's greatest weakness! He would never again be worn down to death like Hashirama. The only thing that could barely be considered a drawback was that, in his tree-person form, he couldn't use ninjutsu of any nature other than Wood Release. He could only use chakra-free techniques, Taijutsu, and genjutsu.
Unfortunately, he had only just gained the power of chakra. His reserves were currently around the level of an ordinary Genin, nowhere near enough to practice the chakra-intensive Wood Release techniques. So, while building up his chakra, he trained in the basic Three Basic Techniques, Taijutsu, and Kunai Throwing Technique.
These fundamentals were not to be underestimated. They were mandatory training for every shinobi, each with its own practical uses, and they could also develop a shinobi's various attributes. They were much like the foundational cultivation methods of immortal or martial arts novels.
Practicing the Three Basic Techniques could improve a shinobi's speed with Hand Seals, and they used very little chakra. Each had its own practical uses.
The Substitution Technique could help avoid attacks; used well, it made getting hurt very difficult. The Transformation Technique could be used to fool people and carry out schemes, while the Clone Technique was the foundation of all kinds of advanced clone techniques. If these three techniques were mastered and used in combination, they could give rise to endless tactics. Their potential was limitless, and they also did much to develop a shinobi's combat instincts and tactical thinking. They were the foundation of all ninjutsu, and they remained useful in battles at Kage Level and below.
Taijutsu trained speed, strength, and physique. Its importance went without saying.
Shurikenjutsu was the least chakra-intensive way to attack from a distance. It couldn't be used against masters, but it worked well against cannon fodder. More importantly, Shurikenjutsu was the foundation of the Flying Thunder God Technique!
So, with his chakra reserves still too low, Nawaki didn't get ahead of himself by trying to learn advanced ninjutsu or even forbidden techniques. Instead, he focused on the fundamentals. A towering building rose from the ground; without a strong foundation, how could anyone reach the pinnacle of the Shinobi World?
Those watching him with an interested eye were all pleased by his performance.
Time passed like a rushing stream, and before long, it was the year 22 of Konoha. Nawaki was now two years old.
After a year of diligent training, his chakra reserves had grown to five times those of an ordinary Genin. He had also completed his tree-climbing and Water Walking training, and gained precise control over his chakra.
He had also mastered the Three Basic Techniques. He could now activate them instantly at any time and combine them with one another.
His Shurikenjutsu had reached a high level, too. Like Itachi, he could knock a flying ninja tool off course with a kunai and still hit his target. It was child's play for him now.
He was currently trying to control several kunai at once, making them collide two or three times in midair so they continually changed course while staying within a certain area, circling a target at high speed.
If he could pull it off and learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, no one would be able to predict his movements from the kunai's flight paths. He could appear wherever his enemies least expected him. Even if they dodged the first attack, they wouldn't escape the second, third, or countless more attacks that suddenly changed direction and came at them from elsewhere. With several, or even dozens, of Flying Thunder God Kunai constantly changing course around them, his enemies would have no way to dodge effectively. They would have nowhere to run, trapped inside the "Sword Formation" made up of kunai.
Nawaki had drawn inspiration from the sword formations in immortal-cultivation stories and created this Shurikenjutsu. He named it Infinite Technique, meaning that within the formation of kunai, there was no space, no emptiness, and the attacks from every direction never ceased. His enemies would be trapped in Avici Hell, with no way out.
This technique was designed specifically to counter Kage Level enemies who were also adept at speed or space, such as Kumogakure's B Combination, which had once held its own against the Fourth Hokage, and Obito, who couldn't keep his body intangible for long.
Against ordinary shinobi, he only needed to rely on speed, like Minato, to overwhelm them and kill them in one strike.
For now, however, the Infinite Technique existed only in theory. Even forming the kunai Sword Formation demanded the utmost in eyesight, wrist strength, and speed. To combine it with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would also need vast chakra reserves, superhuman reflexes, and a resilient physique. If he could bring all these qualities to their peak and master the Infinite Technique, he could be everywhere at once: multiple users would appear in different spaces simultaneously and attack the target trapped inside the formation. This wasn't a Clone Technique, but a genuine Space-Time Ninjutsu! Every one of them would be real and possess the user's full strength!
But all of this was merely Nawaki's theory. He couldn't do it yet. Perhaps it would become much easier once he had the Sharingan's perceptiveness and the Byakugan's full field of vision.
The Asura Bloodline gave him an astonishingly powerful body. It was exceptionally suited to practicing Taijutsu. No matter how intensely he trained, a single night's sleep restored him completely. Taking advantage of this, Nawaki trained like a madman every day, pushing his body to its limits. One thousand push-ups, one thousand sit-ups, running ten thousand meters at full speed, and walking a hundred thousand meters. These exercises gave his strength, physique, and speed a tremendous boost! He finally understood why Guy and Rock Lee loved working out so much. It felt incredible to watch his physical attributes grow stronger day by day, and it was incredibly addictive! He just couldn't stop! Before he knew it, Nawaki's obsessive spirit had begun to awaken.
He had even "created" his own Taijutsu style. It wasn't the sort of Nintaijutsu that relied on chakra to win, like the Eight Inner Gates, nor was it the Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode. It was a style that used only the body and blood to fight. Nawaki called it the Konoha Six Powers, or simply the Six Powers! That's right—he had shamelessly claimed the Six Powers of the Navy as his own and even changed their name!
The Six Powers were one of the few skills Nawaki knew how to train and could redeem through the Wish Power System. Just like the Rasengan in Naruto, One Piece had explained the principles behind training in the Six Powers quite clearly. As long as your body was up to it, you could learn and use them.
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