Headfirst

Hearing the Third Raikage declare that, at worst, he simply would not stand on the ground, Nawaki asked curiously, "Could it be that Lord Raikage has developed a way to fly, similar to Moon Step?"

The Third Raikage looked slightly embarrassed. To be honest, as an expert who had trained Nintaijutsu to its very limit, he had always been deeply interested in the Konoha Six Powers, a set of taijutsu techniques that was so well-rounded in every respect. He had secretly tried to study and practice them himself. As far as he knew, many jonin and even chunin in Konoha's Anbu could master one or two of the Six Powers. With his physical capabilities, there was no reason he should not have been able to do so—but no matter what he tried, he had never succeeded. Even now, he remembered the embarrassing scene of trying to learn Shunpo, stomping a huge crater into the ground while his body remained right where it was. He guessed that the Konoha Six Powers had to involve some special technique; brute force alone was not enough to master them. In the end, he could only give up helplessly. His guess was correct. The Six Powers appeared to be techniques that required formidable physical ability, but their true core was control over one's body. That was why every master of the Six Powers would grasp Life Return, a realm akin to the internal force of martial arts. Without the necessary control, no amount of physical strength would suffice.

After his expression shifted, the Third Raikage said in a low voice, "Although this old man's control over Lightning Release Chakra is not as good as yours, it is more than enough to use the Chakra Adhesion Technique! Standing on the mountain walls on either side of