Strength Fist

Chapter 18: Strength Fist

"Do you think you can escape?"

Seeing Uchiha Hana use a desperate roll to dodge, Uchiha Shin chuckled. Leveraging the downward momentum of his left foot, he crouched rapidly and slammed his fist hard into the ground.

"Diamond Smash!"

The chakra erupting from Uchiha Shin's right fist instantly shattered the training ground floor.

The resulting shockwave sent Uchiha Hana, who was still prone on the ground, flying into the air.

This was only because Uchiha Shin had deliberately controlled his output, fearing he might actually injure her.

Immediately after, the chakra concentrated in Uchiha Shin's left sole exploded, pushing his speed to its absolute limit.

Only a blur remained on the training ground...

Just as Uchiha Hana was about to land, Uchiha Shin's hands had already seized her shoulder and right leg, while his right knee drove hard into the small of her back.

Had Uchiha Shin exerted force with his hands and knee, Uchiha Hana would have been snapped in two at the waist in an instant.

"This..."

"Big Brother is too brutal!"

Watching Uchiha Shin's savage movements from the sidelines, Izuna swallowed hard, his voice trembling with lingering fear.

It seemed he must never cross Big Brother.

Becoming Big Brother's enemy was truly a terrifying prospect.

Although Madara said nothing, he silently agreed with Izuna's assessment; this man was nothing short of a humanoid tyrannosaurus.

The battle ended at that very moment.

Uchiha Shin loosened his grip, and Uchiha Hana stood firmly back on the ground.

To be honest, Uchiha Hana had been terrified in that moment—she had nearly wet herself.

Even now, standing steadily on the ground, the lingering fear from that split second had soaked her back in cold sweat.

As the wind blew, Uchiha Hana felt a sudden, biting chill against her back.

"Lord Shin, you are truly amazing."

"Hehe..."

Regaining her composure, Uchiha Hana looked at Uchiha Shin with a sheepish, slightly sycophantic smile.

Uchiha Shin did not find this attitude from Uchiha Hana off-putting.

After all, there is great terror between life and death.

Although a ninja should be prepared to die on the battlefield from their very first day, being killed by a kunai, a blade, or a ninjutsu was a different matter entirely compared to being snapped in half.

The fact that Uchiha Hana could stand here so calmly after what just happened meant her mindset was already stronger than the majority of her peers.

Even though Uchiha Hana hadn't used a single ninjutsu during the fight, her taijutsu—both in terms of raw power and the fluidity of her technique—had genuinely impressed Uchiha Shin.

Considering Uchiha Hana was only six years old, her potential and talent for taijutsu were in no way inferior to the likes of Might Guy or Rock Lee in the future.

Perhaps the Uchiha Clan would one day produce a ninja who dominated through taijutsu?

Uchiha Shin speculated inwardly.

"Your taijutsu is good, Hana!"

"I can tell you've put in a lot of hard work."

"Haha."

"You've passed today's test."

A satisfied smile appeared on Uchiha Shin's face, and he did not hesitate to praise her.

After all, compliments cost nothing and could put the other person in a good mood.

Since praising someone didn't cost him anything, why should he be stingy with his words?

"Although your taijutsu talent and potential are good, and you've clearly worked hard..."

"Techniques like Shadow Leaf Dance are too common."

"You lack a finishing move in your taijutsu repertoire."

"How about it? Would you like to learn the Strength Fist I used just now?"

Unexpectedly, after praising her, Uchiha Shin shifted the topic and asked this.

Regarding the Strength Fist, Uchiha Shin had also put in immense effort.

From the time he began his training at two and a half years old, Uchiha Shin had used his foreknowledge of Naruto to combine his own insights and perfectly replicate two techniques.

One was the "Multi-Shadow Clone Technique," which he had already handed over to the clan, and the other was his recreation of Tsunade Senju's Strength Fist.

Although Uchiha Shin's current body possessed excellent ninja talent and potential.

However, in terms of physical taijutsu attacks, compared to some taijutsu masters gifted with innate divine strength, he was still lacking just a little bit.

One must know that the three aspects involved in taijutsu are, in fact, strength, speed, and technique.

An ordinary person might not be able to cultivate even one of these three to their peak state in their entire lifetime.

But Uchiha Shin's ambition was simply too great; he wanted to be a hexagonal warrior, perfect in every stat.

Being well-versed in the original Naruto, he understood very well that battles between ninjas are, in essence, battles of intelligence gathering.

Once a short board or weakness is discovered by an enemy ninja, they can quickly target that flaw to launch an effective counterattack.

The result would be injury at best, and death at worst.

Take, for example, the later battle between Shikamaru and Hidan, or the battle involving Naruto, Kakashi, and Kakuzu.

So, what to do if one's physical taijutsu attacks are insufficient?

At the time, Uchiha Shin had two ideas: one was the Eight Inner Gates, and the other was Tsunade Senju's Strength Fist.

One must know that according to the records in the original Naruto, when the Eight Inner Gates Formation is opened...

That is to say, when the final gate, the Gate of Death, is opened, the strength and speed erupted by the user can even reach dozens of times that of the Five Kage.

When the user opens the Eight Inner Gates Formation using the Eight Inner Gates, it becomes the ultimate, strongest taijutsu in Naruto.

However, this technique is too complex, and the danger of self-exploration is too high, so Uchiha Shin set his sights on Tsunade Senju's Strength Fist instead.

Speaking of Strength Fist, according to Uchiha Shin's memory, this technique is actually a special skill for controlling and utilizing chakra.

The principle is to concentrate chakra into a specific part of the body and then release it instantaneously to achieve immense destructive power.

The difficulty of this technique lies in the control and refinement of chakra.

But knowing and doing are two different things.

However, once a research direction was established, all that remained were countless experiments.

Therefore, for a period of time, Uchiha Shin often ended up covered in injuries while experimenting with this technique.

This even led Uchiha Aoi to suspect that Uchiha Shin was being bullied.

Fortunately, Uchiha Shin not only perfectly replicated the technique but also developed the move Diamond Smash based on it.

A move that was once an aerial skill of a Martial God in a certain game.

Hearing Uchiha Shin say this, Uchiha Hana hurriedly nodded her head rapidly.

Although Uchiha Hana was only six years old, she understood very well that dying in battle as a ninja was only a matter of time.

If she could learn one more life-saving killing move now, then the chances of her surviving at some critical moment in the future would be that much higher.

In this instant, Uchiha Hana couldn't help but want to give a thumbs up to her own decision to cling to a powerful figure.

Although her mom and dad always called her silly, she felt that she was actually quite clever.

She didn't have to spend her family's money; not only were her food, housing, and clothing taken care of, but she could also learn secret killing moves from Lord Shin.

All of this stemmed from her wit and intelligence; let's see who dares to call her silly in the future.

Uchiha Hana thought to herself with a sense of pride.

However, when Madara and Izuna heard that Uchiha Shin was actually going to pass on such a powerful technique to this woman who had just become their big brother's follower, they instantly felt a bit sour and unbalanced.

This woman not only ate their food and lived in their house, but Big Brother was also teaching her such a powerful technique; there was no telling if Big Brother would be snatched away by this woman in the future.

As traditional Uchiha clan members who were obsessed with their big brother and little brother respectively, Madara and Izuna instantly bristled.

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