Testing a New Technique

The treatment lasted for more than an hour before it ended, during which the three Jonin had finished reporting on their mission also arrived at the hospital.

Firstly, he wanted to show concern for his injured subordinates, and secondly, he wanted to share the information he had received from the Hokage with everyone.

Secondly, Hatake Sakumo also needs to undergo further treatment. After all, what he did in the wild was only a temporary emergency. To avoid any future problems, he should come to the hospital for a thorough medical check-up.

After everyone had finished their treatment, they were all put in the same ward, which made it easier for them to interact with each other.

"That's how it is." Minato briefly explained the situation from the perspective of the Hokage.

A silence fell over the ward. Had all that desperate effort really just been a mistake by the messenger ninja?

"Did Inuzuka just die for nothing?" Yohei was clearly still grieving and began to feel indignant for his fallen comrade.

"The ninja who made the mistake has already been punished." Even Minato himself didn't believe this.

"Senior Disciple Brother Minato Danzo the time, Hokage- sensei?" Taiichi interjected.

"Yes."

"Then this was most likely done by Danzo," Taiichi said with certainty.

The three Jonin exchanged glances, wondering who would dare to tell Taiichi such a speculation.

"Ah~ haha, Taiichi, do you have some misunderstanding about Elder Danzo?" Minato chuckled from the side.

"Yeah, Danzo is indeed quite bad, but he's mostly ugly," Hatake Sakumo joked, trying to change the subject.

Everyone stared at Hatake Sakumo in shock. They had always thought Sakumo was a serious person, but they never expected him to make such a silly joke.

"Pfft, hahaha." Saori was the first to burst out laughing, and then everyone else joined in.

After everyone had finished laughing, Taiichi explained, "In Konoha, if something bad is about to happen or is happening, and no one knows who did it, it's almost always right to pin it on Danzo."

Everyone stared at Taiichi in surprise, not expecting him to dare say such a thing.

"That's what Teacher Tsunade told me, and that's what I feel too." Taichi Taiichi started to use Tsunade's name to his advantage.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that these were Tsunade's words; they were indeed in Tsunade's style.

Taiichi's words did indeed plant a seed of doubt in everyone's minds, making them more wary of Danzo.

After a round of pleasantries, the group left together only after a hospital nurse came to ask them to leave. Those who did not need hospitalization left together.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Taiichi returned home and took a nice hot bath to relax. Although he wasn't seriously injured like Yohei during this mission, the long period of mental tension and the high concentration required to perform Medical Ninjutsu had really exhausted him.

In summary, the entire mission was extremely dangerous, but Taiichi gained a great deal from it.

In just a few days, they experienced several intense battles, killing two Jonin and nearly ten Chunin. Few people would believe such a record.

The panel data itself provides the most direct reflection of this.

[Congratulations, your Genin class level has been upgraded to Lv8 (241/1400)]

[Attribute Points +1, Skill Points +1]

[Upgraded during combat, your Advanced Taijutsu by 1000]

[Your skill level increases during combat; Advanced Swordsmanship +2000]

[Congratulations, your Advanced Swordsmanship has been upgraded to Lv2 (1540/3000)]

These are just the most significant advancements; other improvements in various Nature Transformation, especially the enhancement of Medical Ninjutsu, will not be elaborated upon further.

The only regret of this mission was probably the death of Inuzuka Makoto. He was such a cheerful and talkative friend, and in the blink of an eye, he was swallowed up by an explosion.

Whenever he thought of this, Taiichi would sigh at the damned state of the world, and at the same time, he would make up his mind that his arrival must bring better changes to this Ninja World, otherwise he would have come for nothing.

After a high-intensity mission, there is often a long vacation. This time, the rest period for Team 8 is even longer, lasting a full month.

This is not only because the team members are injured and need to recuperate, but also because their tense minds need to be relaxed. Although ninjas can be said to be killing machines, even machines will break down if they are not maintained for a long time, let alone people.

However, this doesn't quite apply to Taiichi. Taking a vacation is out of the question unless his health prevents it; otherwise, taking a vacation would be a waste of his life.

Others take vacations to relax, but Taiichi finds relaxation in cultivation; others feel joy during vacations, Taiichi only feels happy when he sees the various stats on his panel increase.

So, the next morning, Taiichi got up before dawn again, carrying his bloodied Short Sword on his back, and headed to his personal training ground— the Riverside Grove.

After a long period of training and hard work, the woodland that was originally full of trees has now been leveled into a clearing of about 100 meters in diameter. Thick wooden stakes and huge blue stones are scattered in the clearing.

These targets and training tools were painstakingly transported from afar by Taiichi. Without these things, this grove would probably have been destroyed by Taiichi long ago.

On a flat, large blue stone by the river, Taiichi, who had just finished his basic training, was deep in thought with his eyes closed. Although he had passed through this mission without any major incidents, it had also exposed a series of his own problems.

What Taiichi cares about most is speed, and this speed is not the agility shown on the panel.

Through this long period of understanding, Taiichi also knows that the Agility attribute on the panel is a very broad concept, which is a reflection of a person's comprehensive abilities.

It includes a person's movement speed, attack speed, and neural reaction speed, and even the physical hardware that matches these abilities is affected, such as a person's dynamic vision and the brain's information processing speed.

Every improvement in agility equates to an improvement in overall physical fitness. Otherwise, if you only increase your attack speed but your nerve reflexes can't keep up and your dynamic vision can't keep up, then you're just blindly attacking!

Taiichi's only concern this time was his own movement speed. Currently, Taiichi's dynamic vision and nerve reaction were more than enough to handle his current movement speed, and he could even easily control it when using the Taiichi Body Flicker Technique.

The problem now is that Taiichi's physical attributes are sufficient, but his physical attributes are lagging behind. His movement speed can only be improved slowly through training, but his Body Flicker Technique Nintaijutsu is too outdated.

There are many types of Body Flicker Technique in the Ninja World, but they all boil down to one: activating muscles with Chakra to unleash speeds impossible under normal conditions.

The best example of this type of Body Flicker Technique is the activation of Lightning Release Chakra in the Kumogakure, and Kakashi's Chidori will likely achieve the same result in the future.

However, Taiichi Lightning Nature Transformation, let alone the Body Activation, which he had no clue about at all.

The Body Flicker Technique that Taiichi is currently using is the most common D-rank Body Flicker Technique in the Ninja World. It activates and protects by concentrating Chakra in the legs, allowing for an explosive burst of speed.

However, this Body Flicker Technique also has its drawbacks, namely that it cannot be used at high intensity and frequency. Just like in this mission, Taiichi strained his leg muscles after using Body Flicker over an extremely long distance. And two consecutive long-distance bursts of speed further aggravated the injury to his leg muscles.

The reason is that this is ultimately muscle strength, and its upper limit depends on the strength of your body.

But at this moment, Taiichi had a new idea: Chakra Enhanced Strength.

The principle behind Chakra Enhanced Strength is to precisely control Chakra, concentrating Chakra at a single point and then unleashing it instantly to generate immense power. In other words, the power generated by Chakra Enhanced Strength does not rely solely on physical strength; it depends more on the explosive release of Chakra.

This largely eliminates the limitations of the physical body. As long as your Chakra Control is high enough, you can unleash greater power. Taiichi is researching now is how to convert this power into speed.

The only reference Taiichi can take for this is Tsunade's Heavenly Foot of Pain.

Upon arriving at the open space, Taiichi carefully controlled the amount of Chakra. He first unleashed his Chakra using the Heavenly Foot of Pain technique, but instead of releasing the power explosively, he converted it into thrust.

In an instant Taiichi shot out like an arrow released from a bow, but the effect would have been even better if he hadn't rolled out in a spread-eagle position.

A muffled "bang" was heard.

Taiichi slammed his entire body face down onto the ground.

After a long while, a leaf drifted down and landed on Taiichi's head, but he still didn't move.

After a long while, first her fingers trembled slightly, then she swayed as she got up.

Taiichi shook his head violently; clearly, the fall had left him completely dazed.

Looking at the distance of about ten meters with lingering fear, Taiichi a chill run down his spine. If he had used any more Chakra just now, he probably would have died here today.

This only made him admire the Second Hokage even more. He himself was already in such danger by simply improving upon existing techniques, while the Second Hokage had created all sorts of forbidden techniques in Konoha from scratch. He truly deserved the title of a master.

[Skill under development, Modified Body Flicker Technique) Lv0 (1/100)]

Looking at the newly appeared skills on his panel, Taiichi felt a sense of satisfaction. Although he didn't have the talent of the second generation, he still had a cheat code!

That's no big deal, I can just practice more and "fall down more," and sooner or later I'll become a "master of Ninjutsu."

Then, different sounds came from the field from time to time: "Thump" - that was the sound of a person hitting the ground.

"Smack!" That was the sound of something being slapped against a stone.

"Sizzle" That's the sound of a face rubbing against the ground.

It must be said that the development of new Ninjutsu is full of unknowns and uncertainties. Although it sounds painful, it looks even more gruesome.

The painful sound gradually subsided only when Taiichi's Chakra was almost depleted.

Looking at Taiichi now, he was covered in bruises and swelling, with not a single part of his body unharmed. Even the previous missions hadn't injured him like this.

[Modified Body Flicker Technique) Lv0 (25/100)]

Fortunately, the progress is encouraging. At this rate, I won't have to fall again tomorrow, and the new Body Flicker Technique might be completed the day after tomorrow.

By now it was broad daylight. He slung his Short Sword over his Taiichi again and staggered away from the training ground.

As Taiyi walked home, people kept staring at Taiichi. After all, he looked like a beggar. If it weren't for the Short Sword on his back and the Konoha Ninja Headband, the Military Police Force would probably have warned him not to be an eyesore.

After getting home and washing up, Taiichi had a delicious breakfast and then went out of his little house again. He hadn't had enough of his morning exercise, as he had been falling over and over again. So, he decided to warm up with a 10-kilometer run.

At that moment, the people on the road felt a whooshing sound rush past them. When they tried to look again, the person had already disappeared. But soon they turned onto a secluded route around the village, no longer affecting the people on the busy streets.

After running for about 20 minutes, a familiar shout came from behind.

"Take two more laps around the village before class, or you'll have to throw an extra 1000 straight punches today!"

Taiichi turned around and saw Might Guy was already soaking wet, running towards them.

Taiichi was pleasantly surprised. He hadn't seen Might Guy in a long time and wondered how he was doing. He slowed down and waited for Might Guy to catch up.

At this moment, Might Guy also saw Taiichi running ahead, and his joy was also evident. He suddenly quickened his pace and caught up with Taiichi.

"Taiichi, you're back from your mission!"

"Yeah, Kai, how have you been lately? Have you gotten any stronger?" Taiichi asked, curious about Kai's recent situation as he caught up.

"Haha, let's give it a try and see! We'll circle the village twice and see who finishes first, okay?" Kai gave a thumbs up, flashing his signature big white teeth, and said eagerly.

"Haha, since you're so interested, Kai, how could I not join you!" Taiichi was also delighted, after all, Kai was his first good friend after starting school. "Then let's begin!"

Without waiting for Kai's reply, he suddenly accelerated and sped ahead in a flash.

"Kai, come and chase me, hahaha!"

"Ah, youth should be full of passion! Taiichi, watch me catch up with you!" Tears welled up in his eyes, and Kai, moved by the moment, moved quickly, his speed suddenly increasing to be no less than that of an ordinary Chunin.

The two raced each other along the road, their sweat glistening in the morning light, attracting other people who were also exercising that morning.

Ultimately, Taiichi hadn't fully recovered from his previous training, which severely affected his performance. Slowly, Kai caught up with Taiichi, and the two eventually leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

Taiichi ultimately prevailed by a slight margin.

"Taiichi, are you injured? Why do you seem to be running so awkwardly?" Gai, panting heavily, looked at Taiichi and asked the question that had been bothering him.

"I got a minor injury while exercising this morning, it'll be fine in a bit," Taiichi replied nonchalantly.

The two chatted and rested as they walked slowly along the path until their breathing returned to normal. Then they said goodbye to each other; Kai had to rush to school, while Taiichi had to continue his training.

Upon arriving at Training Ground 3, I went through all the training sessions: strength training, Taijutsu training, and swordsmanship training, pushing myself to the point of exhaustion before finally stopping.

After a hearty lunch at a Barbecue Restaurant to fill my empty stomach, I rested for a while before heading back to the Training Ground, ready to while away the afternoon.

Upon arriving at the Training Ground, Taiichi saw Hatake Kakashi, a ninja, diligently wielding his sword in the center of the field.

At that moment, Kakashi was completely focused on practicing his swordsmanship, unaware that there was a "little thief" secretly watching his practice from the sidelines.

Taiichi was indeed secretly learning at this moment. His first textbook on swordsmanship was the Hatake Style Kenjutsu. In the beginning, Kakashi taught him swordsmanship step by step. Kakashi can be considered his mentor in this respect.

Looking at Kakashi's swordsmanship now, one can see a clear difference between it and one's own. This was something that was already apparent during Sakumo 'Senior battles in previous missions.

Indeed, since his swordsmanship advanced, he has embarked on a new path that is different from the Hatake Style Kenjutsu, so there are bound to be differences.

However, Taiichi can still learn a lot from watching Kakashi's sword-wielding techniques.

[Watch a swordsmanship demonstration; Advanced Swordsmanship by 1]

Perhaps it was because Taiichi's gaze was too blatant, Kakashi, who was training, finally stopped and turned to look at the source of the gaze. He saw Taiichi staring intently at him and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Seeing Kakashi's reaction, Taiichi realized that his gaze had been too aggressive, so he scratched his head and chuckled.

"I'm sorry, Kakashi, I was so engrossed in my training that I disturbed you."

"It's nothing, I should be thanking you. I heard from my father that if it weren't for you, he wouldn't have been able to come back alive from this mission. Thank you so much!" Kakashi said as he stepped forward and bowed Taiichi to Taichi to express his gratitude.

Taiichi was caught off guard by Kakashi's actions and quickly stepped forward to help Kakashi up, saying, "What are you saying? Even if we weren't good friends, I would still do my best for any Konoha Ninja I didn't know. There's no need for such thanks!"

"No, one thing at a time. If there's no need to thank someone for saving my life, then what is there to be grateful for?"

Kakashi insisted.

"Alright, alright, you beat me!" Seeing Kakashi's serious expression, Taiichi didn't say anything more, but then he thought, "How about you practice your swordsmanship with me? It's been a long time since we sparred."

"Alright, bring it on!" Kakashi agreed without hesitation.