Wind Riding Sword Technique

And so, every day was spent attending school to study ninjutsu theory and the history of the ninja world, while after school, I would head to Nawaki's house to practice swordsmanship. During this time, Inuzuka Gai and Aburame Tomohiro also came over to play. Upon learning that Hyuga Shinichi was practicing swordsmanship, both were quite surprised—wasn't the Hyuga Clan supposed to be all about the Gentle Fist?

Later, Tsunade caught sight of this and told Uzumaki Mito, so they both came over to sit on the sidelines and watch.

After practicing with the sword for a few weeks, Nawaki felt he wasn't cut out for it and stopped.

After demonstrating the sword techniques he had learned and receiving applause from everyone, Hyuga Shinichi realized that his previous idea was finally ready to be put into practice. Thinking to show off in front of his friends, he shouted loudly.

"Nawaki, Gai, Tomohiro, keep your eyes peeled. This move I've developed is really cool."

Hyuga Shinichi stood in the center of the training ground, gripping his sword with both hands, eyes closed as he settled into his stance. As he exhaled, the aura around his body shifted, and gusts of wild wind began to erupt from within him.

"Is that Wind-Style chakra? To have this kind of presence at such an age, it's truly remarkable."

Sitting to the side, Uzumaki Mito recognized that Hyuga Shinichi was using Wind-Style, but what would come next remained to be seen.

"Byakugan! Wind-Style Sword Art: Wind Flow Coverage!"

That's right; this technique was born from noticing how active his wind-attribute chakra was. During development, he drew inspiration from a character he loved playing in his past life: Yasuo the Unforgiven.

This technique also utilized the Byakugan's X-Ray Vision to peer through his own chakra points and meridians, allowing him to clearly see and precisely direct the flow of his entire body's chakra through his network.

The wooden sword in his hand was gradually covered by airflow until the entire blade was encased. With the wind-attribute chakra coating it, the wooden blade looked incredibly sharp.

At that moment, having successfully performed the move for the first time, Hyuga Shinichi had the illusion that he could cut through anything—even a Susanoo. However, this thought dissipated along with his chakra the moment he could no longer maintain the technique.

"Whoa! That move is so cool!" X2

Nawaki and Inuzuka Gai shouted excitedly after seeing Hyuga Shinichi's move. Although Aburame Tomohiro didn't yell, one could sense his excitement through his black goggles.

"It really is incredible. Has Shinichi-didi already mastered chakra flow to this extent?"

Tsunade, watching from the sidelines, remarked to Uzumaki Mito. Having lived for so long, Uzumaki Mito naturally saw much more. If Shinichi hadn't activated his Byakugan, he wouldn't have been able to accurately control his own chakra flow at such a young age; he likely would have had to wait until he was older.

Of course, Uzumaki Mito didn't overlook Hyuga Shinichi's hard work just because of his talent.

Because he was simultaneously activating his Byakugan and controlling his chakra flow, sweat already covered his chubby, baby-faced cheeks. Unlike Nawaki's three-minute attention span, Hyuga Shinichi had been practicing diligently for weeks, and calluses had already formed on his tender hands.

Finally, seeing Hyuga Shinichi standing unsteadily after barely holding on, he flashed a happy smile at his friends' praise. Uzumaki Mito also smiled, saying:

"He really is just a child, after all."

While everyone else saw Hyuga Shinichi's talent and ignored his age and effort, in Uzumaki Mito's eyes, he was still just a little boy who loved to show off in front of his friends, felt happy when praised, and hadn't grown up yet.

A few days later, Hyuga Shinichi arrived at school in the morning and, hearing his classmates discussing something animatedly, wandered over. Since enrolling, Hyuga Shinichi had gotten to know everyone in his class, and even students from other classes and grades knew him to some extent; he had already earned the title of Ninja Academy Social Butterfly.

His classmates had a very good impression of him, and seeing him approach, they pulled him into the conversation.

"By the way, Shinichi, did you know? They're starting to teach the Three Basic Techniques today. The previous chakra refinement was so boring; finally, we're learning some actual ninjutsu."

Hyuga Shinichi caught on to the topic. The child speaking was a commoner; since his family had no heritage, he had to rely on the academy to become a ninja, and before learning ninjutsu, he could only perform the dull and arduous task of chakra refinement.

Chakra refinement was, simply put, sitting in meditation, feeling the chakra within the body, and setting it into motion—laying the foundation to draw out chakra for ninjutsu later on.

For children at such a lively and playful age, it was indeed a form of torture, so naturally, they were excited to hear they would finally be learning ninjutsu.

Back at his seat, Hyuga Shinichi began to think. The Three Basic Techniques taught at the academy were the Transformation Technique, the Substitution Technique, and the Clone Technique.

The Transformation Technique was a temporary change to an object via chakra; its essence was change.

The Clone Technique was a holographic projection created by chakra, lacking substance or physical damage.

The Substitution Technique was a diversionary tactic used before an attack, instantly replacing one's body with a wooden board to make the opponent think they had succeeded.

In Hyuga Shinichi's view, these three were all illusions created by chakra, which would be seen through instantly by the Byakugan, leaving him unenthusiastic about the lesson.

If he remembered correctly, there were more advanced versions of the "three techniques" that he wondered if they would teach later: the Body Immobilization Technique, the Invisibility Technique, and the Body Flicker Technique.

Speaking of the Body Flicker Technique, it reminded Hyuga Shinichi of the future Body Flicker Shisui—one ninja who defined a technique. Regarding his own means of displacement, Hyuga Shinichi had long had an idea: none other than the indispensable Sweeping Blade of the "Happy Wind Man."

The development principle was to gather wind-attribute chakra at the soles of his feet to propel himself forward a certain distance.

It sounded simple but was difficult to execute. For instance, how much wind-attribute chakra to control so he wouldn't fly too far and could still stand steady to swing his sword? Furthermore, just rushing in a straight line wouldn't work, as it was easy for enemies to predict his position and launch an attack, so he had to figure out how to control his chakra to change direction mid-dash.

"Sigh, at the end of the day, my body is still too small. It's so hard to support the progress of developing my own ninjutsu."

"What are you muttering about over here by yourself?"

Hyuga Shinichi didn't even look up to know it was Nawaki. He raised his head to see Nawaki grinning foolishly, with Inuzuka Gai and Aburame Tomohiro following behind.

They had clearly met on the way to school. After telling them about the Three Basic Techniques, they started discussing it again.

"By the way, Gai, doesn't your clan's secret technique have something similar to the Transformation Technique? The one where a person can turn into a dog, and a dog can turn into a person?"

"Idiot, that's called the Beast Mimicry Ninja Art and the Human Mimicry Ninja Art. They're much more advanced than the Transformation Technique; they aren't even on the same level."

After a few days of instruction and practice, Hyuga Shinichi successfully mastered the Transformation Technique and the Substitution Technique. However, the clones he produced with the Clone Technique weren't perfect, and he was teased by Gai and Nawaki for it.

Tomohiro stood to the side and placed a hand on my shoulder as if to comfort me, but Hyuga Shinichi could tell from his shaking shoulders that he was laughing too.

To them, any small thing that Hyuga Shinichi, the genius, couldn't do perfectly became material for them to tease and roast him.

Hyuga Shinichi feigned annoyance, but all three knew he was faking it. In his own words, friends were only interesting if they roasted each other. They all loved this way of interacting, including the quiet Tomohiro.

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