"How was that? Not bad, right? If I run into a really strong enemy, wouldn't my Water Style: Heavenly Weeping catch him off guard for a moment?"
"Pretty good."
Nawaki keenly noticed the subtle change in Hyuga Shinichi's mood.
Shinichi had seemed very interested in the ninjutsu Nawaki had mentioned just moments ago, but after seeing it, his mood appeared to have sunk.
Could it be...?
A thought flashed through Nawaki's mind.
Maybe Shinichi only had a wind nature, so he couldn't learn such a useful Water Release technique.
That must be why he was upset.
Yeah! That had to be it!
As his good friend, Nawaki should comfort him.
So Nawaki patted Hyuga Shinichi on the shoulder and said consolingly,
"Shinichi, don't be upset just because you can't learn this technique..."
"What makes you think I'm upset?"
Hyuga Shinichi asked in confusion.
"You were clearly interested just now, but your mood suddenly sank after you saw the technique. Wasn't it because your chakra nature prevents you from learning this Water Release technique, and that made you sad?"
Nawaki explained.
Hyuga Shinichi finally understood what Nawaki meant. He'd mistaken Shinichi's disappointment at learning what the technique actually was for a sign that he was upset.
"I just thought you were going to teach me some powerful Water Release techniques. I didn't expect it to be something like this, so I was a little surprised. Besides, why do you think I can't use this technique?
"Have you forgotten that I know Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere? I could make a few tweaks and develop it to shoot out needles made of wind-nature chakra. With the sharpness of wind, they'd do even more damage."
"So this technique isn't any good?"
"I never said that. It's definitely useful, but I still recommend you learn