The Physique of the Copying Body Technique Elite Ninja

"After falling so many times, I've finally learned to climb trees."

Shin looked rather disheveled, his body covered in dirt; he couldn't even remember how many times he had tumbled from the branches.

Yet, it was all worth it. Shin could now walk steadily to the top of the tree, having finally mastered the control of his chakra.

"Xiao Yu, how did you do that?"

Kushina gazed at Shin in surprise, her eyes sparkling.

"Heh, want to learn?"

Kushina nodded her little head eagerly.

"I won't teach you if you want to learn; you were mocking me earlier." Shin crossed his arms. Kushina had certainly laughed plenty when she saw him fall.

It couldn't be helped; his massive reserves of chakra were exceptionally difficult to control, and without anyone to guide him, he had to rely entirely on his own trial and error, which naturally led to many falls.

It could be said that Shin's success in tree climbing was forged entirely through repeated failure.

"Stingy, you're actually still mad." Kushina made a face at Shin.

"By the way, Xiao Yu, you don't like me calling you Xiao Yu, right? If you teach me how to walk to the top of a tree without using my hands, I won't call you Xiao Yu anymore, how about that?"

Shin truly disliked Kushina calling him Xiao Yu, as it made him seem so young, but Kushina was so used to it that she couldn't break the habit.

In truth, there was a reason Kushina called him Xiao Yu: Shin was younger than her—well, only by three days, but three days was still younger.

In the past, Kushina had always tried to make Shin call her "big sister," but since Shin was a transmigrator, there was no way he would call someone his own age "big sister."

"Alright then."

Shin nodded at Kushina and proceeded to teach her all the experience he had gained through his own efforts.

With the experience provided by Shin and his direct guidance, Kushina learned to climb the tree in just half an hour; she was quite gifted.

"Shin, I learned even faster than you!" Kushina said, quite excited.

Shin had practiced for over three hours, while Kushina had only needed half an hour, though this didn't mean his talent was inferior to hers.

Shin had been exploring on his own, while Kushina had the benefit of his instruction, saving her from countless detours.

After teaching Kushina to climb trees, Shin took her to a nearby stream to begin practicing water walking.

Water walking was indeed harder than climbing trees because water provided no solid footing; one wrong move and you would fall right in.

Fortunately, Shin had the experience from tree climbing, and after falling only twice, he was able to walk and even run across the surface of the water.

Compared to Shin, however, Kushina had a rougher time, falling in over a dozen times, which made Shin chuckle.

Kushina spent several hours soaking in the water before she finally mastered the technique.

"Kushina, you've officially entered the ranks of geniuses." Shin said to her.

Learning to climb trees and walk on water at only five years old, and being able to precisely control one's own chakra, certainly qualified as genius.

"Let's go back and change clothes first." Kushina said to Shin, touching her soaked garments.

After returning to change, they sat down to eat; it was already three in the afternoon by the time they had their lunch.

Because Kushina had been stubborn about not eating until she mastered water walking, they had ended up eating so late.

After the meal, Shin didn't go to train, but instead took Kushina toward the interior of the clan grounds.

"Xiao Yu, why are we going into the clan grounds?" Kushina looked up and asked Shin in surprise.

"Didn't I say earlier not to call me Xiao Yu?" Shin raised his hand and gave her forehead a light tap.

"I'm just used to it, I'll change it later."

Kushina rubbed the spot where he had tapped her, looking at Shin with a wronged expression.

Shin chuckled; he suspected it would be very difficult for her to actually break the habit.

"Right, Xiao... Shin, why are you going into the clan grounds? I thought you didn't like going in there."

They had always lived on the outskirts of the clan territory and rarely ventured inside, unless they needed to buy something.

This time, however, it wasn't for shopping; Shin wanted to use his Copy Card.

Entering the interior of the Uzumaki Clan grounds, things became quite lively. The territory wasn't small, and the Uzumaki Clan still had over two hundred people of various ages.

Although it was far from what it had been during the Warring States period, it was still considered a large clan in any ninja village.

"System, when I use the Copy Card, can I see the target's abilities? If I don't know what they are capable of, how am I supposed to copy them?"

"The host must resolve this himself; this system does not possess such a capability."

"System, you're truly useless," Shin muttered with a scoff.

Fortunately, Shin had some understanding of the Uzumaki Clan, so he grabbed Kushina and headed straight for the training grounds within the Uzumaki Clan compound.

The training grounds were vast, as it was the primary place where members of the Uzumaki Clan came to hone their skills.

Shin ignored the Chunin and Genin present, slowly searching for a Jonin of the Uzumaki Clan instead.

There were quite a few Jonin in the clan; a major family could hardly be without its share of elite shinobi.

However, finding a Jonin in this training ground was no easy task, as even those who came here to train tended to seek out secluded spots.

The grounds were so expansive that locating a Jonin was genuinely difficult.

Since a standard Copy Card could replicate the chakra and physical attributes of up to a Jonin, Shin was determined to find one to maximize his gains.

"Huh!"

Shin suddenly spotted someone he recognized—a Jonin, and one who specialized in taijutsu at that.

"System, use the standard Copy Card to replicate the physique of Uzumaki Yan."

Physique encompassed strength, speed, stamina, agility, flexibility, and other functions. While he could replicate these attributes individually, Shin wasn't a fool.

Why replicate them one by one when he could take them all at once? He couldn't afford to waste his Copy Cards.

In an instant, Shin felt his body swell as his bones grew increasingly dense under a mysterious force, and his muscles became incredibly firm.

Furthermore, he felt his body become significantly more agile.

"This power is truly immense." Shin threw a punch, generating a sharp gust of wind; his strength was seven or eight times greater than before.

Because he possessed the Perfect Sage Body, Shin's strength had already been terrifying, granting him monstrous power.

Now, with his strength amplified seven or eightfold, he felt he could snap a large tree in two with a single blow.

"System, does the replicated strength stack with my original strength?" Shin asked the system a crucial question.

"Yes, the replicated strength stacks with the host's original strength."

Upon receiving the system's confirmation, Shin's eyes lit up. If he could keep stacking it, would he even need to learn ninjutsu?

If he could stack his physique to the level of Might Guy opening the Eight Gates, wouldn't he be invincible with taijutsu alone?

"System, can I keep stacking indefinitely without any limits?"

"The limit is the Copy Card, host. As long as you have Copy Cards, you can continue to replicate the physical strength of others to enhance your own physique."