A Spar Between Teacher and Student

As time passed, the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist displayed by Kawaki Aoba became increasingly refined, leaving Yuhi Shinku with no choice but to believe it—and leaving him completely numb.

At the same time, Yuhi Shinku's strikes grew heavier.

This brat's talent is simply inhuman; it's truly infuriating. What's worse is that he dared to snatch my precious daughter. You little punk, come and receive some loving education from your future father-in-law.

As for Kawaki Aoba, although he had intended to let Teacher Shinku vent, he hadn't expected the man to strike with such force. It was fortunate that he had taken medicine beforehand, which directly alleviated Yuhi Shinku's concerns about causing him serious injury. Furthermore, the amplification provided by the Chakra Cloak was quite exaggerated.

Even with his newly acquired, formidable Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, he was beaten quite miserably by his jealous father-in-law.

While the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist was powerful, its efficacy depended on the user. In the hands of Bang, it was a supreme martial art capable of ranking third among S-class heroes, but in the hands of an ordinary dojo student, it was merely a fighting style slightly better than standard karate.

As for Kawaki Aoba, although he was no match for Yuhi Shinku—who had donned the Chakra Cloak and possessed the strength of an elite Jonin—and was being beaten badly, he could at least manage to protect himself.

Well, "protecting himself" here simply meant not getting killed.

But for Kawaki Aoba, that was enough. As long as he wasn't killed and could continue to maneuver against his opponent, he had nothing to fear with his endless supply of medicinal supplements.

Just as it was now: as time wore on, the duration of Yuhi Shinku's medicine expired, and the effects of the Chakra Cloak gradually weakened.

The scene of Kawaki Aoba struggling to hold on with the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist looked much better than before.

However, he wasn't foolish enough to launch a counterattack the moment Yuhi Shinku's medicine wore off; that would only bring trouble upon himself with no other benefit.

Once Yuhi Shinku had vented the pent-up frustration in his heart, he proved to be quite a capable captain and father-in-law.

He poured all the insights he had developed regarding the Chakra Cloak over the past few days into Kawaki Aoba.

At the same time, he inquired about the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.

"You little brat, it's time you told me properly what's going on with that strange fist technique of yours. Such a powerful style couldn't possibly have been cobbled together by you in just these few days. Don't give me any lies about having a prototype from before; your previous taijutsu routines showed absolutely no signs of this technique."

"Cough." With a light cough, Kawaki Aoba didn't hesitate; he reached into his ninja tool pouch, pulled out a booklet, and handed it to Yuhi Shinku.

"This is a manual? Don't tell me you got lucky and stumbled upon something some old master once..."

As he spoke, Yuhi Shinku flipped open the pages, but before he could examine it closely, he was stunned by what was recorded inside.

Shocked, he slammed the book shut and looked at Kawaki Aoba with a face full of disbelief: "The Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist manual! How did you get your hands on this?"

"Naturally, someone from the Hyuga Clan gave it to me personally." As he spoke, Kawaki Aoba recounted his experiences and his suspicions to Yuhi Shinku in full detail.

Yuhi Shinku listened with extreme focus, but his expression grew increasingly grim.

"These so-called great clans are truly vicious to even think of such a method. It was my negligence. Aoba, why don't you move into my house after these few days? Although my standing cannot compare to the Hyuga Clan, with my current strength, I can absolutely protect you."

To his surprise, Kawaki Aoba shook his head: "Teacher Shinku, do you think that with my current strength, I would still fear them playing such petty tricks in the dark?"

Hearing this, Yuhi Shinku suddenly realized. That was true; he had been so angry just now that he had almost forgotten that Kawaki Aoba's current strength was not much inferior to his own. If one added the Chakra Cloak, he could already go toe-to-toe with him in his normal state.

Moreover, this brat was as cunning as a monkey. With him prepared and them caught off guard, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven for the Hyuga Clan to do anything to him.

Following that, Yuhi Shinku heard Kawaki Aoba say: "Come to think of it, I should actually thank the Hyuga Clan. If it weren't for this Gentle Fist manual they provided, I wouldn't have been able to create the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist by utilizing the flow of the river while bathing."

As expected, Yuhi Shinku thought to himself, while the corner of his mouth twitched. While he found it absurd, he could barely accept the explanation.

What else could he do? After all, in the entire ninja world, there was likely no one else besides Kawaki Aoba who knew this Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist; it was even difficult to find a similar taijutsu style.

Therefore, no matter how ridiculous it sounded, he had no choice but to believe that this was a fist technique Kawaki Aoba had created while bathing in a river.

No, judging by their previous bout, this was more than just an ordinary fist technique. Being able to mobilize water-attribute chakra within the body to coat one's attacks already placed it in the realm of Ninjutsu-Taijutsu.

Now that the Hyuga Clan had offended such a monster, given this little brat's personality, the future of the Hyuga Clan would likely be thrown into a massive disaster.

"Teacher Shinku, what do you think of this Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist?" In the courtyard of the Yuhi Residence, Kawaki Aoba shared the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist with Yuhi Shinku without reservation.

Practicing a technique created by his own disciple initially made Yuhi Shinku feel a bit awkward, but after practicing it once using the method Kawaki Aoba taught him, he was instantly won over.

"This Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist... although my knowledge isn't as profound as the Hokage's, the effects of this technique are clear to see. It can at least be called an S-rank Ninjutsu-Taijutsu. Even among the village's secret archives, it would definitely rank highly."

"Its potential is not even lower than the Lightning Style Ninjutsu passed down by the Hidden Cloud Village."

Yuhi Shinku believed he wasn't exaggerating in the slightest; if anything, he was being conservative.

Kawaki Aoba felt the same way. Moreover, just now, while teaching Teacher Shinku the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, he discovered another hidden effect: practicing the technique could effectively train one's water-attribute chakra.

Yuhi Shinku even judged by his own intuition that if one practiced the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist for a long time, it could lay a solid foundation for developing the nature transformation of water-attribute chakra, even for those without the talent.

Such an effect was truly heaven-defying.