Multi-Layer Chakra Body Flicker Technique

The training ground fell silent.

Birdsong from beyond the school grounds rang out clearly.

A few seconds later, one of the girls let out a piercing scream.

More screams followed from every direction.

Yamano strode into the training ground, his face dark.

"E! Bi! Su! I'm going to beat you to death before your father gets the chance!"

Yamano brought his fist down hard on Ebisu's head, leaving him seeing stars.

"I won! I beat Shiranui Genma!"

"You!" Hearing Ebisu still crowing, Yamano grew even angrier. "You little degenerate! When did you turn into such a degenerate?"

Yamano pulled a kunai attached to steel wire from his ninja tool pouch, tied Ebisu up, then threw the kunai and left him hanging upside down from a nearby tree.

"Think about what you've done! Think hard!"

Ebisu had certainly embarrassed himself, but Shiranui Genma had it even worse.

Shiranui Genma got up from the ground and looked helplessly at Mr. Yamano.

What a pervert! Why did we have a classmate that perverted?

But... I have to admit, it was pretty tempting, Shiranui Genma thought.

He wiped his nosebleed. Every time he recalled it, a little more blood came out. He couldn't stop it.

When he returned to his classmates, he could feel several girls looking at him with obvious disgust.

Damn it, I was the victim!

Uchiha Ling gave Ebisu a sympathetic look while familiarizing himself with the Body Flicker Technique he had just acquired.

The Body Flicker Technique gathered chakra in the legs and feet to boost physical movement and achieve bursts of speed.

The key was finding a way to gather more chakra there.

The Body Flicker Technique used by ordinary ninja offered only limited acceleration.

Once, while passing a construction site, Huìdài had seen workers compacting a foundation layer by layer. It had given her an idea.

By gathering chakra in the legs one layer at a time, each new layer would compress the last, concentrating more chakra in the legs and feet.

Huìdài had already achieved the Triple Chakra Body Flicker, and the results were excellent.

Multi-Layer Chakra Body Flicker Technique? Nice. Very nice.

After school, poor Ebisu was dragged toward the classroom building by Mr. Yamano on a length of steel wire.

Ebisu looked thrilled. Yamano, on the other hand, was dejected.

Damn it. How was I supposed to explain this to Clan Head Huìdài? I had no idea where Ebisu learned such a vulgar Transformation Technique.

On the street outside the school, the students gradually went their separate ways.

Nara Saku, Akimichi Takashi, and Yamanaka Mei walked together toward the Ino–Shika–Cho Clan Territory.

Yamanaka Mei kept denouncing Ebisu. She thought he had gone much too far.

Nara Saku suddenly looked up and saw Uchiha Ling standing beside a wall ahead.

Uchiha Ling looked at Akimichi Takashi and said:

"Akimichi Takashi, don't forget our agreement. I'll wait for you by the Hidden Leaf Wall tomorrow morning."

With that, Uchiha Ling used the Body Flicker Technique he had prepared.

The first layer of chakra waited in his feet. The second surged down to join it. Both layers erupted, and his figure vanished in an instant.

Nara Saku was startled. When had Uchiha Ling mastered the Body Flicker Technique?

Akimichi Takashi whipped his head around, looking in every direction, but he couldn't find Uchiha Ling anywhere.

Behind a courtyard wall in the distance, Uchiha Ling landed and stayed hidden, keeping up his image as a mysterious expert.

From what he had seen in the original story, ninja mostly used the Body Flicker Technique to enter or leave a scene. The ordinary taijutsu-based version couldn't be used continuously.

Once the chakra in the legs and feet was spent, gathering more took time.

The Body Flicker Technique is great for escaping. I have to practice it properly.

He could also try combining the Multiple Body Flicker Technique with the White Fang Flow Body Technique to move even faster.

Uchiha Ling spent the entire night practicing and studying the Body Flicker Technique. A technique essential for staying alive gave him plenty of motivation.

The next morning, Uchiha Ling met Might Guy by the Hidden Leaf Wall right on time.

Might Guy spotted Uchiha Ling and sped up as though fleeing the plague.

Uchiha Ling said nothing. He followed Might Guy onto the Hidden Leaf Running Circuit.

On their second lap, Uchiha Ling encountered a yawning Akimichi Takashi.

Akimichi Takashi saw the two of them thundering toward him.

Might Guy was in front. He was a star of the sparring classes, second only to Uchiha Ling.

His punches and kicks were full of force. Anyone who sparred with him would ache for days.

Might Guy was obsessed with training. While the others chatted in little groups on the schoolyard, he was always doing push-ups or squats by himself.

His determination was admirable.

The other runner was Uchiha Ling.

So that's it. No wonder Uchiha Ling has improved so much. He's been training with Might Guy.

Akimichi Takashi began thinking for himself.

He had never needed to before. Nara Saku had always done the thinking for him.

Young Master Asuma had developed a fear of Uchiha Ling. Merely mentioning Uchiha Ling made him agitated and miserable.

To help Young Master Asuma, Nara Saku had urged Takashi to challenge Uchiha Ling, and Takashi had suffered plenty for it lately.

Was Uchiha Ling someone just anyone could challenge? You didn't merely lose to him. You lost badly.

Every sparring class was torture for Akimichi Takashi.

Watching the two runners disappear into the distance, Akimichi Takashi suddenly felt his fighting spirit flare.

I can't keep losing. I'm a ninja of the Akimichi Clan. How can I let myself get pushed around every day?

I'll train too!

Akimichi Takashi finished his breakfast in three bites, lengthened his stride, and set off after them.

Half a lap later, he heard footsteps behind him. Might Guy and Uchiha Ling had caught up.

Akimichi Takashi was already exhausted. He was heavy and couldn't run fast.

After another half lap, Might Guy and Uchiha Ling lapped him again.

He slowed to a breathless walk. Then Uchiha Ling called out.

"If you can't run, roll!"

Akimichi Takashi's face flushed. Did Uchiha Ling have to insult him like that?

"Don't get me wrong. I'm not telling you to get lost or stop running laps with us. I mean you should roll along the ground. You'd be faster than you are on your feet.

"With your build, rolling should suit you perfectly, shouldn't it?"

Akimichi Takashi refused to look at Uchiha Ling. He gritted his teeth and kept running.

After three laps, Akimichi Takashi couldn't run another step.

He stood there, looking crestfallen as Might Guy and Uchiha Ling raced past without slowing and continued around the village.

Extra training. I need extra training too!

Class started at nine.

Uchiha Ling went to the back row and saw Ebisu standing by the wall.

Ebisu's face was swollen, and the forearms showing beneath his sleeves bore welts from a switch.

"Uchiha Ling, I didn't give you away! My dad beat me for two hours last night, and I still didn't give you away!"

"Brother!" Uchiha Ling said quietly. "You've earned my respect, Ebisu!

"Wait for me after school tonight. I'll teach you the advanced secret of the Sexy Clone Technique—the ultimate S-rank secret!"

"Really? My dad won't beat me even worse, will he?"

"Don't worry. Once you learn this move, even Asuma Sarutobi won't stand a chance against you!"