Three Ways to Develop Heaven Rotation

Early in the morning, after tossing and turning all night, Hyuga Satoru climbed out of bed.

"It was my first time killing someone, after all."

Hyuga Satoru let out a sigh.

Since transmigrating here, last night had been the first time he had suffered from insomnia. The gruesome deaths of the Iwa ninja he had fought yesterday still seemed vivid before his eyes.

In the end, having received a modern education, he still needed time to accept the brutal reality of the Shinobi World.

Shaking his head, he cleared away the distracting thoughts in his mind.

"Now isn't the time to be thinking about that."

The Third Shinobi War and the Caged Bird were like beasts with blood-filled maws chasing after him. He had to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

After breakfast, just as Hyuga Satoru was about to train, he heard someone knocking on the door.

When he opened it, he found Hiashi Shu.

"Uncle Shu, what is it?"

"The clan head wants to see you."

"Oh. I'll get ready and head over right away."

On the way, Hiashi Shu looked at Hyuga Satoru's small, frail body, and a complicated expression appeared in his eyes.

Recently, Hyuga Satoru's reputation as a genius had gradually spread throughout the Hyuga Clan, but he knew very well that for the branch family, talent was a curse.

If they were ordinary branch family members, they could live out their lives like that without suffering too much. But if they were geniuses, being forced to accept that helpless numbness was probably the true torment.

Hyuga Satoru did not know what Hiashi Shu was thinking. He was merely considering why the clan head had summoned him.

The doors to the main hall were pushed open, and Hyuga Satoru once again saw the old man sitting cross-legged on a cushion, as well as the young man standing beside him, Hiashi Hyuga.

"Shu, you may leave."

"Yes." After bowing to the old man, Hiashi Shu silently withdrew from the main hall.

"Clan Head." Hyuga Satoru gave a slight bow.

The old man's half-closed eyes opened into narrow slits, and his gaze bore down on Hyuga Satoru in the center of the hall.

"I heard that you have been quite close to a member of the Uchiha Clan, and that she even funded the ninja tools you use for training?"

"We are merely teammates. We are in the same squad, so naturally we spend more time together." Hyuga Satoru answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Never mind." The old man shook his head. "I do not care whether you chose to join the same team because you were close, or became close because you joined the same team. I simply want you to understand that Hyuga Clan ninja do not need support from members of other clans for their training."

"This concerns the Hyuga Clan's dignity. Do you understand?"

The old man's gaze was like an invisible blade pressing down on Hyuga Satoru.

Hyuga Satoru remained silent.

Then the old man changed his tone, and his voice suddenly softened somewhat.

"I understand that your savings can hardly support the costs of training. How about this? From now on, you may collect an additional ten thousand ryo from the Hyuga Relief Hall each month. Consider it the clan's support for your training."

What a fine carrot-and-stick routine. Hyuga Satoru sneered inwardly. First, the man had tried to suppress him and make him afraid, then he offered a little sweetness to win people over. This clan head had clearly mastered the art of using people.

In truth, he was no longer particularly short on funds. The reward from the B-rank mission he had just completed was enough to last him a long time.

"Thank you, Clan Head."

Hyuga Satoru thanked him respectfully. No matter what, he still had to keep up appearances.

"Mm." Suigetsu Hyuga nodded. "I know you have never put much effort into training in the Gentle Fist, but I still hope you will take it seriously. This is the secret training method for Heaven Rotation. Take it back and study it for three days, then return it here immediately after three days. Remember, you must not pass it on to anyone."

Hyuga Satoru accepted the scroll the old man tossed him, feeling a wave of surprise.

Heaven Rotation was one of the main family's secret techniques. Normally, branch family members could only comprehend it on their own and were not qualified to train in it. In a sense, Suigetsu Hyuga's actions had already broken the rules.

"Thank you, Clan Head." Hyuga Satoru put on a delighted expression and thanked the old man.

"Mm. You may go."

After Hyuga Satoru's figure disappeared from the main hall, Hiashi Hyuga asked in confusion, "Father, why did you reward him with the training method for Heaven Rotation?"

The old man raised his head slightly, and a trace of depth suddenly emerged in his clouded eyes. "Hiashi, did you know that the Hokage came to see me yesterday?"

"The Hokage came to see you?" Hiashi Hyuga looked astonished.

"Mm." The old man nodded.

"You know the Hyuga Clan's situation is special. Even the Hokage must receive the main family's consent before mobilizing branch family ninja. I originally thought the Hokage wanted a branch family Jonin, but unexpectedly, he wanted this Genin instead."

"What does the Hokage want with him? He is only a Genin. Even with two bloodlines, he cannot possibly be of much use, can he?" Hiashi Hyuga asked, puzzled.

The old man shook his head. "I do not know. It is probably related to an ANBU mission."

"It seems the Hokage thinks highly of him!"

"Mm. After all, he is the first ninja in Leaf Village's history with two bloodlines. Whether the Hokage wants to nurture him or make use of him, the branch family's first loyalty belongs to the main family. We only need to go along with the current."

Hiashi Hyuga nodded slightly.

After returning, Hyuga Satoru began flipping through the training notes for Heaven Rotation. Within the Hyuga Clan, only the main family was usually qualified to train in Heaven Rotation, while the branch family could only rely on their own insight.

In the original story, Neji Hyuga had comprehended Heaven Rotation while still a Genin, earning himself the title of genius.

Because Hyuga Satoru had not placed much importance on training within the Gentle Fist system, he had never studied the training methods for Heaven Rotation. Now, he was finally making up for that shortcoming.

The break Aburame Shibi had granted them was seven days long. Today was the second day. Hyuga Satoru considered it and decided he had just enough time to develop new abilities through Heaven Rotation.

The principle behind Heaven Rotation was not complicated. Chakra was instantly expelled from every chakra point in the body, then the user spun at high speed like a top to form a hemispherical chakra barrier.

Its difficult aspects were the technique of bursting out chakra and maintaining control during the high-speed rotation.

A fully formed Heaven Rotation could repel attacks and was known within the Hyuga Clan as absolute defense.

But that ability clearly did not meet Hyuga Satoru's standards, so he tried combining Heaven Rotation with Electromagnetic Force.

After several days of research, he gradually developed several entirely new applications for Heaven Rotation.

While using Heaven Rotation, he could use Electromagnetic Force to create repulsion, greatly increasing its defensive capabilities. Metal objects would be knocked away by the repulsive force before even making contact, similar to an all-directional Almighty Push.

Likewise, he could create gravitational attraction and turn himself into a humanoid meat grinder.

Or he could pair it with metal ninja tools, such as ninja blades. Using Heaven Rotation while controlling the blades turned him into version 2.0 of a meat grinder. Enemies might want to run, but under the effects of gravity, they could only be swallowed by the rapidly spinning blades.

Hyuga Satoru named these three special forms of Heaven Rotation: Heaven Rotation—Yin, Heaven Rotation—Yang, and Heaven Rotation—Sword Dance.

As for creating electromagnetic repulsion and gravitational attraction, Hyuga Satoru's influence over nonmetal objects was still limited. But if an enemy carried metal objects, the effect would be greatly enhanced.

The limits of LV2 Electromagnetic Force were extremely obvious, but Hyuga Satoru had already raised his experience to [3289/6000]. He was not far from LV3.