Unlike Kakashi, who was thrilled and excited, Konoha's White Fang understood far more clearly what lay behind this.
"Chidori?"
Sakumo's eyes flickered as he stared intently at Kakashi.
Meanwhile, at the Uchiha Training Ground.
The setting sun slowly sank, spilling crimson light across the grounds.
"Good!"
"You're all learning quickly!"
"But with the Six Powers, learning matters less than practice and understanding!"
"Once you've learned them, adapt them to suit yourselves and develop new ninjutsu that fit you best."
"That's their true purpose!"
"And!"
Xia Le paused briefly.
"Beyond the Six Powers, there's an even more important secret technique!"
"You could call it the very heart of the Six Powers."
"But you can only learn it after mastering them completely and thoroughly."
All three were taken aback, then filled with curiosity and anticipation.
The Six Powers were already so powerful. Just how invincible would their core—the ultimate technique—be?
"Train hard."
Leaving them with those words, Xia Le turned and walked away.
Nagato's eyes flickered. He longed to learn that ultimate technique of the Six Powers.
"What do you think the ultimate technique of the Six Powers is?"
"An even stronger offensive hand-to-hand combat technique?"
Yahiko asked with a smile.
"I don't think so. Maybe it's a defensive technique like Iron Body!"
Konan shook her head.
"What about you, Nagato?"
Yahiko looked at Nagato.
"Whatever it is, we need to master these six techniques first!"
Nagato said calmly.
Every technique in the Six Powers seemed simple, yet held limitless possibilities.
Put simply, they were easy to learn but difficult to master.
"By the way, did you see the technique our junior brother learned?"
Yahiko lowered his voice again.
"An A-rank hand-seal-free ninjutsu that combines nature and shape transformation. It sounds like a very powerful technique, too."
Konan blinked. "What are you