Uchiha Makoto hadn't been idle lately.
Besides farming chakra, physical fitness, sensory ability, and Uchiha Shurikenjutsu every day, he had done two other things.
First, he had manifested Tempest Kick.
Second, he had manifested Shave.
Tempest Kick unleashed a vacuum slash with a kick.
Shave generated explosive speed by stamping on the ground dozens of times in an instant.
Both were moves from One Piece.
Uchiha Makoto hadn't originally planned to manifest Shave.
But after thinking it over, he figured he might as well, since he had nothing else to do.
Besides, Shave was a few notches above the ordinary Body Flicker Technique used in the Hokage world.
It only fell short when compared with Shisui's Illusory Body Flicker Technique and Minato's Flying Thunder God.
And these two techniques had something in common.
Both used the feet.
Moonwalk used the feet, Tempest Kick used the feet, and Shave used the feet too.
Uchiha Makoto felt as though his legs were no longer legs.
They were weapons.
The system had strengthened them who knew how many times by now.
Now, a single kick could shatter a rock.
One leap could carry him over ten meters into the air.
When he ran, he left afterimages.
He had tested the Lie-Into-Reality System on Shisui lately, and to his surprise, Shisui's manifestation rate had reached 70%, the same as Guy's.
Although Shisui was very popular in the original story, he had barely appeared in it.
He had no idea what criteria the system had used to give Shisui 70%.
Was it because, without Shisui, Itachi wouldn't have defected from the village, and without Itachi's defection, Sasuke wouldn't have become the Sasuke we know, throwing the entire Hokage timeline into chaos?
He couldn't figure it out, but it was good news for him.
Shisui's imagination was two or three levels above Obito's and Guy's, so lies told to him often had a much higher ceiling once manifested.
Both Tempest Kick and Shave, for example, had reached a very advanced level of completion thanks to Shisui.
Shisui was now his number-one cash cow, even more important than Obito, a major story character who could achieve 80% manifestation.
Still, he knew that although he was strong now, he wasn't strong enough.
I need to create that body-strengthening technique as soon as possible, Uchiha Makoto thought. Otherwise, if that old bastard Danzo sets his sights on me, I won't even know what killed me.
Though his strength hadn't increased much lately, Uchiha Makoto felt he should have no trouble fighting a Chunin.
He could definitely wipe the floor with any Genin.
"I haven't even finished half a year at the Ninja Academy, and I can already fight a Chunin." Uchiha Makoto rubbed his chin. "Am I progressing a little too fast?"
Fast, yes, but not fast enough. In the world of Naruto, a Chunin wasn't worth shit.
Still, everything had to be taken one step at a time.
First, I need to build up my body, he thought. Good health is the foundation of everything.
Speaking of his body gave Uchiha Makoto a headache.
The world of Naruto had one utterly ridiculous feature.
It had techniques, but no cultivation methods.
Everyone knew the Chakra Extraction Technique.
But extraction efficiency depended entirely on talent.
A protagonist like Naruto had an Uzumaki constitution, was Asura's reincarnation, and was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. He had more chakra than he could ever use.
What about ordinary people?
They could spend ages extracting chakra and get only a tiny amount.
A few ninjutsu would leave them exhausted.
"That's unfair," Uchiha Makoto grumbled. "Why are some people born with loads of chakra while others are born with barely any?"
"Why do some people get cheats while others can only be cannon fodder?"
"Why..."
In his previous life, he had read plenty of novels.
Martial arts novels, cultivation novels, fantasy novels.
All of them had cultivation methods.
Internal energy methods, immortal cultivation methods, body-refinement methods.
With a cultivation method, people could train systematically and grow stronger.
But the world of Naruto had no cultivation methods, only ninjutsu.
This isn't scientific, Uchiha Makoto thought. It doesn't even follow fantasy logic.
Chakra is such an incredible form of energy, yet it doesn't have a cultivation method to go with it?
That makes no sense.
So he decided to create one himself-a chakra cultivation method. A method to strengthen the body. A method that could let ordinary people grow strong too.
"What kind of technique is that?" Guy asked.
"It's for training," Uchiha Makoto said. "A training technique specifically for strengthening the body."
Both of them froze for a moment.
"A training technique?" Obito scratched his head. "Bro Makoto, what's a training technique?"
"It's..." Uchiha Makoto thought for a moment. "It's a technique that gives you more chakra, makes your body stronger, and lets you run faster and jump higher."
"Isn't that just Lightning Release Chakra Mode?" Guy asked.
"It's different." Uchiha Makoto shook his head. "Lightning Release Chakra Mode requires Lightning Release Chakra. Mine works with any nature."
"Besides, Lightning Release Chakra Mode is for combat. Mine is for everyday training."
"For training?" Obito's eyes lit up. "Bro Makoto, are you saying we can get stronger by using your technique?"
"That's right." Uchiha Makoto nodded.
"Then I want to learn it!" Obito raised his hand.
"Me too!" Guy raised his hand as well.
"Don't get ahead of yourselves." Uchiha Makoto waved a hand. "You know Chakra Body Activation, right?"
"Yeah." Guy nodded. "Isn't that one of the basics they teach at school? You infuse chakra into your muscles to strengthen your body."
"Right," Uchiha Makoto said. "But that technique is too basic. It only strengthens you temporarily, not permanently."
Uchiha Makoto actually knew that Chakra Body Activation was the foundation of all taijutsu.
It was also the foundation of Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
The principle was simple.
Chakra was infused evenly into the muscles, bones, and meridians.
It temporarily enhanced explosive power, stamina, and resistance to injury.
But the problem was that the technique's effects were only temporary.
It was used during battle, and once the battle ended, the effects disappeared.
It couldn't permanently improve physical fitness.
What Uchiha Makoto wanted was a permanent improvement.
Something like the body-refinement methods in cultivation novels: train for a day and gain a day's strength; train for a year and gain a year's strength.
"My new technique turns it into a cultivation method that can permanently strengthen the body."
"Train every day, get stronger every day."
"Once you've trained long enough, smashing rocks with a punch or snapping iron pillars with a kick will be no problem."
Obito and Guy listened, their eyes wide.
Smashing rocks with a punch?
Snapping iron pillars with a kick?
How strong would that make them?
"Bro Makoto..." Obito swallowed. "You actually created a technique that powerful yourself."
"That's right. Do you believe I've created a chakra cultivation method that can permanently strengthen the body?"
When they heard Uchiha Makoto ask them again, neither had the slightest doubt. They answered in unison.
"We believe you!"
[Lie-Into-Reality activated.] [Target: Obito Uchiha.] [Lie: I'm going to create a chakra cultivation method that can permanently strengthen the body.] [Trust: 100%.] [Manifestation: 80%.]
Uchiha Makoto felt something more appear in his mind.
Knowledge of chakra circulation routes.
Knowledge of the principles behind strengthening the body.
A technique he could train in.
Now, this chakra cultivation method that could permanently strengthen the body had appeared in Cheng's mind.
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