In a clearing near the Red Base.
Naruto stood in front of Itachi and Shisui and began explaining the basics of Nen to them.
Originally, Naruto had planned to have Kurapika come out and teach them.
But Kurapika had refused.
It wasn't that Kurapika didn't want to teach them. He wanted Naruto to strengthen his own grasp of Nen by teaching others.
"Nen is essentially the ability to manipulate life energy."
"By freely manipulating the life energy released from your body, you can enhance your offensive and defensive power. Once you've learned the basics of Nen, you can develop a unique Nen ability based on your own traits."
"Compared to the chakra and ninjutsu used by ninja, Nen has greater potential for growth and innovation."
Almost without pausing, Naruto explained everything Kurapika had taught him, along with his own understanding of the differences between Nen and chakra.
Both Itachi and Shisui were geniuses. As they listened to Naruto's explanation of Nen, they quickly fell into thought.
"Naruto... chakra is a kind of life energy too, isn't it? Does that mean people with chakra can awaken Nen more easily?"
After thinking for a while, Itachi asked curiously.
Naruto gave him a thumbs-up and smiled. "That's right... chakra is the product of combining physical and spiritual energy, so... ninja who possess chakra can awaken Nen more easily, since they're already proficient at controlling their own bodies!"
"Ordinary people would need to do some training before they could awaken Nen!"
"If that's the case... it looks like we should have the children at the base start training in Taijutsu ahead of time."
"Even the children without the aptitude to become ninja will need to strengthen their bodies."
Rubbing his chin, Itachi had already worked out the base's next steps.
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