Chapter 140: Special Training for the Three Little Ones
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"Karin," Uchiha Douhuan turned his head towards Karin and said with a chuckle, "It seems the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu inheritance will fall into your hands in the future."
"Yes! I will work hard!" Karin nodded determinedly.
"Naruto, after some time, you, Sasuke, and Neji will take a trip with me to the Land of Earth," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"Land of Earth?" Naruto was also stunned upon hearing this. "What are we going there for?"
"To take you three to broaden your horizons," Uchiha Douhuan replied.
"Alright!" Naruto cheered. He might not understand why they were going to the Land of Earth, but being able to go out and play was already very exciting for him, let alone traveling abroad this time.
"Don't get excited just yet. Before going, you need to learn this first," Uchiha Douhuan took out a scroll. "This is a prerequisite taijutsu for a Wind Style Nintaijutsu that I spent great effort researching based on your combat characteristics. You'll practice this for the next few days."
"Nintaijutsu?" Naruto's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. "Is it a technique like Sasuke's Thunder Step flash?"
"Something like that," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. "This technique is a Nintaijutsu I improved based on the Thunder Step flash technique. You can only learn the complete version when you're a bit older."
"Why?" Naruto was somewhat puzzled. "Hasn't Sasuke already started learning the complete version of Nintaijutsu?"
"Tomorrow, when you start practicing, you'll know why," Uchiha Douhuan said.
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The next day, Sasuke, Naruto, and Neji came together to Training Ground #1 after school.
Uchiha Douhuan had already been waiting here early. Only after the three of them arrived did Uchiha Douhuan announce:
"Naruto should have already told you two, right? After some time, you will go with me to the Land of Earth."
Sasuke and Neji nodded. However, unlike the simple-minded Naruto, they knew their teacher wouldn't act without reason. Taking them to the Land of Earth meant there must be a use for them there.
"Do you know why I'm taking the three of you there?" Uchiha Douhuan glanced at the three and said unhurriedly. "Iwagakure sent us in Konoha an invitation for the Joint Chunin Exams a few days ago. Therefore, I need to take a team of our village's Genin to attend."
"However, I'll tell you the truth. Currently, among the ninjas of the right age in the village, there aren't any particularly strong ones. So, in this Chunin Exam, it's highly likely I will lose a lot of face," Uchiha Douhuan stated. "Therefore, I need the three of you to help me regain this face."
"I heard the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure has also taken several disciples, around your age, just one or two years older than you. Do you have the confidence to defeat them and declare to the ninja world that the legacy of genius in our Land of Fire's Hidden Leaf Village continues!"
"Yes!" Naruto was fired up by Uchiha Douhuan's words and shouted on the spot.
Sasuke and Neji were calmer, asking, "Teacher, are the Tsuchikage's disciples very strong?"
"Very strong," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. "Their talent is not beneath yours, and they are also one or two years older than you. So, to defeat them, you still need to work hard."
"Leave that guy to me," Sasuke said coolly at this point. "The honor of the village and the Uchiha, I will protect it."
"Good, good, good," Uchiha Douhuan applauded. "Well then, during this period, the three of you will undergo special training with me."
"Sasuke, you go over there and practice the Thunder Step flash technique first. Later, I'll teach you a ninjutsu I got from Kakashi, simplified to be suitable for you to learn now," Uchiha Douhuan instructed.
"Yes!" Hearing there was a new ninjutsu to learn, Sasuke immediately ran excitedly to the side.
"Neji, how many palms can your Eight Trigrams Palm strike now?" After arranging things for Sasuke, Uchiha Douhuan looked towards Neji and asked.
"Teacher, I can already strike thirty-two palms. However, my current chakra amount is only enough to complete one full set of thirty-two palms," Neji reported. "Also, Uncle has been teaching me our Hyuga clan's secret technique, Rotation, recently. I feel I'll be able to learn it soon."
"Is that so? You can already strike thirty-two palms," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. Neji truly deserved to be the most talented in Gentle Fist in this generation of Hyuga. After having his Caged Bird seal removed, freed from constraints, he could be said to have soared. One must know, being able to strike thirty-two palms was already the dividing line for Chuunin among the Hyuga Branch House members.
Moreover, the current Neji, compared to his original timeline counterpart, saved the time needed to figure out Rotation on his own. Presumably, his future self would surely be much stronger than his original self.
"Not bad. During this period, try your best to learn Rotation. Your situation is different from Naruto's and Sasuke's. I'm not familiar with your Hyuga secret techniques, so I can't directly teach you anything specific. What I can teach you are only combat strategies and techniques. Additionally, I must remind you, don't be too confined by your Hyuga clan's techniques. After mastering the Gentle Fist style, try to explore a new path."
"A new path?" Neji was somewhat puzzled.
"Yes," Uchiha Douhuan nodded. "In our Uchiha clan's records, I've seen many things about your Hyuga clan. Do you know how the Hyuga clan fought during the Warring States period?"
Neji shook his head.
"However the Hyuga clan fights now is how the Hyuga clan fought during the Warring States period," Uchiha Douhuan said.
Neji froze on the spot upon hearing this. Just then, Uchiha Douhuan continued speaking:
"As the head of the Uchiha clan, I shouldn't normally say these things to you. But as your teacher, I must still remind you. Although your Hyuga clan was as famous as the Uchiha and Senju during the Warring States period, your clan never produced geniuses capable of dominating an era like Lord First and Lord Madara. The root cause, to a large extent, is because you are too conservative and stick to old ways."
"Neji, you are the most talented child in this generation of the Hyuga clan. In my view, you have the potential to surpass all your Hyuga ancestors. Therefore, what you need to do now is learn from all strengths as much as possible, then try to walk a completely new path." Uchiha Douhuan reached out and patted Neji's head. "As your teacher, what I can do is help you resolve doubts as much as possible during this process and save you time."
Neji nodded, somewhat懵懵懂懂 (měngměngdǒngdǒng - muddled/ignorant), then said solemnly, "Yes, Teacher. I will."
"Of course, what you need to do now is still master your Hyuga family's inherited techniques until you've fully comprehended them," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled. "So, go practice."
"Yes!" Neji nodded, then went over to Sasuke's side and began practicing the Eight Trigrams Palm on the training ground.
"As for you..." Uchiha Douhuan looked towards Naruto, who had long been waiting expectantly nearby. "Have you finished reading the scroll? You know the basic footwork now, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Naruto nodded his little head vigorously like pounding garlic.
"That's good. Next, I will personally help you with your special training," Uchiha Douhuan smiled and took out a sealing scroll.
"Alright! Bring it on! Teacher!" Naruto said, full of spirit.
Uchiha Douhuan opened the scroll and turned it upside down. Fist-sized stones rustled out, quickly piling up into a small hill about a person's height.
"Alright, you can start running now," Uchiha Douhuan chuckled.
"This... what is this for?" Seeing this setup, Naruto was also startled.
Uchiha Douhuan didn't say much more. He picked up a stone and threw it towards Naruto using shuriken throwing technique. The sound of rushing wind approached, and Naruto immediately turned tail and ran. However, his escape direction had long been predicted by Uchiha Douhuan; the stone accurately hit the kid's butt.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Naruto clutched his butt, jumping up and down. Uchiha Douhuan's force control was perfect; the thrown stones were perfectly controlled to a level that would make Naruto jump in pain but wouldn't actually injure him.
"Whether you use the footwork you learned yesterday or your own method,总之 (zǒngzhī - in short), what you need to do is dodge these stones as much as possible," Uchiha Douhuan said expressionlessly.
Whether based on his impression of Naruto from the original work or the experience summarized from teaching him Sealing Jutsu during this period, Uchiha Douhuan realized that teaching Naruto things using conventional methods wouldn't work. It was best to let his body memorize things through combat.
The stones Uchiha Douhuan threw all intentionally left an opening in their trajectory. As long as Naruto could use the footwork he remembered, he could dodge the stones thrown by Uchiha Douhuan. Now, it depended on when the kid would realize this.
But the current Naruto just kept running while getting hit, his miserable screams echoing throughout the entire training ground.
"Teacher! You're totally doing this in retaliation, right? Just because I mentioned you can't do genjutsu? Ah! Ouch! Slower! Slower! Teacher! I was wrong!"
Uchiha Douhuan expressionlessly increased the force. This kid still had the spare energy to talk nonsense; it seemed he had still underestimated his physical constitution. After moving into Kakashi's house, with Kakashi making sure the kid ate well every day, his physical condition indeed seemed much stronger than his original counterpart at the same age.
"Stop howling! Get used to the pain! After you truly master this Nintaijutsu, using it will only hurt more than now!" Uchiha Douhuan said.
In the realm of Nintaijutsu, Wind Style Nintaijutsu was basically non-existent. Among the five basic chakra natures, Wind chakra itself belonged to the category most difficult to control. And Nintaijutsu required integrating chakra into the body; the cutting characteristic of Wind nature caused the greatest damage to the body among the five attributes.
Presumably, only a contender like Naruto, with the dual life force BUFFs of the Uzumaki clan plus the Nine-Tails, could possibly truly master Wind Style Nintaijutsu.
(End of Chapter)
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