#16 - Qingsi, Sheng
“Uchiha Kiyoshi actually won?”
“So… so strong.”
“No, that bet doesn’t count. This was an accident…”
After a brief silence, the discussion became even more intense.
Some students had even bet on who would win between Kiyoshi and Obito.
“Hey, are you trying to weasel out of the bet?”
“Fine, I’ll give you my adult magazines.”
……
Defeating a dead last isn't shocking.
But for someone who only roughly refines chakra, practically just a “normal person” who has trained for a few days, to defeat a prospective ninja student…
The implications of this are thought-provoking.
Years of accumulated training are actually inferior to someone's starting point after a few days of training.
The students in the class all gave Kiyoshi a new label.
A taijutsu genius.
The most terrifying thing is that Uchiha Kiyoshi is rumored to have awakened his Sharingan at this age and can use its power.
In addition to the Uchiha clan's well-known fire release talent, no one knows if Kiyoshi has such genius in other areas as well.
“Didn’t expect this guy to be alright.”
Sarutobi Asuma said.
“Yeah.”
Yuhi Kurenai nodded.
A pair of red eyes stared at Kiyoshi.
Long, curly black hair swayed gently in the wind, falling onto her face.
“What about his genjutsu?”
Yuhi Kurenai murmured.
“Huh? What?”
Sarutobi Asuma didn’t hear clearly.
“Nothing.”
Yuhi Kurenai shook her head.
“Alright, Obito, don’t be discouraged. Keep trying next time.”
Umino Iruka stepped forward to check on Obito. After taking a look, it was just some superficial wounds, so he comforted Obito with a few words.
“Hmph, I just didn’t perform well this time!”
The thought of losing face in front of Rin made Obito furious.
“It’s okay, Obito. You’ve already worked hard enough.”
Nohara Rin also comforted Obito.
Hearing Nohara Rin’s comforting words, Obito’s expression turned playful again.
“It’s such a pity that Kiyoshi won’t train taijutsu with me.”
Might Guy looked very regretful.
“If he underwent my youthful training with me, he would definitely gain a lot.”
“No, following you would ruin him.”
Kakashi shuddered at the thought of an Uchiha wearing a green jumpsuit and sporting a watermelon hairstyle.
“Uchiha Kiyoshi, let’s observe him for a while longer.”
Kakashi pondered.
He was already fed up with the commotion at the ninja school.
The idea of graduating early became more and more intense.
His father, Konoha White Fang’s, reputation was like thunder in the ninja world, yet he was wasting time here.
In the past, when he was four years old, before entering the ninja school, he could completely release Earth Release: Earth Wave.
He even participated in a ninjutsu release competition, became the first place, and received a silver kunai as a prize.
“If Uchiha Kiyoshi can also graduate early, having him as a teammate in the same class wouldn’t be bad.”
Kakashi thought to himself.
Back in the crowd, Kiyoshi dealt with the people who struck up conversations with him.
「Lightning Release: Iron Skin」 is very useful.
He could feel his development speed increasing.
During the battle with Obito just now, Kiyoshi could clearly feel that he was more agile than the day before.
「Lightning Release: Iron Skin」 allows lightning release chakra to be concentrated in some muscle fibers under the skin, and the current is permeated to the deep layers of each muscle through specific chakra release frequencies.
The current stimulates the activity of fast-twitch muscle fibers, triggering the protein synthesis mechanism within the fibers, causing muscle cells to expand rapidly.
This will make Kiyoshi’s training results better than traditional training.
The disadvantage is that it cannot train the internal organs and bones, at most it can increase the toughness and certain defense of the skin surface.
This is enough for Kiyoshi's use at the moment.
Currently, Kiyoshi has not yet mastered this technique, and has only tried it on local muscle fibers using the method on the scroll.
Once he completely masters this technique, Kiyoshi's body will quickly become strong.
Next, Umino Iruka started calling the next group for sparring.
Kiyoshi continued to practice 「Lightning Release: Iron Skin」 quietly in the crowd, guiding the lightning release chakra in his body.
If someone used Byakugan to see through Kiyoshi's meridian system, they would see a faint circle of electricity constantly radiating and spreading outward from the meridian system.
He is getting stronger bit by bit.
The current Kiyoshi can easily defeat himself who had just arrived in Konoha more than a month ago!
…………
Dusk.
There were still many figures in Training Ground Three.
At the edge of Training Ground Three, there was a small river.
“Today, we are going to talk about water walking.”
Nohara Rin explained the secrets to Kiyoshi.
Kakashi and Obito were also there.
Obito crossed his arms and deliberately stayed away from Kiyoshi, moving closer to Nohara Rin.
Kakashi's expression under the black mask was still emotionless, quietly listening to Rin's explanation.
He understood all of this.
The reason he had been here for several days in a row was that he had noticed that Kiyoshi was improving every day.
Sometimes, being able to improve is precisely a kind of talent.
Trying hard but stagnating is a normal state.
“This difficulty is much harder than tree climbing. How will Kiyoshi respond?”
Kakashi's eyes looked towards Kiyoshi.
When climbing a tree, you only need to gather chakra to the corresponding part and keep it at a certain amount.
Because the tree doesn't move, you only need to be able to stick to it.
This is the most basic and important point as a ninja, mastering how to create a certain amount of chakra.
When it comes to water walking, that is, if you want to step on the water surface without sinking, you have to continuously release the appropriate amount of chakra.
And this amount must be just enough to support your body.
This is more difficult than maintaining a certain amount of chakra, testing the ninja's ability to gather chakra at the soles of their feet for a long time.
“When ninjas refine chakra, they are basically constantly moving. Facing such a situation, controlling and maintaining chakra is even more difficult. Therefore, you must lay a good foundation.”
Nohara Rin spoke very seriously.
It was obvious that she had been listening in class all the time and had memorized all this knowledge.
“Oh, I see.”
Obito, who often spaced out in class, realized that Rin had just said a lot, and there was actually a lot of theoretical knowledge that he didn't know.
Obito turned his head to look at Kakashi.
Kakashi's expression didn't change much.
Obviously, like Nohara Rin, he knew this knowledge.
He looked at Kiyoshi again, only to see Kiyoshi lost in thought.
Oh no, is he the only one who doesn't understand!
Obito felt a sense of urgency.
He decided to cram his knowledge after returning home.
“I’ll demonstrate.”
Nohara Rin took off her shoes, and her delicate jade feet stepped on the slowly flowing water, stirring up small ripples.
She walked a few steps, her posture very stable.
“Taking off your shoes makes it easier.”
Nohara Rin also mentioned a small tip.
Without shoes, you only need to concentrate chakra on the soles of your feet.
With shoes, you also need to consider the thickness of the shoes and the conductivity of the shoes to chakra.
“Okay.”
Kiyoshi took a few steps forward, took off his Uchiha robe, leaving only a long-sleeved undershirt.
He formed hand seals, condensed a certain amount of chakra, and began to try standing on the water.
