dmims Chapter 7 The Bottom of the Pack
Chapter 7 The Bottom of the Pack
It has been more than half a year since the first lesson began teaching how to extract chakra.
All the students in the class had already extracted their chakra, but Hyuga Kanan remained the same as before, not extracting a single trace of chakra.
In addition to teaching chakra extraction at the beginning, the school gradually taught the basic application of chakra, basic taijutsu, basic shuriken throwing, kunai use, etc. Some academic subjects, basic calculations, field concealment techniques, poisons, and first aid were not taught until the second year.
During his six months at the Ninja Academy, Hyuga Kanan acted like an outsider. He didn't extract chakra, and his classes consisted mostly of closing his eyes and meditating. His taijutsu, shuriken throwing, and kunai usage were all perfunctory, showing no signs of wanting to become a ninja.
Inside the classroom, Hyuga Kanan sat in the last row, ignoring the ninja teacher's rapid-fire explanation of chakra usage on the stage. He adopted a meditative posture, held his breath, and channeled his soul power into his eyes. Little by little, he drew the fragments of the Otsutsuki clan's will within his Byakugan to the ancient jade in his mind, allowing the jade to be worn away and melted, returning pure spiritual energy. His soul power also refined and absorbed this pure spiritual energy, strengthening his soul power.
Hyuga Kanan suddenly felt a clarity in his eyes, and his optic nerves relaxed. He instantly felt that the fragments of the Otsutsuki clan's will existing in his Byakugan had been completely obliterated and dissolved. The soul power in his mind seemed to have become a boundless lake.
Hyuga Kanan was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected that simply erasing and dissolving the fragments of the Otsutsuki clan's will in his Byakugan could greatly enhance his soul power, as if he had transformed from a pool into a lake.
Hyuga Kanan once again mobilized his soul power to seal off the fragments of will in other parts of his bloodline, preventing them from re-entering the Byakugan. He had discovered that if he didn't control the fragments of will entering the Byakugan, it would automatically condense chakra. Each time, he would have to spend time using his soul power to disperse and destroy the condensed chakra, which would also consume his own physical energy, slowing down his training of body tempering techniques.
Hyuga Kanan wove his soul power into a fine net, attaching it to the meridians around his eyes.
This is like a filter. Blood flows along the meridians in the body to the eyes. When it passes through the meridians in the eyes, the fragments of will in the blood are blocked outside the eyes by the fine net formed by the power of the soul. This prevents the blood from automatically forming chakra in the Byakugan and wasting the physical energy that one has worked so hard to cultivate.
Unexpectedly, the first attempt to block the entry of the fragments of will was a success. Hyuga Kanan was somewhat relieved and let out a long sigh of relief. After all, allowing the fragments of will to continuously enter the Byakugan and generate chakra would waste time and physical energy.
Now it seems that at least I can be assured that I will no longer consume my body's energy, so I can practice the Body Refining Technique with peace of mind.
Hyuga Kanan also realized the trouble caused by bloodline limit ninjas. No wonder bloodline limit ninjas are much stronger than ordinary ninjas. Just the fact that bloodline limit ninjas can automatically generate chakra is enough to suppress most ordinary ninjas.
Currently, those with bloodline limits are the most dangerous group. They are born with powerful chakra, so they are the first group that the Sage of Six Paths will target. After all, things that are plentiful and of high quality are always the first things people covet.
Look at those clans that later became bloodline limits; they all died inexplicably in groups. A ninja village that wants to become powerful will always inexplicably slaughter its own bloodline clans.
The massacre of a clan could be considered an accident, but according to later plot developments, virtually no blood-stained clan could escape unscathed; the only exception was the Hyuga clan. However, it's important to remember that the Hyuga clan wasn't Hagoromo Otsutsuki's prey, but rather Hamura Otsutsuki's prey. Under normal circumstances, the Sage of Six Paths would have to show some respect to his younger brother.
Therefore, in this ninja world, everything is predetermined. Over a thousand years, most people in the ninja world possess the bloodline of the chakra inherited from the Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Clan. If you don't cultivate and extract chakra, remaining a commoner, you won't even have basic safety. You might be crushed like an ant by ninjas, and no one would care. If you cultivate and extract chakra, you'll become their prey.
It's like a dead knot; there's no way to untie it.
However, the appearance of Hyuga Kanan might bring an impossible change to this ninja world, provided that he can avoid being detected by the Sage of Six Paths in advance and grow up smoothly.
Sensing the immense soul power within his mind, Hyuga Kanan was somewhat delighted. This was equivalent to nearly ten years of his arduous cultivation of the Daoist Spirit Nourishing Technique, allowing him to enter the Innate Realm more quickly.
As the bell rang, the teacher silently glanced at Hyuga Kanan, who was sitting in the last row with her eyes closed, then announced the end of get out of class and strode away to prepare for the next practical training session.
On the playground, a group of children stood in a line, listening to the teacher's instructions.
Hinata Kanan stood listlessly in the crowd. This was his most annoying course; to him, it was the most time-consuming. Shuriken throwing, basic physical training, and sparring were all useless at this stage.
It's not that his skills in these areas are bad. For someone with such powerful soul energy, shuriken throwing is as easy as eating; he could hit the bullseye even with his eyes closed, though the power is a bit weak. His physical fitness is also the strongest among all the children, but he always arrives at the starting line with the group during runs. However, whenever it comes to actual sparring, he concedes defeat and has never fought anyone, since he knows he can't win anyway. He can easily dodge attacks using his soul energy, but his own attacks are ineffective, as his explosive power is very poor.
In the teacher's eyes, Hyuga Kanan was just there to coast along and never really fit in, which was of course related to his usual behavior.
At this moment, Hyuga Kanan silently focused his energy on the Qiankun Ancient Jade deep within his mind.
Personal Panel
Host: Hyuga Kanan
Realm: Advanced Body Refinement Stage
Physical attributes: Five Elements Body
Cultivation techniques: Taoist body-refining techniques, Taoist spirit-nourishing methods
Physical strength: External training of muscles, bones, and skin
Soul strength: 76 times that of an ordinary person
Looking at the data on his panel, Hyuga Kanan nodded slightly in satisfaction. His body refinement had reached the advanced level, and he would soon be able to break through to the Qi Refining level. His soul strength was also about to reach 100 times, at which point he could cultivate the Forging God Technique to temper and compress his soul power, preparing for his Golden Core.
"The training schedule is as follows: First, run 20 laps around the track within 20 minutes. Second, shuriken throwing; throw 10 shuriken within one minute, and at least 6 must hit the target. Finally, practice in pairs; this is not required. Those who pass can move on to the next item; those who fail will stay at school for extra practice today. Do you understand?"
The teacher loudly announced the training plan and also imposed the penalty of extra training after failing the test.
Hi! Hi!
The children loudly proclaimed their presence and showed greater interest in the practical exercises on the playground. After all, children are more active, and listening to teachers lecture endlessly in the classroom is certainly not as enjoyable as sweating it out on the playground.
"Ugh! What a hassle, it's always the same kind of training."
Hyuga Kanan pursed her lips, listening to these rules with a hint of helplessness. She couldn't afford to waste time staying at school for extra practice.
During the subsequent running laps, Hyuga Kanan, as usual, ran alongside the main group. Then they arrived at the shuriken throwing range and watched the line of people ahead of them throw. The throwing distance was 20 meters.
"Nara Shikaku, all ten shots hit the bullseye, excellent score! Namikaze Minato, all ten shots hit the bullseye, excellent score..."
The teacher watched the target from the side and announced each person's score so that they could make comparisons and be more motivated to improve.
When it was Hyuga Kanan's turn, he casually picked up a shuriken, threw it without even looking at the target, and then stepped aside to make room for the people behind him.
"Hyuga Kanan, six shots hit the target, that's a good result. Keep up the good work in the future."
The teacher looked at the shuriken that Hyuga Kanan had thrown and offered some words of encouragement, albeit with a hint of helplessness.
Because Hyuga Kanan's shuriken throws were terrible. Although six out of ten shuriken hit the target, they were all shallowly inserted, as if they would fall at any moment. The other four didn't even reach the target distance of 20 meters. Others lacked accuracy but had too much force, while he had enough accuracy but lacked a lot of force.
After all the shuriken throwing was completed, the teacher led the group to the training ground to arrange the match-up list. The opponents could also choose their own, as long as the other party agreed.
Hyuga Kanan walked to the side and watched his teacher's arrangement. No matter who the opponent was, he was prepared to admit defeat.
"Minato Namikaze, step forward!"
"Akimichi Choji, step forward!"
Two young ninjas stepped forward, one broad and stout, the other handsome and sunny. They stood there, formed opposing hand seals, and charged at each other simultaneously, followed by a series of crackling sounds as they exchanged blows.
Watching the two people fighting on the field, Hyuga Kanan couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. Was this still a battle between children?
Minato Namikaze dodged constantly, launching attacks every now and then, while Choza Akimichi was straightforward, but it was clear at a glance that he possessed great strength, as evidenced by the craters they had created in the ground.
A few minutes later, the stout Akimichi Choza, panting heavily, raised his hand in surrender, while Namikaze Minato, with his dazzling golden hair, also stopped at the same time. The two then formed a reconciliation seal and walked to the side, occasionally talking about something.
When Hinata Kanan's name was called, he raised his hand to concede defeat without even hearing his opponent's name clearly.
This was his fourth time conceding defeat, and also his fourth time in actual sparring, meaning he had never won. His other performances were also mediocre. Therefore, Hyuga Kanan became the worst student in the class.