"Guide me in taijutsu training?"
Yuhi Shinku, who was cooking dinner, was slightly surprised when he heard Akira's request.
This kid Akira was really too driven…
After thinking for a moment and feeling that the timing was about right, he didn't refuse. "If we calculate the time, it's about time anyway. Starting a bit earlier isn't a problem. Train together with Kurenai tonight."
Progressing step by step was the method for ordinary students. But if there was a shinobi elder at home, naturally one could begin training in advance.
Getting ahead was also an advantage.
As for Akira's talent—well, he was a monster. He couldn't be judged by normal standards…
Moreover, Yuhi Shinku had seen Akira's effort with his own eyes. Since Akira wanted to learn taijutsu, he naturally wouldn't refuse. On the contrary, he felt Akira was very motivated—completely different from the previously "useless" Akira…
The child had grown up!
After dinner.
Backyard.
"When it comes to taijutsu, simply put, it's using the body as a weapon for attack. The most basic taijutsu usually consists of just a few movements." Yuhi Shinku began explaining the fundamentals to the two children.
After pausing, he continued, "Once you've mastered the basics proficiently, you'll need to refine your taijutsu according to your own situation. Generally, that's done through real combat."
The most basic taijutsu was just those few movements. Only after training them to a certain level would one begin actual combat.
Through combat, techniques would gradually be refined, eventually evolving into a fighting style most suited to oneself.
Yuhi Shinku went on, "Different people have different taijutsu styles. For example, the Hyuga clan's inherited Gentle Fist, the Uchiha clan's taijutsu that combines technique and elegance, and the Steel Fist that charges forward with fierce dominance…"
"Most shinobi don't focus primarily on taijutsu. Ninjutsu and genjutsu are the key, because taijutsu takes much longer to cultivate compared to ninjutsu and genjutsu. That's why very few shinobi specialize in taijutsu."
Taijutsu was an indispensable attack method for shinobi, but few devoted themselves entirely to it.
Simply put, the cost-performance ratio wasn't high. With that amount of time, one might as well learn more ninjutsu or genjutsu.
The lethality of ninjutsu and genjutsu far surpassed taijutsu—this was a common belief among shinobi…
'If it weren't so difficult, if Konoha had a few more taijutsu experts capable of opening the Eight Gates, let alone Six Paths level—even a Kekkei Mora would probably get kicked apart…' Akira naturally understood this.
The basics of taijutsu weren't hard—but mastering it was not easy.
It required long-term tempering of one's body. The dryness and pain of forging the flesh weren't something just anyone could endure.
Without great perseverance, it was impossible.
Yuhi Shinku smiled. "Forming your own fighting style is still too early for you two. Just lay a solid foundation and gradually find the path that suits you. There's no need to rush."
"Next, I'll demonstrate the basic taijutsu once…"
As he spoke, Yuhi Shinku demonstrated the basic forms.
It was similar to military boxing—just over a dozen movements: straight punch, elbow strike, roundhouse kick, retreating step… and so on.
Though basic, it wasn't ordinary. As long as one mastered it proficiently, it would still form respectable combat strength…
After watching Yuhi Shinku's demonstration, Akira suddenly heard the system notification sound in his mind—
[Ding. Zankensōki are the four fundamental combat techniques of a Shinigami. As the future Soul King who will govern the Three Realms, the host must perfectly master the Shinigami's basic combat techniques. The host will start as a Shinigami and step by step walk toward the title of Soul King!
Mission issued: Learn the four basic techniques of Zankensōki!
Mission reward: Enhancement of basic Hakuda talent!]
The system notification made Akira freeze for a moment, and a sentence slipped out of his mouth—
"Damn!"
Two missions triggered in a single day?
Sure enough, triggering missions required specific conditions. If he could find the exact pattern…
Yuhi Shinku didn't understand what that strange exclamation meant. "Hm?"
Yuhi Kurenai also turned her head curiously. "Damn what?"
"Uh…" Akira came back to his senses.
Facing the two of them staring at him, he waved his hand casually. "Nothing. My brain just twitched for a moment. You know how I am—I'm often like this…"
The two of them: "..."
So Akira himself knew that he occasionally did things people couldn't understand?
But since he knew—why did he still…
Father and daughter exchanged a glance, each reading the same thought in the other's eyes—
Could Akira's brain really have some problem?
'Perhaps when Lady Tsunade returns to the village, we should take Akira to see her…' Yuhi Shinku pondered inwardly, feeling this might not be a trivial matter…
Akira had no idea he had already been labeled as someone with a brain issue. His attention was entirely on the system mission.
'Zankensōki… Hakuda corresponds to taijutsu, right? Then Zan should correspond to kenjutsu, Ki to ninjutsu, and Sō to Body Flicker Technique?'
'There really are similarities. That means I don't need to worry about failing the mission…'
Thinking this way, Akira indeed found many parallels between Bleach and Naruto…
Everything under heaven is one big copy?
No—this is called borrowing inspiration. How could cultured people call it copying?
'But it's another talent enhancement. Helping me achieve the title of Soul King—does that mean enhancing my talent so I possess the aptitude to become the Soul King?'
Looking at the mission reward, Akira noticed something crucial.
The system's previous rewards had never directly granted him power.
Spiritual Pressure Aptitude Enhancement, Hakuda Talent Enhancement—they all improved corresponding talents.
Even the only Kidō, Hadō #1 · Shō, merely gave him knowledge of its principles and how to perform it.
To use it well still required his own effort. It wasn't granted instantly.
Compared to systems that directly bestowed power, his system was truly a clear stream…
'Starting as a Shinigami… If I remember correctly, to become the Soul King—to be treated as a wedge—several conditions are required. A Shinigami is only one of them…'
'Heh, interesting. In the future, will it even bring out Quincy, Hollow, and Fullbringer powers? If so, I wonder how they would manifest in this world…'
Akira remembered.
In the original work, the one most suitable to replace the Soul King was Ichigo Kurosaki.
Because he was the most special—possessing multiple powers within his body. A hybrid…
If the system truly intended to cultivate Akira into a new Soul King, it would probably supplement those conditions.
That made Akira curious—if possible, how would those powers appear?
Still, the same thought remained—
In the world of Bleach, the Achieve the Soul King System might be a trap. He could even end up sealed inside a rhombus-shaped crystal as the Soul King.
But in this Naruto world, Akira had no such concerns.
Could it be that in this world he would also be sealed inside a rhombus-shaped crystal in the Soul King Palace?
Ridiculous!
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