That afternoon, after parting ways with Kakashi and the others, Naruto made his way to a secluded training ground.
This was the same place Naruto from the original story had trained from childhood, and it had now become Naruto’s own training ground as well.
Three people were already training there.
They were none other than the three members of Team 8.
When they saw Naruto arrive, they stopped training.
” Naruto, why are you so late today?
I couldn’t wait to start sparring with you,” Kiba asked in confusion.
“Kakashi-sensei taught us some new things today!
I figured I should take the chance to ask him about anything I wasn’t clear on.
Otherwise, it’ll be troublesome once I’m on my own.” Naruto smiled before continuing, “Are we practicing taijutsu today?”
“…” Kiba was speechless.
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Naruto immediately realized what was wrong.
Looks like I got too excited today!
I even forgot something this obvious.
I have to stay alert at all times.
After all, most of Kiba’s abilities are centered around taijutsu.
If he isn’t using taijutsu, what are we even fighting over?
Is victory going to be decided by whose sense of smell is better?
“All right, then.
Let’s begin.
Shino can still be the referee.”
As soon as Naruto finished speaking, Shino nodded before pulling Naruto aside and quietly saying, “My insects encountered that child again.
Are we still ignoring it?”
“It’s fine.
He should be one of Hinata’s clan members.
By the way, is anyone else there?”
“No.
My insects told me there was no one else.” Shino pushed up his sunglasses.
“Thanks, Shino.
Let’s continue, then,” Naruto said.
“Mm.”
Returning to his position, Naruto and Kiba officially stepped onto the field.
“Naruto, do your best!” Hinata quietly cheered from the side.
If Naruto’s hearing hadn’t been so sharp, he might not even have heard her.
Naruto smiled at Hinata, making her shyly lower her head.
So cute!
Having a daughter like that would definitely be wonderful.
His thoughts immediately drifted toward Boruto’s era, then toward Himawari, and then toward the pineapple-haired guy who was always with her…
Naruto shuddered and returned to reality.
Kiba was staring intently at him.
“Naruto, let’s fight!
This time, I’m definitely going to break through that soft, limp taijutsu of yours.”
“What do you mean, soft and limp?
It’s called Taijutsu · Tai Chi Palm.
I developed it based on the Hyuga’s Gentle Fist · Eight Trigrams Palm.
Since I don’t have the Byakugan, all I could do was imitate the movements and create Tai Chi Palm.”
That explanation was something Naruto had fabricated to deceive the shinobi secretly watching him.
The truth was, of course, that he had combined the Tai Chi techniques from his memories with the chakra of this world to create a new form of Tai Chi.
To give this taijutsu a believable origin, he had even deliberately sought out Hinata to learn some of the principles behind the Gentle Fist, as well as the distribution of the body’s meridians and pressure points.
After watching several of Hinata’s actual battles, Taijutsu · Tai Chi had finally emerged.
For now, the only moves he had revealed were a few techniques, with the core principle being to overcome strength with softness and combine hardness with softness. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
“Besides, Kiba, only you guys know about this taijutsu.
As the first shinobi to try it out, shouldn’t you feel honored?” Naruto teased.
“Hmph.
Let’s start!
I’m definitely winning this time.” Kiba spoke with absolute confidence.
“Then let’s see what gave you so much confidence,” Naruto said with a smile.
After watching the two finish their exchange of trash talk, Shino pushed up his sunglasses and announced, “Begin!”
At Shino’s command, Naruto and Kiba simultaneously lowered their hands from the confrontation seal.
As usual, Kiba attacked first.
“Beast Ninja Art: Four Legs Technique!”
Kiba dropped onto all fours, his fingernails and teeth growing longer as he rapidly charged toward Naruto.
Having sparred with Kiba many times already, Naruto was naturally familiar with his fighting style.
He remained where he was and assumed a Tai Chi stance, concentrating most of his chakra in his hands and feet.
Because of the difference in their physical strength, Naruto was still inferior to Kiba in a direct clash of taijutsu.
His reactions could keep up, but his speed was still somewhat lacking.
Therefore, he could only overcome force with softness and use slowness to counter speed.
“Bang!
Bang!”
Several dull impacts rang out.
In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged several blows.
Kiba’s frantic claw attacks failed to injure Naruto.
Instead, the chakra coating Naruto’s hands gradually absorbed and wrapped around Kiba’s attacks, making it difficult for him to pull away.
“It’s that Entwining Silk Force and Cloud Hands again!
Watch this, Naruto.
Beast Ninja Art: Instant Fang!”
Kiba unleashed his technique.
Chakra surged around his body, breaking through Naruto’s restraints.
He then flipped backward, took two steps back, and tapped the ground with his foot.
His body accelerated as he charged toward Naruto once again.
“Naruto, I came up with this technique specifically to break your restraints.
Have a taste!”
During their previous sparring sessions, Kiba had always been slowly bound tighter by Entwining Silk Force before being dragged around in circles by Cloud Hands until he lost the ability to fight back and was defeated.
This time, he had deliberately trained his chakra control so that he could spread chakra throughout his entire body, forming a thin layer of chakra around himself.
Although it had no other use, once he was restrained, he could break through that layer from within, releasing the residual chakra and air stored inside.
The resulting chakra current would create a powerful impact.
“A technique I’ve never seen before!
Did you create it yourself?
No wonder you’re someone I acknowledged.
I can’t let you look down on me either!
Take a look at my new technique.”
As Naruto spoke, he also charged toward Kiba.
The moment Kiba’s hand collided with Naruto’s, Naruto pulled it backward with the momentum and then brought it forward.
“Taijutsu · Tai Chi Palm · Single Whip!”
With a hooked hand and a step forward, Naruto opened his right arm.
One hand slipped directly into Kiba’s chest range, and then hardness transformed into softness.
Chakra spread across his entire palm before erupting in an instant.
Seeing this, Shino and Hinata hurried over and helped Kiba to his feet.
Gentle Fist?
Both the ANBU secretly observing from the shadows and Hinata’s younger sister, Hanabi, who had been following her from behind the tree, had the same thought.
“Cough…
cough!”
Kiba clutched his chest, unable to catch his breath for a moment.
Naruto decisively stopped his attack when he saw Kiba lying on the ground.
“Cough!
What was that?
It feels a lot like the Gentle Fist.” Kiba gasped for breath as he asked.
Having fought Hinata before, he naturally understood the abilities of the Gentle Fist.
However, Naruto’s palm strike was clearly different from Hinata’s.
“It’s similar to the Gentle Fist, but the Gentle Fist sends one’s chakra into the opponent’s body, damaging the chakra pathways, or meridian system, and the internal organs.
However, that requires the Byakugan.
Since I can’t send my chakra into the meridians and I don’t have the Byakugan, I simply use a large amount of chakra to compress your chest in an instant, making it impossible for you to breathe and thereby rendering you incapable of fighting.
However, against someone whose body has been modified, this technique might not work.”
Naruto gave Kiba a simple explanation.
“Whew!
That was awful.
But I should be able to learn this technique.” Kiba’s eyes lit up after hearing the explanation.
“Yeah, you should be able to.
This method is pretty crude.
Unlike Tai Chi, it doesn’t require much finesse.
You just need enough training to maintain an even distribution of chakra throughout your body to produce Entwining Silk Force.
This one only requires you to have enough chakra.”
Naruto thought about it before nodding.
“Um, Naruto…” Kiba suddenly became awkward.
“What are you doing?” Naruto’s body shuddered when he saw Kiba acting like that.
“I’m telling you, I like girls.
Don’t come any closer!”
Kiba rolled his eyes.
“What are you thinking?
I wanted to ask if you could teach this to me.”
Naruto looked at Kiba suspiciously.
Once he understood what Kiba wanted, he thought to himself, The Fourth Great Ninja War is only five years away.
There’s no harm in cultivating the Twelve Young Prodigies a little.
Team 7’s training is already half a year ahead of the original timeline.
Team 8 needs to keep up too.
After making his decision, Naruto showed nothing on the surface.
Naruto pretended to think for a moment before nodding.
“I created this myself, so of course I can teach it to you.
But are you sure you have enough chakra?”
“Stop looking down on me!
I’m the man who’s going to become Hokage!” Kiba shouted excitedly.
Hearing that, Naruto subtly took several steps backward.
“All right, then.
Hinata, Shino, you two join in as well.
I’m teaching one person anyway, so you might as well learn it too.
You may find it useful.”
“Yes, Naruto!”
Hinata, who was still helping Kiba, didn’t think too much about it.
Upon hearing Naruto’s words, she walked over.
Shino pushed up his sunglasses and thought for a moment before walking over as well.
After all, opportunities to learn something like this were rare.
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