“Then Brother Makoto, did you master it?” Obito leaned in, looking full of anticipation.
Uchiha Makoto looked at him, suddenly turning serious.
“Obito.”
“Ah?”
“Do you believe that I have already mastered this ability?”
Obito was stunned for a moment, then nodded forcefully: “Believe! Of course I believe! Brother Makoto, I believe whatever you say!”
[Ding! Obito took your lie, “Already mastered the partial Tekkai hardening ability”, as the absolute truth. Trust level 100%, manifestation level 80%. Ability has been manifested!]
It worked.
Uchiha Makoto felt something extra inside his body.
He raised his hand and a thought flickered in his mind.
The muscles of his entire right arm instantly tightened, and a faint metallic luster appeared on the surface of his skin.
As for his left hand, legs, and torso, they were all completely flexible and free.
“Wow!” Obito’s eyes widened roundly, “It really works! Brother Makoto, you actually mastered it!”
“It’s alright.” Uchiha Makoto waved his right arm feigning calmness, “It just took a tiny, tiny bit of effort.”
In fact, he was overjoyed in his heart.
The 80% manifestation level, although not reaching 100%, was enough.
Moreover, he discovered a new mechanism of the system: the same lie, when told to different people, could stack its manifestation levels.
What did this mean?
It meant that if both Obito and Might Guy believed the same lie, the effect might be even better than having one person believe it 100%.
“Come on, Obito, today we are going to practice this.” Uchiha Makoto put away his ability, “I will demonstrate the principle to you first…”
Facts proved that Obito’s ability to talk big was much stronger than his ability to cultivate.
“Partial hardening! Partial… Eh? Why has my whole body hardened?”
“Relax, relax! Only harden the arms! I didn’t tell you to hold your breath!”
Two hours later, Obito collapsed on the ground, looking completely worn out.
Uchiha Makoto stood by the side, with his hands on his hips and a look of “I knew it would turn out like this”.
“Brother Makoto…” Obito said feebly, “This is much harder than ordinary Tekkai…”
“Nonsense, advanced techniques are naturally difficult.”
Uchiha Makoto squatted down, “But you are a genius, Obito. How can a genius say something is difficult?”
Hearing this, Obito struggled to sit up: “Right! I am a genius! I cannot give up!”
Uchiha Makoto patted his shoulder: “That’s right, we will continue tomorrow.”
In fact, what he was thinking in his heart was, you kid better not give up.
I have already bragged to others, saying that you are also a genius.
If you lose the sparring match in a few days, where would I put my face?
This would cause great damage to his own credibility!
It would be even more painful than losing himself, okay!
Early the next morning, Uchiha Makoto went to another training ground.
Might Guy was already doing push-ups upside down over there, shouting while doing them: “Ninety-seven! Ninety-eight! Youth is meant to burn!”
“Might Guy!” Uchiha Makoto shouted.
Might Guy did a flip and stood up, revealing a mouthful of shiny big white teeth:
“Makoto! You are here! Are you going to teach me a new move?”
“I will teach you something even more powerful.” Uchiha Makoto walked to the center of the open space, “Watch closely.”
He raised his right arm and a thought flickered in his mind.
His entire arm hardened instantly, glistening with a cold and hard metallic luster in the morning light.
“Might Guy, attack me!”
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the right arm did not move at all.
Might Guy’s eyes lit up with a “swish”: “This is… an advanced application of Tekkai?”
“Right! I call it ‘Flowing Tekkai’.”
Uchiha Makoto lifted the hardening and looked at Might Guy.
“There is no need to make the whole body stiff. You can harden wherever you want. This way, you can defend while fighting without affecting movement.”
Might Guy leaned over and touched Uchiha Makoto’s arm.
Although it had already softened now, he had seen it clearly just a moment ago.
“Too amazing!” Might Guy danced with excitement, “Makoto! You are truly a genius!”
Uchiha Makoto looked at him and asked that crucial question: “Might Guy, do you believe that I have completely mastered this ability?”
“Of course I believe!” Might Guy didn’t even think about it, “I saw it with my own eyes!”
[Ding! Might Guy took your lie—already mastered the partial Tekkai hardening ability, as the absolute truth. Trust level 100%, manifestation level 70%. Ability has been stacked and manifested!]
[Current total manifestation level: 100%]
Uchiha Makoto felt a “hum” inside his body.
It was different.
Uchiha Makoto discovered that the upper limit of Flowing Tekkai imagined by Might Guy was different from Obito’s.
It felt completely different from the feeling he got from Obito yesterday.
If the “Flowing Tekkai” that Obito believed in was steel with a hardness of 100, then what Might Guy believed in was an alloy with a hardness of 150.
Harder, stronger, more durable.
He tried to harden his right arm again.
This time, the metallic luster on the surface of his arm was obviously much richer, and even faintly revealed a dull texture.
It was almost becoming Armament Haki.