“Iron Body?” Might Guy tilted his head.
“It sounds really hard.”
“Right, it’s just hard.” Makoto straightened up and took a few deep breaths.
“The principle is to engorge the muscles with blood to increase defense.”
“Muscle engorgement?” Might Guy thought for a moment.
“Like how muscles swell up after a workout?”
“Pretty much.” Makoto nodded.
“But a step further. If you can also mix Chakra into it and fill the muscles along with the blood…”
He paused and looked at Might Guy.
“Then the defense can multiply several times over.”
Might Guy’s mouth fell open.
“Chakra… and blood… together?”
“Right.”
“Won’t… won’t that cause an explosion?”
“That’s why you have to control the ratio.” Makoto spouted nonsense with a straight face.
“I’ve been researching this for a long time, and I’m only just making some headway recently.”
“That’s amazing!” Might Guy slapped Makoto’s shoulder in excitement.
“Makoto! You really are a genius!”
Makoto winced from the slaps, terrified that Might Guy would knock out the thing he had prepared in his chest and give the game away.
“Stop patting… If you pat any harder, I’ll really fall apart…”
“Sorry, sorry!” Might Guy quickly withdrew his hand, his eyes still sparkling.
“So can this Iron Body be used now?”
“It can, but…” Makoto rubbed his shoulder, “we need to find someone to test it.”
“Test what?”
“Test the defense, of course.” Makoto said, “Talking isn’t enough; it has to be tested in actual combat.”
Might Guy nodded.
“Makes sense! Who should we test it on? Obito?”
“Obito injured his hand today.” Makoto lied without changing his expression.
“So…”
He looked at Might Guy.
Might Guy pointed at his own nose.
“Me?”
“Right.” Makoto nodded.
“You’re strong, so it’s perfect.”
“But…” Might Guy hesitated, “I’m afraid I’ll hurt you.”
“Don’t worry.” Makoto patted his chest.
“My Iron Body has already reached the actual combat stage; I won’t get injured that easily.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Might Guy stared at Makoto for a few seconds, then nodded heavily.
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The two found an empty alleyway.
Makoto took a stance and took a deep breath.
“Come on, use your full strength.”
“Full strength?” Might Guy frowned.
“That might not be a good idea…”
“Just use it if I tell you to.” Makoto urged.
“Otherwise, how will we know how hard Iron Body really is?”
Might Guy thought about it and felt it made sense.
“Then… then I’m really coming?”
“Come.”
Might Guy stepped back a few paces and assumed a starting stance.
Makoto also assumed the standard posture of “Iron Body,” which was actually crossing his hands in front of his chest and slightly squatting.
But underneath his clothes on his chest, he had actually padded an iron plate.
He had swiped it from some unlucky Uchiha.
“I’m coming!” Might Guy shouted and rushed forward.
His fist carried the wind, aiming straight for Makoto’s chest.
Makoto felt a bit nervous inside.
This kid wouldn’t actually punch right through the iron plate, would he?
“Bang!”
A muffled sound rang out.
Makoto felt a jolt in his chest and slid backward several steps.
After steadying himself, he looked down.
His clothes were fine.
The iron plate was fine too.
It was just that he had actually been beaten back several steps—mind you, the opponent was just a six-year-old hot-blooded idiot.
To think he had such terrifying punching power!
He looked up at Might Guy.
Might Guy stood in place, holding up his fist with a slightly dazed expression.
“Makoto… are you okay?” Might Guy asked.
“I’m fine.” Makoto rubbed his chest.
“What about you?”
“Me…” Might Guy looked at his own fist.
His entire fist was scraped open and still bleeding.
But instead of crying out in pain, he laughed.
“Makoto! You really researched it successfully!” Might Guy jumped up in excitement.
“That punch just now really felt like hitting iron!”
Makoto breathed a sigh of relief inwardly; thankfully, he managed to bluff his way through.
[Ding! Target ‘Might Guy’ trust evaluation for the lie ‘Iron Body Taijutsu’: 100%]
[Materialization of the lie “Iron Body Taijutsu” reaches the maximum of 70%]
[Materialization beginning… Materialization degree is dually influenced by character weight and trust level…] You are reading on g.com, the official source.
[Materialization complete. Host has acquired the skill ‘Iron Body’]
[Reminder: Today’s usage limit for the ‘Lie Becomes Reality’ ability has been reached (1 / 1)]
It worked.
Makoto felt something extra inside his body.
It was like muscle memory, yet also like instinct.
He tried to tense his muscles.
“Hum—”
A wonderful sense of fulfillment surged up from all his limbs and bones.
It seemed… like he had really hardened?
Choosing Iron Body this time had his considerations: first, this technique was relatively simple, making it easy for people to understand and generate imagination.
Second was the characteristic of Ninjas—high offense and low defense.
Therefore, having a high-defense technique like Iron Body could increase his margin for error.
“Makoto! You’re amazing!” Might Guy was still excited over there.
“This is the first time I’ve ever seen such Taijutsu!”
“It’s alright.” Makoto feigned calmness.
“Just a little trick.”
“How is this a little trick!” Might Guy clenched his fists.
“If this is practiced well, how many injuries can be avoided in future battles!”
Makoto didn’t reply.
He looked at the sky; the sun was about to set.
“Let’s call it a day for now,” he said.
“I need to go find Obito.”
“Obito?” Might Guy was stunned for a moment.
“Didn’t he hurt his hand?”
“Ah… right.” Makoto didn’t change his expression.
“I’m going to check how badly he’s hurt.”
“I’m coming too!”
“No need.” Makoto waved his hand.
“You continue running your ten laps; don’t delay your youth.”
Might Guy thought about it and felt it made sense.
“Alright then! See you tomorrow!”
“See you tomorrow.”
Makoto turned around and left.
Walking out of the alley, he touched his chest.
The iron plate was still there.
He found a trash can, pulled out the iron plate, and tossed it inside.
“I don’t need you anymore,” he muttered.
Now, he had the real Iron Body.
Although only 70% had been materialized, it was enough.
Furthermore, with his genius talent, as long as he continued practicing, sooner or later he would be able to unleash the original version’s power.