“You want me to teach you taijutsu?”
Yūhi Shinku, who was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen, heard Asahi’s request and looked surprised.
This kid really was too eager and hardworking…
Thinking it over, he realized it was actually about the right time to start.
Shinku didn’t refuse.
“Timing-wise, it’s about right anyway.
Starting a little early won’t hurt anything.
After dinner, you and Kurenai can train together.”
Taking things step by step was fine for ordinary students.
But if there was a ninja in the family to guide them, there was no harm in starting early.
Being one step ahead of others was always an advantage.
Asahi’s talent… well, it was monstrous.
He couldn’t be judged by normal standards…
And Shinku had also seen how hard Asahi worked.
Since he wanted to learn, Shinku was more than happy to teach him.
He seemed so motivated and ambitious now – completely different from how he was before.
The child had really grown up!
After Dinner.
Backyard.
“Simply put, taijutsu is the art of using your own body as a weapon.
The most basic forms usually consist of just a few fundamental movements.” Shinku began explaining the basics to the two children.
He paused for a moment before continuing, “Once you have mastered the basics thoroughly, you will need to develop and refine your own style based on your own strengths and weaknesses.
That usually happens through actual combat experience.”
You start by repeating the same basic movements over and over.
Only when you reach a certain level do you start applying them in fights.
Through experience, you polish your skills until they become a unique style that suits you perfectly!
Shinku went on, “Everyone has a different style.
For example, the Hyuuga clan uses the Gentle Fist, which focuses on precise strikes.
The Uchiha clan’s style is a perfect blend of efficiency and beauty.
And then there is the Strong Fist style, which is aggressive, powerful, and straightforward…”
“Most ninja don’t rely solely on taijutsu.
Ninjutsu and Genjutsu are generally considered more important.
That’s because taijutsu takes much longer to master compared to the other two.
That’s why very few ninja specialize in it exclusively.”
Taijutsu was an essential skill for every ninja, but few dedicated themselves fully to it.
Simply put, the cost-to-benefit ratio wasn’t considered high.
Most ninja believed that spending time learning more ninjutsu or genjutsu was far more effective.
If it weren’t so hard to learn, and if Konoha had more masters capable of opening the Eight Gates… they wouldn’t just be at the Six Paths level, they could probably destroy even Bloodline Enchantments easily… Asahi understood this very well.
The basics of taijutsu were easy, but mastering it to a high level was incredibly difficult.
It required tempering your body day after day, enduring boredom and pain.
Not everyone had the willpower to stick with it.
Only those with immense determination could reach the peak.
Shinku smiled and said, “Developing your own unique style is still too early for you two.
For now, you just need to build a solid foundation and slowly find the path that suits you best.
There is no rush.”
“Now then, watch closely as I demonstrate the basic taijutsu forms…”
As he spoke, Shinku began to perform the movements.
It looked somewhat similar to military-style combat forms.
There were only about a dozen distinct moves – straight punches, elbow strikes, leg sweeps, stepping back… and so on.
Although they were just the basics, they were far from ordinary.
If mastered completely, they could create considerable fighting power…
Watching Shinku’s demonstration, a system notification suddenly sounded in Asahi’s mind.
[Ding.
Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hohō, and Kidō are the four fundamental combat arts of the Shinigami.
As the future Spirit King who shall rule over all three realms, you must master these basics perfectly.
You shall start as a Shinigami and walk the path step by step until you attain the supreme dignity of the Spirit King!
Mission Issued: Master the Four Basic Techniques: Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hohō, and Kidō!
Reward: Increase in innate talent for Hakuda (Hand-to-Hand Combat)!]
The system’s voice made Asahi freeze for a second, and a word slipped out of his mouth involuntarily.
“What the hell?!”
Two missions triggered in a single day?
So there really were specific conditions required to trigger missions.
If he could figure out the exact pattern…
Shinku didn’t understand what that strange phrase meant.
“Hmm?”
Kurenai also turned around curiously and asked, “What are you wiping?”
“Ah…” Asahi snapped back to reality.
He waved his hand casually at the two staring figures.
“It’s nothing.
My brain just short-circuited for a second.
You know I do that sometimes…”
The two of them: “…”
So Asahi actually knew that he sometimes did things that people couldn’t understand?
But if he knew, why did he still…
Father and daughter exchanged glances, and they both read the same thought in each other’s eyes: Is there actually something wrong with Asahi’s brain?
Maybe when Lady Tsunade returns to the village, I should take Asahi to see her… just to check if there’s anything that needs to be fixed… Shinku pondered seriously.
He felt this wasn’t a trivial matter…
Asahi had no idea that Shinku now suspected he had mental issues. New chapters come out on g.com first.
His entire attention was focused on the system mission.
Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hohō, Kidō… Does Hakuda correspond to Taijutsu here?
Then Zanjutsu would be Kenjutsu, Kidō would be Ninjutsu/Genjutsu, and Hohō would be Shunshin no Jutsu?
They really do correspond perfectly.
I shouldn’t have any problem completing this mission…
Thinking about it this way, Asahi realized there were actually many similarities between the world of Bleach and the world of Naruto…
All writing is basically copying?
Pfft!
This is called reference!
How can a cultured person call it copying?
But another talent increase… It says it helps me become the Spirit King.
Does that mean it just boosts my aptitude so I have the potential to become one?
Looking at the rewards, Asahi noticed a key point.
The system never directly gave him power.
Increases to Spiritual Pressure aptitude, increases to Hakuda talent… they only improved his inherent potential.
The only exception was the Hadō #1: Shou, and even that only gave him the knowledge and principle of how to use it.
Actually mastering it and using it well still depended entirely on his own effort.
It wasn’t something that happened instantly.
Compared to other systems that just hand out power directly… his system was really quite unique and refreshing…
Starting as a Shinigami… If I remember correctly, to become the Spirit King or to be used as the “Lynchpin”, there are certain conditions required.
Being a Shinigami is just one of them…
Hehe, this is getting interesting.
Will I end up developing Quincy, Hollow, or Fullbring powers too?
I wonder how they would manifest in this world…
Asahi remembered.
In the original story, there were only a few people capable of replacing the Spirit King as the anchor.
Ichigo Kurosaki was the most suitable because he was special – a hybrid possessing multiple different types of powers within him…
If the system truly intended to raise Asahi to become the new Spirit King, then it would likely help him fulfill those conditions.
This made Asahi curious.
If possible, how exactly would those powers appear here?
Then again… in the Bleach world, becoming the Spirit King might have been a trap, destined to be sealed away inside a crystal as a tool.
But here in the Naruto world?
Asahi had no such worries.
Did they really think they could seal him inside a diamond-shaped crystal in the Spirit Palace here too?
Don’t make me laugh!
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