The Shadow of Konoha

Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Learning (Part 1)



It has only been two or three days since he (openly) learned about the word chakra. Hanyu doesn't know why Sansho would bring him along as a burden... Although he doesn't know what this team is about to do, it is obvious that this is a very important mission.

Hanyu would definitely resist such an arrangement, however... in this five-member team, three people have the right to speak, and two people do not. Guess how Hanyu should be classified?

After leaving Konoha, the ninja team moved towards the northwest, but soon after, Hanyu felt that there was something wrong with their progress... not too fast, but too slow. Normally, it would be impossible for Hanyu to keep up with the speed of the ninja's movement. However, now, although it was very reluctant and exhausting, he was able to keep up with the team's movement rhythm.

Could it be that everyone deliberately slowed down to take care of him? Well, it would be a bit too self-righteous to think so.

"Lord Sansho, it's time to take a break." Two hours after leaving the village, the group came to the bank of a river flowing east and west, and Homura actually decided to take a break.

Isn't it an urgent mission? Is it really okay to travel so leisurely?

Then, when Hanyu's puzzled gaze shifted to Homura face, the other's pale complexion explained everything... It can be seen that the cold-blooded ninja is not without humanistic care, it just depends on the object of treatment.

Sansho is not a powerful ninja, on the contrary, her physical condition seems to be too weak.

She did not refuse the suggestion to rest, and after nodding to Mitokado Homura an apologetic expression, she sat down on a rock by the river.

Hanyu also found a place to sit down. Compared with the three calm and composed orthodox ninjas in the team, he looked much more tired and embarrassed.

Taking advantage of this rare break, he rolled up his sleeves and untied the bandage on his arm. After carefully observing the small wound on his arm, he found that the black mark had indeed dissipated a lot compared to before. As the medical ninja had told him before, the chakra erosion on his body was not that serious. With the passage of time, such injuries will heal naturally.

The physical problems that worried him seemed to be getting better. This discovery made Hanyu's mood naturally brighten, and even the fatigue in his body disappeared a lot.

"Hanyu, come over here." At this time, Sansho, who had recovered her breath, called Hanyu to her side.

"Yes, Teacher Sansho." After hearing the other party's call, Hanyu quickly stood up and walked to her side.

"Are you okay from your previous injury?" Sansho asked after glancing at Hanyu's exposed arm.

"It's fine now. It won't affect my movements." Hanyu said. Although the most serious wound on his shoulder still caused a stinging sensation, compared to the chakra erosion problem he was worried about, this purely external injury was not worth worrying about. Moreover, thanks to the treatment at Konoha Hospital, he was indeed able to move freely.

"Really? That's great." Sansho motioned for Hanyu to raise his arm, and then she helped to rebandage the wound. "A lot has happened to you in the past few days. After such an experience, I believe you can understand that in troubled times, no place is absolutely safe. Although a person does not necessarily go to the battlefield, he will always encounter danger. In such a situation, a person can only protect himself... Do you understand what I mean?"

She had very skillful hands and had bandaged Hanyu's wound while she was talking.

"I understand." Hanyu certainly understood what the other party was saying. As a person who had been hovering around the poverty line for a long time, he had never thought about anything other than food and clothing before, but now it was different - if he already had some kind of power, then learning to control this power was an inevitable choice.

This is exactly what Sansho was talking about, but... is she willing to help him? Thinking of this, Hanyu looked into the other person's eyes .

"The physical energy absorbed by the human body from cells represents the yang side; the spiritual energy cultivated through practice and accumulation of experience represents the yin side. The power formed by coordinating the two energies together is called chakra. It is the basis for ninjas to perform ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. The reason why ninjas can become ninjas is because of chakra."

The answer is yes. Sansho seemed happy to teach Hanyu some knowledge about ninjas, otherwise, she would not have brought him along... The current mission did not require Hanyu to be involved, and he was not necessary. It was just because Sansho decided to bring him along that he had the opportunity to go along.

"Of course, having chakra does not mean that you can perform ninjutsu. From simple energy to a technique with a lethal effect, you need a 'seal'."

"For those who aspire to become ninjas, the first step is the most important and the most difficult. The reason is that although the concept of chakra is not complicated to explain and describe in words, extracting body energy is not a simple matter in itself, and the so-called spiritual energy is even more illusory... But fortunately, you have skipped this most difficult step for novices. What you need to do next is to create more chakra and let the chakra flow along the predetermined route in your body."

Then, Sansho stretched out a finger and tapped Hanyu's torso and limbs dozens of times in a certain order, and a burning sensation emerged where her fingers fell.

"You should be able to feel the power in your body. What you need to do now is to guide it through the location I point to, and then repeat it over and over again..."

What Sansho said was extremely precious to Hanyu, so he listened attentively.

"As for the jutsu, considering the reason you became a ninja, I think you can use water jutsu. It's a very natural thing. Calm down and feel it carefully. I think you should be able to feel that your chakra can be transformed into another state... As long as you have an impression of water, this should not be a problem." She continued.

Impression of water? Hanyu had it too. You know, not everyone has the experience of being penetrated by a strong water escape. According to the other party, Hanyu closed his eyes, felt carefully, and kept recalling the feeling of stabbing the director. Then, he understood what Sansho said about the chakra state transformation.

"This is... Water Style?"

"The correct term should be water-attribute chakra." Sansho corrected slightly, "I will teach you water-style ninjutsu later. What you need to practice next is the circulation of chakra in the body and the efficient and instantaneous conversion of water-attribute chakra...

Unlike the chakra that circulates throughout the body, you need to focus the water-attribute chakra on these few locations first," Sansho tapped Hanyu a few more times, and then asked, "Did you remember that?"

"I've got that in mind, Mr. Sansho," Hanyu said.

He didn't quite understand what the instant and efficient conversion of water attribute chakra meant, because when he tried the water attribute conversion just now, he didn't feel any obstruction, as if he could do this kind of efficient conversion right now - at this moment, Hanyu still didn't quite understand what the Second Hokage left on him.

But Sansho asked him to circulate the converted water-attribute chakra through specific meridians in the body. Was he making some preparation?

"Lord Sansho, it's almost time." At this time, Mitokado Homura came over and reminded him, which made Hanyu lose the opportunity to ask questions.

"That's all for now. The mission is more important. Hanyu, you must hurry up and practice. You must know that battles may break out at any time along the way. Even I may join in, so the same goes for you… You probably don't want to lose your life easily, so, become a ninja as soon as possible." Sansho patted Hanyu's shoulder and stood up.

At some point, either Mitokado Homura or Uchiha Kagami summoned a huge white wolf, and then Sanxiao walked to the summoned beast and rode on its back.

Next, the ninjas seemed to be on their way at full speed.

Regardless of whether he practiced or not, Hanyu at least felt that he was about to suffer... After all, he could not outrun a four-legged canine, nor a two-legged ninja.

But when it really comes to the critical moment of getting on with the journey, these two creatures probably won't give in to him.


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