After Gion left, Chiga turned and went to his dormitory.
Opening the dormitory door, his three roommates were already there; he was the last one to arrive.
Among the three roommates, there was a familiar face, Bins. The other two had not appeared in the original work.
Seeing Chiga enter, all three were surprised. They hadn't expected their roommate to be Chiga, the first-place student in the entrance exam. He was a big star, and all three stood up to greet him.
Chiga responded to each of them, and then the four began their self-introductions.
A short, chubby young man with yellow hair spoke first,
"Hello everyone, my name is Bridge. I'm from the West Blue. I'm the ability user of the Hook-Hook Fruit. Nice to meet you all."
"Isn't this a robot's setup?" Chiga thought of a character from a game on Earth.
After Bridge finished his introduction, a rough-looking young man with a full beard started introducing himself in a cocky manner,
"I'm Graves, also from the West Blue. I'm skilled at using heavy firearms!" He then sat back down on his bed in a carefree manner.
Good heavens, had he accidentally stumbled into the world of some game? Chiga felt a bit disoriented at this moment.
When it was Bins' turn, he spoke somewhat dully,
"My name is Bins. I'm from the North Blue. I'm the ability user of the Lush-Lush Fruit. Please take care of me in the future."
Hmm, finally a character that fit the style, Chiga thought with some relief, then he also began to introduce himself,
"My name is Uchiha Chiga. I'm from the East Blue. I have many abilities, and I like to use repulsive and attractive forces the most. I haven't eaten a Devil Fruit."
He hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit but could control repulsion and attraction? The three couldn't help but simultaneously wonder about this. However, everyone had their own secrets, and since they weren't familiar with each other yet, no one spoke up to ask.
After the self-introduction session, the four returned to their beds to rest. There would be an opening ceremony and their first training session tomorrow.
The next day,
The four of them came to the training ground together, lined up with the others, and waited for the instructor to arrive.
Five minutes later, Zephyr, with his purple hair, appeared in their sight.
He walked onto the high platform with a serious expression, scanned the students below, and lingered a moment longer on Chiga's position.
"Those peculiar eyes, he must be Uchiha Chiga." Having found his key training subject, Zephyr began his opening speech.
"Hello everyone, I am Zephyr, the chief instructor of the Marine Headquarters Elite Training Camp. I believe you have heard my name more or less, so I won't introduce myself too much. I believe that those who can come here are elites among elites." At this point, the students below unconsciously raised their heads, their eyes filled with pride.
However, Zephyr's tone then changed,
"But don't think that coming here means you can graduate smoothly. I want to tell you in advance that we don't need deadbeats here. Next, you will undergo the most brutal and rigorous training. If you can't keep up, I will revoke your training camp qualification. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Those who could come here were all elites, and no one was intimidated by these words.
"Very good!" Zephyr nodded in satisfaction,
"Then, the training begins now. Today's training content is: Marine Six Powers!"
Whoosh! One second Zephyr was on the high platform, the next he appeared directly in front of the students.
Most unprepared students were startled, but only Chiga and a small number of others remained unfazed.
"Just now, what I demonstrated was 'Soru,' one of the Six Powers. It's a technique that allows you to stomp on the ground multiple times in an extremely short period, enabling you to burst forth with a speed invisible to the naked eye!"
After speaking, Zephyr ascended into the air as if climbing stairs, stepping on air. He looked down at the students below and explained,
"This is 'Geppo.' Once you have mastered 'Soru,' you can try to stomp on the air. It will give you a similar ability to flying. How long you can stay airborne depends on your stamina."
Next, Zephyr raised one leg, and a greenish slash was unleashed at an incredibly fast speed, directly hitting a large rock in the distance. The rock split in the middle, leaving a smooth cross-section.
"This is 'Rankyaku.' The key is to generate a vacuum slash through super-high-speed and powerful kicks."
After speaking, Zephyr landed on the ground and extended a thick finger, suddenly striking towards Chiga's face, so fast that no movement could be seen.
Chiga's expression remained unchanged as he looked at the finger stopped before him, then he looked up at Zephyr.
"Not bad, very calm." Zephyr nodded in satisfaction, then continued to explain: "This is 'Shigan.' As the name suggests, it is a technique with the power of a gun firing a bullet. The key is to concentrate your strength and exert force through your finger, striking quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly!"
The students were stunned. For them, who were encountering such moves for the first time, these seemed like something only Devil Fruit users could accomplish.
Zephyr withdrew his stance and bent his knees,
"Next, I'm going to talk to you about the defensive technique among the Six Powers: 'Tekkai!'"
Here it comes, the only genjutsu among the Six Powers, applying a super-strong illusion of "I can block it!" to oneself, its power rivaling Sakura's "I caught up with them!" the strongest genjutsu, Izanami!
(A/N:The mc is mocking Sakura for what happened in the Naruto series)
Chiga was thinking with a mischievous delight, when suddenly Zephyr glanced at him and directly called Chiga out.
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Chiga obediently stepped forward, secretly wondering if he had unconsciously made some expression that Zephyr had noticed.
"Next is 'Tekkai.' It allows a person's body to temporarily possess the hardness of iron; it's a defensive maneuver. The drawback is that the body's movement will be restricted when used. Uchiha Chiga, now you will attack me to demonstrate the effectiveness of 'Tekkai' to everyone."
Zephyr wanted to use Chiga as a training partner because Chiga had the highest Doriki here. An attack from Chiga would better highlight the defensive power of 'Tekkai' and also allow him to personally assess Chiga's strength.
Without further ado, Chiga instantly entered Sage Mode and once again used Sage Art: Dragon Fist, striking Zephyr's chest.
Bang! With a muffled thud, Zephyr's body trembled slightly. He then straightened his stance, adjusted his suit, and commented,
"Good power. I'd say even the upperclassmen don't have your level of power."
While speaking, Zephyr's heart was already turbulent.
"Damn it! This young man!"
"That punch already has the strength of a Vice Admiral, and that's without learning Haki or undergoing basic training!"
Zephyr gave Chiga a deep look and then told him to continue attacking him. Next, he was going to demonstrate the last technique of the Six Powers: 'Kami-e.'
Chigara took a stance and then directly punched Zephyr. Zephyr's body swayed like paper in the wind, effortlessly dodging Chigara's attack.
"This is 'Kami-e.' Relax your body, making it as light as paper, allowing you to dodge most physical attacks!" Zephyr explained as he dodged.
Chiga didn't use Dragon Fist for this punch, because Dragon Fist in Sage Mode was similar to Naruto's Frog Kumite; even if the punch didn't directly hit, the Sage Art energy around the fist could cause damage. In the world of One Piece, this could be compared to Ryuo Armament Haki. Here, to cooperate with Zephyr, Chiga chose not to show off in that manner.
Seeing that his probing punch indeed had no effect, Chiga directly pulled back, then raised his right hand, and a black vortex appeared in his palm—it was the power of the Rinnegan's Deva Path, Universal Pull!
Chiga thought, the effect of 'Kami-e' has already been demonstrated, now I'm going to get serious, Teacher Zephyr.
You want to relax your whole body? I'll just use gravity to pull you over and see how you resist.
Chigara's sudden Universal Pull indeed caused Zephyr, who was in 'Kami-e' state, to be pulled by gravity like a piece of paper, flying towards Chigara.
"Nani?!"
It was Zephyr's first time seeing Chiga use the Deva Path's ability, and he was in a state of complete relaxation, which was why Chiga succeeded.
Seeing that he was about to be caught by Chiga, he no longer cared about demonstrating 'Kami-e' and quickly switched to 'Tekkai' state.
However, Chiga, seeing him suddenly freeze in mid-air, knew he had switched states. He immediately canceled Universal Pull and countered with another Almighty Push. Zephyr, maintaining his 'Tekkai' stance, was pushed out, crashing through the training camp's wall and disappearing into the dust.