Six months.
That's how long Raizen had trained without pause. Be it rain, cold and pain, he never skipped a single day.
His body bore the proof. Scarred knuckles, dense muscles and hardened legs. But none of it mattered more than today.
The final day.
He stood beneath the same tree he had punched thousands of times. The bark was gone. The trunk dented. Breathing slow and steady.
The system appeared before him in a glowing interface.
Daily Task Progress:
Push ups: 500/500
Squats: 500/500
Run: 5/5km
Time Remaining: 12 hours
Progress: Day 180/180
The bar reached 100%.
[Almighty System - Online]
Gift Unlocked
Kaido Template (30%) - One Piece
Unlocked Abilities:
Beast Body (Initial)
Armament Haki (Initial)
Observation Haki (Initial)
Bonus: Navy Six Style Manual
(Soru, Tekken, Geppo – Adapted to Chakra World)
Raizen stared in silence.
He had done it. Six months of relentless Taijutsu. All the insults, all the laughter, all the pain it had finally paid off.
Kaido. The king of Beasts.
As the system integrated the template into his body, a storm of pain erupted inside him. His vision blurred. Muscles tore and reformed. His heart pumping faster and faster.
He collapsed.
When he woke up, night had already fallen. The sky above was filled with stars. He sat up slowly, breathing deep.
He checked his body for power and felt it instantly.
Power.
His skin felt like iron. His muscles, coiled like springs. His senses sharper than ever before. He focused, and in an instant, his arm turned black with a solid sheen.
Armament Haki.
He closed his eyes and focused again.
A leaf rustled a few meters away. He could feel it. Hear it.
Observation Haki.
He smiled.
Reaching into his system storage, he pulled out a small scroll marked with bold lettering.
"Navy Six Style – Adapted Manual"
Soru. Tekken. Geppo.
He clenched the scroll but didn't open it.
Instead, he stood and walked toward the clearing where he knew Might Fist would be training. Sure enough, his friend was there doing push ups with stones tied to his back.
Raizen: "You haven't changed."
Might Fist: "I was going to say the same about you. Your muscle... and you look… taller."
Raizen: "I've been working on a new technique. I call it 'Six Style'."
Might Fist: "Six? You were doing one for six months. Now there are six?"
Raizen: "It's still under development. Not perfect yet. But I think it's something we can train in together."
Might Fist: "If it's training, count me in."
Raizen tucked the scroll away, not revealing its origin. There were some things he had to keep secret. But training it together would serve two goals mastering it and testing if others could learn it without the system.
Raizen: "We start tomorrow. Early."
Mighty Fist: "We never stopped."
They bumped fists again.
The forest would soon witness a new kind of storm.