Haruki suddenly opened his eyes.
The pitch-black room was illuminated by the moonlight.
The wooden slatted ceiling was revealed.
"Clip!"
"Clip!"
"Are you dead?"
Haruki shouted to the System in his heart.
"[Chatter, chatter! Can't you be quiet at night! This family's good fortune will be The noise is over by you sooner or later!]"
"..."
Haruki gave the System a minute to adjust its attitude.
"[{System withdrew a message}]"
"[Dear, good evening to you~ May I ask where it hurts?]"
Haruki: "..."
He stared at the ceiling resentfully: "Why is Ryomen Sukuna more imposing than me?"
Isn't he the protagonist?
Isn't he the Curse Spirit Mother?
Ryomen Sukuna looks more like his old mother!
"[...]"
"[Hasn't Ryomen Sukuna always been more imposing than you?]"
"[Dear, is this the first day you've known this?]"
"..."
Haruki closed his eyes and went to sleep!
"[...]"
"[Cold-shouldering me again~]"
"[{System withdrew a message}]"
He slept until early the next morning.
Haruki was woken up by Yahiko's voice.
He opened his eyes and saw Yahiko on the opposite bed had jumped up.
His head almost hit the ceiling.
"Rin, did I wake you up?"
Yahiko looked at Haruki, who was sitting up in bed, and scratched the back of his head apologetically.
Haruki shook his head.
"Hehe!"
The next second, he pounced onto Haruki's bed.
He widened his eyes, his face full of excitement: "Rin, you know, right? Jiraiya Sensei is going to teach us Ninjutsu! This is great!"
Yahiko was so excited he was jumping up and down, as agile as a red-bottomed monkey in the forest.
After breakfast, they arrived at the part Yahiko had been looking forward to.
Haruki and the others followed Jiraiya out of the wooden house.
They arrived at a rocky beach a certain distance from the sea.
Jiraiya stood opposite Haruki and the others, hands on his hips, and said seriously: "Today, we will first learn the foundation of Ninjutsu—Chakra!"
"Chakra?"
Konan looked at Jiraiya curiously.
Yahiko immediately jumped up: "I know! I know! I've heard Shinobi say it! They often say they don't have much Chakra left!"
Jiraiya nodded and continued to ask: "Then do you want to know what Chakra specifically is?"
Haruki had no choice but to pretend to be curious like Yahiko and the others.
After building up the suspense, Jiraiya finally raised his chin and explained: "Chakra generally refers to the product of an average mixture of self-mental energy and physical energy."
This was difficult for a group of children to understand.
Jiraiya knew this just by looking at Yahiko and Konan's confused expressions.
He cleared his throat and continued to explain: "Our human body has 130 trillion cells, and the mixture of physical energy and mental energy produced by these cells is called stamina."
"Do you know what stamina is?"
Jiraiya looked at them.
Seeing Jiraiya's gaze fall on him, Haruki could only reply: "It's the amount of strength and endurance displayed normally, like Yahiko's stamina is stronger than Konan's."
Jiraiya nodded: "That's right, that's stamina, easy to understand, right?"
Yahiko and the others nodded repeatedly.
"Stamina is the foundation for performing Taijutsu. The physical combat you've seen Shinobi engage in without using Ninjutsu is Taijutsu."
Jiraiya paused, confirming that no confusion appeared in the eyes of the four children before him, then continued to explain:
"Stamina is converted into Chakra within the body. Shinobi can extract Chakra and use Ninjutsu through hand seals."
"So, to learn Ninjutsu, you must be able to extract Chakra."
As soon as Jiraiya finished speaking, Yahiko impatiently asked: "Jiraiya Sensei, how do we extract Chakra?"
"Everyone possesses mental energy and physical energy. By mixing these two elements, mental energy and physical energy, evenly together, Chakra can be produced."
"If we can't mix mental energy and physical energy evenly, will there be no Chakra?"
Haruki asked.
Jiraiya nodded: "Yes, everyone has mental energy and physical energy, but not everyone has Chakra. If you can't extract Chakra, you can't become a Shinobi."
"Let's start by extracting Chakra today!"
Jiraiya sat down cross-legged under their expectant gazes.
"The first step to extracting Chakra—meditation!"
Jiraiya held up a finger.
"Meditation?"
Yahiko's eyes widened, a little confused by the word.
Jiraiya explained: "Meditation is to achieve a state of deep tranquility, to perceive the power within your body, and to evenly blend the mental energy and physical energy you feel. This way, you can extract Chakra!"
Jiraiya reminded: "Of course, meditation is also very difficult! You need to completely forget everything around you and immerse yourself in your own consciousness!"
Yahiko immediately imitated Jiraiya, sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes firmly: "It's just meditation! I can definitely do it! I can definitely extract Chakra!"
Yahiko kept giving himself positive affirmations.
Jiraiya: "..."
Haruki, Nagato, and Konan also sat down cross-legged one after another, all slowly closing their eyes.
Losing sight, hearing became exceptionally sharp.
The sound of ocean waves and the rustling of wind through the grass echoed in Haruki's ears.
He slowly calmed his mind.
All thoughts in his mind were cast aside.
Then, a harsh, clipped voice rang in his mind.
"[Dear, what are you doing?]"
"..."
Haruki tried his best to remain unperturbed: "Is it hard to guess? I'm meditating."
"[Hmm... Dear, why are you meditating?]"
"..."
Haruki took a deep breath, his hands on his knees tightening: "You're not deaf, are you? I'm extracting Chakra."
"[Hmm... well... never mind...]"
"[Dear, take your time extracting! Go for it~]"
"[System offline]"
"..."
Haruki continued to meditate.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
He heard Jiraiya and Nagato talking.
"Successfully extracted?"
"Yes."
"You're the first to successfully extract it."
"..."
Haruki composed himself.
He didn't know how much more time had passed.
"Konan, very good!"
"You're the second to successfully extract Chakra after Nagato!"
"..."
Haruki's heart was calm, even dead calm.
He felt the mental energy and physical energy Jiraiya spoke of, both very powerful.
This was good news, and also bad news.
Because both his mental energy and physical energy were excessively powerful, Haruki simply couldn't blend them evenly together!
"This is great!"
"I did it!"
"Jiraiya Sensei!"
"Eh? Nagato! Konan! You succeeded too?"
"How amazing!"
"But why hasn't Rin succeeded yet?"
"Shh!"
"Let's not disturb Rin!"
"..."
Haruki was physically and mentally exhausted.
Everyone else could extract Chakra, so why couldn't he?
"[Dear, you haven't extracted Chakra, have you?]"
"..."
Haruki did a quick mental calculation and knew the System had come online to make sarcastic remarks.
"Yes, I haven't extracted Chakra. Does the System-sama have any brilliant suggestions?"
The voice in Haruki's mind was weak.
"[Dear, have you forgotten? Your body is the Yuta Okkotsu template, you don't have Chakra, only Curse Power~]"
"..."
"[Dear, you are not a person of the Ninja World, nor are you from the Naruto World. It's impossible for you to have Chakra~]"
"..."
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"[Dear, you were trying so hard~ The System felt bad telling you to give up~]"
"..."
"I think you wanted me to die!"
"[...]"
"I'm innocent~ Dear"