Chapter 19: Practice
"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura!"
"Here!"
Kakashi looked at the three who instantly stood at attention. "An hour from now, follow me to the forest behind the house. We'll use this opportunity for me to teach you how to train."
"Yes!"
The three responded in unison.
Kizaru was particularly excited.
What he lacked most was this world's method of training.
Since arriving in this world, although he already possessed some power and the most basic means of self-preservation, he was still quite deficient in the world's original Ninjutsu.
For so long, Kizaru had discovered that this body itself possessed a Chakra reserve that was absolutely massive by this world's standards, but he couldn't control it skillfully.
Let alone use it as he pleased.
Naruto returned to the house and changed into his training clothes.
He then meditated quietly for a while to recover his mental state.
Afterward, he slowly made his way into the forest.
Kakashi and the other two were already waiting there.
"The Loser is still so slow!"
Sasuke turned his head away haughtily.
Sakura quietly watched Sasuke, saying nothing.
What was this cool little guy thinking all day?
If he weren't focused on rapidly increasing his strength to survive in this dangerous world, he would have properly disciplined this little guy long ago.
Never mind. Young people are ignorant. As an old man, I won't stoop to his level.
Kakashi glanced at the three little ones, his gaze like an old father looking at three ignorant children who seemed like they would never grow up.
This gaze made Kizaru very uncomfortable.
It felt as if ten thousand ants were crawling on his body.
He, an old man in his fifties, was being looked at by Kakashi in such a way.
This feeling truly was... the Way of Heaven is a good cycle, but who does Heaven spare?
"Ahem," Kakashi lightly coughed. "Well, what I'm going to teach you today is..."
Kizaru, Sasuke, and Sakura all stared at Kakashi.
They were all very curious what kind of Ninjutsuthis world-renowned "Copy Ninja," a powerful man who mastered over a thousand types of Ninjutsu, would teach them.
"It's Chakra control!"
Kakashi said, forming hand seals to gather Chakra, then slowly releasing it from the soles of his feet.
He walked sideways, step by step, up the tree trunk to a branch.
And then... he performed an inverted hook kick!
Kizaru's eyes widened.
How was this even possible?
Did gravity not exist?
Was there no science anymore?
Although he, who could once elementalize, could also do it.
Now, he just couldn't understand it.
"The specific operation is like this: first gather Chakra, then slowly release it from the soles of your feet at an appropriate speed, using the released Chakra to firmly adhere your feet to the tree trunk."
"Kakashi-sensei, I have a question." Kizaru was the first to raise his hand.
When you don't understand, you ask. Kizarunaturally understood this basic principle.
"Naruto," Kakashi nodded, signaling Naruto to speak.
"What kind of release speed is considered an appropriate speed?"
Clap!
Kakashi clapped his hands. "That's a good question. The so-called appropriate speed varies from person to person and requires each individual to experience it for themselves."
After speaking, he glanced at Naruto, revealing a mysterious smile. "The rest is for you to cultivate yourselves!"
Kizaru was bewildered by his gaze. What did he mean?
However, this white-haired Kakashi was truly a cheat.
What he said was as good as nothing.
He still had to figure it out himself.
But that's how training is; no matter how much others say, it's not as good as experiencing it firsthand.
Without personal experience, you'll never find the training that suits you best!
"Alright! I'll try too!"
Kizaru clapped his hands, making a crisp "snap" sound, full of vigor.
Following Kakashi's instructions, he first formed hand seals to gather Chakra within his body, then concentrated it in his feet, and then slowly began to release Chakra from the soles of his feet.
He walked step by step towards the tree trunk. Chakra was released from the soles of his feet at a constant flow.
He stepped onto it.
The moment his right foot touched the tree trunk, an inexplicable suction force emanated from the sole of his foot.
The effect of Chakra was truly amazing.
It seemed that climbing trees with Chakra, and even performing an inverted hook kick, wasn't difficult at all.
Since that's the case, watch me climb to the top of the tree and perform a stylish inverted hook kick.
Since coming to this world, he hadn't experienced the feeling of an inverted hook kick.
Thinking of this, a smile, earth-shattering and dimming the world, appeared on Kizaru's lips.
Then... with a crisp crack, Kizaru fell to the ground with a splat.
A deep pit also appeared on the tree trunk.
Holy crap!
Kizaru's face was a mess.
He had accidentally made such a big fool of himself.
It turned out that the moment Kizaru's right foot exerted force, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, which had been quite docile within him, suddenly stirred, releasing a considerable amount of Chakra. At the same time, a massive power also surged from somewhere within his body.
Although this power was slightly weaker than that of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, the sheer volume of Chakra also shocked Kizaru.
Was this the potential of the body's original owner?
The hidden Chakra reserve could only be described as massive.
Even if he hadn't come into this guy's body, would this guy have been like a cheat code originally?
But now, the Chakra he could control, the Chakrahidden within this body, the clearly hateful Chakraof the Nine-Tailed, plus some of his recovered Devil Fruit power—several chaotic yet incredibly powerful forces were completely mixed together.
In such a situation, trying to control the stable output of Chakra was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
However, Kizaru was, after all, once a top-tier powerhouse, and he quickly discovered the key to solving this problem.
"Balance these different powers?"
Kizaru muttered to himself, once again gathering Chakra and beginning to adjust the balance of the forces within his body.
Kakashi listened to Kizaru's words, his expression showing nothing, but beneath his mask, a storm raged: Has that little guy Naruto already discovered it? The Nine-Tailed's Chakra!
"This doesn't seem difficult at all..."
Kakashi was deep in thought about Naruto's situation when he heard Sakura's voice.
He looked up in the direction of the sound.
Sakura was already... performing an inverted hook kick!
Sakura, that little girl, truly had the best Chakracontrol among the three little ones.
However, what a pity... she was still wearing Ninjashorts under her robe!
No, no, I'm their teacher, I shouldn't think such things~
That little girl, no figure to speak of, I, Kakashi, don't want to look.
My Icha Icha Paradise is more interesting... there's still one last plot point in the latest issue I haven't read... it's time to watch it carefully with utmost reverence.
Sitting on a thick branch, Kakashi, with trembling hands, opened his Icha Icha Paradise, his eyes glowing with pilgrimage-like fervor.
Just then, a soft sound came.
"Snap..."