Naruto's civilian cannon fodder starts with the three-body technique

Chapter 335 The Strange Bajiquan

"Oops!"

Hyuga Tokuma felt a numbness in his right arm, and his chakra circulation became sluggish, making it impossible for him to unleash the Gentle Fist technique smoothly.

More black ropes quickly spread throughout the body, then wrapped around, bound, and imprisoned, while a large amount of cold chakra was transmitted throughout the body.

Hyuga Tokuma's body stiffened, completely losing the ability to resist and unable to move!

The whole place was dead silent!

To avoid embarrassing Tokuma Hyuga too much, Hizashi Hyuga immediately announced in a deep voice, "The outcome is decided! Tobirama Unno wins!"

Tobirama Unno let out a long sigh of relief, a victorious smile spreading across his face. He released the black ropes binding Tokuma and then, as was customary, formed the hand seal for reconciliation.

Hyuga Tokuma, looking utterly dejected, formed a reconciliation seal, his eyes vacant and his body trembling slightly.

He knew that what awaited him was not just the shame of defeat, but extremely severe punishment, which might even implicate his family.

He stiffly turned around, facing Hyuga Muneyoshi on the high platform, and knelt down with a thud, bowing his head deeply, awaiting the clan leader's judgment, cold sweat soaking his back.

With a hint of youthful smugness, Tobirama Umino strode back to Sasuke Umino's side, straightening his back.

Both Hyuga Muneyoshi and Hyuga Hiashi had rather gloomy expressions, but ultimately did not lash out on the spot.

Hyuga Muneyoshi took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and forced a smile as he said to Umino Sasuke, "Class President Umino, your brother is exceptionally talented, his secret techniques are exquisite, and his summoning beasts are even more powerful. I admire you! I admire you!"

Umino Sasuke also put on a formulaic smile, his tone humble yet sharp: "Clan Chief Muneyoshi is too kind. The noble Tokuma-kun is the true young prodigy!"

At such a young age, he has already mastered such a powerful defensive technique as the Reversal of Fortune. His talent is astonishing!

If Tobirama hadn't been fortunate enough to receive help from a summoning beast, the outcome of this battle would have been uncertain.

The Hyuga clan has a profound history and produces many talented individuals; they truly deserve to be called a prestigious clan in Konoha. Today has been an eye-opening experience for me.

Then, he changed the subject, seemingly casually mentioning, "Speaking of which, Hyuga Asuka, who served in the former Mobile Support Force, has made outstanding contributions and is quite strong. If it weren't for the lack of some decisive Gentle Fist techniques as a trump card, I would have promoted him to a full Jonin long ago. I think Tokuma-kun's talent and ability are in no way inferior to Asuka's. If he can go to the front lines to gain experience, I guarantee he will be promoted to Special Jonin within a year."

These words, seemingly flattering, actually struck at Hyuga Muneyoshi's heart and lungs. They not only pointed out Hyuga Asuka's predicament of being unable to obtain advanced secret techniques due to the main family's restrictions, thus affecting his promotion to Jonin, but also pleaded for Hyuga Tokuma and subtly expressed the intention to recruit him and provide him with a better path to advancement.

Hyuga Muneyoshi's expression shifted, his eyes gleaming. He had originally intended to use the crime of "stealing" the main family's secret techniques to severely punish Hyuga Tokuma as a warning to others, but Umino Sasuke's words not only gave him a way out but also highlighted Tokuma's value and recruitment potential.

Weighing the pros and cons, Hyuga Muneyoshi finally let out a cold snort and said in a deep voice to Hyuga Tokuma, who was kneeling on the ground, "Get up! Considering that you did your best today and showed the spirit of the Hyuga clan, I will remember this for now. The battle at the front is intense. Prepare yourself and go to the front line of the Land of Rivers to atone for your crimes! As for the secret techniques of the main family, we will discuss it after you have made enough contributions to prove your loyalty and value!"

Hyuga Tokuma trembled, then looked up abruptly, a flicker of disbelief and relief in his eyes: "Thank you for your mercy, Clan Chief! Tokuma will do his utmost to live up to the clan's expectations!"

He understood that this was already the biggest concession the clan leader had made. Going to the front lines was dangerous, but it was much better than staying in the clan and being ostracized or even crippled by the main family members.

As Umino Sasuke watched this scene, his disgust for the Hyuga clan's corrupt branch family system intensified, but he showed no sign of it on his face.

After exchanging a few more polite words with Hyuga Muneyoshi, he took the invigorated Tobirama Umino and bid farewell to the oppressive Hyuga clan territory.

Stepping out of the towering gate, Tobirama Unno couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "Second brother, we won! Is there any reward?"

Sasuke Umino flicked Tobirama Umino's forehead and teased, "As a reward, you'll get two extra hours of taijutsu training today."

Tobirama Unno's excited face instantly fell. He covered his forehead, which had been flicked, and looked aggrieved: "Second brother, why is it extra training?"

"You won by such a lucky margin, and you still have the nerve to argue? If it weren't for Umibozu's clone, you would have already run out of chakra and been defeated."

Sasuke Umino suppressed his smile and took the opportunity to give you some pointers, "This battle exposed a lot of your problems: First, your chakra control is not refined enough. Mizusame no Nagahara's chakra consumption could have been lower. You should have tried more refined control instead of blindly pursuing range and intensity."

Secondly, the response to kite tactics was rigid, relying too much on the black rope and neglecting the coordination of water and wind techniques to harass the enemy. If the opponent could be compressed with escape techniques when they were trying to maneuver, and then surrounded with the black rope, the effect would be better.

Thirdly, and most importantly, is the control of the battle rhythm. Knowing that the opponent is going to use attrition tactics, you should be more careful in allocating chakra in the early stages.

Remember, a true ninja is like a cheetah, knowing when to hold back and when to unleash their power…

Tobirama Umino listened attentively, his aggrieved expression gradually replaced by thoughtfulness: "Yes, Second Brother, I've got it."

"Alright, go back and practice more. Taijutsu is the foundation, and you can't be careless about it." Umino Sasuke patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

Upon returning to the Umino clan's territory, Umino Sasuke immediately summoned a giant Umibozu clone to assist Tobirama in his intensive taijutsu training.

He walked to a corner of the training ground, his mind replaying the principles of the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist.

"Absolute Defense Rotation!" Umino Sasuke muttered to himself, his hands unconsciously making spinning motions.

He had already created the Water Prison Reversal Technique and had considerable experience in chakra rotation defense. Now, witnessing the Reversal Technique firsthand, the instantaneous burst of chakra and the precise arrangement of its rotation gave him a lot of new inspiration.

"What if we changed the acupoint chakra into sticky syrup?" His eyes lit up, and an idea formed in his mind.

"Water candy brings back heaven!"

In this defensive technique concept, a defensive sphere can be formed by high-speed rotating viscous syrup. It not only has powerful physical defense, but also absorbs and delays impacts due to its sticky properties. It can even stick to and pull in nearby enemies or ninja tools, further enhancing its offensive and defensive capabilities.

Combined with the centrifugal force of rotation, it's a perfect blend of offense and defense!

He entrusted the development of this secret technique to his shadow clones to deduce and refine it, while his main body continued to immerse itself in the deduction of Hyuga Gentle Fist taijutsu.

He tried to integrate the principles of Tai Chi from his past life into Hyuga Gentle Fist, but found that while Tai Chi's "using softness to overcome hardness" and "borrowing force to strike" were exquisite, they differed fundamentally from Gentle Fist's core system of striking acupoints, cutting meridians, and destroying chakra pathways in terms of the way and purpose of exerting force. Forcibly integrating them would only make them seem incongruous.

"Why won't it work?" Sasuke Umino frowned, then a thought flashed through his mind. "Wait—"

The image of another renowned and powerful martial art from his previous life flashed through his mind—Bajiquan!

The explosive and powerful strikes of Bajiquan, close-quarters combat, and fierce and violent nature, seem to subtly align with the soft and gentle techniques of soft boxing.

Sasuke Umino immediately calmed his mind and, based on the power generation framework of Bajiquan, attempted to incorporate the precise control of chakra and the concept of striking pressure points and meridians from Hyuga Gentle Fist.

boom!boom!boom……

His footwork was steady and swift, using his fists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and feet simultaneously. His movements were short and powerful, and when he exerted force, it was like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting apart!

Each punch not only contains a powerful physical impact, but also a trace of condensed chakra energy, simulating the effect of Gentle Fist disrupting the meridians.

When finishing the movement, it also conveys a sense of smoothness and neutralization, like a gentle fist deflecting and neutralizing force.

After finishing his punches, Sasuke Umino's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

This is not about creating a new style of boxing based on Gentle Fist. Rather, it seems to be using the philosophy of Hyuga Gentle Fist to make up for the shortcomings of Bajiquan in terms of chakra application and internal energy destruction.

Beneath its fierce and unparalleled exterior lies a sinister and cunning inner strength, combining both power and gentleness, making its power far exceed expectations.

"How can they be so perfectly matched?!"

Sasuke Umino was filled with doubt and surprise. This was hardly a self-created divine skill by fusing two different martial arts. It felt as if this powerful Bajiquan already existed in the ninja world. What he was doing now seemed to be supplementing the missing parts of Bajiquan based on Hyuga Gentle Fist.

"The Umino clan's weakness in taijutsu has been overcome so easily?!" Umino Sasuke was shocked.

The training threshold for this Eight Extremes Fist of the Ninja World is relatively low, and its power is direct, unlike Gentle Fist which requires the Byakugan to locate pressure points. However, its power is extremely considerable, and its style is completely different from Hyuga Gentle Fist. It can be passed down as a family taijutsu of the Umino clan.

"Ninjutsu has the Water Cane and Black Rope Secret Techniques system, taijutsu has Bajiquan, sensory perception has Sound Wave Release, and genjutsu has Miniature Telescope. All the shortcomings have been made up!" A huge sense of satisfaction welled up in Umino Sasuke's heart.

He was deeply interested in this new Bajiquan style and immediately devoted himself to further research and deduction. He even slept, replacing sleep with visualization of the fist's intent, constantly refining the details of the moves and the chakra circulation routes.

It wasn't until the next morning, when Kenjiro Umino reminded him that it was time to visit the Kurama clan, that Sasuke Umino reluctantly stopped.

After a quick breakfast, he took Umino Tetsuya out the door.

However, not long after leaving the clan's territory, walking on the familiar streets, Umino Sasuke's steps faltered slightly.

His keen sense of sound and sound instantly detected the anomaly in the environment; the air was filled with a fluctuation of spiritual energy that did not belong to reality.

The sounds of birdsong and leaves rustling all around had a slightly unreal, surreal quality to them.

"Illusion?" Sasuke Umino understood immediately; the sound feedback clearly outlined the direction and approximate range of the illusion's origin.

Without showing any emotion, he said to Umino Tetsudo beside him, "Tetsudo, I suddenly remembered that you can't neglect your swordsmanship. I can go to the Kurama family's visit by myself this time. You go to the Hatake family and continue to practice your swordsmanship."

Umino Tetsuya was a pure sword fanatic. Upon hearing that he could spend more time with Master White Fang, he immediately nodded happily: "Yes, Second Brother!"

He then carried his beloved longsword on his back and skipped and hopped toward the direction of the Qimu tribe's territory.

Sasuke Umino watched his cousin leave, a playful smile curving his lips.

Instead of forcibly breaking the illusion, he continued forward in the direction guided by the illusion.

The scene before my eyes subtly changed; the bustling streets of Konoha faded away, replaced by a tranquil and peaceful forest clearing filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

In the center of the clearing.

A girl dressed in an elegant kimono, with an unusually thin figure and a pale face, is sitting in front of an easel, her slender fingers holding a paintbrush, intently painting on the canvas.

She looked even more delicate than Haruko Uchiha, as if a gust of wind could blow her over. This person was none other than Kurama Konon's younger sister, Kurama Nanatsu.

Sasuke Umino's gaze swept over the few sketches scattered beside the easel, which depicted the scene of the "street" he had just walked through.

Clearly, the girl led him here by weaving illusion and reality together through her painting.

Kurama Nanatsuki seemed to sense Umino Sasuke's gaze. She raised her head, her large eyes clear and bright, yet carrying a morbid obsession and coldness.

She quickly changed to a new sheet of paper, her brushes flying across the paper. With just a few strokes, she sketched the outline of Umino Sasuke. Then, she covered Umino Sasuke's face with hideous wounds and bloodstains!
The moment the drawing was completed, Sasuke Umino immediately felt a burning stinging sensation on his face, as if countless tiny knives were cutting into his facial skin!
The illusion is eroding his five senses, making him mistake the false for the real.

"Hmph." Umino Sasuke snorted softly, his chakra flowing naturally within his body, and the chakra core on his chest felt slightly warm.

A gentle yet powerful energy instantly flowed throughout her body, easily dispelling the false pain and illusions, leaving her face as smooth as ever.

A hint of surprise and disbelief flashed in Kurama Nanatsu's eyes. She immediately pulled out another sheet of drawing paper and her brush flew across the paper. This time, the drawing depicted Umino Sasuke with his body pierced by more than a dozen kunai and sharp blades. Although the blades avoided vital organs such as the heart, he was covered in blood and his injuries were extremely serious.

The paintbrush falls, and the illusion is activated!
Umino Sasuke suddenly felt sharp pains all over his body, as if a sharp blade had really pierced through him!

However, the chakra core glowed faintly again, and the Nine-Tails' Yang Release power contained within it, like warm sunshine, instantly dispelled all the illusory pain and false sense of injury, and he remained standing in the same spot, completely unharmed.

at this time.

"July! Stop!"

An anxious yet familiar voice came from behind.

Panting, Kurama Qingyin broke through the illusion and appeared at the edge of the open space. Her face was pale and her eyes were full of worry. "July, stop! He's a guest!"

Kurama Nanatsuki paused for a moment while holding the paintbrush, but when she saw the undisguised concern on her sister's face for Umino Sasuke, her obsession was instantly ignited.

A morbid flame ignited in her eyes, and instead of stopping, she scribbled even more frantically on the paper.

"No! July!" Kurama Kone lunged forward, trying to snatch the paintbrush. "He's my sister's—captain!"

"Just the captain?!" Kurama Nanatsuki abruptly shook off her sister's hand, her voice shrill and piercing, filled with sobs and frantic hatred. "It's him! He stole my sister away! My sister only cared about me before! As long as he's dead! My sister will belong to me forever!"

When her younger sister exposed her secret thoughts, Kurama Konon blushed instantly, feeling both embarrassed and anxious: "July! What nonsense are you talking about? I will never leave you, give me the paintbrush!"

"I don't believe it!" Kurama Nanatsuki screamed hysterically. "Sister is lying! You only have eyes for him!"

She poured all her resentment into her paintbrush, preparing to launch an even more terrifying illusion attack!

"July!" Seeing that Umino Sasuke was in danger, Kurama Kone, in a moment of desperation, raised her hand and slapped her sister's pale face with a crisp sound.

Time seemed to freeze in an instant.

Kurama Nanatsuki covered her face, staring at her sister in disbelief. Tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face. Her voice trembled with despair: "Sister, you hit me?! Sister, you've never hit me before. After Mom and Dad left, you never even scolded me. Now, for his sake, you actually hit me?!"

Seeing the shattered light in her younger sister's eyes and her swaying body, Kurama Kone felt as if her heart was being torn apart. Overwhelmed by immense regret and heartache, she cried out, "July, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, sister..."

She reached out to hug her younger sister.

"It's all because of him!" Kurama Nanatsuki suddenly took a step back, the sadness in his eyes instantly replaced by a deeper darkness and resentment!

Under intense emotional turmoil, the bloodline limit within her body completely spiraled out of control.

hum~
The once idyllic forest clearing, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, was now fragmented and distorted, like a shattered mirror.

Instead, it was a terrifying space filled with malice, distorted and grotesque colors, burning with eerie blue flames, with viscous black liquid flowing on the ground, and the air filled with a nauseating smell of burning and low murmurs—this was the Ido Space, the manifestation of Kurama Nanatsu's inner darkness.

Kurama July floated in the air, her long hair moving without wind, her eyes showing only the whites, exuding a sinister aura.

She raised her hand and pointed, and several black chains appeared out of thin air, instantly binding Kamima Qingyin tightly and suspending her in mid-air.

"Sister, just watch from here," July's voice turned hollow and cold. "Watch how I tear this man who stole you away to shreds, bit by bit!"

Hanging from the horse, Qingyin struggled desperately, tears streaming down her face: "July! No! Wake up! Don't let it control you!"

Under Ido's control, July completely ignored her sister's cries. She grinned maliciously at Umino Sasuke, and with a thought, countless rocks burning with black flames, twisted claws, and roaring vengeful spirits surged towards Umino Sasuke like a tide.

Sasuke Umino's eyes were serious as he rapidly formed hand seals: "Water Release: Water Whip!"

The water whip, however, passed right through the illusion, having no effect on the attacks whatsoever!

"Thunder Escape·Pseudo Darkness!"

Umino Sasuke continued to use ninjutsu, and a thick pillar of lightning struck "July," passing right through her body.

"Useless! Foolish mortals!"

Ido, through July's voice, let out a sharp, piercing laugh: "In this illusionary space that I rule, I am the rule, I am the god. Your ninjutsu is nothing but laughable fireworks!"

Umino Sasuke raised an eyebrow, instantly drew the Thunder God Sword, and transformed into a bolt of lightning to slash at Ido. As the sword light swept past, Ido's figure vanished like smoke, only to re-form nearby.

(End of this chapter)