Naruto: From Novice to Grave

The next morning, Higashino Makoto got up on time.

Last night, I repeatedly extracted chakra and, in my spiritual form, drew upon natural energy to resist the opponent's decomposing power, so I guess you could say I had a rich nightlife.

He was still wondering if he would be mentally exhausted today.

Unexpectedly, when I woke up this morning, I not only felt light and healthy, but I was also more mentally alert than usual.

Refreshed.

In other words, the filtered white mist-like natural energy has a nourishing effect on the body and mind?

We need to observe and experience this carefully before we can draw a conclusion, but judging from the current situation, it doesn't seem bad.

Higashino's parents, who had drunk too much alcohol the night before, were still fast asleep. He didn't disturb them. As usual, he simply heated up the hard-boiled eggs, bread, and milk that were always kept in the refrigerator, ate a nutritious breakfast, and then went straight to the training ground.

He didn't know if there was sun in Los Angeles at four in the morning.

However, there is no such thing as 5 a.m. in Konoha.

I stayed up a bit late last night and didn't get a full 8 hours of sleep as usual, but I didn't feel sleepy or tired at all.

Very good, very energetic.

It seems that with the nourishment of natural energy, I no longer need to worry about insufficient sleep affecting my health, and I have a lot more time for daily cultivation and study.

In his previous life, this would have been considered an innate divine body, like that of a cow or horse.

No way, I've already cultivated extraordinary powers, why should I be your slave?

I don't eat beef!

Soon, Higashino Makoto began his daily physical training, but unlike before, he was now a quasi-ninja who could refine and use chakra.

Sit in meditation with your hands in the mudra (hand gesture). Your spiritual energy and physical energy combine smoothly to form chakra, which flows into your meridians.

When he stood up again, he immediately felt as if he had entered a whole new world.

My body felt much lighter, my dynamic vision was enhanced, and the leaves falling from the trees seemed to move more slowly.

With lightning speed, Higashino Makoto reached out and caught a leaf that flew right in front of him, then held it in his hand and examined it intently.

The veins on the leaves are clearly visible, and the complete image is imprinted in the mind, enhancing vision and instant memory.

After thinking for a few seconds, he walked up to the tree and kicked it with a straight leg. The tree didn't break, which meant that he hadn't yet reached the point where he could break a tree with one kick; he was just a novice who had just learned to use chakra.

But the power did increase considerably; the tree shook violently, and fallen leaves fluttered down like snowflakes.

Higashino attacked with both hands, quickly grabbing two handfuls of leaves, and his reaction speed also increased considerably.

After experiencing the full amplification of his body by chakra, Higashino was extremely excited and immediately started running laps. Instantly, his body shot off like an arrow, sprinting across the training field at a speed much faster than usual.

As he ran, he felt as if his light body was about to take flight, but this was just an illusion. Earth's gravity would tell him that flying was impossible.

They can't fly, but they can jump. Ninjas don't walk properly; they're always jumping around at high places.

As he ran, Higashino looked up and saw the branches of a large tree ahead.

He bent his legs and leaped into the air, the target landing point rapidly approaching in his eyes.

"Wait, something's wrong! I used too much force! I'm going to die! Ah!"

Higashino flew over the chosen branch and, with a scream, crashed straight into a large tree further ahead, as if a picture had been pasted onto it.

It then fell to the ground, lying on the grass with its eyes blankly staring at the treetops in mid-air.

The impact and fall took him a while to catch his breath. After standing up, he touched his face with his left hand and rubbed his back with his right, wincing in pain.

On my first attempt at a high-flying jump, I didn't control the force and distance well and crashed directly into a tree.

He looked at the large, sprawling trees around the training ground, thought for a moment, and then jumped a dozen times in different directions to feel the difference between the force he used and the height he could reach.

Having a better idea of ​​what to do, he carefully jumped onto the branch of a large tree next to him, then looked at the next foothold, estimated the distance, and quickly jumped over it.

He miscalculated and didn't exert enough force, but this time he didn't crash into the tree. Higashino Makoto quickly grabbed the branch with both hands, flipped over and stood on it, and continued to jump towards the next point.

In the gaps between the trees, the small figure resembled a long-tailed langur that had just learned to roam the forest, slowly changing positions among the trees. It seemed that with each leap, it had to calculate in its mind how far it would jump and how much force it would need to use.

As time passed, he moved faster and faster through the woods, covering greater and greater distances.

After exhausting his chakra reserves, he immediately sat cross-legged on a tree and began to extract chakra again.

However, the amount extracted the second time seems to be far less than the first time.

The sky brightened, and the sun rose above the horizon.

Finally, during another leap, Higashino Makoto felt his body go limp, his feet slipped, and he plummeted to the ground as if he had lost all power.

"Bang!"

He didn't fall onto the grass, but landed in someone's arms.

Higashino Makoto glanced at the training ground and saw it was his father. He didn't know when his father had arrived.

Seeing his son panting heavily, Higashino Jiro led him out of the woods and placed him on an open space in the training ground.

Seeing this precocious little brat, who had always been confident in everything he did and never made a fool of himself, now with a bruised and swollen face, he was overjoyed. After all, he finally looked like a child who had received a new toy.

He couldn't help but tease, "Did you run into a tree?"

Feeling the gentle warmth of the spring morning light, Higashino Makoto didn't admit it. Instead, he asked, "Mr. Higashino, did you also bump into something when you were a child?"

"Ahem!" Higashino Jiro also denied it, and changed the subject again: "Do you feel like your chakra has decreased? You were able to draw it in several times last night, but today you couldn't even manage twice before you got weak?"

It seems he's been hiding and spying for a while.

Higashino knew why: "The chakra I extracted last night all dissipated back into my body, which is why I was able to train multiple times. Today, I used up the chakra I extracted, is that right, Father?"

"You have a good grasp of the basics, that's true. Although in my opinion you are indeed a genius with an impressive amount of chakra from the beginning, you are only 4 years old after all. This amount is only relative to your peers or people who are two or three years older than you."

Overall, it's still too little. Don't do this kind of thing again. Excessive extraction will affect your health. Right now, your priority should be your growth and development, understand?

"I understand, Father, thank you for reminding me!" Higashino Makoto was indeed a little carried away today.

"Good to know. Let me take you back!"

Clinging to Higashino Jiro's back, we walked out of the small forest and into the street.

The shops on both sides were open, and the restaurants were steaming. There were two or three pedestrians on the road, some ordinary people and some ninjas. Some were eating breakfast and some were buying groceries. It was a scene of bustling everyday life.

All of this made Higashino Makoto feel as if he were in another world, recalling the time in his previous life when his father carried him to the market when he was a child.

Just like now, they all have a broad back.

When I got home, Higashino Megumi had already prepared breakfast. She seemed to know what was going to happen today, as she made a lot more than usual.

After washing up, Higashino Makoto didn't even bother to change out of his dirty clothes and immediately started showing off his food.

He was indeed starving.

Higashino Megumi smiled and placed her hand on her son's face, where a faint green light emanated.

A little while later, they began treating the bruises on his back.

Medical ninjutsu is a miraculous and highly effective treatment method in the Naruto world.

The advantages of being transported to the ninja world with both parents alive, one of whom is a medical ninja, became apparent: there were teachers to teach you things, and you didn't even need to go to the hospital when you were injured.

It also comes with a happiness buff, which is much more useful than the buff of boundless magic power.

After the treatment, Higashino Megumi looked at her son seriously and said, "Injury and pain are the best teachers. They will teach you that becoming a strong ninja is not easy. Even if you are a genius, you cannot be willful and arrogant. You need to take one step at a time."

"She is indeed a good teacher. Don't worry, I will be more careful in the future, Mom."

Higashino Jiro smiled and ate his breakfast without saying a word.

Every ninja has gone through this process. Sometimes, preaching is useless; only by experiencing pain will they truly remember it.

No matter how miraculous chakra is, it cannot be mastered overnight; it requires sufficient time to control and utilize it.