Naruto: Experience Pain, Start by Copying the Entire Shinobi World

"Cough cough."

Qianxuan's strange laughter stopped abruptly. He coughed awkwardly twice, trying to cover up his villainous demeanor.

At the entrance to the courtyard, three pairs of eyes were staring intently at him.

"Are you guys... that free?"

Qianxuan looked at them with disdain.

"You don't need to do any missions?"

"I……"

Obito scratched his head, then, as if remembering something, pulled out a bulging money pouch from his pocket, presented it with both hands, and his expression was more solemn than ever before.

"Senior! Two hundred thousand taels! I've gathered it all!"

Qianxuan's eyes lit up. Obito... is that rich?

He accepted the money pouch without hesitation, weighed it in his hand, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm, this child is teachable."

He accepted the money and slowly stood up from the swing.

"This secret technique requires a state of harmony between man and nature, and complete focus. It's too noisy in the village to teach it. Come with me to a quiet, secluded place outside the village, and I'll tell you then."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Rin, who looked curious, and Kakashi, who remained expressionless, before a slight smile played on his lips.

"By the way, I'll also show you the new trick I just came up with."

A new trick?

Kakashi, who was about to turn and leave, stopped abruptly upon hearing those three words.

The four of them walked together on the path leading out of the village.

Qianxuan walked at the front, but his mind was preoccupied with other things.

Danzo.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi managed to save himself this time, it's hard to guarantee that Danzo, that madman, won't do anything underhanded.

Trying to deal with the entire "root" on your own is nothing short of a pipe dream.

We must win over allies.

Kakashi Hatake, standing before us, is undoubtedly the best candidate.

The future Sixth Hokage, being the son of Sakumo Hatake, possesses natural political capital within the village.

As long as he can see Danzo's true colors completely and be brought onto his side...

Qianxuan's gaze then fell on Rin, who was following Kakashi.

After the battle at Kannabi Bridge, he finally understood that Nohara Rin's fighting strength was practically zero.

Even if I intervene in the future and prevent her from being captured by Kirigakure and becoming the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, I will still be able to stop her from doing so.

But as long as that old monster Madara Uchiha is still alive, he has a million ways to reenact the scene of "witnessing Rin's death and Obito's awakening and going berserk" in other places and in other ways.

Does that mean I have to stay by Lin's side 24/7 to protect her?

What a joke.

Even if I were ten times stronger than I am now, I'd probably be easy prey against that overpowered Uchiha Madara.

Ultimately, you still have to become stronger yourself.

Powerful enough to thwart all conspiracies and schemes.

Before they knew it, the four of them had arrived at a secluded lake outside the village.

There was no one around, only the rustling of the wind through the woods.

"Okay, this is it."

Qianxuan stopped in his tracks.

Obito eagerly moved closer:

"Senior! Teach me quickly!"

Qianxuan looked at him, then at Kakashi and Rin, who were also looking curious, and didn't hold back.

"The trick to making mudras with your feet is actually very simple."

"First, you must become intimately familiar with the twelve basic hand gestures. It's not about memorizing them with your brain, but about making them a muscle memory in your body."

"Secondly, and most importantly, is the precise control of chakra. You must be able to control chakra as precisely as you control your fingers, delivering it to the tip of each toe."

"Come on, take off your shoes, I'll show you."

Qianxuan sat cross-legged and, in front of the three of them, slowly demonstrated the hand seal changes of "Zi-Chou-Yin-Mao" using his toes.

Obito and Rin stared in disbelief, while Kakashi's expression turned serious.

The three of them followed suit, took off their shoes and socks, sat on the ground, and began to clumsily imitate the movements with their toes.

Obito's toes were stiff like sausages, and his face was flushed red. He could only manage to form a ridiculous "ko" shape.

Rin's situation is slightly better. As a medical ninja, her control over chakra is more refined than that of ordinary people, but to be as agile as Sengen is by no means something that can be achieved overnight.

Kakashi, however, closed his eyes after his initial attempt.

He didn't rush to imitate the movements, but instead, he repeatedly recalled Qianxuan's demonstration in his mind, analyzing the trajectory of the chakra flowing between the other's toes.

Suddenly, a detail he had overlooked for a long time flashed through his mind.

The final round of the Chunin Exams.

Qianxuan battles the examiner from the Aburame clan.

At that time, Qian Xuan was clearly wielding a knife with both hands and engaging in close combat with his opponent, but during a break in the battle, he used a clone technique.

Everyone assumed that he had completed the hand seal with one hand in the blink of an eye.

But now that I think about it...

wrong.

He was holding the knife with both hands at the time!

Kakashi suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the figure who had already stood up and was walking towards the lake.

So that's how it is...

From that time on, he had already...

Kakashi looked at his toes, which he still couldn't control properly, and then at the nonchalant man. For the first time, a feeling of "defeat" welled up in his heart.

Qianxuan walked to the lakeside.

He slowly raised his hand and drew the katana from his waist.

He didn't strike any pose; he simply casually raised the knife above his head.

Then, he closed his eyes.

"Shura Mode".

hum-

That familiar, chilling aura reappeared, but this time, instead of spreading out as before, it was compressed and condensed with terrifying efficiency, surging wildly toward the katana in his hand.

The blade began to emit a slight hum, as if it could not withstand the immense power.

"Secret technique..."

Qian Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, and in those half-closed eyes, there was only a pure, burning fighting spirit.

"One-Sword Rakshasa!"

The moment he finished speaking, the knife in his hand, with an unwavering determination, slashed down fiercely.

There was no earth-shattering noise, nor dazzling light and shadow.

There was only a faint, sharp sound, as if it were tearing through space.

next second.

Obito, Rin, and Kakashi, who were struggling with their toes on the ground, all felt the ground beneath their feet suddenly tremble.

They instinctively looked up.

The sight before them left their minds blank for a moment.

From the shore where Qianxuan stood, a bottomless ravine stretched straight forward across the entire surface of the tranquil lake.

The lake water seemed to have been cleaved in two by an invisible giant blade.

The separated lake water formed two giant waves several meters high. After several seconds, they roared and merged back together, splashing water everywhere.

Obito's mouth could be opened wide enough to fit a rice ball.

Lin covered her mouth tightly with her hand to prevent the scream from escaping her throat.

Kakashi stood still, motionless.

He watched the man slowly sheathing his sword, his face as pale as paper, his body swaying precariously, and only one thought remained in his mind.

He... is the real genius.