Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

The open wilderness was littered with jagged rocks.

boom!

A deafeningly loud bang suddenly exploded!

Smoke and dust rose, and a huge, solid rock, as tall as two people, collapsed with a crash, turning into countless fragments of varying sizes that cascaded down.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the figure of the culprit was revealed—Shinichi Higashino.

He maintained his punching stance, slowly retracting his arm. There was no aura of chakra overflowing from his fist, nor any obvious redness or swelling. Only his sleeve fluttered slightly from the movement.

That destructive power was perfectly contained before it erupted, only to be released with a roar at the moment of contact.

"Hmm, not bad." Not far away, Tsunade lay leisurely on her side on a flat boulder, picking up a piece of spicy jerky with one hand and putting it into her mouth, chewing it with a crunching sound.

She glanced at the pile of rubble and said casually:

"I've gotten the hang of the speed at which chakra is condensed and the control of the point of explosion. I can barely keep the power within the range of my fist without wasting too much. However, it's still a bit lacking compared to when I first started training. The exertion of power is not crisp enough, and the retraction of power is a bit sluggish."

Her comments were casual, but a hint of surprise flickered deep in her bright brown eyes.

This kid! Isn't his speed control a bit too fast?!

The core of the Super Strength Fist lies in the extreme compression and condensation of massive and violent chakra, precisely channeling it into a single point on the body, and then unleashing it completely at the moment of impact. This requires the user to have an abnormally precise control over chakra.

For an ordinary ninja, just understanding this cycle of "compression-convergence-instant burst" might take months or even longer, not to mention the countless times in actual practice that chakra disorder, muscle strain, or even backlash caused by unstable control.

A few days ago, on a whim, she gave him a few pointers for the sake of Mapo Tofu. She thought that even with this brat's talent, it would take him at least a month to slowly hone his skills in mastering the basics of the Super Strength Fist.

But it's only been a few days?

This kid was already able to throw a standard, powerful punch, steadily compressing his chakra at the tip of his fist, shattering the giant rock while suffering almost no noticeable recoil!

This speed at which he grasped power and control could no longer be described as mere genius; it was almost as if... he already had a fundamental framework within his body suitable for operating this power, and now it was simply being activated and adapted to the new technique.

Shinichi flexed his wrist, feeling the subtle rhythm of his muscles and chakra working together during that attack, and readily accepted Tsunade's assessment:

"Yes, Tsunade-sensei, you're right. We definitely need more practice to optimize it."

Shinichi knew that Tsunade was actually saying one thing but meaning another, and that his progress was actually exceptionally fast, after all, he had the efficient learning and application abilities brought by the attributes of [Genius], [Taijutsu Specialist], and [Chunin].

There are also [Everlasting Life] and [Gourmet] attributes that provide strong physical recovery to withstand high-intensity training.

It is also inseparable from his long-term physical training, his meticulous control over his own power, and his profound understanding of the changes in the form and nature of chakra when developing the Dark Strike.

Some of the principles behind the Super Strength Fist are actually quite similar to the Fire Release ninjutsu he is exploring, in terms of precise control and power concentration.

"It's good to know your shortcomings." Tsunade sat up from the boulder, patted the food crumbs off her hands, and jumped down.

At this moment, in addition to teaching Shinichi about superhuman strength, she also created two shadow clones. One of them was not far away, instructing Shizune on more refined medical chakra manipulation and trauma treatment techniques.

The other was with Kurenai Yuhi, where they received special training on the precise chakra control required for casting illusions and the coordination of chakra and muscles when using swordsmanship. For Kurenai, who mainly focused on illusions and swordsmanship, this top-level chakra control instruction was invaluable.

Tsunade walked up to Shinichi, crossed her arms, and looked him up and down. In the end, she couldn't help but snort: "But brat, you didn't do too badly. At least my spittle wasn't wasted."

"It's all thanks to Tsunade-sensei's excellent teaching." Shinichi smiled.

"Oh, right," Tsunade raised an eyebrow as if suddenly remembering something, "I heard the old man mention something before, saying you were tinkering with some kind of Fire Release ninjutsu? Not bad, kid, you've got quite the ambition."

"Yes, Tsunade-sensei." Shinichi nodded and said, "Speaking of which, after I have a basic grasp of the power generation techniques of the Super Strength Fist that you taught me, I have some new ideas in this direction."

"Another new idea? How come you have so many ideas all day long? It's never going to end, is it?" Tsunade's eyes widened slightly, and the disdain in her tone became more obvious, but she was even more surprised inside.

Isn't this kid's talent and creativity a bit too outrageous?

Not only did he master the Super Strength Fist technique incredibly quickly, but having just grasped the basics, he immediately connected it to his existing development project and even came up with new ideas?

The speed at which he can apply his knowledge to new situations and integrate it into a coherent whole, along with his seemingly inexhaustible creativity in sparking new ideas from different fields, is simply astonishing.

Tell me about it.

Tsunade suppressed the turmoil in her heart, crossed her arms, and adopted a posture of attentive listening.

Shinichi pondered for a moment and then said, "The core goal of the Fire Release ninjutsu I'm trying to develop is to achieve a stable, efficient, and seamless fusion of fire-style chakra and taijutsu movements. The initial direction is to create a stable, easily shaped, and detachable flaming shuriken, like the Dark Blow, and then try attaching it to the limbs to attack, forming moves like the Flame Fist and Flame Kick."

He raised his right hand, and a small, highly concentrated, and stable crimson flame quietly appeared and burned peacefully.

"But I've always struggled with how to quickly and stably concentrate chakra, especially the violent energy of fire, in my arms, thighs, and other power-generating parts, and ensure that it can unleash maximum power in an attack without harming myself." Shinichi's gaze fell on the flame in his palm, and he said with a focused tone, "After learning about Tsunade-sensei's superhuman strength, I seem to have found a new approach."

"The essence of the Super Strength Fist lies in compressing and condensing a massive amount of chakra into a single point, unleashing it the instant of contact. This makes me wonder if I could combine this concept of extreme compression—perfect convergence—instantaneous explosion with my envisioned Flame Fist and Flame Kick?"

He spoke and demonstrated at the same time.

He suddenly clenched his fist, and the steady crimson flame in his palm vanished instantly, as if it had been absorbed into his body.

Immediately afterwards, a layer of scorching red light flashed across the skin of his entire right arm, from his shoulder blade to his fingertips, as if lava had surged through his veins for a moment. Then the light quickly receded and disappeared, and his arm returned to normal, as if the strange phenomenon just now was just an illusion.

Tsunade's eyes sharpened instantly. She clearly sensed that in that instant, Shinichi used the technique of the Super Strength Fist, and it wasn't ordinary chakra, but highly active and violent fire-style chakra!

He forcefully restrained and compressed them into the meridians and muscle groups of his arms, without any leakage.