The Byakugan Princess of Konoha

Soft boxing has limitations, which are also limitations of physical martial arts.

Hiashi Hyuga's strength hasn't improved for a long time, and his daily training now only ensures that his condition doesn't decline.

The same applies to Hyuga Hizashi.

The two brothers were evenly matched, but they both stopped there.

Hiashi Hyuga explained, "Although our Hyuga Gentle Fist is known as the strongest taijutsu style, combining defense, close-range attack, and long-range attack, it also has certain limitations."

Hiashi Hyuga and Minato Namikaze were ninjas of the same generation. He had experienced the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars and was very knowledgeable.

In addition to the intelligence gathered by the Hyuga clan over the years, Hyuga Hiashi has a clear understanding of the strong ninjas in the world.

Every top-tier ninja in the ninja world possesses one or more trump cards.

These trump cards are called forbidden techniques, or super ninjutsu that reach S-rank in terms of practicality and power.

The Hyuga clan's strongest ninjutsu is the Mountain-Breaking Strike. While it is extremely powerful, it is only effective against ordinary ninjas. However, when facing top-tier ninjas, its destructive power is ultimately somewhat weak.

Of course, most ninjas are assassins with high attack power but low defense; ninjas who master defensive ninjutsu are still a very small minority.

This is why the Hyuga clan is known as the 'strongest'.

Because no monsters appeared in the ninja world during this period.

But Hiashi Hyuga knew very well that the Jinchuriki of each village, the Kage of each village, and those ninjas who possessed powerful forbidden techniques... these were all powerful individuals that he could not match.

At most, it means remaining undefeated for a certain period of time.

The Hyuga clan's so-called "strongest" is only the strongest in terms of ordinary ninjas.

Hiashi Hyuga continued, "All forbidden techniques either push the Five Elements Ninjutsu to its extreme or involve the cultivation of Yin-Yang Release... You should be very clear about this by now."

"The Hyuga clan specializes in taijutsu and rarely trains in ninjutsu. Although they progress very quickly in the early stages, it is difficult to advance further once they reach our level."

"Your Twenty Gods Vacuum Strike looks powerful, but it is ultimately just a support-type ninjutsu."

Hiashi Hyuga is right. The Twenty Gods Vacuum Strike only becomes powerful when combined with Mountain Breaker and Vacuum Palm; its power on its own is actually not very strong.

After all, Hinata's move wasn't a true, degraded version of the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack...

Hinata earnestly inquired, "So, is this really the limit of our Hyuga clan's training?"

Hiashi Hyuga shook his head and explained, "Ninjas of the taijutsu style can be roughly divided into three types: Gentle Fist, Steel Fist, and Ninjutsu Taijutsu."

"Actually, at our level, we are no longer limited to taijutsu, but have integrated ninjutsu into taijutsu."

Hinata nodded.

In fact, Guy's Eight Gates, Tsunade's Super Strength Fist, and the Raikage's ninjutsu are no longer simple taijutsu, but ninjutsu that emphasize taijutsu.

Hiashi Hyuga continued, "And the power of our Hyuga clan comes from the Byakugan."

What Hiashi Hyuga said next was similar to what Hinata had analyzed before.

The Byakugan and Gentle Fist complement each other. The Byakugan can not only assist Gentle Fist in combat, but also change the nature of Gentle Fist chakra.

The Byakugan can influence Gentle Fist chakra, and training in Gentle Fist can make the Byakugan even stronger.

Hiashi Hyuga looked at Hinata with a serious expression and said solemnly, "Hinata, your talent is extremely strong. You have reached this level at the age of twelve. As your body grows, your strength will increase rapidly."

"As for me and Hijikata, our talent is ultimately lacking. When Gentle Fist reaches its peak, it is also the time when our bodies begin to age."

Hinata replied with equal seriousness, "So, I'm the hope of the Hyuga clan?"

I really am the best.

Hiashi Hyuga ignored Hinata's narcissism and said with a serious expression, "In our Hyuga main family, there is a secret passed down orally through generations, known to no one except the head of the clan."

Hinata immediately became interested and pressed for details, asking, "What exactly is the secret?"

Hiashi Hyuga took a deep breath and activated his Byakugan to look around.

Even though there were no spies around, Hiashi Hyuga still lowered his voice and said, "That's the ultimate secret about the ninja world, involving the secrets of the Sage of Six Paths and the Tailed Beasts... and also the ultimate secret of the Byakugan."

Chapter 83 Using Cultivation to Decipher Ninja Training

"Cut~"

Hiashi Hyuga spoke mysteriously about the day, but Hinata eventually discovered that he actually knew less than she did.

When the Hyuga clan first began to pass down its lineage, Kaguya Otsutsuki had already been sealed away, so the Hyuga clan knew very little about it.

Moreover, with the passage of time and the wars in the ninja world, many things were eventually lost.

However, there was one thing that piqued Hinata's interest.

That was an incomplete version of the Soft Fist secret technique, or rather, a forbidden Soft Fist technique.

It is a truly forbidden technique.

The Hyuga clan's strongest attack technique, Mountain Breaker, evolved from this incomplete forbidden technique.

This is a secret that only the Hyuga clan head's lineage is qualified to know.

After listening to Hiashi Hyuga's explanation, Hinata's expression became somewhat serious.

Too much is missing.

Some have said that Minato Namikaze perfected the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Orochimaru perfected the Impure World Reincarnation.

But before that, these two forbidden techniques were ultimately just incomplete versions.

However, this secret technique is an incomplete version.

In fact, Hinata knows far more about things than Hiashi Hyuga does.

For example, magic.

Of the few powerful ninjas in the ninja world who have mastered Sage Mode, almost none have displayed its power in public so far.

Very few people know that magical arts exist.

At least Hiashi Hyuga was unaware of this.

This incomplete version of the secret technique involves the manipulation of natural energy.

Hiashi Hyuga believed that only Hyuga clan ninjas with a large amount of chakra were qualified to perfect and learn this technique.

Because along with this technique, a saying has also been passed down: "Arouse resonance with one's own chakra."

Without knowing about natural energy, Hiashi Hyuga could only assume that using this technique required a massive amount of chakra.

But Hinata understood in an instant that this was natural energy.

Therefore, this move could very well be an incomplete version of the Eighty Gods' Air Strike.

After saying goodbye to Hiashi Hyuga, Hinata took a bath and returned to her room.

Lying in bed, Hinata pondered how to perfect and master the true version of the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.

For a powerful figure like Kaguya Otsutsuki, who has mastered Yin-Yang Release and possesses natural energy by consuming the fruit of the Divine Tree, the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack might just be an ordinary basic attack for her.

But for Hinata right now, it's incredibly difficult.

Hinata is no longer limited to the knowledge of Gentle Fist and Ninjutsu in this world.

Cultivating natural energy is actually somewhat similar to cultivating immortality.

Hinata had read many cultivation novels in her previous life, so her imagination was far beyond that of people in this world.

Although most of it is made up, it can still give Hinata some hints and help her unleash her imagination.

If we compare a ninja's normal training to the Foundation Establishment stage, then cultivating natural energy is undoubtedly the Qi Refining stage... or it can be described as refining essence into Qi and refining Qi into spirit.

Then comes the Golden Core stage, the Nascent Soul stage...

Hinata stared blankly at the ceiling; her demeanor was becoming increasingly strange.

However, if we use the cultivation knowledge from the world of immortal cultivation to interpret ninja training, this comparison seems to make sense.

According to the cultivation methods in the world of immortal cultivation, the Foundation Establishment stage is actually about consolidating one's own foundation and cultivating internal energy, while the Qi Refining stage is about drawing spiritual energy from heaven and earth into the body.

However, in the ninja world, apart from the Three Sacred Lands, the natural energy outside is extremely thin, and ordinary ninjas cannot perceive it at all.

But sparse does not mean non-existent.

After Naruto achieves Sage Mode, he can also absorb natural energy from the outside world to enter Sage Mode.

So ultimately, the first step in cultivating immortal arts is to perceive natural energy, and the second step is how to control it.

Hinata felt like her head was about to explode.

But Hinata really has a wild idea.

The existence of the white eye allows one to clearly see the meridians and acupoints within the body.

Gentle Fist is a taijutsu that involves controlling chakra to a very subtle degree.

The Hyuga clan's "Revive Heaven" technique allows them to release chakra through all the pressure points on their bodies.

But these are all used against the enemy.

But what would happen if these were used in reverse for one's own cultivation?

Hinata continues to let her imagination run wild.

Since the Byakugan can see one's own meridians and acupoints, the Rejuvenation technique can release chakra through all the acupoints in the body, and by practicing Gentle Fist, one can subtly control the flow of each chakra...

So, if one slowly releases their own chakra using the technique of Resurrection, is it possible to sense the insignificant natural energy in the natural world through chakra perception?

Then, using his own chakra, he channeled this energy into his body.

Thus, one enters the Qi Refining stage?

However, Jiraiya once said that the key to cultivating immortality is to maintain a relative balance between the spiritual energy, physical energy, and natural energy within the body.

However, Minato Namikaze's example tells us that as long as natural energy does not exceed the limits of mental and physical energy, one can still use Sage Mode.

Yes, Minato Namikaze can't enter Sage Mode, but he can use Sage Techniques.

Hinata's requirements are not high; she just wants to be able to draw upon natural energy like Minato Namikaze.

Although it's impossible to enter the Three Sacred Lands for training, if Hinata's idea is plausible, it's not impossible to cultivate Sage Mode even outside the world.