A few days later.
In the courtyard.
Seven Nights formed hand seals, silently chanting in his heart.
“Wind Release - Gale Palm!”
Then chakra flowed out, forming a whirlwind in his palms. Seven Nights then clapped his hands together, increasing the compression of the whirlwind, transforming it into a violent gale.
Feeling it compressed to a certain degree, Seven Nights suddenly pushed his hands forward.
“Pop!”
The wind pressure spread, a strong gust of wind instantly blew away the dust on the ground, hitting the giant locust tree ten meters away. The tree trunk trembled slightly, leaves rustling down.
Looking at this effect like striking a target from afar, Seven Nights couldn't help but sigh.
“The effect of this jutsu is indeed attractive…”
“In the Gentle Fist, to attack enemies at this kind of medium to long range, only the 【Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm】 can achieve this…”
However, 【Eight Trigrams - Empty Palm】 is not something everyone in the Hyuga clan can learn. It is only taught to elite Chunin and above.
Of course, Taijutsu-type ninjas have their own advantages.
Seven Nights used another jutsu.
“Wind Release - Whirlwind Fist!”
Pale blue chakra wrapped around Seven Nights' fists. As he swung his fists left and right, he could feel the invisible whirlwind at the surface of his fists.
Seven Nights mentally commented: “It requires continuous chakra consumption, but the power is not great, and the range is not far……”
Does this jutsu have any practical meaning?
It's better to just take a kunai or a katana!
With Seven Nights' chakra control ability, learning these jutsu didn't take much effort.
【Airflow Dance Jutsu】, a very basic Wind Release, with almost no killing power, producing two gusts of wind from the hands, able to blow sand and dirt on the ground; 【Wind Cut Jutsu】, turning wind into a sharp blade to cut the enemy…
There were various other Wind Release jutsu, and Seven Nights performed them one by one.
Then, he carefully felt the chakra changes when using these jutsu.
Night fell.
Summoning the 【Deduction System】, Seven Nights input his own insights and all the information about Wind Release jutsu. He was going to deduce the chakra nature transformation of Wind Release.
It wouldn't take long, according to Seven Nights' estimation, it would take about five or six days to complete.
He waited with anticipation, emptied his mind, practiced his breathing technique, and fell into a peaceful sleep.
………
After school the next day.
Shikamaru came to find Seven Nights, with Chouji following behind.
“Why are there only the two of you?” Seven Nights asked. “Aren't you normally the Ino-Shika-Cho trio?”
“Ino has to go back and learn family secrets, so it's just the two of us now.” Shikamaru shrugged, looking helpless.
“Then, don't you two need to practice?”
“Us?……” Shikamaru looked up at the bright sky, his eyes narrowed slightly. He reached out and shielded his forehead. “Well, well, this time of day is too bad for my training.”
He was still young, and his chakra was still low.
Shadow techniques, of course, had to be practiced at dusk.
Only after becoming proficient, and his chakra level increased, would he gradually move the time to the daytime for practice.
“Then Chouji…”
Seven Nights saw Chouji holding a bag of potato chips, munching “crunchy, crunchy” non-stop, knowing he had asked a stupid question.
The techniques of the Akimichi clan had to be learned after a certain age, and the body had to be filled with fat.
So, Seven Nights changed the topic.
“How about we go eat barbecue? My treat.”
“Really? Great!” Chouji's eyes lit up instantly.
“Are you serious?” Shikamaru glanced at Chouji, hinting that there was a big eater here.
“Don't worry, I still have some money.” Seven Nights patted his pocket, he was a rich man.
Then, he took the two to buy cooking oil, onions, ginger, garlic, and other seasonings.
“Aren't we going to a barbecue restaurant?” Chouji looked at him with a dazed expression, carrying the stuff.
He noticed that Seven Nights was not going to any of the barbecue restaurants in the village.
“What others grill is not as fragrant as what we grill ourselves…”
Seven Nights lectured the little fat boy righteously, telling him to be self-reliant, to do it himself, to clothe and feed himself, etc.
Shikamaru put his hands behind his head, squinting at Seven Nights.
Going hunting himself wouldn't cost much, but… well, hopefully, it won't be too bad!
On the way, they met Minato Namikaze.
Since it was the same with two or three people, Seven Nights invited Minato to join them.
The four of them slowly reached the depths of the forest, found a suitable open area, and put down the cooking oil, seasonings, etc. with a bang.
“You guys wait here, I'll go lure a bear over.”
“Seven Nights, why don't I go with you?” Minato was worried that Seven Nights wouldn't be able to handle it alone.
“Well, well…” Shikamaru stood up, looking troubled. “Since we came together, it wouldn't be good to not help.”
Seven Nights chuckled, “Don't you believe in me?”
“Don't worry, I'll just find a normal bear, not a beast.”
He said that, then stepped on his Body Flicker technique, whoosh! He leaped onto the tree trunk in a flash, and disappeared from the eyes of the three in a few jumps.
“What a fast Body Flicker technique!”
Shikamaru's eyes narrowed slightly, it seems a little faster than when I used it.
With this speed, Shikamaru was relieved.
As long as they didn't go deep into the forest, it would be safe.
Is this Body Flicker speed fast?
Minato heard Shikamaru's praise and couldn't help but compare it to his own training results.
Feeling… this speed, I can achieve it…
But Minato, who was shy, didn't say it out loud. He felt it would be bragging.
Not long after.
“Roar~ Roar~ Roar~!”
With a heavy ground tremor, a bear's roar came from far to near.
Whoosh!
Seven Nights' figure reappeared in an instant.
“Today's delicious meal has arrived.”
Three seconds later, a black bear, about two meters tall, came running towards them, roaring ferociously.
“Really no need for help?”
Shikamaru's expression became slightly serious, but only slightly.
Just in terms of size, they, seven or eight-year-old children, were indeed at a disadvantage.
But no matter what, they were ninjas.
And ninjas could not be judged by common sense.
Seven Nights waved his hand indifferently, indicating that this was nothing!
Then, he opened his Byakugan, found the beating heart of the black bear, used a Body Flicker to accelerate, ducked to avoid the black bear's swiping claw, and condensed Gentle Fist chakra in his right palm.
“Clap!”
It hit the chest, the palm exerted force, Gentle Fist chakra seeped in, and the heart instantly exploded.
He used another Body Flicker to dodge.
The black bear ran a few more steps “thump, thump, thump,” then crashed to the ground. It had died when Seven Nights shattered its heart, the few extra steps were just due to inertia.
Seven Nights looked at the fallen black bear, and felt a sense of awe.
“This is a ninja!”
“Even a 7-year-old child possesses incredible power.”
He took a few steps forward and pulled out a kunai, cutting off the two bear paws.
“Today, I'll let you know what is delicious.”
Braised bear paws, coming up!
Half an hour later.
Chouji stared at Seven Nights' direction with longing, his saliva swallowing continuously.
Fragrant!
It was so fragrant!
“Seven Nights, are you done yet? I think it's ready.”
“You don't know anything, the meat isn't at its most tender yet.”
After another ten minutes,
Seven Nights tasted a little, hmm, the paw meat was soft and tender, the juice was rich and flavorful.
“The masterpiece is complete, let's eat.”
Whoosh!
The delicious food brought out the potential of the little fat boy. At this moment, Chouji showed a speed that didn't match his size.
“Mmm… delicious, really delicious…”
“Fragrant, it's so fragrant…”
Shikamaru and Minato were also eating with their mouths full of oil.
Minato made up his mind: I have to learn to cook too.
………
Five days later.
Seven Nights' body trembled, he felt a huge amount of knowledge about the chakra nature transformation of Wind Release pouring in.
He closed his eyes and concentrated.
After a moment, Seven Nights opened his eyes, a look of enlightenment on his face.
Some characteristics of wind flashed through his mind: lighter and faster, thinner and sharper…
He took a leaf, held it between his two fingers, and then let out some chakra.
“Psh!”
A soft sound, the leaf tore apart.
Seven Nights looked down and smiled.
“It worked.”
“It's just that my control needs to be improved.”
He originally wanted to tear the leaf along the central vein, but now the leaf was torn diagonally.
“My 【Body Flicker】 can be improved again.”
………