Seven Nights took small, measured steps, his Byakugan activated, and squatted beside Might Guy.
He tapped several points on Guy's body, dispersing the chakra from the Gentle Fist and simultaneously helping him push blood through his meridians.
"Guy, this technique is very damaging to your body!"
Seven Nights could clearly see Guy's muscle strains and damaged meridians through the Byakugan.
"Moreover, you must have ignored the injuries you sustained while practicing this technique before..."
Seven Nights saw many old and new hidden injuries within Guy's body.
Might Guy clenched his jaw, closing one eye tightly, sweat dripping down his forehead.
He grinned optimistically, "Youth doesn't allow for retreat..."
"Endurance is a mark of a true man..."
Seven Nights didn't speak, simply continuing to push Guy's blood through his meridians, causing Guy to grimace.
He knew it wasn't just that. As a Genin, Guy could only take on low-level missions, which offered limited rewards. A single visit to the Konoha hospital was expensive.
Of course, free treatment existed, but only for injuries sustained while on official duty.
"Guy, this technique requires extremely high physical fitness..."
"It's not just your muscles, it's also your bones, tendons, meridians, internal organs, and more..."
Seven Nights had seen Guy activate the first gate, the chakra unleashed at that moment was too volatile. Aside from taijutsu, it couldn't be applied to ninjutsu or genjutsu, which required precise control.
Might Guy nodded. As the practitioner himself, he knew Seven Nights was right.
However, muscles and bones could be strengthened through high-intensity weightlifting, frog jumps, and other exercises. But tendons and internal organs were so fragile and hidden within the body that they couldn't be trained.
Seven Nights understood this as well.
Taijutsu training in the shinobi world was rough and lacked a structured system.
Techniques like the "Eight Inner Gates" were powerful, but they wreaked havoc on the body. They were like the "Heavenly Demon Body Severing Technique" in martial arts, sacrificing everything for a fleeting moment of power.
Furthermore, no one had specifically considered how to train the extraordinary physical fitness required to complement such techniques.
The Cloud Village's Lightning Release chakra mode could indeed forge a powerful physique, but Seven Nights couldn't get his hands on it.
His "Universal Breathing Technique" could only simply nourish his internal organs, move blood and Qi, stretch tendons and bones. It couldn't directly strengthen his flesh like those fantastical martial arts.
"Ultimately, it's a matter of insufficient knowledge..."
"Relying solely on vague theories, lacking practical techniques and exercises, trying to develop fantastical martial arts requires too much chakra..."
Seven Nights had experimented with developing the Immortal Path, and even without practicing the acupoint training, reaching the stage of Marrow Cleansing and Blood Renewal alone would take over a decade!
Then, Seven Nights informed Might Guy that his visits would become less frequent due to family matters.
Might Guy understood and said he would train hard and surely surprise Seven Nights one day.
…………
After watching Might Guy perform strange frog jumps, hopping away, Seven Nights took out a kunai, infused it with Wind Release chakra, and flung it backwards.
"Whizz!~"
The kunai vanished in a flash, and a figure suddenly leapt out, landing on the ground.
"Who are you?"
Seven Nights had noticed a figure behind the tree trunk when he activated his Byakugan.
The newcomer didn't attack. Instead, he looked up at the tree trunk pierced by the kunai, clicking his tongue in admiration.
"That piercing power..."
"Is it a change in the nature of Wind Release chakra..."
"You, a member of the Hyuga clan, instead of diligently practicing the Gentle Fist, you've already mastered chakra nature transformation..."
Seven Nights stared intently at the person before him. He was a middle-aged man in his forties, not tall, wearing a yellowish brown jacket, with sunglasses on a sunny day, which was a bit odd...
Especially, two strands of long whiskers drooped from his mouth, like those of a certain animal.
Huh?!
This appearance…?
Seven Nights immediately remembered someone his uncle had mentioned.
"Are you Chen Bao Jun, Teacher Chen?!"
Chen Bao Jun's expression froze, a flicker of surprise in his lenses.
"You know me?"
Seven Nights relaxed his guard and became respectful.
"My uncle mentioned you. He said you are one of the strongest taijutsu ninjas in Konoha.
"Your "Konoha Dragon God" has power comparable to high-level Wind Release ninjutsu!"
Chen Bao Jun chuckled, waving his hand.
"It's all exaggerated, all exaggerated."
"I'm just a regular ninja who knows a bit of taijutsu. I can't compare to your Hyuga clan with its long lineage."
But his expression showed that he was quite pleased by Seven Nights' words.
After all, in this era, taijutsu primarily consisted of Iron Fist and Gentle Fist.
And to receive praise from the Hyuga clan, representatives of the Gentle Fist, was something worth rejoicing about.
"Your uncle is Zong Yan, right? How is his health lately?"
"He can eat, sleep, and beat a hundred of me without a problem."
"Hahaha..."
Chen Bao Jun was amused by Seven Nights' statement, his two whiskers twitching.
"You kid, you're quite interesting..."
"I'll go visit Zong Yan another day..."
After a few casual words, Chen Bao Jun left. From beginning to end, he never revealed why he was there.
Seven Nights tactfully didn't ask.
He recalled some information about Chen Bao Jun.
Konoha Jonin, who had taught taijutsu at the Ninja Academy, so he was also called Teacher Chen.
He was different from Might Guy. While he was known for his taijutsu, he wasn't incapable of ninjutsu or genjutsu; he simply didn't use them very often.
Back at the Hyuga residence.
Seven Nights told Hyuga Zong Yan about this incident.
Zong Yan: "Chen Bao Jun..."