“Autumn wind hasn’t stirred, yet the cicada knows…”
Hyuga Yukifuri repeated the words softly.
She hadn’t heard the phrase before, but it seemed to possess a unique rhythmic beauty, conjuring up a scene imbued with poetic charm in her mind.
“Does Seven-Night brother know haiku?”
Yukifuri felt a little surprise.
She loved haiku.
Perhaps it stemmed from the innate sensitivity of a girl.
She thought haiku was about capturing the shimmering beauty of nature, juxtaposing it with the poet’s profound thoughts and dreams, creating a solitary, contemplative mood and a unique Zen flavor.
It was her way of relaxing after her daily training.
However, haiku poets were rare in the ninja world, and their works even rarer.
In the Hyuga clan, there was no shortage of strong, capable ninjas, but those who appreciated haiku art…
Hyuga Yukifuri’s gaze towards Seven-Night underwent a subtle shift.
Seven-Night said, “This isn’t a haiku, it’s… well, you can consider it a haiku if you want.”
Explaining poetry, rhythm, tone, style, imagery, sentiment… to Hyuga Yukifuri seemed too troublesome to Seven-Night, and he only had a rudimentary understanding of these concepts himself.
“It actually refers to the cicada’s extreme sensitivity to changes in air currents and temperature…”
“Even the slightest, imperceptible changes are sensed in the first instance…”
Hyuga Yukifuri pondered this, then said, “So it’s a kind of chakra perception ability?”
Seven-Night nodded and shook his head, saying, “It’s not just chakra, but also the slight breeze created by the flow of air. Any movement inevitably stirs the air, impossible to completely isolate.”
Hyuga Yukifuri understood, but her surprise deepened.
“Just a slight movement of your hand, Seven-Night brother, you can sense it?”
Seven-Night smiled faintly.
A year ago, he indeed lacked this kind of meticulous perception.
But in this past year, it was like a pupa breaking free from its cocoon, undergoing a metamorphosis.
With the vast amount of secret techniques from the Hyuga secret ground and the use of the [Deduction System] for dismantling, merging, and deducing, he finally managed to upgrade and refine the [Zhoutian Breathing Technique] further, gaining a new ability – [Life Return].
He could control his body's muscles, hair, nails, internal organs, and blood 100%. By channeling his consciousness into the corresponding parts of his body, he could freely control any area.
Relying on the [Life Return] ability, Seven-Night could even train his meridians and internal organs…
However, this ability couldn’t be achieved overnight. Since its creation, Seven-Night could only manage to infuse his consciousness into his skin…
But just this alone gave his skin sensitivity a quantum leap, which was why he could achieve something similar to “Autumn wind hasn’t stirred, yet the cicada knows”!
Hyuga Yukifuri opened her big, sparkling eyes: “Seven-Night brother, what is this called? Can I learn it?”
“Listen to strength,” said Seven-Night. “I call this perception and anticipation [Bagua-Tingjin]…”
“I've already passed the training method to the clan, you can practice on your own when you’re strong enough…”
After leaving seclusion, Seven-Night submitted the training method of [Life Return] to the clan, further solidifying his reputation as a creative genius.
Initially, the clan was dubious about the described consciousness infusion throughout the body, both internal and external, as it sounded like it was made up.
Only those who studied taijutsu knew that consciousness infusion throughout the body, inside and out, was as difficult as pulling the moon down to earth.
After all, the human body had 130 trillion cells!!
When he left seclusion, that was the first time Seven-Night met the major members of the main branch. Faced with their doubts, Seven-Night demonstrated his initial achievement of consciousness infusion into his skin, silencing some of the main branch members.
They even tried to save face by claiming things like “If the branch family can do it, then the main branch definitely has no problem”, and so on.
They only stopped after being sternly reprimanded by the Grand Elder.
Seven-Night didn't care about this.
It was like in a company or organization, even if you do your best, even if you have the strongest abilities, there will always be some little darlings (sharkB) who, for some bizarre reason, don't like you.
“Why is it called “Listen to strength”?” Hyuga Yukifuri asked curiously, “Is it by listening with your ears?”
“Not entirely.”
Since [Life Return] had already been given to the clan, Seven-Night didn’t mind explaining it.
“[Bagua-Tingjin] refers to the perception and understanding of information about strength, a comprehensive feeling of knowing the opponent's strength and movement changes…”
“It is the combination of listening with your ears, observing with your eyes, and feeling with your skin, combined with the perception of your mind and nervous system…”
“It requires the individual’s own awareness, hearing, and touch to work together…”
“When fighting someone, whether the opponent's attack is slow or fast, hard or soft, heavy or light, their direction, intentions, motives, you need to figure all this out, that is the skill of [Bagua-Tingjin]…”
Hyuga Yukifuri’s beautiful little face was all scrunched up.
“Uh, that sounds so complicated…!”
Looking at Hyuga Yukifuri, who was a head shorter than him, her cute, innocent expression as she was troubled was utterly adorable.
Seven-Night naturally reached out and patted her head.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Seven-Night realized his mistake and abruptly withdrew his hand.
“Miss Yukifuri, I'm sorry, I…”
Hyuga Yukifuri turned sharply and left with a cold face.
Seven-Night’s heart sank.
Crap!
This little girl wouldn’t go back and tattle, would she?
What should I do?
How can I make amends?
It's all my fault, I'm so clumsy, I couldn't control myself, sigh…
At a deserted corner, Hyuga Yukifuri still had an icy face, but her jade-like ears were slowly turning red…
Gradually, this redness spread from her earlobes to her cheeks, making her face look rosy.
The Grand Elder’s voice suddenly rang out.
“Yukifuri.”
“Ah? Grandfather.”
Hyuga Yukifuri was startled at first, then quickly regained her composure.
“Your face is very red, did something happen?”
“Ah? Oh… I was just done training with Seven-Night brother, my stamina is still recovering.”
“Is that so…”
The Grand Elder nodded understandingly.
After a pause, he carefully chose his words.
“Yukifuri, what do you think of that Seven-Night kid?”
“I mean, do you dislike him?”
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