Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 78 The Secret Manual of Soft Fist (Fourteenth Update)

"You get what you pay for!"

Lying on the soft, large bed, Tamura Hao marveled at the power of money, saying it was much more comfortable than his old wooden bed.

"What brings you here today?"

Tamura Hao turned to look at the bedside table; he had sensed Black Zetsu's presence as soon as he entered.

The Black Zetsu clone crawled out of the bedside table drawer and spat out the sealed scroll that the original body had turned around.

"This is the foundation of the Hyuga clan, including some of the main family's Byakugan and their numerous collections."

"The profound heritage of the Hyuga clan!"

Tamura Hao's eyes lit up. The Hyuga clan was a top-tier ninja clan, and its resources were definitely not lacking.

"The green chakra of the Caged Bird Seal is of a very high level, and the phantom of Hamura's mark within it is also very strong. Did Hamura leave something behind?"

His gaze shifted from the scroll to inquire about the cursed seal on the caged bird.

"I suspect that Hamura left one of his eyes in the Hyuga clan to absorb the Byakugan power and chakra of his descendants."

Black Zetsu revealed a previous speculation: the Caged Bird Seal of the Hyuga clan is indeed not simple, and its core lies in that kind of chakra.

"Don't even think about that. Planning these resources is already the limit. You need to plan in the dark and not expose yourself."

As if sensing his younger brother's greed, Black Zetsu gave him a warning.

It's enough that I'm the only one who gets exposed; my brother's side must never be exposed.

"But we can't let them hide forever. Can Hamura's eyes become the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki? If so, we can secretly guide them to create a Ten-Tails as well, using Hamura's eyes as the Ten-Tails' eyes, and then trigger a great battle. We can then reap all the benefits."

He voiced an idea: Tamura Hao was quite envious of that super-giant Reincarnation Eye; its enormous size should fit perfectly into the Ten-Tails' eye socket.

After pondering for a moment, the Black Zetsu clone said, "Hamura's eyes are no worse than Hagoromo's Rinnegan. Theoretically, it's possible, but he can't evolve his mother's Rinne Sharingan. However, his combat power will definitely be greatly enhanced."

Don't worry about that, I'll handle it.

Also, once Madara Uchiha awakens his Rinnegan and summons the Gedo Mazo, the descendants of Hamura on the moon will definitely send people down to investigate. At that time, I will arrange for Kumogakure to find out and guide the Third Raikage to kill them. Afterwards, remember to devour their bodies to replenish your mother's power.

Compared to Hagoromo, Hamura's Otsutsuki bloodline is purer and closer to his mother's, especially on the moon side where intermarriage is common.

Finally, Black Zetsu gave a reminder before merging into the ground and leaving, intending to inform the main body of this matter so that it could ponder and plan accordingly.

Since it's highly likely that Hagoromo has already discovered their plans, they might as well muddy the waters as much as possible. They can't let Hamura continue to hide in the shadows; they have to draw him out.

I just don't know what the current ideology and attitude of that race on the moon are. I need to find an opportunity to learn about it and see if there's a chance to influence them.

Moreover, the Outer Path Statue has been sealed on the moon for so many years. He doesn't believe that the people there wouldn't have studied it or had any ideas about it.

"These are all good things!"

In this room, Tamura Hao unwrapped the sealed scroll and looked at the large pile of things that were revealed. He couldn't help but marvel at the wealth of the Hyuga clan.

Those disdainful looks were one aspect, but the other items were even more crucial.

For example, the various chakra-conducting metals combined would probably weigh over a hundred pounds.

It should be known that chakra-conducting metal is extremely precious, many times more valuable than gold, yet the Hyuga clan has a stockpile of over a hundred kilograms of it.

It should be noted that the chakra-conducting metal that Black Zetsu brought last time weighed less than ten pounds.

Of course, that's mainly because the Hyuga clan doesn't use ninja swords and tools much; they specialize in Gentle Fist, so the chakra-conducting metal they collect is naturally mostly sealed away, which is why it seems like there's more of it.

"The Secret Manual of Gentle Fist!"

He sealed all the Byakugan into the sealed space and let the little Ten-Tails and Kaguya's phantom devour them. Tamura Hao then resealed the other items into the scroll, leaving only a copy of the Gentle Fist Manual to unfold and read.

Perhaps it was stored in some absolutely safe place, so there were no spell seals on this scroll. It was just an ordinary scroll that could be unfolded and viewed.

Tamura Hao wasn't particularly interested in Gentle Fist itself; in his opinion, the pressure point techniques were less efficient than a stab. What interested him now was the super-fast attack speed of Gentle Fist.

The speed of the soft fist strikes is quite fast; a wave can be completed in the blink of an eye. When trained to a certain level, it can even unleash sixty-four strikes in one go, which is the so-called Bagua Sixty-Four Palms, attacking sixty-four acupoints.

If I could unleash sixty-four strikes in one go, with the sharpness of Big Meow and Little Meow, and if I added the sharpness of the Supersonic Lightning Release Blade or Chidori, I could cut even a Jonin to pieces in one go.

"Using the X-ray vision of the Byakugan, one can see through the meridians and acupoints in their own arms and stimulate them at a subtle level, thereby unleashing an extremely high hand speed."

Having seen the secret techniques in that area, Tamura Hao understood that the key lay in the control of chakra.

The meridian system of the human body extends to the individual cell level, with tiny meridians passing through each cell, even finer than capillaries.

This is why the refinement of chakra can affect all cells in the body.

However, those meridians are too delicate and subtle, the finest of which are even more delicate than cells, making it almost impossible to control meridians at that level.

The Byakugan, through its own eye technique, allows for more advanced control than ordinary ninjas. Although it is still far from achieving cellular-level control, it is far more sophisticated than that of other ninjas.

It is precisely because of this profound control that the stimulation to the muscles and bones can be further enhanced, while reducing the load on the body and unleashing that super-fast attack speed.

"So the key lies in the Hyuga clan's chakra, which possesses a special penetrating power. No wonder they insisted on using their fingers instead of kunai or ninja swords."

As he continued reading, Tamura Hiroshi's doubts were resolved.

When he watched Naruto in his previous life, he wondered why the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist could attack so many times, wouldn't it be more efficient to just use kunai to stab?

Now I understand that the root of the problem lies in the Hyuga clan's chakra, which possesses a special penetrating power, capable of penetrating even defensive ninjutsu like Lightning Release Armor.

This is something that the sharpness of ninja swords and kunai cannot match.

"When you unleash Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm, you can also use your eye power to spread out and form an eight-trigram array, thereby binding and suppressing the opponent's chakra. Combined with the acupoint striking technique to affect the opponent's chakra flow, once you are hit, you will not be able to avoid it afterward."

Upon seeing the Bagua diagram, Tamura Hiroshi understood its profound meaning.

This is formed using the power of the White Eye, and can only be used when one has developed the ability to see in all directions.

"It does resemble the setting of some novels; I can study it later."

Stopping his thoughts, Tamura Hiroshi turned back to continue refining the secret technique to increase hand speed, which was currently the most helpful to him.

Even though he can't yet gain that kind of X-ray vision with the help of the Ten-Tails and Kaguya's phantom, this ultra-precise chakra control technique is still very useful to him.

This is a technique different from superhuman strength. Superhuman strength simply increases explosive power, while this secret technique increases explosive speed. They have different focuses and are more suitable for my current training.

(End of this chapter)