Hinata stood under the tree, forming a seal with her hands, mobilizing the Chakra in her body and gathering it on the soles of her feet as Izayoi had said.
Then she raised her right foot and stepped on the tree trunk.
Then Hinata felt that the soles of her feet were like glue, stuck tightly to the bark.
Feeling this, Hinata felt somewhat relieved, and then raised her left foot and stepped on it again.
Just like Izayoi just now, Hinata's body was suspended horizontally in the air.
Holding her breath, Hinata took the third step.
"ah..."
The next second, Hinata's expression changed and she screamed.
His feet, which were originally stuck to the bark, suddenly fell off, and he was about to fall to the ground.
Just then, two arms caught Hinata and straightened her body.
Izayoi chuckled, "Don't be afraid, I told you, I'll catch you."
"Izayoi-kun, I'm sorry..."
Hinata said with her head down, looking like she was disappointed in you.
"Why are you apologizing to me?"
Izayoi reached out and patted Hinata's shoulder again, encouraging her: "It's normal to fail. You were able to hold both feet in place the first time, which is amazing. When I was practicing, it took me more than ten tries before I succeeded."
This is a lie!
Izayoi succeeded in one go and took many steps upward.
Whether it's Uzumaki Naruto or Uchiha Sasuke, there is no Chakra control in their talent entries.
As for Izayoi and Hinata Chakra control, both have reached the blue level.
With this level of talent, let alone climbing trees and treading water, even medical ninjutsu, perception techniques, sealing techniques and barrier techniques are much easier to practice than those who do not have the talent for Chakra control.
Gentle Fist injects Chakra into the human body, which is a kind of Chakra control.
As long as Hinata has enough Chakra and someone is there to guide her, she should be able to learn to climb trees quickly.
"Go on, I'm sure you'll be able to reach the top of the tree soon."
"Um."
Hinata, who was encouraged, suddenly gained confidence.
She formed seals with her hands again, gathered her chakra at the soles of her feet, then stepped on the tree trunk, and her body was soon suspended in the air again.
Perhaps because Izayoi gave her a sense of security, Hinata did not hold her breath this time, but took the third step very naturally.
Before taking the third step, the Chakra of the other foot could not be controlled, causing loss of balance, resulting in the disappearance of the Chakras of both feet, which did not happen.
Hinata controlled the Chakra of both feet very well, and the soles of her shoes were firmly stuck to the tree trunk.
Step 4, step 5, step 6…
It was not until she finished the eighth step and took the ninth step that Hinata lost her rhythm, her chakras lost balance again, and her body fell down.
Miraculously, Hinata wasn't scared at all and didn't scream out loud.
There is even a hint of anticipation in my heart.
really...
The body did not fall on the hard ground, but fell into a warm embrace.
He caught Hinata Izayoi with both hands, keeping her in the princess hug position, looked down at Hinata, and praised her generously: "Amazing, Hinata, you can reach that height on your second try, you are really a genius."
"whee..."
Hinata didn't feel shy, but smiled happily.
She received more compliments today than in all previous years combined.
Is this what it feels like to be recognized?
His character hasn't changed to the one in the original story where he lacks confidence and easily gives up on Hinata, but he suddenly feels more motivated and confident.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she took the initiative to say, "Izayoi-kun, put me down. I want to try again."
"good."
Izayoi saw all the changes in Hinata.
Seeing the girl become confident, Izayoi is also happy for her.
She is a daughter of a wealthy family, but in the original novel she becomes so cowardly and inferior. It shows what kind of high-pressure life she grew up in.
Now that she has come to this world and chosen to intercept Uzumaki Naruto and Ōtsutsuki Toneri, Izayoi must change this girl.
Even if she didn't turn into the bad girl like the limited Tsukuyomi, she shouldn't have completely wasted the Ōtsutsuki clan genes like in the original work.
Starting with changing her personality, Izayoi wants to make her the person she wants!
Hinata is very talented. After all, among the four girls of the Twelve Little Strongmen, she is the only one who comes from a wealthy family and possesses one of the three major eye techniques, the Byakugan.
All she lacks is self-confidence.
When she regains her confidence, she will shine brightly.
Climbing trees and treading water do not require a large chakra, all you need is the ability to control.
This control ability can either be acquired through hard work or simply depends on talent.
In the original work, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke are the former, and Haruno Sakura is the latter.
And Izayoi and Hinata are also the latter.
The second time he was able to take seven or eight Hinata steps. The third time he did not regress, but instead made further progress, taking more than ten steps before falling back again.
Izayoi still caught her steadily.
By the fourth time, Hinata didn't fall again and she successfully climbed to the top of the tree.
"Izayoi-kun, I succeeded."
Hinata, standing on the top of the tree, did not look at the surrounding environment from a height, but immediately shared her joy with Izayoi below.
"Amazing! You reached the top of the tree on your fourth try. Hinata, you're much better than me."
Izayoi gave a thumbs up and praised generously.
"whee..."
Hinata, who was praised, smiled happily again.
Although they were both receiving guidance, the feeling Izayoi gave her was completely different from that of his father.
Hinata only feels nervous when receiving instruction from her father Gentle Fist at home. Even if she completes the homework assigned by Hyuga Hiashi, she will not receive any praise.
Sometimes she even got criticized because she wasn't as perfect as her cousin.
On the other hand, with Izayoi, she got the praise she had always wanted.
The feeling of relaxation, which was different from tension, and the feeling of joy, which was different from anxiety, seemed to cleanse Hinata's soul and made her like the practice.
Coming down from the treetop as if walking on flat ground, Hinata looked at Izayoi expectantly and asked, "Izayoi-kun, is treading water the same as climbing a tree?"
"Yeah, but it's more difficult."
Izayoi nodded and smiled, "To climb a tree, you just need to hold onto the trunk, but water is flowing. If you want to hold onto the surface of the water, your control ability must be increased several times."
"I won't teach you now, but you can go home and try it in a bathtub or a water tank. Once you have more Chakra, I will teach you real treading water and the Shadow Clone Technique."
"Yeah..." Hinata nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Hinata being so well-behaved, Izayoi finally revealed his true colors and said with a smile: "Next, I will teach you how to fight in Taijutsu! By the way, let me learn the acupressure skills of your Hyuga clan."
"good."
Hinata is a simple person, so naturally she doesn't know Izayoi's real purpose.
She had already fought with her cousin many times at home, but she still nodded obediently, not thinking there was anything wrong with practicing now since the school didn't teach taijutsu duels.