"That's not Might Guy—that's his father, Might Duy," Uchiha Yuan said.
"Might Duy? Ah, I see! Those two really are like peas in a pod! Their outfits and faces are identical. I thought for a second that Might Guy had suddenly grown up overnight," Yamanaka Kagetsu quipped.
While Kagetsu was fixated on their looks, Uchiha Yuan was more concerned with what Shibi Aburame had said earlier about Might Duy's internal injuries. "Sensei Shibi, you mentioned that Might Duy has internal injuries—are those caused by his training weights?"
"Not just the weights. Like his son, Might Duy poured all his energy into taijutsu training, and his training load was immense. Without the correct methods and doing it for such a long time, he ended up with all sorts of injuries—big and small.
"Over time, those accumulated injuries became chronic internal damage.
"So, Yuan, training is fine, but you have to mind your methods and intensity. With your current physical condition, you should carry no more than 10 kilograms of training weight. Any more and you'll end up with hidden injuries like Might Duy."
"Sensei, for someone like Might Duy who's trained purely in taijutsu for decades, he must be really strong, right?" asked Hyuga Asana, who also focused on taijutsu.
"His taijutsu is indeed strong. There aren't many in the village who can match him in hand-to-hand combat. But being a ninja isn't just about taijutsu.
"Besides, he doesn't have a bloodline limit like the Hyuga clan to support his taijutsu. So his overall strength isn't considered high.
"For example, I have dozens of ways to beat Might Duy."
Hearing that, Hyuga Asana seemed to be pondering something. Uchiha Yuan, meanwhile, was thinking to himself:
Sensei Shibi is right, but all of this assumes Might Duy doesn't open the Eight Gates.
The Eight Gates can temporarily release enormous power by unlocking the body's chakra limiters. When all eight gates are opened—also called the "Eight Gates Formation"—the user gains power dozens of times greater than even the Five Kage.
However, the power of the Eight Gates depends on the user's own physical capabilities. It's a multiplier. So different people will show different effects.
Someone like Might Duy definitely didn't have the same physical base as the Might Guy from the original series. When Guy opened the final gate, he almost ended the war with a single kick. Duy definitely couldn't pull that off.
"Yuan, what are you thinking about?" Yamanaka Kagetsu asked, noticing Yuan had lowered his head.
"Nothing. Hey, Kagetsu, didn't you keep asking to learn the Body Flicker Technique? I think you're finally qualified to start learning."
"Really?"
"Of course. And Sensei Shibi is probably ready to teach you."
Kagetsu turned to Shibi expectantly. Shibi nodded and said, "I did call you here today to teach you some new jutsu.
"Asana, your chakra has grown significantly. You're ready to learn Shadow Clone. Yuan, you'll be in charge of teaching Asana that.
"I'll focus on Kagetsu and help him master the Body Flicker Technique as soon as possible."
"What about me, Sensei? I don't get a new jutsu?" Yuan asked.
"Of course you do. During the last mission, I found a pretty good Water Release technique. You should try learning it." With that, Shibi tossed a scroll to him.
Yuan opened the scroll. It described a Water Style jutsu called Water Release: Water Whip, but it didn't mention a difficulty level.
"This jutsu is commonly used by the Hidden Mist ANBU. It creates a whip made of water that can bind an enemy or be used to lash out at them. Its power is considerable."
Hearing this, Uchiha Yuan recalled something—
This jutsu did appear in the original series.
It was used by Mist ANBU, who used it to easily neutralize Naruto's team protecting the Six-Tails Jinchūriki. Even Yamato's Wood Style couldn't withstand it.
Yuan was satisfied with the technique. He created a shadow clone to begin researching the jutsu while his real body began teaching Asana the Shadow Clone technique.
Hyuga Asana was very diligent. After two days of focused practice, she was able to produce shadow clones. The rest was just minor details like chakra distribution.
From Yuan's experience, those issues resolve themselves through continued practice and use of the technique.
A master leads the way, but cultivation is personal. With that, Asana could be considered officially trained.
After finishing with Asana, Yuan's main body began training in earnest as well.
Working with his shadow clone, and after two days of effort, Yuan finally managed to produce a proper water whip.
However, compared to the ANBU version that shattered Yamato's Wood Style, his was still lacking.
First, the whip was too loose—Hyuga Asana could destroy it with a single Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm.
Second, it wasn't flexible enough—Yuan couldn't fully control its attack motions.
And finally, the most critical flaw—the whip only lasted about 20 seconds due to chakra limitations.
Only after fixing those three issues could Yuan say he had fully mastered the jutsu.
To speed up training, Yuan created two more shadow clones. With three clones and his main body, it was like four people training together.
But the cost was immense. The moment the clones dispelled, a wave of exhaustion and massive memory feedback flooded his brain—Yuan almost collapsed from the strain.
Phew—Naruto really is a monster, Yuan thought. He can train with dozens of shadow clones and still be fine. Just three are already killing me. Tomorrow I'll limit it to two.
After finishing the day's training, Yuan returned to his tent.
By now, it had been five days since his last text adventure.
The previous adventure said he could use five days' worth of turns to continue the story.
Based on past experience, such rare options usually meant big rewards. So he'd chosen to save up five turns.
After a quick dinner, Yuan lay down and closed his eyes.
Just like before, in his consciousness space, he spun the wheel again.
A familiar animation appeared.
Then a line of text floated into view:
"You have logged into the continent of Arad."
(To Be Continued...)