In a dimly lit room with a drizzle of rain falling on the windows and sky-high buildings towering over each other like pillars piercing through the crying heavens.
"Has the message been sent?" a man inquired in a calm voice.
"Yes, it was successfully conveyed throughout our channels including your distant relative, Hanzō-sama." A shadow emerged and bowed slightly.
"Hayate..." In his seat, Hanzō felt momentarily speechless and mulled over the past. He was Hanzō, the fledgling shinobi with notable records and backgrounds as the leader of the long-lost clan in the Warring States Period, the Hattori Clan.
Although he appeared quite young and energetic, Hanzō was a ruthless man even to himself. In his cruel streak, he managed to implant a poison sac in his body as a way to hide a trump card.
Furthermore, he annihilated all who opposed his regime and cemented himself as the leader of Amegakure in a decisive manner.
"Anyway, how's Dr.Shigeno's progress? Any further developments in the plan?" Hanzō glanced at the shinobi with a calm expression.
"Based on his report, Dr.Shigeno needs roughly 6 more months to polish the plan you unearthed..."
"That's reasonable. Six months, I can wait." Hanzō held a tattered manual and said, "You may resume your duties."
"Yes, Hanzō-sama." The silhouette vanished.
Looking at the sky-rise building soaked in rain, Hanzō clutched his hand tightly.
Over the past years, no new talents have emerged in the Land of Rain; However, the manual his team excavated from an ancient ruin gave him a glimpse of hope.
Some researchers believed that the manual and other artifacts were objects from the Era of the Sage of Six Paths.
Hundred Poison Jar Plan.
Once implemented, it would bring endless talents as if the Amegakure were injected with ruthless and loyal subjects once more.
Hanzō flashed a smile before going back to his paperwork.
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In the mining area.
After the unfortunate encounter, all the children went back into the unaffected sleeping quarters as all of the shinobi were still mobilized and assessed the situation in the mine.
In their free time, Genji and Sabito held a combat practice including Hikari. Powerlessness made them diligent towards power and success.
As for Yoichi, he was in his sea of consciousness and looked over the sky in his mind. The cracks in the spaces and their gloomy color of dark felt like Whitebeard slammed his mind with Gura-Gura No Mi.
"I should look at the notes for some tips..."
Based on the Heavenly Demon Scripture, he was still not able to feel the boiling sensation in his blood; a signal for stepping into the Martial Arts Initiation.
Yoichi opened the booklet with excitement and queries in his mind.
[My title is Martial Ancestor, the progenitor of Martial Arts, and the only one who defeated the Sage of Six Paths in his prime. If you are reading this, I am now in the grave along with these notes.]
"Is this world an alternate universe or is this Martial Ancestor a reincarnated individual? And why isn't his Martial Arts prevalent in these times?" Yoichi thought before reading once again.
[If you are a shinobi from the future, then let this be a reference for other jutsu. And if you are a Martial Artist, then it will be a huge opportunity for you!]
[Qi is a vital energy inside each individual. To draw this said energy, you must be focused on your technique along with the movements; balancing both mind and body in unison. At first glance, you will think that this is much more like Chakra. However, both of these energies have the same aspects and differences.]
As soon as he read it, Yoichi understood the caveat between the two. Both energies needed refinement for different uses.
Raw Chakra in a person's body needs to be refined. Each practice and refinement would make the Raw Chakra faster to be processed and used for the jutsus.
On the other hand, Qi was drawn from the body with absolute focus. A way to draw Qi was through the stances, to strengthen the body and produce force.
"This must be the general gist of it as the overall systems of these two were so large to begin with. I'll handle what I can carry for now."
After skimming through the book for his chosen technique, Yoichi found the notes about his Heavenly Demon Scripture.
[If you are cultivating this wretched technique, you must have an extreme willpower and a heaven-defying physique to even start this cursed manual. Furthermore, your will must be beyond the thinking of survival and more like dominance against the fate and heavens in a devilish way.]
[Mentality was a huge part to begin in the Heavenly Demon Posture along with absolute focus in each stance.]
[Furthermore, you must practice each punch and kick to a hard object like wood and steel. A path to elevate the mastery in Great Success to Perfection. A devilish path tailored for masochists!]
Reading the notes, Yoichi was momentarily stunned.
"Is this fate or heaven's cursing me?"
Thinking about it, the technique was suitable along with his current stack of passive [Old Skin] and [Self Healing Constitution].
[Maybe you are regretting it but don't worry! I said that this is a devilish technique because all you need to do is unlock Sanguine Extract when you reach Entry Level Posture and absorb human blood to break through in the future realms!]
Yoichi frowned. The uncontrollable curse was still in his body and he didn't know its requirements for triggering. However, future enemies would be a snack for him; a path to breakthrough, practice martial arts, and combat experience in one go!
"Yeah, that's right... I have a system. Why do I have to be passive? I should strive towards dominance and all things such as finding my mother will fall into my hands!"
Therefore, Yoichi stood up and practiced diligently. Amidst his practice, his body felt invigorated as he saw a different path compared to his earlier plans. Each set of punches and kicks felt domineering as if like a fearless general against hordes of enemies.
*Psswh!*
*Swfop!*
*Thwack!*
Sweat soaked his clothes as his blood felt boiling like water in a hot spring, resuscitating his vitality.
[Congratulations on stepping into the World of Martial Arts!]
[Reward: 1 Prismatic Ticket.]
[Congratulations on entering the Entry-Level of Heavenly Demon Posture!]
[You unlocked a unique ability (Sanguine Extract)!]
[Heavenly Demon Posture: (Entry) 0/100]
Yoichi smiled in delight, seeing his hard work had come to fruition.
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Now, some of the system usage was partially revealed. It's a mix of proficiency panel and realm achievement so it will be a slow pace.
Shoutout again to Daoist2rb9 for clearing my Chakra confusion, breaking my misconceptions.
I'll watch T1 vs AL next, hehehe... Let me hate-watch T1 even though I am an avid fan! T1 Magic? Ptui!
Thanks for reading and see ya! XDD!