Naruto: The Strongest Training System

Chapter 40: Epiphany in Taijutsu

If Guy continued to train so frantically for a long time, then even a very ordinary person, even someone with no talent, would see their strength grow stronger and stronger. After all, this was the world of Naruto; effort and reward were proportional.

Orion saw this scene with his own eyes, saw the madness of Guy's training, and thought to himself that it wasn't without reason that Guy was able to surpass Kakashi Hatake several times in the later stages of the Naruto anime. Just based on Guy's level of training, Kakashi couldn't compare.

Kakashi Hatake was a genius with immense talent from a young age. Almost the entire village knew how powerful his talent was. But Guy, when he was young, was just someone with no talent for ninjutsu, a dead last at the Ninja Academy.

However, Kakashi Hatake graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of five, a record that has yet to be broken. At the age of twelve, Kakashi reached the level of Jonin and even independently developed a powerful S-rank ninjutsu—the Raikiri.

And at that time, what was Guy's strength? He probably couldn't even touch Kakashi's heels. But Guy did not give up on challenging Kakashi. Instead, he constantly improved his own strength, and when he felt his strength had increased a little, he would directly challenge Kakashi again. No matter how many times he failed, he would get back up.

It was this point that made Orion look upon Guy so favorably. Kakashi's mental fortitude was far inferior to Guy's. Guy was able to quickly get back on his feet and improve his shortcomings even when he was at the bottom, even when he was constantly failing.

Kakashi, however, could not. In the anime, ever since Obito's sacrifice and after he personally killed Rin Nohara, he became completely listless, as if a shackle had appeared in his heart, locking up his entire person and spirit. This caused Kakashi to remain in a state of decadence, with no desire for improvement.

And during that period, Kakashi's strength also stagnated. For several years in between, his strength did not improve at all, remaining at the Jonin level. It wasn't until several years had passed that Kakashi's strength improved from Jonin to the level of an Elite Jonin.

In the later stages of the anime, during the Fourth Great Ninja War, Kakashi was basically a liability. When his Sharingan was taken by Madara Uchiha, he didn't even have the strength to resist.

And looking back at Guy, who was far inferior to Kakashi years ago, in those intervening years, Guy trained himself with self-torturous insanity to improve his strength. Sure enough, after several years, Guy's strength finally caught up to Kakashi's, and he also became an Elite Jonin.

From a young age, Guy did not have Kakashi's kind of immense talent, but day after day, year after year, he trained his body in a self-abusive manner, improving his strength as much as he possibly could, gradually gaining the power to surpass Kakashi.

Although Guy always kept saying he wanted to defeat the genius ninja Kakashi, in the later stages of the anime, Guy actually already possessed strength that far surpassed Kakashi's. After opening the Eight Gates, Guy could even suppress Madara Uchiha in his Six Paths state for a time, a feat that countless ninjas couldn't believe, and in that battle, he earned a title—Emperor Guy.

This was also why Orion felt admiration for Guy in his heart. After all, people who work hard and can get back up after falling are all worthy of respect.

Orion couldn't help but walk closer and closer to that training ground, until he was standing right at the edge, watching the various taijutsu techniques and every single movement Guy used in the training ground.

The power of the Leaf Whirlwind and Leaf Strong Wind that Guy used in his training was much greater than mine. Every move he made could generate a powerful force. I carefully watched the movements Guy made.

Sure enough, from the Leaf Whirlwind and Leaf Strong Wind that Guy used, Orion discovered his own shortcomings. The movements Guy used for those two taijutsu were extremely standard, and his speed was incredibly fast. He made two simple taijutsu techniques feel completely different. His speed was also constantly soaring. Right now, my eyes could only barely make out Guy's movements.

But this was more than enough. After watching Guy use these two taijutsu, I also discovered the shortcomings in my own use of them. When I used these two techniques, my movements were not standard enough, my speed was not fast enough, and my method of use was not quite right.

It was only now that Orion knew that these two simple taijutsu could actually reach such a level. Guy truly deserved to be called Konoha's Blue Beast. Although the current Guy had not yet reached the level he had in the anime, just seeing the taijutsu he used now had given me a great harvest.

"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Because the host had an epiphany after watching someone stronger than yourself use taijutsu, the proficiency for the Leaf Whirlwind and Leaf Strong Wind has begun to increase." At this moment, the system's prompt sounded in his head again.

Actually, I had turned off the mental block on my way back, so I could hear the system's prompt now.

But what is this epiphany the system is talking about? Does it mean that the experience I gained from watching Guy use taijutsu was absorbed by me?

"Ding! Leaf Whirlwind Proficiency +10, Leaf Strong Wind Proficiency +10."

"Ding! Leaf Whirlwind Proficiency +10, Leaf Strong Wind Proficiency +10."

"Ding! Leaf Whirlwind Proficiency +10, Leaf Strong Wind Proficiency +10."

"Ding! Leaf Whirlwind Proficiency +10, Leaf Strong Wind Proficiency +10."

Such data continuously flashed in my mind. I didn't know how much proficiency had been added to the Leaf Whirlwind and Leaf Strong Wind in total, but the amount added should be considerable. Forget it, I'll just look at my basic information. I didn't have time to look when I came back; I was too busy rushing.

"System, bring up my basic information."

"Ding! The host's basic information has been displayed."

Soon, the system displayed the basic information before my eyes.

Host Name: Namikaze Orion

Host Gender: Male

Host Chakra Amount: Academy Student. Proficiency: 2000 (Max: 100,000)

Host Ninjutsu: Basic Three Academy Jutsu. Proficiency: 500 (Max: 10,000); Eye of God (Activated) Level: 1. Proficiency: 0 (Max: 10,000); Rotation. Proficiency: 0 (Max: 10,000)

Host Taijutsu: Leaf Whirlwind. Proficiency: 400 (Max: 10,000); Leaf Strong Wind. Proficiency: 400 (Max: 10,000); Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palms. Proficiency: 150 (Max: 10,000)

Host Physical Strength: Genin Level. Proficiency: 850 (Max: 100,000)

Host Sub-Profession: None

This data was a bit unexpected for Orion. He hadn't thought that the proficiency of the Leaf Whirlwind and Leaf Strong Wind would increase so quickly, reaching four hundred points at once. At this rate, wouldn't it only take twenty-five days to max it out?

He didn't know what would happen to these two taijutsu after they were maxed out. But no matter what happened, the increase in their power was beyond doubt. Forget it, I'll talk about this when the time comes and they are maxed out. Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise!

(End of this chapter)