Naruto: The Strongest Training System

Chapter 44: Water Walking and Tree Climbing

The morning air in the Konoha ninja village was exceptionally fresh, and breathing it in made one feel physically and mentally refreshed. It was unlike his past life, where everything was smog and the sky was gray. But he supposed he had gradually gotten used to it after living in that environment for a long time.

Orion squeezed through the bustling crowd and walked at a leisurely pace to the training ground he had found yesterday. This was the outskirts of the Konoha ninja village.

Orion walked for about ten minutes and arrived at yesterday's training spot. Due to the weights he was wearing, he was still a little unsteady when he walked, but it was much better than yesterday.

Because it was early morning, there was a lot of dew on the leaves, and the sounds of birds chirping filled the forest. In that small stream, many fish and shrimp were still swimming around. This place was full of vitality, which made his mood even better.

"Alright, this is the place. My training for the near future will be conducted here. Today, I'll start with chakra control training."

Orion walked to the side of that small stream. The fish and shrimp in the water were startled by me and quickly swam away.

After walking to the side of the stream, Orion immediately closed his eyes and tried to control his chakra, directing it to the soles of his feet. After channeling the chakra to his feet, he slowly took a step towards the stream.

Orion extended a single foot and stepped onto the water. Because he had already channeled chakra to the bottom of his foot, his foot did not sink when it touched the water but floated on the surface.

"So this is water walking? It feels pretty good, and it seems quite simple. Could it be that I'm a genius with a strong talent for chakra control?" Orion thought to himself idly.

Soon, his second foot also stepped onto the small stream.

"Splash."

Suddenly, having failed to control his chakra well, Orion's entire foot plunged into the water. Some water even splashed onto his face. The early morning stream water was very cold, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Orion reached out his hand, wiped the stream water from his face, and looked helplessly at his pants, which were already soaked, and his wet shoes. "If I had known, I would have taken off my shoes before starting the water-walking training. Then my shoes wouldn't have gotten wet."

"It seems that this basic training that ninjas must practice, water walking, is not as simple as I thought. One moment of carelessness and I couldn't control the amount of chakra, and my foot went right into the water."

But when Orion thought back to his past life watching the Naruto anime, it seemed that both Sasuke and Naruto took several days to successfully master it. Since those two protagonists took so long, his talent probably wasn't too bad.

"Ding! Host failed at water walking. Chakra Control +5." (Max value: 10,000)

Damn, the system can even turn water walking into a proficiency process? And I can even increase my proficiency after failing? If failure gives five proficiency points, then success must give even more. At this rate, it probably won't be long before that 'Chakra Control' reaches its maximum value.

Thinking like this, he gave himself some encouragement. Orion then patiently tried again dozens of times.

Time passed slowly amidst the water-walking training. At this time, the sun had slowly climbed to the very top of the sky. Under the sunlight, the temperature of this place began to rise slowly.

Although there were many towering old trees here, they couldn't completely block the sun's rays. There were always traces of sunlight that sprinkled down on Orion through the gaps in the leaves.

Before long, Orion's body began to sweat, and small beads of sweat also appeared on his forehead.

"Finally, I succeeded!" After an unknown number of failures, he was finally able to control his chakra well enough to stand steadily on the surface of the small stream with both legs. This feeling was different from standing on the ground; it was like stepping on something soft.

Although it was still very difficult to control, he was already able to truly stand on the surface of the water. This made Orion very excited.

Orion learned from the system that his chakra control proficiency had already reached over three thousand. He estimated that if this chakra control proficiency reached its maximum value, then his chakra control should no longer have any excess consumption.

And in the original anime, Sakura, who had very strong chakra control, also spent a lot of time mastering this. He hadn't expected to succeed so quickly, to be able to use chakra to stand steadily on the water's surface so soon.

After being able to stand successfully on the water's surface, Orion walked on the water for a while longer. But because he had just mastered it and his proficiency was not high, there were several times when he almost fell into the stream.

But as long as he successfully learned that kind of chakra control, his proficiency also became higher and higher. Orion became more and more skilled at walking on water. From a distance, it looked as if he was walking on flat ground.

After familiarizing himself with the basic training of water walking, Orion walked ashore and used his chakra to dry his soaking wet pants and shoes.

After drying his shoes and pants, he prepared to try tree climbing, a training that could improve his chakra control ability. But after having skillfully mastered water walking, facing the similar task of tree climbing didn't feel very difficult.

Tree climbing was more or less the same as water walking. Both involved channeling chakra to the soles of the feet. But with tree climbing, you used your feet to adhere to the tree as you walked up. As long as you didn't fall, it was considered a success.

Orion walked to a tree that was about five or six meters high. The principle of water walking and tree climbing was the same: release chakra to the bottom of the feet, and it acts like a suction cup, sticking to the tree.

Soon, he began his first attempt at tree climbing. On the first try, Orion was able to easily climb from the bottom of the tree to the very top. Orion was not surprised that he could successfully climb to the top of the tree so quickly.

To be able to master the use of chakra for water walking and tree climbing so quickly, most of the credit probably goes to the system. No matter if I fail or succeed, the system will increase my chakra control proficiency. It's just that failure adds less proficiency, while successfully standing on the water increases the proficiency very quickly.

Another small part is also due to my own efforts. The system is just an aid to make it easier for me to become a powerhouse. If I don't work hard at training, even if the system is heaven-defying, it can't help me become one.

After successfully climbing to the top of the tree, Orion climbed several more times. Each time he climbed the tree, he could increase his chakra control proficiency by a lot.

"System, how much is my chakra control proficiency now?"

"Ding! Currently, the Chakra Control proficiency has reached 5,100 points."

"It's already reached 5,100 points? It seems I can directly max out this chakra control proficiency today. I wonder if the system will give me some kind of bonus after it's maxed out."

Orion thought idly. After all, he had played a lot of games in his past life and knew that generally, when something's proficiency reached its maximum value, there would be some rewards. He just didn't know if this system would give any rewards.

(End of this chapter)