"Chakra is an important factor in determining the combat effectiveness of ninjas. It is closely related to physical strength and can also form ninjutsu. With the same ninjutsu, if you can save one point more chakra than the enemy, you may win." Shikamaru said solemnly.
Konohamaru, who listened with a serious expression on his face, said: "Squandering chakra in battle is the way to death!"
This is a relatively remote training ground, located deep in the woods. There are only a few crude tree stumps in the open space. At this time, Shikamaru is taking Konohamaru to train here. Since he has agreed to Konohamaru's request,
Shikamaru didn't intend to be perfunctory. The contact and guidance some time before the Chunin Exams had already made him understand Konohamaru's potential and that he was a malleable talent, so he had this targeted guidance.
"Judging from your current age, your body has not fully grown yet. It is the time to lay the foundation. I will teach you the 'Rasengan', but before that..." Shikamaru extinguished Konoha with one sentence.
With a look of excitement on Maru's face, he said: "You must have chakra control capabilities far beyond those of your peers!"
Shikamaru gestured to Konohamaru, walked to a big tree not far away, and formed a seal with one hand. With Shikamaru's current chakra control ability, he could actually mobilize chakra even without forming a seal.
The feet are condensed, but it is still easier to form handprints.
The so-called mudra are the auxiliary movements that ninjas need to use when practicing and using ninjutsu. Legend has it that they were created by the Sage of Six Paths. Shikamaru had studied yoga in his previous life, so he was exposed to tantric mudra because of his interest. This was at that time
In the era of information explosion, it is a very common thing.
The nine-character mantra hand seals of ninjas - Lin, Bing, Fight, All, Formation, Line, Forward, and Line - are actually derived from Tantric Buddhism, and in this Naruto world, the ninja's hand seal system is exactly the same as Shikamaru's previous life.
In the previous life, it was said that tantric hand seals had special power, symbolizing special wishes and karma, so that they could produce the dual power of body and will. Of course, given that Shikamaru had not seen anyone with magical powers other than liars in his previous life,
This statement is that the benevolent sees benevolence and the wise see wisdom.
However, in this world, because of the possession of chakra, the emergence of this hand seal is no less important than the invention of gunpowder by humans in Shikamaru's previous life.
Cooperating with hand seals can improve one's control over chakra, lower the threshold for using chakra, and find opportunities for humans to better utilize the power of chakra.
Before the Six Paths Sage used hand seals to change the nature of chakra, the use of chakra was crude and primitive. Taking tailed beasts as an example, the strongest move is the tailed beast cannon. There is almost no change at all. It purely relies on its own huge chakra.
Crush the enemy.
But compared to monsters like the Ten-Tails, humans, even the Sage of Six Paths, probably have no chance of winning in terms of chakra amount.
Wisdom, and the skills derived from it, are the most powerful aspects of human beings.
The Sage of Six Paths, who was born as a monk, creatively invented the use of hand seals to change chakra attributes, thereby creating the "Ninjutsu" system. Compared with aliens who are born with powerful chakra, human beings have the ability to compete.
This is also where the title of the ancestor of Ninjutsu comes from. Except for extremely special secret techniques, all the hand seals required for mainstream Ninjutsu are derived from the creation of the Sage of Six Paths. He certainly deserves this title, otherwise why would he?
It takes one person to create thousands of ninjutsus, but can he use all of them!?
To put it bluntly, mudra is a technique of using chakra. It is a method that the talented Six Paths Immortal found to fill the gap for humans who have insufficient physique and insufficient potential.
Apart from the changes in the nature of chakra, when using chakra in normal times, mudra can reduce the difficulty, but if the iron core is not used, it is not impossible. It is just a matter of ability.
It is understandable that Shikamaru explained the chakra control techniques to Konohamaru so solemnly.
Ninjas who are proficient in chakra control skills can use the same ninjutsu more quickly. In some ninjutsu that do not involve changes in the nature of chakra, once you are proficient, you can use it with fewer seals or even no seals, such as teleportation.
Techniques, substitute techniques, etc., this line of difference makes the difference. In life and death fights, life and death are often decided immediately. It is not just the merit of being able to better conserve physical strength.
Going back to the source and pursuing chakra itself is something that can only be done after possessing an extremely large amount of chakra. Just say that Shikamaru's current amount of chakra is barely enough to use the Rasengan many times, let alone research.
Like the tailed beast cannon, it's a purely quantitative technique.
Shikamaru should not think about moves with no technical content such as the Otama Rasengan. Instead, he should consider using nature changes or chakra control skills to increase the power of ninjutsu.
After Shikamaru completed the seal, he raised his right leg and stepped on the tree trunk. After a slight pause, he did the same with the other leg without stopping. He walked steadily on the tree trunk for a few steps, and then hung upside down on the big tree.
On the branch, he crossed his arms and looked at Konohamaru.
Konohamaru was dumbfounded by Shikamaru's actions that seemed to defy gravity. As the grandson of Hiruzen Sarutobi, he had seen all kinds of high-level ninjas and knew that ninjas and ninjutsu were enough to do many things that went against common sense.
Tree walking is not an advanced skill, he has witnessed it before.
But at such a close distance, with Shikamaru showing it in a slow and casual manner, as if there was no difference between walking on a tree trunk and walking on the ground, it really shocked Konohamaru even more.
"It is difficult to gather chakra on your feet. When you can gather chakra on them without forming seals and walk on the trees, I will teach you the two ninjutsus of Rasengan and Shunshenjutsu." Shikamaru
He said to Konohamaru with a smile on the tree.
In the final analysis, Rasengan and Shunjin are just ninjutsu. The ability to control chakra is fundamental. As long as Konohamaru can meet his requirements, he will learn Rasengan and Shunju in just a few days.
It can be done, and it will be very convenient when learning other ninjutsu in the future.
On the other hand, if Shikamaru teaches Konohamaru the Rasengan from the beginning, although he can also practice chakra control skills, how long will it take for Konohamaru to learn this ninjutsu that consumes chakra and is not easy?
? He is not like Naruto, who has an amazing squandering of chakra. A-level ninjutsu like the Rasengan can be practiced non-stop for a whole day until his right hand becomes numb and almost loses consciousness. Konohamaru only needs to train it a few times.
, you can squander all the chakra, and then you can no longer conduct other training.
Shikamaru's goal is to lay all the foundations for Konohamaru before he graduates from the ninja school at the age of twelve. By then, no matter how he learns any ninjutsu, he will have a unique advantage and make rapid progress. Combined with his own talents, in the short term
You can leave your peers behind within a few seconds.
After Konohamaru heard Shikamaru's words, he walked to the big tree where Shikamaru was, placed his hands unconsciously by his side, and concentrated on controlling chakra, trying to make it flow to his feet.
Seeing this, Shikamaru burst into laughter and said loudly: "You don't have to try to control chakra without forming seals from the beginning."
"The first step is to use hand seals to let chakra flow to your feet, and control the amount of chakra until you can gather all the weight of your body without hurting the tree." Shikamaru said to Konohamaru: "If
Once you can do this, try doing sit-ups on a tree trunk!"
"Sit-ups?" Konohamaru repeated slightly confused.
"This can exercise your strength and improve your chakra control ability." Shikamaru walked to the tree trunk and explained to Konohamaru while bending down and raising his upper body.
If this movement is rotated ninety degrees, it will be like a simple bending on the ground. But at this time, Shikamaru's body is parallel to the ground and the center of gravity is shifted. Not only the strength of the waist is required, but also the muscles of the lower limbs such as the calves and thighs must be tightened.
, is not simple.
Because you need to be distracted and have to pull the center of gravity and strength during the movement, it is also a big challenge for the chakra to absorb the tree trunk under your feet. If you are not careful, if the chakra is not transported in place, you may fall from the tree.
"Practice it yourself first!" Shikamaru jumped up from the tree trunk, landed on the ground, and said to Konohamaru.
"Brother Shikamaru, what are you going to do?" Konohamaru heard this and walked to the big tree. While forming seals with his hands to mobilize chakra, he turned around and asked Shikamaru.
Shikamaru smiled slightly when he heard this, his eyes flashed, and he whispered: "I'm going to catch the mouse!"