The Sandaime did not directly talk about the breathing method, but picked up the chili pellets and said with a smile:
"It's not like I haven't seen chili powder made into ninja tools before."
"But that is at most a small trick used by hooligans. It has little effect on ninjas whose physiques are much stronger than those of ordinary people."
"I didn't expect that you could improve it to this extent, Hideki..."
Hideki said modestly: "I was just lucky. When I was looking for puppet materials in the Konoha Forest, I happened to find this incredibly spicy Dragon Flame Pepper."
"Dragon Flame Chili... it really lives up to its reputation."
The Sandaime guessed that this must have been named in tribute to his most proud Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet, and the remaining depression in his heart finally dissipated.
Then he asked:
"Hideki, do you have a lot of these pepper bombs in stock? I want to buy a batch and take them to the front line to see how they work in actual combat."
"Of course that's no problem."
Hideki nodded, and at the same time, in his heart, mourned for his enemy for a second.
He then added:
"But this is just a small trick after all. The enemy will have a countermeasure after suffering a few losses."
"Masks, wind jutsu, or even using chakra to temporarily isolate oneself are all effective methods."
"So I suggest using it only at critical moments at the beginning to achieve the greatest results."
"And we must also take all precautions to avoid accidents like the one just now..."
The Sandaime, who still didn't dare to sit down, nodded repeatedly with deep emotion.
"Don't worry, I will tell the frontline personnel about this."
So the two of them finally got to the point.
The Sandaime sighed and said:
"I have discussed the promotion of the breathing method with the Hyuga clan several times in the past few days, but we still cannot reach a consensus..."
"oh?"
Hideki raised his eyebrows and said, "This should be a win-win situation. What is the problem?"
"Is the Hyuga clan asking too much?"
The Sandaime shook his head helplessly and said,
"It's not about the price, but... they hope to lead the promotion of the breathing method and the subsequent development work..."
…
At the same time, in the Hyuga clan's territories, in the patriarch's mansion.
In a dimly lit dormitory filled with the smell of medicine.
"Father, it's time to take your medicine."
Hyuga Hiashi was kneeling respectfully in front of the mattress and speaking to the old man lying in bed in front of him.
Hyuga Hizashi knelt behind him with his eyes lowered.
The thin old man is named Hyuga Hinata, and he is the current patriarch of the Hyuga clan.
With the help of Hiashi, he sat up straight, coughed a few times and said:
"What happened in Konoha just now? Why is there so much noise?"
"It's just a farce."
Hiashi said casually, then handed a bowl of black medicinal soup to his father.
After the other party finished drinking slowly, he got to the point:
"Father, the conditions given by the Hokage for the promotion plan of the breathing method are already quite good."
"Every clan member who participates in the plan will receive a salary equivalent to that of a special jonin, without having to face any danger."
"And this will also greatly increase the influence of our Hyuga clan in Konoha."
"It can be said that it is a hundred benefits for us and no harm. I don't think it is necessary to fight for dominance for false reputation..."
"Cough cough cough…"
Hyuga Hinata wanted to speak, but she couldn't help coughing first.
Hiashi hurriedly rubbed his back to help him calm down, while Hizashi looked worried but did not come forward.
After finally getting his breath back in order, Hinata shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"Hiashi, it seems you are still too naive."
"You actually thought that I wanted to take the lead in this plan because I didn't want the Hyuga clan to obey the command of a civilian ninja."
Isn't it?
Hiashi wondered.
You know, the other elders have strong opinions on this.
"Hokage-sama, are you trying to bribe us with money? This is an insult to our Hyuga clan!"
They wanted to loudly rebuke the Hokage's messenger, but the Hokage gave them too much...
Hiashi thought his father was just being more stubborn, or trying to raise his reward.
Otherwise, it is mainly aimed at civilian ninjas, and needs to be combined with a breathing method that changes its nature. It has little meaning for the Hyuga clan, and it will be of no use to gain the leading position in its development.
Hinata waited for a moment, and seeing that Hiashi still hadn't understood, he shook his head with some regret, and then said meaningfully:
"The potential of this breathing method is higher than you think, Hiashi..."
"Perhaps the opportunity for our Hyuga clan to make further progress lies in this breathing method."
Hiashi and Hizashi both looked incredulous, wondering if their father had become confused due to illness.
Hinata sighed,
"The young man who can develop this technique is indeed a rare genius among the common people."
"It's a pity that he is short-sighted because of his humble background..."
"His method of combining breathing techniques with nature changes is doomed to fail..."
When Hiashi and Hizashi heard this, they gradually realized what their father wanted to say...
Only to hear Hinata continue:
"Use wind chakra to enhance breathing ability, and use water chakra to speed up blood circulation. Perhaps we can use chakra of other attributes to strengthen various parts of the body later..."
"These are indeed good ideas."
"Although it is possible to achieve similar effects with normal chakra, not every ninja has the level of chakra control we have."
"So being able to achieve this effect by taking advantage of the change in properties is indeed commendable."
"However, even if we do this, it will only increase the scope of application of the breathing method from Genin to Chunin level."
"If we want to continue in this direction, we will have to face a huge difficulty."
"That means you have to run chakras of different attributes in your body at the same time..."
"The difficulty of changing properties is not low. It requires full concentration to complete it successfully."
"Even Sarutobi Hiruzen, who is known as the Ninja Doctor, can only perform his so-called Five Styles Elemental Jutsus through Shadow Clones."
"Even for exceptional geniuses, they can only run two or three types of chakra in their bodies at the same time, and they will often involuntarily fuse them into a new escape technique..."
"So combining one or two changes in properties is probably the upper limit of the breathing method in this area."
"Unless someone can multitask, this road is a dead end!"
Hearing this, Hiashi couldn't help but nodded slightly.
In fact, he had similar ideas, but they were not as profound as his father's.
But he still has many questions:
"Father, even without the help of nature changes, there are still great limitations in achieving these effects through ordinary chakra."
"That means you have to rely on your own chakra control to control it, and you have to practice hard for a long time to make it become an instinct."
"But with such talent and qualifications, you will definitely achieve greater success in other fields."
"In the final analysis, the breathing method is just a side method that Kimura Hideki used to make up for the lack of qualifications of civilian ninjas by strengthening the various systems of the body to assist in the transportation of chakra."
"The more developed the meridian system, the less effective the breathing techniques will be."
"Even with the perfect breathing method that can strengthen the body, the amount of chakra in the body can only reach the level of an ordinary ninja genius at most."
"I really don't see that it has the potential you mentioned, father."
Hinata Hirin smiled slightly and said:
"Indeed, the increase in chakra brought by the breathing method is not obvious to us ninjas."
"But what I really care about is not this at all, but the training effect on the body, especially the internal organs, during the practice of breathing method."
"Hiashi, you know that the reason why the Gentle Fist is so famous in the ninja world is because it attacks the internal organs that are difficult to train."
"Once even the internal organs are fully exercised, the human body will be completely flawless."
"In this way, perhaps some things that originally seemed crazy can be realized..."
After that, Hinata took out a scroll from under the pillow and handed it to Hiashi.
Hiashi took it and saw four big characters written on it:
Eight Gates of Chakra...
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