Training

[Kei Uzumaki's POV]

The weeks that followed my training of Water Walking weren't exactly what one called easy. Jin Sensei started training me seriously in most of the Shinobi arts.

Shurikenjutsu, Taijutsu, Chakra Control with elemental manipulation. This training also includes Ninjutsu as a result of my elemental training. Though it was basic Jutsu's that helped with my control over the Affinities I possessed plus 2 from Earth and Fire.

The main thing that I learned, however, was the Kage Bushin. Which was taught to me as a direct result of me failing to create one Bushin.

A regular bushin costs way to little chakra although I have Chunin level Control. The amount of Bushins I make with the smallest amount of chakra I can use for it produces 20 more clones than I want. That is, if I don't try to generate only one, that is. So I was taught a Justu that cost 64X a regular Bushin's amount. Kage Bushin.

You see, Kage Bushin doesn't take half of ones chakra to perform. Nor is it divided equally. This was pointed out by Hiashi during the Chunin Exams. In fact, that was Naruto Controlling his chakra to trick Neji. Neji himself noticed the tactic Naruto used.

It was easy for me to learn, and he had my clones take part in Kenjutsu training with various weapons. Jin Sensei had stolen those weapons from enemy Ninja he had presumably killed. Though he never stated it.

Today was my usual Taijutsu training.

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I quickly ducked under a fist that rapidly approached me before I blocked a left kick with my arm before I stepped back. Allowing me room to breathe for a second. I want on my own offensive.

I started with a jab to the guttural area as a faint for me to leap upwards to hit his throat, in which I was dodged. As soon as I landed. I had to quickly side step a sharpened kick that was aimed at my stomach.

I opened the palm of my hand as I attempted a tiger claw strike before going for a spinning roundhouse kick. He grabbed my leg with haste, but I used my other to quickly perform another spinning roundhouse kick. To which my other leg was let go to block it, but that was a mistake. My body spun around as my feet left the ground, performing a crescent axe kick.

The attack connected with his cheek as he was forced to let me go for a second. I dropped to the floor, but not before I used his solar plexus as a springboard to gain distance.

"Gah." I heard yell out in pain from getting hit in one of the major weaknesses of the human body.

The reason for this is because the solar plexus. Also referred to as the celiac plexus is a bundle of nerves within the human. When it is hit, it easily knocks the wind out of someone due to how a strong blow dealt to it, causes the body to spasm, which makes breathing difficult for a few seconds. This is because the diaphragm is behind it and that it generally causes a lot of pain.

Either way, the second I landed, I dashed forwards with impeccable speed. Raising my arm upwards and tilting it into being just above my head with the palm open almost into a claw like shape. My other arm was towards my other, and both alternated quickly between left and right. My legs followed the same pattern as I started my assault.

I barraged him with rapid strikes that were either blocked or deflected away. I stepped back as I did quick spiralling kicks that were blocked as well. But that wasn't all as I channelled Chakra to my pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi. I brought my left arm upwards into a 45-degree angle where this chakra was sent to into a vertical angle.

"Suichoku kogeki (vertical Strike)." I called out as my fist impacted his abdominal area just above the solar plexus. He grunted in pain from the chakra enhanced attack.

The reason I chose those muscles is because they are the two specific muscles that control the power of a punch. Normally, one would channel their chakra into their fist. However, that wastes chakra, then simply channelling it through the specified muscles.

Granted, the end result was a weaker punch. But it was conserving chakra, and it still increased the strength of a punch tenfold.

You can do something similar with kicks with their own muscles for different types of kicks. For example, an axe kick utilizes the front hip flexors, pelvic muscles, and lower abs. Whilst the push kick utilizes quads, glutes, abs, hip flexors, and lower back muscles.

Every time I perform the chakra attacks. I usually say the name of these specific attacks due to Jin sensei telling me to do so for better concentration.

Though to put it bluntly, the power of a kick comes from flexibility, positioning, or other factors. But this enhancement technique can still be used.

In order to prove my point. My right knuckled hand got into position to perform my personal favourite with my chakra enhanced techniques.

"Kaiten riken (spinning back fist)." I spun with the speed of an aeroplanes propeller as the back of my fist slammed into his hip area, dealing a lot of damage due to the momentum gained through the punch. Yet the chakra stayed as I launched my left leg upwards into a moon like crescent motion, which was grabbed.

I quickly left the ground as I performed a spinning roundhouse kick that impacted his face before he had the chance to react. I felt the hand that gripped my right leg leave as I fell to the ground, and I landed in a perfected form.

Once my legs touched the ground, I manipulated my chakra to enhance specific muscles as I backflipped away.

Knowing that he would counterattack. I cut the flow of chakra to the muscles. I then directed it in a way that would reinforce the durability of my blocks and would also increase my flexibility for dodging.

I moved back as a kick soared through the air, cutting through it easily. A second one came for me from the other leg, to which I moved both arms to block. A jolt of pain coursed throughout my arms as the roundhouse kick connected. I quickly sidestepped another attack that came for me as I began evasive manovres.

Right hook, left straight, crescent axe kick, palm strikes, jab punches. All came for me one after the other as I ducked and weaved through them all. I spotted an opening when his left leg tried a push kick.

Key word tried.

I moved out of the way as I launched my own kick onto the right knee's pressure point. Causing Jin sensei to kneel on one leg. I efficiently guided my chakra to certain muscles in my body.

"KanaKen (Hammer fist)." I said as I slammed a Hammer fist strike into his cheek. I then used the chakra still in my my muscles there for another Kaiten riken that he had barely evaded.

I noticed this earlier, but Jin sensei was wearing weighted clothing to put him onto my level. Granted, I knew he was going to be holding back but to wear clothing for that purpose. I couldn't help but respect his dedication to me.

And how useful he was as a pawn for those reasons.

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[Third-person POV hours later]

A young boy with golden blonde hair and brightly coloured azure eyes. He was performing several punches that weren't as strong as they should be. He, however, was determined to make his sister proud and so kept trying to throw a proper straight punch.

To the side was his sister, who had just recently begun instructing him on how to launch a proper straight punch. She wanted to build his fundamentals before teaching him Jeet Kune Do.

"Good work Naruto remember you have to relax your body, but tense the certain part of your body you are hitting with." She spoke with her normal monotone voice as she advised Naruto to improve in his punches he took her advice to heart.

Jeet Kune Do was developed by Bruce Lee as he believed that normal martial art styles were too rigid and stale. Thus, he took fundamental attacks, movements, and other various techniques and created JKD.

A style that emphasises adaptability and fluid combat manovres that could be used in any situation. It is also meant to be unpredictable as practitioners are taught to fight without telegraphing attacks.

That is why users of the style are much more dangerous than other martial artists. And was the reason why Kei chose this martial art to teach to her brother.

Kei looked at Naruto as she looked up at the orangish purple sky as the evening began to turn over to night. She couldn't help but feel tranquil as she thought.

'This is what freedom feels like from birth, huh?'