Chapter 33: Sakura and the Adamantine Fist
My luck wasn't bad.
As soon as I left home in the afternoon, near a restaurant, I spotted Sakura sitting on a concrete bench, sighing with her hands on her face.
She was wearing a beige long-sleeved t-shirt, dark gray spandex shorts up to her knees, and dark gray shinobi sandals. Her long, bright pink hair was tied up by a strip of fabric on the top of her head, holding her bangs so they wouldn't fall on her forehead.
Her legs swung gently, indicating that she was lost in thought, with a downcast expression.
As I approached her, I noticed that she was distracted, murmuring something without noticing me even though I was only a few meters away from her.
"Sakura," I called to her.
"Mm?" She seemed confused, as if she were hallucinating, looking around until her large, teary green eyes fixed on me, looking surprised by my presence. "Aizen?"
"Good afternoon." I smiled slightly, sitting next to her, I asked, "Why are you so down? Can you tell me?"
She didn't answer for a few seconds, as if she were fighting an internal battle. Then, she opened her trembling lips and spoke slowly, "Aizen... Do you think I'm weak and pitiful?"
"No, forget what I asked!" She waved her hands open in my direction, as if she regretted the question.
"In fact, I don't think so." I replied, "To me, you're strong and not pitiful at all."
A surprised look came over her face. She blinked a few times, stopped waving her hands, and looked at me hopefully. "Really, really, do you think so?"
"Yes, it's true." I smiled gently.
"Phew." She put her hand on her chest and sighed in relief.
I could tell by the sparkle in her eyes that internally she was celebrating.
While talking to her, I summoned the book and looked for her page.
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Name: Sakura Haruno
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Talent: High
Strength: 73/88
Agility: 79/81
Speed: 79/81
Endurance: 54/59
Mental Strength: 97/100
Skill: 89/90
Chakra: 89/90
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Chakra Nature: [Fire Style], [Water Style], [Earth Style], [Yin Style], [Yang Style]
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"In fact, if you want, you can become much stronger," I said with a mysterious smile.
When she heard this, Sakura grabbed my hand and asked, "How?"
With her current attributes, I knew she could start learning the Adamantine Fist technique.
Although I had never tried to use this technique, I still remember how to do it from the anime. I had some confidence that I could use it if I wanted to.
Instead of answering, I quickly made the hand seals: Dog → Snake → Ram → Sheep. Soon, my hand began to glow in neon green.
"See this?" I asked, showing my hand before standing up.
"Mm." She nodded, curious, watching what I was trying to do.
In the next moment, I forced my hand against the ground, and cracks began to appear.
"Kyahh!"
Sakura screamed in fright, and I stopped.
Making new seals, I leveled the ground with Wind Style. It wasn't perfect, but it was better than leaving it as it was.
I turned to her and said, "Did you see that? Do you want to learn?"
She nodded in agreement, like a chicken pecking at corn.
"Then, let's change location," I suggested with a small smile. "How about we go to a training area?"
An ecstatic look came over Sakura's face. "Alright, we can do that!"
Seeing her like this, I smiled a bit. I knew it didn't take much to motivate her, but I wanted a better reward, so I couldn't stop there.
Walking together, we went to the most secluded training area.
On the way, I talked a lot with Sakura, explaining the technique's process and the seals needed to execute it.
She was a good student; as I spoke, she paid attention and could replicate almost everything with great skill. It's no wonder her mental strength and skill are high compared to others her age.
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Aizen and Sakura arrived at the village's most secluded training area.
"I'll do it!" Sakura said with determination, striking a pose with clenched fists and arms bent upwards.
Her voice was sweet like cotton candy, and her eyes closed in a crescent shape. She was adorable.
Aizen smiled at her seeing her like this. His gentle eyes made him seem kind.
Sakura seemed to notice his smile and was affected; in an instant, a visible blush spread across her face and neck. She lowered her head as several thoughts began to pass through her mind.
'Take that, Ino, now I'm alone with Aizen and he's going to train me personally... In the end, love triumphed!' She thought, full of enthusiasm, but without letting it show.
Aizen's face displayed a warm smile as he said, "Very well, Sakura. Let's begin, I'll show you how it's done again and you try to replicate."
Soon, Aizen's expression turned serious. Slowly, he made hand seals for Sakura to see, and soon his hand was surrounded by blue chakra.
"Thanks to precise and meticulous chakra control, the user concentrates their chakra in their hands or feet and releases it all at once, increasing their physical strength hundreds of times and making them capable of finishing off extremely powerful opponents." Aizen said slowly. "When hit by this technique, the victim can have their bones broken, organs damaged, or even die."
Sakura swallowed nervously.
"Pay attention." Aizen said, then without holding back, he thrust a chakra-infused strike into the ground.
"BOOM!"
A very loud explosive sound echoed!
In the next instant, the ground began to crack open, creating a huge fissure.
Sakura, very frightened, backed away immediately, her face paling.
If she had any doubt before, she didn't anymore. It was simply a very powerful technique.
Will she really be able to learn it?
Of course, even without knowing if she would be able to learn it in such a short time, she was willing to try. At least, she felt something inside her chest, making her heart beat faster, as if she was finally going in the right direction.
What moved her the most was who was teaching her. Looking at Aizen, she thought that, now, although a little scared by such a demonstration of power, he seemed very cool.
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Please, don't forget to drop at least 1 Power Stone, it motivates me a lot!
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