4 asura body art

Chapter 4: Asura Body Art

It was said that Asura Otsutsuki, the second son of Otsutsuki Hagoromo, the Sage of Six path has created a technique that would allow the user to possess bodies on par with the gods.

Asura gained a remarkably powerful life-force and physical energy from practicing this technique. Due to this, he had tremendous stamina and resilience, enough to single-handedly and with no rest dig a massive hole in search of water for years during one of his mission.

Indestructible bodies, possession of boundless strength, having a speed faster than sound and having an ability to fix broken bones in minutes. Legend said that by practicing this ninjutsu to the highest level, it is even possible to regenerate your limbs and heart even after it was chopped into many tiny pieces and run in the speed of light .

"Heh, to think that I need to practice this technique from scratch this time." Naruto lamented.

In his previous life, as the reincarnation of Asura, Naruto received this technique directly from the Sage of six path. His body is automatically reinforced by the power whenever he activates his Six Path Sage Mode. Sadly, the reinforcement is not permanent and would only works when the mode was active. Moreover, the power is only half as strong as Asura in his full power.

Naruto was curious. "I wonder if I can have a physical body as powerful as that Asura old man this time around?"

'Asura Body Art' is a body strengthening technique refined by Asura during his youth with the help of his father and his brother hamura. Originally, Asura was very untalented and showed no special progress in his training when compared to his genius older brother, Indra.

Later however, he proved himself to be a late-bloomer after going through years of grueling hard work and dedication. He suddenly developed tremendous skill and awakened a body with incredible power. This ultimately made him on par with might and prowess of Indra.

There were three level of 'Asura Body Art' technique. The first level is tempering the bones. After that is tempering the flesh and finally tempering of the blood.

Naruto focused on tempering his bones first before anything else because the bones is what formed the core of the body. There was a total of three level to cultivating one's bones according the technique. They were namely 'jade Bone', 'Silver Bone', and lastly the 'Golden Bone'.

According to what he learned from the memory he inherited, when one had trained his bones into 'Golden Bone', his bones will be coated with a golden color and become indestructible.

The body bone structure was the foundation for all taijutsu users, and it determined one's future. A person blessed with a good bone structure was able to achieve much more with less effort whereas a person with inferior bone structure would find his future achievements in taijutsu limited.

In his previous life, due to his ignorance and lack of guidance from the adults, he wasted his growing years and missed the optimal age for tempering one's bones. In the end, no matter how hard he trained and how much guidance he received, he was still limited by that. Eventually, when he became the Hokage, he found himself unable to improve on his taijutsu no matter how hard he had trained.

This was a great regret to Naruto. His failure in his previous life also had something to do with this. He thought that if he got a good understanding in taijutsu, he can at least fight in the war even longer and save more people even when he had run out of chakra.

In this life, when he got a chance to start anew, Naruto could finally make up for this regret of his. With the 'Asura Body Art', he would be able to break the limits of his previous life and reach even greater heights!

Boom!

Naruto rested for a moment before punching outward. Along with this punch, a burning wave gushed from Naruto's mouth downward, spreading to the rest of his body.

Footwork, palm strikes, body bending, and stretching. What Naruto was practicing was no ordinary punching technique. Rather, he looked like a dragon which was stretching its body on the ground.

'Asura Body Art' was a skill that control the pumping of one's blood to guide an external chakra source within the body so as to stimulate the acupoints within one's body, thus changing the physique of a shinobi.

Thus, even though the 'Asura Body Art' was in no way an earth-shaking ultimate skill, and it didn't bring a shinobi the ability to flip mountains and part oceans, Naruto still valued it highly.

Peng!

In the blink of an eye, Naruto's right hand converted from a fist to a palm and he advanced forward. His movements resembled the motion of a ferocious dragon descending from the sky. Suddenly, another fist whipped outward and a sonic boom sounded in the air. A powerful might gushed forward into the space before Naruto.

This move was called Dragon Fist!

The core to practicing Dragon Fist was for one to comprehend the movement of a dragon. This single movement carried 28 bones and 64 muscles throughout the entire body along with it, creating a small gap within one's body that allowed the essence of the chakra to flow through it, making it much easier to open the hidden acupoints on one's body.

The techniques were build around three different movement set, the 'Dragon Fist', 'Dragon Tail Whip', and 'Dragon Claw'. However the greatest problem with practicing this three set of movements was that if one's movements were not sufficiently precise and accurate, or if one failed to fully comprehend the rhythm behind a dragon's movement, not only would they be unable to open up a pathway for the chakra to flow through, they might even damage the muscles and bones throughout the entire body.

It could even be said that unless one was adept in it, training such a technique hastily would break ones body.

However, Naruto was different. Even though he is only ten-year-old and his current strength is pathetic, he was still a Hokage in the past who was at that time hailed as the strongest shinobi in the world. It was easy for Naruto to figure out the essence of such as level of 'Asura Body Art', so he was able to bypass this problem.

"Weird…"

As he continued practicing, he abruptly paused and stopped. For some reason, Naruto felt that his movements were exceptionally easy while practicing the 'Dragon movement sets' this time. This was no longer just a matter of difficulty. Rather, his fists felt as though water melding within a river and his body felt as though it was simply moving along with the current.

Naruto understood his condition well. Previously, he had been living day after day aimlessly while making trouble for the villagers and skipping classes.

Logically speaking, after not having any training for such a long time, he should be finding the training difficult. Yet, Naruto did not feel this way. Not only that, the sensation of becoming one with the skill wasn't something a shinobi of his level should be able to possess.

A moment after this thought flashed across his head, Naruto shook his head and dumped the thought in the back of his mind.

It wasn't the time to be thinking about such matters. Naruto turned and his foot stepped outward again. This movement was called 'Dragon Tail Whip'. Even though his feet hadn't left the ground, the fist from Naruto felt extremely nimble. His posture was in place, his fist and hands were in place, and the sight looked as though a real dragon was whipping his tail.

"Dragon Tail Whip!"

"Dragon Claw!"

…

Naruto's movements were connected, as though a dragon traversing across the heavens. Every single movement was difficult and required one to have precise control over their muscles and bones. Through the 'Asura Body Art', Naruto displayed a set of carefree and elegant movements. Forceful, but at the same time, nimble.

The riverside was silent, and no one was around. Naruto continued to practice the 'Asura Body Art' alone.

Time slowly passed. Naruto had already ordered his clones to keep watch on the surrounding so that no one was to interrupt his practice. Thus, he was granted tranquility and freedom.

Naruto could feel his entire body growing hotter and hotter. The strength of his entire body was also increasing steadily.

"This technique is formidable alright. My body feels way stronger and lighter after training for a few hours. I wonder how strong I would be after I completely mastered this technique?"

Naruto thought as he executed the 'Dragon fist', followed by 'Dragon tail whip' and 'Dragon claw' repeatedly.

After an unknown period, Naruto finally opened his eyes.

"Huh?"

Looking at the sun that still hung high up in the sky, Naruto smiled cheerfully.

"Not bad! I'm only just a step off from reaching 'jade Bone' level! If I work harder these few days, I should be able to step into the next level."

Naruto nodded his head in delight. The benefits from training the 'Asura Body Art' with a young and growing body was much greater than he had expected.

"Of the three tiers of bones, the first tier, the 'jade bone' level were fundamental. One could only be considered as a true taijutsu user when reaching jade bone stage. By then, one's bones would generate an imbuing sensation which would then evolve to become a chakra reserve point. By cultivating it and nourishing it, one would grow stronger and stronger.

For the next few days, Naruto continue to train at the riverside without anyone interrupting him. He only stopped his training to eat and taking a nap. To prevent himself from getting bored during training, he keeps on chatting with Kurama in his mindscape, torturing the poor fox until he was roaring loudly for Naruto to get lost.

In his previous life, Naruto used to slack off frequently. In this one however, he was incomparably focused and serious about his training.

Boom!

Three days later, while Naruto was still practicing the three movement sets from the 'Asura Body Art', his body suddenly jolted, as though a furious wave had crashed onto a shore and broke through a dam. Naruto felt an invisible shackle being broken and a feeling of lightness gushed over his entire body.

Naruto could clearly sense that his strength had increased significantly.

"Success!"

He could sense an energy being generated from within the marrow of his bones. And his body seems to grow sturdier and stronger.

"I think my current body speed might be on par with Bushy Brow during the Chunin exam without the weights. And I'm only ten years old this year."

Feeling the warm chakra circulating in his body, Naruto clenched his fist in agitation.

This wasn't the first time Naruto has succeeded in training a ninjutsu and compared to his earth-shattering power in his previous life, it was not worth mentioning at all. However, to Naruto, it carried great significance.

He had finally accomplished something that he wasn't able to do in his previous life. At 10-year-old, the optimal age for tempering one's bones, he created a solid foundation!

In his previous life, he wasted his time doing pranks and playing around. His previous body was so weak that he could not defeat that teme Sasuke even once during the hand in hand combat practice.

Watching the sky, while feeling the gentle breeze on his training site, Naruto smiled brightly while taking a deep breath.

He still didn't have any idea whether he would be able to bypass his previous limits, but at the very least, the possibility of it existed now.