Deep in the land of snow, on a desolate ice plain, endless cold winds howl and sweep across.
As the sun rose, Hyuga Kaze opened his eyes, his gaze gentle and clear, seemingly containing boundless mystery.
Last night, he and Hong were about to make love. However, at the most crucial moment, Hong suddenly barged into their little world.
The atmosphere at the scene was incredibly awkward. The group stared at each other for a while in the dreamy starry sky setting.
In the end, it was Red who reacted first.
She pulled away from Hinata Kaze's embrace, straightened her disheveled clothes, walked to Anko's side, gently took her hand, and then turned to say, "Kaze, you should go back first. Tonight, I'm having a late-night chat with Anko and her sister."
Her red eyes revealed apology and helplessness. She was too embarrassed to say "I'll make it up to you next time," but her eyes clearly conveyed that meaning.
Hinata Kaze looked at the two of them, feeling a mix of emotions, and in the end, he could only leave helplessly.
The atmosphere with Kurenai was too good before, and Hinata Kaze seemed very angry.
For some inexplicable reason, Hinata Kaze was unwilling to go to Mikoto at that time. So, he chose to train in the coldest place in the Land of Snow.
To calm his turbulent emotions, Hyuga Kaze did not choose to practice Baguazhang or circulate chakra, but instead practiced the most basic Baguazhang technique, Yin-Yang Mixed Yuan Stance.
Overnight, listening to the howling wind and snow and the desolate sound of snowflakes falling to the ground, Hyuga Kaze felt his mind gradually become clear and peaceful, and the arrogance and complacency he had recently caused by his rampage in Konoha were swept away.
That night, he gained a deeper understanding of the Yin-Yang Hunyuan stance, achieving a unified body, mind, and Qi, and gaining stronger control over his own body and mind.
Taking a deep breath, Hinata Kaze began to summarize his insights from the previous night.
After a night of reflection, he grasped the essence of sincerity. It wasn't about being honest with others, but about being honest with one's own heart.
Baguazhang emphasizes using the eight trigrams to interpret the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth, embodying a grand ambition and aspiration that the entire universe is contained within a single palm. How can someone who dares not truly confront their own inner self possibly master it!
This doesn't mean that one must be righteous and kind like a saint to practice Baguazhang. In fact, even those who commit evil and bloodshed can master Baguazhang.
However, practitioners must understand their own hearts: what they hold onto, what they desire, and what they are willing to sacrifice...
Hinata Kaze asked himself honestly, and he answered that his initial attraction to Kurenai and Mikoto was purely lust, and he almost used coaxing and deception to get them. However, after spending time with them, he felt a sense of affection and warmth, and he was reluctant to let go.
However, given his personality, he would never risk his life for the two of them or stage any melodramatic scenes; he would only try his best to be good to them within his capabilities.
For the "Wind, Flowers, and Light Snow" event, transactions are the most common activity.
Hinata Seika initially had a childhood friendship with him. Later, after his strength was revealed, Seika's feelings for him became mostly admiration.
Hinata Kaze decided that from now on, if she meets a girl she likes, she should make things clear before starting a relationship.
I am inherently greedy, and Baguazhang is not a martial art that promotes purity and detachment from desires.
If he continues to train, soon there will be nothing in the ninja world that can restrain him, so he must have a moral compass in his heart and know what to do and what not to do.
After sorting things out, Hinata Kaze's mind became clear, and he felt that the mirror of his heart had become much clearer, naturally giving him a sense of communion with heaven and earth.
Under these circumstances, Hyuga Kaze's chakra began to circulate spontaneously, and he clearly sensed the complex and violent natural energy in the void.
The seemingly overwhelming and boundless natural energy felt somewhat thin and lacking in depth in the sense of the Hyuga wind, which felt very strange.
At that moment, Hyuga Kaze had a sudden inspiration and took out the White Zetsu arm to study it. Under the impact of the Eight Trigrams Chakra, Hyuga Kaze felt a sense of eternal green and the flourishing of all things from the arm.
Chakra surged into White Zetsu's arm, analyzed and simulated under the guidance of the Mind Mirror Technique. After a long while, the chakra flowed back into Hyuga Kaze's body, and White Zetsu's arm turned to ashes and dissipated into the air.
Sensing the changes in his body, Hyuga Kaze took out a seed from the training room and placed it in his palm. He channeled his chakra into it, and in an instant, the seed quickly took root and sprouted.
Soon, a bright green broccoli appeared in Hinata Kaze's palm.
That's right, Hyuga Kaze has mastered Wood Release.
Or rather, he has gained a deeper understanding and development of Baguazhang, and is able to use Baguazhang to activate the effects of Wood Escape.
Although it's only in its initial stage and its power isn't yet apparent, as Hyuga Kaze delves deeper into his research and his strength increases, sooner or later his Wood Release techniques will be more authentic than those of Yamato or even Hashirama Senju.
Not only with Wood Release, but after analyzing the White Zetsu's arm, Hyuga Kaze felt a smoother connection with natural energy, as if he could use Sage Mode.
However, Hinata Kaze didn't have any big ideas about Sage Mode, this temporary state.
The so-called Sage Mode is the perception and absorption of natural energy, combining it with one's own physical and spiritual energy in a 1:1:1 ratio, thereby condensing Sage Chakra that can amplify the power of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.
This kind of Sage Chakra isn't stored permanently in the body; you have to sense and create it on the spot when you use it, which is really inconvenient.
This principle is actually quite similar to the martial artist's unity with nature, using their own strength to leverage and borrow the vast power of heaven and earth. However, it is clearly a level below. True martial arts masters do not borrow the power of heaven and earth for only a few minutes.
Do you think you're wearing a ruby or sapphire around your neck?
Therefore, compared to that, Hinata Kaze is more eager to break through to the fifth level of Baguazhang as soon as possible. At that time, he can integrate the power of nature to refine his body and gradually move towards becoming a true martial arts immortal.
Hinata Kaze focused his mind and started moving his body, slowly practicing Baguazhang, repeatedly urging the movements.
As the ninjutsu and secret techniques that he had not yet fully comprehended kept flooding his mind, Hyuga Kaze felt his wisdom greatly enhanced, and the speed at which he analyzed and absorbed that knowledge increased significantly.
Hinata Kaze's movements were slow and gentle, but a powerful and unparalleled intent—that all things in heaven and earth could be reduced to nothingness, and that life and death could vanish with a single palm strike—constantly emerged from his body.
The wind howled for three miles around Hyuga Kaze, then suddenly stopped, and the icy snowflakes that filled the sky vanished without a trace, creating a stark contrast with the raging snow and ice scenes further out.
This is both Hyuga Kaze's Eight Trigrams Palm suppressing the four directions of heaven and earth, and his Eight Trigrams Space prototype seed absorbing the surrounding cold air to grow itself.
At this point, Hyuga Kaze's strength improved once again, truly reaching the peak of the fourth level and hitting a bottleneck.
He even vaguely sensed the hope of breaking through the bottleneck. He thought that if he could spend some more time reflecting, learning, thinking, and practicing, he might be able to break through the bottleneck soon and truly possess the strength to dominate the ninja world.
Right now, Hyuga Kaze feels that he is only a little bit away from the level of Hashirama Senju and Madara, and the outcome of a real battle is hard to predict.
Of course, this is just a feeling; Hinata Kaze doesn't want to go and test his skills against them right now.
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