[Rotation!]
Hinata released a surge of chakra from all her chakra points while spinning her body with force.
However, after only a few rotations, she was forced to interrupt the Rotation.
Hinata placed both hands on her thighs, panting heavily.
Shindai spoke, "Although I don't understand Rotation, your issue is obvious—you're distributing uneven amounts of chakra across your chakra points, which causes the technique to fail. Since this is a secret technique passed down orally within the Hyuga clan, there must be some trick to it, right?
You need to control the exact amount of chakra released from each point to successfully perform Rotation. Honestly, even if you master Rotation, it won't help much against Neji since it's just a defensive form of Taijutsu—and he already knows it too. You still can't match his level even after learning it now.
Therefore, we can't spend too much time focusing on Rotation during this one-month period. Try for three more days. If you still can't learn it, then we'll have to temporarily stop practicing Rotation."
Hinata wiped the sweat off her forehead. She had been trying so hard to control the chakra output from each point—so why did the amounts vary every time?
Hikaku Uchiha reminded her, "Hinata, it's difficult for someone to multitask effectively. Each time, you focus specifically on the points where your previous chakra emission was imbalanced, neglecting the others. This makes precise control very difficult. Instead, regard all the points as one unified system. Then, instead of focusing on individual points, you'll be fully concentrated."
Hinata closed her eyes, pondering Hikaku Uchiha's words—unified...
With some realization, Hinata immediately attempted Rotation again.
After spinning several times, she failed again—but she felt excited.
During that attempt, she hadn't focused specially on those previously problematic points but rather released chakra as a whole. The instability had improved slightly.
In other words, Hikaku's reminder was correct.
After refining her chakra once more, she tried again and performed far better than before.
Shindai nodded in satisfaction.
Pakura asked, "Shindai, how are you planning to specially train Hinata? Are you going to teach her Ninjutsu after she learns Rotation? Rotation can deflect attacks, but as you said, Neji has mastered it. Even if Hinata learns some powerful Ninjutsu, breaking through Neji's defense will still be difficult."
Shindai smiled confidently, "I already have a plan, but it depends on Hinata first mastering Rotation. Just watch."
He extended both hands, and two swirling masses of iron filings appeared in his palms.
Shindai explained, "Suppose these two rotating masses of iron filings represent Hinata's and Neji's Rotations respectively. When they clash, the best possible outcome is a stalemate. But Hinata's Rotation definitely won't stand up to Neji's, so she'll most likely be repelled by Neji's Rotation."
But what if we add something extra to the Gentle Fist Rotation, like some Lightning Natured Chakra...
Shindai infused some Lightning Natured Chakra into the swirling iron filings in his left hand. The filings immediately sparked with electricity, affecting those spinning in his right hand. Eventually, the ones on the right exploded outward violently.
Pakura stroked her chin and said, "I get it now. You want Hinata to release chakra with a specific nature from her tenketsu, turning the purely defensive Gentle Fist Rotation into an offensive one. But this would require Hinata to master Chakra Nature Transformation. In such a short time... do you think it's possible?"
Shindai looked at Hinata, who was still working hard, and smiled. "Whether it's possible or not, isn't trying it out the best way to find out? Actually, Hinata has quite a bit of talent when it comes to ninjutsu, but because she was born into the Hyuga clan tradition, she's been focused primarily on training in the Gentle Fist style."
Shindai sighed, "Tradition is nice to remember, but clinging too tightly to it without change will eventually make you fall behind. The Hyuga clan really does seem obsessed with it."
Hikaku Uchiha frowned. "Come to think of it, since Hinata has already been abandoned by her father, does that mean she'll be branded with the Caged Bird seal in the future?"
Shindai nodded. "Exactly. It should happen once they name Hinata's younger sister Hanabi as the heir to the Main family. However, things might not go that way. With Naruto around, I'll make sure she stays safe until he grows stronger."
After practicing for a while longer, Hinata finally stopped when her body grew so exhausted that she couldn't even muster the energy to mold chakra anymore.
Shindai clapped his hands. "Alright, that's enough for today. We'll continue tomorrow morning."
After sending Hinata home, Shindai, Pakura, and Hikaku Uchiha also returned to their homes.
Just as they arrived at Minato Namikaze's house in hopes of a meal, Naruto stormed over to Shindai. "Big Brother Shindai, you, Dad, and Mom all lied to me!"
Shindai and Kushina Uzumaki, who had been cooking, looked at Naruto in confusion. "What did we lie about?"
"That Jiraiya guy is just a perverted old creep! He not only stole my allowance, but during training, he kept making me use Transformation Jutsu to turn into *Naruko*, and he made me call him 'dear Lord Jiraiya-sama'..."
Naruto shuddered. "It was disgusting! He's definitely not a powerful ninja—he's just a creepy old man! I absolutely won't train with him anymore starting tomorrow!"
Kushina Uzumaki rubbed her forehead in exasperation. "Lord Jiraiya still acts like this?"
Shindai also sighed. "Alright, alright. Tomorrow I'll go with you, and I'll teach you how to deal with Lord Jiraiya properly."
Naruto's eyes lit up instantly. "Great! Big Brother Shindai is truly the best!"
Kushina twitched her eyebrow. "Shindai, don't you dare teach Naruto anything bad!"
Shindai patted his chest firmly. "Absolutely not!"
Pakura and Hikaku Uchiha twitched their lips. Don't corrupt Naruto? Naruto's been shadowing Shindai everywhere since he was a kid. If he was gonna get corrupted, it would've happened ages ago.
Shindai asked, "Where's Minato-dono? Is he still working late again?"
Kushina Uzumaki sighed, "Yeah, soon the Kazekage and leaders from various countries will come to Konoha to witness the official matches of the Chunin Exams. It's such a huge deal to prepare for."
Tch, is that really how I seem to you, Sister Kushina?
Kushina's eye corner slightly twitched. "I heard about it—you punched the Kazekage's son and his team leader."
Shindai replied with a righteous tone, "It was for Konoha's safety! They shouldn't have acted so recklessly in the first place!"
"Alright, alright, let's eat. No need to wait for Minato."
After dinner, Shindai, Pakura, and Hikaku Uchiha went back to their own home next door to rest.
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