NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 8: ch8
The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone into the bedroom, John Smith opened his eyes sharply.
"Aunt Sarah, I'm heading out and won't be back until evening."
"Where are you going?"
"Practice."
After greeting Sarah, who had just gotten up and was preparing breakfast, John took two leftover steamed buns from last night and left.
Sarah looked at John, who was so diligent that he couldn't wait for breakfast, and then at Emily, who was still sleeping, shook her head and sighed.
"John is really hardworking. Emily should really learn from him in this."
...
After walking for about half an hour, John arrived at an abandoned park. It was quiet and uninhabited, perfect for practice.
There was a lake in the center of the park. There weren't many trees in other areas, but one was enough. He found the largest willow tree in the park and started practicing immediately.
John murmured as he closed his eyes, recalling the original practice method.
"Gather the Chakra at your feet..."
Buzz buzz.
The violent Chakra quickly flowed toward the soles of his feet under his deliberate control, gathering in less than ten seconds.
John opened his eyes and slowly walked toward the willow tree. He did not dare to go too fast, fearing that the Chakra at his feet would disperse.
When his right foot touched the willow tree, he directed it with a thought.
"It works!" John was overjoyed when he felt that his right foot had firmly grasped the tree trunk. His left foot immediately hung in the air and stepped on it.
At this moment, his entire body was parallel to the ground, relying entirely on the soles of his feet to maintain balance.
He controlled his left foot to continue adhering, and immediately lifted his right foot to climb up.
However, the Chakra on the left foot couldn't be maintained due to multitasking and suddenly dispersed.
Bang!
"Ouch!"
John fell directly to the ground, immediately covering the back of his head and grinning.
"I'm so stupid."
After learning from the painful experience, he quickly found some soft objects and placed them under the tree before continuing to practice.
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
There were sounds in the quiet park, and the morning passed quickly.
"Ma'am, a bowl of plain noodles."
When John was having lunch at a nearby food stall, the enthusiastic proprietress couldn't bear to look at the large bump on his head.
"Who is so wicked as to hit someone on the back of the head?"
"What?" John touched the big bump on his head in confusion.
The landlady was indignant, "It's so hateful. How could anyone do such a thing to such a delicate child?"
"Tell me who hit you, and I'll give them a piece of my mind."
"Uh, ma'am, you misunderstood. I did it myself." John quickly explained.
After hearing this, the landlady was confused, "I don't think this is an injury that can be caused by a single touch. How did you get it?"
"Climbing trees."
"Climbing a tree? You're such a big kid, and you still play with that?" the landlady said, suddenly understanding.
She looked at John with a flash of pity in her eyes, and said to herself, "It seems this child's brain isn't working well. I'm afraid he's not mentally retarded."
"Forget it, give him more food."
A minute later, when John was holding an iron rice bowl that was bigger than his face, he was a little confused and couldn't help but ask, "Ma'am, is your serving always this big?"
"Eat up, kid, if you don't have enough, I'll give you more for free." A look of sympathy flashed across the middle-aged landlady's face.
...
After lunch, John didn't rest for a moment and returned to the abandoned park to continue practicing tree climbing.
One step, two steps, three steps... When he reached the sixth step, he suddenly fell down, and the back of his head came into close contact with the simple mat on the ground.
John rubbed his head and continued. The pain couldn't stop his determination. He planned to perfectly master the two abilities of tree climbing and water walking in these seven days.
Bang bang bang.
Boom, boom, boom.
The sounds continued throughout the afternoon under a certain willow tree in the abandoned park.
However, the intervals between these sounds were getting longer and longer, which meant that John was becoming more proficient in mastering his own Chakra.
John practiced tree climbing for three consecutive days, and the longer he went on, the faster he learned.
By the end of the first day, he was less than halfway up the tree.
But by the end of the second day, he was able to reach the top of the tree, although he still fell down once or twice out of ten attempts.
However, by the end of the third day, he had completely mastered the tree climbing skills!
Nighttime, bedroom.
John thought while practicing hand gestures, "It's said that tree climbing and water walking are college courses. I wonder if my speed is fast or slow."
He felt good about himself. In the original book, Naruto and Sasuke also practiced for several days, and they had been refining Chakra for several years.
Chakra in the real world is more difficult to master. He felt that he, a rookie who had just refined Chakra for a few months, was not too slow at this speed.
Swish, swish, swish.
John completed the sealing of the Clone Technique in just over a second and was immediately satisfied.
In just three days, the seal formation speed had nearly doubled, which made him look forward to the next practice even more.
"It will be harder to practice water walking tomorrow. Once I master it, I should be able to form seals even faster!"
...
Four days later, the square in front of the West Valley District Government was packed with people.
Today was the annual student awakening ceremony, held by the district government. All senior high school students from West Valley District schools were present.
West Valley Plaza is the place with the most sacred tree vines in the West Valley District. A huge sacred tree branches out with thousands of vines as thick as an adult man's waist.
"All parents of students, please step back and leave room for your children to enter the Sacred Tree Space."
A car with a loudspeaker was shouting back and forth around the square, and several powerful ninjas were maintaining order in the center of the square.
Each school also sent teacher representatives to prepare for today's awakening ceremony.
John and Emily were also among the crowd. Sarah took a rare day off from the factory to accompany the two siblings.
Many parents were encouraging their children, and so was Sarah. Although she was just an ordinary woman, she had heard a lot.
"John, Emily, you two will have to give it your all soon." Sarah said hopefully, "It would be great if one of you could awaken a Bloodline Limit, and Jack and I wouldn't have to worry for the rest of our lives."
"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely do my best!" Emily said with determination.
John nodded after hearing this, with a calm expression.
"Yes, Aunt Sarah, I remember."
The awakening time was set at nine o'clock in the morning. At eight o'clock, John found his class teacher, Mr. Carter, and many classmates had already arrived.
"Ashley, Ethan." John called out to a girl with white eyes and Ethan, who immediately came over.
"You're finally here." Ethan hooked his shoulder, "I was just wondering if you overslept."
"How could it be?" John shook his head, "This is the day of awakening. It determines what happens in the future."
"By the way, I have something to ask you two."
"Ask us?" The two were immediately surprised after hearing this. They did not expect that John, who was always mature, steady, and extremely strong, would need to ask for help.
Ashley immediately became excited, "Quickly tell me what's going on."
"Money." John said directly, "I urgently need $50,000 now. I don't know if you have it. I can pay it back in half a year at most."