The Marine's Six Styles were extremely powerful, and through them, many different taijutsu techniques could be developed.
Therefore,
the price for redeeming the Six Styles was relatively expensive—each style required one thousand points.
But given his current income, this cost was nothing at all. Despite the ongoing war, Akaba still raked in more than eight thousand points a day.
Especially today, with a big surge incoming, he would probably earn over ten thousand points.
No need to hesitate. Akaba immediately redeemed the Marine's Six Styles.
At their core, the Six Styles were about muscle usage and physical strength. Although Akaba had neglected training in taijutsu, his Attribute Points were high enough, so he easily met the requirements for using the Six Styles.
Akaba put them to the test.
To him, the physical burden of each move wasn't heavy at all; they were easy to master. But for ordinary ninja, things were different.
Take Gekko Nightdance, for example.
With his physique, trying to learn the Marine's Six Styles must have been extremely difficult. At most, he might manage "Shave" and "Moon Walk," but there was no way he could ever use "Iron Body."
It was just an experiment in teaching, so Akaba didn't plan on bringing in too many people.
After a moment of consideration, he made his way to the Hatake Clan.
Sakumo specialized in speed, possessed considerable physical strength, and naturally had exceptional talent—he should be able to quickly master the Six Styles.
Alongside him would be Duy and Orochimaru.
Hmm, Orochimaru had just received a new batch of Cultists, so he probably wouldn't have much time to train the Six Styles.
After reconsidering, Akaba replaced Orochimaru with Tsunade.
Tsunade's physical condition was excellent, and if she mastered the Six Styles and combined them with her Monstrous Strength, her power would become equally formidable.
Sakumo had just come back from a mission two days ago and was now training within the clan.
Judging from his training status, Sakumo was working on Chidori Current and Chidori Sharp Spear. One was both offensive and defensive, while the other allowed mid-to-long range attacks—an impressive pair of Chidori variations.
Of course, Akaba himself had absolutely no need to research these. The Goro Goro no Mi was far superior to these jutsu variations. Continuing to develop Chidori-based techniques would be a waste of time.
Initially, when Akaba invited him to train together, Sakumo hesitated somewhat—he was almost finished developing his Chidori Current.
Yet as soon as he heard "Six Styles,"
he immediately agreed without hesitation, changing his attitude faster than expected.
Using the Flying Thunder God technique to bring him to the training field, Akaba then headed to the Research Institute to find Tsunade.
Tsunade was indeed at the institute, studying those Cultists together with Orochimaru. She was deeply immersed in work, and only after much persuasion did she finally agree to pause temporarily.
Along with the Taijutsu Specialized Group, there were six people in total—including Tsunade, Sakumo, and three students (excluding Duy). Akaba didn't dismiss them.
Thanks to their recent intensive training, these three had already mastered Opening the Second Gate.
Akaba wanted to see whether lower-ranked ninja who opened the Second Gate could grasp advanced taijutsu like the Marine's Six Styles.
The principles behind the Six Styles themselves were relatively simple. However, knowledge included within system redemption involved numerous training methods. He only needed to follow the book mechanically—no changes necessary.
Initially, Tsunade wasn't interested.
Because she hadn't caught up on the latest *One Piece* chapters, she had no clue what the Six Styles even were. If it weren't for Akaba personally inviting her, she wouldn't have given up valuable research time to learn these techniques.
But
Each time she learned about a new technique and its training method, her eyes lit up a little brighter than before.
By the end, she'd become more enthusiastic than anyone else.
Akaba sat off to the side. Since he'd already directly mastered the Six Styles, he didn't need any training at all—just needed to observe their progress.
Mastering the Six Styles was a long process; there was practically no way to achieve it overnight.
Akaba took out his drawing tools, ready to settle in for the long haul.
He was drawing an update for *Naruto*.
In *Naruto*, the story had reached Sasuke's battle against Deidara. These ten chapters hadn't caused much excitement—except perhaps among a small group of Uchiha fans who admired Sasuke's growth and felt pride toward the Sharingan's potential.
Beyond that, nobody else seemed to care about Sasuke's situation.
Even Akaba himself was no different.
Jiraiya almost messed up his flashy move and nearly died in a suicide blast. The ending of this arc was honestly quite entertaining, though as for the plot itself, he hadn't been particularly moved.
What really mattered was the upcoming storyline.
After this arc with Sasuke came Jiraiya's journey to Amegakure to uncover "Pain's" secrets. He would die there, and from that point on, there would be no more Jiraiya in the ninja world.
This was precisely the part Akaba was drawing now.
Back when he used to read the manga and watch the anime in his past life, this particular arc had impacted him the most.
Jiraiya was indeed a pervert, but you couldn't deny that he was a great man. His entire life had been lived under the prophecy of the ancient Toad Sage at Mount Myoboku (Myōbuku Mountain), dutifully teaching many outstanding disciples.
The Fourth Hokage, Nagato, Naruto—even if Yahiko had survived, he too could have grown into a peaceful yet powerful ninja.
Unfortunately, his life hadn't gone smoothly.
He failed to save Minato's life, died at the hands of his own disciple, couldn't bring back the comrade he valued, and hadn't taken especially good care of Naruto either.
Man, that never-dying old perv!
Thinking about this, Akaba couldn't help but hope the Great Toad Sage would finally kick the bucket sooner rather than keep sticking around to plague the world.
Akaba began putting brush to paper.
While drawing, he occasionally checked on the others' training progress.
Tsunade and Sakumo had the strongest foundation and quickly grasped parts of the techniques, though they focused on different aspects.
Sakumo focused primarily on perfecting Shave, whereas Tsunade zeroed in on Storm Legs and Finger Pistol.
By afternoon, Tsunade was already combining Storm Legs and Finger Pistol with Monstrous Strength—though without it, she still couldn't pull them off on her own.
That was already pretty fast.
After all, Might Duy, whom Akaba considered most promising, still hadn't grasped the basics and remained stuck practicing Iron Body and Finger Pistol. As for the other three kids, they were even worse.
However, Duy was very diligent.
Especially after obtaining the OX-OX Fruit, his recovery rate had improved significantly—aside from brief periods of sleep and meals, practically every other moment was spent training.
The next day, after confirming that Izumi Yamano had delivered the latest update, Akaba arrived at the training field to check everyone's progress.
The content he had drawn yesterday hadn't been updated yet because the latest *Naruto* update had only reached the section where Jiraiya returned to Konoha, without having departed for Amegakure yet.
He had altered parts of the storyline himself.
The bond between Jiraiya and Tsunade had subtly taken on a somewhat romantic tone by this point in the manga.
But here, he changed it into purely comradeship between partners.
He wasn't even *supposed* to be dead yet!
That's why only five Naruto chapters dropped yesterday—he was busy revising his drafts and couldn't release them right away.
There were both downsides and benefits.
Combined with what he'd drawn himself, today he could finish illustrating the entire storyline of Jiraiya's death in Amegakure Village.
Pity Jiraiya hadn't come to Konoha at all.
Akaba felt nostalgic. If Jiraiya had been around, watching him witness his own fictional death in person would've been far more amusing.
[Iron Body mastered!] Duy shouted proudly. I've gotta polish Finger Pistol before tonight, or else I'll run one thousand laps around the training field!
From not too far away came Duy's voice.
He'd mastered Iron Body.
Akaba wasn't surprised. Among everyone, the strongest in Taijutsu was undoubtedly Duy, even if he did seem kind of goofy.
Meanwhile, Sakumo and Tsunade had also completed their respective focuses—Shave and Storm Legs.
At this pace, tomorrow the three might completely master one or two techniques each. Their pace was already incredibly fast; usually, even experienced ninja took weeks to master a single Six Style technique.
Even now, they still hadn't mastered any move from the Six Styles.
But it wasn't that they lacked the ability.
After Duy succeeded, the others also shifted focus entirely onto Iron Body, hoping to master it first.
Once they've each mastered a few techniques, I'll set up an illusion trial to let them test their skills firsthand.
Akaba murmured inwardly.
His own capabilities had improved significantly. He no longer needed those basic maps for illusion trials.
Setting up a Local Area Network RPG was definitely feasible now.
Hmm, once they've learned something, I'll do that.
Thinking this, he continued drawing.
Over these dozen chapters, many techniques were involved, and Akaba sketched with intense concentration.
While they trained enthusiastically over here, Kakuzu's "search mission" in the Land of River wasn't going smoothly.
The Land of River was simply too chaotic.
Both Konoha and Sunagakure had dispatched ninja into the Land of River, and war threatened to erupt at any moment. The rogue ninjas hiding within the Land of River were growing anxious—including Kakuzu himself.
Once war broke out, all his business dealings would collapse.
Right now, though, Sunagakure hadn't decided whether to launch an attack. A meeting to discuss this was originally scheduled for today, but instead,
They were locked in debate over the matter of Shukaku.
Sankai wanted to become the jinchuriki himself.
I disagree. Becoming a jinchuriki is a grave decision. If you fail to control the beast quickly enough—
I can do it!
Sankai stood abruptly, fixing Ebizō with a serious glare.
He meant every word. After staring down Ebizō with unyielding determination for several seconds, he turned toward Chiyo.
Chiyo controlled the Sealing Technique. She held the key to whether Sankai could become a jinchuriki. Sankai hesitated for a second or two before declaring firmly: Elder Chiyo, I don't need your advice—I am the Kazekage! Follow my order!
This...
Ebizō looked toward Chiyo, his expression slightly awkward.
Was this a rebellious phase?
Chiyo herself also seemed momentarily lost, because although Sankai had previously desired Shukaku's power, he'd never seriously considered becoming its jinchuriki before.
Maybe the Second Kazekage's disappearance affected him more than we realized.
Chiyo sat in thought for a while before letting out a heavy sigh. "Master Bunpuku had great control over Shukaku. If it were placed on you, you might not be able to adapt quickly enough. But you're the Kazekage, so if that's your decision, there's not much I can do to stop you."
"Thank you, Elder Chiyo."
Sankai stood up, bowed, then softened his tone and explained, "I know I haven't been respectful, but if we want Sunagakure to grow stronger, we'll need to take drastic measures. The Bijū are the most immediately accessible power available to us now."
"Konoha also has the Nine-Tails."
Ebizō reminded him.
"They have the Nine-Tails, but their Jinchūriki is already ineffective. Unless they switch Jinchūriki like we did, but is that even possible?"
Sankai's reasoning was sound.
This understanding partly came from Madara's suggestions, but mostly from his own insights.
Chiyo frowned slightly.
If they looked at it that way, then yes, they currently held an advantage in terms of Jinchūriki. Yet she still felt uneasy. Wasn't their original goal simply to force Konoha into giving in and offering advantages?
How did it come to this? Once they resorted to using the Tailed Beasts, everything would change.
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