Hinata stood under a large tree, forming an Unformed Seal with her hands, mobilizing the Chakra within her body, and gathering it at the soles of her feet as Izayoi had instructed.
Immediately, she raised her right foot and stepped onto the tree trunk.
Then Hinata felt as if the soles of her feet were glued, sticking tightly to the bark.
Feeling this, Hinata felt somewhat relieved, and then raised her left foot and stepped up as well.
Just like Izayoi had done earlier, Hinata's body was horizontal in the air.
Holding her breath, Hinata took a third step.
"Ah..."
In the next second, Hinata's expression changed drastically, and she cried out in surprise.
Her feet, which had been stuck to the bark, suddenly came loose, and her whole body was about to fall to the ground.
Just then, two arms caught Hinata and straightened her body.
Izayoi chuckled, "Don't be afraid, I told you, I'll catch you."
"Izayoi-kun, I'm sorry..."
Hinata said with her head lowered, looking like she had disappointed him.
"Why are you apologizing to me?"
Izayoi reached out again and patted Hinata's shoulder, encouraging her, "It's normal to fail, it's already amazing that you can stick both feet on the first try. When I was practicing, I tried more than a dozen times before I succeeded."
This was a lie!
Izayoi succeeded in one try and even walked up many steps.
Neither Naruto Uzumaki nor Sasuke Uchiha had Chakra control in their talent entries.
And Izayoi and Hinata's Chakra control both reached the blue level.
With this level of talent, not to mention climbing trees and walking on water, even medical ninjutsu and sensory ninjutsu, as well as sealing techniques and barrier techniques, are easier to cultivate than those without Chakra control talent.
Gentle Fist, which involves injecting Chakra into the human body, is a type of Chakra control.
As long as Hinata has enough Chakra and someone to guide her, she should be able to learn to climb trees quickly.
"Keep going, I believe you'll be able to climb to the top of the tree soon."
"Yes."
Encouraged, Hinata's confidence greatly increased.
She formed hand seals again, gathered Chakra at the soles of her feet, and then stepped on the tree trunk, her body quickly becoming horizontal in the air again.
Perhaps because of the sense of security Izayoi gave her, Hinata didn't hold her breath this time, but took the third step very naturally.
The previous situation, where she couldn't control the Chakra in her other foot when she took the third step, lost her balance, and caused the Chakra in both feet to disappear, did not occur.
Hinata controlled the Chakra in her feet very well, and the soles of her shoes were firmly stuck to the tree trunk.
Step four, step five, step six...
It wasn't until the eighth step was completed, and the ninth step was taken, that Hinata lost her rhythm. The Chakra in her feet lost balance again, and her body fell.
The amazing thing was that Hinata wasn't scared at all, nor did she cry out in alarm.
She even had a hint of anticipation in her heart.
As expected...
Her body didn't crash onto the hard ground, but instead fell into a warm embrace.
Izayoi, who caught Hinata, maintained the princess carry position, looked down at Hinata, and praised without reservation, "Amazing, Hinata, you were able to reach that height on only your second try. You truly are a genius."
"Hehe..."
Hinata didn't feel shy, but instead laughed happily.
The praise she received today was more than she had received in the past few years combined.
Is this the feeling of being recognized?
Hinata, whose personality hadn't yet become as unconfident and easily discouraged as in the original story, suddenly felt more motivated and confident.
Her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she took the initiative to say, "Izayoi-kun, put me down, I want to try again."
"Alright."
Izayoi saw all of Hinata's changes.
Seeing the girl become confident, Izayoi was also happy for her.
A dignified young lady from a wealthy clan, yet in the original story, she became so cowardly and inferior. It was clear what kind of high-pressure environment she grew up in.
Now that he had come to this world and chosen to intercept Naruto Uzumaki and Toneri Otsutsuki, Izayoi wanted to change this girl.
Even if she didn't become like the delinquent big sister in the Infinite Tsukuyomi, she shouldn't completely waste the Otsutsuki Clan's genes like in the original story.
Starting with changing her personality, Izayoi wanted to raise her into the person he wanted her to be!
Hinata's talent was very good. After all, among the four girls of the Konoha 12, she was the only one who came from a wealthy clan and possessed one of the three great dōjutsu, the Byakugan.
What she lacked was confidence.
When she regained her confidence, she would shine with a dazzling light.
Climbing trees and walking on water didn't require much Chakra, only control.
This control could be achieved either through hard work and practice, or purely through talent.
In the original story, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were the former, while Sakura Haruno was the latter.
And Izayoi and Hinata were also the latter.
Hinata, who was able to take seven or eight steps on her second try, didn't regress on her third try. Instead, she improved again, taking more than ten steps before falling again.
Izayoi still steadily caught her.
By the fourth time, Hinata didn't fall again; she successfully climbed to the top of the tree.
"Izayoi-kun, I did it."
Standing on the treetop, Hinata didn't take in the surrounding environment from the height, but instead shared her joy with Izayoi below at the first moment.
"Amazing, you climbed to the top of the tree on your fourth try. Hinata, you're much better than me."
Izayoi gave a thumbs up, praising her without reservation.
"Hehe..."
Hinata, praised, smiled happily again.
Both of them were receiving guidance, but the feeling Izayoi gave her was completely different from her father.
When receiving Gentle Fist instruction from her father at home, Hinata only felt nervous. Even if she completed the assignments Hiashi Hyuga set, she wouldn't receive a word of praise.
Sometimes, she would even be criticized because she didn't do as perfectly as her cousin.
In contrast, here with Izayoi, she received the praise she had always wanted.
The ease different from tension, the joy different from apprehension, seemed to wash over Hinata's soul, making her love cultivation.
Coming down from the treetop as if walking on flat ground, Hinata looked at Izayoi with anticipation and asked, "Izayoi-kun, is walking on water the same as climbing trees?"
"Yes, but it's more difficult."
Izayoi nodded and smiled, "Climbing trees only requires sticking to the trunk, but water is flowing. If you want to stick to the surface of the water, your control ability must be increased several times."
"I won't teach you now, but you can go home and try using a bathtub or water tank. When your Chakra amount is a little higher, I will teach you the real water walking and the Shadow Clone Technique."
"Okay, okay..." Hinata nodded repeatedly.
Seeing Hinata so well-behaved, Izayoi finally revealed his true colors and smiled, "Next, I'll teach you Taijutsu Sparring! By the way, let me learn about your Hyuga Clan's Pressure Point Strike."
"Okay."
The simple-minded Hinata naturally didn't know Izayoi's true purpose.
Having already sparred with her cousin many times at home, she still nodded obediently, not feeling that there was anything wrong with practicing Taijutsu Sparring, which the school hadn't taught yet.
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