Chapter 62: The advanced techniques (2/2)
”While using En, you can feel the movement of anything that enters your area. Even if someone was using Zetsu in the dark, you'd be able to feel their movements. If you cross someone's En you can also feel how strong they are.” Ed continued his explanation of En before moving to the next technique.
”Next up is Shu.” Ed withdrew Shusui while explaining. ”Shu is simply the extension of Ten to a tool or an object.” Ed's Nen enveloped his sword. ”You're all able to do this with QI so it shouldn't be an issue.” Ed stored away Shusui and advanced with his explanations.
”The techniques that remain are the hardest and most complicated. First is Ko. Ko is used by combining Ten, Ren, Zetsu and Gyo. You use Gyo on a body part, for example, your fist.” Ed was explaining while showing them directly. ”Ten is used to keep the aura from dispersing. Zetsu is used to stop the aura from appearing in another part of the body, while Ren is used to increase the amount of aura in that part. This technique is purely offensive and should be used with caution since your body is left open for attacks without protection.” Ed showed them his fist which was covered with a thick amount of aura.
”This technique is called Ken. It uses Ren and Ten but unlike En, you condense your aura near your body. This technique is for protection while being cautious in case you don't know how much power your opponent is using. It provides great defense but it's difficult to maintain. It is the reason why we were training to prolong our use of Ren since the amount of aura needed for Ken is 10 times more than Ten.”
”The last technique is Ryu. It is arguably the hardest to master. It uses almost all other techniques since it uses Ken and Gyo on top of it. This technique is used during combat to switch between offense and defense with Gyo. If you can read your opponent's attack you can use Gyo on body parts that would be attacked, protecting them in the process.” Ed was explaining while playing around with his aura with Gyo. ”It is difficult to know how much aura to use which can lead to catastrophic results can so be careful. The aura flow is also easy to read in this state so pay attention.”
Ed finished his explanation and trained for a little more. He took a bath and headed to sleep.
Author's Thoughts
Shigun
Hello everyone! Sorry for the information dump, I didn't want to take more than one chapter explaining the techniques. And I also didn't want to mention techniques I didn't explain. As for the 'Vows and Limitations' I mentioned, for those who don't know what it is don't worry, i'll explain everything in due time^^
Enjoy the chapter.