Ninja School classroom.
"Rock Lee, if you can't use Ninjutsu, you definitely won't even become a Ninja, let alone an excellent Ninja.
Give up." A classmate said.
"Indeed, if you can't use Ninjutsu, how will you fight others?
Everyone knows Taijutsu, so you'll have so many fewer methods than others."
"Hahaha, Rock Lee is too naive."
"Only a genius like Neji can become an excellent Ninja."
When the classmates heard Rock Lee's question, they all spoke up.
It wasn't that they were mocking him, but that there was no suspense.
For the same Ninja, you know Taijutsu, others also know Taijutsu, but others have so many more methods than you; the gap is too large.
"Naive, a predetermined fate will not change because of your thoughts."
Hyuga Neji heard his thoughts and disdained them.
Those who can become excellent Ninja are destined to be so.
Someone like Rock Lee, whose Chakra control ability is too poor, is destined by fate not to have the talent to become a Ninja.
Just like his father, who was born a little later, was destined to be a scapegoat.
It's destined, everything is destined.
Rock Lee ignored his classmates' words and instead looked intently at Satoru.
He wanted to get an answer from him.
"Haha, that's a good question, Rock Lee. Can someone who can't use Ninjutsu become a Ninja?
The answer is yes."
Satoru said with a smile.
"The teacher is lying, we've never heard of anyone who became an excellent Ninja just by relying on Taijutsu."
"Exactly, the Teacher is lying."
Most students didn't believe him.
Only Rock Lee's eyes gradually brightened, and he wanted to hear the teacher's opinion.
Hyuga Neji believed he had seen through Satoru's thoughts, that he just didn't want to discourage anyone.
"I'm not lying, let me tell you a story," Satoru said.
The classroom quieted down; they wanted to hear what kind of story it was.
"Once upon a time, in the distant Land of Stars, there was a Taijutsu Ninja named Nameless.
When he was young, his country was controlled by the Black Flag Group of the Land of Stars.
They created a star hero, Dragon, to swindle money from the common people.
And Nameless was one such child who admired Dragon.
One time, when Dragon was trading with the Black Flag Group, he was discovered by the still-young Nameless.
And Nameless was also discovered by the Black Flag Group…"
The students were immediately drawn into the story; setting aside everything else, the story was quite good.
When they heard that Nameless had been discovered, they even became worried.
Rock Lee also listened intently.
"Just as Nameless was about to be killed, Dragon blocked the Black Flag Group's persecution of Nameless.
And Dragon himself was just an ordinary person, not a Ninja.
The Black Flag Group, seeing that Dragon was out of control,
exposed the Dragon's secret in front of everyone.
It turned out that Dragon's heroic legends were all fabricated, and everyone had been deceived.
Dragon was tied up in the most populous place in the Land of Stars, and everyone threw eggs, trash, and whatever else at this deceiver,
spitting on his actions…"
Whoosh!
The students were completely engrossed.
The hateful Black Flag Group, deserved to die.
"Finally, Nameless came before Dragon and asked him why, why he lied to him, why he did that?
Dragon said that he had done too many bad things, and Nameless was like his long-lost brother,
So he wanted to uphold the will that belonged only to himself in his heart,
and let Nameless live well, carrying his smile, and find his own will."
"What happened in the end?"
"In the end, Nameless took over Dragon's name and became Dragon II.
To solve the Black Flag Group's persecution of his country,
He tried every method to learn the power of the Ninja.
His Chakra control wasn't good either, but he wasn't discouraged.
He did it; he created an earth-shattering Taijutsu,
which was also the Taijutsu promoted by Dragon I when he was a star.
This technique is called the Eight Extremes Heaven.
To create this Taijutsu, Dragon II went through unimaginable hardships.
The development of this Taijutsu made him endure training his body without any resources,
in places full of volcanoes, barren lands, deserts, oceans…
Ultimately, he saved the Land of Stars with Taijutsu and destroyed the Black Flag Group.
This is how a Taijutsu Ninja can also become an excellent Ninja."
Satoru slowly explained to them.
Rock Lee's eyes grew brighter the more he listened; so there was a strong Taijutsu Ninja.
To be able to save a country, wasn't that like a Hokage?
"Teacher, your story is very good, but it's just a story; it's impossible to become an excellent Ninja by relying solely on Taijutsu."
"Yeah, it's just a story. Teacher still wants to lie to us; we're not three-year-olds anymore."
"How can there be such Taijutsu? Without any resources, you'd starve to death."
The classmates' words made Rock Lee's expression fall again.
Yes, it was just a story.
"Childish." Neji, after listening, only felt it was childish.
In such an environment, it was simply impossible to become an excellent Ninja.
Whether it was the oppression of the Black Flag Group or the process of developing Taijutsu.
Since they controlled the country, they couldn't let you learn the power to overthrow them.
Developing Taijutsu is the same; Chakra is a combination of spiritual energy and physical energy, and spiritual energy can only be accumulated through various experiences.
It's simply impossible to complete.
A Ninja's Taijutsu also requires Chakra; this is fundamental.
That's why Neji felt it was childish; perhaps only someone like Rock Lee, who doesn't believe in fate, would believe such a thing!
He looked at Lee's serious, then downcast, expression.
It's useless, no matter how good the story is, predetermined fate cannot be changed.
"Do you all think this is just a story, and that I'm lying to you?" Satoru said with a smile.
"Yes."
"Very good, learning to question is also one of the necessary conditions for becoming an excellent Ninja."
Regarding this, Satoru felt it was a good thing.
If any random story could deceive a group of Ninja academy cadets from a military school, that would be a bad thing.
There must have been some who were deceived, that's for sure.
But most were unbelieving, questioning.
After all, even among official Ninja, there are plenty of fools, let alone a group of children.
And Rock Lee became even more despondent; so it really was a made-up story.
Could it be that Ninja who can't use Ninjutsu can only be excellent in human-made stories?
He couldn't help but doubt.
"But there's one more thing I haven't told you yet.
Actually, this story, condensed, is just one sentence:
People who believe in miracles are as great as miracles themselves.
When you believe in miracles, you are already a candidate for an excellent Ninja, regardless of whether you have the potential to use Ninjutsu."
Satoru told them.
He was serious about this point.
When you believe in miracles, no matter what desperate situation, you will find a way to overcome it, and then there will be a glimmer of hope.
Not believing in miracles is like his past self, thinking that he had no ability at all and just letting things be.
Completely missing that tiny chance.
And this point is very important for Ninja.