Chapter 10: Research of Qi and Chakra I

When she finally woke up in the morning, Tsunade was feeling great. It had been years since she slept so well.

Seeing Shizune next to her in bed, hugging her, she smiled happily and got up, stepping over Yujin, who was lying on the floor, and entered the bathroom.

Yujin’s room’s bathroom was filled with Tsunade’s belongings. Various hygiene and beauty products were scattered around, making it look nothing like the bathroom of a single man.

As she exited the building and saw Yujin doing his usual exercises, she felt refreshed. Not only was she more relaxed, but also happier, more lively.

She couldn’t remember the last time she felt so happy.

Even though the tragedies that befell her were still etched in her subconscious, temporarily, she was happy.

Watching Yujin’s movements, she was so excited that she couldn’t stand still, so she started mirroring the same movements, both of them moving slowly.

“Put more strength into your body, and pay attention to each of your movements. Even if you’re just lifting an arm, focus completely on the movement, as if your consciousness is merging with your body, and you have complete control over the movement.”

When Yujin saw Tsunade copying him, he began instructing her. Without Qi, he doesn’t know how much she can benefit from this exercise, but it doesn’t hurt to move. Even without the benefits of training Harmony, this set of exercises helps with concentration, mental clarity similar to meditation, stretching, flexibility, and refined body control.

There are many benefits, so it won’t harm her, although how much she can benefit from it is still uncertain.

“If it’s difficult to imagine your consciousness merging into your movements, keep your gaze on your movements, and don’t think about anything else, just feel the movements. Feel your control over your body, your muscles, joints, and tendons moving.”

Harmony is very subjective, and therefore difficult to explain logically. It’s the kind of mental state that is not about thinking logically but feeling, and that’s why it’s important to feel your body, thoughts, feelings, and emotions. The better you can understand everything about yourself, the better your understanding of Harmony.

“Remember, you control yourself. You have complete control of your body, but that control needs to be refined. Our body is like a tool, the better we know how to use it, the more things we can do with it. And it all starts in our brain.”

Tsunade began listening to Yujin’s words attentively, trying to find a clue while still doing the movements.

“As a medic, you know the human body like no one else, so you know that everything in our body is controlled by our brain. Our thoughts are in our brain, and our brain controls our entire body, even things we can’t consciously control like heartbeats.”

Suddenly, she could hear a faint sound. For a few seconds, she wondered if she was hearing things, but the sound kept getting louder until it became clear what it was.

It was the sound of a heartbeat.

The sound was so loud that she could hear it as if it was right next to her ear.

“If you can refine your body’s control enough, we can even do this, control our heartbeats.”

When she heard this, Tsunade shuddered and felt a chill down her spine. The sound of the strong heartbeat was eerie, and she felt a primal fear, something completely instinctive.

“To achieve enough control, we need to merge our consciousness with our unconsciousness, and the best way to make that happen is to polish your conscious control of your body through hyperfocus.”

The sound of the slow heartbeat diminished, and Tsunade finally managed to relax a bit, although she still remembered that primal fear she felt.

“Consciousness, instinct, subconsciousness, emotion, feeling, thoughts. Harmony encompasses all these facets of our being.”

With the end of their movements, Tsunade looked at Yujin impressed. She didn’t know it was possible to consciously control heartbeats, and this opened her mind incredibly. Although, as a medic, she already knew the wonders of the human body, she was once again impressed; the potential of the human body had not been fully tapped.

“To achieve Harmony, you need to develop all of this equally, in a multifaceted way, so it’s not just anyone who can achieve Harmony. It requires talent and a different kind of mental state. If you want, I can try to teach you, but whether you can achiev it or not will depend on you ... There’s also the issue of Qi, though. I don’t know if Chakra can be a substitute.”

“To achieve Harmony, Qi is necessary?” she asked intrigued.

“Yes, it’s the foundation for that to happen. Chakra is similar to Qi in some points, but has quite different properties. I don’t know if it’s possible, but we can try.”