My Hero Academia: Thunder God

At four in the afternoon, the day's patrol officially ended, and Edgeshot managed to shoot two rabbits during their return.

Without wasting time, he carried the rabbits straight into the kitchen.

"Huh? Do we really need to start dinner this early?" Kaminari asked from the kitchen doorway, watching Edgeshot wash his hands. He remembered that dinner had been served at six the previous evening.

"From now on, eat as quickly as you can. I'll teach you the 'shuriken technique' during dinner."

Edgeshot replied quietly, keeping his focus on preparing the rabbits.

"All right…"

Kaminari understood his eagerness to teach the shuriken technique. It was clear Edgeshot's impatience stemmed from his passion for ninjutsu.

"You should head to the bamboo poles and keep practicing your meditation. I'll call you when it's ready."

"Got it," Kaminari nodded before walking away from the kitchen. Watching someone butcher rabbits wasn't his idea of a good time anyway.

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With a quick leap, Kaminari landed lightly on the narrow bamboo pole, balancing on one foot. Closing his eyes, he focused on his breathing, slowing it down in rhythm.

Thud!

Before long, he lost balance and fell. But Kaminari said nothing, didn't even brush the dirt off his clothes, and immediately climbed back onto the bamboo pole.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

It happened again and again, he would hear the sound of blood rushing in his ears, but he'd lose focus and fall. Yet, Kaminari kept going without a word, silently persevering.

By the time Edgeshot called him forty minutes later for dinner, Kaminari's face was covered in dirt, and his Cancer's Golden Cloth looked even darker from all the dust.

"You'd better wash up first. There's no way I'm letting you into the kitchen looking like that," Edgeshot said, shaking his head before turning back to the kitchen to focus on his shuriken training plans.

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In the small bathroom of Kaminari's wooden cabin, warm water ran down his body, filling the room with steam. Kaminari stood beneath the showerhead, deep in thought.

"Why am I not making progress? Am I not practicing enough, or is this just a limitation of my natural talent when it comes to spiritual techniques?"

His mind kept replaying Edgeshot's instructions. "He said the next step after hearing blood flow is to sense the trembling of your muscles. But muscles don't move on their own, it must be the nerves moving them!"

"So what I really need to sense is the subtle vibrations of my nerves. But normal nerve tremors are so faint that they're practically impossible to detect."

"That's why countless hours of meditation are necessary, to gradually strengthen your mind until, one day, you can finally sense those faint nerve tremors."

Kaminari's golden eyes suddenly opened, and a strange glint flickered in them.

"But those steps are for normal people, people who can only cultivate their spirit indirectly. I'm not normal."

"I can accelerate the conduction speed of my nerves using electricity, forcing them to 'move' artificially!"

"If I combine that with meditation… it should work!"

Kaminari's face lit up with determination. Turning off the shower, he used a quick burst of electricity to evaporate the water on his body. In an instant, he was dry.

BAM!

Throwing on his clothes, he kicked open the door and ignored the tantalizing smell of roasted rabbit wafting through the air. Instead, he headed straight for the bamboo poles.

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Edgeshot heard the commotion and stepped out of the kitchen, raising an eyebrow as he saw Kaminari leaping onto the bamboo pole again.

He didn't ask any questions or insist Kaminari join him for dinner, something about the boy's demeanor stopped him. Kaminari was clearly in an unusual state of focus.

And then it happened.

KZZZZZT!

Kaminari entered a familiar high-voltage state, golden electricity crackling around his body. The Cancer's Golden Cloth sparkled brightly, glowing under the electric currents as though it had been equipped with its own lighting system.

Meanwhile, Kaminari's excitement soared. He heard it, something different from the sound of blood flow.

It was faint, like a heartbeat, but quieter and more numerous.

"Not enough!"

"The nerve conduction speed is still too slow!"

"High-voltage mode—activate!"

KRAK-BOOM!

Golden light exploded from Kaminari's body, intensifying the electricity coursing through him. The previously scattered currents coalesced, forming radiant flames that rose around him. His blonde hair stood on end, shimmering like metallic blades.

There it is!

He heard it—countless tiny drumbeats. It was the sound of his nerves trembling throughout his body.

"Wait… why haven't I fallen asleep yet?" Kaminari suddenly realized.

Then it hit him.

"It's the sounds—the rushing, rhythmic sounds are keeping me awake!"

"But my body… under the influence of the breathing technique, it's already entered a deep sleep-like state."

"This is incredible. It feels like I'm observing the real world from inside a dream."

Edgeshot watched from the sidelines, his jaw slightly slack.

"What the hell is this?"

"I practiced for half a year just to reach this level, and this kid manages it in two days?"

"Master always said I was a 'ninjutsu genius'… but what does that make this kid?!"

Edgeshot wasn't one to feel envious, but this was pushing him to his limits. He quickly collected himself, though, and began observing Kaminari more carefully.

"No… he didn't rely solely on his own senses to enter this state. He's using his Quirk to force it."

"But Kaminari's Quirk is electricity… or does he have some kind of spiritual ability hidden in there?"

Meanwhile, Kaminari made another discovery.

"Wait… what's this?"

He noticed invisible ripples radiating outward from his body. They should have been imperceptible, but in his current state, he could sense them clearly.

"They look like… magnetic field lines."

His studies with Momo on electromagnetics suddenly came to mind, and the knowledge clicked into place.

"It is a magnetic field!"

"These ripples are magnetic fields generated by the high-voltage electricity running through my body!"

"In this state, I can actually perceive the presence of magnetic fields."

His thoughts raced. If he could feel his own magnetic field, could he extend his awareness to detect the fields of other people or objects? By emitting weak radio waves, he might be able to sense everything around him.

"In theory, every object has a magnetic field. But right now, I can only sense larger ones, like those produced by living beings."

Kaminari tested his hypothesis by actively spreading faint radio waves outward. Soon enough, he detected a significant magnetic field about fifteen meters away.

"I can't believe it!"

"The combination of meditation and radio waves has created something like a radar!"

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