"Sensei, please continue to increase the intensity."
On the surface of the water, Sasuke, who had just adapted, called out to Shinji on the bank.
Two days had passed since Sasuke last learned tree climbing.
Soon after Shinji returned, Sasuke once again launched a fierce attack on tree climbing. Perhaps it was because he had let go of the competition for some unnecessary goals, this time Sasuke no longer blindly rushed forward. Instead, he would seek to communicate with Ino, Naruto, and others.
Thinking of the boisterous scene when Sasuke and Naruto were together, Shinji tentatively considered it a unique form of communication between the two of them.
In any case, Sasuke completed the tree climbing training that very day.
The next day, Sasuke approached Shinji, wanting to proceed with the next stage of training.
Shinji said it was no problem and immediately created a Shadow Clone to teach Sasuke. This time, it wasn't that Shinji didn't want to teach him personally, but rather that he needed to research the basic scrolls of Yin-Yang Release that he had received as a reward.
"Alright, I'm ready." Shinji's Shadow Clone pressed his hand on the water's surface.
The next second, an even more turbulent Chakra than before was released, and the entire surface of the stream boiled like hot water.
Sasuke, who had thought he was ready, immediately lost his footing as the Chakra beneath his feet became unstable. He fell directly into the water.
"Pfft—!"
Sasuke, emerging from the water, quickly spat out a large mouthful of water. Although it was just a stream, with the way Shinji had just released Chakra, it was even more violent than the fluctuations beneath a waterfall.
"Come up first, Sasuke, your Chakra is insufficient, you need to rest first."
After Shinji's Shadow Clone finished speaking, he turned to smoke. After all, that last wave had used up the remaining Chakra of this Shadow Clone.
Sasuke gave up the idea of continuing training when he heard this, and he climbed out, completely drenched.
He turned his head and saw Naruto, Shikamaru, and others training enthusiastically not far away.
He secretly gritted his teeth, he had to speed up his progress. After these two days, he deeply understood that his current strength, compared to Naruto and the others, was simply a joke.
Even against Ino, who had the slowest training speed, Sasuke felt that he might be defeated if he wasn't careful.
At the same time, Shinji, who had received feedback from one of the dispelled Shadow Clones, opened his eyes. He let out a deep breath.
He had not been slacking off. Although the basic scrolls of Yin-Yang Release had the words "basic" in them, they clearly explained the uses and applications of both Yin and Yang Attribute Chakra. This gave Shinji a concrete idea of how he would independently develop Yin-Yang Release later on.
Yes, independent development.
Shinji thought that he should focus on himself rather than trying to be like Hagaromo.
Moreover, developing something he could use would deepen his own understanding while also allowing him to advance towards higher goals.
Fortunately, his previous actions of constantly flushing his body with Yang Attribute Chakra had not been in vain. It was a shortcut he had inadvertently created for himself.
Thinking of this, he formed hand signs, slowly organizing the knowledge he had gained over the past few days, and gradually formed several seals. As the seals slowly formed, a few drops of cold sweat gradually appeared on his forehead and trickled down.
The seals he was currently forming were mobilizing Yang Attribute Chakra, which was not as easy as when he was flushing his body before. It was like developing a new path.
The Yang Attribute Chakra in his body, following his hand signs, entered the Chakra pathways. Then it moved towards a certain spot, compressing intensely.
As the last seal fell, Shinji gripped his right arm with his left hand. A massive amount of Yang Attribute Chakra appeared on his entire right arm, constantly compressing.
As the amount of Yang Attribute Chakra reached a critical point, the air around him began to stir without wind. The powerful Chakra radiated, causing a unique force field to form around him.
Boom!
The Shadow Clone, which had been teaching Naruto and Shikamaru, was passively dispelled by the disturbance of Shinji's main body's Chakra.
Naruto and Shikamaru both stopped their training and turned to look in Shinji's direction.
Seeing Shinji's sweating face, looking as if he was exerting all his strength, Naruto instinctively wanted to rush over.
"Naruto! Stop!"
Choji blocked Naruto's path, his usually good-natured face showing a serious expression for the first time.
Choji could feel a very different Chakra fluctuation from Shinji's body. It was the Yang Attribute Chakra he was very familiar with.
Naruto was stunned when he saw Choji act like this, and then he shouted, "Choji, get out of the way!"
"Naruto, listen to Choji. Sensei is probably experimenting with a new jutsu, and the Chakra fluctuations around him are very strong right now."
Shikamaru interrupted Naruto with a serious expression. This was the first time he had felt such a Yang Attribute Chakra fluctuation, like a volcanic eruption.
"If you go over now, you'll only disturb sensei."
Hearing Shikamaru say this, Naruto calmed down.
Shinji had once told Naruto that if anything happened, if Shikamaru said not to go, he must absolutely listen, because that was the optimal choice.
"But…"
Although Naruto didn't go forward, he still had a worried expression.
Sasuke, who was beside him, also came up to Naruto and said indifferently, "Shikamaru is right, Naruto, you shouldn't go forward. Otherwise, Shinji-sensei would have to divide his attention to look after you later."
"Don't worry, you know Shinji-sensei, he wouldn't do something he's not confident about."
Although Shikamaru said this, he still instructed Naruto and the others to spread out around the training ground to prevent the commotion from attracting others and interrupting Shinji.
At this moment, Shinji, whose mind was slightly less burdened due to the dispelling of the Shadow Clones, gradually stabilized.
He muttered, "Highly concentrated."
"Then compression."
The originally restless Yang Attribute Chakra began to gradually contract from his right hand, retracting into his body as he spoke.
"Finally, coverage."
Relying on months of continuous flushing, his body was now able to efficiently convert Yang Attribute Chakra.
Buzz—!
A low hum, but a heavy fluctuation, passed.
Shinji's entire body was covered with a layer of faint golden Chakra glow. The force field that had been confined around him expanded, stirring the entire training ground.
Naruto, who was affected by this fluctuation, instinctively said, "What a warm feeling."
"Hoo—!"
Shinji straightened up at this point, clenching his right fist. He now felt that his entire body's physical strength had reached a high level.
"However, it doesn't seem to be enough."
Shinji said softly, "I feel it's far from enough, after all, now it's just covering the whole body with this Chakra."
Thinking of this, Shinji clenched his fist, mobilizing some Chakra to slowly cover his fist.
The next second, his right fist turned blackish-gray.
"Shikamaru, Naruto, you all exit the training ground!"
Shinji ordered Naruto, Shikamaru, and the others guarding the surroundings to retreat.
Naruto and Shikamaru, hearing this, immediately converged and ran out of the training ground.
Naruto then shouted, "Sensei, is this distance alright?"
Shinji waved his hand, indicating it was fine, and continued to look at his right fist. Then he punched the ground.
Boom!