"Mhm! Of course!" Lin Feng pinched Haku's little cheek.
"Big Brother, you're so nice!" Haku hugged Lin Feng and smiled sweetly.
Lin Feng smiled too. Haku's wish was simple: she wanted the people around her to be safe and happy—that was her greatest desire! She was a very kind person who wouldn't even step on an ant.
Holding the little girl, Lin Feng found himself fantasizing about what she would look like when she grew up. Heh, since I'm here, I can't let tragedy strike such a beautiful girl again!
Therefore, the first thing Lin Feng thought about was his own strength!
In Kushina's words, Lin Feng might not even be able to beat a Genin (low-level ninja) right now!
Kushina was slightly disappointed about this.
Lin Feng was already eighteen, unlike little children who had infinite potential!
However, only Lin Feng himself knew the truth.
He simply didn't know how to control the two types of power within his body.
The little Qilin girl had said so: if he could master them, he would definitely be more powerful than Madara Uchiha!
The problem was, he didn't know the trick! And he couldn't re-enter that strange space! He felt like he was commanding an immensely powerful aircraft carrier but had no idea how to operate it!
Nevertheless, Lin Feng was not a born genius, but the time-travel event had turned him into one.
He knew many things that others didn't and understood rules of this world that the natives were unaware of! This was his advantage!
Based on Lin Feng's exploration, the so-called Chakra was essentially a lower-grade form of Internal Energy. With this direction and theory, all that remained was practice!
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" In a secluded area outside Konoha, Lin Feng and the others began their training. Suddenly, seven or eight shadow clones appeared out of thin air!
"Hehe, how's that? Not bad, right!" Lin Feng was extremely proud; the Shadow Clone Jutsu was the first ninjutsu he had mastered!
Kushina gently shook her head. Her graceful figure leaped up, inverted mid-air, and powerfully threw several senbon!
With a series of "Bang! Bang!" sounds, the shadow clones were immediately destroyed!
"So cool!" Haku watched with admiration. She copied Kushina, leaping up with the same posture, and accurately shot her senbon toward a distant tree trunk!
"Damn it! I seem to be the worst one here?" Lin Feng sat on the ground, disheartened. He looked at Kimimaro in the distance, who was still practicing the Tai Chi Lin Feng had "taught" him.
Lin Feng had to admit that Kimimaro was a true genius; besides his naturally powerful Bloodline Limit, his acquired abilities were equally outstanding! If he hadn't been ill, he would easily reach Kage-level, or higher.
Seeing Lin Feng sitting on the ground like a deflated balloon, Kushina smiled: "Are you going to try again?"
But Lin Feng ignored her. He was deep in thought. Since my body holds the power of Water and Lightning, is there some way to externally trigger these abilities?
It was like a battery: it holds energy, and by connecting wires and an appliance, the energy can be released!
"Wires and electrical appliances!" Lin Feng felt like he had grasped something, yet it remained vague.
Confused, he walked over to the small stream nearby, dipping his hand into the water. It felt icy and cool.
"This is... water..."
Lin Feng's strange behavior made Kushina and Haku exchange bewildered looks.
Lin Feng didn't explain. In every training session, he would touch the stream water like this.
Haku and Kimimaro were progressing daily under Kushina's training, but Lin Feng still hadn't made any major headway.
Water! What is the connection between the water outside and the water inside my body?
He kept pondering this question.
"What is that guy doing?" Kushina watched Lin Feng, whose face alternated between frustration and a silly grin. "It's already been a month!"
But at that moment, Lin Feng suddenly burst into wild laughter! As if he had won the lottery!
"Hahaha! So that's how it is!" Lin Feng laughed proudly. Although he couldn't quite articulate the feeling, he felt as if he had established communication with the external water. At the same time, a strange energy within his body was subtly drawing the external water towards him.
"What are you laughing at!" Kushina glared at him, annoyed.
Lin Feng turned to face her, his face filled with triumph: "Just watch!" His body didn't move, yet he seemed to become somewhat ethereal.
"Hmm?" Kushina's heart skipped a beat. She saw a faint mist of vapor appearing around Lin Feng, and the light refraction made his movements hard to track.
"Is that Water Release (Suiton)?"
Lin Feng didn't know the jutsu, but he could control the water itself. Although he was still unrefined, with more practice, he would definitely reach a level of full control!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!" Lin Feng shouted, purely for show.
As his mind controlled the water element, a small water dragon quickly erupted from the stream and shot straight towards Kushina.
"Hmph!" But she couldn't be hit by such a straightforward attack!
Kushina leaped agilely into the air, and the water dragon struck the spot she had been standing on!
However, no sooner had she dodged one water dragon than another immediately shot up!
As soon as Kushina landed, the water dragon attacked again, but she remained calm: "Rasengan!"
She formed a blue chakra sphere in her hand and met the water dragon's head!
"Bang! Bang!" With a dull sound, the water dragon dispersed, turning into a light curtain of water.
"Ah! I'm done, I'm exhausted!" Lin Feng collapsed onto the ground, smiling at Kushina as she walked toward him: "Not enough stamina! Next time, I'll definitely beat you badly!"
"Oh yeah? When did you learn Water Release, kid?"
Lin Feng gently shook his head and laughed: "That's not Water Release! I'm just purely controlling the water."
Kushina didn't believe him.
He didn't blame her; it was a limitation of their knowledge. They often attributed all unbelievable abilities to a form of Ninjutsu.
Lin Feng didn't explain further; he wasn't entirely sure how it worked himself.
"Hurry up and rest. We'll have another round later!" Kushina was excited by Lin Feng's sudden change.
"Fine! But if I manage to hit you next time, you have to let me have a kiss!" Lin Feng said with a wicked grin.
Kushina had reached a point where she could ignore his constant teasing: "If you can even touch me once, I'll let you do it!"