Perhaps, time is the best teacher. Everything began its initial accumulation after its relentless passage!
Half a year later, Lin Feng was highly proficient in controlling that mysterious power. Combined with the few Water Release techniques Kushina taught him, his strength rapidly ascended as if shot from a rocket.
Lin Feng was very proud of this! He might not be a genius like the Fourth Hokage or Itachi Uchiha, so he decided to leverage his advantage as a crosser and directly cheat using his innate power.
In that same remote training ground, Lin Feng was now fighting Kushina to a standstill! His mastery of water control made him incredibly flexible!
Kushina used the Shadow Clone Jutsu, gripping a kunai, and charged forward, thrusting fiercely toward Lin Feng! But Lin Feng suddenly dissolved into a pool of water! "A Water Clone?"
"Exactly!" Lin Feng leaped out of the stream, flanked by two water dragons.
"Hmph!" Kushina was slightly annoyed, but she had to admit that Lin Feng's progress over the last six months had been immense!
He now showed subtle signs of surpassing her!
Her strength, that of a Tokubetsu Jōnin, was barely on par with his, and she was starting to struggle!
Yet, Lin Feng appeared to still have energy in reserve!
The two water dragons surrounding Lin Feng surged forward! However, the moment they struck, Kushina transformed into a wisp of white smoke.
"A Shadow Clone?" Lin Feng looked ahead, where Kushina was standing, watching him with a smiling face: "You still haven't managed to win against me!"
"Tch, just give me a little more time!" Lin Feng was delighted. He had mastered a considerable amount of his spiritual energy—the ability to control water—which had allowed him to reach this level!
He believed he could advance even further soon!
"Ah, I'm tired. I need a break first!" Lin Feng walked toward a large tree in the distance.
Kushina rolled her eyes at him: "You're complaining when I haven't even said I'm tired!" However, she let Lin Feng go and walked toward the two children who were training alone nearby.
Kimimaro was, as usual, practicing Tai Chi in the forest.
Haku was training her Bloodline Limit—the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals—upstream in the small creek.
Lin Feng saw no one around and felt a hint of mischief rising within him.
Beneath the large tree sat a beautifully dressed young woman.
Seeing Lin Feng walk toward her, Ying immediately stood up and walked to meet him: "Lord Yue, you must be tired. Please have a seat here!"
Seeing the smile on the beautiful woman's face made Lin Feng feel instantly relaxed, like bathing in a spring breeze!
"Sister Ying, why don't you go train with them?" Lin Feng didn't decline, settling onto the bench beneath the tree trunk.
"Oh, I'll pass!" Ying smiled sweetly. "I'll stick to logistics for you all. Sit down. I brought sweet soup!" She turned and crouched down, scooping a bowl from a nearby pot and handing it to Lin Feng: "Try this; it's still cold!"
Lin Feng took the sweet soup, but his gaze lingered on the beautiful woman's face.
Perhaps time had done its work, and she had already put the painful past behind her.
She now exhibited a charming smile at all times.
"Lord Yue!" The beautiful woman turned her head slightly, feeling uncomfortable because Lin Feng's gaze was too intense!
"Ahem!" Lin Feng awkwardly withdrew his gaze: "The sweet soup is excellent! Hehe."
The beautiful woman simply smiled faintly: "It's just plain sweet soup! But, Lord Yue, isn't it too obvious for us to train so openly? Aren't you afraid Konoha will find out?"
Lin Feng took a sip: "They've known for a while! I don't know why they've held back, but I suspect there are ANBU agents monitoring us nearby, or from a distance."
"Ah?" Ying was startled. She had been nervous when they first snuck in, and knowing they were constantly monitored made her even more uneasy!
Lin Feng suddenly smiled: "Don't worry! Since they haven't made a move, we don't need to be so timid. We'll simply handle whatever comes our way!" He took the beautiful woman's trembling hand and laughed: "Sister Ying, don't worry too much. Trust us; everything will be fine!"
"Mhm!" The beautiful woman lowered her head and gently acknowledged him. She tried to withdraw her hand, but Lin Feng seemed to have no intention of letting go. "Lord Yue, could you... could you please let go of my hand..." She spoke cautiously, afraid of angering Lin Feng.
"Huh?" Lin Feng was slow to react. As he loosened his grip on her soft, delicate hand, Ying tried to pull it back, but accidentally knocked the bowl of sweet soup in Lin Feng's hand, spilling it over both of them!
The beautiful woman shrieked in surprise and immediately reached out to wipe the liquid off Lin Feng's clothes: "I... I'm so sorry..." She was frantic and clumsy, but her hand suddenly brushed against something hard and rigid, causing her to quickly snatch it back.
Lin Feng became even more embarrassed: "I'll just wash up by the river!" He quickly stood up.
Watching Lin Feng's retreating back, the beautiful woman bit her lower lip and followed him to the riverbank. The river water was very clear and not deep, about a meter and a half. Lin Feng jumped straight into the water without removing his clothes!
"Ah, refreshing!" In the heat of summer, the cool sensation made Lin Feng's pores shiver.
But when he looked at the beautiful woman who had followed him, a very wicked thought suddenly sprang into his mind.
His eyes fell shamelessly upon her clothes, which were now drenched.
The wet area was precisely over the high peaks of her chest.
The thin clothes became slightly transparent when wet, and the bra underneath was barely visible.
"You—" Lin Feng looked at her, confused.
Ying was flushed but didn't speak. She simply crouched down by the riverbank, scooped up some water, and rubbed it onto her chest to wash off the sweet soup stain.
But this only served to benefit Lin Feng!
The already semi-transparent clothes could no longer conceal the sight underneath with her movements!
The two towering snowy peaks stretched the thin, cicada-wing-like fabric into two bulging tents. With her every movement, they trembled, severely stimulating Lin Feng's visual senses!
"Gulp!" Lin Feng swallowed hard. He desperately wanted to turn away, but his body suddenly refused to move, frozen in place. His eyes were fixed firmly on the intimate sight of the beautiful woman's chest, making him want to reach out and touch that incredible elasticity himself!