"I will put everything into tempering my qi and blood. Mom, I need a lot of nutrition," Sora said.
"After saying all that, aren't you just trying to take advantage of me?" Tsunade scolded with a faint blush on her beautiful face.
That so-called "large amount of nutrition" clearly referred to her.
"Who told you to be my mom?" Sora replied expressionlessly.
In reality, his heart wavered slightly.
After all, the relationship between him and Tsunade had become somewhat extraordinary since that one time.
However, thinking about what was likely to happen next in Konaha, he suppressed those thoughts.
In this world, everything was obtained through strength.
Otherwise, he might have died today at the hands of the Hyuga Clan and Root members.
The ninja world would only become more dangerous in the future, and even Tsunade's strength might not be enough to deal with everything.
Therefore, if he wanted to protect everything he had, he needed enough power to defend it.
"I believe my Bloodline Limit will advance further within a month."
Sora stood beneath a waterfall, enduring the terrifying force of the water crashing down on him.
There were no rocks beneath his feet, only a flowing river.
He forced himself to stand on the water using Chakra, which consumed a large amount of Chakra and was an extreme test of control.
Thinking this, Sora began the fusion and tempering of his Water and Fire Chakra.
Wrapped within his qi and blood, the two types of Chakra gradually merged into one. The three forces became inseparable.
Sora's entire body's qi and blood suddenly began boiling, vibrating at a unique frequency.
His bones and marrow started to change, and his body temperature rose higher and higher.
However, after reaching a certain point, it would stabilize and drop back down, only to rise again.
Each rise became higher than the previous one, yet every time it fell back to the correct balance in a continuous cycle.
While Sora was undergoing this harsh training, other people across Konaha Village were also training intensely.
Naruto Uzumaki encountered Jiraiya, one of the Sannin, and began learning the Summoning Technique and how to control the Nine-Tails Chakra.
Meanwhile, Rock Lee trained under Might Guy, attempting to push the Eight Gates further so he would have the power to defeat Sasuke Uchiha and eventually challenge Sora.
He knew from Might Guy that Sasuke Uchiha was currently training with Kakashi Hatake, and Kakashi might be teaching him his signature technique.
With Sasuke's talent and Kakashi's guidance, his strength could easily skyrocket once he mastered it.
That was the advantage of being a genius with a powerful Bloodline Limit and an outstanding teacher. It was difficult not to become strong.
Because of this, Rock Lee did not relax after entering the Finals.
Instead, he trained even harder, knowing that luck had played a large role alongside his strength in allowing him to reach this stage.
"Hinata, have you really decided to withdraw?" Kurenai Yuhi asked.
She looked at Hinata Hyuga with a complicated expression. To be honest, she felt proud.
Two members of her rookie team had reached the Finals, and her team had even placed second in the Forest of Death during the second exam.
This gave her considerable prestige.
"Yes. With my current strength, reaching the preliminaries was already my limit. I am simply not strong enough for the Finals yet," Hinata said, nodding firmly.
Her decision to withdraw had been carefully considered.
Her potential opponents were far stronger than her.
And what she needed most right now was to clearly recognize her own limits and work to improve them instead of blindly pushing forward.
Bravery and recklessness were often separated by only a thin line.
Being able to understand one's own ability was a form of wisdom, and being able to decisively give up was a virtue.
"But even though I'm withdrawing from the Finals, I still ask Kurenai-sensei to continue guiding me. I want to become stronger and pass the exam with real strength next time."
Although Hinata's voice was soft, it carried a determination she had never shown before.
Even if she gave up the competition, she had no intention of abandoning her ninja way. She would continue training harder than ever.
"Good. You truly are my disciple," Kurenai Yuhi said with satisfaction.
"I will do everything in my power to train you into an outstanding ninja and prove to the Hyuga Clan and your father that they underestimated you."
Kurenai felt deeply satisfied.
She had never expected the timid and fragile Hinata to change so dramatically.
Instead of feeling disappointed about Hinata's withdrawal, she admired it.
Hinata had shown the courage to face reality and recognize her limits.
Sometimes taking a step back could open a completely new path, while blindly pushing forward might only lead to disaster.
Now that Hinata clearly understood her situation and had set a goal to train harder, Kurenai could not have been happier.
Under the invisible pressure of the upcoming competition, one month passed quickly.
Beside a roaring waterfall, a figure stood firmly beneath the crashing water.
His eyes were tightly shut, as if the tremendous force of the waterfall meant nothing to him.
However, if someone could see inside his body, they would discover that the qi and blood flowing through his veins surged like a massive river.
It flowed like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, endless and violent.
The powerful current almost seemed strong enough to overwhelm the waterfall itself.
As it surged through his body, deep, muffled thumping sounds echoed continuously.
"Sora has been standing there for three hours already. This is the longest time he has tempered his qi and blood so far. I hope nothing goes wrong," Shizune said worriedly as she watched from a distance.
Although Sora was only twelve years old, he already possessed the calmness and composure of a fully grown man.
"Nothing will happen," Tsunade replied calmly.
"Listen carefully. Beneath the sound of the waterfall, you can hear the qi and blood in his body surging like a mountain flood.
With such powerful vitality, how could anything go wrong? He is standing at a threshold now. These past dozens of days of tempering were simply preparation.
Today he is using all that accumulated power to break through this barrier. All we need to do is make sure no one disturbs him."
For the past thirty days, Sora had devoted himself entirely to tempering his qi and blood without stopping.
Tempering qi and blood consumed an enormous amount of Chakra, which naturally required a large amount of replenishment.
Because of this, Tsunade rarely left his side.
Whenever Sora's Chakra consumption became too high, Tsunade would walk over, loosen her clothes, and let Sora bury his head in her large bosom.
After dozens of minutes of recovery, Tsunade would step away again.
Once his Chakra had mostly recovered, Sora would immediately return to his training.
Of course, he had not completely stopped his other training either.
He simply left that work to his Shadow Clones.
As the original body, Sora focused all his effort on exploring and evolving his Bloodline Limit.
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