In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
Over those three months, Senya did not choose to further increase the amount of Chakra within his body. After his previous training, his Chakra had already reached an extremely terrifying level.
He instead focused on ninjutsu training, attempting to integrate Sage Techniques into Fire Release and Earth Release.
In a former lumberyard in Konoha, all the trees had been cut down, leaving nothing but old roots that were difficult to remove.
After all, the ninjas proficient in Earth Release had all gone off to build cross-sea bridges and work on infrastructure. Konoha was even building new walls now.
As the population grew and people continued pouring in, Konoha's current boundaries were clearly nearing their limit. At this rate, the population would likely reach saturation in five years. Thus, at a high-level meeting two months ago, this decision had been unanimously approved.
Senya raised his hands. Before him, three fingers curled and overlapped, his index fingertips touching while his thumbs curled inward.
At the same time, the fire-attributed Sage Chakra within his body began to move.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction."
Flames spewed from Senya's mouth. Their color was completely different from ordinary Fire Release—not orange-yellow, but a deep, ghostly blue.
The instant the flames touched the ground and stumps, they exploded outward and rapidly spread ahead, until the entire lumberyard was engulfed.
The ghostly blue flames burned swiftly, directly carbonizing the surfaces of every stump.
A few seconds later, the ghostly blue flames vanished as quickly as they had arrived, leaving behind only a field of scorched black.
Senya stepped forward and used a kunai to shave open the surface of a stump. The interior was black as well.
He picked it up and crushed it in his hand.
"Looks like