Summoned Again

Aside from training in the Eight Inner Gates and Hatake Swordsmanship, Feng Ye had also made progress in Ninjutsu.

After a brief rest, Feng Ye used the trees in the forest as imaginary enemies. A glint flashed through his eyes, and his entire body suddenly blurred as he appeared on the eastern side of a tree.

Swoosh!!

Chakra Blade White Fang swept through the air, leaving behind a white arc.

The trunk, nearly thick enough to wrap both arms around, was severed in a single slash and came crashing down to one side.

Whoosh!

Feng Ye flickered again, vanishing from sight. When he reappeared, he was already behind another tree. His right hand clenched at empty air as intense Chakra fluctuations gathered in his palm.

"Rasengan!"

After a long period of training, he had finally mastered the Rasengan. While under time acceleration, he could form it at an almost astonishing speed.

Boom!!

The Rasengan struck the middle of the trunk with a roar. The center instantly caved in, then shattered under the grinding force of Chakra, leaving a large section completely gone.

After blasting apart one tree, Feng Ye's figure flickered as he returned behind the first tree. He formed a hand seal with his left hand while gripping Chakra Blade White Fang in his right. In an instant, arcs of lightning spread across White Fang, crackling and intertwining.

"Lightning Release... Lightning Slash!"

This was a Ninjutsu he had created himself.

Based on Chakra Flow, it added a layer of lightning to further enhance the sharpness and speed of his attacks. It was also Feng Ye's strongest attack at present.

Swoosh!!

As he swung his blade, a nearly tangible arc of slashing light flashed into existence. It swept across an area close to three feet wide, gradually dimming from near to far. With one strike, it split the entire stump down the middle and even carved a deep trench into the ground!

After completing that sequence of attacks, Feng Ye stopped moving.

He breathed lightly.

There was no need to mention the Chakra consumption of the Rasengan. When Lightning Slash was combined with Hatake Swordsmanship, the amount of Chakra consumed in an instant was even greater. At his current level, even when combining Hatake Swordsmanship with Chakra Flow, he could only use Lightning Slash once.

Lightning Slash was the name Feng Ye had given to the Lightning Release Ninjutsu he had created. In truth, it could only be considered an incomplete Chidori. Feng Ye had been developing it in the direction of Chidori from the beginning.

Chidori was an A-Class Ninjutsu, while Lightning Slash was, at most, only B-rank.

"With Time Acceleration stacked on top of Lightning Slash's speed, along with the Eight Inner Gates and Hatake Swordsmanship, even a Jonin could be instantly killed if they were careless..."

Feng Ye looked at the destruction caused by his strike and murmured to himself.

Although this technique did not have much range and could not even be considered mid-range, when unleashed at close quarters, its speed made it extremely difficult to block or evade.

If he could develop a higher-level Chidori, it would be even faster and more powerful!

And aside from Ninjutsu and Taijutsu...

The Phantom Clock in Feng Ye's mind had also undergone a change!

This change had not increased the multiplier of Time Acceleration. Instead, the entire Phantom Clock had taken on another form.

When he closed his eyes...

He could see that the Phantom Clock's color had changed. It no longer seemed entirely illusory and had gained a faint sense of substance, taking on a pale golden hue. Moreover, the clock hand had shifted, moving from one o'clock to a position near two o'clock!

He could vaguely see that the number at two o'clock seemed shrouded in a layer of illusory mist. Once the clock hand pointed to it, it would become clear.

Feng Ye knew what this meant.

The clock's one o'clock position represented the ability of Time Acceleration, which he had already activated. For nearly two years afterward, the clock hand had not moved at all. But after he increased the speed to Triple Speed, the clock hand had finally begun moving once more!

If nothing unexpected happened, once the hand pointed to two o'clock, the mist there would disperse, and he would gain a second time-based ability!

"I wonder what kind of ability it will be... Time Deceleration, Time Reversal, or perhaps—Time Stop?!"

Feng Ye was filled with anticipation.

Every time-based ability was extremely powerful, especially Time Stop. In a world like Naruto World, where most people had very low defensive power, possessing Time Stop would practically allow him to run rampant throughout the Shinobi World!

Unless it was a monster with absurd defenses like the Third Raikage, or an immortal body at the level of the Six Paths, even Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi could have his life ended with nothing more than a small kunai!

Judging by the speed at which the clock hand was moving, it would still take some time before he gained a new ability. During that time, he still needed to continue his normal training in other areas and could not slack off.

"The focus of my next stage of training will still be developing Chidori, the Eight Inner Gates, and Hatake Swordsmanship... All three areas can still be improved further."

After assessing the results of his recent training, Feng Ye clarified his future training path and decided to continue following the same route as before.

There was no need to mention the Eight Inner Gates.

Hatake Swordsmanship was also essential. At least until he surpassed Kage-level, Hatake Swordsmanship could exert tremendous power in battle, and it suited him extremely well.

Chidori was equally important. Once Chidori was developed, it would not only improve his attack power but also increase his physical speed!

In the original story, Sasuke had trained in Chidori for only one month, yet his speed had already approached that of Rock Lee after removing his weights. That was why Lightning Release Ninjutsu had always been Feng Ye's main offensive focus.

Actually, compared with Chidori...

What Feng Ye wanted even more was the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Secret Technique.

However, that technique was a secret art passed down through generations of Kumogakure's Raikage. It was probably not even recorded in Konoha's Scroll of Seals. For now, he could only think about it; there was no way he could obtain it.

In short, what Feng Ye pursued was ultimate speed—fast, faster, fastest!

When speed reached the extreme, there was no enemy he could not instantly kill. If there was... that meant he could not beat them and should run.

"Time to head back."

Feng Ye tidied up his pockets.

He had already eaten all the rations he had brought. Whenever he came out to train now, he generally brought enough rations and boxed meals for two meals. Each training session lasted around twelve hours, but because he remained in a state of Time Acceleration, only about four hours passed in the outside world.

Now, he only came to the back mountain to train during the day. At night, he stayed in the small courtyard of his home and did basic exercises such as weighted push-ups and squats.

Just as Feng Ye returned to the village and neared the entrance to his home, a figure abruptly appeared before him and blocked his path.

"The Hokage wishes to see you."

The one blocking his way was an Anbu ninja wearing a mask. After speaking to Feng Ye in a deep voice, his figure flickered, and he vanished again like a ghost.

Hiruzen Sarutobi wants to see me?

Feng Ye was slightly startled. As far as he could remember, he had not done anything lately that would warrant being summoned by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

But since the Hokage had summoned him, not going was obviously impossible. After turning a corner, Feng Ye headed toward the Hokage Building and soon arrived outside the Hokage Office.

The moment he entered the office...

Feng Ye immediately sensed that the atmosphere in the Hokage Office was completely different from when he had last visited. It felt somewhat tense and oppressive.

Moreover, seated in a chair beside the desk was a man leaning on a cane. Merely sitting there, he exuded a dark and gloomy aura.

Danzo!

"..."

Feng Ye did not know what Danzo had been doing, but he had not suffered any harassment from him over the past two months. He had not expected to encounter the man himself during this visit to the Hokage Office. His heart tightened slightly. Surely Hiruzen Sarutobi would not hand him over to Danzo for "training," right?

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Feng Ye's mind, including how he should respond if he truly was ordered to join Root.

Just as Feng Ye's mind raced, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in a deep voice.

"Feng Ye, you're here."

"Hokage-sama."

Feng Ye bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "What did you summon me for?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi held a pipe but was not smoking. Instead, he looked at Feng Ye seriously and said, "...How has your training been lately?"

Hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's question, Feng Ye's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. He cast a barely noticeable glance at Danzo, who sat nearby.

Is he really going to make me join Danzo's Root?

That kind of development is way too hard to accept!

With that thought, Feng Ye put on the air of a confident genius before Hiruzen Sarutobi and said, "I've had some results. I developed a B-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu."

"Oh?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was surprised.

B-rank Ninjutsu could be said to be the pinnacle of ordinary Ninjutsu. Beyond that, A-Class Ninjutsu fell within the category of Forbidden Jutsu, while S-rank techniques were known as ultimate techniques.

Even Jonin did not master many B-rank Ninjutsu, yet Feng Ye had developed one at such a young age. Such talent could only be described as astonishing!