Balance Training

"I'm so envious of these three little guys."

Umino Sasuke watched the Tejudo trio training diligently not far away, a wave of envy washing over him. Why hadn't he encountered such a dedicated Chunin captain before, one who would personally teach him how to train and help him improve his strength?

Ever since he gained the powerful perception of infrasound, solving the security issues of patrolling the defense zone, the entire squad had entered a high-intensity training mode.

Tejudo had just finished his water walking practice a few days ago, significantly improving his Chakra control. He was now practicing new Tool Manipulation Ninjutsu, and his progress looked good. He could definitely be considered a weaker Chunin-level combatant.

Xiao Xiao came from a commoner family with average talent. However, she showed remarkable talent in Chakra control. Unfortunately, there were no medical Ninjutsu she could learn at the moment, so she could only continue to focus on improving her Chakra control.

Under his guidance, after Xiao Xiao finished practicing the only D-Rank Lightning Style she knew, depleting most of her Chakra, she could then proceed with the pointed stone balance training.

The so-called pointed stone balance training was an advanced training method for Chakra control, following tree climbing, water walking, vertical cliff climbing, and waterfall walking.

This pointed stone balance training, while seemingly simple, was not easy to achieve. It used pointed stones and wooden planks as mediums. The trainee sat on a wooden plank placed on a pointed stone, maintaining balance. This simulated the interference of complex terrain on Chakra stability during actual combat, strengthening emergency adjustment abilities, and thereby improving Chakra control.

The precision of Chakra allocation required an error rate of less than 1% to ensure uniform force distribution on the contact surface between the wooden plank and the pointed stone, preventing falls.

"I didn't expect this pointed stone balance training method could actually accelerate Chakra and stamina recovery."

Umino Sasuke was also surprised. Theoretically, balance training methods should consume Chakra and stamina. However, after mastering this training method, he found that by emptying his mind and body while sitting on the wooden plank and maintaining balance, he could slowly recover Chakra and stamina.

Although it was only ten to twenty percent faster than usual, it was still a huge discovery.

While this recovery method couldn't be used during combat, if it was only used for training recovery, it was equivalent to gaining nearly twenty percent more training time.

Accumulated over time, this was quite considerable.

Moreover, this balance training method was also a good research direction. If he delved deeper, he might discover something else.

However, with his current knowledge and Ninjutsu reserves, there was no need to get bogged down researching this direction in the short term. The priority was to improve combat power.

Compared to the slow progress of Tejudo and Xiao Xiao, Inuzuka Ryo, who came from the Inuzuka Clan, had made rapid progress during this period.

The B-Rank Ninjutsu, Human-Beast Transformation: Twin-Headed Wolf, which he used when sniping Sunagakure Chunin before, Inuzuka Ryo could now handle with ease.

Ninjutsu like Fang Over Fang, Four Legs Technique, and Beast Human Clone, which were C and D-Rank, were even more second nature to him.

He was now practicing Wolf Fang Over Fang.

Wolf Fang Over Fang was an advanced version of Fang Over Fang. It allowed him to combine with his Ninja Hound Akitaru to form a giant rotating cone with extremely strong penetration power, equivalent to an offensive B-Rank Ninjutsu.

If it came to direct combat, Inuzuka Ryo's current strength had already surpassed Tejudo's, reaching Chunin level.

Sometimes, one had to admit that talent and bloodline were simply unreasonable.

Both had experienced a life-and-death battle and made great progress, but some people's progress simply far exceeded that of other ninjas from commoner backgrounds.

And Inuzuka Ryo, who came from a ninja clan, was precisely one of those ninjas with talent and bloodline.

"Wolf Fang Over Fang!"

Not far away, the Chakra of Inuzuka Ryo and his Ninja Hound Akitaru intertwined into a spiral storm, piercing towards a giant rock like a vortex black blade.

With a loud boom.

The rock body exploded, and debris rained down. In the dust, Inuzuka Ryo knelt on one knee, panting slightly, and Akitaru had returned to its normal size.

The ground beneath Inuzuka Ryo's feet was sunken and cracked, the fissures extending to the tree roots behind him.

"Improved again."

Umino Sasuke's gaze sharpened, and he couldn't help but sigh. The Inuzuka Clan's Beast Mimicry Secret Jutsu indeed had its unique aspects. Its principle, besides involving advanced Transformation Jutsu, actually involved Yang Release.

After he silently released his Infrasonic Radar Technique, Inuzuka Ryo's Wolf Fang Over Fang secret jutsu had long been exposed to his perception.

Compared to the shortcomings of Ultrasonic Radar Technique in penetration perception, Infrasonic Radar Technique was the opposite, possessing unimaginable penetration. It could easily perceive the various changes within Inuzuka Ryo's body when he performed the Beast Mimicry Secret Jutsu.

If he had a foundation in Yang Release, it wouldn't be difficult to replicate the Inuzuka secret jutsu, Wolf Fang Over Fang.

"If I had developed the Infrasonic Radar Technique earlier, why would I have spent several months to reach the point of being able to transform into a Summoning Beast with Transformation Jutsu?"

Umino Sasuke recalled the time and effort he had spent on Transformation Jutsu before, and now he easily understood its principles, feeling a pang of regret, as if his previous efforts were wasted.

Months of effort were overcome by a single scan!

However, he quickly changed his mind. If he hadn't worked on Transformation Jutsu before, he wouldn't have been able to develop Ultrasonic Radar Technique from the Water Bat.

If he didn't have the development experience of Ultrasonic Radar Technique, how could he have developed Infrasonic Radar Technique from the research materials of those tiger summoning beasts, and how could he have the current perspective ability?

Just as his thoughts were racing and he was sighing, a loud shout came from afar.

"Captain, take this!"

Tejudo, as if transformed into a six-armed Guanyin, rapidly threw kunai and shuriken, attacking him.

This single skill of kunai and shuriken throwing showed his exquisite tactics. He was thinking three steps ahead. These kunai and shuriken not only locked down his escape routes but also predicted his next landing position.

Unfortunately.

Umino Sasuke possessed the absolute insight domain of Ultrasonic Radar Technique, making him the least afraid of such tactics. He easily dodged them.

"All of you, come at me together."

Umino Sasuke waved his hand, exuding a mysterious aura of "I'll take on ten," which was perfect for testing the training results of these three youngsters and also for suppressing Tejudo's arrogant momentum, making him re-evaluate his position in the squad.

"Ryo, you take the lead, I'll support, and Xiao Xiao, you act according to the situation."

Tejudo immediately assumed the role of vice-captain and began to direct.

Teamwork was the foundation of a ninja. The ability to leverage each person's strengths and combine them to achieve an effect greater than the sum of their parts was the only standard for testing teamwork.

"Wolf Fang Over Fang!"

Inuzuka Ryo and his Ninja Hound Akitaru unleashed their ultimate move right from the start, clearly having learned from his teachings. No unnecessary chatter, and when the intelligence was understood, it was time to end the fight quickly.

Facing an attack of this B-Rank Ninjutsu, Umino Sasuke could only evade its sharp edge, using the basic Body Flicker Technique to dodge.