Time had reached April.
Of course, that was according to Sea Star time.
The light here was somewhat dim.
Sunlight could only filter through the dense branches and leaves, scattering sparse flecks of light below.
A light-brown two-story wooden house stood amid the green grass in the forest.
A vast sea of colorful flowers surrounded it.
The air was filled with a faint, refreshing floral fragrance.
In front of the wooden house,
two burly figures, each three meters tall and imposing in presence, were sparring with the movements of the Hyuga Gentle Fist.
Whenever their figures crossed and their palms collided, violent slapping sounds rang out.
Pale-blue energy burst from between their palms, along with rippling waves of force that spread outward.
Suddenly, one of them curled the five fingers of his right hand and struck fiercely in front of him, his palm moving too quickly to see clearly.
In an instant, a ferocious vacuum Shockwave tore through the grass and shot forward.
On the other side,
facing such an attack, the other man actually spread his arms forward and backward.
Then he spun rapidly in place, forming a sphere of blue energy.
The next second, the incoming Shockwave rebounded the instant it struck the surface of the energy sphere.
It smashed through seven or eight thick trees in a line in the distance before finally dissipating.
[Clap! Clap! Clap!]
Just then, applause rang out, followed by a gentle, elegant compliment.
"In just three months, you have mastered the Eight Trigrams Air Palm and Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven so proficiently. This can no longer be described with the word genius. As expected of General Aramaki!"
The two men in the field stopped moving and looked toward the newcomer together.
They looked exactly alike, with dark green curly hair and