"1,356 laps!"
"Keep it up, Duy!"
"After another 644 laps, we can do 3,000 push-ups!"
"Yes, Teacher Chen!"
"Duy, remember, the reason we died in battle was because we didn't work hard enough!"
"So after the 3,000 push-ups, add another 1,000 laps of handstand walking before resting!"
"Yes, Teacher Chen!"
Inside the Ninjutsu Sect's main hall in the Shinobi World Pure Land.
Roger sat cross-legged on a cushion, speechless as he listened to the voices outside.
It sounded incredibly stirring.
But every time they passed the main gate, they shouted that whole exchange.
Roger had heard it thousands of times by now, and it was becoming torture.
One was called Might Duy, the other Chen Baojun. Apparently, they had died fighting Demon Gods.
Because they had been fairly strong, the Sage of Six Paths had kept their souls behind.
Who would have thought that starting the very next day, they would run laps around the entire Ninjutsu Sect complex?
"They really were born in the wrong world."
Roger secretly laughed as the voices faded into the distance.
With how much they loved training their bodies, they should have reincarnated as Sea Star People. With that drive and willpower, they probably could have become famous powerhouses on the seas.
Suddenly.
The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, appeared atop the main cushion on the otherwise empty platform.
Though he made no sound, Roger's perception noticed him almost immediately. He raised his eyes and looked over.
"Sage of Six Paths."
"Mm."
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki nodded. "Lord Imu has approved your request to leave the Pure Land."
"Whew... Is that so?"
Roger's feelings were complicated. He did not know whether he should be happy or sad.
After all, entering the Nether Sea meant there was a high chance he would never return, cutting off