Raise!

Thud, thud, thud.

Deep in the forests of the Land of Fire, two figures clashed among the dense trees.

Unusually, the smaller of the two was the one on the offensive. Not only did she have the upper hand, but her attacks were fearsome. Often, a casual punch from her was enough to bring down a great tree!

There was no doubt about it.

The two locked in combat were Shinji and Chiyo of the Chinoike Clan!

After receiving an injection of Blue Spider Lily No. 1, Chiyo had spent a month adjusting to it. Her body had now fully absorbed the drug's effects, granting her extraordinary physical strength.

After years of hard training, Shinji's Taijutsu had improved by leaps and bounds. Combined with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan's ability to track movement, the support of Killing Intent Perception, and the stamina boost from his Breathing Technique, his Taijutsu at just twelve years old already surpassed that of many Jonin.

In his earlier assessment, he had relied on this sharp Taijutsu to take out every Root ninja who attacked him.

Even so, when faced with Chiyo's fierce assault, he still had to hold back.

Chiyo's physical strength was simply too great. If one of her punches landed, he'd be lucky to escape with only a few broken bones.

Thud, thud, thud.

After another flurry of Taijutsu exchanges, Shinji leaped far back and waved a hand. "Let's take a break."

"Whew, whew." Chiyo stopped at once, panting. She looked at Shinji and asked, "How did I do, sir?"

"Not bad. Better than I expected."

As he spoke, Shinji rubbed his sore arms.

To experience Chiyo's increased physical strength firsthand, he had just spent a while trading blows with her head-on. Now his arms and legs were covered in bruises.

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