After Rin Nohara left, Qingyu didn't hurry to put away the notes on the table.
He went to the backyard and stood in front of the wooden post, which was already riddled with damage. Then he formed Hand Seals.
A stream of flame burst from his mouth, automatically taking shape in the air as a winding, writhing snake.
But this time, the fire snake was a whole lot thicker than before. Its body was almost as thick as an adult's arm, and its fiery fangs glowed a dazzling red in the night.
The fire snake opened its jaws and bit into the wooden post.
Boom.
The post didn't merely end up scorched black as it usually did.
The entire post exploded down the middle. Splintered wood flew in all directions with sparks, landing on the ground with a crackle.
Qingyu stood a few steps away, looking at the post that had been completely destroyed. The glow of the flames lit his face.
"Not bad."
Qingyu thought.
A forty percent increase in power. The effect was even more noticeable than he'd expected.
The fire snake wasn't just bigger; the flames were also clearly hotter and denser.
And according to the trait's description, the increase applied to all Fire Release Ninjutsu.
Qingyu couldn't help wondering about Madara Uchiha's "Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame." In the original story, it had taken an entire unit of Water Release users unleashing "Water Release: Water Formation Wall" at the same time just to barely stop it.
If he kept strengthening his traits and boosting his Fire Release, perhaps one day even hundreds or thousands of Water Release users wouldn't be able to match a single one of his Fire Release techniques.
But that was a long way off.
Qingyu put those thoughts aside and began testing