Tsunade Sis, You Can Only Touch My Head! (Part 2)

The wooden stake stands in the middle of the triangle.

Three green Chakra beams shot out simultaneously from the palms of the three Qingyu, converging directly above the center of the triangle.

The rays of light converged at the point of intersection, transforming into three semi-transparent green light curtains that spread outwards.

Within a few breaths, a complete green, transparent pyramid-shaped barrier appeared in the courtyard.

The wooden stake was firmly locked in the very center of the pyramid.

The teacup in Tsunade's hand stopped in mid-air.

She looked at the green pyramid in the courtyard, then looked down at the tea in her teacup to make sure she wasn't seeing things.

"Nobody would believe how fast this kid learns."

Tsunade placed the teacup on the small table beside her, stood up from her chair, walked to the green pyramid barrier, and tapped the green barrier wall with her finger.

The moment her fingertips touched the barrier, an extremely strong repulsive force bounced her fingers back.

Tsunade raised an eyebrow, a layer of Chakra gathered at her fingertips, and tapped again.

This time, the barrier only trembled slightly, but it remained unchanged.

Her Chakra was evenly distributed across the entire surface of the barrier the moment it touched the barrier wall, making it difficult to concentrate and break through any single point.

"The defense is stronger than I expected."

Tsunade crossed her arms and walked around the pyramid, examining the barrier.

She figured she would need to use "Strength of a Hundred" to affect the barrier.

It has been less than two months since I received the scroll.

Tsunade turned and glanced at Qingyu.

The two Shadow Clones had dissipated, and Qingyu said, "Sister Tsunade, this technique consumes significantly more Chakra than I expected."

"The Three-Way Sealing does require a high amount of Chakra, but fortunately, his Chakra reserves are also quite high, so it's not a big problem for daily use."

"Nonsense, this is an S-rank Barrier Ninjutsu."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him.

What about the "Yin Seal"?

Tsunade asked.

"Six months, or less."

Qingyu said.

If he gains any new traits during this period, it will significantly slow down his progress.

Tsunade looked down at Qingyu, who was now almost as tall as her forehead, and thought that such a genius was progressing at an unreasonable speed.

However, Tsunade is Tsunade after all, and she quickly accepted reality. After all, her great-grandfather was known as the "God of Shinobi," and she had long been accustomed to grand occasions.

Tsunade then reached out and patted Qingyu's head. "Alright, stop showing off in front of me. Go take a shower and change your clothes. You're coming with me to Konoha Hospital later; there are a few patients who need your help."

Why are you touching my head again?

Qingyu asked.

"What, you've grown a little taller so you can't touch me anymore?"

Tsunade smiled smugly.

"Let me tell you, kid, I could touch your head when you were little, and I can touch your head now that you're grown up!"

Upon hearing this, Qingyu immediately felt that Tsunade's words were somewhat ambiguous.

Anger!

You can't touch his head, okay?

April has arrived.

The originally cold weather has long since turned into spring.

Third Training Ground.

Yūhi Kurenai Hand Seals, took a deep breath, and extracted her Chakra.

Water Release: Water Chaos Waves!

A stream of water gushed from her hand, arcing through the air before crashing into the target ten meters away.

The wooden target wobbled as it was hit by the water flow, and a large area of its surface became wet.

Yūhi Kurenai lowered her hands from the Hand Seals, breathing heavily, her chest heaving with each breath.

She raised her hand and wiped the sweat from her face with the back of her hand, a smile playing on her lips.

"You did it, Qingyu!"

"I'm so happy," said Yūhi Kurenai Yuhi.

"Well done."

Qingyu nodded.

Yūhi Kurenai's training in Genjutsu certainly laid a solid foundation for her; with this Chakra control ability, she won't be too slow in learning any Ninjutsu.

"However, simply mastering Water Release is not enough."

Qingyu spoke up.

"Your Genjutsu Talent is excellent, but the weakness of Genjutsu is that once your opponent sees through it, you lose all your means of attack. Therefore, you need more attribute variations to complement your Genjutsu, making them impossible for your opponent to defend against."

"Then—what should I study?"

"Or we could try Fire Release."

Qingyu shared her own insights.

"In this way, it's very difficult for your opponent to predict what element you'll use next. Genjutsu, hidden among all sorts of strange and wonderful Ninjutsu, is the hardest to defend against."

Yūhi Kurenai listened intently, her eyes fixed on the screen.

Which Fire Release Ninjutsu should I learn?

Yūhi Kurenai asked.

Fire Release: Flame Bullet.

Qingyu took a scroll out of his Ninja Tool Pouch, unfolded it, and laid it on the ground.

He began explaining the key points of training to Yūhi Kurenai.

Yūhi Kurenai squatted down beside him, looking down at the scroll, and occasionally glancing up at his profile.

Her attention was unconsciously diverted.

"Red?"

Qingyu noticed her distraction and turned to look at her.

"N-nothing!"

Yūhi Kurenai quickly lowered her head, pretending to be carefully reading the text on the scroll.

Qingyu didn't think much of it and continued explaining the rest of the content.

After explaining all the key points, he stood up and stepped back a few paces, giving Yūhi Kurenai space to practice.

"Give it a try. Don't worry about power yet; just getting the flames out is enough."

Yūhi Kurenai nodded, stood up, took a deep breath, and began to Hand Seals.

Following the method Qingyu had just taught her, she refined her Chakra to her throat, feeling the heat condense at the entrance of her throat, and then suddenly expelled it.

A ball of flame the size of a fist flew out of her mouth.

But the flame was too weak; it flew less than two meters before dissipating completely into the air.

Yūhi Kurenai, panting, looked in the direction where the wisp of smoke had disappeared and bit her lower lip.

"Don't rush."

Qingyu's voice came from the side.

"It's already quite good that you can breathe fire on your first try; many people can't even produce smoke on their first attempt."

Hearing Qingyu's words, Yūhi Kurenai immediately regained her enthusiasm.

Qingyu, you're here, so pay attention and don't embarrass yourself!

Yūhi Kurenai encouraged herself and continued her training.

After a while, Qingyu discovered that she had collected another trait.

[Collectible trait detected: Striver]

[D-Rank Trait: Striver]

[Effect: Increases stamina by 30%.]

"Endurance?"

Qingyu pondered the attribute of endurance for a moment.

Physical endurance?

Or is it mental endurance?

Both types have their uses.

Seeing that Yūhi Kurenai was focused on her cultivation, Qingyu thought for a moment and created a Shadow Clone.

Just as the Yūhi Kurenai was about to end, Qingyu's Shadow Clone returned.

He handed a box and two bottles of water to Qingyu and then disappeared.

Just as Yūhi Kurenai was about to take a break, she noticed Qingyu waving at her.

Curious, Yūhi Kurenai went over to investigate, only to discover that Qingyu had somehow acquired a box.

When the box was opened, it contained Wasabi Octopus.

Yūhi Kurenai smelled that familiar spicy aroma, she was pleasantly surprised.

How did Qingyu know she liked this?