After his fight with Sasuke ended, Lin Mu did not challenge anyone else.
First, he had already opened the First Gate, and it was still too early for the Second Gate.
Second, he felt he needed to be fully prepared before his next fight.
He had paid out over a thousand ryo in notes this time. What a loss!
Another half month soon passed, and Lin Mu maintained a highly regular routine.
On Mondays, he studied Medical Ninjutsu under Tsunade. During his downtime, he also went to Konoha Hospital to get some practical experience.
The rest of his time was mostly spent practicing Taijutsu and honing his body during the day, then refining his chakra and practicing Senjutsu at night.
Aside from that, the Iron Block Lin Mu had bought from the System Shop was also worth mentioning.
After Lin Mu opened the First Gate, the Iron Block had actually grown heavier again.
Its weight remained at sixty percent of Lin Mu's limit.
That immediately put Lin Mu back in the same awkward predicament he had faced when he first wore the Iron Block.
But after half a month of training, he had more or less adapted to it again.
And...
He discovered that his progress in Senjutsu did not exactly match his progress in Wood Release.
Previously, his Senjutsu had only been fifteen percent unlocked.
But after this month of grueling training, he found that his Senjutsu had reached nineteen percent.
The discovery that day left him overjoyed!
His progress in Senjutsu had originally lagged behind his progress in Wood Release.
Now, he could see hope of catching up to his Wood Release, or even surpassing it.
An improvement in Senjutsu meant an improvement across the board.
Lin Mu guessed that his recent physical breakthrough had also brought an