Konoha, under bright, sunny skies.
At a secluded corner of the village, near Konoha Forest, beside a lake.
At that moment, a figure was training diligently.
He was bare-chested, his young body covered in well-defined muscles. His blond hair shimmered faintly beneath the sunlight.
His eyes were closed as he sat cross-legged on the ground, his fingers forming an Art Seal.
A layer of red chakra slowly emerged around his body. Sweat trickled down his back, and his forehead was densely beaded with perspiration.
However, at that moment!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...
Several pitch-black kunai, glinting with cold light, suddenly flew at the cross-legged blond boy from all directions!
Just as the kunai were about to strike him, a sharp glint flashed through the blond boy's eyes.
Swish!
His figure instantly vanished from where he stood, leaping into the air.
Thud! Thud! Thud!...
All the kunai struck the ground.
Seizing that moment, the young figure slowly opened his eyes. A smile curled across his lips as he turned to scan his surroundings, chuckling softly.
"Another sneak attack? There's really no skill to it at all!"
"Don't forget, doing this exposes your position!"
As soon as his words fell, his gaze swept around him, and his body suddenly moved, sprinting swiftly toward the right.
His feet rapidly stepped across the water's surface, yet his seemingly slender frame remained remarkably steady.
As he ran at high speed, his hands suddenly rubbed together, and a blazing blue glow slowly appeared between them!
Once he reached the shore from the lake, he leapt onto a tree trunk. A smile rose at the corner of his mouth as his eyes locked onto a dark spot, and he shouted loudly.
"Take this—Rasengan!"
As his voice fell, he fiercely pressed his palm, radiating blazing blue light, toward the