Tomorrow's Trial!

Yuhi Kurenai listened to Kawaki Aoba and could not help frowning. She tried closing her eyes, only to immediately feel a wave of dizziness and nearly trip over a tree root beneath her feet.

She hurriedly opened her eyes and steadied herself, unable to stop herself from complaining, "Aoba, this is way too exaggerated! With my eyes closed, I can't even tell which direction I'm facing!"

"Take it slow, Kurenai."

Kawaki Aoba's voice remained gentle. "You definitely won't be used to it at first, but with enough practice, you'll find that your ears and body are actually more reliable than your eyes."

Sarutobi Asuma snorted and said half-jokingly, "Come on, Aoba, that's just your exceptional talent. We can't learn that.

But seriously, if you used that ability in actual combat, you'd probably scare the enemies out of their wits."

"Actual combat?"

Kawaki Aoba paused slightly, his tone turning more serious. "I haven't really thought that far ahead.

I just... don't want to be left behind."

Yuhi Kurenai's heart trembled slightly at those words.

She looked at Kawaki Aoba's faintly smiling face, yet what surfaced in her mind was the image of him training alone every day.

Blind as he was, he always put in several times more effort than anyone else, yet he never complained even once.

"Aoba, you..."

Yuhi Kurenai wanted to say something, but Sarutobi Asuma interrupted her.

"Hey, Kurenai, quit spacing out! The target point is right ahead—we need to pick up the pace!"

Sarutobi Asuma's voice carried a hint of excitement as he quickened his steps, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Kawaki Aoba and Yuhi Kurenai exchanged a glance and sped up in tacit understanding.

The three figures swept through the forest like the wind. The target point was already within reach.

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