Electromagnetic Force

At the edge of the Leaf Village border camp.

Hyuga Tianyi sat slumped against a shaded rock.

Several consecutive days of intense tracking and sensing had pushed his stamina and chakra to their limits.

In order to cooperate with Hatake Sakumo in completely clearing out the puppet master squads lurking behind their lines like grains of sand.

He had been like a wound-up precision instrument, running without pause.

During the day, he kept his Byakugan and Magnet Release senses fully activated, scanning for unusual metallic reactions across the vast, scorching sea of sand.

The moment he found the slightest clue, he would immediately race after Sakumo in pursuit. When battle broke out.

He had to maintain his sensing from a safe distance, ensuring that no stragglers escaped by using sandstorms or the terrain.

Whenever his chakra ran out, he swallowed a Ration Pill to restore it and took a brief breather.

Then he threw himself into the next round of searching... over and over again, until the sun sank westward.

"Finally... it's over." Tianyi gazed at the distant dunes, dyed golden-red by the setting sun.

He let out a long breath, feeling as though he barely had the strength to lift a finger.

"What kind of miserable life am I living...?"

This was even more exhausting than working a 996 job.

Just then, a figure appeared on the sand not far from him.

It was Hatake Sakumo. He had just finished a high-level meeting and had come specifically to find him.

"How do you feel?" Hatake Sakumo's voice remained as steady as ever.

Tianyi struggled to rise and greet him, but Sakumo stopped him with a glance.

"Stay seated." Sakumo stepped closer, his gaze sweeping over Tianyi.

"You've worked hard these past few days."

He paused before continuing.

"Thanks to