Chapter 220 Busy Sōji
Hotaru's training ground is in a small clearing at the edge of the forest.
Tsuchigumo Clan's forbidden technique Rage Hair Heaven has extremely high requirements on Chakra's control.
She must stop the car precisely at the edge of each explosion, allowing Chakra to complete a complete cycle in the meridians before releasing it, instead of exploding all at once.
Losing control is a disaster!
Therefore, her training is not to increase the power, but to reduce the power while controlling the explosion at that moment.
Yingying sat cross-legged on the ground, clasped her hands together, and placed a row of palm-sized pebbles in front of her.
Her goal was to make Chakra flow out of her palm and carve a spider web pattern on the surface of the cobblestone, but she could not break the stone.
The accumulation of practice over time, from the moment the first stone was touched by her Chakra, shattered into powder...
Only a complete spider web pattern appears on the surface of the cobblestone. The texture is clear and the depth is even. The stone itself is intact.
That day, Firefly stared at the stone for several seconds, then jumped up suddenly, holding the stone and ran towards the depths of the forest.
"Karin sister, I did it!!!"
Before she finished speaking, Mangetsu hit her on the back of her neck with a piece of cold water flying from the direction of the stream, telling her to keep her voice down so as not to disturb others.
Yingying squatted down and covered her neck, but she didn't notice the curve of the smile on her lips at all.
On the other side, Muku is not on the training ground.
He was sitting cross-legged facing the sea on a reef area at the southernmost end of the Island Turtle carapace.
The enlightenment in the body has been separated again from the Cursed Spirit ball that was swallowed by Sōji in Box of Ultimate Bliss, forming a symbiotic relationship with him that is similar to Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts but not exactly the same.
Enlightenment is a collection of negative emotions, and Muku is its host and anchor.
For other people, this symbiotic relationship would require a long running-in period, but because Satoru has already been subdued by Sōji and Cursed Spirit Manipulation o
Therefore, its state in Muku's body is tame from the beginning. Muku does not need to spend time suppressing Wu, but only needs to learn to communicate with it.
Closing your eyes, a layer of dark purple lines appeared on the surface of the skin. The lines slowly flowed along the meridians and converged into a tiny swirl-shaped mark between the eyebrows.
Then the outline of his body began to blur, his skin was covered with a thin layer of dark gel, and a pair of huge
of black wings.
"Enlightenment!" Muku said silently in his heart.
"Hmm!"
Satoru's response was still an unclear monosyllable, but the emotion it conveyed was no longer fear and madness, but a gentleness that was so quiet that Jinping relied on it.
Muku raised his hand, and the black wings unfolded. The tip of the wing touched the sea surface lightly, and the sea water immediately surged into dark ripples like ink after being touched by the condensation of negative emotions.
Retracting his wings, taking a deep breath, and putting Wu's form back into his body, Muku's usual calm gradually revealed a hint of joy.
"Try to fly next time!" He said to himself facing the sea.
Outside of the Island Turtle, the stroke of the Sōji is so tight that there is almost no breathing room.
In the morning, Raikage Building and Mabui of Kumogakure checked the latest revision of Land of Whirlpool's joint construction plan. In the afternoon, they took the express boat back to Kirigakure.
In Mizukage's Office, Mei Terumi handed him the trade agreement operation report sent back by Qing from Land of Wind, along with a preliminary report from the survey team sent by Konoha Shikaku.
The pollution within the three nautical miles of Former Site of the Land of Whirlpool has dropped to within the safety threshold, and the foundation structure of the old royal capital ruins is still intact and can withstand the first phase of the reconstruction project.
"The survey report came a week earlier than expected."
Mei Terumi was leaning against the window with a teacup in his hand, his green pupils looking particularly clear in the afternoon light, "Shikaku's efficiency seems to have been stimulated by what you said last time at Land of Fire."
"The sooner Land of Whirlpool starts construction, the better. While Ōnoki is still sending out letters of protest and has no time to take action, lay the foundation first."
"If he wants to intervene until the house is halfway built, the cost will be too high."
With that said, Sōji recursively handed the signed documents to Mei Terumi, then changed the topic, "I have to go to Land of Wind tomorrow. Qing mentioned in the trade agreement operation report that the last payment has been received."
"Land of Crafts's shipyard requires me to personally check and accept the follow-up maintenance plan. Then I will stop by Kusagakure to take a look at En no Gyōja."
"The first batch of garrison troops on his side are already in place, and the two squads sent by Second Squad and Third Squad are helping him reorganize Kusagakure's daily patrols."
Mei Terumi glanced at him and hesitated to speak.
Now he was sitting in front of him, describing his trip across two big countries in one day as if he were going out to buy groceries.
She actually wanted to ask, "Aren't you tired?"
But she seemed to have no reason to ask this. As the next generation of hope in the village, it was inevitable to be tired, and there was no point in feeling distressed.
"Make sure you get some rest!"
In the end, Mei Terumi just said this softly, and then walked back to the desk with the tea cup in hand.
And when Sōji traveled between countries, Hidden Cloud's Samui always followed him.
Hidden Cloud arranged for her to serve as Sōji's full-time contact person during Land of Lightning's stay. This arrangement was purely official at first.
She is familiar with Hidden Cloud's internal document process, records quickly, talks less and is efficient.
But as Sōji traveled back and forth between Island Turtle and Kumogakure, the time Samui spent with him actually went far beyond official companionship.
That evening, Sōji returned to Island Turtle from Hidden Mist on the speedboat. Samui sat opposite him, checking the next day's itinerary item by item by the dim light of the chandelier in the cabin.
Her short, pale blond hair glowed softly under the light, and her blue-green eyes scanned every line of words on the document attentively.
She did not wear the low-cut light gray uniform today, but changed into a high-collared dark blue marine windbreaker, but
Even so, her figure curves are still distinct under the waist-cutting of the windbreaker.
In fact, she would occasionally raise her hand to rub her right shoulder subconsciously, which was a habit developed from long-term shoulder soreness.
In this regard, she never complained in front of Sōji, she just did this action calmly, and then continued to write with her head down.
"Tomorrow morning, Island Turtle Base training records will be summarized, and Mr. Yugito will submit the first stage evaluation report."
"In the afternoon, Lord Raikage wants to confirm with you the first batch of material allocation list for the Land of Whirlpool project. In the evening...
As she said that, she paused her pen tip and said, "There are no arrangements at the moment."
"Huh...
"It's rare to have free time!"
Sōji was leaning on the wooden chair on the side of the ship, the black cloth blindfolded slightly tilted in her direction, with a hint of casual concern in her voice, "You can have a good rest too!"
Hearing this, Samui raised his head and glanced at him, a trace of extremely subtle surprise flashed in his blue-green eyes.
"No problem!"
Saying that, Samui lowered his head and marked a period on the schedule.
The clipper broke through the dark sea in the night, and the waves broke into dots of phosphorescence on the bow.
Samui put the document into a waterproof folder and stood up to get a hot water bottle from the other side of the cabin, but the ship was suddenly hit by a side wave and rocked violently.
She subconsciously reached out to support the ship wall, but lost her center of gravity in the shaking. Sōji's palm gently supported her lower back with precise force, just enough for her to stand firm.
Samui turned his head, and his short golden hair drew a soft arc in the dim light.
The distance between the two was so close that she could see the pores on the other's face, and a blush appeared on Samui's usually calm face.
The distance between the two people was shortened by a few inches due to the rocking of the ship's hull, and then returned to its original width after she stood firm.
"Be careful, the sea is very windy at night!" Sōji's tone was still calm.
.. Thank you!" Her voice was still calm and calm as usual, but the ending tone was much softer than usual.
"You're welcome." Sōji took back his hand, his tone as calm as before.
The cabin was quiet for about three breaths, and then Sōji suddenly spoke, "The pain in your shoulder has become a stubborn problem, and even the operation of Chakra will be affected."
Samui held the handle of the hot water bottle and turned his back to him. After a moment of silence, he answered, "Your eye skills... can you even see this?"
"Yeah, I can see it!"
Sōji nodded, "After landing on the island, I can take some time to use Yang Release Chakra to help you rub out the blockages in the meridians on your shoulders and neck. How about that?"
Samui looked at the other party's always calm expression, thought for a moment, and said hello.
The two of them looked out the window in silence at the sparkling sea under the moonlight. The silence in the cabin was a little less businesslike and alienating than before.