Yui thought it over. Indeed, compared to three years ago, her mental power had improved considerably.
But...
"No, if I only train at the bottom of the lake, my mental power still grows too slowly..."
"Too slowly?" Shobue rubbed her chin.
She thought for a while, then spread her hands toward Yui when she failed to come up with a solution.
"Yui, improving your mental power is something you'll have to figure out yourself." Shobue sighed softly. "Perhaps you could go out and look for genjutsu that can improve it."
"Mm!" Hearing that there was no solution left Yui feeling rather helpless.
At her current pace, it would take at least another five years to master Sage Mode.
Although she could wait, she feared Nai Hyuga couldn't.
Nai Hyuga had already been bedridden for three years. She couldn't afford to wait any longer.
"Go out into the world?" Yui murmured. "That might be good. I haven't left in three years. Seeing the world outside would be nice."
"All right, it's time I went out and saw the world." Having made her decision, she spoke to Shobue again.
Shobue nodded at that. If Yui didn't get out for a change soon, she would probably end up depressed.
"Seeing the world outside could lift your spirits. Perhaps once you feel better, training will come naturally too," she told Yui with a smile.
"All right." She very much agreed with Shobue's view. Her mood really hadn't been good lately.
Still, one question had been lingering in her mind.
"Shobue, where exactly in the Shinobi World is Shikkotsu Forest?"
"You said before that even at my flying speed, it would take a year to get back to Konoha from Shikkotsu Forest."
"That means Shikkotsu Forest must be very far from Konoha, right?"
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