"Ugh, that really was pushing it!"
Pale-faced and panting, Lin Guang knelt on one knee on the ground. That move had nearly drained all his chakra.
The fact that he had not passed out immediately was already a testament to his excellent physique.
"Good thing I had a feeling beforehand and never used any battle techniques beyond Ice Breathing Sixth Form in a fight. Otherwise, suddenly running out of chakra would have been deadly."
Lin Guang hurriedly sat cross-legged, concentrating his mental and physical energy to convert them into chakra.
This was a chakra-refining method Jiraiya had taught him and Naruto, more than ten times faster than natural recovery.
Despite how drained Lin Guang looked, his chakra would be full again in about ten minutes.
The Ice Phoenix circled above Konoha. It was the transition between spring and summer, and the weather felt rather muggy.
But after the Ice Phoenix flew past, the temperature in Konoha instantly dropped. The Sand Ninja were still all right, as the climate where they lived was harsh too.
The Sound Ninja, however, could not stop sneezing in these temperatures and soon caught colds from the chill.
As for Konoha, since they were all ninja from the Land of Fire, ninety percent of their innate chakra affinities were fire, making them far more resistant to the cold than the others.
"Is it snowing?"
While Naruto, Satō Maji, and Hyūga Jō were clearing out enemies from other villages, they noticed snow falling from the sky.
As the Ice Phoenix circled more and more times, the temperature kept dropping, and even the snow grew heavier!
"Ninjutsu of this caliber... Teacher Sarutobi, you've taken on an incredible student!"
Everyone on the rooftop knew Lin Guang was behind this.
It went without saying for Hiruzen Sarutobi; there was no