After tireless effort, Ruri had finally mastered Intangibility, a Space-Time Ninjutsu, and could fully control where he would appear.
"I finally mastered this Intangibility Ninjutsu! With this, I'll save quite a bit of strength in future battles! I can also catch enemies off guard and kill them. And this Ninjutsu has one more major advantage: it consumes very little chakra! Based on my current chakra reserves, I can use it nearly a hundred times!" Ruri checked the chakra remaining in his body and spoke with delighted surprise.
With that, Ruri lowered his hands. With his eyes open, space instantly warped, and he vanished from where he stood. A moment later, he appeared at the top of a large tree.
"This Ninjutsu really is useful! But I'll need to keep practicing. That way, I can appear behind an enemy without warning and attack them!" Standing at the treetop, Ruri looked at the surrounding scenery and said with a smile.
"Right, if I use a Rasengan, can I still use this Ninjutsu? If I really can use both at once, it'll save a tremendous amount of time, and I'll be able to deal fatal damage to an enemy right away!" Ruri looked at the center of his palm, then thought, Let's give it a try. It's still early, anyway! Once I finish practicing this, I'll go home!
With that, Ruri stood at the treetop and channeled the chakra in his body. A Rasengan instantly appeared in his right hand. Then he used Phantom Space again, space warped once more, and he vanished from the treetop!
A moment later, Ruri emerged from warped space a meter directly in front of the base of the tree, still holding the Rasengan he had just formed. Once he had fully appeared in front of the tree,