After three or four hours, Momokusa Harukawa had burst all the balloons Ruri had prepared with her chakra.
Momokusa Harukawa could now completely burst a water-filled balloon in four or five seconds.
"Harukawa, you've mastered making chakra flow in irregular patterns. Let's rest for a while! If you keep training nonstop like this, I'm worried your body won't hold up!" Ruri said, looking at Momokusa Harukawa's small hands, which had turned red.
Momokusa Harukawa nodded, then looked down at her stomach and said shyly to Ruri, "Ruri, I'm a little hungry now!"
Ruri looked at the shy Momokusa Harukawa and said with a smile, "Mm, I knew you'd be terribly hungry after training for so long. While you were training just now, I caught a few fish from the Small River, and they're already grilled! Come have some grilled fish!"
Momokusa Harukawa clapped happily, then followed Ruri over to sit beside the small fire and began eating the fish he had grilled.
"How is it, Harukawa? Does it taste all right?" Ruri asked after Momokusa Harukawa had taken a few bites.
Momokusa Harukawa was about to speak, but she couldn't with fish in her mouth, so she nodded to show that it was delicious.
"Eat slowly. There are still several fish here. Don't take such big mouthfuls; it's bad for your stomach!"
Momokusa Harukawa swallowed the fish in her mouth, then said with a smile, "I understand, Ruri. Your grilled fish really is wonderful!"
With that, Momokusa Harukawa went back to eating the fish left in her hand.
Sitting beside her, Ruri watched Harukawa eat with relish, then lowered his head with a smile and continued grilling the fish in his hand, which wasn't fully cooked yet.
The aroma of Ruri's grilled fish drifted through the forest in every direction.