Looking at the young tree before him, its trunk as thick as a thigh, Ruri reached out to touch its bark and said, "Sorry about this, little tree!"
With that, Ruri took a few steps back, lowered himself into a half crouch, and said softly, "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
High-density chakra left Ruri's palm and shot toward the young tree.
The high-density chakra released from Ruri's palm swiftly struck the middle of the young tree, which promptly burst apart at that point.
After watching the young tree burst apart, Ruri slowly lowered his palm, stood up, and said with a smile, "Just as I thought. Now that my physical fitness has improved, the Vacuum Palm has gotten stronger too!"
Ruri clapped his hands, then walked over to the other young trees nearby and thought, I just tested the power of my hands. Now let's test my leg strength. After practicing for so long just now, let's see if I've improved at all!
The moves Ruri currently used with his legs were still the few Konoha Whirlwind moves he had learned by secretly watching Might Guy train in the past. Whenever he had nothing else to do, Ruri diligently practiced those Konoha Whirlwind moves. He had also learned Konoha Whirlwind to make his taijutsu stronger.
In the original story, Konoha Whirlwind was a taijutsu move Might Guy had created himself, and Rock Lee would also frequently use this ninjutsu later on.
It attacked the enemy with a high-speed spinning kick. Fast enough to leave the enemy nowhere to go, it was a swift taijutsu move.
Ruri braced his hands against the ground, lifted both legs high, and said, "Konoha Whirlwind!"
As soon as he spoke, Ruri's raised legs began spinning at high speed. His legs whirled rapidly among the young trees,