After leaving Root, Xue Ge hurried straight to the Forest of Death.
It was still fairly early, so he could practice a little longer with Iris Moon.
Xue Ge thought about what the training would involve.
Dodging attacks for a full minute with his eyes closed made his scalp prickle just thinking about it. Who knew how long he would be stuck at this stage-
Lost in thought, Xue Ge suddenly spotted a figure ahead and stopped at once.
"Ugh-" Muzi scratched her head as she picked herself up off the ground. Looking back and seeing Xue Ge, she looked surprised. "Huh?-"
"-Muzi, what are you doing here?" Xue Ge stepped forward and pulled Muzi up.
The back of her hand was cold, her palm was sweaty, and her face was pale-had something just shocked her?
"Uh, I'm looking for something here." Muzi scratched her head. "A medicinal herb."
"What does it look like? I'll find it. The Forest of Death is dangerous," Xue Ge said.
Muzi hesitated, then nodded. She turned toward a tree, blue light rising from her hand as she began carving a picture into its trunk.
Xue Ge paid no attention to what the picture looked like. Watching the blue light on Muzi's hand, he frowned and asked, "That on your hand is-"
"This? It's a Chakra Scalpel, medical ninjutsu." Muzi waved it at Xue Ge as though showing off. "It's A-rank ninjutsu, you know. Impressive, right?"
"Impressive." Xue Ge nodded. After a moment's thought, he asked, "Can I learn it?"
"Hmm-of course, but you might not be able to master it-" Muzi said as she continued carving. "You need some medical knowledge to learn this. A scalpel is for surgery, after all."
"What if I just want to make a blade?" Xue Ge moved beside