In the few days since Kakashi had left, Xuan Zhe's strength had climbed another notch. He could now use Space Transfer whenever he wanted without injuring his body, but there was a problem: every use drained his spatial energy at an alarming rate. His reserves were still too shallow. To really master the move, he needed to grow stronger; only then could he truly cut loose.
Xuan Zhe had now reached the level of an advanced shinobi, and those high-tier techniques were no longer of much use to him. He had handed all that advanced ninjutsu over to Kakashi. He was quite satisfied with those moves, and this way, he would not have to worry about Kakashi wasting his precious energy.
Once Kakashi left, Xuan Zhe buried himself in studying other ninjutsu again.
By now, Kakashi could hardly wait to test just how powerful his Space-Time Ninjutsu was, and he was full of anticipation for the coming assessment.
Xuan Zhe set his sights on some powerful techniques. Most were not particularly high-level, just ordinary fare, and mastering them was a breeze for him.
While Kakashi practiced his moves with single-minded focus, Xuan Zhe was not idle either. He kept absorbing the dense chakra around him, devoting all his effort to refining his own energy.
While Kakashi cultivated, Xuan Zhe practiced from a ninjutsu manual called "Thousand Leaves Style."
Thousand Leaves Style was incredibly powerful. It could be used for offense as well as defen**, making it absurdly strong. Even those experts might not be able to withstand its attacks. The catch was that the technique was fiendishly complicated, and Xuan Zhe would have to pour considerable effort into understanding it completely.
Xuan Zhe spent well over half a day before finally getting the technique down. After practicing it, he felt