Time flew by as he focused on training.
Shadow Clones continually dispersed and were created anew, streams of insights and experience flowing into the mind of Lin Ze's original body.
His understanding of the Four Symbols Seal gradually went from vague to clear. Although he was still far from actually performing it, he had at least reached the threshold.
The core of the Four Symbols Seal lies in "sealing" and "guiding": constructing a stable barrier of circulating energy, containing immense energy within it, and allowing limited guidance... It really is well suited to handling ley-line energy like the Ryūmyaku.
Minato Namikaze could improve and use this technique. His talent was truly frightening. Still, I have a direction now. As long as I keep going step by step, mastering it isn't necessarily beyond me.
As the sky outside the window darkened, Lin Ze rubbed his slightly throbbing temples and stopped training for the day.
Though exhausted, his eyes were exceptionally bright.
His training in Chakra Enhanced Strength was showing promise, his study of the Four Symbols Seal was on track, and more importantly, he had found the key link connecting different abilities-absolute control!
The two days of rest passed in a flash.
Squad B-5 received new mission orders as scheduled: head to the border regions adjoining the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind to carry out a series of reconnaissance, infiltration, and even small-scale assault missions.
The shadow of war grew ever darker. Clashes between Konoha and the two great shinobi villages became increasingly frequent, and the border regions had long since become a dangerous maelstrom.
Over the next few months, Lin Ze and Squad B-5 were like clockwork gears, constantly moving through the northwestern and southwestern border regions of the Land of Fire.
Combat became a daily