11 a.m.
The sun gradually reached the middle of the sky and began radiating its energy.
Below, in the training ground of the one-acre estate in the Senju Clan Compound,
Senju Uka lay sprawled on the ground, drenched in sweat and looking thoroughly undignified.
Eyes closed and gasping for breath, he slowly steadied his breathing and recovered his strength.
Since Senju Tsukika had finished giving him instructions at nine that morning,
he had not stopped for a single minute, except for two breaks to extract Chakra.
He had spent the entire morning amid a ceaseless chorus of "bang, bang, bang."
Even now, after resting for several minutes, he could still hear phantom bangs in his ears.
As his body relaxed, Senju Uka gradually recovered.
The intensity of that morning's training was something he had never attempted since arriving in the Shinobi World.
Although he had trained hard before, worried about the Senju disappearing,
with his aunt and the system behind him, he had never truly pushed his body as ruthlessly as he had today.
Still, when he thought about the fruits of his hard work that morning,
he could not help thinking, Sure enough, only when people have no one to rely on can they discover just how much potential they have.
That morning's exertion had brought his Summoning Technique for the Katsuyu Sage to the point where he could summon her at whatever size he wanted!
If he also had the Nine-Tails, he might actually be able to summon the Katsuyu Sage's entire body all at once.
Senju Tsukika, who had remained beside the training ground the whole time, nodded in satisfaction as she watched the boy sprawled on the ground.
Wood Release was powerful, but it also depended on who wielded it!
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