Chapter 11: Serious Training

"No, that's not right…"

"Make sure to control the chakra threads as precisely as possible…"

"Then, combine it with the hand seals to manipulate them!"

On a lush, green patch of land, large trees stood rooted, swaying gently in the wind as leaves danced around them.

A couple of puppet dolls, barely moved by visible chakra threads, were slowly coming to life.

"Kiyoshi, I've got it…" 

In front of Kiyoshi, Ino and Tenten were being taught diligently, their faces flushed.

From time to time, they would steal glances at Kiyoshi's face, making it hard for them to look away.

They found it impossible to concentrate, and the chakra threads they barely managed to gather kept almost breaking.

One by one, the puppet dolls collapsed before them.

"Ino, didn't you say you remembered?" 

Kiyoshi was visibly exasperated.

He couldn't help but tap the foreheads of the two girls: "And you too, Tenten! What are you thinking? Focus!"

"Ouch…"

"That's mean…"

Ino and Tenten pouted with tear-filled eyes.

They glared at Kiyoshi, feeling aggrieved.

Especially Ino, who covered her forehead.

As the little princess of the Yamanaka clan, her spirited nature made her clench her fists.

Unable to hold back, she jumped up and threw herself at Kiyoshi.

Before Kiyoshi, who was rolling his eyes, could pull her down, she had already wrapped her arms around his neck.

With a fierce peck on his face, which was youthful yet exceptionally handsome, she exclaimed.

"It's all your fault for being so handsome! It makes it impossible for me to focus!"

"Smack! Smack! Smack…"

As if that wasn't enough, she continued to plant several more kisses.

She then proudly raised her head, satisfied as if she had returned triumphant from battle.

But facing Kiyoshi's speechless gaze, along with Tenten's wide-eyed stare, her cute face was unknowingly turning red all the way to her ears.

This was the first time she had done something so rebellious.

Even though she was usually lively and cheerful, she couldn't help but feel a bit shy.

Turning her head away, unable to meet Kiyoshi and Tenten's gazes, she murmured, "Who told you to be so handsome!"

"Be serious; we are training…"

Wiping the drool off his face, Kiyoshi, who had ambitions to become a "Tentacle Master"—oh no, the "King of the Forest," got up.

Having grown up together with the two girls, he certainly didn't reject Ino's affectionate gesture, nor could he scold her.

"Alright then, you two can practice on your own…"

Seeing Ino and Tenten, who couldn't focus, Kiyoshi felt a bit helpless: "Make sure to grasp the points we just went over!"

With that, he spread his hands and stepped aside.

Sometimes being too handsome could indeed be a sin.

He wondered if it was due to the Wood-Wood Fruit devil fruit combined with his own chakra, resulting in some unknown mutation.

As he grew older, his facial features became increasingly good.

Moreover, an inherent, natural charm radiated from him, which seemed to have quite a captivating effect on women.

That was also why he was so popular at the ninja academy.

"Yeah, I'll do my best, Kiyoshi!" 

Ino suppressed her shyness and nodded earnestly.

Seeing that the Kiyoshi she had admired and looked up to since childhood didn't seem to mind her actions, her heart filled with indescribable joy and excitement.

"Me too!" 

Although Tenten wasn't as bold as Ino, she wasn't about to be outdone and raised her small hand seriously.

"Okay, if you have any questions, come to me again!" 

After Kiyoshi finished speaking, he let Ino and Tenten practice on their own.

He wandered over to a big tree and, relying on his strong sensing ability, confirmed that no one was watching.

He casually picked up a leaf, and with a slight thought…

"Whoosh…" The leaf instantly split in two.

The cut was perfectly straight.

"Zzzz…"

Picking up another fallen leaf, he placed it in the palm of his hand.

Thin strands of electricity flickered across it.

The leaf quickly turned charred and blackened.

"Crackle, crackle…"

In the next moment, it began to smoke.

It ignited spontaneously, without any fire.

"Zzzz…"

Then, as the flames died down, the charred leaf was soaked once again.

Without any external force touching it, it directly shattered into countless pieces.

If someone had seen this, they would likely be too shocked to speak…

"That guy, Lee, is really putting in the effort!" 

In the distance, a figure could be seen hopping along the edges of Konoha Village, drenched in sweat.

Kiyoshi couldn't help but feel a strange sense of admiration.

His expression grew serious: "Then, I can't fall behind!"

"One, two…"

Not continuing to practice the changes in chakra nature, as this level of practice no longer held much meaning for him.

Kiyoshi wasn't in a hurry to do more in-depth training on nature transformation.

Instead, he began to warm up, preparing to train his taijutsu.

He was very aware of how strong future enemies would be.

Always extremely disciplined, he never relaxed when it came to taijutsu.

He had never skimped on the energy he invested in this area.

However, he also trained day and night, regardless of the weather.

After all, no matter how powerful one's chakra or how incredible one's Jutsus were, without a strong physique to support them and a tenacious will to control and wield it, it would ultimately just be a castle in the air.

Of course, the difference between geniuses and ordinary people was significant.

While he admired Lee's tenacity, Kiyoshi had to admit that sometimes talent truly mattered.

With a natural chakra reserve far exceeding that of ordinary people and outstanding sensing abilities, he already possessed the qualifications and potential to rival the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.

Especially after acquiring the abilities of the Wood-Wood Fruit, he had perfectly activated the latent bloodline power from both Senju and Uchiha clan within him.

One could say his potential was limitless.

Even if he didn't train as hard as Lee did, his exceptional talent made up for it.

His physical strength and rate of progress were simply on another level compared to Lee, who was only chasing after him with determination.

If he didn't hide his strength and didn't wish to stand out so much, he could easily defeat Neji, who was always first in taijutsu classes among the elite class, just using his physical skills.

Let alone Lee, who ranked second.

With a single punch, he could easily incapacitate or even eliminate his opponent.

After all, he had already mastered the same monstrous strength as the First Hokage.

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