"Understood." Ito Cheng nodded and said.

"Okay, let's get on the road." After saying that, Gang Hand and Shizune jumped onto the branches at the same time and jumped forward. Behind them, Ito Shigeya pretended to jump onto the branch, leaping forward clumsily and awkwardly. However, no matter what Ito Cheng did, Steel Hand and Shizune ignored him and still jumped forward on their own.

After a while, Ito Cheng, who felt almost ready, gradually put away his disguise and walked among the trees in a decent manner.

But not long after Ito took off his disguise, Steelhand and Shizune, who had been maintaining a constant speed in front, suddenly accelerated their speed, forcing Ito to disguise himself cleverly again, pretending to be embarrassed, and trying hard to follow them. behind. Then at about the same time, he took off his disguise again and followed the two of them.

But Gang Hand and Shizune accelerated their pace after a moment...

In this way, whenever Ito Cheng seems to have adapted to the current situation, Gangtou and Shizune will speed up a bit to force Ito Cheng to adapt. They will not stop accelerating and keep moving forward at a constant speed until the limit that Ito Cheng pretends to be. march.

"Stop, let's rest here for a while." After a while, the steel hand, sensing that Ito Cheng's chakra was low, stopped moving and said to Shizune and Ito Cheng behind him.

"Huh~huh~, great, I can finally practice." Ito Cheng held the tree trunk beside him and said panting, then jumped off the branch, found a relatively clean ground, and sat cross-legged Get some rest.

Fifteen minutes later, Steel Hand gave the marching order again.

Then the situation was the same as in the town. Whenever the chakra disguised by Ito Cheng was about to be exhausted, the steel hand would order a rest, and then after he recovered a little, he would order to set off again, forcing Ito Cheng to adapt to this kind of situation. If the situation continues to explode, try to make it a habit or instinct.

After sleeping in the open air for two days, Steel Hand took Shizune and Ito Cheng out of the forest and entered a town. and rested in a hotel.

"Shizune, you are in charge of today's chakra control training." The next morning, after reuniting, Steel Hand ordered Shizune.

"Yes, Lord Steelhand." Shizune agreed.

"Okay. I'll go out for a walk." Seeing Shizune agree. Steel Hand said as he turned around and walked out of the hotel.

"Master Gangshou, you are not going to gamble again. ()" After hearing Gangshou's words, Shizune immediately said with a troubled expression.

"What?" Steel Hand looked at Shizune in confusion and said.

"Master Gangshou. Please stop gambling. We already owe a lot of money." Shizune begged.

"It's just because I owe money that I have to gamble, otherwise I wouldn't have the money to pay off the debt." Steeler said matter-of-factly.

"But Master Gangshou, your gambling luck..." Shizune said with a tangled look on her face.

"That was just a moment of bad luck. I believe things will turn around soon." Steel Hand said nonchalantly. Then he waved his hand and said decisively, "Okay, you go train that kid."

After saying that, Steel Hand left the hotel and quickly disappeared among the crowd.

"Hey." After the steel hand was no longer visible, Shizune sighed helplessly.

"Shizune, what do you mean, you owe a lot of money?" Ito Cheng turned to look at Shizune and said.

"Yes." Shizune said with a confused look. I thought to myself that the majestic Princess of Konoha Village, Lord Steel, would actually have bad luck in gambling. For someone who owes countless debts, if this spreads out, it will really damage the image of Lord Steelhand.

"Okay, let's go practice too." Shizune cleared away the tangled emotions in her heart and turned to say to Ito Cheng.

"Okay." Ito Cheng agreed.

Then the two of them walked out of the hotel and went to the suburbs. Stopped in front of a nice old tree.

"Today we are training on the fine control of chakra." Shizune, who was standing in front of the ancient tree, explained to Ito Cheng, "The finer the control of chakra, the more chakra we will consume when fighting and using ninjutsu." There will be less, which means that with the same amount of chakra, we can release more ninjutsu and maintain longer-lasting combat capabilities. This can greatly improve our survival probability."

"Now I will show you the practice method of fine chakra control." Shizune walked to the ancient tree, turned to Ito Cheng who was standing there and said. Then lift one foot, put the sole of the foot close to the surface of the tree bark, and then lift the other foot off the ground and step on the surface of the ancient tree, as if stepping on flat ground, step by step towards the top of the tree, until you reach the top of the ancient tree. until the branches on the branches stand upside down.

It's just that Shizune ignored one thing. She was currently wearing a black kimono, and as she climbed up the tree and stood upside down, the hem of the kimono slid directly down both sides of her thighs, and then fell behind her, revealing the underwear under the kimono. And the white bandage tied to the thigh.

"That Shizune, you're gone." Ito Cheng raised his head and glanced at Shizune's underwear before he reminded her.

"Ah~" Shizune's face turned red when she heard this, and she immediately rolled over from the branch in a panic and fell down. After landing, she quickly used her hands to fix the hem of her kimono, with a look of shyness and embarrassment on her face.

"I'll practice that first." Ito Cheng didn't tease Shizune, turned his head to the side, walked to the ancient tree and said.

"Okay." Shizune said calmly.

Immediately, Ito Cheng imitated Shizune and started to climb up the big tree with his feet... and he climbed to the top of the big tree in no time, stood upside down on the branch, looked at Shizune and said, "It doesn't seem to be difficult. .”

"It seems that you are very talented in controlling chakra." Seeing Ito Cheng climbing to the top of the tree so easily, Shizune was also a little surprised and praised one after another. Then the conversation changed and he continued, "In this case, let's change to another cultivation method and tread water."

Afterwards, Ito Cheng turned over and dropped the branch, left the suburbs with Shizune, who was still a little embarrassed, and came to stand beside a nearby creek.

"The requirements for treading water are basically the same as when climbing a tree. The only difference is that when climbing a tree, you only need to control your chakra to keep it stable. While treading water, you need to always pay attention to the changes in your chakra to match the fluctuations of the water surface. ." As Shizune explained, she stepped into the stream, and then stood firmly on the water as if she were stepping on solid ground.

"Oh." Ito Chengran responded, and then imitated Shizune and stepped into the water. After pretending to sway slightly for a few times, he stepped firmly on the water, and then carefully After walking a few steps on the water, he let go completely and started running quickly on the water.

"It seems that your talent in chakra control is genius level." Seeing Ito Cheng mastering the trick of treading water so easily, Shizune said in admiration.

"What should we practice now?" Ito Cheng, who returned to stand next to Shizune, asked.

"No more for now." Shizune shook her head slightly and said, "But I think you'd better practice it a few more times. After all, you've just mastered these two tricks, and you haven't become accustomed to them yet. When encountering unexpected situations, it's easy to Problem-prone.”

"I know." Ito Cheng agreed.

Immediately, Ito Shigei obediently practiced back and forth between climbing trees and treading water. It was not until dusk that he and Shizune returned to the hotel.

"Master Gangshou hasn't come back yet." After returning to the hotel, Shizune asked her boss about the whereabouts of Gangshou, then returned to Ito Cheng and said with a frown.

"Don't worry, no one can do anything to her with the strength of the steel hand." Ito Cheng comforted her.

"What I'm worried about is not this, but how much money Master Gangshan will owe this time." Shizune said helplessly.

"Um, how about we go look for it?" Ito Cheng was stunned at first, and then asked.

"Forget it, you stay here, I'll go find Lord Steelhand and come back." Shizune decided after thinking for a moment. Then he immediately turned around and walked out of the hotel, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Ito Cheng shrugged and went back to his room to rest.

…

"I heard from Shizune that you have completed the practice of treading water and climbing trees." The next day, when the three of them were sitting together for a meal, Steel Hand looked at Ito Cheng and asked.

"Yes." Ito Cheng admitted.

"Oh~" Steel Hand nodded and continued to eat breakfast in silence. It wasn't until after breakfast that Steel Hand looked at Ito Cheng again and asked with a serious face, "Do you want to become a ninja?"

"Am I not a ninja now?" Ito Cheng said with a surprised look on his face.

"No." Steel Hand shook his head and said, "Only those who have undergone special training and can drive the chakra in the body to release ninjutsu, taijutsu or illusions, and do things that are difficult for ordinary people to do are called ninjas. And you, now are just After undergoing the most basic training, I can be considered a person who is stronger than ordinary people, but not a ninja."

"Become a ninja..." Hearing this, Ito Cheng looked confused and murmured to himself. After a moment, his expression cleared and he looked at the steel hand and asked, "I want to know why you trained me in the first place. .”

"...This starts with your physique." After a moment of silence, Steel Hand said, "Your physique is quite special. I still haven't figured out whether it is a new type of blood inheritance limit or something, but the only thing I have What I know is that it allows you to use Demujutsu, a powerful escape technique that only my grandfather has ever used. Coupled with the inexplicable intimacy you have towards me, I suddenly came up with the idea of ​​​​training you. I want to see it. What changes will happen to you after training.”

"The results of the training are very good. Your physical strength, willpower and qualifications are all the best choices. But the more this happens, the less I know how to treat you, so now I will leave this choice to you, and you will It is up to you to choose whether you want to accept my training and become a ninja." Steel Hand God looked at Ito Cheng seriously and said.

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