At night.
The sea breeze blew gently, carrying the saltiness of the seawater and the faint fragrance of distant flowers and plants, lightly brushing past Inari’s face.
He sat blankly by the window, watching Rock Lee throwing punches in the water, not knowing how much time had passed.
Unlike the training of Naruto and the others, Rock Lee had already passed the stage of practicing Water Walking and Tree Climbing.
Furthermore, since he didn’t need to practice Ninjutsu, he mostly spent his time on Taijutsu and his physical body.
Bang…
Bang…
Bang…
Rock Lee’s eyes were determined as he swung his arms in the water, punch after punch.
The dual restrictions of water pressure and weights provided a great training effect for his Taijutsu.
Of course, physical strength was also consumed much faster.
However, for the sake of becoming stronger, these were not problems.
“Phew…” I still can’t adapt to the Elementary Weight-Bearing Leg Straps, my strength is still too weak.
Next up is 2,000 Weighted Frog Jumps in the water.
Bang…
Bang…
Bang…
With each session, Rock Lee’s strength was steadily improving.
Meanwhile, in the forest of the Land of Waves, inside a mushroom-shaped building.
Zabuza was recuperating from his injuries.
Just as Kakashi had guessed, he had not died.
Instead, he had been rescued by Haku, who was disguised as a Tracker Ninja.
Haku’s mask had been removed, revealing a beautiful face.
Although he was a male, his long hair and somewhat beautiful features made it easy for people to mistake him for a woman.
However, just as Haku was taking care of Zabuza, three people outside pushed the door open and entered.
The leader was Gato, wearing small round glasses and dressed in a suit and leather shoes.
As soon as he entered, he lectured, “I didn’t expect that even you, Zabuza, would return in defeat.
Ninjas from the Land of Water are truly useless.
You can’t even clean up the mess left by your subordinates, and yet you call yourself the demon of the bloody mist.” Haku stood up and asked calmly, “Do you want to fight?” The two sword-wielding samurai accompanying Gato immediately placed their hands on their hilts, ready to attack at any moment.
Gato didn’t take Haku’s threat to heart and reached out to grab Zabuza’s collar.
This clearly crossed Haku’s linem He immediately grabbed Gato’s hand and shouted angrily, “Don’t touch Zabuza-sama with your dirty hands!” Crack!
The immense force made Gato scream in pain.
Seeing their boss injured, the two samurai were about to draw their swords and attack.
But with their level of strength, how could they be a match for Haku?
Before their swords could even leave their scabbards, Haku had snatched a sword from each of them.
The sharp tips of the blades were pressed against their throats.
It happened so fast that the two couldn’t react at all.
Suppressing his anger, Haku said, “You’d better stop.
I am already angry.” Gato was trembling with fear, but he still pretended to be calm and cursed, “If you fail again, there will be no place for you here.” “Hmph!” After saying that, he quickly left with his men in a huff.
Seeing that the situation had calmed down, Zabuza asked, “Haku, why do something unnecessary?” If Haku hadn’t grabbed Gato’s hand first just now, the Kunai in Zabuza’s hand would have pierced Gato’s throat.
Haku explained, “I know that, of course, but now is not the time to kill Gato.
If we cause a commotion here, it will attract those guys to hunt us down again, so we have to endure for now.” Those guys were the Tracker Ninjas from Kirigakure.
They had already encountered them many times.
Thinking of those people, Zabuza could only say helplessly, “Yeah, those guys really are relentless.” — — — Several days later.
Rock Lee’s weighted underwater training had come to a temporary halt.
Today, he was going to try a unique training method mentioned in the comments.
That was to attack the trees along the road while running.
This method seemed simple, but it was actually full of challenges and difficulties.
It not only required him to maintain balance and precision while in motion but also placed extremely high demands on the coordination and control of his body and mind.
Right now, Rock Lee appeared exceptionally clumsy while running.
Every step was uncoordinated, and his attacks repeatedly missed, as if the trees were targets he couldn’t reach.
The rhythm of his running and the movements of his attacks were completely out of sync.
He felt powerless, and every attempt felt like a struggle against his own body.
However, he did not give up.
He knew he was not a Taijutsu Genius.
Only by constantly getting back up after falling could he grow.
And although this training method was difficult, it was exactly this kind of challenge that would allow him to surpass his limits.
So, he began to observe his movements more intently, looking for where the problem lay.
After countless attempts and failures, Rock Lee gradually began to get a feel for it.
He started adjusting his pace to make his body more stable while simultaneously maintaining focus.
Any distraction could cause him to lose balance or miss an attack, so he had to remain highly alert and focused at all times.
Secondly, controlling his power.
When attacking the trees, he had to learn to control his strength to avoid over-consuming his stamina or causing unnecessary injury.
Finally, trying to adjust his breathing.
Breathing is the key to body-mind coordination.
He had to adjust his breathing during the run and attack to maintain a steady rhythm and power output.
As he summarized his experience, he began to practice continuously, constantly correcting his mistakes to ensure he kept progressing.
Gradually, his attacks began to become powerful and accurate.
He could accurately judge the distance and angle of the trees, and every punch could strike the target precisely.
His running rhythm and attack movements also gradually became coordinated, forming a smooth and powerful whole.
Finally, on the third day of continuous attempts, he hit all the trees in the first row while running.
This made Rock Lee very excited.
“Hahaha…” “I see.
I’ve finally found the feeling.
Next is increasing the speed.” Enemies will not wait in place for him to attack.
A ninja’s movement speed is very fast, he had to find more advanced techniques to successfully hit the target while moving himself.
However, Rock Lee was confident he could complete this high-difficulty challenge.
Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke down the mountain were also making continuous progress.
The two were practicing the technique of using Chakra to climb trees.
After so many days of competing with each other and constantly falling, they were nearing the top of the tree.
In another day or two, they would likely complete the task assigned by Kakashi.