"I feel like you're a bit different today."
Shimizu looked Ye Cang up and down again.
He's not some old pervert coming to the training grounds just to look at beautiful women.
Because he's not old.
And some changes have indeed occurred in Ye Cang's body. For example, in Shimizu's perception, Ye Cang's chakra reserves seem to have increased quite a bit.
Moreover, the aura of her chakra is also slightly different from the past, appearing hotter and more agile.
"That's right!"
Ye Cang proudly puffed out her small chest, which was already taking shape.
Actually, she also felt that Shimizu was somewhat different today, but she couldn't pinpoint any specific changes.
"Awakened Boil Release?"
"That's right! Let's change today's training to sparring! I want to see how far I still am from you."
Ye Cang said excitedly, rubbing her hands together, eager to fight.
"Let's change locations to avoid causing too much commotion."
Shimizu glanced around the training grounds and said.
Many Sand Village ninjas had already gathered here for morning practice.
Without missions, most ninjas, even on their days off, would still set aside some time in the morning for training to stay in shape.
"Then where to?"
"Let's go to the newly built training ground next to the Emerald of Wind. It's actually already built, but it hasn't been opened yet. We have to wait until I and Chiyo-sensei complete the barrier arrangement before it can be officially put into use. It's intended to be used specifically for hosting grand events like the Chunin Exams. The venue is large enough for us to mess around."
Shimizu waved at Ye Cang and headed to the newly built training ground.
In the two years since the end of the war, while the Sand Village has been developing rapidly, it has also been engaged in large-scale construction.
Many of the village's training and defense facilities were built during the time of the First and Second Kazekage. Over the years, they have been repaired from time to time and are still usable.
Shimizu made a hand seal, opened the still-imperfect barrier, and led Ye Cang inside.
"Not bad."
Ye Cang stepped on the sealed and reinforced ground, then cracked her knuckles.
"Then I'm going to attack."
Shimizu didn't answer, but instead, he slid a scroll out of his sleeve and summoned Ibuse, signaling Ye Cang to attack first.
"Boil Release: Vapor Explosion Murder!"
Ye Cang didn't stand on ceremony with Shimizu, raising her hand to launch an orange-red fireball.
Shimizu didn't enter Ibuse either, but simply moved his finger slightly, controlling Ibuse to raise his right arm and erect a bright blue chakra shield in front of him.
"Puppet Technique: Mechanical Shield Seal."
However, the chakra shield did not collide with the Boil Release fireball.
This was Boil Release, not Fire Release. It not only possessed extremely high damage surpassing Fire Release, capable of causing almost instant death, but also possessed the powerful flexibility granted by Wind Release.
The head-sized fireball quickly deflected ninety degrees, attacking Shimizu from another direction.
Accompanying it were dozens of Boil Release fireballs flying from Ye Cang, flying out like falling stars.
"Boil Release: Vapor Serial Murder!"
Shimizu controlled Ibuse with chakra threads in his right hand, and made a sword finger with his left hand.
"Detach Release: Detach Shower Fall!"
Fine plasma beams quickly emerged with Shimizu's movements, accurately colliding with the Boil Release fireballs in mid-air.
Now, Shimizu had transformed the main techniques of Detach Breathing into Detach Release ninjutsu.
Of course, when using a sword, the power would be further enhanced, but there was no need for that now.
Orange-red flames exploded in the sky. Ye Cang was not discouraged when she saw her moves easily broken, but continued to launch attacks.
"Boil Release: Vapor Vortex Murder!"
Another fireball flew out from Ye Cang's body, rotating above her head to condense into an extremely large fireball, which instantly shot towards Shimizu again.
If it were just like this, then Shimizu would easily dodge it.
But before getting close to Shimizu, the fireball exploded violently, turning into a huge vortex that enveloped everything around it.
"This move does have some power."
Shimizu commented, finally making two hand seals with one hand.
The temperature inside the barrier rose again.
"Detach Release: Detach Whirlwind!"
A Detach Release vortex, even larger than Ye Cang's Boil Release,涌 from Shimizu's palm, colliding with the former.
The two bloodline limits, both possessing high temperatures, exploded violently at this moment.
Ye Cang quickly retreated, avoiding the incoming heat wave.
Shimizu was even more relaxed, standing still, relying on Ibuse's mechanical shield seal to block the aftermath of the explosion.
Without thinking, Ye Cang retreated to the other side.
The next moment, a rain of plasma beams descended from the sky, blasting a series of pits where she had been standing.
At this moment, Ibuse also opened the mechanism on his shoulder, launching a series of small missiles made by Shimizu, and then using plasma to spray from his legs, cooperating with the manipulation of chakra threads, flying towards Ye Cang.
Shimizu was manipulating Ibuse with one hand, while the other hand occasionally threw out a few ninjutsu, completely suppressing Ye Cang in the fight.
Before Ye Cang awakened Boil Release, her strength could only be considered a decent Jonin. After awakening Boil Release, Shimizu judged that she should have the strength of an Elite Jonin.
Don't look at how embarrassed Ye Cang is being suppressed by Shimizu now, but that's because Shimizu's strength has already surpassed Ye Cang by too much. If the Third Kazekage came, perhaps Shimizu would have to use his full strength, and the one being suppressed would most likely be the Third Kazekage.
Don't forget that Ye Cang is only fifteen years old now. According to the physical development of women, in the next two or three years, Ye Cang's chakra reserves should still have a considerable increase.
Moreover, she has only just awakened Boil Release, and the development of Boil Release-related ninjutsu is not perfect, and her own combat style also needs to be changed accordingly. In the next few years, it will still be the golden age of her strength growth.
According to Shimizu's judgment, Ye Cang should be able to build a basic combat system centered on Boil Release within a year. At that time, her strength should not be worse than Rasa when he was in the Rain Country. After adulthood, her strength should be about the same as the current Rasa, barely stepping into the threshold of the Kage level.
This is a more conservative estimate. If Ye Cang has any adventures during this time, such as learning a powerful ninjutsu that is more compatible with her, her strength will be even stronger.
"Huff, huff..."
Several hours later, Ye Cang was covered in fragrant sweat, squatting on the ground of the training ground, supporting herself with her hands, constantly panting.
"How do I feel like you haven't consumed much chakra at all?"
"Well... there is still some consumption."
Shimizu said, sitting down opposite Ye Cang.
There was indeed consumption, but not much, and it had already been replenished.
A blessing in disguise, Grandma is much better now. Her consciousness has recovered and she can take medicine, but she still can't walk. The old lady is almost eighty years old, and I don't know if this serious illness will have any impact later.
