After the analysis, he concluded.
"Hmm, in terms of mid-range combat, I should be superior to most Genin who participated in the Chunin Exams in naruto. I estimate that only Gaara can easily defeat me, and Temari and Shino might be able to compete."
"My speed is definitely faster than Rock Lee when he's weighed down. My Body Flicker Technique might be comparable to him when he's unburdened. But the Body Flicker Technique doesn't have the flexibility, maneuverability, or even endurance that his natural speed possesses."
"As for my Ninjutsu, the Great Breakthrough Technique and Wind Blast Technique are both progressing very well. Earth Release Ninjutsu is working as I imagined. I'm very surprised by the high availability provided by Projectile Control Technique. Although for now I can only control a maximum of 8 Shuriken, it's still very useful."
Then he thought about the areas he should improve.
"To increase my power, I must learn Fire Release Ninjutsu. After all, I don't currently have access to higher-level Ninjutsu."
"But if I could use three elemental Ninjutsu now, it would be very conspicuous. I should wait until my Genin squad is formed."
Feng Zheng thought, if one of my teammates can use Fire Release Ninjutsu, I can learn from him.
Secondly, he felt that he should also start learning Rasengan.
And he also needed to prepare a lot of Exploding Tags!
He also had an idea: could he attach an Exploding Tag to a kunai enhanced with Wind Chakra flow? This way, he could fire the kunai through any defenses set by the enemy and detonate the Exploding Tag when the enemy tries to dodge.
As for the Body Flicker Technique distance, it should improve with more sparring training.
As for underground combat, Feng Zheng thought he would save that for later, as he currently couldn't acquire anything that could help him with underground combat.
Feng Zheng also needed to improve the way he carried weapons. He thought he should try engraving some Sealing Jutsu on his weapon pouch. Perhaps he could go a step further and create a bracelet with multiple Sealing Jutsu so he could immediately get what he wanted.
However, he still needed to further test close-range combat to see how effective it was.
He finally stopped analyzing and created another Shadow Clone.
This time, it was to simulate close-range combat. So the rules were that the Great Breakthrough Technique and Breakthrough Technique were not allowed, staying underground for more than a few seconds was also not allowed. The Body Flicker Technique was limited to within 10 meters.
Feng Zheng and his Shadow Clone stood twenty meters apart, and Feng Zheng threw a small stone into the air.
As soon as the stone hit the ground, Feng Zheng charged towards his Shadow Clone.
However, his Shadow Clone quickly prepared and cast the Wind Blast Technique.
Feng Zheng quickly dodged the Wind Ball and continued to close in on the Shadow Clone.
As soon as the Shadow Clone saw Feng Zheng dodge, he detonated the Wind Ball.
However, as Feng Zheng continued to charge forward, he didn't suffer any damage, only feeling a strong wind from behind.
Then, he swung his sword at the Shadow Clone's neck.
Before the Shadow Clone could grab his sword, he channeled Chakra into his fist, blocking with the back of his hand. Then he used the Body Flicker Technique backward and grabbed his two swords.
Feng Zheng didn't want to give his Shadow Clone another chance, so he lunged at his Shadow Clone with a sword at extremely high speed.
Since the Shadow Clone was still in the air, he twisted his palm, faced left, and unleashed a gust of wind that pushed him to the right.
Feng Zheng followed closely, firing three Shuriken at the Shadow Clone, then used the Wind Stealing Technique to retrieve his sword, also closing in on the Shadow Clone.
The Shadow Clone quickly used Gale Surge to defend against the incoming Shuriken, then engaged Feng Zheng in a sword fight.
Over these past few months, Feng Zheng had trained extensively in swordsmanship.
He had developed a very overbearing and brutal fighting style. However, he had also been trained to use a sword defensively correctly.
Feng Zheng and his Shadow Clone clashed swords multiple times. Feng Zheng leaned towards offense, while his Shadow Clone leaned towards defense, often using the Wind Push Technique or Body Flicker Technique to evade attacks.
In the next thirty seconds, the Shadow Clone's sword grazed Feng Zheng's left arm and right cheek.
However, Feng Zheng quickly seized the opportunity, used the Wind Push Technique in conjunction with the Body Flicker Technique, and successfully struck the Shadow Clone, dispersing it.
Feng Zheng sighed.
"The Shadow Clone was dispersed after only one minute of fighting! And, although I successfully dodged two of the Shadow Clone's attacks, if the Shadow Clone had used a real sword, it would have cut my skin. If the sword were enhanced with Wind Chakra flow, it might have left a deep wound, or even cut to the bone. Worse yet, if the sword were poisoned, I might have been incapacitated."
So Feng Zheng still had a lot of room for improvement.
In fact, his Shadow Clone had to avoid every attack, because the Shadow Clone would disperse if hit.
This was good, Feng Zheng felt he should do the same. He needed to see how to avoid being hit while maintaining full offensive pressure.
Another problem was that his Shadow Clone had to block sword strikes with his fists. Although Chakra was infused, if it were a real sword, it would still cause significant damage.
So he should try to buy gloves with metal plates on the back. This would provide him with another form of defense.
Feng Zheng thought his Taijutsu also needed an upgrade. Although the school's Taijutsu style was good, it wasn't enough.
Now, although he spent much less time on Taijutsu, his swordsmanship completely overshadowed his Taijutsu.
Feng Zheng also wanted to know which Taijutsu style would suit him better.
If he didn't find anything good in the next year or two, he felt he could find Might Guy and ask him to teach him Taijutsu.
Although many people thought he wasn't very smart, asking him for guidance should be feasible.
Speaking of Might Guy, Feng Zheng was surprised he had never seen him once! Although he only trained in a small part of the Village, it was still quite surprising that he had never encountered him in over four years.
But then again, Feng Zheng hadn't seen many other classic characters either.
Were they gathered elsewhere, or was Konoha so short-staffed that everyone was on missions?
Regardless, this sparring session was very effective.
Feng Zheng felt he should continue training like this. Then he created another Shadow Clone and continued his sparring.
Over the next three weeks, Feng Zheng sparred with his Shadow Clone every day.
During this period, his combat abilities greatly improved.
After three weeks, he stopped using wooden weapons and started using real weapons.
But the Shadow Clone had to fight carefully to ensure Feng Zheng wasn't harmed.
The confrontations became very dangerous after Feng Zheng started using Chakra flow to enhance his sword.
In just two months, Feng Zheng had ruined four swords, thirteen kunai, and thirty-three Shuriken due to these sparring sessions.
He ran out of weapons collected from the forest and had to buy them from a store.
All in all, he had spent over 120,000 ryo on these weapons.
