Chapter 4

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Fengye's fists continuously struck the wooden post, producing a dull sound. The resilient, specially-made wooden post bore obvious indentations from the punches.

He was still very diligent in his physical training.

After all, the time acceleration state did not affect the release of jutsu; it only sped up the process of forming seals and releasing jutsu. The same applied to genjutsu, but taijutsu was the most compatible with it.

The speed increase from time acceleration seemed to only affect speed, but in reality, it also included strength. According to Newton's second law, force equals mass times acceleration... and this law applied even in the Naruto world.

In a two-times speed state, a punch would release almost twice the force compared to normal.

Speaking of which,

There's also the law of action and reaction. Releasing twice the force would result in twice the recoil. Logically, he should not be able to withstand the double recoil of his full-strength punch, which would cause injury. However, that was not the case.

In a two-times speed state, delivering a full-strength punch to the wooden post felt exactly the same as doing so in a normal state.

There was no issue of being unable to withstand the recoil.

After some thought, Fengye concluded that the strange state of time acceleration also altered the recoil force. After all, time acceleration was not within the realm of normal physical laws, especially in the Naruto world.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

After briefly adapting to the three-times speed state, Fengye stopped his movements, quickly formed the seals, and used the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Bang! Bang!

With smoke billowing, two identical Fengyes appeared on either side.

The Shadow Clone Jutsu, a jutsu that could be considered the best training aid, was something Fengye naturally could not ignore. He had obtained the training method for the Shadow Clone Jutsu from Kakashi a long time ago.

If he were to use this jutsu at school, it would undoubtedly drop jaws, as the Shadow Clone Jutsu is a B-rank jutsu, three ranks higher than the E-rank regular clone jutsu!

Even some chunin might not be able to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu proficiently!

Just this one proficient Shadow Clone Jutsu was enough to outclass most students and allow him to graduate early from the ninja academy.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After the two shadow clones appeared, they ran to either side of the yard.

One of the shadow clones picked up a short sword from the left side of the yard. It was the White Fang, a ninja sword left by Sakumo Hatake, which he, as the eldest son, had inherited.

Fengye had been practicing the Hatake sword technique, renowned in the ninja world, as it combined chakra with taijutsu and was highly compatible with the time acceleration state.

If he could master the Hatake sword technique to the level of the White Fang, he would be able to dominate the ninja world, even fighting against beings beyond the Kage level in the time acceleration state.

The other shadow clone, in a corner of the yard, gathered chakra in his palm, forming it into a spherical shape... yes, the Rasengan.

The core of the Rasengan is the transformation of chakra's form. Since it is a close-range jutsu, it is also highly compatible with the time acceleration state. Most importantly, practicing the Rasengan helps improve chakra control.

Fengye had long passed the tree-climbing and water-walking exercises.

To further improve his chakra control, practicing the Rasengan was undoubtedly a good method. However, because his chakra reserves were far from Naruto's, his progress in practicing the Rasengan was not very fast. After several months, he had only completed half of it.

"With the three-times speed state, my body should grow to about the age of ten in about a month, which should barely meet the standard for practicing the Eight Gates."

While training, Fengye pondered his future direction.

The Eight Gates were important to him because of their significant side effects, and he was too young to practice them, so he had not tried to learn them from Might Guy.

However, he still needed to obtain the training method for the Eight Gates. Despite the severe side effects, their effectiveness was undeniable.

Fengye was very clear about his core training goal: to improve his overall strength as much as possible. This way, in the time acceleration state, he could unleash three times, five times his strength!

After all, for him, the time acceleration state, aside from accelerating aging, had no other side effects and could be maintained continuously.

Sss! Sss! Sss!!

The shadow clone holding the White Fang continuously swung the chakra-infused short sword on the east side of the yard.

Shadow clones could not enjoy the time acceleration state, but this did not hinder Fengye from using them for training. He needed the experience and proficiency in practicing the Hatake sword technique.

On the other side, the other shadow clone gathered chakra in his palm, making it spin continuously to form a hazy, spherical glow.

Pfft! Pfft!

After practicing for a while, the two shadow clones ran out of chakra and dissipated into white smoke.

Fengye stopped his movements, feeling the experience and memories from the shadow clones enter his mind, which he quickly absorbed and integrated.

After taking a deep breath, Fengye formed the seals again.

Bang! Bang!

Two more shadow clones appeared.

Releasing the Shadow Clone Jutsu a second time, a bead of sweat appeared on Fengye's forehead, and he could clearly feel his chakra reserves running low.

"Chakra reserves are always a problem..."

Fengye sighed inwardly.

Naruto, who could use dozens or even hundreds of shadow clones for training, was indeed a freak, a freak among freaks, simply outrageous.

But then again, Fengye shook his head and laughed.

With the time acceleration ability from the 'Illusory Clock' and the genius bloodline inherited from the White Fang, wanting Naruto's Uzumaki clan constitution and the Nine-Tails jinchuriki status was a bit too greedy.

After practicing for a while longer,

The two shadow clones dissipated into white smoke again.

Fengye did not create more shadow clones because his body had been continuously training in taijutsu, and his chakra was depleting. Using the Shadow Clone Jutsu twice, each time creating two clones, was about his limit.

"Thirteen hundred and seventy-seven, thirteen hundred and seventy-eight..."

Continuously using the side kick, striking one side of the special wooden post, Fengye counted in his mind until he felt his body could no longer hold on, then he stopped.

Without turning off the time acceleration state, Fengye maintained it, walked to one side of the yard, slowly picked up a water cup, drank some water, and ate two cookies.

In the time acceleration state, recovery was also faster.

If he were to maintain the three-times speed state continuously, each day would be equivalent to seventy-two hours for Fengye. During this time, he would need to eat nine meals and sleep three times.

"I don't know if I can still practice with broken bones and a fever of 102.2 degrees, but practicing for over twenty-five hours a day is definitely possible..."

Fengye silently complained to himself.