As pure green spread out, Logan sat on a stone, watching the gently undulating grass in front of him. The refreshing autumn breeze was pleasant, and he casually spun his kunai, lost in thought.
There was still some time before the tips of the grass would turn yellow. The wind left ripples on a small lake nearby, and a few seconds later, the trees at the edge of the forests rustled. This was an open space in a forest not far from Konoha Village, the scenery is nice and there are only few people coming. Logan often came here to relax or train.
Three days had passed since Logan completed his mission in Amegakure. Takeshi was very generous and gave him a week off this time. Logan hadn't suffered any major injuries, and the wound left by the shuriken on his left hand was not serious, so after a few days of rest, he was back to normal.
He had a brief encounter with Itachi once, and although they left good impressions on each other, they were just temporary teammates, and they would each continue with their own lives.
There weren't many entertainment facilities in the village that interested Logan, as the things popular among adults weren't appealing to him. In terms of fun, the Ninja World is far inferior to Earth. So at this time, Logan resumed his daily training.
Logan threw the kunai, and a black gleam flashed in the sunlight, causing a slight tremor in a tree at the edge of the forest in the distance.
He shaded his eyes with his hand and looked over, he seemed to have hit the target accurately. That tree is an old friend of his, and Logan would usually rough it up a few times whenever he came here.
Clapping his hands, Logan stood up from the stone and began to do warm-up exercises.
"One, two, three... ninety-nine, one hundred."
After doing various static exercises evenly, Logan exhaled and he was already sweating slightly.
After glancing around a few times, he saw that he was still the only one in this area. In fact, on ordinary days, Ninjas really rarely had holidays, that's why there's no other people here today.
After skillfully forming a few hand seals, a thread of lightning emerged from his right palm.
"Chidori."
Ztt ztt——
The crackling sound of electricity filled the air, and the blue lightning grew stronger. Chakra gathered, and the air around his right hand subtly distorted. The nearby green grass even turned yellowish, but Logan's right hand remained unharmed.
Logan unleashed the Chidori without any expression change. He is already very skilled at using Chidori.
When the lightning condensed to a certain extent, the sound became as loud as thousands of birds chirping, and the surrounding area was reflected in the blue light, Logan dispersed the Chidori.
There was almost no pause, and just as the grassland returned to silence, another burst of lightning emerged.
Logan looked at the new lightning ball condensed on his right hand, shining like the sun, with electric currents roasting the air, but the chirping was much softer this time.
"After improving my control of Lightning Attribute Chakra, the way Chidori is released feels even more natural." Logan said thoughtfully.
In his battle against Kisame, Logan had accidentally made a breakthrough, advancing his control over the Lightning Attribute Chakra that had been stagnant for a long time to a new level.
Logan already had a solid foundation, and he had a good grasp of chakra details. He is even more proficient in Lightning Attributes and is ranked among the best in Konoha.
Since there has been no improvement for many years, then it has reached a bottleneck. Many talented Ninjas, who specialize in Lightning Release, may end up like that in their lifetime.
But now that Logan has broken this bottleneck, the broadened feeling is enough to make him see something new.
Because of that, he had new insights in many areas. This was a tremendous boost to Logan's combat power.
Afterward, Logan continued to test some more. With a rigorous scientific spirit and a meticulous scholarly attitude, he finally had a clearer understanding of his current control of the Lightning Attribute.
The use of Chidori undoubtedly became easier, no longer as awkward as before when he had to hold back his full power. In the past, although Logan 'created' Chidori by himself, in fact, it felt like imitating the original work. But now, with his improved proficiency, he subconsciously adjusted some of the areas that felt awkward when using it. Both hands could now execute it smoothly, with less noise, and the electric current no longer dispersed over a large area... And it is the same for other Lightning Release Ninjutsu, such as Thunder Binding and Electromagnetic Murder, Logan's efficiency in using them significantly increased.
'With this, the maneuverability and suddenness of Chidori will be higher. While the consumption is reduced, there's no decrease in power. Instead, there's even a slight improvement.' Logan thought to himself, unable to hide his joy.
His Chakra amount is higher than that of ordinary Jonin, but in battle, no one would complain about having too much Chakra. The consumption of Lightning Attribute Chakra has become more efficient, naturally allowing Logan to save some chakra.
When his Chakra was almost depleted, Logan stopped what he was doing, and returned to the village to rest and eat.
In the afternoon, he returned to this place, ready to try out a technique he had been conceptualizing in his mind for a long time.
Currently, Logan was pursuing a path of partial physical techniques. By stimulating his cells with Lightning Release, Logan is almost unmatched in close combat for a short time, and Chidori can also give him the ability to finish the enemy.
However, in Amegakure, after fighting Kisame and Obito, Logan also realized that the problem was that he is still not strong enough. Among Naruto's background characters, he might stand out, but when compared to various genius main characters, he still seemed too ordinary.
Especially in the later stages, where this gap would become even more pronounced.
Logan didn't have the ambition to compete for supremacy in the Ninja World. After traveling between Earth and the Naruto World, he just wanted to understand the manga's story.
What would happen to the people on this land and what would happen to Konoha Village? These thoughts gradually moved away from Logan. In terms of vision, people from one world would never reach the heights of another. Logan is different. He had transcended and placed himself in a deeper place.
It has been almost half a month since he returned here from Earth, but Logan is still standing here, and the words [To be continued] have not appeared. He felt quite helpless about it.
If possible, Logan would of course hope to go to that modern society and find out where the problem lies. Here, it seemed like nothing he did was useful. After all... he is just a character in a manga.
Fortunately, Logan wasn't so easily discouraged. He knows that [To be continued] would definitely appear again. He is now walking on a special path and will inevitably encounter difficulties when moving forward. With his caution, Logan didn't rule out the possibility of fighting against top experts of this world.
'Let's just focus on the new technique now.' Logan rubbed his face, trying to concentrate on the present. He felt like a puppet at the mercy of others, but he definitely wouldn't stay like this forever.
The further improvement in his control over lightning chakra allowed Logan to completely break free from the constraints of the original story, enabling him to understand its mysteries harmoniously and freely.
Speaking of the new applications of Lightning Release Ninjutsu, Sasuke later developed a powerful and cool technique called Lightning Release: Kirin, which utilized natural lightning for his own use.
Logan had thought about learning it, but when he thought of the technique's dangerous nature and complicated pre-launch steps, he regretfully gave up.
Logan took out a coin from his pocket and tossed it. This coin is circulated in the Land of Fire. It is very common and contained various metal components.
'It should be fine, right?' Logan coughed lightly, his right thumb hooking onto the coin, making a gesture well-known to otaku culture enthusiasts.
'Railgun, I've researched its principles before...' Logan muttered to himself as lightning began to emanate from his right arm.