"Of course it's fine!" Might Guy placed his hands on his hips, his wide, white-toothed grin shining brightly. "Youngsters, follow me to train! That's how youth never ends!"
After his declaration, Might Guy pointed into the distance and issued a training task: "Now, the three of you! In two hours, run around the entire Konoha and get back here!"
"Yes!"
The three voices sounded in unison. Then, Ren, TenTen, and Rock Lee formed a team and began to run into the distance. As a girl, TenTen showed no complaints or laziness. Her dream was to become a powerful ninja like Tsunade, and she would never lower her demands on herself just because of her gender.
"What?" Looking at the backs of the three running into the distance, Might Guy's eyes finally fixed on Ren. His pupils narrowed slightly, and with a hint of shock, he muttered to himself, "Have the boy named Ren and his sister already extracted chakra?"
"And Ren's chakra amount is truly incredible! Is it enough to compare with a Genin?"
"Look at him, he's just a kid who just entered the Ninja Academy!"
"This kid, maybe he's a genius?"
...
Two hours later, Ren and his two companions finally finished their run around Konoha. Ren was the first to reach the finish line, completing it in just 1 hour and 30 minutes. The second to arrive was Rock Lee, who finished in 1 hour and 47 minutes. The last person to arrive was TenTen, whose physical strength was weaker, but she completed the task within the specified time, taking 1 hour and 58 minutes.
"Well done, youngsters!" Might Guy bared his white teeth and beamed, giving the three of them a thumbs-up, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "That's enough training for today. Be here at the same time tomorrow. The three of you will continue to practice with me!"
"Yes, Senior!"
That night, back home, Ren didn't even eat dinner; he went straight into the forging room. "Big brother has started forging again~~" TenTen secretly complained. "His love for forging is too crazy~"
Inside the forge, four different minerals lay before Ren: Fire Stone, Moonstone, Dark Iron, and Saltpeter. These were the materials needed to create the Primary Ninja Pouch. In Ren's mind, the entire process of creating the Primary Ninja Pouch replayed.
[Primary Ninja Pouch:]
[Forging Difficulty: ☆☆]
[Required Materials: Fire Stone, Moonstone, Dark Iron, Saltpeter]
[Skill: Creates a 1 cubic meter space that can store inanimate objects.]
It was indeed worthy of being a 2-star difficulty primary item. Whether it was the amount of forging material needed or the complexity of the forging steps, it was completely different from 1-star ninja tools like the Clone Kunai. Ren closed his eyes, reviewing the building process in his mind. After ensuring he had memorized every detail and wouldn't make any mistakes, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Start building!"
Ren's eyes lit up. He focused all his attention on the anvil in front of him. He placed the dark iron, and as the metal glowed red from the scorching heat, Ren gathered his strength and swung the hammer.
Clang!
The hammer collided with the iron lump, producing a crisp sound. Ren's eyes widened in surprise. He was pleasantly surprised to find that the strength he needed to swing the hammer this time had diminished! The last time he forged, he would be exhausted after about 30 strikes, draining all his strength and chakra. Now, he felt confident he could strike fifty times in a row!
Is it because of the physical training during this time? It seemed his previous thoughts were indeed correct. Both forging ninja tools and physical training were complementary to his own strength growth, and both were indispensable! In this case, Ren's idea of following Might Guy to learn taijutsu became even stronger. If he could truly learn the Eight Gates Formation, coupled with his own unique ninja equipment, his strength would definitely not be inferior to anyone else!
As the forging process continued, Ren felt more and more deeply the complexity of a 2-star blueprint. Time passed minute by minute. Ren had to concentrate all his attention, controlling the strength and angle of each strike on the ore, while simultaneously injecting his own chakra into it. Soon, sweat beaded on his forehead, dripping down his cheeks, and his clothes were repeatedly soaked. Even so, Ren showed no signs of slack. It was thanks to the physical training during this period that his physical and mental endurance had made such great progress. If this had been Ren a month ago, based on his physical and mental strength at the time, he probably couldn't have completed a single forging in a row.
After eight hours, "It's done!"
A cry of surprise escaped him. Ren's eyes were bloodshot, and an uncontrollable frenzy filled them as he succumbed to immense joy. He watched as it lay quietly in his hands: a very simple white and silver ring. He held it like a precious treasure! This was the Primary Ninja Pouch he had finally successfully created after a full eight hours of effort! He had even succeeded on his very first attempt!
The detailed usage information of the Primary Ninja Pouch also appeared in his mind.
[Primary Ninja Pouch]
[Rank: Two-star Weapon]
[Attribute: Spatial Attribute]
[Function: Contains a 1 cubic meter storage space; can store all non-living objects.]
[Whether Contractible: No]
At the same time, a system prompt sounded in his ear:
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully creating a two-star spatial attribute Primary Ninja Pouch! The system rewards the host with Spatial Attribute Comprehension +1! ]
There's such a reward? Ren's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic. It seemed that in addition to teaching him to forge various weapons, this system could actually enhance his own attributes by forging weapons! Ren closed his eyes and felt it. Sure enough, he found that his sensitivity to the surrounding space had increased by one point. Although this change was still very subtle, it had indeed increased his understanding of spatial attributes.
"This time, I created a two-star spatial attribute ring, and the increased comprehension is the spatial attribute." Ren mused. "If my comprehension of spatial attributes continues to increase, and coupled with my own special kunai, could I even be able to perform ninjutsu at the level of the Flying Thunder God Technique (Hiraishin no Jutsu)?"
"And if I forge weapons with other attributes in the future, my understanding of those attributes might also increase!" "Truly... I'm looking forward to this more and more!"