A single-player post-apocalyptic game, but with an all-female teammate mod.

Tsunade pointed out the key points again before turning to instruct Dudu and Koko.

Dudu's progress was similar to Aono's. Tsunade checked her progress, gave her a few pointers, and then let her practice on her own.

Coco is even simpler.

She hasn't completely extracted all her chakra yet, and Tsunade, in order to speed things up, has her extract chakra and climb trees while simultaneously wading through water.

After giving a brief explanation, Tsunade's "work" for the day came to an end.

She leisurely lay down in the corner of the training room, took out the flask, and took a delicious sip.

Occasionally, when the mood strikes, he'll pull Ying over for a friendly spar, just to help digest his food.

……

Over the next few days, everyone trained in the training room according to their own schedule.

After exhausting his chakra using the Three Bodies Technique, Aono would take advantage of the recovery time to spar with the Kage.

It wastes almost no time.

Before challenging the landmark building, he wanted to push his combat capabilities to the limit.

After all, the combat power stats on the panel are never the same as actual combat ability.

That thing is more like a "physical fitness report".

Naturally, the higher the better.

But this does not mean that a high score guarantees a win.

It's like a muscular fitness enthusiast facing off against a Sanda champion who is an expert in combat sports.

The former may be stronger, but the latter could easily defeat it even with both hands.

Only when the numerical advantage is absolute, such as when the opponent's attack cannot even scratch your skin, do those so-called skills, experience, and strategies become irrelevant.

This is what is known as the allure of numbers.

Now that the level has reached the current stage's maximum and the chakra has been completely refined, the panel's combat power has naturally climbed to its peak.

Chakra, a supernatural energy similar to "ki," is also recorded on the panel.

The reason why Kage and Tsunade had such strong combat power from the start is not only because they were already at level 11, but also because they both possessed extraordinary power.

Learning the Three Body Techniques and sparring with the Shadows are both ways for Aono to transform theoretical data into actual combat power.

With these two "renowned teachers" in charge, his progress can be described as rapid as leaps and bounds.

During this time, Aono was so envious of Kage's graceful and elegant naginata technique that he tried to learn it by spending gold coins to activate the enhancement.

However, he soon discovered, to his despair, that he had absolutely no talent in this area.

After abandoning his usual battle axe and switching to swords, his combat effectiveness declined significantly.

So he decisively gave up.

Being strong is more important than being handsome.

In fact, compared to those fancy techniques, Aono had long discovered that he was more suited to and preferred crushing everything with absolute power.

That is why he insisted on using the giant axe.

It suits him perfectly.

This incident further solidified his inner thoughts.

Continue to strengthen the physical body and follow the path of proving the Way through force and achieving sainthood through the physical body.

Whether it's elemental power or chakra, everything should serve this purpose.

As the old saying goes: Only by forging your own path can you reach the summit.

As for which "ancient person" said this...

Don't worry about it.

Aono wanted the lightning attribute not just for looking cool, nor just to counter mechanical monsters like Kage did.

What he truly desired was to further refine his already formidable body using the power of lightning.

In Naruto, the most famous taijutsu that can enhance the body, besides Tsunade's superhuman strength, is the Raikage clan's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

The Eight Gates Formation can only be considered half of it.

That thing is really a waste of time.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode, in short, is using lightning to forge the physical body.

Aono has already asked Tsunade, but she knows absolutely nothing about this.

Lightning Release chakra is a closely guarded secret of the Hidden Cloud Village, on par with the Sealed Book of Konoha, which records forbidden techniques such as the Impure World Reincarnation.

Let alone people from other villages, even in the Hidden Cloud Village, very few people know how to train the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Developing a Raiden Chuck mode from scratch is extremely difficult, but not without hope.

After all, Aono Yukage, a beautiful demon god who has mastered the art of lightning and constantly strengthens her body with lightning, is by her side.

Perhaps Ying didn't know how to guide Aono, but her very existence was enough to give Aono a lot of inspiration and development ideas.

It's not too late to study or even improve the Eight Gates after you've fully mastered superhuman strength and the Lightning Release chakra mode.

At the very least, people shouldn't die as soon as the Eight Gates are opened.

After all, the premise of everything is survival.

If the final outcome is still death, then no matter how strong one is, it is meaningless.

On this day, after two rounds of training involving treading water and climbing trees, and after the process of draining and re-extracting chakra from her body, the silver-haired mature woman finally extracted chakra to its current limit.

Her face was a little pale, but she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.

The improvement in combat power is secondary; the main thing is that I no longer have to constantly drain my physical strength and energy.

The process of constantly squeezing out and then extracting is many times more painful than constantly pushing your limits in a long-distance run.

Despite the fact that Dudu and Qingye had already separated and were sleeping separately, she still didn't launch another night raid.

After a day of training, all she wanted to do was lie down and rest; she simply didn't have the energy to do anything strenuous.

Looking at Coco lying on the floor, Aono put down the alloy battle axe he was waving.

"That's all for today. Everyone, get some rest. Tomorrow we'll officially head to our first landmark building."

These past few days, not only has Coco worked hard, but Aono and Dudu have also been training very diligently.

Among them, Aono's training intensity was the highest.

Of course, he also made the most progress.

The Three-Body Technique has been used with remarkable fluidity in actual combat, making the battle axe seem effortless, combining skill and power.

One-on-one sparring no longer puts pressure on him; a couple of days ago, he started taking on two opponents at once.

Although I got beaten up badly every time, the sense of control I had over my body really reached a new level.

The Substitution Jutsu evaded the Shadow's naginata, while the Shadow Clone Jutsu and Battle Axe countered Tsunade's monstrous strength...

Our current combat capabilities have been almost fully developed, and it will be difficult to make any further improvements in the short term.

Seeing that Koko had also completed chakra extraction and gained a basic grasp of it, and was beginning to prepare to learn the Three Body Technique, he knew it was almost time to try to break through the barrier.

"At least I can go home and lie down early today."

Tsunade stretched comfortably, her voluptuous figure impossible to hide even in her loose sportswear.

Her full, rounded breasts pushed the white short-sleeved shirt into an exaggerated arc, and her pert, full buttocks seemed about to burst the black athletic shorts.

At this moment, Ying, who had been silent all along, walked up to Dudu.

Unlike Tsunade, she wasn't happy about being able to rest. Instead, she looked down at the seemingly dejected cook, a subtle and complex emotion flashing in her purple eyes.

"Dudu, you've done a great job."

Ying's voice remained cold and clear, but it was not as calm and composed as usual.

These words left Aono with mixed feelings.

Yes, it's already done very well...

Despite putting in the same effort, the gap between the little cook and Aono and the other two kept widening.

Aono could barely fight two opponents at once, but she didn't even have the right to spar one-on-one.

Each sparring session was less of a friendly competition and more of a one-on-one coaching session.

This is a formidable barrier created by talent and profession, which cannot be overcome or bridged by hard work alone.

Aono had explained this to Dudu a long time ago, but back then the time was short and the difference wasn't so obvious.

Coco didn't care much. She had never relied on martial arts and only required herself to have basic self-defense capabilities.

"It's okay, Aono-nii already told me." Dudu forced a smile, but anyone could hear the disappointment in her tone.

The young cook knew her place better than anyone else; fighting was not her mission.

Understanding is one thing, and being sad is another; the two are not mutually exclusive.

Aono watched this scene with a mix of helplessness and sighs, but ultimately found peace.

He has done everything he could to be kind and righteous.

The gap in combat power between combat professions and support professions, or rather, life professions, will only continue to widen.

Aono has been very attentive to Dudu, his first teammate, and has been training her all along.

But now she has been easily overtaken by Tsunade.

Not to mention Ying, she has long surpassed her.

Even before this period of special training, her actual combat strength was higher than Aono's.

This is the strength of the one who can emerge victorious from the war against the demons.

As more and more teammates are recruited, specialization and hierarchical structure will inevitably become the trend.

Even if we organize a special training program that lasts for half a month like this time, while waiting for Coco and Dudu to finish, it's unlikely that we'll do it again.

The gap between combat professions and life professions will only widen, and it would be extremely foolish to insist on treating everyone the same.

At that point, the most likely outcome will be a total wipeout.

Moreover, even given enough time, life professions can never truly catch up to the strength of combat professions.

Combat classes like Kage and Tsunade only need to level up; there's no need to spend a lot of time training.

They are recovering to their peak, not starting from scratch.

Moreover, their talent in combat far surpasses that of other professions.

Qingye did not go to comfort the little cook.

He has already said everything he needed to say; now it's up to time and Dudu herself.

He glanced at everyone and said, "Get some rest today and be in top condition for tomorrow's battle."

His voice wasn't loud, but it exuded absolute confidence.

The snowball has already started rolling. If the combat power of the level monsters has doubled, then his strength has increased at least fivefold!

It far exceeds the theoretical upper limit of this level.

If you can't pass this level, then no one can pass this game.

……

It seemed that because she was in a bad mood, the dishes the young cook made all had a touch of sadness in them.

After dinner, everyone dispersed.

After taking a shower and lying in bed, Aono glanced at the time; it was only seven o'clock.

He originally planned to take a day off today so everyone could rest well before challenging the landmark buildings.

But thinking about it, there's not much entertainment in this world. Taking a vacation just means staying on the Ark doing nothing, and most likely you'll just continue training in the training room.

So I decided to rest early today, get some rest and be in good spirits and condition, and then go challenge the landmark building tomorrow.