KAGE

Snake → Rabbit → Dragon → Tiger → Horse: Fūton: Kaze no Yaiba (Wind Blade) — wind blades were fired from my hands and disappeared into the mist of the space.

Ever since I discovered the space, I have been training inside it every day, and I have to admit that this place is truly magical. Not only does the water have healing properties, but it also improves and increases an individual's chakra. More importantly, I believe it strengthens the body, because judging by the children, they have become much more resilient.

Since obtaining the space, all the water we drink comes from here, and a few days ago I experimented with planting some crops such as tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and watermelons. Foods that grow quickly and are essential for nutrition, and the result was magical. Time flows twice as fast here, and I believe the spiritual energy improves the growth rate.

Every day I enter here and train for at least four hours, and the results are much better than outside. Unfortunately, I cannot stay for too long due to my responsibilities with the family, but we do what we can.

It seems that my old talent is recovering. In the past, the previous me, no matter how much I trained, my strength increased extremely slowly. I could barely activate ninjutsu, which resulted in failure and frustration.

In my helplessness, I tried to compensate for my lack of talent with hard work, but it was as if something was limiting me. Since the space appeared, I feel this limitation slowly being released.

My mother also enters the space every day to train. Aunt Saiken said that she feels this place can allow her to evolve into something even more powerful.

Just imagine? A tailed beast evolving into something greater, one tail evolving into three, and even ten. This place is a miracle.

Unfortunately, only animals can enter the space. We discovered that, except for humans, any animal can enter. I don't know why this limitation exists, but this is what I have discovered over time.

The lake has some small fish whose growth rate is alarming but pleasant. I could put animals inside, but they would eat my herbs.

Byakugan

Origin: Hyūga Clan

Ancestral Lineage: Ōtsutsuki

Status: Purification in progress

Purity: 4%

Integrity: 2%

Evolution Potential: Unknown

Sharingan

Origin: Uchiha Clan

Ancestral Lineage: Ōtsutsuki

Status: Purification in progress

Purity: 6%

Integrity: 5%

Evolution Potential: Unknown

The babies I saved the other day are developing very well. Unfortunately, the purification process is slow.

I wonder what these eyes will become once the process reaches 100%. Will they reach the level of an Ōtsutsuki, or evolve into something even more powerful?

Whatever happens, the future will be bright. I just need to prepare myself for the pain of the transplant.

Speaking of these babies, they have really caused me problems. When my mother saw them for the first time, she looked at me strangely, with a mixture of suspicion and discomfort.

The kind of look that no good son would want to receive from his own mother.

The next morning...

Hikari and I were walking together through the market. She was asking me about the space, and I was answering her.

She was amazed by the abilities of the space, especially the fact that time flows twice as fast there. Her only regret was that she could not enter, because she wanted to see it with her own eyes and stay there.

— Actually, there is a way for you to enter. — I said while looking forward casually.

— Hmm! Really!? Didn't you say that only animals can enter, and that Aunt Saiken was only able to enter because she is a Jinchūriki?

— Yes, but there is a method. Let's say it is a special and unique method, one that is possible if I make a small sacrifice.

— Sacrifice? Will it hurt? If it will harm you, then forget it. — she exclaimed worriedly while shaking her head.

— Okay.

After that, I continued walking and started a countdown.

5... 4... 3... 2... 1...

— Wait, what method is it? — she asked curiously.

— Bingo!

One of Hikari's greatest flaws, or qualities, is her curiosity. At least when it comes to me, she becomes extremely curious.

— Didn't you just say that you don't need to know if the method is harmful to you? Better not to know.

— Tell me. I will know whether it is harmful to you or not. — she said while crossing her arms, entering her older-sister mode.

— So you are the one who decides what is harmful to me? — I replied, rolling my eyes.

— Tsukishiro Ren, don't make me lose my patience and teach you a lesson. — she warned as her aura grew and her hair lifted like Uzumaki Kushina.

— But what happened to you? Shouldn't a wife be gentle? What happened to my beautiful, cute, and kind Hikari from before?

— Are you going to talk or not? — she replied while approaching me step by step, cornering me.

— Fine, I'll tell you, I'll tell you. — I answered with sweat on my forehead, regretting bringing up this subject. Obviously, I was going to suffer.

— Come closer, it's a secret and nobody can hear.

Curious, she approached.

— The other method that can allow you to enter...

I swallowed, anticipating the pain that would come.

— Is by giving me a kiss.

When she heard that, her reaction was a mixture of emotions. First shock, then anger, and finally embarrassment.

15 minutes later...

We were still walking together while searching for a solution to our transportation problem, but unlike before, I was now limping and had a large bruise around my left eye.

Obviously, the result of domestic violence.

Hikari walked ahead, clearly dissatisfied but also embarrassed. This is the beauty of women in the shinobi world. They are pure here and worth every sacrifice a man makes.

While passing through the market, we saw a group of young people. There were seven of them, and as they moved from stall to stall, the merchants trembled and paid them.

Obviously, they were collecting protection money.

That is simply the law of life. As long as there are weak people willing to accept being exploited, there will always be someone strong enough who wants to exploit them.

I did not want anything to do with that situation. In this shitty world, everyone has their own problems.

But my partner did not share the same philosophy as me.