Chapter 85 - 33
Chapter 33: "A Date with Destiny... and a Punchable Face"
In which I challenge my childhood bully, question my own ethics, and accidentally endorse a very dumb philosophy.
Night in Amity Park was peaceful. The stars blinked quietly above, the wind whispered through the trees, and most of the city was asleep—except for the three teenagers who were about to have the most exhausting nap of their lives.
Because training in the mental world? Yeah, that was a thing now.
Danny opened his eyes—or, well, his mind's eyes—and found himself standing next to a pond nestled beneath a mountain range that looked like something straight out of a fantasy travel brochure. Crystal-clear water, cherry blossom trees, glowing koi fish the size of Labradors—you know, the usual.
Jazz appeared beside him, rubbing her temples like she had a mental headache from being mentally teleported to a mental mountain. "This is... shockingly nice."
"Right?" Danny grinned. "It's like a spa. A haunted ninja spa."
That's when Naruto appeared on a rock overlooking the pond, looking like the world's most overqualified camp counselor.
"Welcome to training," he said with that over-the-top grin that either meant you were about to have a great time or die screaming.
Behind him, Lee landed with a thud that cracked the ground. His eyes sparkled like the sun. His eyebrows? Strong enough to fight their own battle.
"Let us spar until the stars fall and the mountains weep tears of sweat!"