An hour passed quickly, and a staff member came to call Cheng Tian and Bai Yun.
After leaving the training room, the two of them were not in a hurry to go home, but first went to get their Pokémon treated.
They didn't have to wait long before Froakie and Chimchar emerged, full of life and vigor.
Getting back into the black sedan, Bai Yun first returned to the villa area, instructing the driver to drop Cheng Tian off afterward.
As a result, it was already 12:30 PM by the time Cheng Tian arrived home.
Pushing open the door, his mother, Mrs. Cheng, asked somewhat angrily, 'Why are you back so late?' 'Mom, the subject placement exam is in two weeks. I have to train with Bai Yun during lunch and dinner breaks these days, so I'll be back late.'
'Oh, I see. Honey, let's eat lunch a bit later then,' said Mr. Cheng.
'No need, no need. Just save some food for me.'
After finishing his meal, Cheng Tian returned to his room with Froakie.
'Froakie.' Froakie pointed at the phone. 'You want to look at the phone?'
'Froakie.' Finally, Froakie made a hand sign gesture. Cheng Tian instantly understood and laughed, 'You want to watch Naruto, huh? Sure, but you still need to nap for a bit.' With that, he opened the video streaming site and put on Naruto for Froakie.
'Froakie!' Froakie agreed and immediately hugged the phone.
'Hmm... My Froakie likes watching Naruto. It's probably the only one in the world,' Cheng Tian muttered, stroking his chin.
After watching with Froakie for a while, Cheng Tian started to feel sleepy. People in Bingzhou generally enjoy taking afternoon naps. After watching for a bit longer, Cheng Tian slowly drifted off to sleep.
'Froakie.' Seeing Cheng Tian asleep, Froakie turned the volume down slightly.
At this moment, the protagonist in the show was learning a ninja technique from his master.
The protagonist was constantly gathering the energy within his body using his hands, but unlike ordinary energy condensation, every strand of this energy was continuously rotating in all directions, creating powerful destructive and tearing capabilities.
'Froakie?' Froakie's eyes flickered. So, energy manipulation could be done like this?
Although the total amount of energy hadn't changed, the constant rotation made the resulting effect far greater than the original energy output.
Could it try this itself?
Thinking this, Froakie began condensing Water-type energy in its hands, preparing to use Water Pulse.
It was quite proficient with this skill, but this time, it started condensing the energy strand by strand, focusing on controlling the different rotational directions of each individual strand.
'Froakie...'
It was so difficult! How easy was it to control the rotation of every single strand of energy? When the Water Pulse was about 15% complete, Froakie was already covered in sweat.
But it clearly felt the powerful tearing capability of the Water Pulse in its hands. Finally, Froakie lost control of a few strands of Water-type energy, which ultimately disrupted the flow of the other Water-type energy. The Water Pulse failed.
'Froakie!' Although it failed, it felt that this method would work. However, the mental energy consumed was truly terrifying. Nevertheless, the Water Pulse had undergone a qualitative change.
Originally, it was just a ball of ordinary Water-type energy that struck the enemy, generating a ripple effect and causing damage. But by making every strand of energy rotate in different directions using this method, the Water Pulse gained a terrifying tearing ability, capable of continuously inflicting heavy damage on the opponent. Froakie couldn't help but marvel.
Human ninjas... they really are strong.
After sleeping for a long time, Cheng Tian slowly woke up. He saw that Froakie was already asleep, with the phone resting beside it. Still a bit groggy, Cheng Tian gently shook Froakie.
'Wake up, the nap's over. Time for school.' Cheng Tian stretched, slowly got up, and dressed. He picked up his phone, recalled Froakie into its Poké Ball, and left for school.
School in the afternoon was unchanged; most students were either attending class or playing around as usual.
However, the study atmosphere was noticeably better than before. Because of the impending exam, those who wanted to enter the Pokémon track had already started reviewing seriously.
It's worth mentioning that the girl... hmm, her name seemed to be Su Han?
In any case, there were quite a few boys gathered outside Su Han's classroom, hoping to catch a glimpse of the beautiful girl.
Aside from that, everything was normal.
After school ended at 6 PM, Cheng Tian and Bai Yun returned to the training room to begin their session.
But when Froakie attempted to use Water Pulse by imitating the method for Rasengan, Cheng Tian and Bai Yun were utterly astonished.
'Froakie, are you trying to imitate the Rasengan???' Cheng Tian asked. Froakie nodded.
Bai Yun looked bewildered. 'Tian, is this how you usually train Froakie?'
'Of course not. This guy probably got hooked on watching Naruto on my phone and is imitating the Rasengan from the show,' Cheng Tian said helplessly.
However, he didn't interrupt Froakie. Just like at noon, Froakie began slowly controlling the rotation of the Water-type energy.
This time, there was a clear improvement over noon; the Water Pulse only dissipated when it was condensed to about 25% completion.
'Hmm, I see. Every time Froakie attempts to condense Water Pulse like this, it gains a deeper understanding of its own energy control.' Cheng Tian nodded, approving of this training method.
'Froakie, take your time, no rush. There's no need to try and release the Water Pulse right away. Maintain the form you just had, condense the water ball as large as you can, and then launch it at the sandbag. Let's see the effect.'
Hearing this, Froakie used Water Pulse again. This time, the water ball was noticeably larger than before. Froakie controlled the water ball and slammed it toward the sandbag.
'Tear...' The moment the water ball touched the sandbag, it didn't explode and ripple like an ordinary Water Pulse. Instead, it maintained its globular shape and continuously tore at the cowhide covering the sandbag. The cowhide quickly gave way under the strain and ripped open, scattering the sand and stones inside onto the floor.
'Hiss...' (x2)
How terrifying... 'This, this, this... Froakie actually managed to create a Rasengan???' Bai Yun was shocked.
'Froakie...' Froakie hadn't expected to destroy the sandbag outright, especially since the water ball was only about a quarter the size of a regular Water Pulse. Yet, the effect was infinitely better than a standard Water Pulse.
As for Cheng Tian, the idiot, his heart was aching alongside his shock.
A sandbag... how much does that cost?
The equipment was destroyed, and a staff member quickly rushed over. Looking at the scattered sand and stones, the staff member maintained a professional smile and calmly asked:
'WeChat Pay, or Alipay?'
And so, after spending 500 yuan to compensate the facility, Cheng Tian's haul for the day—besides training the Rasengan-style Water Pulse with Froakie—included a destroyed sandbag he carried home.
Naturally, that sandbag was the result of the idiot shamelessly asking the staff member if he could take the sandbag after paying compensation. The staff member, clearly not realizing how stingy this guy was, somewhat helplessly let him take it.
Cheng Tian's heart was aching, but taking the broken sandbag made him feel slightly better.
Hmm... it wasn't too badly damaged; he could sew it up and use it again!