When Obito learned of the Fourth Mizukage's death while staying in the Land of Rain, he was only slightly surprised before quickly calming down. He had sensed not long ago that the genjutsu he cast had been released—it seemed like someone from Kirigakure had discovered the Fourth Mizukage had been controlled. However, the result of breaking the genjutsu was Yagura's death. With Yagura gone, there was nothing to fear about his secrets getting out. As for Kirigakure, he'd let them off this time.
"That little girl Terumi Mei is badmouthing me like this!"
Inside Inner Space, Yagura stamped his foot in fury. Though far away in the Land of Snow, he still paid close attention to events happening across the shinobi world. Recently, Terumi Mei had been blaming every unfortunate event from Kirigakure's past on him, nearly making Yagura explode with rage.
"I already explained to her that I was under a genjutsu! None of those things were things I wanted to do. Yet she dares secretly smear me like this!"
"Well, even though you didn't want to do those things, you were the one who actually did them. I wouldn't exactly call it smearing," Sakura shrugged and said. "And besides, isn't that just the usual thing? A new broom always sweeps clean at first. She wants to change Kirigakure's bloody image, so she needs to show everyone how different she is from the previous Mizukage. To make that happen, she's bound to pin all the blame on you by way of contrast. As the former Mizukage, surely you're aware of that much?"
"Having awareness is one thing; being smeared is another!" Yagura growled through clenched teeth.
"Tch, back when you were Mizukage, you weren't exactly innocent yourself—now it's just karma coming around!" Isobu the Three-Tails mocked mercilessly.
"Hey! Who's your jinchuriki here? Why are you so happy watching me get framed?" Yagura angrily shouted at the top of Isobu's head.
"And what kind of jinchuriki are you anyway? Getting controlled by someone with the Sharingan—you have the nerve to complain?" Isobu snapped back, even more furious. Being controlled by the Sharingan for such a long time was embarrassing enough. What made it worse was that Matatabi and Gyuki both found out about what happened.
"Spare me! I didn't ask to be controlled either, okay? What could I do? That guy suddenly showed up and took control of me—I didn't even have the chance to resist. And weren't you controlled too?"
Yagura was extremely angry. At that moment, Obito had suddenly appeared and cast the genjutsu on him without any warning or preparation.
"What can I do? The Sharingan naturally suppresses tailed beasts!"
The two kept arguing endlessly. The Sharingan was simply a tailed beast's natural nemesis, leaving them with practically no means of resistance.
"These two again!"
Sakura let out a helpless sigh. They'd already gone through this argument countless times. Everyone else within Inner Space had grown thoroughly tired of hearing it.
Back in the real world, Naruto suddenly came running over excitedly, his face brimming with joy.
"Sakura, I did it!"
"Did what?" Sakura asked confusedly, lifting her head.
"That ninjutsu technique you taught me!" Naruto exclaimed happily. He raised his right hand high while constantly moving his left hand in circular motions above it.
"You see, I can use it now!"
As Naruto moved, the blue chakra gradually condensed. After a while, it finally formed into a blue spherical shape, though its size wasn't very big—only about the size of an egg.
"See? I've mastered it!"
Naruto raised his right hand, holding the egg-sized Rasengan, grinning happily.
"You're injured!" Sakura frowned, ordering Naruto to dispel the chakra before grabbing his right hand tightly. A small wound quickly healed, but Sakura could still see it clearly.
"Well, it's nothing serious. My wounds heal pretty fast!" Naruto scratched his head with his left hand, grinning awkwardly as his face turned slightly red. He'd gone through a ton of pain just to master the Rasengan faster. His right arm's internal meridians hurt constantly every day. If not for his exceptional recovery ability, his right arm would have been ruined by now.
"Why are you pushing yourself so hard?" Sakura's hands glowed with a faint green light as she used Medical Ninjutsu, which she had only just recently learned, to ease the injuries within Naruto's arm. "Thankfully, your special ability has to do with healing. Otherwise, this would've been a real mess!"
In Sakura's eyes, Naruto's awakened special ability suited him quite well. One was an extraordinary regeneration capability, similar to Wolverine's terrifying life force, and the other resembled Spider-Man's danger-sensing ability.
The second ability gave Naruto a strong sense of danger, allowing him to instinctively attack and dodge during battles—an excellent fit for his aggressive fighting style.
As for the first ability, rapid life-force recovery, in some ways, it was already terrifying. Being a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan and carrying half the power of the Nine-Tails inside him, Naruto naturally had a strong life force and a healing capacity that few others could rival. However, this regenerative ability heavily relied on chakra—if his chakra ran low, his wounds would heal much more slowly or even stop healing altogether.
However, his newly awakened ability was different. The life-recovery power pushed Naruto's regeneration to Wolverine-like levels. Moreover, this kind of healing no longer depended on chakra; even if he ran out of chakra mid-battle, his body would continue to recover automatically.
Chapter Eighty-Five: Deep in the Soul — Rolling the Rasengan (Part 2)
Of course, at the moment, this regeneration ability couldn't yet restore lost limbs—it mainly allowed minor injuries to heal rapidly without consuming chakra.
"I don't possess powerful abilities like Sasuke and the others. My body just heals faster than normal. I must train harder in Ninjutsu to better protect Sakura!" Naruto said with a smile. Yet, when he mentioned Sasuke and the others, a barely perceptible hint of envy flickered in his eyes.
"Hey, Naruto, don't put yourself down like that!" Sakura immediately noticed what was on Naruto's mind. Sasuke and the rest possessed abilities that were either highly destructive or obviously impressive at first glance. Only Naruto's special ability—a passive trait difficult to detect—was different. He likely felt a bit insecure because of it.
"Your Life Regeneration and Danger Sensor are incredibly powerful! Just imagine — with Danger Sensor, you can dodge every single threat, and Life Regeneration lets you fight non-stop. They might not look like much at first, but there's no doubt—they're incredibly powerful!"
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