Not far away, Uchiha Itachi closed his Sharingan, then came to Sasuke, who was already a little stunned.
"Sasuke, are you alright?"
"Brother!" Sasuke called out "Brother" and then burst into tears.
Uchiha Itachi gently stroked Sasuke's head, but his gaze was fixed on the spot where Zephyr had disappeared.
Although there was some distance, Uchiha Itachi still recognized him; the person just now was Uzumaki Naruto, whom he had seen before.
"That was actually a Shadow Clone just now."
"A Shadow Clone, able to kill a wild boar—that kid is not simple at all."
At this time, Uchiha Itachi had already joined the Anbu and knew a little about the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
He knew that the Konoha high-ranking officials were very wary of the Uchiha Clan approaching the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, so he had never tried to understand Uzumaki Naruto.
"It seems Uzumaki Naruto is hiding his strength very well! Should I inform the Third Hokage?"
However, Uchiha Itachi only considered it for a moment before giving up on the idea.
Firstly, it was already a taboo for the Uchiha Clan to interact with the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki; if he reported anything about Uzumaki Naruto, he might violate that taboo, and the Third Hokage would become wary of him.
Secondly, it was impossible for the Third Hokage not to know about Uzumaki Naruto's situation; Itachi knew that Anbu members had always been protecting Naruto.
Thirdly, and most importantly, was the current situation between Konoha and the Uchiha Clan; the rift between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha was growing, and he and his good friend Shisui had been trying to find a solution, but so far, this rift was still worsening.
After considering everything, Itachi led the red-eyed Sasuke out of the forest.
Before leaving, Itachi glanced at the dead wild boar on the ground and fell into thought.
On the other side.
Naruto, who was teaching Lee how to play a game, suddenly froze, and then a memory flowed into his mind.
That memory was everything Zephyr had just experienced.
At the same time, Zephyr's voice also echoed in Naruto's mind.
"Naruto, your body is too fragile; I only used two moves, and the clone shattered!"
Hearing Zephyr's words, Naruto was a little speechless.
"Teacher Zephyr, I'm not even six years old yet, not even old enough to awaken a martial spirit; how strong can my body be!"
Although he didn't know what a martial spirit was, Zephyr also knew that it was indeed a bit difficult for a five-year-old Naruto to withstand his strength.
"Oh, right! Go to the forest quickly and bring that wild boar back! That's food for you and Lee for several days!"
"Teacher Zephyr, won't Uchiha Itachi take that wild boar away?"
"I don't know, but even if he takes the wild boar, you can still hunt some rabbits and pheasants in the forest!"
"Alright!"
Naruto responded and planned to take Lee to the forest.
Before leaving, Naruto took out two boxes of instant noodles and removed the noodle cakes from them.
Both of them were still hungry, and the noodle cakes could barely satisfy their hunger.
And so, Naruto and Lee rushed towards the forest, eating their noodle cakes.
As soon as they reached the depths of the forest, Naruto saw the wild boar's corpse lying on the ground.
Seeing that the wild boar's corpse had not been taken by Itachi, Naruto also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, another series of "grumbling" sounds came from Naruto's and Lee's stomachs.
"So hungry! How about we just roast this wild boar and eat it here!"
Naruto's words made Lee nod vigorously.
Both of them were quite famished.
However, the two young boys had no experience with barbecuing, so they could only summon Zephyr again.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Naruto created a Shadow Clone, and then Zephyr appeared.
And so, Zephyr carried the wild boar to the riverbank and began to process the carcass, while Naruto and Lee collected dry firewood nearby.
Although he had no knives, Zephyr simply took a relatively sharp branch and wrapped Armament Haki around it.
With the enhancement of Armament Haki, the ordinary branch instantly became a sharp tool that could easily cut through the wild boar's skin.
Just as Zephyr finished butchering the wild boar meat, Naruto and Lee also returned with a large pile of dry firewood.
This wild boar barbecue tasted very good.
Although there was no salt, Zephyr found honey, wild walnuts, wild fruits, and other things in the forest.
Adding these as ingredients gave it a unique flavor.
Naruto and Lee ate very well during this meal, directly finishing one-third of the entire wild boar.
"Teacher Zephyr, what's our training program for this afternoon?"
Lee, lying on the ground, asked Zephyr with an expectant look.
Lee's two favorite things were eating and training.
"Don't worry, I've already prepared your afternoon schedule!"
Just as Zephyr finished speaking, a somewhat frenzied wild boar charged towards the three of them.
This wild boar was the giant one that Itachi and Sasuke had failed to kill earlier today.
Naruto and Lee, seeing such a large wild boar, stood up and wanted to run.
But Zephyr smiled and said, "A perfect teaching material has arrived; I'll give you another practical lesson."
As he spoke, Zephyr looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, lend me your body for a moment!"
Naruto didn't know what Zephyr was going to do, but he didn't ask further, directly relaxing his mind and allowing Zephyr's spirit to enter his body.
At the same time, Naruto's main body's spirit entered his clone, as he also wanted to see what Teacher Zephyr intended to do!
Zephyr was seen standing in front of the wild boar, his entire body then covered in Armament Haki.
"Naruto, Lee, the techniques I'm about to use are what you'll be learning next! So, pay close attention!"
Just as Zephyr finished speaking, the wild boar had already charged in front of him.
However, before the wild boar could even hit Zephyr, Zephyr's figure had already vanished from his original spot.
When Zephyr reappeared, he was already ten meters behind the wild boar.
"This is the first move of the Six Styles, [Soru]!"
Although it didn't hit Zephyr, the wild boar's charge didn't slow down; this time, it was charging towards Naruto and Lee's position.
However, Zephyr, from behind, activated "Soru" again and instantly reappeared in front of the two.
"Next is the second move of the Six Styles, [Tekkai]!"
Just as Zephyr finished speaking, the wild boar's massive tusks had already slammed into Zephyr's body.
A clang of metal echoed; Zephyr was completely unharmed, merely pushed back a few meters, and two furrows were plowed into the ground beneath his feet.
After blocking the wild boar, Zephyr exerted force with his arms, directly forcing the wild boar back, then performed a slide to get to the wild boar's lower abdomen.
He repeatedly jabbed his index finger into the wild boar's belly, causing several bloody holes to appear instantly.
"This is [Shigan] from the Six Styles!"