"Gift? What is it?"
Inuzuka Tsume and Inuzuka Hana took the bags with curious expressions.
But Tsunade, Ino, and Sakura all changed their expressions the moment they saw the familiar packaging and bags. They immediately guessed what was inside.
The three of them turned their gazes toward Naruto at the same time.
Naruto had been quietly snickering to himself just moments ago, thinking, "That'll teach you to shout that I eat shit earlier." But suddenly, the faint remaining Nine-Tails chakra in his body sensed an extremely strong malice.
A chill ran down Naruto's spine. His smile froze as he met the three pairs of eyes.
"Don't hit me! I'm doing this for the safety of the shinobi world! For fighting the Ootsutsuki!"
Naruto forced himself to stay calm and spoke through gritted teeth.
"Ootsutsuki? It's Ōtsutsuki, damn it!"
Tsunade sighed in exasperation.
But she didn't stop Naruto.
There was no helping it, what Naruto said wasn't wrong.
If something like this really allowed people to easily master Sage Mode, then it truly would be salvation for the entire shinobi world.
The problem was…
Tsunade felt that if the world had to be saved in this way, then it wasn't much different from the Limited Tsukuyomi world.
Tsunade was actually quite relieved that she was a taijutsu user. On top of that, she also had Shiromo's alternative method of using natural energy.
So she didn't need to accept Naruto's "shortcut method."
As for Sakura and Ino, as her students, they naturally didn't need it either.
If necessary, they could choose later on their own.
Either use Naruto's method… or go ask Shiromo for a stone as well.
"Ah! No! I'm telling the truth!"
"Stop hitting me! Ask Naruto if you don't believe me! I'm really doing this for the shinobi world!"
Meanwhile, Inuzuka Kiba had already begun getting beaten after presenting his mysterious "gift" to his mother and older sister, and having it unwrapped in public.
Kiba, guilty as he was, didn't dare resist at all. He just took the beating passively. Even his combined Sage Mode with Akamaru was knocked out of him.
"Huh?"
In an instant, two humans and four dogs, eleven eyes in total, turned to look directly at Naruto, who had just been spared from Tsunade and the others' continued beating.
Why eleven eyes? Because Blackmaru was a one-eyed wolf.
"It—it's true! You all heard Granny Shima's prophecy earlier, right? It's real!"
Naruto shivered under their gaze. He almost accidentally slipped into Sage Mode again.
Inuzuka Tsume and Inuzuka Hana fell silent.
They weighed it in their minds.
A terrifying enemy was about to appear in the shinobi world.
Only by possessing enough strength could they protect their families and themselves.
Compared to life itself, something like this was trivial.
If they didn't obtain this power, it would be equivalent to handing their lives and their families' lives over to others and praying that others would protect them.
That completely went against the Inuzuka clan's fierce, self-reliant nature.
"Do it!"
Inuzuka Tsume gritted her teeth and stamped her foot, making the decision.
"Mom?"
Kiba, bruised and battered, looked over with tear-filled eyes.
He… was finally going to survive.
"Mom, Sis, as long as you believe me, I will definitely lead the Inuzuka clan to become the number one Sage clan. I'll make the Inuzuka clan great again…"
Kiba hurriedly tried to express his determination.
"No. This is not something you get to decide."
Inuzuka Tsume immediately cut him off.
"Huh?"
Kiba froze.
So did she agree or not?
Inuzuka Tsume quickly explained.
"Kiba, and Naruto, you two are still too young. You've overlooked some critical issues."
"Your idea is good, and the shortcut to spreading Sage Mode is also correct, but you're ignoring human nature."
"No matter what, you can't deny that this is something not appropriate to say openly in front of others. It's embarrassing."
"That's why you both got beaten up. That's the reason."
"If you think you can endure getting beaten every time you promote it, then you can continue. Otherwise, listen to your elders' advice."
"First: this can be spread, but only the method. Everyone understands it implicitly, nothing should be said openly."
"For example, Kiba, what you said about leading the Inuzuka clan with this method, that is absolutely not acceptable."
"Naruto spreading Sage Mode is meant to give everyone the ability to protect themselves and their families, not to let anyone use it to suppress others."
"Using this shortcut to gain an early advantage and develop your clan, that is something the Inuzuka clan despises."
"Our Inuzuka clan has many female dogs, yet no one has ever insulted us for it. That is exactly why."
"Kiba, your thinking just now would drag the Inuzuka clan's reputation into ruin, into a state worse than Kakashi."
(Kakashi: ?)
"Sorry, Mom, Sis… I was wrong. I was being too naive."
After hearing his mother's lecture, Kiba was filled with regret and immediately admitted his mistake.
Naruto, standing nearby, was also listening intently and nodding from time to time in agreement.
"So, Kiba, Naruto, write down the method and insights for using Sage Mode's shortcut. Make multiple copies, and organize the content carefully in order of importance."
"After that, give me a copy. I will distribute it to members of the Inuzuka clan."
Inuzuka Tsume proposed a solution that would minimize the impact on the clan.
This way, the Inuzuka clan wouldn't turn into some… questionable family, while still obtaining Sage techniques.
"Alright!"
"Okay…"
Naruto agreed confidently, while Kiba felt a bit unsure.
The two were basically evenly matched in confidence, both had a kind of strange, blind self-assurance.
But Kiba trusted himself… while doubting whether Naruto could actually pull it off.
"Naruto, since you're planning to write the manual first, I won't interrupt you. I'll assign the mission in advance."
Tsunade rolled up her sleeves and raised her hand.
Shizune handed her a brush and scroll.
Tsunade wrote down the mission objectives on the scroll.
Directly issuing one S-rank mission and one A-rank mission.
Naruto would go outward to various ninja villages to spread the Sage Mode manual and develop new "subordinates."
Kiba would handle things within Konoha, spreading his own special manual among the clans that had summoning beasts.
"S-rank mission?"
Naruto's eyes lit up the moment he saw the S on the scroll.
However…
A full day passed.
Naruto was squatting in the Inuzuka clan house at Kiba's home, lying face-down on a tatami mat, a brush hanging from his mouth, while the scroll in front of him remained completely blank.
Yes, Inuzuka Tsume's idea was actually quite good.
Written transmission was subtle, and it allowed Naruto to deliver and leave without getting beaten.
It also allowed people to read carefully without getting interrupted midway.
But she overlooked one thing—was Naruto, as the "teacher", actually capable of teaching properly?
When Naruto taught Konohamaru Rasengan, he only explained the shortcut once and directly helped him enter the Sage Mode state.
As for techniques? Details?
What were those?
Just think about how Naruto taught Konohamaru Rasengan—and it becomes obvious what kind of "manual" he could possibly write.
(End of this chapter)