Chapter 584: Naruto's Sea, Land, and Air Triple Instructors
"Strong enough? Heh."
Kushina let out a cold laugh, and Naruto immediately felt an overwhelming pressure descend upon him.
Wait!
Isn't the Nine-Tails inside me?
Naruto suddenly realized something.
He had just checked.
The Nine-Tails was definitely inside him.
Then where was the Tailed Beast chakra covering Mom coming from?
When Naruto first arrived in this world, he had thought Konoha was the same familiar Konoha as in the real ninja world.
But how much time had even passed?
Already, everything felt unfamiliar.
If Naruto were given another chance to choose...
He definitely wouldn't charge in so recklessly again.
Naruto deeply regretted not listening to Kakashi-Sensei and Pervy Sage.
They had always told him that the most important thing when carrying out a mission was gathering intelligence.
For a ninja, information came before everything else.
"I think you just don't want to train!"
Kushina punched Naruto in the stomach.
"Do you know why I didn't break your arms and legs?"
"Because then you'd have another excuse to slack off."
"My foolish son."
"If you don't want to be beaten, then run."
"Run away."
"And only after you've gained Tailed Beast power equal to mine will you be qualified to stand before me."
"Now."
"I'll give you one chance to reorganize your words."
"Waaah... I'm sorry... I'll train hard..."
Naruto burst into tears from the beating.
Before coming here, he had imagined countless possibilities.
The only thing he had never imagined...
Was getting beaten up the moment he arrived.
And this wasn't an ordinary beating.
Iruka had hit him in the real ninja world too.
But Iruka's beatings and Kushina's beatings weren't even in the same league.
When Kushina beat him...
She wasn't just using Tailed Beast chakra.
She was using actual techniques.
Who could possibly withstand that?
Even more terrifying...
Was her reason for not breaking his limbs.
If he kept talking back...
What if she really broke his arms and legs?
What would he do then?
"Very good."
"You three may come in."
Kushina clapped her hands.
The three people waiting outside walked into the room.
"Naruto."
"These are the three instructors I've selected for you."
"They represent the sea, the land, and the sky."
"You may choose one of them to become your training instructor."
"You three."
"Introduce yourselves to Naruto."
After saying that, Kushina sat down on the sofa nearby with her arms crossed and silently watched.
"Instructors?"
"Shouldn't it be Kakashi-Sensei?"
"Or Pervy Sage?"
Naruto was dumbfounded.
This wasn't right.
Why did it suddenly feel like he was being treated like Konohamaru?
He even had private tutors now?
Then what about Kakashi and Jiraiya?
"Kakashi? Jiraiya?"
"So those two scoundrels were the ones who led you astray!"
"Good!"
"Very good!"
"I warned them long ago not to get close to you!"
"I told them not to let Naruto be tainted by the Three Prohibitions of Shinobi!"
"I never expected they still wouldn't listen."
"So my words as Hokage don't mean anything anymore, do they?"
The moment Kushina heard Kakashi's and Jiraiya's names, her expression immediately darkened.
"...Sc... scoundrels? And what are the Three Prohibitions of Shinobi?"
Naruto became even more confused.
Sure, Kakashi and Jiraiya were a little... inappropriate.
But calling them scoundrels seemed like a bit much.
"You've already forgotten the Three Prohibitions of Shinobi?"
"Alcohol."
"Lust."
"Gambling."
"You're not allowed to touch any of them!"
"Among the Legendary Three Ninja, Tsunade is alcohol and gambling."
"Jiraiya is lust and gambling."
"Only Orochimaru barely counts as a decent person."
"Naruto."
"Remember this well."
"Train properly under the instructors I picked for you."
"Don't waste your thoughts on useless nonsense."
Kushina warned him once again.
"O-Okay..."
Overwhelmed by Kushina's imposing presence, Naruto could only agree for now.
He turned to look at the three instructors.
Naruto had never seen any of them in the real ninja world.
And judging by their clothing...
As the Sage Mode instructor of the ninja world, Naruto had traveled across many countries and understood the customs of different lands.
"They aren't Konoha shinobi?"
Naruto asked cautiously.
"Two of them aren't."
Kushina nodded.
"Shinobi from other villages can come to Konoha?"
Naruto scratched his head.
Could it be that, just like the real ninja world, every nation had already formed an alliance in the Engraved Tsukuyomi?
"Of course not."
"What kind of place do you think Konoha is?"
"Do you think just any random nobody can come here?"
"If these people hadn't earned my recognition in both status and strength, do you think they'd even be qualified to step through Konoha's gates?"
"As for shinobi from other villages..."
"Any resource I set my eyes on belongs to me."
"As Hokage, my authority is limitless."
"You need to understand that, Naruto."
Kushina spoke coldly.
Everyone watching was dumbfounded.
Wasn't Kushina in this Engraved Tsukuyomi world a little too domineering?
Uchiha Hikari also finally understood why the Sage of Six Paths had only looked around and never bothered changing anything.
To him...
This was probably no different from making Naruto experience exactly how the Sage of Six Paths had felt when facing Kaguya.
"You may begin."
Seeing that Naruto had stopped talking, Kushina signaled for the instructors to introduce themselves.
The first to step forward was a fat man.
At a glance, he was clearly from the Akimichi Clan.
"I am Akimichi Hōmo, son of Akimichi Torifu, who served under the Second Hokage-sama."
"Since childhood, I have trained in Water Release under Second Hokage-sama."
"I represent the Sea!"
"Master Naruto, please choose me."
"My ultimate technique is a unique secret art—Water Release: Great Waterfall Bomb!"
"With my enormous chakra reserves, I flood the battlefield using Water Release."
"Then I leap into the water with the Expansion Jutsu, creating a tremendous impact."
"Master Naruto."
"Your vast chakra reserves and your ability to transform into a Tailed Beast make you perfectly suited for my style."
The second instructor stepped forward.
"Master Naruto."
"I am Namikaze Yukiaki from Sunagakure, your father's distant cousin."
"I represent the Land."
"Unlike your father's Flying Thunder God space-time ninjutsu..."
"I pursue pure speed."
"I abandoned Wind Release's cutting power and devoted myself entirely to speed."
"By combining Wind Release with the Eight Gates Technique, my speed surpasses your imagination!"
"Naruto."
"Do you believe you can outrun me?"
"Choose me."
"We'll start training around Konoha immediately!"
The third instructor stepped forward.
"Yo~ Hello, Na-ru-to~"
"I'm Oubi, younger brother of Kumogakure's Killer B!"
"I once studied abroad in Iwagakure under Tsuchikage Ōnoki and mastered the Light-Weight Rock Technique!"
"That's right!"
"I represent the Sky among Sea, Land, and Sky!"
"If Naruto-San chooses me~"
"I'll have you flying right away~ Man!"
"Na-ru-Man!"
"Choose me!"
After listening to all three introductions, Naruto was astonished.
At first, the three of them had looked completely ordinary.
Since he had never even heard their names in the real ninja world, he had assumed they were nobodies.
Who would have thought...
Each one possessed incredible abilities.
Naruto was extremely tempted.
Although nothing learned inside the illusionary world could be taken back to reality...
Knowledge and memories could.
Naruto wanted to choose all three.
But now...
He absolutely didn't dare go against his mother's wishes.
He didn't even dare suggest such a request.
And for some reason...
Although Naruto sincerely believed all three instructors looked incredibly reliable...
A strange shadow lingered in the back of his mind.
He couldn't shake the feeling...
That some ominous disaster was waiting for him.
(End of this chapter)