99: Chapter 99 Chakra! The Prelude to Special Training"Alright, Father!"
Tsuna interrupted him quickly, her voice trembling slightly, "Don't talk about these unhappy things in front of the guests!"
"Come in and rest with me, you've worked hard too!" She forced a smile, trying to change the subject.
"Ah.yes, look at my mouth!"
Tazuna realized it was inappropriate to mention these things in front of the children, so he quickly patted his forehead and put on a warm smile, "Come on!Everyone, come in and rest!You must be exhausted after walking such a long way!"
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Night falls.
A heavy silence permeated the Dazner house.
Naruto lay on the tatami mat in the guest room.With his exceptionally keen hearing, he clearly caught the intermittent, suppressed sobs coming from the attic, along with the indistinct, longing murmurs: "Dad.Dad."
The voice felt like a needle pricking Naruto's heart, leaving him with a very unpleasant feeling.
The image of Inarina's numb and desperate eyes and her cold words from the daytime flashed before my eyes again.
Naruto rolled over in frustration, then sat up abruptly, an urge to rush up to the attic to say or do something surged through him.
Just then, a steady, strong hand landed on his shoulder.It was Kakashi.
"Alright, Naruto."
Kakashi's voice sounded exceptionally clear and calm in the darkness, "Conserve your energy and prepare for tomorrow's training."
Becoming a superhero isn't something you can just talk about.
Only by genuinely improving our capabilities can we truly deliver on our promises and change the things we want to change.
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The next morning, sunlight filtered through the dense foliage and fell on a relatively open clearing in the woods near Tazna's house.
Kakashi looked at Team 7 standing in front of him, each with a different expression but all showing a hint of eagerness—Naruto was carrying his "Naruto Greatsword" with an excited look on his face, Sasuke had his hands in his pockets with sharp eyes, and Sakura looked serious but a little nervous.
"Before we begin today's training," Kakashi cleared his throat, his expression solemn, "I must reiterate the foundation of ninja power—chakra."
Sasuke rolled his eyes almost imperceptibly, thinking to himself, "At a point like this, do we still have to go through the basics from scratch?"
"I know, I know!"
Naruto eagerly raised his hand to answer, his face showing an "I know this" expression, "It's 'Chatura,' right?It's that kind of inexhaustible energy!"
Kakashi's forehead creased with annoyance: ".It's chakra!Naruto!"
He sighed helplessly and turned to the top student, Sakura, "Sakura, could you give this 'common sense-deficient' companion a simple explanation of what chakra is?"
"Yes, Kakashi-sensei!"
Sakura immediately straightened her back, put her hands on her hips, adopted a lecturing posture, and said to Naruto in a serious tone:
"Gibberish."
"That's very clear!As expected of you, Iruka-sensei is so lucky to have such an excellent student as you."
Kakashi nodded with satisfaction, then glanced meaningfully at Naruto, "Unlike some people."
"What is all this nonsense?"
Naruto, unsurprisingly, jumped up and down, "So what if I don't remember all these complicated definitions?As long as I'm strong enough, that's all that matters!"
Isn't it the same to remember and feel these things through the body?
"Naruto is right."
Surprisingly, Sasuke actually agreed with Naruto this time.He looked at Kakashi and said, "We can already use some ninjutsu, which proves that we have chakra in our bodies and can mobilize it."
Instead of spending time listening to theory, let's get straight to practical training.
Kakashi looked at the three who were clearly unruly and eager to succeed, shook his head, and his tone became unusually serious:
"No!You are far from being able to call yourselves 'skilled in controlling chakra'!"
He walked to the center of the open space, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and explained in detail:
"Gibberish."
"Tch!What are you saying, Kakashi-sensei!"
Naruto remained nonchalant, brandishing his large sword."Chakra is something I can have as much as I want, right?Just blast it out!" His mindset was still stuck on a pure contest of strength.
Thinking of Naruto's inhuman chakra reserves, Kakashi could only think to himself, 'Talking to this kid about precise chakra control is like casting pearls before swine.but the Nine-Tails' chakra is indeed.'
But he had other options.
He abruptly changed the subject, his face displaying a serious expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"Naruto, do you know why the Third Hokage was called the 'Professor of Ninjutsu'?It's because he was proficient in and mastered almost all the ninjutsu in the world!"
The foundation of mastering ninjutsu lies in the unparalleled control over chakra!
He paused, then saw that Naruto's attention was indeed drawn to "Hokage" and "all ninjutsu in the world," his eyes shining.Kakashi secretly chuckled, his plan working perfectly, and continued his deception:
"If you don't study hard and hone this most basic chakra control ability, then in the future, you will not be able to master countless powerful, cool, and advanced ninjutsu that can bring you closer to the position of Hokage!"
"Then you'll never become Hokage!"
"Wh.what?"
Naruto was indeed terrified.The thought of not becoming Hokage filled him with panic."What am I going to do, Kakashi-sensei?Teach me!I want to learn!"
Seeing Naruto finally take the bait, and Sasuke and Sakura beside him also stunned by the statement that "advanced ninjutsu cannot be mastered," Kakashi nodded in satisfaction.
He walked to a tall tree, leaned against the trunk, and his tone suddenly became extremely serious, even carrying a hint of chilling murderous intent:
"To truly master the exquisite control of chakra""This is no ordinary training!This is—a grueling cultivation process that can only be completed by risking one's life!"
"life?"
"Difficult cultivation?"
The three of them paled, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.Even Naruto put down his sword and dropped his playful grin.
Sakura asked nervously, "Then.what exactly do you want us to do?"
Kakashi raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the three young and nervous faces in front of him, finally settling on the towering trunk of the ancient tree above, a tree so thick it would take several people to encircle it.
He pointed to the almost vertical tree trunk and, word by word, clearly announced this introductory training that would change their ninja careers:
"Climb the tree!"
"Climbing a tree?" The three students from Class 7 looked at each other, their faces showing varying degrees of surprise and confusion.
This answer was far from the "arduous training" they had anticipated.
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