"Sister, have you changed in some way?"
"How have I changed? Don't talk nonsense."
"Hm… are you wearing makeup?"
"Just kidding, I'm naturally beautiful, why would I need makeup?"
Chinatsu lied without batting an eye, mainly because she wasn't planning to tell Sasuke about the Mangekyou Sharingan yet. In the Naruto canon, the Mangekyou is a dangerous evolution of the Uchiha bloodline, awakened through intense emotional trauma, and its abilities are deeply tied to the user's psyche. Revealing it now would only create instability.
Although, under Chinatsu's tutelage, Sasuke's mental state was far more stable than in the original timeline where his hatred toward Itachi drove him down a darker path, the secret of the Mangekyou Sharingan was still a powder keg; one wrong trigger and Sasuke's emotions could spiral like in the Uchiha massacre aftermath memories.
Chinatsu smiled and used her signature technique, "Buddha's Palm," pressing Sasuke's head down to stop his thinking. Sasuke lowered his head and pondered for a while before finally giving up.
"Yeah… maybe it really is just my imagination?"
Sasuke muttered softly. Naruto, who was beside him with a similar feeling, swallowed back the "Me too!" he was about to say.
Sasuke said it was an illusion, so I guess I was just imagining things too? A collective illusion? It's not impossible in a ninja world filled with genjutsu users like Itachi and Kurenai.
The two brats mainly trusted Chinatsu too much, which is why they seemed so thoughtless.
If Sasuke and Naruto bring this up in the future, Chinatsu says she'll definitely put one hand on her hip and righteously declare, "Is this my fault? Obviously not! I'm clearly training your perception skills. The ninja world is full of deception like Zabuza's mist and Itachi's genjutsu!"
Anyway, as long as you're thick-skinned, nothing is a problem.
After Chinatsu got away with it, the three of them entered Chinatsu's long-awaited "class time."
The first step: checking the two's training results!
And the method, naturally, was the most traditional shinobi exercise used even in the Academy and by Kakashi during Team 7 training: snatching the bell.
"Come at me all at once. The rules are the same: grab the bell tied to my leg and let me see how much you've improved."
Chinatsu casually beckoned to Naruto and Sasuke. The two, now fully focused, launched their attack without a word.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
White smoke erupted, and a dozen Naruto clones leapt out, just like in his later battles against Neji and Zabuza where he overwhelmed opponents with numbers. However, they didn't attack directly; instead, they immediately scattered, rushing towards Chinatsu from all directions.
Chinatsu, having just awakened her Mangekyou Sharingan, had very low chakra efficiency compared to normal usage, but she could still handle Naruto's attacks using Taijutsu enhanced by Uchiha reflexes.
Chinatsu's fists and legs moved nimbly, turning Naruto's shadow clones into white mist one after another.
Beneath the white smoke, Naruto's shadow clones behind Chinatsu all drew shuriken and hurled them sharply at her.
Shadow Clone Shuriken tactic? It wasn't an official A-rank jutsu, but it was similar in spirit to Naruto's improvisational combat style seen in canon fights like against Haku and later Kakashi training arcs.
Chinatsu, of course, wouldn't gamble. Besides, these shuriken weren't very powerful or fast; even if they stabbed her, they wouldn't draw much blood ( Chinatsu was already numb from Danzo's earlier "training-style" ambush attempts).
"Being stabbed by others is one thing, but being hit by you two is just too embarrassing!" Chinatsu pulled a shuriken from her pocket and hurled it at a tricky angle. Her shuriken struck all incoming ones; they were all fakes after all.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Chinatsu turned, while Sasuke quickly formed hand seals movements typical of Uchiha clan training drills and unleashed the Great Fireball Technique, a signature C-rank Uchiha ninjutsu used even by Itachi and Sasuke in canon.
Great teamwork!
During his absence, they must have been sparring every day like Kakashi's Team 7 training regimen. They can fight so well together without even exchanging words.
A look of satisfaction appeared on Chinatsu's face, an expression of "Look, my children have grown up like proper shinobi of Konoha."
As for the Great Fireball Technique, Chinatsu easily dodged it with a Body Flicker Technique, a basic but essential ninja movement technique used by elite shinobi like Minato and Shisui.
Naruto's shadow clones continued to surround Chinatsu, while Sasuke clicked his tongue and threw another shuriken in coordination.
At the same time, Naruto's clones rushed again in synchronized chaos, resembling his later battle patterns from the Chunin Exams. After Chinatsu dealt with the clones, she deflected Sasuke's shuriken with another precise throw.
Her body swayed slightly, dodging with minimal movement. Just as the shuriken was a meter away, it exploded into smoke revealing Naruto's substitution trick.
This strategy is!
Very similar to Naruto's tactics against Zabuza in canon, combining Transformation Technique and Clone Technique from the Three Basic Academy Jutsu.
Chinatsu's "auntie smile" deepened. Naruto, who had used the substitution to close distance, lunged at her feet.
Naruto: It's going to work!
Sasuke: It's going to work!
Chinatsu: Hehe~ Dream on!
Chinatsu activated Body Flicker again, forming hand seals in an instant.
"Earth Release: Heart Decapitation Technique!"
As she finished, the ground beneath Naruto and Sasuke suddenly loosened, trapping them in classic shinobi restraint style, similar to underground capture jutsu used by Earth Release users like Kakashi's Earth style variants. Only their heads remained above ground.
Naruto and Sasuke stared in shock.
What kind of ninjutsu is this???
"Hm~ your teamwork is pretty good. Naruto, you don't need to rely only on Shadow Clone Jutsu anymore. I have a Multi Shadow Clone Technique scroll you can learn his is the real forbidden version like the one Hokage sealed. Sasuke, your Fireball Jutsu has improved a lot. It's bigger and more controlled now."
Chinatsu smiled and praised their growth. She naturally planned to pass Naruto the Multi Shadow Clone Technique from the Hokage's forbidden scroll, just like in canon where Naruto learns it under Iruka's influence. Rasengan could also be taught later via Jiraiya's training path.
As for Sasuke… that was awkward. Kakashi's Chidori path was still too specialized, tied to Lightning Release chakra shape transformation.
Wait? Why am I so obsessed with Chidori?
Chinatsu suddenly paused. Rasengan was created by the Fourth Hokage, Chidori refined by Kakashi after copying A-rank lightning manipulation techniques. Why couldn't she create her own ninjutsu path like Hiruzen's elemental versatility?
Alright! Let's do it!
Chinatsu clenched her fist, eyes burning with ambition, standing before Naruto and Sasuke like a true emerging shinobi instructor of Konoha…
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