After teaching Naruto the Sage Mode, Jiraiya's mission was complete, and his gaze was quickly drawn to the three beautiful women playing in the water nearby.
Seeing this, Naruto immediately bid him farewell.
Jiraiya, however, didn't even turn his head.
"That old coot..."
Naruto looked at him, resigned.
He was long used to it. Jiraiya had automatically entered his focused mode, where he was oblivious to his surroundings, his concentration maxed out.
Nothing short of a good kick to the butt would break it.
And so, Naruto took Boruto and left directly.
It was the middle of the day, and Naruto and Boruto were walking along the small path back to the village.
The August heat was intense, but walking under the shade of the trees, the two didn't feel very hot.
The sunlight filtered through the leaves overhead, scattering spots of light on the ground.
It had a distinct summer feel.
"Why didn't Grandpa Jiraiya teach me Sage Mode?" Boruto hung his head, clearly still confused about what had just happened.
Naruto glanced at him in surprise.
This kid, he didn't actually take it seriously, did he?
Seeing how easily he himself learned it, did Boruto genuinely think he could learn it instantly too?
What's the reality, though?
Eyes: I've learned it!
Brain + Hands: No, you haven't!
"Hmm..." Naruto pondered.
Boruto could learn the Rasengan at his age, and his performance in the training session yesterday afternoon was indeed quite good.
It showed he had some talent.
But Boruto didn't understand that the gap between people could be wider than the gap between a person and a dog!
And he didn't understand the true value of SSSSSS-Tier Talent.
Naruto couldn't be bothered to explain, so he just casually said, "Maybe he's just lazy?"
"Is that so."
Boruto sighed in agreement.
"Let's go. First, we grab a bite to eat, then we keep our appointment."
"Okay."
The two ate a quick meal and then headed to the training grounds.
Due to Boruto's unexpected arrival and the matter of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, Naruto couldn't leave Konoha. Therefore, Naruto planned to fulfill his earlier promise.
On the way, Naruto and Boruto encountered Sasuke and Sakura.
"Where are you two going?" Naruto was a little curious. Were they heading out on a mission too?
"To the training grounds, of course," Sasuke replied coolly, wearing a look that clearly said, "I will absolutely not be left behind by you."
If you, Uzumaki Naruto, are going to the training grounds, then I, Uchiha Sasuke, must naturally go train.
In terms of diligence, I, Uchiha Sasuke, yield to no man in my life!
This was a novel sight for Boruto; he had never seen Mr. Sasuke display such expressive emotions!
"Are you recovered?"
Naruto hadn't forgotten that this guy had been hit by two consecutive Tsukuyomi from his older brother.
Hearing this, Sasuke turned his head, stubbornly replying, "I'm fine!"
He was clearly just being tough.
However, Naruto figured he was close to fully healed.
When he went to see Kakashi-sensei this morning, Kakashi was already fine.
Although Sasuke was hit by two, he was younger.
"Naruto..."
Sakura remembered something and asked with concern, "Is everything really okay with the newspaper incident?"
"It's fine," Naruto said carelessly.
He knew what Sakura was referring to—the Ninja World Daily article.
That news story had been published under his personal guidance.
Why dismantle my invincible reputation?
Naruto wished he could.
After all, he was a traditional Chinese person with a basic moral burden.
Even if he were to overthrow the Daimyo in the future, he would still manufacture crimes... ahem, he would find a good reason.
So, the purpose of this operation was to give ambitious individuals in other villages room for imagination: Konoha is nothing special! Uzumaki Naruto is nothing special!
What if no one attacks him in the end?
That's fine too.
The 'missing' Konoha ninja would naturally appear as needed.
My moral bottom line, Uzumaki Naruto, is quite flexible.
Don't ask about morality!
Ask, and the answer is: yes, I have some, but not a lot.
The four arrived at the agreed-upon corner of the training ground and found four people already there: Rock Lee, Tenten, Hyūga Neji, and Hinata.
Naruto's eyes swept to Hinata, who immediately dropped her gaze in shyness. Naruto observed closely for a moment and saw that she was actually smiling behind her lowered face.
How odd, Naruto mused.
This girl had been daring enough to look him in the eye before, so why was she regressing today?
And what was she smiling about?
Still, that wasn't the point.
"Lee? Don't you have a mission today?"
Naruto had agreed with Neji yesterday to meet here today to help him with his Gentle Fist training.
Hinata's presence wasn't surprising, but why were there suddenly so many others?
Lee stepped forward and tightly clenched his fist, his eyes burning with the fire of youth. "The hot-blooded fire of youth never stops! Neji is one of my strongest rivals, and if he trains extra, I must train extra with him!"
He then struck a pose for Naruto.
The flashing white teeth reminded Naruto of Gai-sensei and a certain yet-to-be-created brand of toothpaste.
Yep, confirmed. This one is a spokesperson too!
As for the third person...
Naruto glanced at Tenten, who, like Sakura, was enthusiastic about 'team activities.'
"Alright then, Neji, let's begin."
Naruto allowed Boruto to wander freely, then stepped forward to begin guiding Neji's training.
This was a promise he had made during the Chunin Exams, and he was now fulfilling it.
"I see you already have a bit of a foundation, but the execution of your punches is still lacking just a tiny bit."
Neji nodded softly. Hinata stood nearby, also listening intently, occasionally looking up at Naruto, her eyes bright and shimmering.
"Then I ask you," Naruto continued, "What do you think is the most important element of the art of the fist?"
"Technique?" Neji offered his understanding.
"And Hinata?" Naruto looked at Hinata.
"Perhaps strength?"
"No,"
Naruto shook his head, looking at the two with a full smile, his large eyes curved. "Remember this: Under Heaven, all skills, nothing is unbreakable; only speed is supreme!"
"As long as you are fast enough, you are invincible! Watch closely."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before the two could react, Naruto suddenly moved, striking Neji's body twice in rapid succession.
"Did you feel that?"
"Ugh."
After Naruto withdrew, Neji finally reacted, clutching his stomach in pain and squatting down unceremoniously.
"Brother Neji..." Hinata asked worriedly.
"I'm fine. It just hurt for a second."
As he spoke, Neji stood up.
He touched his stomach in amazement. The spot that had been agonizingly painful now felt completely normal?
How amazing!
The surprise in Neji's eyes deepened. Sure enough, his intuition was right—Naruto was far, far ahead of him.
"If speed is the primary factor, then strength and chakra are the secondary factors..."
Naruto then began to impart the martial arts knowledge he had comprehended to his future brother-in-law.
First: Speed.
Second: Strength.
And Chakra must permeate throughout!
With these three elements, one would naturally be invincible.
Of course, Naruto concluded by teaching a wealth of techniques.
With his SSSSSS-Tier Talent, he was already stronger in the art of the Gentle Fist than anyone in the Hyūga Clan.
Not just the Hyūga Clan—even the ancestor, the Sage of Six Paths, would have to bow down and ask Naruto to be his teacher...
...If the Sage of Six Paths knew the Gentle Fist, that is.
Finally, to give everyone a glorious vision of the future results, Naruto prepared to demonstrate a Revolving Heaven for Neji and the others.
Neji's eyes lit up. Is it coming?
He stared intently at Naruto, who looked back at him with a calm gaze. "As you know, the Revolving Heaven is a technique that expels chakra to create an omni-directional defense around the body. But actually, this technique can also be used for offense."
"Everyone stand back further," Naruto waved, signaling them to retreat.
"Even further?"
Neji asked. Knowing Naruto's strength, he had already instructed everyone to move back over ten meters.
"Another hundred meters should do!"
"A hundred meters?"
Those who didn't understand the difficulty were confused, but Neji's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
Even Hinata, who had a slight grasp of the technique's difficulty, opened her adorable mouth wide.
After everyone had moved to a safe distance, Naruto began.
"Watch closely!"
As chakra was expelled from all of his tenketsu (chakra points), a spherical blue chakra shield enveloped Naruto.
This was one of the Hyūga Clan's secret techniques—Revolving Heaven!
Under Naruto's precise control, this Revolving Heaven was as solid as bedrock.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!~~~
When the Revolving Heaven dissipated, the entire ground within a hundred-meter radius had uniformly sunk 1.5 meters.
"Naruto! Your Revolving Heaven is too strong! It completely exceeds my imagination!" The future brother-in-law was the first to rush forward and praise him upon seeing such a massive display.
But Naruto didn't answer. He simply made a gesture for silence.
"Shh... Listen!"
What?
Neji and everyone else held their breath, concentrating.
After more than ten seconds, a thud was heard, and something actually fell from the sky.
The group immediately surrounded it.
They saw that what had fallen was a large goose that had been flying high in the air!
"How did this come down? Did it starve to death?"
Rock Lee's thought process was slightly eccentric, but Neji looked at Naruto.
Seeing Naruto's mysterious smile, Neji instantly understood.
This was the effect of the Revolving Heaven just now?
He looked up in astonishment. It was so high in the sky; could it really be knocked down by chakra?
This was the second time Neji had doubted his life since being openly defeated by Naruto.
That had to be at least a thousand meters high!
High!
Truly high!
Boruto, for a moment, was completely confused.
Did he answer the question, or did he not?
However, upon seeing his young Dad actually perform his grandpa and aunt's Revolving Heaven, Boruto suddenly realized something shocking.
Dad can do this too?
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