Uzuki Yugao was a Taijutsu expert, or rather, a swordsmanship expert.
She didn't know many Ninjutsu. Besides the Basic Three Techniques, she only knew Shadow Clone, which she used to support her swordsmanship.
So, after teaching Naruto Shadow Clone, the rest of the time was spent sparring with him to improve his Taijutsu.
This was also a good opportunity for Naruto to increase his combat experience and assimilate Minato Namikaze's experience.
Unfortunately, Yugao was only a Special Jonin. Because she specialized in Taijutsu, her Taijutsu was much stronger than that of a regular Jonin.
But with her strength alone, Naruto wouldn't be able to fully display his own.
Of course, Naruto wouldn't reveal his full strength here anyway.
He was just using the sparring sessions with Yugao to gradually improve his surface-level strength, making it appear as though he was rapidly growing stronger.
At first, Naruto was performing like a normal Genin, a little weaker than the current Sasuke.
But as time went on, he was slowly able to keep up with her speed even when Uzuki Yugao was holding back.
At this point, Naruto's Taijutsu had probably reached the Chunin level.
Is this the strength of the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki? Or is it Naruto's own talent? Uzuki Yugao thought with a secret shock.
This rapid increase in strength, visible to the naked eye, was a bit frightening.
Of course, while she was shocked, she was also happy for Naruto.
With this kind of strength, his safety would be greatly increased when he went out to perform missions after becoming a ninja.
So, Uzuki Yugao's training for Naruto became even more serious.
Naruto didn't act too outrageously. After barely reaching Chunin level, he slowed down his progress.
You have to take things one step at a time.
There's plenty of time, after all. It wouldn't be good to rush straight to Kage Level.
Not to mention how shocking that would be, but simply to get closer to Uzuki Yugao, he needed to deliberately slow down his improvement.
Because after gradually keeping up with Yugao's pace, the occasional bumps and brushes were perfectly normal.
Yugao might have been focused on her training, and Naruto was being very discreet, so she didn't notice.
Just as Naruto was enjoying himself, a figure suddenly appeared not far away.
"You practice on your own for a bit, I'll be right back!"
Uzuki Yugao stopped when she spotted the figure, leaving Naruto behind as she turned and walked towards them.
Hayate Gekko!
Naruto immediately looked displeased, feeling a bit green around the gills.
Well, the truth was that Yugao and Hayate were already lovers. In a way, Naruto was the one trying to steal Hayate's girl.
But Naruto wouldn't think of it that way. He always felt he should find an opportunity to send Hayate Gekko to an early grave.
Watching Yugao and Hayate meet before turning and walking towards the nearby grove, Naruto felt extremely uncomfortable.
Without needing to think twice, Naruto immediately wanted to follow them.
However, just as he was about to move, he suddenly stopped.
The next moment, a figure transitioned from transparent to solid, slowly appearing.
It was Hayate Gekko, having used the Invisibility Technique!
Naruto subtly sensed his surroundings. The Hayate Gekko who had left with Yugao was still there, so was this a Shadow Clone?
It seemed the other person had something to say to him, and had deliberately avoided Yugao.
Sure enough, before Naruto could speak, the Hayate Gekko in front of him said to him with a dark face, "Do you have any ill intentions towards Yugao?"
"I'm telling you, she's my girlfriend. You can give up on this idea as soon as possible. Yugao wouldn't like a kid like you!"
Naruto's heart immediately leaped with joy. It seemed his existence had made him feel threatened?
So, he hadn't come to find Yugao for anything, but to persuade her to keep her distance from Naruto!
It made sense, really. With Hayate Gekko's sickly constitution, he probably couldn't do much with Yugao anyway.
And it was precisely because of his physical condition that he lacked confidence, even needing to be deliberately warned by a half-grown kid like Naruto.
"Whether she likes me or not isn't up to you!"
Naruto looked at Hayate Gekko with a smirk, teasing, "And with your body, you can't even take care of her. You might as well let her go to me."
"Oh, that's not right, letting her go is giving you too much credit. Actually, even if she wasn't just your girlfriend, even if she was your wife, as long as I want to, I can take her from you at any time."
Naruto wouldn't be polite when someone was trying to steal his woman.
If he couldn't confirm whether this was a Shadow Clone or the real deal, Naruto would have even wanted to kill him directly and get rid of the body.
"What did you say?"
Hayate Gekko's expression instantly changed, his face turning grim. "You clearly have ulterior motives for getting close to Yugao!"
And this kind of personality was truly awful. That was something he hadn't considered before.
This wouldn't do. He absolutely had to tell Yugao about this, so she could cut off all contact with this guy!
Even though he was furious inside, wanting nothing more than to take Naruto down, Hayate Gekko didn't dare to lay a hand on him.
This was the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki. If anything went wrong, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the higher-ups.
"Heh! Isn't it obvious?"
Naruto spread his hands and said, "I'm not just being malicious, I've already kissed her and touched her. In a few days, she'll be mine."
"Actually, I should thank you. Thanks to you, she's still pure. Otherwise, I'd still want her, but I'd be disappointed, and it would be hard to treat her sincerely."
Naruto didn't consider the other person's feelings at all, saying things designed to infuriate.
Hayate Gekko trembled with rage, finally unable to restrain himself and drawing his long sword to charge at Naruto.
"I'll kill you!!"
No man could remain calm in the face of such provocation.
Hayate Gekko was already filled with self-doubt because of his physical condition, even though he had a beautiful girlfriend, Uzuki Yugao.
At this moment, Naruto's words were like a dagger to his heart, causing him to lose his mind. He no longer cared about the consequences of killing Naruto.
Naruto's lips curled into a slight smile. Facing Hayate Gekko's powerful slash, he didn't dodge, appearing as if he was frozen in fear and unable to react.
Not good!
Hayate Gekko also snapped back to reality.
That strike was aimed at Naruto's head. If it had landed, with his strength, wouldn't he have split Naruto in two?
Realizing this, Hayate Gekko broke out in a cold sweat and immediately retracted his power.
Of course, not killing Naruto didn't mean he couldn't give the brat a good thrashing.
He had already made up his mind to give that annoying kid a lesson he'd never forget.
"No!!!"
However, before he could fully stop his long sword, Uzuki Yugao's exclamation came from not far behind.
Naruto grinned wickedly and leaped upwards.
It looked like he was trying to dodge Hayate Gekko's attack, but in reality, he sent his body forward first.
Plop!
The long sword slashed across Naruto's chest, and blood splattered. Naruto's body was then "sent flying" away.
....
Fully Completed English PDF of this fan-fic on my Patreon shop if you want to support and own the full fan-fic in one go. Just grab the PDF and binge the entire story from start to finish!
Patreon.com/AniFic