After the physical training ended, the students collapsed all over the field, completely abandoning their image as aspiring ninja.
Kitazawa looked at them and couldn't help recalling the physical fitness tests from his past life in college.
Back then, running a single kilometer felt like getting punched by Tsunade's monstrous strength—he'd nearly died on the spot.
Yet here these kids were, six or seven years old, casually running a kilometer like it was nothing.
Chakra really was a miraculous thing.
[Current Task: Place first in physical training.]
[Mission Reward: Leaf Strong Whirlwind.]
[Task Completed. Reward Delivered.]
After digesting the information flooding into his mind, Kitazawa nodded slightly.
Might Guy had developed the entire Leaf Whirlwind series of taijutsu.
Leaf Strong Whirlwind was the advanced version of Leaf Great Whirlwind.
If this chain of missions continued, Kitazawa suspected he might eventually obtain the legendary Eight Gates Technique.
The Eight Gates placed an enormous burden on the body—but its power was unquestionable.
Besides, when life and death were on the line, who cared about side effects?
"Now, I'll announce the rankings."
After giving them some time to rest, Kitazawa spoke up.
"First place: Uchiha Sasuke."
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sakura and the other girls couldn't help cheering.
But Sasuke felt no joy at all.
First place in physical training, plus a snack reward—
by all rights, that should've been double the happiness.
So why did it feel like this?
How could an ordinary chūnin run this fast?
Sasuke let out a quiet sigh.
The excitement belongs to them. I've got nothing.
"Second place, Inuzuka Kiba. Third place, Aburame Shino… Ninth place, Uzumaki Naruto…"
Kitazawa stopped after reading tenth place.
The top ten were almost entirely clan-born students.
Shikamaru and Chōji were exceptions—they'd only run halfway before giving up.
"Damn it!"
Naruto clutched his head, seething with frustration.
He wanted to become the fastest ninja in the world—
and he only got ninth?
Kitazawa glanced at him.
Naruto's stamina was solid, but his technique was nonexistent.
He was basically just charging forward blindly.
[Your lifelong rival Uzumaki Naruto placed too low in physical training—this is an embarrassment to you.]
[Current Task: Help Uzumaki Naruto achieve second place in physical training.]
[Mission Reward: Shadow Clone Technique.]
[Accept?]
Kitazawa froze for a moment—then his eyes lit up.
This was good stuff.
The Shadow Clone Technique created clones with real physical substance.
And shadow clones were incredibly versatile—not just for combat, but for training and reconnaissance as well.
When a shadow clone dispersed, all its memories and experience returned to the original body.
Its advanced form was the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
In canon, this was practically Naruto's cheat code.
Thanks to his absurd chakra reserves, Naruto could create hundreds or even thousands of clones—
essentially running with permanent multi-times experience boosts.
Kitazawa couldn't do that.
His chakra wasn't even worth one full "bar"—probably not even a fifth of one.
But Multiple Shadow Clones might be unrealistic.
Regular Shadow Clone, on the other hand, was well within reach.
Why did the task only require Naruto to get second place?
Kitazawa stroked his chin and quickly understood.
The system probably considered him as first place.
So "second place" for Naruto effectively still meant first.
"Once you've rested enough, continue practicing moving-target kunai throws,"
Kitazawa said.
"Those who've already mastered it may move freely."
Sasuke immediately stood up and headed straight for the tree-training area without a word.
He'd already lost in physical training—
He had to finish the tree-climbing exercise as soon as possible.
Hinata and Ino exchanged glances and followed after him.
"Naruto, come with me."
Kitazawa called out.
"Huh? Is something wrong, Kitazawa-sensei?"
Naruto jogged over, curious.
"I watched your performance just now,"
Kitazawa said calmly.
"You shouldn't have ended up ninth."
"Really?!"
Naruto lit up.
"I thought so too!"
Kitazawa laughed despite himself.
When it came to stubborn confidence, Naruto and Sasuke were exactly the same.
Truly worthy of being brothers from different mothers.
"In my opinion, you could easily make the top three,"
Kitazawa continued.
"But do you know why you only got ninth?"
Naruto shook his head.
"Because you only know how to brute-force your way through,"
Kitazawa explained.
"You don't actually understand running."
"Can you teach me, Kitazawa-sensei?"
Instead of getting discouraged, Naruto grew even more excited.
"Of course."
Kitazawa smiled.
"That's why I called you over."
"Thank you, Sensei!"
Naruto burst into laughter.
"I'll definitely get first place next time!"
"That's not guaranteed,"
Kitazawa shook his head.
"Sasuke isn't weak either. But you do have an advantage—your stamina."
The Uzumaki clan was naturally blessed with strong physiques and massive chakra reserves.
And Naruto was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki.
Even without cooperation, the chakra leaking from the beast was enough to dramatically boost recovery.
They arrived at a quiet training ground within the school grounds—
the same place where Sasuke, Hinata, and Ino were practicing tree-climbing.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto shouted the moment he saw him.
Thump!
Sasuke was startled and fell straight down.
Why were you yelling so loud?!
He climbed back up, twitched his lips, and resumed training without a word.
"What are they doing?"
Naruto scratched his head, confused.
"Chakra control training,"
Kitazawa replied.
"You're not ready for that yet. I'll teach you running techniques first."
"Okay!"
Naruto straightened up, serious for once.
"The most important things in running are posture and stride,"
Kitazawa summarized.
"In short—rhythm."
"So that's how it is!"
Naruto nodded vigorously.
"I get it!"
"Whether you really get it… we'll see once you try."
Kitazawa had little faith in Naruto's learning ability.
In canon, Naruto's theory was a disaster—
otherwise, he wouldn't have been dead last.
"Alright. Run around this training ground,"
Kitazawa said, patting his shoulder.
"I'll correct you if there's a problem."
"Got it!"
Naruto immediately took off.
Kitazawa's mouth twitched.
What a monster.
They'd just finished physical training, rested for only a few minutes,
and he was already full of energy again.
Kitazawa couldn't help feeling a bit envious.
Fortunately, he now had a system.
With its help, catching up to Naruto in stamina and chakra was only a matter of time.
He glanced again at Sasuke, Ino, and Hinata practicing tree-climbing.
He was finally starting to look like a proper teacher.
Time passed, and Saturday arrived.
Kitazawa raised his hand and knocked on the door.
The door opened, revealing a beautiful face.
"So early?"
Yūhi Kurenai yawned lightly.
Kitazawa's eyes immediately lit up.
She was wearing a kimono-style sleepwear—a yukata.
The snug fabric outlined her graceful curves perfectly, especially her full chest.
While she couldn't compare to Tsunade,
it was still an undeniably impressive sight.
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