A month has passed since then, and Naruto has begun to notice changes in the nature and properties of his chakra.
Not to mention, Hinata has been bringing some lunch and food to the training ground every morning since then, which has been a huge help to Naruto.
Each day as he ate delicious food prepared by a lovely girl, he discovered that his chakra control had advanced to the basic stage and was now appearing in the skill tab of his system.
Name:- Naruto Uzumaki
Age: 10 years and 11 months.
Shinobi Rank: Low-Level Genin. [Str:36-40; Agi:35-42; Vita:29-36; Chak:82-92;].
Affinity: wind (10%), water (6%), lightning (10%), earth (0%), and others (0%).
Skills: Freestyle Parkour (Mastered); Transformation Jutsu (Mastered); Clone Jutsu (Advanced); Substitution Jutsu (Mastered); Gentle-Hard Fist Martial Art (Intermediate); Gale Palm (Beginner);
Shadow Clone (Beginner); Chakra-Control Exercise (Basic◈)
Chakra-Control Exercise - Basic◈ [Can reduce the amount of chakra use to cast jutsu by 20%]
Prior to reaching the point where that strange sign appeared, the chakra control art could only save about 5% of chakra; however, it is now capable of saving about 20% of chakra.
Not to mention, Naruto thought that saving 20% of his chakra was already amazing, given that his Uzumaki bloodline talent gave him immense chakra, and saving 20% of it meant a lot of headache for the other enemies.
In a similar vein, Naruto was able to perfect his Shadow and Gale clones to the point where he was able to release it, giving 10 clones the minimum amount of chakra they could possibly have.
When he came across something intriguing one day while pursuing Sasuke Uchiha, who was extremely perceptive, Naruto was able to keep his whereabouts a secret.
He realized Sasuke was doing something hideous, but he lost Sasuke in the middle, who had used substitution jutsu to get the most out of Naruto.
As a result, Naruto took note of what Sasuke was doing and decided to follow him. As a result, he is currently sitting in the class and speaking with Ino.
"So, are you free this evening, Naruto-Kun, I want to go and eat some good ramen tonight and was wondering if you would like to join me."
Given that he wanted to follow Sasuke today and was unsure whether he would arrive in time or not, Naruto was surprised as he stared at Ino and thought.
"Sorry, Ino, but I had something to do, and I don't know when it will be finished, so I might not be able to make it tonight, but how about I treat you soon?"
Ino sighed and smiled, knowing it would be like this, given that Naruto has been getting out way too quickly lately, as if he had something he wanted to do.
But Ino wanted to use the fact that one's body can sometimes become damaged by overworking as an excuse to call him out.
Soon after, the bell rang, and Naruto walked out at his usual pace, disappearing along the tree lines before reappearing on the branch, tailing Sasuke and making sure he didn't notice his presence.
Sasuke, as per usual, vanished and continued to run along the tree line, while Naruto, who was trying to conceal his trial, struggled a little bit, but he was doing so expertly.
So, as Sasuke walked out of the village gate, he could hear the wind rustling the leaves and look around for anything fishy.
Hence, additionally, Naruto followed the man and discovered that he was only walking along the river, where he was accompanied by some kids he had never seen before.
"Big brother Sasuke is here again."
On the other hand, Naruto sensed that the chakra of those children was somewhat similar to Sasuke's, though he was unsure if he was correct.
He discovered that Sasuke only visited a small number of families, and that most of these families were raising their children on their own without the help of a husband.
"Those must be non-Uchiha, but their children must be the result of mating with an Uchiha, which is why he must be trying to find a way to restore his clan."
Naruto recalls how polygamy was not unheard of in this world, and how Itachi of that time could kill every person an Uchiha had mated with. So Sasuke is ensuring that they all survive and become the backbone of a large clan like the Uchiha's.
"Hmm, what happened here?" Naruto became aware that this family mother was conversing with Sasuke about something.
Sasuke appeared flustered as he hurried, and Naruto had a bad feeling about it. So, he too started to run alongside Sasuke in order to make sure that everything was okay.
When Naruto saw Sasuke running from one store to the next, he didn't seem to be able to find any clue until Naruto used his spiritual sense to cover the area and found two Shinobi who weren't from Konoha sitting inside a room where a girl who seemed to be two years older than them was being knocked out.
'Both of them are Genin, but that sign is that of an Otogakure Village for sure.'
As he considered two options—one of which was to personally attack the room and the other was to summon help—Naruto regarded the sign with a chilly expression in his eyes.
But, given the possibility of them asking how he found them, and given that previous Naruto was not particularly bright, he considered the first option to be the best.