"Hey! White-haired guy!!"
"I don't care if you are Scarlet Yu or whateer!"
After coming back to his senses from Haku's gentle smile, Naruto suddenly ran up to Yu and his two companions, clenched his fists, and shouted at Yu, "Even though you seem strong, the one who will ultimately become the Fifth Hokage will definitely be me, Naruto Uzumaki!!"
"The Fifth Hokage, huh..."
Seeing Naruto rush in front of him and shout, Yu found it somewhat amusing but couldn't help but recall the Third Hokage and Nono, who had once placed similar high hopes on him. His thoughts were momentarily pulled back. "Sorry, I'm not interested in that kind of thing at all..."
"What?!"
Faced with Yu's disdain, Naruto was stunned, feeling as if his long-held dream was being mocked and ridiculed. A surge of anger from feeling deceived welled up inside him. "It's not the person who becomes Hokage that will be recognized by everyone, but the one who is recognized by everyone who will become Hokage..."
"You said that to me back then! I still remember it! How could you..."
Looking at the angry Naruto in front of him, Yu felt as if he were seeing a child whose favorite toy had been trampled and broken. He interrupted Naruto calmly, "Instead of arguing with me here, why don't you go and train properly?"
"People without power can't accomplish anything. Or do you think you can become Hokage just by shouting loudly?"
At this moment, seeing the noisy Naruto running over and yelling at Yu, who he respected the most, the stern-faced Kimimaro's eyes turned cold. "Yu-sama, shall I kill him?"
"What did you say?!"
"You white-haired Ice Block guy!!"
Feeling the intense killing intent from Kimimaro and recalling the terrifying strength this stern white-haired boy displayed when he slaughtered over a hundred samurai and ronin, Naruto couldn't help but shiver. Yet, his stubborn nature made him glare defiantly at Kimimaro.
"No need..."
"He's just an overconfident brat..."
Yu gently waved his hand, signaling Kimimaro to step aside, and looked at Naruto with interest. "Sometimes people can be as humble as dust, but they must not be twisted like maggots. From this kid, I can see something that shines..."
After hearing Yu's words, Kimimaro immediately ignored Naruto's provocations and quietly returned to Haku's side.
"Damn it..."
"This guy is even more arrogant than Sasuke..."
Seeing Kimimaro completely disregard him, Naruto felt as if his self-esteem had been trampled on.
"Alright!!"
"That's enough, Naruto!!"
Seeing Naruto run up to Yu and shout, Kakashi's heart was in his throat. He quickly pulled Naruto away.
That white-haired kid is no simple character...
If I didn't see it wrong, his Kekkei Genkai is...
After grabbing Naruto, Kakashi cast a wary glance at Kimimaro, who was quietly walking behind Yu with Haku.
"Naruto Uzumaki, huh..."
At that moment, Yu happened to see Naruto returning to Kakashi's group and getting punched by Sakura, leaving his head steaming. He couldn't help but smile slightly, "Indeed, quite an interesting guy..."
...
After spending a night at the bridge builder Tazuna's house.
Early the next morning, Kimimaro had already prepared hot water and utensils for Yu to wash up.
After a brief wash, Yu came out of his room and saw the golden morning light like arrows and the lush green forest outside.
"Damn it! It hurts!!"
"Why do I keep failing? This time I'll definitely master it faster than Sasuke!!"
Under a large tree, Haku was watching Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura with a face full of smiles as they practiced using Chakra to climb trees.
"By the way..."
"Thank you, Sister Haku, for teaching us the technique of using Chakra to climb trees..."
Although Naruto kept falling from the tree and getting bumps on his head, he still showed a grateful smile towards Haku.
"So, ninjas have such basic techniques..."
"Kakashi-sensei is really unreliable, never teaching us this..."
On the other side, Sasuke was also covered in bruises, putting all his effort into competing with Naruto to see who could master the Chakra tree-climbing technique faster.
"Sister?"
Upon hearing Naruto call him "sister," Haku's gentle face remained smiling, but he revealed a harsh truth, "Sorry, I'm a man..."
"Wha... What?!"
Naruto and Sasuke, who were climbing the tree, fell down directly upon hearing this. They got up awkwardly, their faces frozen in shock.
"No... no way..."
"You clearly look like such a cute girl..."
Sasuke's expression was as if he had eaten something unpleasant, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"That's what I'm saying..."
"Compared to Haku, Sakura doesn't even seem like a girl..."
Next to Sasuke, Naruto rarely didn't argue with him and stared blankly at Haku.
"Damned Naruto!!"
"Who are you saying doesn't look like a girl?!"
Poor Naruto didn't notice the killing intent approaching. Sakura, with eyes blazing, had somehow already stood behind him aand punched him, sending him flying!
"Hehe..."
Watching the noisy scene in the woods nearby, Yu felt as if he had gone back to watching anime in his previous life, and couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Alright, you guys, stop messing around!!"
"We should get ready to leave!!"
At this moment, Kakashi's voice came. He had already packed up and was walking over, reading 'Icha Icha Paradise.'
"Are we finally leaving? Damn... it hurts!!"
Hearing that it was time to go, Naruto was the first to stand up under the tree. However, the movement pulled at his injuries from the previous day's battle and the falls from tree climbing practice, causing him to grimace in pain.
"It seems that even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's healing ability can't make you immune to all injuries..."
Seeing Naruto grimace in pain, Yu couldn't help but find it amusing. He walked over to them, "Well, I am also a medical ninja. Let me help you heal your injuries..."
"Hmph! We don't need your kindness!!"
Still angry about yesterday's events, Naruto directly refused Yu's offer. He took out a white talisman from his clothes.
"We have Konoha's special Medical Seals!!"
Naruto proudly showed the white talisman to Yu, then lightly stuck it on himself and infused it with Chakra. The Medical Seal immediately started emitting a green Chakra, gradually healing Naruto's wounds.
"Medical Seals, huh..."
"It seems they have become quite common in Konoha..."
Seeing Naruto use the Medical Seal, Yu mumbled thoughtfully to himself. It appeared that the Medical Seal scrolls he had left with the Third Hokage when he left Konoha had been widely disseminated.
However, these ordinary Medical Seals can only achieve the healing effect of basic Healing Jutsu. With Yu's current advanced level of Medical Ninjutsu, he could easily mass-produce Medical Seals with the healing effects of Mystical Palm Jutsu.
"Idiot! What are you showing off for?!"
"Did you not pay attention in the Academy's theory classes at all?!"
Just as Naruto was feeling proud, Sakura suddenly punched him on the head from behind. "Do you even know who created the Medical Seal?!"
"The Medical Seal was created in Konoha Year 47 by Yakushi Yu, who was then promoted to Captain of the Konoha Medical Corps! It revolutionized the configuration of ninja teams in Konoha and the entire ninja world!!"
As the top student in the Academy's theory classes, Sakura quickly connected the information from her textbooks to the Yu standing before her.
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