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"Dad, why do you suddenly want to teach the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to TenTen?"
"TenTen excels in two kinds of ninjutsu. One is storing ninja tools in scrolls and retrieving them during battle, and the other is summoning large quantities of ninja tools through the scrolls. I think she has the talent to learn Flying Thunder God."
"I know that. I'm just curious why you suddenly took notice of her."
Naruto started wondering: if TenTen uses so many ninja tools with scrolls, do the tools return automatically after a certain period? Does she avoid retrieving them because she doesn't need to, not because she's wealthy or careless?
"It's not sudden. I'm Hokage, so of course I need to pay attention to talented ninjas. It's my responsibility to nurture the next generation for the village."
For Konoha's sake, the more people who can perform strategic ninjutsu like this, the better. As long as there are promising juniors capable of learning it, Minato is determined to teach them carefully.
"Oh." That was indeed his father's way—always thinking of the village.
Minato looked at Naruto and asked, "So, why are you sticking around here on purpose?"
At this, Naruto became excited. "Dad, I want to learn Sage Mode!"
Minato blinked, confused. "Huh?"
Naruto wanted to master Sage Mode because it was essential. Some enemies could absorb chakra or were immune to chakra-based attacks, and only physical attacks and Sage techniques would work on them.
To face enemies like that solely with taijutsu would require training to the level where you could open all Eight Gates, like Gai-sensei. Learning Sage Mode first seemed far more realistic.
Minato didn't refuse, but he set a condition: Naruto had to complete his current training first, mastering wind chakra nature transformation and developing the Rasenshuriken before starting Sage Mode.
Naruto didn't mind. He knew that mastering Rasenshuriken would significantly improve his chakra control, which would also help him when learning Sage Mode.
With a goal in mind, Naruto felt more motivated. Instead of going home, he found a small forest and began training. After all, cutting leaves with wind chakra couldn't be that difficult.
He placed a leaf between his palms and tried to channel wind chakra through it. The real question was: how exactly do you convert chakra into the wind element?
No matter. He'd start by creating one hundred shadow clones to practice. If there were no results in half an hour, he'd add another hundred clones!
By the end of the afternoon, there were eight hundred blonde clones in the forest. Finally, one clone managed to put a small cut in a leaf, then it dispersed itself without emotion.
The remaining clones, after receiving the memory, slapped their foreheads in frustration. Clone #001 groaned, "Damn, he beat me to it again! I will kill that bastard next time"
Although the start had been difficult, once they had a model to follow, the remaining clones quickly learned how to cut the leaves with chakra before dispersing themselves.
Hundreds of memories flooded Naruto's brain, causing a terrible headache. He plopped down on the ground, feeling like he had been doing high-level math problems for days on end.
In his mental space, Naruto lay on Kurama's back and groaned, "Big fox, let me sleep for a bit… can you take me back?"
In past battles, Naruto often used numerous clones, but they only lasted a few minutes or seconds. The impact on his mind wasn't as severe as it was now after such prolonged use.
Kurama adjusted his position to prevent Naruto from falling and gently took control of Naruto's body. "What a mess," Kurama muttered.
Using Naruto's body, Kurama headed home. Along the way, his nose twitched, and he took out Naruto's small frog wallet. "After all that training, you're probably hungry. No idea how long he'll sleep, but let's get some food."
An hour later, Kurama had Naruto home, tucked into bed, and returned to his sealed space to sleep contentedly.
The next morning, Naruto woke up around eight, yawning as he stepped out of his bedroom. He noticed Minato sitting in a chair, pretending to read a newspaper but glancing at Kushina, who stood nearby, arms crossed and holding a spoon, glaring at Naruto.
"Uh… morning, Mom, Dad." Naruto instantly sensed the tense atmosphere. Kimimaro and the others were gone, probably out on missions. Why was Dad still home?
Kushina tapped Naruto on the nose with the spoon and sighed. "Tell me, what did you do yesterday?"
Naruto shrank back instinctively. "It was just regular training…"
"Eight hundred shadow clones trained together for an entire afternoon! You exhausted yourself to the point of passing out! And you call that 'regular training'?"
"Well… I just thought I wasn't progressing fast enough and accidentally…"
"No matter the reason, you shouldn't push yourself to the point of collapse! Even with your rapid healing, there are limits!"
As Kushina's red hair started rising in anger, Minato quickly pulled her into a hug. "Kushina, calm down. Naruto knows he was wrong, right?" He winked at Naruto.
Naruto nodded eagerly. "Yes! I'm sorry! I won't do it again (unless I have to)."
Kushina's anger subsided. "Go wash up and then eat."
After washing, Naruto returned to the kitchen and grabbed a sandwich. It was almost nine o'clock.
"Ah, I'm almost late for the assembly! I'm off!" Naruto stuffed the sandwich in his mouth and bolted out the window.
"Naruto! Eat properly before you go!" Kushina shouted after him, her red hair floating ominously.
Naruto didn't stick around. Minato briefly considered slipping away too, but sensing the serious consequences of doing so, he sheepishly picked up his newspaper and pretended to be deeply interested.
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