Kakashi was guarding the bridge.
While paying attention to the situation on the bridge, I watched Sasuke and Sakura's tree climbing training.
The so-called tree climbing training is to gather the chakra at the soles of the feet and walk up the tree only by relying on the adhesion of the feet to the tree trunk.
This training is mainly to exercise the ability to control chakra.
For Sakura, this is a new but not difficult training method.
As for Sasuke...
"Shout, I didn't expect that I would lose to this woman in this aspect."
Looking at Sakura who successfully climbed the tree and sat on the branch, and Sasuke who failed and fell down on the way, he thought secretly.
"That guy Naruto, instead of coming to practice properly, he went with Sun Goku and I don't know what he was doing.
"Forget it, why should I think about him? Training is more important."
"I can't lose to a woman, otherwise how can I take revenge on that man!"
Thinking of this, a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes, but it quickly turned into a blazing flame of fighting spirit.
Looking at the two people training hard, Kakashi's eyes flashed with relief, and then he thought of Naruto.
"Naruto, can you successfully cultivate the so-called Qi?"
in the forest.
Naruto had two dark circles under his eyes, but he looked very energetic.
He kept guiding the breath out and taking it in in front of Goku, then guiding the breath out and taking it in again.
Judging from his performance, he is much more skilled than yesterday.
"Goku, look at me now. I'm much more powerful now."
After repeating this several times, Naruto opened his mouth wide, revealing a row of big white teeth.
He spent almost the entire night last night practicing Qi control in order to become stronger as soon as possible.
It is precisely because of his hard work and dedication that he can perform so well now.
"You're amazing, Naruto."
Goku is never stingy with praise for his juniors.
"Hehe~"
After hearing Goku's affirmation, Naruto immediately showed a silly smile.
"So can I now catch the knife with one finger like you?"
After grinning, Naruto seemed to remember something and asked expectantly.
"Well, I'm afraid that's not possible yet."
Goku said, rubbing his nose.
"Your Qi is not very strong now, you need to continue to strengthen it through practice."
"You can only do this after your Qi becomes strong."
"ah?"
After hearing the denial, Naruto's face fell, but he immediately cheered up and said,
"Stronger, right?"
"I, Uzumaki Naruto, am the man who will become the Hokage!"
"How can such a small matter be difficult for me?"
While both parties were busy with their own affairs, an uninvited guest came not far from the bridge and hid in the dark.
He quietly observed Kakashi and the others.
"Actually, not together?
Bai, who claimed to be Zabuza's tool, rushed over at dawn after receiving Zabuza's order, ready to scout the enemy.
Human intelligence.
After discovering that the target was not in the village, he came here.
But it's different from what I thought before I came here.
He must find out where the two missing people went, so that he can give Zabuza-sama a complete picture of the situation.
The mysterious man who called himself Sun Goku was not present.
In addition, a Konoha Genin was also missing.
"Where did those two go?"
Earlier in the village, he learned through indirect inquiries that Goku and Naruto were with Kakashi and the others in the morning.
But this time there was no one there.
After observing for a while, Bai left.
So he began to search the area, trying to find the two people.
When he came to a place far away from the bridge but close to the village, he suddenly heard a sound not far away.
"85, 86, 87...
In an open space, Naruto was carrying a half-meter-wide stone on his back and dancing around in circles.
His face was flushed, his whole body was wet with sweat, and his legs were shaking.
But his eyes were firm and he held on with gritted teeth.
finally,
When the count reached one hundred, he dropped the stone and fell to the ground with a "bang" in a spread-eagle position.
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"
He kept breathing heavily and felt severe pain all over his body.
"Go, Goku, will this really work?"
He turned his head and looked at Goku who was leaning against a tree and eating fruit.
Previously, goku told him that if he wanted to strengthen his Qi, he must strengthen his body.
For this purpose, Goku specially found a big stone and let him carry it on his back to do frog jumps.
Just now, he had completed ten sets of training, each set consisting of 100 frog jumps.
"Dongyung biting."
Goku swallowed the fruit pulp, threw the core aside, and continued,
"That's how Grandpa Kame-sensei trained me."
"Now that I think about it, I really miss it!"
As he spoke, a trace of nostalgia flashed across his face, and the scene of him and Krillin practicing under Master Roshi when they were little seemed to appear before his eyes.
"Who is Master Kame?"
Naruto asked curiously.
"The person who taught me martial arts was a very powerful old man."
When talking about Master Roshi, Goku seemed to see a funny old man standing on a turtle with a turtle shell on his back and making a V sign.
It is precisely because of the other party's teachings that he has achieved what he has today.
"Oh, of course you are so powerful, Goku, your teacher must be very powerful too."
Naruto smiled while rubbing his head.
Then, he stood up, clenched his fists and said with high morale,
"I also want to be a powerful person! Only then will I be qualified to become Hokage!"
After saying this, he picked up the big stone again and continued his frog jump training.
Seeing him continue training, Goku smiled slightly, then glanced in a certain direction in the forest, and then scratched his head.
No more attention.
oh!
In the forest, Bai kept jumping on the branches with a hint of confusion on his face.
Did he notice me just now or not?
"If you found him, why didn't you catch up with him?"
Just now, he followed the sound and immediately found Naruto doing frog jumps in the open space.
At the same time, he also discovered one of the most important targets of this trip: Sun Goku.
So he hid in the woods and observed the movements of the two men.
I found out that Naruto was actually receiving training from Goku, and I was surprised:
"Isn't this guy a Genin from Konoha? Why did he leave his companions and come to train with this mysterious man?"
Just as he was about to continue watching and learn more, he suddenly found that Goku was looking in his direction.
He thought he had been discovered, so he turned and ran away without thinking.
I thought the other party would catch up and I might be in for a fierce battle.
But I didn't expect that there was no movement behind me, and the other party didn't catch up at all.
"Forget it, let's go back and tell Lord Zabuza about this."
"If they are still separated like this tomorrow, then Master Zabuza will have a great chance of completing the mission.
It is now past noon. By the time he goes back and tells Zabuza the information, it will probably be dark by the time the two of them set out again. The enemy might have returned to the village.
So today is not a good time to engage in battle.
When he and Zabuza arrive tomorrow morning, and the other party separates like they did today, that will be the perfect opportunity for them to complete their mission.
Soon, it was the third day.
Naruto dragged his aching body and continued to practice under the guidance of Goku.
Kakashi continued to
take Sasuke and Sakura to the bridge to protect Dazna.
At the same time, Zabuza followed Bai to the bridge and smiled coldly at Dazna on the bridge.
today,
I will take your head and complete the mission!