Spin, spin, spin...
Using chakra, Naruto forced the rubber ball in his hand to burst!
Naruto looked at the small white ball in his hand, continuously pouring chakra into it, spinning it without stopping.
Done. Three days had passed since Sakura gave him the Rasengan, and he had finished the water ball training. Now, he was moving on to the second stage of his training.
That is, making the rubber ball in his hand explode.
Kakashi was sitting on a tree, holding his Paradise Heaven, his dead fish-eyed gaze shifting from Naruto, who was not far off, to Sasuke, who was practicing the lightning chakra nature transformation.
At this moment, even Kakashi couldn't help but admire the talent of the two children.
In three days, Naruto had already made the water ball burst, and Sasuke had mastered the lightning chakra form change.
It wouldn't be long before both of them would master a high-level technique.
However, judging from their current progress, Sasuke's talent was still a bit higher than Naruto's.
Naruto's training was simpler compared to Sasuke's. Lightning, being a chakra nature with extremely high attack power, had form and nature transformations that not just anyone could master.
The fact that Sasuke was able to master the form change in three days was a talent that could rival even Kakashi's.
"You two, be careful. Running out of chakra can be really dangerous~~~"
Kakashi lazily looked at Paradise Heaven in his hands and reminded them both.
However, both Naruto and Sasuke seemed to ignore Kakashi's warning, stubbornly continuing their training.
At that moment, Sakura arrived with a bamboo basket.
"If you feel like your chakra is running low, try the special ninja food pills I made for you."
"I've added lots of good herbs!"
Sakura waved a fist-sized ninja food pill at Naruto and Sasuke.
As for the ingredients?
Of course, the Third Hokage supported it.
Sakura had earned so much money for Konoha before that, things like this didn't even require bothering Hokage Sarutobi.
"Eh?"
"Sakura, you can make ninja food pills?"
Seeing Sakura coming over, Naruto immediately tossed the rubber ball in his hand and ran over.
Even though Naruto didn't feel his chakra running low, he still wanted to try Sakura's ninja food pills.
At the same time, Sasuke approached as well. Sasuke's chakra was not as abundant as Naruto's, and he was definitely running low.
"Ninja food pills involve medical ninjutsu, so of course, I can make them."
"Come on, try them, see how they work?"
Sakura immediately handed one of the ninja food pills to Naruto.
Naruto looked at the black, larger-than-normal ninja food pill in his hand, unsure of how to start eating it.
Meanwhile, Sasuke picked one up without hesitation and put it straight into his mouth. Seeing this, Naruto didn't want to be outdone and immediately put it in his mouth as well.
!!!
In that moment, Naruto and Sasuke felt like lightning struck their heads!
It was intensely spicy, extremely sour and bitter, indescribably difficult to swallow, with a gritty, earthy texture, and even a foul odor...
Their faces turned into a rainbow of colors, going from white to red, red to green, and green to purple...
"Don't spit it out!"
"This is very precious!"
Sakura firmly covered their mouths with her hands and said seriously.
Sasuke almost rolled his eyes, but with great effort, he swallowed the pill, then leaned against a nearby tree, panting heavily as if he had been through some kind of torture.
"Sa... Sakura, what the heck did you make me eat...?"
Sasuke felt like his mouth had been through a hundred tortures.
"Haruno family's secret ninja food pills!"
"Super effective!"
"Want to try another one?"
Seeing Sasuke nearly dying, Sakura took another ninja food pill and smiled at him.
Sasuke looked at the black thing in Sakura's hand, his face turning green, as if Sakura was holding some kind of horrific monster.
At that moment, Kakashi walked over to the three of them, picked up one of the ninja food pills from Sakura's basket, and sniffed it.
"Deer antler, ginseng, licorice... and I think there's more..."
"These are good ingredients."
Kakashi, experienced in battle, could almost identify the ingredients just by smelling it.
"As expected of Kakashi-sensei, you've got a good eye."
Sakura gave Kakashi a big thumbs up.
Since chakra is a combination of physical and mental energy, as long as the body is replenished, chakra will also recover.
Ninjas can replenish chakra just by eating.
As for mental energy, unless they are illusion-type or dojutsu-type ninjas, or ninjas who have no will to survive, mental energy won't deplete too much.
The energy from the body is the main thing.
At that moment, Sasuke wanted to retort, but the thought of eating another one of those pills made him not want to even touch another one!
However, his limited medical knowledge left him no room for argument.
Just then, Sasuke felt a surge of heat within his body, and his chakra was visibly recovering at an astonishing speed.
Hmm?
The effect is this good?
Sasuke's eyes brightened, and he turned to Sakura, who looked a little awkward, and said:
"C... can I have a bit more?"
Hmm~ it really is good~
Even Sasuke couldn't escape the truth of it.
"Of course, but..."
Before Sakura could finish her sentence, Sasuke had already reached into the basket, took three or four more pills, and forced them into his mouth, enduring the near-death taste.
???
Sasuke puffed out his cheeks in confusion, staring at Sakura.
Sakura looked at him, and after he swallowed the pills, she fell silent for a moment before saying:
"No, that's enough."
"Make sure to take care of yourself tonight."
???
Sasuke looked at Sakura in confusion.
Kakashi watched silently from the side.
Since the ninja food pills were for replenishing physical energy, the effect might... make someone a little more excited...
But with Sakura's special version, the effect might be even better... probably.
At this moment, Naruto finally recovered from the terrible taste of the ninja food pills.
Seeing his rival eat so many more, despite the indescribable taste, Naruto's competitive nature kicked in again.
He immediately grabbed a handful of pills and stuffed them into his mouth, determined not to be outdone by Sasuke!
Sakura and Kakashi couldn't help but roll their eyes at the two of them, always trying to outdo each other.
They really were a pair of happy enemies.
Sasuke, feeling the effects of the pills kicking in, immediately rushed to continue his training.
Meanwhile, Naruto, having eaten too quickly, with the horrible taste still lingering, collapsed to the ground with a blackened face.
Sakura... next time, please add sugar to the ninja food pills...
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