Chapter 52 Kakashi: Watch closely!
Chapter 52 Kakashi: Watch closely!
When Kakashi brought Sasuke to the training ground where Team 7 usually gathered.
Naruto had already begun tree-climbing training in the nearby woods.
Naruto was upside down against the trunk of a large tree, his feet firmly planted on the vertical trunk, completely still, intently practicing chakra control.
Sasuke had only started practicing tree-walking techniques yesterday afternoon, and seeing Naruto already performing such tricks, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Naruto noticed someone approaching, looked down and saw Kakashi and Sasuke, and immediately jumped down from the tree trunk.
The moment his front foot touched the ground, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he gave Sasuke a teasing smile.
"Hey, Sasuke~" Naruto called out in a drawn-out voice, "How did you sleep last night? Did you have any dreams?"
Sasuke frowned upon hearing this: "Boring."
Naruto, however, seemed oblivious to the coldness in his tone and continued, "By the way, I heard that some people say they don't want to, but actually they're looking forward to it..."
He blinked, then suddenly put on an exaggeratedly serious face, mimicking Sasuke's arrogant and disdainful expression from their parting yesterday. Arms crossed, chin slightly raised, he said in a sarcastic tone, "Who wants to dream like that! I don't want to!"
After learning that sentence, he suddenly turned around, clenched his fist, and cheered loudly, "Yay—great! It's me again today!"
As Naruto spoke, he exaggeratedly shook his head and swayed his body, repeatedly imitating Sasuke's two completely opposite postures, making him look just like a monkey.
"You—!" Sasuke had been trying to keep a straight face, but now the veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he finally couldn't hold back anymore.
Last night, Naruto publicly displayed his embarrassing situation in the audience of the dream world, which was a great humiliation for him, who is always proud and concerned about his image.
Sasuke's handsome face instantly flushed red. Enraged, he rolled up his sleeves and roared, "Idiot Naruto, try spouting that nonsense again, and I'll beat you to a pulp!"
"Come on!" Naruto retorted, clapping his fists together. "Don't try to show off, you defeated opponent!"
Seeing that the two brats were about to start fighting, Kakashi helplessly covered his forehead, then flashed between them, pressing down on each of their heads and forcibly separating them.
"Alright, alright, that's enough!" he scolded, his face full of headache. "Arguing so early in the morning, you guys really have a lot of energy..."
Naruto and Sasuke each snorted and turned their heads away unhappily, finally stopping their argument.
Just then, a series of light footsteps came, and Sakura ran breathlessly to the training ground.
Seeing Naruto and Sasuke at each other's throats from afar, she tilted her head in surprise: "What happened?"
"It's nothing." Kakashi gave her a "don't ask" look, then sighed and said helplessly, "Alright, you guys continue practicing. By the way, I just wanted to let you know that the Third Hokage has assigned us an even more difficult mission. We'll be setting off in a few days."
"Really? That's great!"
Upon hearing that there was a mission, Naruto and Sasuke finally reached an agreement.
The two then gave each other a cold snort, reluctantly ending their confrontation, turning back to their respective trees, and continuing their diligent tree-climbing practice.
Sakura couldn't help but smile when she saw this, and quickly ran towards the trees on the side.
She already had good chakra control, and yesterday she was the first to master the tree-climbing technique. But now she found that Naruto and Sasuke were full of fighting spirit and had climbed to even greater heights.
Sakura's heart tightened.
She has fallen behind in overall strength!
In any case, we must not fall too far behind!
The girl clenched her fist secretly and quickly immersed herself in cultivation.
In the soft light of dawn, the three students from Class 7 diligently practiced their basic skills, and time quietly slipped away...
After a whole morning of intensive training, the three boys showed remarkable progress.
Sasuke was the first to successfully reach the top of the tree and climb to the highest branch.
Naruto, not to be outdone, followed closely behind, reaching the height of the treetop.
On the contrary, Sakura, who initially made the fastest progress, has fallen behind Naruto and Sasuke in terms of speed.
Clearly, Naruto and Sasuke, through their continued efforts, have caught up and gradually widened the gap between themselves and her.
"Very good, everyone did a great job." Kakashi smiled with satisfaction, his eyes narrowing. "That's all for today. Go back and get some rest and recharge. We'll be going on a mission in a few days, so don't let us down."
"yes!"
The three little ones cheered and happily ended their training session.
Upon learning that he could rest in the afternoon, Naruto was so happy he jumped for joy.
After a brief farewell, Sasuke and Sakura left the training ground one after the other to go home and rest.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto stayed behind after all his companions had left.
He rushed to Kakashi, his eyes pleading, and said, "You promised to teach me the training method for the third stage of the Rasengan! Can you teach me now?"
Kakashi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled knowingly: "Watch closely."
……
Half an hour later, Naruto finally understood the training method for the third stage.
After saying goodbye to Kakashi, he couldn't wait to run home and prepare to start his special training on his own.
Back home, Naruto, without even bothering to fill his rumbling stomach, immediately began training in his own backyard.
He tried to use shadow clones to help him improve the stability of his chakra, but the third stage of the Rasengan was much more difficult than the first two stages. He had to compress the chakra in his hand to stabilize it and not burst this fragile balloon.
That's way too difficult!
Based solely on Kakashi's instruction and his own trial and error, he simply couldn't get started in the short term.
Naruto tirelessly tried all afternoon.
Time and again, chakra is gathered, compressed, and rotated...
Failed again and again.
Naruto only stopped when the sun was setting.
By this time, he was soaked in sweat, his hands ached, and his stomach was growling with hunger, but he still couldn't bring himself to eat.
He dragged his exhausted body back to the bedroom, collapsed onto the bed, panting heavily, his limbs sprawled out limply.
However, Naruto had a satisfied smile on his lips, and his azure eyes were filled with joy.
"Phew—I'm exhausted..." He stared at the ceiling, muttering to himself, "The third stage of the Rasengan is difficult... but it's okay."
Thinking of this, Naruto excitedly rolled over, clenched his fist, and lightly punched the bed. "I'll definitely learn the ninjutsu my dad taught me on my own!"
Naruto closed his eyes contentedly, the gentle smiling face of Minato Namikaze appearing in his mind.
A smile played on his lips as he quickly drifted off to sleep.
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