Shinji was very satisfied with Naruto's progress. And Naruto is only almost seven years old now.
Naruto said, "Hehe, recently I only have time to train at night, so it's a bit slow."
Naruto scratched his head, a little embarrassed, as he thought two months was a bit too long.
Shinji reached out and patted Naruto's head, speaking kindly, "Alright, don't belittle yourself. Some ninjas might take several years to complete this step."
This kid sometimes puts excessive demands on himself, except, of course, when it came to studies.
"However, the next steps won't be so easy."
Shinji said, beckoning Naruto to a tree. He personally snapped off an arm-sized branch, throwing it to Naruto.
Naruto caught it, holding it in his arms, and looked up at Shinji with a bewildered expression.
"This is your second stage of training. Continue to apply Wind Chakra, but in a larger quantity than before. You need to achieve the power to cut the branch instantly. This is also preparation for your third stage of training."
Shinji pointed to the branch in Naruto's arms and said, explaining that this was a necessary measure.
Asking Naruto to cut a waterfall like in the original story now would be almost impossible.
Firstly, there's the Chakra quantity issue. Naruto's Chakra quantity hasn't reached the level he had at sixteen. Even after absorbing a wave of Nine-Tails's Chakra earlier, it's still far from enough.
Secondly, it's naturally due to his age. Even if Naruto could achieve the extreme amount of Wind Release Nature Transformation instantly now, his body and chakra pathways could very likely be injured by this sudden burst of Wind Chakra.
Although Shinji's presence could prevent this, Naruto himself needs to maintain control. Otherwise, when it comes to later merging Nature Transformation and Jutsu, if Naruto himself doesn't have a concept of controlling the quantity, he will never be able to combine the two and create Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
Moreover, since he's teaching, why can't Naruto be able to create this Ninjutsu by himself?
In the original story, it took two people to create the Rasengan and three people to create the Rasenshuriken, which was a bit troublesome. Therefore, Shinji felt it would be better to increase the steps and prioritize safety.
"Huh? The difference between this and a leaf is too big, isn't it?" Naruto looked at the branch in his arms and couldn't help but scratch his head.
After all, a leaf was just a thin piece, yet it took him a lot of effort to achieve.
Shinji reached out and patted Naruto's hair, encouraging him, "Take your time. If you can complete this second stage, I will teach you that Ninjutsu."
"That Ninjutsu?! Could it be that one?!"
Naruto was initially confused, but then he remembered the dazzling, giant Chakra ball that Shinji had shown him a few months ago.
"I will definitely work hard, sensei!"
For the Chakra ball of his dreams, Naruto quickly patted his chest, declaring that he would definitely achieve it.
"Go on, pay attention to the quantity, and don't hurt yourself."
Shinji patted Naruto, and after Naruto went to train, he came to the big tree and sat down. He was going to see what this so-called Detection was.
Detection (Extraordinary): Detects the specific numerical values of individual Chakra within perception.
Note: The closer the individual target, the more specific the value.
Hiss—!
My goodness, what kind of divine technique is this?
A ninja battle, in addition to Chakra quantity, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and a series of combat methods, is decided by information about the enemy.
After understanding the usage instructions for the Detection skill, Shinji turned his gaze to Itachi, who was hiding in the nearby dense forest, preparing to leave.
So, Itachi, how dazzling are your stats?
In an instant, he locked onto Itachi in the dense forest.
[Name: Uchiha Itachi]
Age: 12
Spirit: 300 (Yin Release Chakra boost 75%)
Physique: 50
Strength: 35
Speed: 85 (Yin Release Chakra boost 75%)
Chakra: 16000
Hand Seals: 135
Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique...
Taijutsu: Uchiha Style Taijutsu
Genjutsu: Tsukuyomi (Mangekyo Sharingan)...
Shinji looked at Itachi's stats in a stunned state.
This... how is this even fair?
Except for physique and strength, all other aspects have almost reached the level of Elite Jonin and Kage.
Shinji, feeling quite dejected, felt a bit of a headache. Itachi's stats were a blow to his self-confidence.
Leaving aside everything else, even the Hand Seals, that value of 135 was enough to make him jealous.
He can only make less than 2 hand signs per second, while Itachi's value of 120 meant he could make more than 6 hand signs per second.
Is this something a human can do?
Moreover, these are only Itachi's current stats, not yet reaching his peak stats at 17 years old.
Hmm?
Itachi, who was about to use Body Flicker Technique to leave, suddenly felt someone peeking at him the moment he was detected by Shinji. In an instant, his pupils sharply contracted.
Itachi, feeling a little surprised and uncertain, turned to look at the training ground. Besides the Training Ground where Shinji and his group were, there was almost no one else in this vicinity.
This was also what Shinji and Hiruzen had requested. After all, now that he had become the Third Hokage's disciple, it was impossible for him to be monitored anymore.
"Is it him?"
A hint of speculation flashed in the depths of Itachi's eyes. Besides Shinji, he couldn't think of anyone else who could do this.
That kind of soul-touching detection wave made even him feel a tremor in his heart.
Shinji, who was so surprised by Itachi's stats that he momentarily lost control, retracted the detection the first moment Itachi noticed it.
He couldn't help but nervously rub his nose. As expected of a monster with a Spirit attribute of 300, he was very perceptive.
However, Shinji was unconcerned, letting Itachi guess whatever he wanted. Right now, it was better for some people not to know his true capabilities.
But he would have to be more careful in the future. The Ninja World has many monsters.
Shinji shook his head and stood up. After learning Itachi's stats, he now felt immense pressure. He still needed to become stronger.