"Shinji-sensei, I think I succeeded!"
Beside the training ground, Naruto dropped the broken branch he held in both hands.
"Naruto, do it again, but cut it instantly." Shinji threw out another branch, asking Naruto to demonstrate it for him.
Although Naruto could already cut leaves with Wind Chakra, cutting a branch was like cutting water, it required a considerable instantaneous Chakra output.
"Okay."
Naruto quickly took it, again holding the branch with both hands, recalling his Chakra output from just now.
Snap—
A crisp sound rang out, and the branch in his hands was neatly sliced in two.
Shinji nodded, patting Naruto's head, and said, "Not bad, you actually completed this training before school starts."
Shinji was a bit surprised by Naruto's progress. After all, this instantaneous Wind Chakra output might take some people a long time to achieve.
"Hehe, I actually think it was slow." Naruto rubbed the tip of his nose, looking quite pleased with himself.
Tap—!
Shinji playfully tapped Naruto's head and said, "Don't let your tail wag too high. Anyway, I can give you new training now."
"Eh? Sensei, aren't we continuing this training?" Naruto, covering his head, asked with some surprise upon hearing Shinji's words.
Shinji waved his hand, turning to ask Naruto about his Chakra, "No need to rush at this stage. Have you felt any obstruction in your Chakra when you've been training recently?"
Naruto shook his head and said, "No, even Nine-Tails hasn't bothered me much lately, and neither has dad."
Ever since Minato appeared in the sealed space, Nine-Tails had quieted down a lot. However, Minato seemed very busy, he didn't know what he was doing.
Shinji touched Naruto's shoulder to confirm. Indeed, Naruto's body currently showed no signs of Nine-Tails Chakra.
"In that case, I can teach you a Ninjutsu." Shinji nodded, knowing a bit about Minato's busyness.
After all, a strange Chakra body was hidden within his son's body. Minato didn't care if it was the Chakra of the Sage of the Six Paths's son or not, his son's surname was Uzumaki.
This was what Shinji had hinted to Minato before leaving the sealed space. No matter how useful Asura's Chakra was, it belonged to someone else. Naruto didn't need such a thing. If he really wanted to use it, he would absorb it directly.
"Really! Sensei!"
Naruto's eyes lit up upon hearing that Shinji was going to teach him a new Ninjutsu.
Aside from the initial Wind Release, Shinji had only made Naruto train his physique and perform Nature Transformation training.
Shinji nodded. "Yes, an advanced version of the Clone Jutsu, Shadow Clone."
Snce Kurama wouldn't cause trouble anymore, he naturally had to start giving Naruto the cheat codes from the original story.
"Eh, isn't that the Ninjutsu you often use, Shinji-sensei? I already know the Clone Jutsu."
Naruto seemed a bit uninterested upon hearing it was the Shadow Clone Technique, as he could already skillfully use the three basic techniques.
Shinji explained, :It's different. The Shadow Clone Technique's clones have substance. And they also have the same consciousness as the original. When you dispel a Shadow Clone, its memories will return to you."
"The experience accumulated during the clone's existence is fed back to the original, which is like one person needing to do ten days of work, but ten people finish it in one day."
Naruto said, "Eh! Doesn't that mean I can use Shadow Clones to do assignments, and then dispel them after the assignments are done? Wouldn't that be like me completing them?"
Should it be said that Naruto is indeed Naruto?
While others thought about rapid training, Naruto, on the other hand, thought about having Shadow Clones do his assignments for him. He would then enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Shinji said with a smile, "You can, Naruto. If you use this method, I don't mind giving you more assignments."
"Uh, sensei, you're joking, right?" Naruto felt uneasy.
"Alright, as long as you can learn it, you can arrange it however you like."
Shinji playfully patted Naruto's shoulder, and reminded him, "By the way, when using Shadow Clones, you must know your limits. Otherwise, if you exceed what you can handle, the memories and fatigue that instantly assault you will turn you into an idiot and exhaust you to death."
To prevent Naruto from going too overboard at once, Shinji reminded him.
In the original story, Naruto first used over a thousand clones. But at that time, he was filled with anger, and only had one goal. In the end, he passed out.
Shinji was afraid that Naruto, would do something big if he had nothing to do. After all, he was the number one unpredictable ninja. No matter what, precautions still had to be taken.
Next, Shinji began to explain how to form the hand seals and use it.
It was hard to say whether it was because Naruto had a talent for this jutsu, or if it was because he was thinking about having Shadow Clones do his assignments but after just a few practice attempts, he immediately formed the hand seals.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Bang!
A puff of smoke erupted, and ten Shadow Clones, identical to Naruto, appeared before him.
"This is great! I'm a genius!"
Naruto jumped up excitedly. He had used it instantly, and ten at once. As long as he did this whenever he had assignments later, he could quickly finish his homework.
Naruto grinned, looking at each of the clones identical to himself, and said, "My little ones! From now on, my assignments are in your hands."
Naruto, who was waiting for the Shadow Clones to cheer and respond, was instead contradicted by a group of Shadow Clones.
"No!"
"Why do we have to do assignments? I want to go out and play."
How could Naruto agree to this?
He immediately rejected the Shadow Clones, "No! You're my Shadow Clone, so you should listen to me."
He hadn't even had a good time playing himself, so why should his Shadow Clones get to play?
"I'm also Naruto. We're all the same, so why should we listen to you?"
At this point, the group of Shadow Clones became displeased. They surrounded Naruto, all talking at once, and began to denounce him.
Shinji, standing nearby, covered his face somewhat helplessly. It truly was a vast world with no end to wonders.
As expected of the number one unpredictable ninja. Just as he was thinking, he saw that Naruto and his Shadow Clones had already started fighting. Then came the sound of countless Shadow Clones exploding.
After the smoke cleared, Naruto sat on the ground in a disheveled state, grimacing and clutching his backside.
Naruto asked Shinji with a tearful face, "Shinji-sensei, why did this happen?"
Shinji shrugged. "I told you, Shadow Clones possess the same thoughts as your original body."
You yourself are afraid of doing assignments, yet you want your clones to do them too.
(End of Chapter)
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