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Bang!
The sound of a door closing echoed.
As Danzo Shimura's figure disappeared, the Anbu members finally let out a sigh of relief.
The two most powerful figures in Konoha Village engaging in such a fierce verbal confrontation was an extremely rare sight, even for these Anbu members who always stayed by Hokage-sama's side.
For a moment, everyone held their breath.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment.
In the Hokage Office, only the glowing embers of his pipe occasionally lit up, followed by thick smoke gradually spreading...
"Continue to protect Naruto well."
"Report any anomalies to me immediately."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—
The Anbu members' figures immediately vanished into the moonlight.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at the full moon outside the window.
His memories seemed to drift back to that bloody night ten years ago...
A long sigh echoed in the silent office...
By the time Naruto finally completed one hundred repetitions of Chakra Refining Technique and two hundred repetitions of Clone Technique.
He couldn't even yawn anymore.
Without waiting for the system prompt, he immediately entered a deep sleep mode.
However.
For Naruto, this day's harvest was incredibly abundant.
In the morning, he received tutoring from Hinata, and his proficiency in cultural subjects greatly improved.
In the afternoon, he trained diligently in Taijutsu with Rock Lee, not only breaking through 90 points in stamina but also coincidentally encountering Might Guy and learning a killer move-level Taijutsu... Leaf Whirlwind!
And the Chakra Refining Technique and Clone Technique practice in the evening also significantly improved his mastery of these two Ninjutsu.
At this rate, becoming one of the top ten in the class for the assessment a month later might not be a complete pipe dream...
Early the next morning.
Naruto habitually woke up early, washed up, and prepared his own breakfast.
He looked out the window but didn't see Hinata's figure.
It seems she couldn't get time off today...
Naruto sighed with a hint of disappointment.
"Forget it, I can study by myself!"
After days of diligent listening, Hinata's tutoring yesterday, and the assistance of Naruto's [Knowledge Absorption] trait, along with his improved proficiency in various subjects...
Even though he was alone, he found that he could somewhat understand these things.
The textbooks, which had originally seemed like heavenly script, were now only slightly obscure.
For Naruto, this was a huge step forward.
Naruto didn't waste a single moment of the morning.
Although the improvement wasn't as significant as with Hinata's tutoring, he still gained a lot.
After a hearty lunch, Naruto headed towards the Konoha training ground again as agreed.
Before he even fully approached, he could already hear familiar sounds.
Bang, bang—
Bang, bang, bang!
It was Rock Lee!
Naruto couldn't help but be full of admiration.
"Lee... you really are diligent..."
Rock Lee also spotted Naruto, overjoyed, and flashed his signature bright smile.
"It's Naruto!"
"Today I've prepared a new training plan!"
"Not only is it a significant increase from yesterday, but I've also added special training for that one move!"
"That's right, it's the Leaf Whirlwind that Teacher Guy taught us!"
"Kick the wooden stake 3500 times continuously!"
"Then punch the wooden stake 4500 times!"
"Next, jump rope 3500 times!"
"Push-ups 3500 times!"
"If you can't do it, walk on your hands around Konoha Village 35 times!"
"After completing all that, practice Leaf Whirlwind 500 times!"
"How about it, isn't it simple?!"
Naruto: "...That sounds even worse than being struck by lightning!"
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Although Naruto complained verbally, his body was very honest.
Soon, the sound of burning youth echoed across the Ninja training ground in Konoha Village.
Bang—
Bang, bang, bang!
With the foundation of yesterday's special training, Naruto's body seemed to have adapted somewhat, gradually catching up to Rock Lee's rhythm.
Under the intense summer sun.
The boys were sweating profusely.
Front kicks, side kicks, punches, jump rope, push-ups... The cruel training, comparable to a living hell, made Naruto and Rock Lee give their all, completely oblivious to everything around them.
After an entire afternoon, Naruto felt like he had died again.
However, after finally completing all the special training, Rock Lee showed no signs of stopping.
"Naruto, next, let's practice the Taijutsu Teacher Guy taught us!"
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Compared to this, walking on his hands around the Village 35 times was simply too boring.
Even Naruto immediately agreed.
"Alright!"
The two of them sparred and discussed, recalling Might Guy's demonstration and explanation from yesterday, gradually improving their understanding and mastery of this move.
Bang—
Bang!
Naruto's progress was even greater than Rock Lee's.
He suddenly kicked out, striking the wooden stake fiercely, causing wood chips to fly, the entire wooden stake to tremble violently, and even the soil on the ground to shake!
"As expected of Naruto!"
"Has he already basically mastered it?!"
Rock Lee's Taijutsu strength was definitely not inferior to Naruto's, but his understanding of the moves themselves was not as good as Naruto's.
His strikes were powerful, but too straightforward, making them easily predictable.
Naruto said triumphantly: "Lee, let's continue!"
"Alright!"
At this moment, a cool-headed boy with his hands in his pockets silently walked past.
Ever since being provoked by Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke had also intensified his rigorous training to an inhuman degree.
Even on rest days, it was the same.
On this day, Uchiha Sasuke was also training without any slack.
In his mind, besides Uchiha Itachi's scarlet eyes, scenes of Naruto listening intently, walking on his hands, and training desperately with gritted teeth appeared repeatedly...
"Damn it."
"That Diao Che Wei bastard..."
Sasuke couldn't help but clench his fists.
However, even he was ultimately flesh and blood. Although he could train at the Uchiha compound's training ground, he still had to go to the Village's central area to eat.
After all... now, in the vast Uchiha compound, he was the only one left.
Whether it was buying ingredients or daily necessities, he had to travel a long distance to the Village.
"Hmm?"
Having bought his ingredients and about to return to continue training, Sasuke suddenly heard intense sounds coming from the training ground.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Bang—
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Bang!
Sasuke's heart stirred, that sound... it was all too familiar.
"Naruto?"
He paused his steps, somewhat hesitant for a moment.
He wanted to go and see, but then felt it was pointless.
Why should I care so much about that Diao Che Wei?
His talent, his strength, they are worlds apart from mine!
Although Sasuke said this in his mind, his body was very honest.
He carefully parted the bushes and quietly peered into the Konoha training ground.
"That is..."
Sasuke's eyes widened instantly!
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Naruto in his line of sight roared, suddenly erupting with powerful physical strength, his legs soaring into the air, twisting and circling rapidly, dazzling to the eye, then a powerful kick fiercely struck the wooden stake!
Bang—