The dazzling sunlight shone through the gaps in the shade of the trees. Sasuke raised his head and squinted his eyes slightly, then immediately lowered his head to prevent his eyes from being stung by the already strong sunlight.
It was already early June, and some time had passed since the mission to the Country of Waves ended.
During these days, Sasuke's Team 7 had been performing D-level missions in Konoha. Compared with long-term and tedious C-level tasks, D-level tasks are simpler and more convenient to do. The most important thing is that you can squeeze out a lot of free time to do things you like.
Since his body has improved significantly not long ago, Sasuke really needs time to adapt to his current body as soon as possible.
This kind of growth is gradual and will not show explosive enhancement in a short period of time. This means that Sasuke has enough time to adjust his state.
But even with this subtle change, Sasuke could notice that he was becoming more and more comfortable using his Sharingan, without the feeling of blockage he had when he first opened his eyes.
If the Sharingan is left open for a long time, it will consume a person's mental energy very seriously, and it will also put a load on the body.
But now he no longer feels this burden. Sasuke naturally knows what this means.
Opening the Sharingan for a long time will no longer cause any real pressure on his spirit and body.
As long as he pays attention, even in the genin stage, he can use the Sharingan to fight without any scruples.
Although the power of the Imagatama Sharingan is limited, it can strengthen his understanding of genjutsu-like illusions and enhance his dynamic vision, which is undoubtedly a huge improvement for the current Sasuke.
The former can increase one's ability to fight enemies, while the latter can cooperate with one's strengthened body to improve one's physical combat capabilities.
"The me now can probably beat myself a month ago with ease..."
Sasuke made an objective evaluation of his current growth.
A month ago, my only ability to fight against enemies was basic thunder and fire attacks, and I could barely use illusions. In addition, my Sharingan was not opened, and my body was not strengthened. I could still win against ninjas of the same level when I encountered them. , however once faced with a ninja that was much stronger than himself, Sasuke became deeply dissatisfied with his abilities.
Although he is now considered a representative of the elite among his peers, this gap is not enough to close the gap between himself and Itachi.
He vividly remembered that the year Itachi defected, he was only thirteen years old.
Regardless of whether the Uchiha clan had any accomplices when they destroyed it, when I faced Itachi at that time, I had only one feeling - he had no power to fight back.
In terms of ninja resume, the other party was not far behind his own mentor, Hatake Kakashi, a jounin.
In terms of strength, I'm afraid the two are about the same.
Although Kakashi always spoke conservatively, Sasuke regarded that kind of rhetoric as the margin of a strong man.
"Let's get here first, then we have to go on a mission."
Sasuke breathed the fresh air in the forest, and the magatama in his eyes slowly disappeared, turning into normal black pupils.
The surrounding trees and ground were covered with the remnants of lightning and fire attacks, and there were also a large number of kunai and shuriken scattered around, placed irregularly.
Although the practice of ninjutsu and taijutsu is important, Sasuke has not completely fallen behind in the throwing skills of kunai and shuriken.
With the help of Sharingan, he has become more and more comfortable in throwing kunai and shuriken. Moreover, even kunai and shuriken can effectively block and kill enemies in many cases.
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"Good morning, Sakura."
Naruto seemed to be awake and slowly walked over from the other end of the street. He yawned with his hands and feebly said hello to Sakura.
"It's almost noon now."
Seeing Naruto's lackluster state of not getting enough sleep, Sakura was slightly speechless.
The sun in the sky has almost reached its peak. For some reason, today's weather is extremely hot and muggy, and the sun is so big and bright that Sakura doesn't want to raise her head to face the sunlight that can sting her eyes.
"Yeah?"
Naruto continued to yawn, and glanced at Sasuke intentionally or unintentionally. As usual, the Sasuke was standing next to the telephone pole with a handsome and cold attitude. His body was in the shade of the nearby residential wall, but he found a place to cool down. Good location.
Seeing Naruto coming, Sasuke just glanced at him as usual, nodded lightly in response to greeting, and then continued to meditate alone.
"What did you do last night? You are about to go on a mission."
Sakura was very worried about whether Naruto could successfully complete the mission in this state.
"Anyway, it's just some boring D-level missions... As for last night, I didn't go to bed until three in the morning. That was because I was too immersed in practice and lost track of time. Sorry, I won't do it next time. "
Naruto explained, patting his cheeks with both hands, forcing himself to cheer up for the next task.
"Hey, good afternoon everyone, it looks like everyone is here."
Not long after, Kakashi also arrived as promised and said hello to the three of them.
Kakashi arrived, focusing the three's attention on him.
"Kakashi-sensei, what is your mission today?"
Sakura asked first.
"Look after the children in an orphanage, or help clean up some alleys.
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"It's such a boring mission again. Isn't there a more difficult mission? For example, a C-level mission... No, let's give us a B-level mission."
Before Kakashi finished speaking, Naruto interrupted Kakashi with dissatisfaction.
Kakashi did not become angry because of Naruto's abrupt interruption, but explained patiently: "There have been more D-level tasks in the village recently, and it is the genin's job to deal with these D-level tasks. Things. C-level missions are something you will only consider after you have some free time. After all, as genin, you still lack experience. As for B-level missions..."
"Don't talk too much here. We killed the Jonin in the Land of Waves! There is absolutely no need to worry about such trivial things as experience!"
Naruto clasped his hands on his chest, looking fierce and confident, almost overflowing from his body.
"That was just an accident. Besides, it was just a special jounin who was good at lurking, not a fighting type..."
"But it's true that we killed that Jonin, isn't it?"
Naruto said boldly.
"..."
Kakashi believes that Naruto's words cannot be said to be wrong. If you ignore the other Kumogakure ninjas who were dealt with by him and the Thunder Group, the three of Naruto are indeed the winners of the battle.
That battle was originally arranged by him. The purpose is to test the growth of the three people.
There is no better place to hone your ninja than a life and death battle.
Otherwise, Kumogakure's ninjas, not to mention being successful, would be killed by him quietly with the White Fang dagger the moment they appeared.
And this arrangement was also the intention of the Hokage.
Even if there is no Kumogakure, someone else will be arranged to conduct the test at that time.
On the contrary, Kumogakure's actions saved Kakashi a lot of effort. There were free testers, so I immediately arranged for them without thinking about it at the time.
Hiring the Thunderbolt Group was just to make the arrangement look more reasonable...although Sasuke saw through it in the end.
"In short, if it doesn't work, it won't work."
Kakashi calmly rejected Naruto's proposal.
"Kakashi-sensei is a cheapskate!"
"What does this have to do with my stinginess? I've said it many times that leading a Jonin takes half of the reward. That's the village's rule, and it's not something I can personally decide to give. Besides, didn't I just treat you to a big meal a while ago? Meal?”
Looking at Naruto who was angry with him, Kakashi scratched his hair. Among the three, Naruto was the most difficult to dismiss.
Both Sakura and Sasuke will obey his arrangements and do the things he arranges conscientiously.
"Then, after completing the mission, Kakashi-sensei will practice with me."
Naruto requested.
"Can't you just cultivate on your own... Really, I understand. Then let me see your growth during this time."
"Hehe, I promise to surprise you Kakashi-sensei."
Naruto had a playful smile on his face.
"I said you...could you have planned to let me practice with you from the beginning? The so-called C-level and B-level tasks are just excuses for your roundabout tactics?"
Kakashi saw Naruto's mood change so quickly and immediately understood something.
"Haha, you saw through it."
Naruto smiled heartlessly, without the slightest hint of embarrassment.
Kakashi sighed, said nothing, and led the three people to perform the mission.
It has been a little over two months since Class 7 graduated from the Ninja School.
Compared with the D-level missions done during this period, compared to the rest of the genin team, the experience accumulated in D-level missions is already very rich.
In addition, although there are many types of D-level tasks, there are only a few categories, such as taking care of children in the orphanage, picking up garbage, etc. For Class 7, they are all repetitive tasks.
Watching the three Narutos taking care of the children in the orphanage with ease, and waiting for the person in charge of the orphanage to come back, and then skillfully picking up all the garbage within the scope of the task, Kakashi couldn't help but sigh at the growth of these three children. speed.
Just two months later, when Team 7 was performing D-level missions, they no longer needed the care of him, the leader of the team, and were able to handle the mission perfectly on their own.
Although Naruto and Sasuke say they don't need any teamwork, in many cases, they often give priority to each other's characteristics, clearly divide work, and provide task efficiency. It can be considered a different kind of teamwork.
As for Sakura, she is still the same as before, serving as the team's logistics and playing a role as a grinding agent.
Being sandwiched between two men is really hard on each other.
Lying in the shade of the tree, with the annoying sunlight blocked out, he opened "Intimate Paradise" and reviewed it again. Kakashi realized that today was another extremely leisurely day.
"Kakashi-sensei, you are too lazy!"
Naruto, who was a little dirty, stood aside at some point and glared dissatisfied at Kakashi, who had been leisurely spending the afternoon.
"Oh, you can complete these things by yourself. Even if you don't have me as a Jonin to follow you, there will be no problem at all."
Kakashi put down "Intimate Heaven" and yawned slightly. After lying down all afternoon, he suddenly felt a little tired.
Gu/span "It's not this kind of problem. Our mission is completed. Next, we need to guide us in our cultivation. This is the job of guiding jounin."
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"..."
Seeing the confident Naruto, Kakashi had no choice but to agree.
"Well, I will guide you in your cultivation today."
I looked at the sky and saw that there was still a long time before dark, probably around three o'clock in the afternoon.
This month, there are at least three or four hours left before it gets completely dark. He has enough time to guide the three of them.
Sasuke and Sakura naturally did not refuse, and the opportunity to be mentored by Jonin was hard-won.
Especially Sakura, she is the weakest. If she doesn't practice well, she will easily fall behind in the team.
Arriving in the nearby forest is the edge of Konoha Village.
The territory covered by Konoha Village is very large. Within the village, there are many open forests.
Part of the forest is private territory and will not be open to unrelated people to visit or use.
For example, the Uchiha clan has a private forest of their own.
For example, the Aburame clan also has a forest that belongs to their own family and is specifically used to breed Chong.
In addition, the Nara clan also has its own family territory for growing medicinal materials.
In addition to these private forests that have been occupied by major ninja clans, the remaining small woods are public resources.
But under normal circumstances, no ordinary people come here. Most of them are ninjas who come to such remote places to practice their physical skills and ninjutsu.
Kakashi was also one of the frequent visitors here when he was young.
"Naruto, show me your training results first. Let me take a look."
Kakashi said first.
"Watch it!"
As if he had become the center of everyone's attention, Naruto also wanted to show off, and he happily agreed.
I only saw him forming seals at a neither fast nor slow speed, and then his mouth puffed up slightly, and he released it in one breath.
"Wind Escape·Big Breakthrough!"
In an instant, a violent hurricane was spit out from Naruto's mouth, directly sweeping away the leaves and stones on the ground. The trees not far away were also tilted and shaken by the strong wind.
The power of Feng Dun is already quite strong.
"Well, it's not enough for attacking enemies, but it's quite powerful as a diversion, and it can be used in conjunction with Sasuke's Fire Release."
Kakashi commented after watching Naruto's Wind Release Ninjutsu, touching his chin.
As for the training of wind attribute chakra, since he has even learned the wind escape ninjutsu, the use of wind attribute chakra must be above the passing line.
It was enough to benefit Naruto for a long time to come.
If you continue to derive it, you can only start learning high-level wind release ninjutsu, or secret level escape skills like his thunder escape and raikiri.
However, the secret level escape technique is too rare, and it is not released, so anyone can learn it.
He used the Thunder Release and Chidori to derive the Thunder Release and Raikiri technique, which was recorded in Konoha's Book of Sealings. Konoha ninjas who were proficient in Thunder Release tried to learn it, but they all ended in failure.
At the same time, this is also the only recorded thunder escape ninjutsu in Konoha.
As for the secret level ninjutsu of Wind Release, there is no such move in Konoha.
Kakashi feels that if Naruto wants to make a breakthrough in the field of wind escape in the future, the road may not be so easy.
"I don't want to cooperate with him!"
Naruto said pointing at Sasuke.
"It's just right. I didn't want to cooperate with a crane like you."
Sasuke put his hands in his pockets, looking cool and indifferent to Naruto.
"Okay, you two don't argue anymore. We can still work together well to deal with powerful enemies when we are in the Country of Waves... Forget it, I have given you the methods to improve your strength. If you want to learn, just It’s up to you.”
"Can't you just teach me more powerful ninjutsu? For example, Sasuke's Chidori."
Naruto asked unwillingly.
"I have said this many times. Learning Thunder Release requires thunder attribute chakra. Naruto, you have just mastered the wind attribute chakra now. If you want to train the second attribute chakra, this is not you. Things to consider now.”
"But in addition to thunder escape, Sasuke can also use fire escape..."
"That's because people have been learning from a long time ago. The most important thing for you now is to solidify your foundation, rather than aiming too high and caring about things that are useless to you at this stage. Becoming stronger is never something that can be achieved overnight."
Despite Kakashi's explanation, Naruto was still a little unhappy and felt that he was being outdone by Sasuke.
"As for Sasuke, mastering the Sharingan and Chidori is your current mission. If you still have time, learn genjutsu and enrich your own tactical system. I believe you should have some collections of this at home. .”
Kakashi looked at Sasuke.
Sasuke nodded. He did have some basic applications of genjutsu-like illusions at home.
Kakashi couldn't teach him this kind of thing, so he could only learn the genjutsu of Sharingan by himself.
"Sakura... Medical ninjutsu should have improved a lot, right? Do you have some knowledge of emergency surgeries that can be performed in the wild?"
Kakashi finally turned to Sakura.
"Yes."
Sakura hesitated for a moment, then nodded and answered.
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"That's it, okay then, Sasuke and Naruto, you two are practicing here. You don't have to practice separately. Maybe you can follow the suggestions I just gave and use Wind Release to strengthen Fire Release and enrich the team. Tactical means between them. It may be of great use in the near future."
Thinking of the Joint Chuunin Exams a few months later, it would not only be a test of personal abilities, but also an extremely harsh test for the team.
"What about you, Kakashi-sensei?"
"I have something to say to Sakura, because Sakura is different from you, she is a medical ninja."
"Even so, there is no need to open a small stove alone."
Naruto had some doubts about whether Kakashi was going to teach Sakura some powerful moves.
"Hey, are you overthinking this? I'm not a medical ninja."
Looking at Naruto who was very suspicious, Kakashi was speechless.
In fact, among the three, the one who had the most trouble teaching was not Sasuke or Naruto, but Sakura.
As he said himself, he knew nothing about medical ninjutsu.
You may have some knowledge of medical science, but medical ninjutsu is not a special type of ninjutsu that can be performed just by knowing medical science.
Leaving Naruto and Sasuke behind, Kakashi took Sakura to another clearing in the woods.
"Kakashi-sensei, you called me here, did you want to tell me something?"
Seeing that she and Kakashi were alone in the woods, Sakura felt a little uneasy, inexplicably uncomfortable, and nervously asked Kakashi why he called her here.
"It's nothing. In fact, there are some things that you should understand even if I don't say them. That is that I am not a medical ninja, so I can't give you any practical and useful experience in medical ninjutsu."
Facing a medical ninja who specializes in medical skills, Kakashi didn't feel that he had the ability to dictate to Sakura.
If you give random directions, you might make some joke.
This is what troubles Kakashi the most. He knows nothing about medical ninjutsu, so he really has no way to give Sakura any substantive advice in this regard.
"I know, Kakashi-sensei. Well, you don't have to feel guilty. This is my own choice."
Sakura nodded.
As a medical ninja, Sakura knew this very well.
Kakashi, who is not a medical ninja, cannot be her guide.
"My choice?"
Kakashi murmured.
He knew very well why Sakura gave up her excellent position in the medical department and graduated as a normal genin.
He didn't understand love, but he didn't criticize Sakura's seemingly mindless pursuit of Sasuke.
Everyone insists on what they think is right, even if it seems very immature and naive, but this is a necessary part of the road to growth.
Moreover, compared with Naruto, who has been without a mother since childhood, and Sasuke, who lost his relatives and clan members in his childhood, Sakura is neither an orphan nor has she experienced the pain of losing a loved one. It would be difficult for her to understand the obsessions of those two people. Too difficult.
Even as a fellow Avenger, I often couldn't determine what Sasuke was thinking, let alone an outsider like Sakura.
"What's wrong, Kakashi-sensei?"
"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about how to cultivate your abilities next. As you know, I'm not good at medical ninjutsu. After teaching you to climb trees and tread water, I basically don't know how to make it useful to you. Guidance. So, I want to hear your thoughts. Do you want to specialize only in the field of medical ninja, or do you want to broaden your other abilities?"
"The rest of the abilities?"
Sakura was a little confused by Kakashi's words.
"Yes, becoming a medical ninja does not necessarily make you powerless. In the ninja world, there are also medical ninjas with strong combat capabilities. I will help you based on the choices you make. Carry on to the next step of practice.”
Kakashi looked directly into Sakura's face, his eyes serious.
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