louisehourcade Chapter 246 Pre-match Training
Chapter 246 Pre-match Training
To…prepare for the Chunin Exams? Even Naruto himself felt that this reason was somewhat untenable. He clearly sensed the composition of his current strength: Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Flying Thunder God Technique, Nine-Faced Beast Summoning Technique, Adamantine Sealing Chains, various forms and attributes of the "Rasengan" ninjutsu series, and two substitution abilities that were practically bug-like in actual combat.
Looking at the current ninja world—Nagato is still paralyzed, Obito only has one Mangekyou Sharingan, and Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju have not yet been resurrected by Edo Tensei—Naruto can almost assert that he is practically invincible in the ninja world.
However, Naruto, who is very familiar with the "Naruto" worldview, knows very well that this so-called "invincibility" is often just the calm before the storm. The first part ended with "invincibility," while the second part is "an enemy from outer space."
His greatest enemy has always been those so-called Otsutsuki aliens.
Therefore, Naruto did not slack off at all. In the days that followed, he regularly went back and forth between training and life. During the day, he would engage in high-intensity training with Jiraiya, and in the evening, he would pick up Sasuke from training and take him home. In the evening, he would prepare bento boxes for his companions and the newly joined Jiraiya, maintaining that precious daily routine.
At the same time, he also noticed that the atmosphere in Konoha Village had quietly become tense. The number of ninjas patrolling the streets had at least doubled compared to usual.
Most villagers might think this was to ensure the safety of the Chunin Exams, but it was actually Konoha's higher-ups who, after receiving a warning, began to secretly deploy defenses to prevent a possible attack by Orochimaru and his cronies.
Where is Orochimaru now?
Naruto pondered to himself, according to the original trajectory, he should be in the Land of Wind right now... But if the butterfly effect is big enough, will things go off track? Although Orochimaru's strength is no longer enough to threaten him, Naruto must stop him from extending his poisonous hand to those around him.
Besides regular training and developing various Rasengan variations, Naruto devoted a lot of energy to adapting to combat techniques under the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
However, he was faced with a somewhat awkward situation—he could only spar with his own shadow clone. Even Jiraiya had realized, to his dismay, that without using Sage Mode, he seemed unable to defeat his future disciple.
Naruto's training in Summoning Jutsu encountered trouble again. Once, after activating Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, Naruto engaged in a simulated melee with his shadow clones, consuming a large amount of chakra and feeling exhausted. He tried to use Summoning Jutsu again, but... when the smoke cleared, he and the dazed giant toad sage were once again staring at each other in bewilderment.
After this incident, Jiraiya dared not let Naruto practice summoning techniques at will anymore. As a result, the training of summoning techniques was temporarily suspended, and he turned his attention to other things.
As for Satsuki, the situation is somewhat complicated. Although learning Lightning Release ninjutsu from Kakashi has greatly benefited her, isn't the "environmental cost" for acquiring this power a bit too heavy?
Why do that pair of energetic rare beast master and disciple insist on crowding into this training ground?!
Matt Kay and Rock Lee seemed to have perpetual motion machines inside them; from dawn till dusk, their loud voices shouting "youth" and "passion" never stopped.
The enormous noise even made Zuo Yue feel a slight pain in her eyes.
If this trend continued, Satsuki would definitely lodge a strong protest—until one day, Might Guy instructed her in martial arts moves.
"Don't judge a book by its cover"—this was the first time Zuo Yue truly understood the weight of this saying. If it were just a contest of physical skills, and without activating his Sharingan to aid his perception, he wouldn't even be able to see the movement trajectory of this man in the green bodysuit?! His speed, strength, and skill had all reached an unbelievable level.
Out of the Uchiha clan's instinctive respect for the strong, and because Guy had indeed given her practical guidance in taijutsu, Satsuki tried to suppress her dissatisfaction. Guy also generously stated that once Satsuki finished her Chidori training, he would teach her a "super—powerful!" taijutsu technique.
And to train this so-called "super powerful technique," Might Guy actually approached Naruto, who delivered Satsuki's lunchbox every day on time...
In short, Naruto's current training program has become exceptionally diverse. He has gained a deep understanding of the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, developed various elemental Rasengan techniques, received taijutsu training from Might Guy, and... has begun to learn the basics of the Eight Gates.
Looking at Naruto's terrifying training schedule, Jiraiya half-jokingly said, "Hey, Naruto, you're not planning to use that golden form to participate in the Chunin Exams, are you? I'm warning you, even if you only use the minimum power, you might accidentally 'kill' other contestants."
Naruto explained, "No, Mr. Jiraiya, don't worry, I won't use that mode. I'm going to use the Flying Thunder God Technique in the competition. Anyway, not many people know that I know this technique, and I plan to give everyone a 'surprise' in the official competition—you have to keep it a secret for me, okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto saw Jiraiya's expression freeze instantly, his mouth wide open, his jaw seemingly about to drop to the ground.
Then he realized—he seemed to have never found an opportunity to tell Jiraiya that he had already mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.