vol. 1 chapter 8 - The Beginning of a Ninja, Chatora
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Two months later, in mid-December.
Inside the Kurama space, a human and a fox each held a straw, drinking beverages and eating barbecue skewers.
Naruto used a glass vase, a silver straw, and wooden skewers. He didn't care if it was iced tea or Coke, unlike Kurama, who only drank Coke.
Kurama was impressive. Two swimming pool-sized ponds made of mithril, one for barbecue and one for Coke. A chakra hand held a five-meter-long mithril skewer, inserting it into the pile of barbecue. Whatever it brought out, it would be put into his mouth.
The other swimming pool was connected to a 20-centimeter diameter mithril straw. The straw was two meters per section and could be screwed together like a screw. Naruto couldn't control whether it leaked or not. Kurama had great strength, so he could just suck hard. One person and one fox, a small workshop, the quality was not good.
The only metal materials in the shop were steel, iron, gold, silver, and mithril. The first four materials were like tofu to Kurama, belonging to the type that would collapse with a pinch of the hand and break with a scratch of the teeth. Only mithril, which was described in the shop as extremely strong and extremely hard, could withstand the ravages of a Tailed Beast, provided that Kurama didn't smash it like crazy.
"Brat, today is the last time," Kurama drank Coke and ate skewers without affecting his speech. Even if his stomach was full, he could still use ventriloquism.
Today was the last lesson for Teacher Nine and the bad student. Only the last dozen or so characters on the wall were not specially marked.
"Don't worry, big foxy, I'll come to see you again tomorrow," Naruto gave Kurama a cute smile.
"This old man doesn't need anyone to see him."
Naruto pouted. Tsk, you tsundere.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Naruto felt that Kurama had gained a circle of weight!
Thinking of the emaciated appearance of Kurama when his chakra was pulled out in the anime, Naruto was relieved. He could lose weight, so he could gain weight. According to Kurama's daily routine of eating, sleeping, or being a Schrödinger's fox, Naruto wouldn't be surprised no matter how fat he became.
"Bang bang bang"
"The Third Hokage is here, I'm going back, big foxy."
Hearing the knock on the door, Naruto switched back to his physical body.
The Third Hokage usually came once a month to add income to Naruto's fish tank. This month he had already come once, and he didn't know what was going on today.
"Please come in."
Naruto, who had returned to consciousness, put down the clay figure in his hand and went to wash his hands. To outsiders, it looked like he was staring at the clay figure in a daze, and suddenly came back to his senses.
"Old man, why are you here?" This old man was busy to death all day but just wouldn't die. There must be a problem with his sudden arrival today.
The Third Hokage looked at Naruto, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. The Fourth Hokage and Kushina entrusted him with their orphan before their death, and he agreed. However, this child began to live independently at the age of two. His special ability allowed him to live alone. Apart from sending some money, he had done nothing.
"Little Naruto, you'll be six years old in a while, right?" the Third Hokage asked.
"Huh, I'm going to be six years old?" Naruto had lost track of time. Naruto, who basically didn't go out, had almost forgotten the date. No one told him, and the only intelligent creature he had daily contact with was a big fox. Kurama didn't seem like he would remember such things.
The Third Hokage was speechless. Had this child reached this point? If this continued, it would be a disaster.
"Next year you should go to school, little Naruto," the Third Hokage exhaled a smoke ring and said softly.
You old man, you're quite playful.
"School..." Naruto was still very much looking forward to the Ninja Academy. He could see many of his favorite characters. He could only watch them on the computer before, but now he could finally see them with his own eyes.
"Little Naruto is looking forward to it?" The Third Hokage was very surprised. He thought this child would refuse.
"I'm looking forward to it."
If I don't go to school, how can I get to know Hinata? I don't want to be single.
The Third Hokage took a deep drag on his cigarette, and two smoke rings came out of his nose. He thought he would have to persuade him. It seemed that this child didn't want to live alone for the rest of his life.
The Third Hokage learned to exhale smoke rings from watching a certain figurine of Naruto holding a cigarette and exhaling smoke rings, and he was getting better and better at it. With the control of his body, plus chakra, if he wanted to, the Third Hokage could even exhale a string of smoke rings from his eyes.
The Third Hokage was relieved and wanted to rub Naruto's head, but Naruto dodged, so he could only awkwardly withdraw his hand. "Little Naruto, this is a gift before entering school. Study hard and become a powerful ninja in the future."
The Third Hokage took out two scrolls and placed them in front of Naruto. This was all he could do. Lead Naruto onto the path of ninjas. This child had extraordinary talent, and it would be a pity if he didn't become a ninja.
The Third Hokage had seen Naruto running laps on the rooftop more than once. That abundant stamina made the Third Hokage very envious. Coupled with the untouchable state during teleportation, he would definitely become an excellent ninja in the future, the Third Hokage firmly believed.
"Thank you, Grandpa," Naruto could already recognize most of the characters, and there were still some that he needed to practice often by returning to his spiritual world. There were no uncommon characters on the scroll, so he could recognize them.
Uzumaki Chakra Refining Method
Shadow Clone Technique
The first one was easy to understand. It was the special refining method used by the Uzumaki clan. The refining method taught in the school was a universal version. Each major family would have a special version researched according to the physique of their clan members. The difference was not particularly large, but it was the most suitable.
Naruto didn't understand the second one. What did this old man mean? Did he think he was too lonely?
The old man left, and Naruto gave him a basket of eggs this time. The Third Hokage was very happy.
Naruto recalled what the old man had said at the door.
"Little Naruto, refining chakra outdoors has a better effect."
Naruto felt that the old man was trying to trick him. He had watched Naruto from beginning to end, and he had also seen the theatrical versions. He had never heard of such a saying.
"Big foxy, is there such a thing?" Naruto felt that it was better to ask Kurama. He knew a lot of things from his thousand years of experience.
"This old man has never heard of it," the skewer-eating fox scoffed at this statement.
Emmm, it seemed that the Third Hokage had gone to great lengths to get him to go out, even lying and cheating.
But Naruto still felt that he should go out and practice. The last time the Third Hokage tricked him, he met Hinata. He would try again this time. He remembered that Hinata got lost two or three times when she was a child.
Directly start the teleportation door.
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In a small forest in Konoha, Naruto lit a fire in front of him, leaning against a large rock. The heat of the flame would be reflected back by the rock. This was something he had learned from Bear Grylls before, and it was very useful.
Several wooden boards were covered with multiple blankets. Naruto picked up the scroll and read it carefully.
Chakra, °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the physical energy extracted from the 130 trillion cells of the human body, and the product of combining it with spiritual energy. The Uzumaki chakra refining was a version suitable for the Uzumaki. The Uzumaki clan had extremely large physical energy, and the extraction method was somewhat different from other refining methods.
Shadow Clone Technique, which can create a body that is the same as the caster, and the chakra will be evenly distributed to each clone. When the clone disappears, it will feed back the experienced information to the main body. It is a ninjutsu for espionage.
Naruto didn't pay too much attention to the Shadow Clone. He would first get the chakra out. Without chakra, playing with clones was pointless.
Under the flickering firelight, Naruto sat cross-legged, his hands resting on his knees, his middle fingers touching the first joint of his thumbs, and the other three fingers slightly bent.
'What kind of posture is this???' The Third Hokage in front of the crystal ball had a head full of question marks. There was no mention of any posture in the scroll. What was this child thinking?
Naruto had seen immortals and Taoists in TV shows before, and they all used this posture, which was very stylish. He borrowed it on a whim. Although it was not helpful for refining chakra, it felt good psychologically.