Naruto: Wood-Wood Fruit

"Boom! Boom!"

Within the Forest of Death, flames erupted, lighting up the dark sky with powerful explosions.

To help Anko deepen her understanding of Fire-Style techniques, Kiyoshi personally demonstrated each jutsu. 

After watching her practice for hours, he used his Spirit Transformation Jutsu to take over her body, demonstrating every level of Fire-Style technique from basic to advanced.

Thus—

Even though he consciously held back, the forest floor still ended up scorched, torn, and battered, leaving Anko speechless in awe.

The fire techniques Kiyoshi performed—even lower-level C-rank or D-rank ones—unleashed power that Anko's own couldn't match at all. The difference was like night and day.

And that was with him holding back. He didn't want to reduce the Forest of Death to ashes.

"You're amazing, Kiyoshi." Feeling the flow of chakra through her own body as he demonstrated, Anko could clearly sense the intricacies of each technique. 

Overjoyed, she locked those sensations in her memory.

With her recall of those moves, and unlimited chakra replenishment to practice, she was confident her progress would be swift.

"Hey, Kurenai-nee, Anko-nee."

Glancing at the sky, Kiyoshi saw that Kurenai and Anko's training was on track. 

They no longer required his full presence, so he left a Wood Clone behind to assist Kurenai as her sparring partner and healer.

He then created another clone to keep their chakras replenished.

"You two keep training here for now." he said with a smile. "I have something I need to take care of."

"Huh? Are you leaving, Kiyoshi?" Anko was surprised, a little disappointed.

Beside her, Kurenai, drenched in sweat from sparring with another Wood Clone, looked over and chuckled, "Is it because of Tenten and Ino, those two girls?"

Over the past few days, when training one on one with Kurenai, Kiyoshi often left a Wood Clone behind while his main body visited his girlfriends, showing equal care for all of them. 

Most likely, he now needed to use his Spirit Transformation Jutsu with them, like he did with Anko, to aid their training.

That's why, after her friend's words earlier, Kurenai had softened her stance on Anko's flirtatious nature. 

This young man had so many admirable qualities. Perhaps his only flaw was his overly generous heart.

"Can't be helped." Kiyoshi spread his hands, sighing.

Tenten and Ino had already caught onto his clones' presence. 

When Tenten noticed his clones dodging her affection daily, she grew suspicious and eventually barged into the Ishikawa house. After meeting Karin, her jealousy flared up immediately.

Then, there was Keiko. As a talented member of the Uzumaki clan, she had a peaceful nature, preferring a quiet life far from conflict. 

After spending time traveling with Tsunade's group, she settled in Konoha, working as an assistant at the Konoha Hospital.

Though she initially only handled tea and errands, exposure to medical ninjutsu led her to gradually pick up basic healing techniques, passing her exams to become a certified medical ninja. 

With Kiyoshi's encouragement, Karin joined her mother there daily, honing her medical skills by treating patients and gaining practical experience.

Under Kiyoshi's nightly guidance, Karin helped her mother learn advanced techniques like Mystical Palm, pushing her own limits. 

Otherwise, with Karin also around, Kiyoshi would need to be a master of time management.

While Kiyoshi was often spread thin, after being away for two years, he wanted to maximize his time by boosting the abilities of Kurenai, Tenten, Ino, and others. 

In the dangerous shinobi world, Konoha had no shortage of enemies, with hidden dangers lurking at every turn. 

As ninjas, they lived with death always around the corner, and power was the ultimate protection.

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At that moment, near the Hokage Rock training grounds—

Two figures were sparring relentlessly.

One of them, surprisingly, wasn't even flesh and blood—it was a humanoid puppet.

It was the very puppet Kiyoshi had given Tenten, "Kiyoshi No. 1." 

Now, however, Kiyoshi No. 1 moved as if it had a mind of its own, with no visible chakra threads from Tenten to control it.

Its blade flashed and clashed fiercely against Kiyoshi's Wood Clone, attacking with relentless speed and power.

"Go, Kiyoshi No. 1, take down Kiyoshi," cheered a young girl, her hair in a distinctive bun. Her fists clenched in excitement as she shouted encouragement.

Kiyoshi No. 1, typically controlled by chakra threads, seemed to possess independent will, holding its own against the Clone in battle. 

Its unexpected autonomy left others scratching their heads.

"Whoosh..."

A familiar shimmer appeared as Kiyoshi's Flying Thunder God technique activated, teleporting him to Tenten's side with his pre-placed marker.

"Huh?" Tenten's eyes widened in surprise and excitement. "Is it really you, the real Kiyoshi?"

"Of course." Kiyoshi replied, smiling as he ruffled her hair.

"Hehe."

Tenten's eyes curved into happy crescents, savoring Kiyoshi's gentle touch. Only the real Kiyoshi would be this affectionate with her.

"Oh, you've already incorporated it into combat?"

Watching the clash between his Clone and Kiyoshi No. 1, Kiyoshi raised an eyebrow approvingly. 

"It seems you're progressing fast, Tenten."

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