Naruto: Menma Exiting Infinite Tsukuyomi

Chapter 177: Naruto: I Only Find Them Noisy

"...In simple terms, it's about gathering chakra in the palm of your hand, then continuously releasing chakra until it can be materialized, and finally solidifying and compressing it into a stable chakra sphere."

Jiraiya explained the principle of the Rasengan to Naruto and Sasuke in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"The difficulty of learning the Rasengan is not low."

He took out a water-filled balloon and handed it to Sasuke, saying earnestly: "To learn the Rasengan, you must take it one step at a time. The first step is to use chakra to burst this balloon."

With that, Jiraiya turned his head again to look at Naruto.

"Gather... release... stabilize..."

Naruto was seen muttering, looking down at his raised right hand.

Then, the chakra in his body began to slowly flow towards his palm, and a continuously rotating chakra sphere gradually took shape.

"Lord Jiraiya, is this the Rasengan?"

Naruto looked up at Jiraiya, meeting his astonished gaze.

"What's wrong? Did I get a step wrong?"

"Ahem! No, no..."

Jiraiya came back to his senses, feigning calmness: "You learned very quickly. Hmm, just a tiny bit slower than me back then."

Although he knew Naruto's talent was very good,

he never expected it to be outstanding to this degree!

This was a ninjutsu that Minato took one or two years to develop!

When he learned it back then, it also took him several months to fully master it!

And the result? Naruto only took a few minutes...

"Hiss! If he keeps learning at this speed, all my old tricks will probably be exposed!"

Thinking of this possibility, Jiraiya couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.

However, when he looked at Sasuke beside him, who was struggling with a troubled face and making no progress, he couldn't help but sigh heavily with relief in his heart.

"Indeed, not everyone is a freak like Naruto."

Yes, it's not that he, Jiraiya, is too bad.

It can only be blamed on Naruto's talent being too freakish!

But clearly, Jiraiya was happy too soon.

The developments that followed directly made him start to doubt life.

...

BOOM!!

The violent impact produced by the collision of the hurricane and flames exploded directly in the center of the lake.

The scorching high temperature instantly evaporated a large amount of mist.

Jiraiya was directly drenched into a drowned rat by the falling lake water, yet he still stared blankly at Naruto and Sasuke before him.

He saw a Rasengan appear in each of Naruto's and Sasuke's hands.

The two of them seemed to be competing.

While maintaining the Rasengan, they were also infusing Fire and Wind Release chakra into it.

Although this infusion process was very slow,

under the two's superb chakra control abilities, the chakra nature transformation of the two Rasengan was progressing steadily.

Only when the chakra in the two Rasengan began to run wild did they throw the Rasengan in their hands towards the center of the lake.

"Heh, hehe..."

The corner of Jiraiya's mouth twitched.

He no longer knew how to describe his current mood.

He originally thought Sasuke's talent would be a bit more normal, but he never expected that in just a few short hours,

not only had these two guys learned the Rasengan and the Great Ball Rasengan,

they had even begun to try adding chakra nature and shape transformation into the Rasengan!

"Never mind Naruto's talent being so freakish! Why is Sasuke's talent also so freakish!?" Jiraiya supported his forehead, a troubled look on his face.

Could it really be that he who is near vermilion is stained red, and he who is near ink is stained black?

But he had spent a lot of time with that guy Orochimaru when he was young, why didn't he feel he had learned anything from Orochimaru?!

Just as Jiraiya was doubting life,

Naruto walked over with a smile, followed by a dejected-looking Sasuke.

"Lord Jiraiya, thank you for your guidance."

He bowed slightly, his attitude polite: "Although adding nature and shape transformation to the Rasengan can easily injure oneself, it has also provided me with a new direction for development."

"However, I just discovered a problem."

Naruto's tone suddenly shifted as he said seriously: "The Nine-Tails sealed within my body has been interfering with my chakra."

Sorry, Fox Teacher.

I'll have to trouble you to take the blame for this one.

"You mean..."

Jiraiya was first stunned upon hearing this, then said with astonishment: "You were performing chakra nature and shape transformation just now while being interfered with by the Nine-Tails?"

Seeing Naruto nod, the corner of Jiraiya's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Why does it feel like the strongest Tailed Beast, the Nine-Tails, is actually dragging down Naruto's growth?

If he hadn't become the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Naruto's growth rate might have been even more terrifying!

Thinking this, Jiraiya looked at Naruto thoughtfully.

"If I remember correctly, you have already mastered the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains, right?"

"Mm, I can already control four chains."

Jiraiya showed no surprise upon hearing this, clearly already numb to Naruto's talent.

However, back then, Kushina with four chains was enough to bind the complete Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails in Naruto's body now was only half, and it had already become an obstacle to his progress.

"Then, should we undo Naruto's seal and try to seize the Nine-Tails' chakra?"

Jiraiya frowned, a hesitant look on his face.

After a moment, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Tomorrow, I'll prepare everything and then call out Gerotora to undo the seal."

Gerotora was a special toad from Mount Myōboku.

Its body was a scroll, recording the key to Minato's sealing of the Nine-Tails.

It was currently attached to Jiraiya's body via a "Possession Contract" and could help Naruto undo the Nine-Tails' seal at any time.

Anyway, Naruto would have to come into contact with the Nine-Tails' power sooner or later.

With him by his side to watch over, even if it failed, he could forcibly stop it.

However, they absolutely could not try to undo the Nine-Tails' seal here.

They had to find a sufficiently secret place far away from Konoha.

Thinking this,

Jiraiya looked again at Naruto and Sasuke, saying directly: "That's enough for today."

"We're not continuing?"

Sasuke immediately stepped forward, saying with some unwillingness: "I feel like I still have the strength to continue training!"

Losing to Naruto just now already made him brood over it.

But as it turned out, Naruto had still beaten him while being interfered with by the Nine-Tails.

This instantly made Sasuke's sense of crisis even stronger.

He now wished he could directly create two shadow clones and do extra training all night!

"A ninja's training is certainly important, but you must understand what it means to not overdo it, and what it means to strike a balance between work and rest."

Jiraiya pondered for a moment, then said mysteriously: "Your ninjutsu training progress is already fast enough. Now I will take you to carry out more important training."

With that, he led Naruto and Sasuke to the streets of Konoha.

Today was a holiday.

The three of them walked aimlessly among the bustling crowd.

Feeling the lively and cheerful atmosphere of the surrounding streets, looking at the sincere and joyful smiles on the villagers' faces,

Sasuke, who was originally somewhat impatient, was gradually infected by this lively environment.

Looking at the stalls selling wares on both sides of the street, Sasuke couldn't help but exclaim with emotion: "So Konoha's market is this lively. I've never strolled through it before."

Before, when his father and mother were still alive, he always bought things within the Uchiha clan grounds.

And after the Uchiha clan was destroyed by that man, he began to subconsciously dislike these lively places.

This was the first time he had witnessed the prosperity of the "Number One Ninja Village."

"...Yeah, it really is lively."

Naruto had a gentle smile on his face, but an imperceptible, strange look flashed in his eyes.

Unfortunately, I only find them really noisy.

(End of Chapter)

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