"Wind Release: Vacuum Bullet."
Naruto rapidly formed hand seals in front of his chest, continuously spitting out several Vacuum Bullets at the boulder ten meters away.
At the instant the Ninjutsu was released, Naruto's body also moved towards the boulder in front of him. At the same time, a blue and white Chakra ball rapidly rotated and condensed in his hand. As the Chakra ball rotated, the surrounding air suddenly flowed, and a large number of gravel and dead leaves were directly blown away, creating a cloud of sand and dust.
"Wind Release: Rasengan!"
This was a Rasengan to which Naruto had added Wind-attribute Chakra. Although it couldn't be thrown out directly like the Rasenshuriken, replacing the non-attribute Chakra with Wind-attribute Chakra greatly increased the cutting ability and destructive power of this Ninjutsu.
The Vacuum Bullets hit the marks Naruto had made on the boulder in advance in the blink of an eye, creating several head-sized holes in the boulder.
In the next instant after the Vacuum Bullets hit, Naruto had already rushed to the front of the boulder, and the Wind-attribute Rasengan in his hand slammed into the middle of the boulder.
"Boom!"
The Rasengan exploded instantly, and countless Wind-attribute Chakra frantically surged and splashed around. A spherical area with a diameter of two meters was enveloped by Wind-attribute Chakra, and even Naruto himself was affected, creating a thick cloud of gray mist, making it impossible to see the situation inside.
When the gray mist dissipated, a spherical area with a diameter of two meters, empty of everything, was left in place, and Naruto, who had been blown away, disappeared in a puff of white smoke.
This was just a Shadow Clone.
"Bang!"
A sound of earth breaking suddenly rang out. Under the hemispherical pit, a golden-haired figure suddenly appeared, waving his fist, which was strengthened by layers of Chakra, directly towards the boulder.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a huge roar, the boulder, which was originally like a mountain, actually had cracks like spider webs spreading out from Naruto's fist as the center, and finally exploded with a bang, turning into rubble all over the sky.
After a year and a half of practice, his training here was coming to an end. Sarutobi Hiruzen had already told him that he had arranged for him to enter the Ninja Academy to study. Although he didn't need to go to the Ninja Academy at all now, it seemed that Sarutobi Hiruzen still hoped that he could go to the Ninja Academy to further his understanding of the Will of Fire.
...
On the other side, inside the Hokage Building.
The Konoha F4, who watched Naruto's training through Sarutobi Hiruzen's Telescope Technique, gasped in unison.
The four of them felt that the atmosphere in the Hokage's office was a bit hot.
"The Jinchuriki is now almost as strong as an elite Chunin."
Utatane Koharu, the only woman in the F4, said with a solemn expression.
At this time, Mitokado Homura, the hedgehog-headed old man with glasses next to her, asked in a deep voice, "Hiruzen, is there a risk of the Jinchuriki losing control if he is allowed to practice like this?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took a puff of smoke and said confidently, "Don't worry, Homura, I regularly check Naruto's Seal. I can only say that Minato's Seal is quite good, and the Nine Tails doesn't have the slightest trace of being able to break free from the Seal."
The Nine Tails said that it was quite pleasant to have a show to watch from time to time while lying down.
"In that case, there's no need for the Jinchuriki to go to the Ninja Academy, right?" "Danzo of the Single Eye," who had been silent for a long time, spoke.
He had a burning gaze, and his turbid single eye emitted a strange gleam, staring fixedly at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen, who considered himself very familiar with Danzo's character, felt his whole body tingle from being stared at by the other party.
"With the current strength of the Jinchuriki, going to the Ninja Academy is a complete waste of time."
Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned. He knew what Danzo wanted to say even with his ass, but in order to make this four-person meeting seem fairer, he still chose to respect Danzo's opinion.
"Then Danzo, do you have any better ideas?"
The corner of Danzo's mouth slightly curved, revealing a smile of successful scheming. Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart instinctively skipped a beat at the sight, and he wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.
"It seems that Naruto is very talented in Wind Release. He was able to comprehend the nature transformation of Chakra in one day. In a few months, he not only mastered Wind Release: Vacuum Bullet to perfection, but also integrated Wind Release Chakra into the Rasengan. This is something even Minato Namikaze couldn't do back then."
Shimura Danzo paused here, looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"What exactly do you want to say?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's face was a little unsightly. He couldn't quite see Shimura Danzo's purpose. In the past, the other party should have asked him for the Nine Tails Jinchuriki to be trained by Root. Today, he unexpectedly praised Naruto and even showed closeness to the Jinchuriki.
Could it be someone impersonating him?
Unlike Sarutobi Hiruzen's anxiety, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura watched this scene with great interest.
"Everyone should be very clear that in today's Konoha, my Wind Release Ninjutsu is the best. If Naruto can be personally taught by me, even without the Nine Tails, Konoha can quickly have another combat power no weaker than the four of us."
Danzo's old, hoarse voice grew louder and louder. Finally, he stood up directly from his seat, looking down at Sarutobi Hiruzen, and said word by word.
"I want to take Uzumaki Naruto as my disciple."
Shimura Danzo looked down at Sarutobi Hiruzen's gloomy face in the shadows, which gave him a feeling of finally winning against the other party once.
As for taking the Jinchuriki as a disciple, it was just a means for Shimura Danzo to win over the Jinchuriki, and this method was inspired by this old guy Hiruzen.
After all, Uzumaki Naruto has extremely strong Wind Release talent, and he dares to guarantee that in the entire Konoha, no one can surpass him in Wind Release Ninjutsu. This gives him an excellent opportunity to take the Jinchuriki as a disciple.
Moreover, with the excuse of adding another Kage-level strength to the village in a short period of time, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen is unhappy, he cannot directly refuse him, because this is a way to quickly strengthen the village.
He glanced at Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura again. These two guys are just two indecisive guys and are not worth worrying about.
His opponent has always been only Hiruzen.
"Danzo, I have said long ago that Naruto is impossible to give to your Root." Sarutobi Hiruzen spat out a puff of white smoke, his old face hiding in the shadows. Although he couldn't see his expression, his low voice suppressed monstrous anger.
"Hiruzen!" Shimura Danzo suddenly shouted, and the one eye that was always dim on weekdays was now shining brightly. For a time, the three were shocked.
"I am Konoha's Hokage Advisor!"
This guy, does he want to come into the sunlight now?
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression was obscure and difficult to distinguish. He glanced at the other two advisors. These two guys were actually there holding teacups and pretending to be fools again.
He didn't expect that he would also be suppressed by this Shimura Danzo one day, but did Danzo think that he could take him down by relying on what he considered to be righteousness? He is the Hokage.
"You can teach your Ninjutsu to Naruto, but you cannot become his Teacher."
"Why?" Danzo questioned on the spot, his tone urgent. He didn't expect that he had said so much, but Hiruzen still wouldn't let go.
Sarutobi Hiruzen raised his eyes and glanced at Danzo, and said in a deep voice: "Because you are the darkness of the Shinobi World, the Root of Konoha, the Leader of Root!"
"What do you mean?"
"Naruto needs a clean political background," Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the three people who didn't know why, and then said: "Because I want to make Naruto the next Hokage."
He is telling Shimura Danzo to recognize his identity.
The other three pairs of eyes widened in unison upon hearing Sarutobi Hiruzen's answer.
How much longer do you intend to be Hokage?
The three were somewhat incredulous, especially Danzo, whose exposed eye nearly popped out.
"Hiruzen, you actually want a Jinchuriki to be Hokage?"
"Why not? The Hidden Mist's current Mizukage is the Three-Tails Jinchuriki," Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly, not taking the matter to heart.
"Konoha has never had a Jinchuriki become Hokage before!" Shimura Danzo said through gritted teeth, his gaze murderous. This guy Sarutobi Hiruzen would rather give the Hokage position to a Jinchuriki than give him a chance?
"There is a first time for everything."
"You!"
"Hiruzen, I have no objection to a Jinchuriki becoming Hokage, but the Jinchuriki's reputation in the village..."
"Yes, Hiruzen, after all, we are not yet clear about the Jinchuriki's attitude towards the village, after all..."
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura couldn't help but speak up as well. After all, having a Jinchuriki become Hokage would probably be difficult for Konoha to accept.
This time, the corners of Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth gently curved up as he solemnly said to the three, "I can guarantee that Naruto's Will of Fire is incomparably pure, and at the same time, I firmly believe that he will definitely gain the recognition of everyone in the village, and then become the next Hokage."
Looking at Sarutobi Hiruzen's determined face, Shimura Danzo could no longer bring himself to suggest taking Naruto as a disciple. He just didn't expect that the method he had spent so long thinking about would be so easily cracked by this guy.
He never expected that his identity as the Leader of Root, which he had always regarded as his trump card, would ultimately become his greatest shackle. There was no chance anymore.
At least, there was no chance in the short term.
In that case...
"If that's the case, then let's try the Jinchuriki again."
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