“Then it’s settled. Naruto, is there anything else you’d like to add?”
Kakashi even felt that this wasn’t stimulating enough, so he deliberately gave Naruto another chance to object.
Naturally, Naruto wouldn’t let this last opportunity slip away and immediately raised his hand high.
“I have something to say! Big Brother Kakashi, I think learning at school alone is already enough. There’s no need for me to train with you as well. I’m only six years old. There’s no need to be in such a hurry, right?”
“Naruto, you can’t say that. Since you’ve been alone since childhood, you may not understand, but the major clans in the village start educating their members very early. Take Uchiha Itachi of the Uchiha clan, for example. He already witnessed war at the age of four. You’re already six, so you have to work twice as hard. Otherwise, how will you stand out from others your age and become an excellent ninja?”
“I…”
Naruto was left speechless on the spot, standing there blankly without being able to say a single word.
Right now, he wanted nothing more than to slap himself twice.
Why did he have to talk about becoming an excellent ninja when he had nothing better to do?
Wouldn’t it be better to just be a lazy good-for-nothing?
After all, he was the protagonist.
As long as he followed the plot, he would marry a beautiful and rich woman, reach the peak of life, and become Hokage with a perfect ending.
There was absolutely no need to put in any extra effort.
Seeing Naruto at a loss for words, Kakashi’s eyes narrowed into crescents.
Even through the mask, his smile could practically be seen.
“Since you have no objections, then it’s settled. There are still two months before school starts. Today, I’ll finish all the procedures for leaving the ANBU. Training will begin tomorrow. I’ll come find you tomorrow morning. We’ll try to learn the most basic parts before you enroll. Lord Hokage, I still need to go to the ANBU to complete the handover for my resignation, so I’ll be leaving first.”
Kakashi gave Naruto no chance to speak again.
After bowing to the Third Hokage, he disappeared.
The Third Hokage also seemed very satisfied with this result and stood up with a smile.
“Little Naruto, from now on, you must study diligently under Kakashi and strive to become an excellent ninja as soon as possible. Well then, I’ll be leaving too.”
After saying that, the Third Hokage also disappeared.
From beginning to end, neither of them gave Naruto a chance to speak.
It was only after both of them had completely vanished that Naruto finally came back to his senses.
“Hey! Hey! I haven’t agreed yet! You can’t do this!”
Naruto shouted toward the empty space in front of him, but it was already meaningless.
The two had long since gone far away.
“Why did this happen? Is this even normal? Could this be the butterfly effect? But I’ve only been transmigrated here for a few days. I haven’t done anything from beginning to end, so why has the butterfly effect already appeared?”
Naruto immediately became utterly dejected.
The cup noodles no longer smelled good, the milk no longer tasted pure, and even the bread tasted like wax.
Early the next morning, Naruto was still curled up under his blankets when someone knocked on the door.
However, Naruto had spent the entire previous day thinking about training and had gone to sleep very late.
Being woken by the knocking immediately made him irritated.
He pulled the blanket over his head and had no intention of opening the door.
Before long, the knocking stopped, and Naruto began drifting back to sleep.
He was just about to fall asleep when he suddenly felt cold all over.
Opening his eyes, he saw Kakashi standing beside the bed with a long sword on his back, while holding the blanket that had originally been covering Naruto.
“Damn! Y-you, how did you get in? No! What are you trying to do to me?!”
Naruto immediately sat up and kept moving toward the corner of the wall.
Anyone who didn’t know better would think Kakashi was about to do something to him.
Kakashi rolled his dead-fish eyes and casually threw the blanket to the foot of the bed.
Acting as though he were in his own home, he pulled over a nearby chair and sat down, crossing one leg over the other.
“I’m giving you ten minutes to get up and wash, ten minutes to eat breakfast, and then you’ll come train with me.”
“Y-you’re serious? We’re really going to train?”
Naruto’s face immediately fell, but Kakashi was completely unmoved.
He directly took out Icha Icha Paradise and didn’t even bother to glance at Naruto.
“The timer has already started. I advise you to leave some time to eat. Training consumes a lot of stamina.”
[Damn you, Kakashi. Just you wait. Once I master Sage Mode, I’ll definitely hang you up and beat you!]
Naruto had already begun imagining himself using Sage Mode to beat Kakashi until there was nowhere to go, neither to the heavens nor into the earth.
However, on the surface, he looked completely obedient and immediately started getting dressed.
Hearing Naruto’s inner thoughts, Kakashi’s heart stirred.
‘Sage Mode?
I remember Sensei seemed to know that as well.
Lord Jiraiya taught it to him.
Will Naruto also learn Sage Mode in the future?
It seems I need to consider this as well.
If I learn Sage Mode, the weakness of insufficient chakra can be resolved.’
Half an hour later, Kakashi brought Naruto to a beautiful training ground.
Beneath their feet was soft grass, and ahead was a rushing waterfall.
Beneath the waterfall was a pool, while behind them was a lush forest.
Just being there was enough to make one feel refreshed and relaxed.
However, Naruto still had a piece of bread hanging from his mouth, his eyes heavy with sleep.
He looked completely half-asleep.
Kakashi didn’t care about this at all and was instead filled with fighting spirit.
“Alright, Naruto. From now on, we’ll train here. I’ll first teach you the basics of being a ninja: extracting chakra. Take this and follow the steps written on it.”
Kakashi tossed a scroll to Naruto and then walked toward the pool without looking back.
Naruto looked at the scroll in his hand, then at Kakashi’s retreating back, standing there in a daze for a long time without recovering his senses.
[What the hell? This is your teaching? I actually had a tiny bit of hope in you before. You really aren’t cut out to be a teacher. But whatever, I’m happy to take it easy too. Training? Screw training!]
After Kakashi had walked far away, Naruto tossed the scroll onto the ground and lay down on his back on the soft grass.
The soft grass, the faint fragrance of greenery, and the gentle breeze immediately made drowsiness wash over Naruto…
Screech!
Just as Naruto was about to fall asleep, a sharp and ear-piercing sound suddenly rang beside his ear.
He quickly opened his eyes and looked carefully.
Less than ten centimeters away from him was a slash mark more than two meters long and over five centimeters deep in the ground.
It frightened him so badly that he immediately jolted awake.
At the same time, Kakashi’s voice rang out.
“Naruto, don’t think you can slack off right under my nose. I’m watching you at all times.”
Naruto looked toward the source of the voice and saw Kakashi wiping the blade of his long sword with his hand.
There were at least several dozen meters between them.
From such a distance, Kakashi had actually been able to unleash such a slash, completely overturning Naruto’s understanding of Kakashi.
[What’s going on? Swordsmanship? Kakashi’s training isn’t ninjutsu, but swordsmanship? Didn’t he give up swordsmanship after suffering that blow? What exactly happened?]
“I-I wasn’t! I wasn’t slacking off. I-I was meditating just now. That’s right! Meditating! This is also one of the steps in extracting chakra!”