"You're really so gentle, Senpai!" Sakura couldn't help but think. Compared to Tsunade-sensei's usual strictness, her heart fluttered despite herself. "I wish we had a Senpai like you in our world too. Then I could ask him anything without having to worry about getting hassled."
"That's right!" Naruto clapped his hands excitedly, grinning at Seiki. "Big Brother Seiki, since we now have people who know Medical Ninjutsu and Sealing Techniques, can you teach us how to make Medical Scrolls?"
"Of course I can, but..." Seiki smiled slightly, then suddenly turned serious. "Before that, let's clarify one thing first."
"Huh? What thing?" Naruto asked, confused.
Seiki looked toward Sakura and asked, "From the moment Naruto disappeared until you guys got dragged here, roughly how long was that period?"
Sakura tapped her chin lightly with her index finger. "Just a few seconds, I think."
Hearing this, Naruto waved his arms disbelievingly. "How could that be? I and Captain Yamato have been here for such a long time!"
Sakura immediately raised her fist. "Hmm? Are you doubting my sense of time?"
Naruto shrank back instantly. "Haha! Of course not! I just find it a bit strange."
"There's definitely an issue with differing time flow speeds, but it's actually opposite from what I hoped," Seiki inwardly sighed. If a few dozen seconds here equaled one day back in their original world, he'd make the decision in a heartbeat—leave for Naruto's world, lay low for a hundred years until he was unbeatable, and then return.
Seeing both of them puzzled, Seiki smiled and explained, "It's due to differences in time flow speed. Half a day has passed here while only a few seconds have gone by in your world."
"Now that's convenient," one of them muttered. "With this kind of time gap, even if you train under me for days, it'll barely be a blip back in your world when you return."
Hearing Seiki's words, Sakura and the others gazed at him with admiration and deep appreciation, thinking within themselves that Senior Seiki was truly reliable—he'd considered even these details despite being the one whose resources were being used freely!
Speaking thus, Seiki turned to Asuma and others. "You guys go back first and report about Satori to Hokage-sama. I'll stay here for a couple more days, teach them this technique, and then return."
Asuma frowned. "But you are the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. Is it really okay for you to stay here alone?"
Seiki chuckled. "Don't worry. Satori has already been taken care of. From now on, whether I'm present or not makes almost no difference. Knowing Onoki's nature, I'm sure he'll abandon any lingering hope completely..."
Before Seiki could finish, Naruto couldn't help interrupting, "Wait a second. What's 'Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces'?"
Mizuki enthusiastically explained, "We're currently in the middle of The Great Ninja World War, and Seiki is the commander-in-chief of the joint forces formed by Konoha and Sunagakure!"
"The unified commander of two major hidden villages — Konoha and Sunagakure?" Yamato nearly popped out his eyes. Although he had already experienced many shocks, upon hearing this information, his mind went blank once again.
After all, this kind of matter couldn't simply be explained merely by possessing formidable strength, especially considering Sand Village's participation—it made him understand even less than before.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but ask, "Would Sunagakure (Sand Hidden Village) agree to something like this?"
Asuma grinned. "You don't know this, do you? Actually, the initial proposal came from Sunagakure (the Sand Hidden Village)."
Yamato was simply stunned. Is your world seriously that peaceful?
Mizuki spoke with a tone of someone trying to recruit others into a religion. "You're not from our world, so of course you don't get what Master Seiki means to us. Master Seiki's never once failed!"
"Never failed?" Sakura exaggerated in tone. Is this world's senior apprentice brother really this formidable?
Upon hearing that, Yamato couldn't help imagining secretly: The other world is already experiencing undercurrents, and war against Akatsuki could erupt anytime. If we had Master Seiki there, we wouldn't be stuck debating who should be our commander... How regrettable.
"That's enough," Seiki mused solemnly. "Let's stop discussing these matters. Let's return to the main topic. Also, better keep quiet about parallel worlds. If anyone asks, just say I damaged Loulan too severely and stayed behind to assist with postwar reconstruction."
At the mention of rebuilding Loulan, Yamato immediately became enthusiastic. "Master Seiki, leave this task to me!"
The others stared. "You?"
Yamato nodded heavily. He'd been blaming himself for losing focus earlier, which caused all that destruction in Loulan. Now finally, he could make up for it slightly.
[Wood Release: Multiple Pillar Houses!]
Yamato formed hand seals and slammed his palm onto the ground. Instantly, dozens of wooden houses rose from the ruins.
It wasn't just the outside—it was the inside details too, all perfectly laid out.
Witnessing this scene, nearby refugees were shocked speechless.
"This is practically a miracle!"
"I wish I could learn this jutsu! If I did, I could earn money selling houses in the future!"
The corners of Asuma's mouth twitched violently. Is Wood Release really meant for building houses?
Though very appropriate, something still felt strangely off.
They couldn't help but wonder—everyone says Wood Release was the First Hokage's power that brought peace to the Warring States era. Could it be his way of ending the chaos was simply building everyone a house?
...
Two days later.
Not only Sakura, but even Sai gazed upon Seiki with admiration and reverence.
The more they learned, the more profound and knowledgeable their senior master seemed. In medical ninjutsu and sealing techniques alone, he towered far above them by an immense margin.
They'd spent two full days just learning a simplified C-rank compound technique. It was hard to imagine how powerful the original complete version must be or how extremely difficult its creation process would have been!
Naruto also felt excited. During these two days, Master Seiki had taught him many new ways to use Rasengan, making him feel like he'd leveled up big time on the Rasengan grind.
"But even so, I still can't defeat Pain—who killed Ero-sennin!" Naruto took a deep breath and asked, "Aniki Seiki, is there any method that could let me become powerful quickly?"
Sakura looked at him with concern. "Naruto, I understand your determination to grow stronger faster, but things like this are simply impossible!"
Yamato nodded seriously, "Ninja training has never been something you can master overnight. If you want to get stronger, you've gotta take things one step at a time. Master Seiki has already helped us a lot. Let's not push the master too hard."
Naruto looked somewhat disheartened, "I understand."
But Seiki smiled and said, "Who says there's no quick way to get stronger? There's more than one."
"Huh? Really?" Sakura exclaimed in surprise.
"Master, you're not talking about those extremely dangerous Kinjutsu [forbidden techniques], are you?" Yamato asked worriedly.
"If you want to grow stronger quickly, you'll naturally have to take some risks, but it's not exactly extremely dangerous," Seiki explained.
Naruto immediately asked eagerly, "Brother Seiki, please tell me! I promise I'll definitely do it!"
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