Konoha Academy :
Iruka sensei came back fast and after finishing the last spars between other kids , He dismissed the class for the day , Uchiha Sasuke didn't return though .
Naruto was packing his bag , when others come to chat
" What are you gonna do today "
" Training Ground , you guys coming " Naruto
" All my snacks are finished so I am gonna head home " Choji
" If i go home early my mom's gonna nag me , so I will go to training ground, I want a nap " Shikamaru
" What about you Shino " Naruto
" I will come too " Shino
" Ino ??"
" ....Dad gave me a task for training , I am gonna go back "
Ino replies distractedly to Naruto , while still in shock of Sasuke's earlier defeat , She looks towards Sakura and other fangirls and see all of them together forming a party to search Sasuke-kun.
Sighing to herself she bids farewell to Naruto & others. And leaves the Academy with Choji.
Naruto's eyes goes back to find a little girl , who also seems to be distracted . Looking at her Naruto felt pridefull and happy inside , only to remember that he felt like this by beating up a pitiful kid and decided to leave for today .
Naruto together with Shikamaru & Shino also heads to a familiar path leading to the Training Grounds.
" What are you gonna train today " Shino
" I am thinking of focusing on Hand-seals and something " Naruto
" Hand-seals ...?" Shikamaru
" Well , I want to be a Ninjutsu type Shinobi " Naruto
" Ninjutsu......well you do have lots of chakra " Shino
" How will you train Hand-seals though " Shikamaru
" I found a scroll in library , and I am gonna train Hand-seal speed according to it "Naruto
" Hand-seal speed ?" Shino
" It's how fast you form Hand-seals to execute a jutsu , right " Shikamaru
" Yeah , I want my speed to be 5-6 Handseals per second " Naruto
"..." Shino
"*whistle*......so toublesome " Shikamaru
" Haha ......in the future , like a goal or dream " Naruto
" ........just like being Hokage " Shino
" yup , 5 seals/second......don't you think a Hokage's Seal speed should be at least this much "
"...you really are serious , about becoming Hokage " Shikamaru
" Of course "
Looking at Naruto who is expressing the same dream for the last years , Shikamaru finally felt the difference , was it because he defeated Sasuke today or was there something different .
In the end he just put his hands behind his head and looks towards the sky , to the floating clouds and whispers
" ........Dreams , huh "
Shikamaru's voice didn't reach his friends as they kept walking , Just before they reach training ground Shikamaru spoke again
" Shino "
" hum?"
" What's your dream "
" ME ? "
Hearing Shikamaru's question both Shino looked surprised and he started thinking deeply , seeing no reply from their friend , Naruto spoke
" soo"
" well I don't have a grandiose dream like becoming Hokage "
" It's ok , come on tell us " Shikamaru
" My dream is to discover and tame a giant new species of insect that I can ride and command , a significant expansion of my clan's existing abilities and Finding new types of bug ......well it's a lot complicated " Shino
" Whoaaa " Naruto speaks with awe in his voice
" hum " Shikamaru also hums in approval with Naruto
Sharing his dream and getting approval , Shino gets embarrassed and asks shikamaru back
" What about you , Shikamaru "
" huh ....what ?"
" your dream "
" ......... I have no clue , for now I just want to be lazy and watch clouds , maybe with you all "
Hearing his dreams both Naruto and Shino looks at each other and their shoulders starts shaking
"pfffff even in dreams he sleeps " Naruto
" ehm Don't be like that , This is definitly .......unique , a dream to sleep huh" Shino says while adjusting his glasses .
Looking at his friends , snickering at his dream , Shikamaru rolls his eyes and looking at clouds speaks
" Troublesome "
( I knew it ) Shikamaru
Walking and chatting around , The Group finally reached the training ground , Putting their bag together under a tree , Shikamaru heads to his usual nap place that he discovered over the days here .
Shino and Naruto both heads to the Target site to start , by throwing some shuriken.
While throwing shuriken Shino notices his friend's strange behaviour , Naruto's grip on the Shuriken was not like how it was taught in academy .
His whole hand and fingers covered the shuriken , there's even a finger in the middle of it .
He stopped his training and observes silently what Naruto is upto.
Naruto after grabbing Shuriken , is fully focused on different thought process . Before he decided that training shuriken actively was a waste of time , then why try it now .
The answer was easy , it's not Shuriken but something else that he is practising . The Shuriken is just a medium or literally a 'tool' to help practice that .
And 'That' is Rasengan
during his training of Rasengan in the bathroom with the balloons , there was a very big problem , And that was time , How much time can he invest in Rasengan inside a Bathroom .
After thinking it over and over he came to conclusion
( How much time , this is gonna take )
After these thoughts , he decided to plan a way to train it in a way that no one grows suspicious.
The main points of Rasengan are Chakra Compression and High speed Rotation and together the Ultimate jutsu in shape transformation.
So he took High speed rotation of the jutsu and decided to apply and practice it with Shuriken.
( Naruto is a genius , more than Uchiha Sasuke )
Now that this belief is established , it's time to make a genius who has his own ideas and creativitity .
Ideas regarding different Shinobi things or even everyday things.
( Adding high-speed Rotation in a shuriken may not be some grand idea , But it's a start and will be helpful in future training of Rasengan and it's application will be useful in many ways )
After gripping the shuriken according to his thoughts , he let chakra flow and coat the churiken , his finger in the middle became the axis and a center to focus chakra rotation.
Letting Chakra out compressing it in Shuriken .
( It's hard ........is it because it's not made of chakra metal ? .......well it's just for practice anyway )
Blue chakra coated on the shuriken , Shino's eyes behind the glasses widened and even Shikamaru slowly walks over to see .
Seeing his limit , Naruto readied himself for final step
( Now to make it rotate in an instant , when it leaves my hand .....like a flash )
Naruto takes the throwing pose like some baseball player , and adding rotation in his wrists and palm , he let the shuriken fly with chakra blazing .
The Shuriken flews glowingly and hits the Target .
*Thumoppp*
" ......damn , so troublesome" Shikamaru
" ..... , was that 'something' you were saying earlier '' Shino