Chapter 22: Body Forging
For the next period, Naruto used Shadow Clones to learn Medical Ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu.
A month later, when Naruto went to Ichiraku Ramen, he saw Nara Shikaku.
Naruto's lips curled into a smile. The Lightning Release Body Forging Technique was finally his.
That evening, Naruto used a Shadow Clone to go to Nara Shikaku's house.
Nara Shikaku looked at Naruto and said with a smile, "It seems you're quite impatient!"
"Of course, I'm impatient. I've been looking forward to the Lightning Release Body Forging Techniquefor a long time."
Nara Shikaku smiled and tossed two scrolls to Naruto.
"These two scrolls, one is the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique, and the other is the Lightning Release Chakra Mode."
Naruto looked at Nara Shikaku in disbelief and said, "You even managed to get the Lightning Release Chakra Mode? Is the Kinkisho that powerful? They can even get the Chakra Mode cultivated by the Raikage of Hidden Cloud Village."
Nara Shikaku chuckled and said, "The Kinkisho is indeed powerful, but not as powerful as you imagine. The Lightning Release Chakra Mode is just an A-rank Ninjutsu, not as high-level as you think."
Naruto frowned upon hearing this and said, "But... I saw in the Konoha library that only the Third Raikage and Fourth Raikage mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode. Isn't this a forbidden jutsu of the Hidden Cloud Village?"
Nara Shikaku smiled and shook his head, saying, "The reason so few people practice it isn't because this Ninjutsu is precious or dangerous. It's the difficulty of cultivating this Ninjutsu that makes these two Ninjutsu A-rank. The Lightning Release Chakra Mode requires a powerful physique to use, and a powerful physique requires persistent willpower. This alone has eliminated countless people."
Naruto nodded in sudden understanding and said, "I see! Thank you for the guidance, Shikaku-senpai."
"It's nothing! I heard you moved to the edge of the Village. Can you tell me why?"
Naruto smiled and said, "There's nothing I can't tell you. It's just for my convenience in training!"
Shikaku smiled and said, "But... I feel like it's not as simple as you say, is it?"
"You're overthinking it! I really did it for convenient training, and if you must add one more reason, it's the attitude of the people in the Village towards me!"
Shikaku nodded upon hearing this and didn't ask any more questions. Regardless of whether Narutowas telling the truth, at least Naruto gave a plausible reason.
"If Shikaku-senpai has nothing else, I'll be heading back."
"Nothing else!"
Just as Naruto was about to leave, Shikakusuddenly said, "The Ninja Academy will start in a few months. When that time comes, I'll trouble Naruto-kun to look after my lazy son."
Naruto raised an eyebrow and said, "Looking after him is naturally no problem, but how should I look after him? Should I protect him from bullying? Or urge him to study? Or... other kinds of care?"
Shikaku chuckled and said, "Of course, it's to motivate him to improve. My son is quite good in all aspects, but he's a bit lazy in body and mind, which gives me a headache."
"Understood! I'll make him see the difference."
"Then I'll trouble Naruto-kun."
Naruto smiled and shook his head, then used the Flying Thunder God to return to the Wooden Hutby the river.
Two more days passed. Naruto used a Shadow Clone to perform the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique, showing Kakashi and the others with their own eyes that countless Shadow Clones were sacrificed to develop this Ninjutsu.
When Kakashi saw the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique, he lifted his forehead protector in surprise and used his Sharingan to observe the Shadow Clone's Lightning Release Body Forging Technique.
"He actually replicated the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique. Should I call him a pervert or say he has willpower?"
Kakashi created a Shadow Clone, which quickly went to inform the Third Hokage about the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique.
Meanwhile, Naruto's true body also began to forge his body using the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique.
However, after less than a minute of use, Narutofelt a tearing pain throughout his muscles.
He quickly drank two mouthfuls of Spring Water, and the numbness and tearing sensation on his body disappeared.
"This body forging technique is really overbearing."
Just then, Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived. Seeing the electric arcs flickering on Naruto's body, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a shiver in his heart.
"Little Naruto, are you alright?"
Naruto gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "I'm fine, I can endure it."
"How about you put the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique aside for now and practice it in a few years? You're still too young."
Naruto smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's fine! I've used Medical Ninjutsu to examine my body. Using the Lightning Release Body Forging Technique for half an hour every day is not a problem."
Hiruzen Sarutobi originally wanted to persuade him further, but seeing Uzumaki Naruto's stubbornness, he could only say to Kakashi, who was hidden in the shadows, "If he's in danger, stop him immediately."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
After Hiruzen Sarutobi left, Might Guy suddenly jumped out from somewhere and stood beside Kakashi.
"This is my body forging prescription. Give it to him and tell him to soak in a medicinal bath every day. If he trains like this for a long time, his body will definitely break down."
Kakashi looked at the bag of medicine and the prescription on it, shaking his head, "I can't give this to him!"
"Kakashi! If you don't help, I won't have any more reservations and will directly take him as my disciple."
Ever since Might Guy was rejected when he tried to take Naruto as a disciple, he was no longer as thick-headed as before; instead, he was remarkably calm, which made Kakashi very unaccustomed.
However, Kakashi also knew what was going on. Hiruzen Sarutobi was determined to be the light in Naruto's darkness and would never allow anyone else to interfere.
But Might Guy had taken a liking to Naruto's willpower for body forging and didn't want to miss out on Naruto, who was a good prospect for learning Taijutsu.
Kakashi looked at Might Guy's serious eyes and had no choice but to accept the bag of medicine and the prescription.
That evening, as Naruto sat cross-legged refining Chakra, Kakashi placed the medicine and prescription in front of Naruto and said, "Someone asked me to give you this bag of medicine and prescription. If you forge your body like this for too long, you'll definitely have problems. This bag of medicine is for a medicinal bath."
Naruto looked at white-haired Kakashi and pouted, saying, "Did you actively ask someone for it, or did someone give it to me?"
Kakashi was silent for a while before saying, "Someone asked me to deliver it to you."
"Leave it there! Although I don't need it, I still want to say thank you!"
Kakashi's masked eyes narrowed, and without saying anything, he used the Body Flicker Technique to leave.
In fact, Kakashi was also in a difficult position, caught between Naruto and Hiruzen Sarutobi. Kakashi naturally knew Naruto's background, but he also guessed what Hiruzen Sarutobi was thinking.