Training Plan

Watching the girl scatter the sand with a wave of her hand, Gaara lowered his head in anguish!

Why, why were you saved? Why would such a powerful ninja come without hesitation to save someone as useless as you? Why wasn't I the one who was saved?

So I want to kill you.

Because I hate everything you have! I hate the person who protected you like a father!

But this time, you were saved again, because your friends were watching over you.

I hate it so much, it hurts so much!

Why is my heart aching more than when it is filled with hatred?

Gaara cried out in anguish in his heart, his body hunched over, unable to pull himself out of his reverie for a long time.

Trembling, she curled up into a ball.

After a long time, he finally calmed down, but he could no longer muster the desire to kill.

Disheartened, he turned and left.

The girl suddenly called out to him, "Wait! You're just going to leave like this?"

Gaara paused, stopping to hear what the girl who had defeated him would say.

"You've made a mess of the room with sand, and you're just leaving without cleaning it up? Do you expect us to be your cleaners?" she said righteously.

Gaara was stunned. His heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly clenched again. A feeling he had never experienced before welled up in his heart, and he didn't know how to describe it.

It is neither a negative emotion like hatred or jealousy, nor a positive emotion like joy or excitement.

A cleaner...? Hinata felt that Sakura's words were completely treating the cruel and powerful Gaara as a cleaner.

No one knew Gaara feeling at that moment. The three people present only saw Gaara pause for a moment, and then the sand in the room merged into Gaara's back like bees returning to their hive.

The moment Gaara turned and walked out of the room, the girl's last words reached his ears.

"Gaara, you should be thankful. I have a friend who, like you, keeps an even bigger monster. If it were him instead of me here, you definitely wouldn't be Earth Flow this room unscathed!"

Jinchūriki... Gaara raced, but his steps never faltered.

The following morning, it was sunny with a gentle breeze.

The outskirts of Konoha.

Under the rising sun, a shimmering green river, like a ribbon, meanders leisurely through the green fields on both banks, its surface sparkling in the sunlight.

The light green water, with its silky shimmering surface, meanders gently over low shrubs and shallow pebble beaches, its clear waves undulating gracefully.

Amidst the verdant peaks and fragrant blossoms, the sounds of birdsong and insect chirps drifted by; swallows sang and orioles sang amidst the clusters of flowers, and bees and butterflies fluttered about.

The scenery is particularly beautiful.

In the deserted fields, the tranquil scenery was suddenly broken by the boy's impatient loud complaints.

"Ugh, that awful Kakashi-sensei! He's so biased! He just called us here to practice and then left, spending the whole month giving Sasuke individual coaching and completely ignoring us!"

The boy, whose face was marked with six fox whiskers, kicked at the pebbles on the rocky beach idly, squinted his eyes, and said loudly and dejectedly.

It was Naruto Uzumaki had advanced to the third round of the Chunin Ninja Exams.

The month-long training period given before the third match has now passed four or five years.

Kakashi had given Naruto and Sakura training guidance in the previous two years, but in the last two, he suddenly became very busy, even their daily meetings were rushed, let alone giving them any more guidance on their training.

Yesterday, Sakura went to visit Naruto. Naruto stayed alone in the training ground, throwing a whole bunch of Kunai, and seemed to be in a bad mood.

He desperately hoped that Kakashi could teach him something new.

However, Kakashi went even further this time, calling the two to the riverbank, instructing them to practice freely, and then slipping away alone.

He also said things like, "I've already arranged your training," "Someone will come to guide your training in my place soon," and "I never have to worry about Sakura's training."

"Hmph, they're just kidding us again!"

Naruto angrily picked up a stone and tried to skip it across the water, but the perfectly round stone stubbornly sank into the river and didn't float at all.

Haha! A girl's clear, uninhibited laughter rang out from the side. The pink-haired girl sitting on the Taiseki sat up straight and looked at Naruto with a beaming smile.

With nimble footwork, she lifted and shot a flat pebble from the rocky beach into the air, sending it hurtling through the air.

Whoosh! The pebble spun wildly in the air, shooting hundreds of meters away along the direction of the river.

Then, skimming across the water at a flat, twenty-degree angle, thud! The high-speed spinning stone bounced up under the surface tension of the water, tracing a short, low arc in the air, leaping dozens of meters like a nimble rabbit before landing. The instant it touched the water, it seemed startled, then leaped back up, fell back into the water, startled, fell, startled...

It wasn't until it was hundreds of meters away that it lost all kinetic energy and sank into the water.

The girl in the light blue dress wagged her finger triumphantly at Naruto.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Naruto, did you see that? Now that's what you call skipping stones!"

Naruto snorted irritably. "Tch, Sakura, you cheated! You definitely can't go as far as me without Chakra!"

"Forget about that for now!" Sakura jumped off the rock and stretched. "Let's think about what we should practice today, otherwise we'll just waste another day doing nothing!"

With a whoosh, Sakura pulled a rolled-up Konoha Ninja Training Syllabus from her pocket.

Taijutsu:

Ninja tool manipulation, Kunai throwing enhancement, flexibility training, physical fitness training, basic Taijutsu), upper body strength training, speed training, balance training, intermediate Taijutsu (Shadow of the Dancing Leaf, Konoha Whirlwind, etc.), Taijutsu Body Flicker Technique...

Ninjutsu training:

Hand Seals training, basic Chakra manipulation training (i. e., Tree Climbing), standard application of the Three Basic Techniques, low-level Ninjutsu practice (Wind Release, Water Release), intermediate Chakra manipulation training (i. e., Water Walking), advanced application of the Substitution Technique, advanced application of the Clone Technique, combination Ninjutsu, Combination Ninjutsu, high-level Ninjutsu practice (Wind Release, Water Release), Chakra attribute development, Chakra attribute enhancement, Chakra transformation practice, Ninjutsu -type Body Flicker Technique...

Practical training:

Tracking and enemy detection, survival training, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, trap construction, Taijutsu- to-hand combat, Ninjutsu combat, comprehensive battles, naval warfare...

The entire sheet of paper was filled with dense writing, and various marks were made in tiny characters.

"Completing all these exercises will qualify you for the Jonin, or even Hokage!"

Naruto frowned as soon as he saw the long passage of text.

But the phrase "qualifications to become Hokage" forced him to continue reading, while he counted on his fingers. "Sakura, we definitely can't finish all this practice today!"

"Idiot!" Sakura casually gave away the thumbs-up she received from Hinata yesterday. Hmm, it felt good!

"Don't be so stupid, okay? Of course, you should pick one to practice!"

"Tsk, forget it, I'll choose! Since we're already at the river, let's practice Water Walking. If we progress quickly, we can even practice water combat!"

"What? Another Chakra manipulation exercise?" Naruto said with a bitter face.

"Of course, it's your Chakra manipulation skills that are so terrible!" Sakura rolled her eyes. "But this exercise isn't as physically demanding as Tree Climbing, and you can use Shadow Clone to speed up your training. Besides, you already have a foundation in Tree Climbing, so you'll learn this very quickly! Then it'll be your favorite practical training!"

"... Fine." Naruto pouted, somewhat unwilling, but after thinking for a moment, he ultimately succumbed to the girl's tyranny.

Actually, Naruto's Chakra manipulation ability isn't as bad as it used to be.

As a teammate, Sakura saw it all very clearly.

Before the mission to the Land of Waves, Naruto's Chakra manipulation was basically non-existent. Although Sakura tried to teach him, Naruto didn't take these tedious exercises seriously, and the results were not immediately visible.

The life-or-death battles during the Land of Waves mission taught Naruto the benefits of freely manipulating Chakra in combat. For Naruto, who relies on intuition, theoretical principles might be repeated a thousand times and he might not remember them, but a technique used in actual combat once might be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Chakra manipulation is an example of this.

From then on, Naruto began to pay attention to Chakra manipulation techniques. Although he did not receive any specific training in Chakra manipulation techniques afterward, Naruto Chakra manipulation skills continued to improve steadily under the influence of Chakra manipulation master Sakura Haruno during daily training, battles, and sparring.

In the battle against Orochimaru in the Forest of Death, Naruto was not sealed by Orochimaru's Five Elements Seal as in the original story, and therefore his Chakra was not disrupted and difficult to control due to the conflict of the seal.

The butterfly effect allowed Naruto to successfully complete his Water Walking training even without Jiraiya's help.

In fact, Naruto's training went even more smoothly than Sakura had anticipated.

After watching Sakura's demonstration, Naruto and his dozens of Shadow Clone swayed and rocked on the water for the first time, but none of them sank.

As Naruto dispelled the first Shadow Clone stood firmly on the water's surface, his understanding of Naruto -Water Walking techniques deepened, and soon he was able to stand steadily on the water's surface.

"Wow, Water Walking is so easy! I thought it would take a long time to learn!"

Sakura smiled slightly; this was just the beginning.

It's still a long way from being able to use it freely in intense battles.

However, you'll have to learn the following techniques through actual practice!

The girl leaped lightly onto the river, and with her superb Chakra control, she landed on the water without causing a ripple.

"Waterborne combat training begins! Naruto, you better watch out!"

Chakra is surging with excitement!

Gazing at Naruto and his Shadow Clone, who were ready for battle, the girl's eyes began to burn with fierce fighting spirit!

[This time I'm recommending "Seeking Truth," it's quite innovative (scientific cultivation? Copying books in another world? Showing off and sex?) It's a Xianxia novel.]

[Some readers have mentioned that the writing has been a bit weak lately. As a new author, it's normal to have trouble pacing, so please bear with me. Also, I really wanted to take this opportunity to write about a few minor supporting characters.]