"Teacher Hagoromo, this cat that looks like a daifuku can talk, besides..."
Naruto approached Hagoromo, poked the Cat San San's belly with his finger, and asked Hagoromo:
"He's just a little chubby, why call him 'Cat Teacher'?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Cat San San, seemed to react instinctively, its eyes narrowing as it looked at Naruto:
"You little fox, what did you say, meow?"
"Why should I call you Cat Teacher?" Naruto paused for a moment before replying.
"It's the previous sentence, meow."
"She seems... a little chubby?"
"Take this!" The Cat San San jumped out of Hagoromo's arms and charged straight at Naruto.
Thud--
Naruto was sent flying backwards as if he had been hit by a truck.
Just before he was about to fall, Hagoromo appeared behind him and caught Naruto safely.
Hagoromo covered his forehead with a helpless expression and handed Naruto were already turning Byakugan, to Hinata.
Shikamaru and the others twitched at the corners of their mouths, looking at the seemingly harmless Cat San San with disbelief.
Snap--
Yui, who had walked over, slapped Cat San San across Hagoromo face in an annoyed tone before turning to Shikamaru and the others, saying, "Now you know why we call him Cat Teacher, right?"
"Um."
Shikamaru and the others nodded obediently, after all, even Naruto was currently the strongest among them, had been knocked unconscious.
"If the teacher leaves the village later, he will accompany you in training."
Hagoromo pointed to Cat San San was eating potato chips, and said.
"I refuse!" Cat San San looked up directly, indicating that she was unwilling.
Hagoromo, with the Cat San San hanging by the neck, said in a slightly annoyed tone, "I'll buy you snacks later."
"No problem! I'll take care of this little thing."
Upon hearing that there was food, the Cat San San immediately nodded in agreement.
Hagoromo then put down the Cat San San and let him go to the side to wait.
He turned to Shikamaru and the others and said, "Final exams are in a little over a week, so we can reduce the training a bit these days."
"Use your free time to review your coursework and strive for a good grade."
Yes, teacher!
Shikamaru and the others nodded in agreement, as they had indeed been training recently.
It would be nice to be able to relax a bit.
Compared to other training programs, completing this project is actually quite an easy task.
"Oh, right, teacher."
Shikamaru seemed to have thought of something and spoke to Hagoromo.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
As Hagoromo was thinking about training programs, he heard Shikamaru's voice and turned around.
"I heard you're planning to take the Jonin exam?"
Shikamaru walked over and quietly asked.
"Ah, it'll probably be a while, at least after the final exams. What's wrong?"
Hagoromo thought about the time and realized that she would only have some free time after the final exams.
"No, I heard it from my dad. He asked me to tell you."
Shikamaru shook his head.
"Shikaku- senpai?" Hagoromo rubbed his chin, thinking to himself.
Generally speaking, Jonin are the backbone of a village, second only to the Kage.
After all, Konoha no longer has a Council of Elders, and Shikaku finds out...
It's most likely his own master, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has already begun to persuade him.
In addition to the recommendation of three veteran Jonin, a normal promotion to Jonin also requires the approval of more than half of the votes.
Generally speaking, after going through this process, the so-called Jonin strength assessment is not so strict.
The three Jonin recommended it, and more than half of the Jonin voted in favor.
As long as their strength isn't just for show, even families that want to obstruct them will simply give up.
After all, they have the strength and the support, so trying to cause trouble is just asking for trouble.
Shikaku probably knew something before telling Shikamaru.
Otherwise, Shikamaru would only be fine while he was at the Ninja Academy, and Shikaku usually wouldn't talk to him about these things.
He even specifically instructed Shikamaru to tell him.
"Is someone trying to rub my master's beard?" Hagoromo murmured.
"Teacher, I think some people might feel they've lost some standing and are trying to use this incident to..."
Shikamaru, meanwhile, offered a brief, suggestive comment from the side.
Hagoromo was taken aback, then patted Shikamaru's head in an annoyed tone and said:
"Alright, kid, don't overthink it. After the teacher gets that thing out, you'll have plenty of opportunities to use your brain."
After sending Shikamaru away, Hagoromo finally stopped smiling.
Shikamaru's words just now did remind him of those two people who couldn't stand being alone.
"I hope you two don't really intend to cause trouble; after all, the old man isn't what he used to be."
Hagoromo shook her head helplessly. Even in the Shinobi World, she was still so attached to power.
I don't know how brains are structured.
While power can sometimes influence human rights, it can also affect those who don't care.
The grass on the grave must be several meters tall by now.
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"You little fox! Haven't you eaten? Hurry up!"
On the training field, the Cat San San was perched on Naruto's shoulder, shouting at Naruto.
Naruto was focused on charging forward, could only grit his teeth and accelerate again.
Who would have thought that this cat would be heavier than the weight he was carrying, and that even though it was only perched on his shoulder, the pressure was on his entire body?
"No matter how fast you go, you haven't reached your limit!"
The Cat San San, scratched its neck with its hind paws while speaking.
"Okay! Don't keep rushing me!"
Hagoromo Yi watched from the sidelines, making no move to stop it.
Although the Cat San San was a bit excessive, he did say one thing correctly.
Naruto has not yet reached his limit.
This is why Naruto's strength hasn't increased rapidly recently.
Although it was partly due to his age, his Chakra control wasn't bad and the Nine-Tails Chakra didn't cause any trouble.
Naruto's talent goes far beyond that.
Go for it, Naruto!
With the help of the Cat San San, Hagoromo was naturally able to relax.
At this moment, he was holding the information on the Sealing Jutsu and examining it to see if he could use the Mirage Vapor Pearl.
It also requires the combination of Sealing Jutsu, Minato Namikaze can't help with right now.
Hagoromo will have to find the information herself.
"We can leave the environmental location node thing to Sansan, after all, his Sacred Land is the best pilot site."
The channeling of Senjutsu Chakra will be able to be completed by myself in due course.
As for activating Genjutsu, it's fine if you use Shadow Clones to activate them with Yin Release.
However, it can't last too long, since it's just Shadow Clone.
As for entrusting Senjutsu Chakra to Shadow Clones, forget about it; it's even less reliable than Genjutsu.
"If only I had the First Wood Clone, at least it would be more stable."
Hagoromo flipped through the information on Sealing Jutsu, her thoughts gradually drifted away.
Now all we need is a master of Genjutsu.
Who should I contact?
Uchiha Itachi? Forget it, I'm not even considering him.
That leaves only Shisui Uchiha.
Moreover, it seems that after Shisui Uchiha became the captain of the Hokage Guard Platoon, he immediately moved out of the Uchiha Clan's territory.
He followed Hiruzen Sarutobi's footsteps completely, truly never leaving his side.