"Naruto, what's wrong?"
There were no classes at the Ninja Academy today. After taking care of some things, Hagoromo came over and noticed that Naruto seemed a little different.
Naruto had been somewhat silent, paused for a moment upon hearing Hagoromo's question, then turned around and smiled, saying:
"It's alright, teacher!"
Recently, Naruto has been training a lot, has also noticed that something is wrong.
My father often doesn't show up, and even when he does, it's only for a short time before he gives me his instructions and disappears.
Even when asked, Kurama wouldn't tell him, saying he should ask Minato himself for the clearest answer.
Naruto isn't really stupid; on the contrary, his childhood experiences made him more sensitive than most people.
"Okay, if anything happens, be sure to tell the teacher."
Seeing Naruto's reaction, Hagoromo had some guesses, but since Naruto didn't say anything, she wouldn't bother to find out more.
Some paths Naruto must walk alone.
Unless Minato finds him, Hagoromo probably won't be around for long.
After all, this was an unspoken understanding between them. Over the years, Hagoromo would not go into the Sealing Space unless absolutely necessary.
"I will, teacher!" Naruto replied with a serious expression.
Hagoromo patted Naruto's head. This kid isn't the insecure Naruto he used to be.
How's the training going?
After perfectly dodging his own attack, Naruto resumed his training.
As Naruto instructed, Hagoromo placed his own Chakra marks throughout the training ground.
Then Naruto himself had to perceive it; this is the concept of the Flying Thunder God's coordinates.
The training with the Mirage Vapor Pearl was scheduled for once a week, as this needed to be carefully managed; otherwise, too much time would make Naruto and Sasuke unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.
After all, the illusion created by the Mirage Vapor Pearl was far too realistic.
"Hehe, I've found all the marks you left, teacher."
Naruto wiped his nose and said smugly.
Chakra seals are not as good as sensing the human body, although Naruto also learned to sense it, and he was the strongest among Sasuke and others.
Now that Karin is second, it still took her several days to find the Chakra marks that Hagoromo had set up.
"Alright, then I'll set up my operation in the forest and expand the area."
Hagoromo nodded. Naruto did indeed possess a talent for space-time manipulation, although she didn't know just how extraordinary Minato's abilities were back then.
But Naruto is no less capable now, after all, his Chakra marks were specially disguised.
"No problem. Dad even gave me a pattern for an engraving technique last night, telling me to practice it whenever I have free time."
Naruto nodded, knowing that searching for Chakra seals while learning how to inscribe them wouldn't interfere with anything.
Hagoromo Yi raised her hand, formed a hand seal, and created a Shadow Clone that went to place Chakra seals throughout the forest.
The range was set at the maximum range that Hagoromo could perceive, and then Hagoromo began to adjust the training progress of each disciple.
After the selections were made one by one, Hagoromo couldn't help but nod.
Needless to say, Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino are already considered to have excellent teamwork.
Hinata's Taijutsu have also improved significantly, and she seems to have recently begun researching her own area of expertise.
Sasuke, on the other hand, would take the Kusanagi Sword Hagoromo given to him by Hagoromo during training and intentionally incorporate it into his Lightning Release and Taijutsu.
Then, Hagoromo slowly walked up to Karin.
"Karin, show us your progress."
Although Karin initially complained about the difficulty of Nature Transformation training, she didn't slack off when it came time to learn.
Sometimes, even at home, Hagoromo could see the lights in the room, so she guessed that Karin was looking at the scroll she had given her when she got back.
"Okay, teacher!" Karin nodded and began to gather Chakra.
A stream of water appeared directly in Karin's hand in no time. Although it wasn't large, it was indeed a pure Water Release Nature Transformation.
Seeing Hagoromo nod in satisfaction, Karin was also delighted and immediately gathered a large amount of Chakra again.
This time it wasn't as easy as the Water Release Nature Transformation before, and Karin's little face wrinkled up.
It took a while before I saw a stream of mud slowly appear in my hand.
"It's alright. Compared to Water Release's Nature Transformations, Earth Release's is a bit weaker."
Hagoromo glanced at it and immediately understood Karin's progress, nodding with great appreciation.
"Hehe, I think Earth Release is a bit difficult."
Karin looked embarrassed, after all, this Earth Release didn't seem as easy as the Water Release.
"To achieve this level of progress in such a short time, starting from scratch is already quite remarkable."
Hagoromo smiled and spoke, then thought for a moment, took out a blank scroll from her ninja tool pouch, and began to write.
After a while, he handed it to Karin, saying, "These are two very basic Water Release and Earth Release Ninjutsu."
"The instructions from the teacher regarding the training of these two Ninjutsu are included here. Karin, you can try training them starting today."
"Remember what the teacher said before about the feeling of Water Release and Earth Release."
"Yes, teacher!" Karin happily accepted it. After studying for so long, she could finally start practicing Ninjutsu.
Karin is honestly a little envious of Naruto who can unleash a Ninjutsu with the ease of raising their hands.
It wasn't about strength, but rather the way they received guidance from Hagoromo. Naruto were able to effectively demonstrate their efforts to Hagoromo.
This is what she wanted.
"Keep it up!" Hagoromo offered Karin plenty of encouragement.
As for apprentices, while strictness is necessary, positive encouragement is also indispensable.
Meow--
At that moment, Sansan's voice echoed in Hagoromo's mind.
Hagoromo was taken aback, then created a Shadow Clone to stay there, while her main body used Reverse Summoning to travel to the Sacred Land.
"What's wrong?"
When her body appeared at the Sacred Land, Hagoromo saw Sansan squatting in front of the shrine.
At this moment, it was licking its front paws with a lazy expression.
"I sense that someone is watching the Land of Waterfalls."
Sansan looked up at Hagoromo and revealed her information.
"Oh? They're about to make their move?" Yu Hagoromo raised an eyebrow. Akatsuki dared to act so soon?
Keep in mind that Takigakure had just gone to Shikaku to collect money, so while they weren't exactly without informants there, they still had their eyes and ears around.
However, it's not to say that Konoha has completely turned its attention away.
"No, I felt like there was someone watching me quietly from the shadows. I was afraid of disturbing them, so I didn't chase after them immediately."
"However, this guy is cunning; I didn't see him when I quietly went over."
Sansan's beard twitched as he expressed his opinion.
"To gather intelligence?"
Hagoromo stroked his chin, perhaps preparing to attack the Seven-Tails?
Judging from what Sansan said, it should probably be Black Zetsu.
Only with this technique, which allows one to hide in the earth and trees at any time, can one leave Sansan's senses immediately.