"Huh?! What kind of training is it?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto's eyes lit up, and he asked a question.
Even Sasuke had this expression; it had been a long time since they had received proper training from Hagoromo.
"Remember that Realm of Reality level? The teacher has an idea, but it needs to be revised."
Hagoromo Yi rested her chin on her hands, a smile on her face, and said.
Sasuke shuddered upon seeing this; the expression was truly chilling.
This happened before during the Mirage Vapor Pearl training.
If nothing unexpected happens, there's a high probability that he and Naruto are in for a tough time.
"Really!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly. After all, Kenzaburo's description was so exaggerated that he had wanted to try it out for a long time.
"Really, if you pass, you'll be able to train in Sage Mode," Hagoromo said with a smile and a nod.
"Teacher, I want it!" Naruto quickly raised his hand, Sage Mode activated!
His own teacher had clearly told him that as long as he could successfully master the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, he would also be able to complete it.
Sasuke also looked eager; his Activated Mark needed further improvement.
The original plan couldn't be implemented in the end, otherwise he wouldn't have changed the Activated Mark: First Form and second forms.
Hinata was pouring water for the others, not because she didn't want to train.
However, the prerequisite for Sage Mode is signing a contract with Sansan- sensei, which is a significant amount of Chakra for her.
It's better to engage in more advanced training, such as Gentle Fist, than to expend too much energy on this kind of thing.
"Don't worry, you can do it once it's ready, not just Naruto and the others." Hagoromo said, turning to look at Hinata.
Even Hinata, Shikamaru, and the others need it.
The opponent is your true self, and if you can successfully defeat that opponent, you will make a qualitative leap forward.
While the Mirage Vapor Pearl can do the same, it cannot replicate the Sealing Jutsu of this Realm of Reality.
After all, these environments are based on Hagoromo's design and are of little use to Naruto at this stage.
Moreover, and most importantly, the conditions for activating the Mirage Vapor Pearl are far too complicated.
"Yes, teacher! I will do my best!" Hinata nodded without refusing.
"Hehe~ I get to see Shikamaru and the Shikamaru again. Maybe I can even brag to them."
Naruto touched his nose, lost in thought.
Aside from the time they bumped into each other in the mission hall, Naruto only saw each other once more at the training grounds.
At other times, each person is completing their team's tasks.
"What are you thinking? Shikamaru has no interest in competing with you like this," Sasuke said, pursing his lips.
Given Shikamaru's personality, if he heard Naruto bragging about something like this, he would most likely just give a perfunctory response.
Forehead--
Upon hearing this, Naruto's expression instantly froze, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared, seemingly indicating that Shikamaru might indeed do such a thing.
"It's alright, Naruto. Choji wouldn't be like this," Hinata, trying to comfort Naruto.
"That's right, that's right!" Naruto's smile instantly returned.
Sasuke silently lowered his head and picked up some food. He'd really had enough of these two!
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Konoha, at the edge of the Forest of Death.
Kabuto Yakushi handed the information he had to a small snake before him, and then the snake disappeared into the forest.
He then slowly stood up and reached out to adjust his glasses.
"Does Lord Orochimaru have designs on any of those brats?"
Kabuto Yakushi's initial mission was to get close to Hagoromo, but it was recently changed to contacting Naruto friends.
Although he didn't know the specific purpose, Kabuto Yakushi had some guesses.
The Uzumaki Clan's bloodline, the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan, and the Hyuga Main Family's Byakugan all fit the experimental vessel options that Lord Orochimaru mentioned before.
However, he then shook his head.
Thinking about this is pointless; the most important thing right now is the Hagoromo.
Kabuto Yakushi had previously gotten close to Hagoromo, often felt as if he had no secrets from Hagoromo.
However, each time, Hagoromo spoke to him as if nothing had happened before.
The expression on the Kabuto Yakushi's face was extremely frozen, and a sliver of light shining through the dense forest caused his glasses to gleam.
"It seems I also need to prepare some escape routes."
If it were Jonin like Kakashi, Kabuto Yakushi wouldn't be so wary.
However, Sawada Hagoromo was someone who had defeated both the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki and the Third Tsuchikage. Even if he wanted to escape unscathed, he wouldn't be confident.
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The Hazy Moon Sacred Land.
"Hmm? Failed again?"
Hagoromo frowned as she watched the Sealing Jutsu she had set up dissipate once more.
"Adding just a few nodes shouldn't cause the entire spell to dissipate."
Hagoromo flicked the scroll in her hand, occasionally recalling the entire arrangement of the spell.
Uzumaki Masahiko's Realm of Reality is indeed quite impressive, but I have thoroughly studied all the Sealing Jutsu scrolls hidden in Konoha.
Some of the arrangements seemed unremarkable to him; the reason this technique could produce such a result was simply because Uzumaki Masahiko had combined several Sealing Jutsu in his own interpretation.
"It's quite simple. What you envisioned was to incorporate Genjutsu that reflects one's inner self, but combining it with this seal is not so easy."
Sansan, meanwhile, was wagging its tail and opening its mouth to speak.
"Hmm? What's your opinion?" Hagoromo turned her head and asked Sansan.
"We can abandon some unnecessary settings and instead increase the proportion of Genjutsu in it," Sansan said, standing up.
"This Sealing Jutsu is inherently complex; adding more would simply disrupt the existing balance."
"Give up..." Hagoromo then unfurled the scroll again, looking at the runes she had recorded on it.
"Good, targeted training. Naruto and Sasuke need to train at my Sacred Land, mainly focusing on confronting their inner darkness."
"As for Hinata, Shikamaru, and the others, their main focus is on breaking through their own limits and utilizing their existing strengths; we can divide them into just these two categories."
"There's no need to mix everything together, otherwise the technique won't be stable." Sansan wagged its tail.
Hagoromo's current idea is to have both.
How could such a thing be possible? You have to give up something to gain something.
Hagoromo Yi remained silent for a while before finally slapping her head.
Seriously, I actually had to ask Sansan to remind me.
With that thought in mind, he picked up his brush and began to write again on the two new scrolls.
Buzz--
Having finished writing, Hagoromo activated the two scrolls in her hand again.
Almost simultaneously, they opened up, revealing two distinct Realm of Reality directly before Hagoromo.
"It's a success."
Hagoromo's lips curled up, and she couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the two sealing formations in front of her.