Are you two ready?
In the training ground, Hagoromo stood in front of Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata and spoke.
"Ready, teacher!"
Naruto shouted loudly, thinking it would take a while, but it only took two days.
Their own teacher told them they could start mirror image training, and Naruto had been itching to do so, immediately responded.
"Teacher, is it conducted individually?"
Sasuke then spoke up, saying that if he and Naruto started together, sealing them wouldn't be so easy.
"No, this time it's all happening together, and the location is over at the Sacred Land."
Hagoromo shook her head and said, "At least if something happens at the Sacred Land, with Sansan's help, we won't be overwhelmed."
Hinata to the side, opened her mouth slightly; she had thought she could cheer for Naruto from the sidelines.
"Hinata, your teacher will be performing Reverse Summoning to summon you later," Hagoromo said, looking at Hinata with a gentle expression.
"Shikamaru and the others haven't returned yet, so you should come along too."
"Yes! Thank you, teacher!" Hinata nodded happily upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Hagoromo took out a scroll and handed it to Hinata, then said to Naruto Sasuke, "Well then, let's set off."
After saying that, Hagoromo reached out and placed his hands on Naruto and Sasuke's shoulders.
The next instant, Hagoromo disappeared from the spot along with Naruto and Sasuke.
Hinata stood there, watching the spot where the others had disappeared with a curious expression, while she herself was ready to activate her teacher's technique at any moment.
Before long, Hinata noticed something was wrong; a light array appeared beneath her feet.
A flash of light, and Hinata's figure vanished from the training ground.
Meanwhile, in the heart of the Sacred Land, Naruto and Sasuke were watching two enormous figures fall into a deep sleep before them.
"Hey, why are Teacher Sansan #1 and #2 still asleep?"
Naruto squinted at the enormous demon beast that resembled two small mountains and couldn't help but ask a question.
Sasuke observed everything around him, even though they had already successfully summoned the original form of Sansan.
This was my first time visiting the Sacred Land.
"You little fox, do you think creating these two parts was easy?"
Sansan leaped up and landed in front of Naruto and Sasuke, saying with a speechless expression.
"Although they possess my Yokai Power, they are only in their infancy. The fastest way for them to grow is through absorbing Yokai Power during sleep."
"Is that so?" Naruto nodded, seemingly understanding, just as he was about to ask something.
A flash of light appeared, Hinata's figure appeared beside the two.
"Hmm? What peculiar energy."
Hinata opened her eyes, looking around with surprise on her face.
"This is Natural Energy, but you must be careful not to disturb it."
Hagoromo's voice rang out as she approached them and spoke.
"Unless you pass the Sacred Land's test, if you actively try to manipulate these energies, you will either explode and die, or go insane."
Upon hearing this, Sasuke stopped using his Sharingan to observe the energy.
"But teacher, if we conduct mirror training here, won't that also affect..."
Naruto scratched his head and asked the question that had been bothering him.
"Oh, Dead Last can actually use his brain now?" Sasuke looked at Naruto with a slightly surprised expression.
"Get lost! I just learn slowly! I'm not stupid!" Naruto grinned at Sasuke immediately upon hearing this.
Hagoromo Yi patted Sasuke's head in annoyance; the kid always liked to provoke Naruto.
"Don't worry, the Sealing Jutsu will isolate the Sacred Land's energy."
Hagoromo explained to Naruto that he had arranged for two disciples to conduct the task here, so naturally he wouldn't let such a thing happen.
Besides, we can also have Sansan set aside a separate area around us later.
"Yoshi! Tadashi bayo! Okay, teacher, let's begin!" Naruto shouted excitedly, punching his palm.
Sasuke also looked at Hagoromo; having undergone mirror training early on, they too were able to use the Hazy Moon Sage Mode.
Hagoromo glanced at the two who were showing great interest and simply chuckled.
Hopefully, they'll still be this energetic when training starts.
He raised his hands and formed several hand seals, then Hagoromo gave Sansan a look, and Sansan nodded.
The Demon Crest on his forehead bloomed, instantly isolating the Natural Energy that had been filling the surroundings.
"Mirror image, activate!"
At the same time, Hagoromo slammed both hands directly onto the ground.
Two streams of Chakra shot straight towards their respective targets: the Sealing Jutsu scrolls that had been set up beforehand.
Within the Sacred Land, two mirror-like water worlds slowly unfolded in spherical shapes, only stopping when they reached Hagoromo and the others.
"Hinata, you can just watch from here with your teacher." Hagoromo waved to Hinata and said.
Hinata nodded and quickly walked to Hagoromo's side, her eyes fixed on the two enormous spherical water worlds before her.
"Naruto-kun! Do your best!"
Hinata cheered Naruto on.
"Don't worry, it's good! Naruto didn't turn around, he just reached out his hand in response.
"You two only need to go inside, and the spell will activate," Hagoromo Yi said.
Sasuke casually tossed two scrolls to Naruto and Sasuke, pointing to their Naruto expressions.
"This is the scroll that will allow you to leave; all you need to do is input your Chakra."
"There's something I need to clarify. I've added something to this Mirror Formation, primarily to address the inner thoughts of each of you."
"As for the actual combat, that's secondary."
There was no other way, since Hagoromo's idea was to include both of them.
Unfortunately, it was already a complex seal, and adding anything else would cause the spell to dissipate.
Therefore, the only option is to weaken some aspects of the battle so that Naruto and Sasuke can have a dialogue with their purest and most essential selves.
"Therefore, if you sense something is wrong, activate the scroll immediately."
Upon hearing this, Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance, each pondering their own feelings.
"Teacher, don't underestimate us!" Naruto raised his right thumb and said to Hagoromo with a sunny smile.
Although Sasuke didn't say anything, his expression conveyed the same meaning.
Seeing the two of them like this, Hagoromo was also taken aback, then chuckled softly.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you here. Remember, you are your most complete selves."
After saying that, Hagoromo waved his hand, signaling Naruto and Sasuke to go inside.
"Hey, you cocky Sasuke, don't be crying your eyes out after I pass!"
Naruto looked at Sasuke and said with a grin.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, about to retort, when he saw Naruto extend his right fist.
"Keep it up!"
"Hmph~" Sasuke turned his head and lightly touched Naruto's right fist with his left fist.