For Your Master's Path to the Heavens, You'll Need to Work Even Harder to Grow Stronger~
"We need to speed things up, or everyone's training load will double."
On the outskirts of the Forest of Death, Hagoromo looked up at the sun in the sky and spoke to the disciples running below.
Upon hearing this, Naruto, Shikamaru, and the others' expressions changed, and they quickly picked up their heavy steps and ran faster.
"Teacher! I request to have my burden removed!"
Unlike the others, Naruto was the only one carrying a heavy load, and he made his own request.
"No, the others aren't carrying any loads because it's not necessary right now."
"But Naruto, without weights, this kind of training simply won't allow you to push your limits."
Hagoromo a light leap, Yu Yi landed on a tree branch in front of her before refusing Naruto's request.
Upon hearing this, Naruto took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to catch up with the distance he had fallen behind while talking.
"Oh, right, Naruto."
As Hagoromo ran close to the disciples, she spoke:
"If you arrive at the destination first today, and faster than last time, your homework assignments when you get home will be given to Shikamaru and the others."
Hagoromo fluttered as the words fell into Shikamaru and the others' ears, sounding like the whispers of a demon.
"Oh! I want to be number one! If I can be number one, I won't have to do my homework when I get home today!"
Upon hearing the reward, Naruto was instantly filled with energy. More Chakra gathered beneath his feet, and with a burst of speed, he overtook Sasuke, who was blocking his way.
Sasuke Chakra after completing the Water Walking training, was instantly left far behind by Naruto.
"Damn Naruto, he looked like he was about to run out of energy just now!"
Feeling that Naruto was toying with him, Sasuke gritted his teeth, thinking of increasing his Chakra again to accelerate further.
Shikamaru and Choji, who were originally behind him, seemed to have taken some kind of drug and quickly overtook him.
"I absolutely cannot be last!"
Even Shikamaru, who hates trouble, is giving it his all, his eyes almost red with effort.
Shikamaru knew his teacher's true nature all too well, but he also knew clearly that if things were done as Hagoromo had suggested...
That last person is definitely the one who took on the most research projects!
Choji, learned his lesson and believed that as long as it was something Shikamaru did, he would never suffer any loss by following him.
This is also the essence that Choji has learned from Hagoromo's training over the past few months.
"These guys!"
Feeling deceived, Sasuke immediately broke down.
Everyone just said they were exhausted, but they all turned out to be so Sneaky bastard!
And so, with Hagoromo following behind, Naruto and the others ran at full speed and soon approached the training ground where they usually stayed.
That is the final destination.
Ino could already be seen standing at the entrance of the training field, waving her hands.
This wasn't because Hagoromo favored Ino, but rather because they considered their different physical abilities.
Naruto need to trek long distances to break through their limits, while Ino only needs to do a few dozen laps around the training ground.
Upon seeing Ino's figure, Naruto knew that they were almost at the finish line.
At that moment, he felt as if his entire body was on fire.
Whoosh--
Standing at the entrance to the training ground, Ino felt a gust of wind and saw Naruto jumping up and down and cheering inside the training ground.
Shikamaru, who had been walking alongside Choji, was about to arrive and was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Choji suddenly speed up.
He then entered the training field in second place.
Shikamaru entered the training ground in third place. Without even having time to rest, Shikamaru couldn't help but rush over and grab Choji.
Choji! You betrayed me!
He was furious; he never expected that the seemingly honest Choji had actually kept a trick up his sleeve.
This caused him to drop to third place. Couldn't they have both been second?
"Shikamaru, as you know, I'm really bad at things like research projects."
Choji, who was being held captive, also had a guilty look on his face, and he didn't dare to look Shikamaru in the eye at all.
Naruto, standing to the side, clutched his stomach and burst into laughter, never expecting Shikamaru, who always relied on his brains, to be so clever.
I never thought I'd get beaten up by Choji.
"Huff... huff... you... you bunch of bastards!"
Sasuke, panting heavily, was the last to arrive and was gritting his teeth as he stared at the group of Sneaky bastard in front of him.
He shouted angrily.
Before Sasuke could even get angry, he was interrupted by Hagoromo's words.
"Naruto in first place, and he's two seconds faster than last time. We don't need to do today's assignment."
"Choji second, 0.5 seconds faster than last time. He has five fewer assignments, but he still needs to complete Naruto's quota, so the total number of assignments remains the same."
"Shikamaru is third, not much different from last time. The tasks are the same, but he needs to complete one-third of Naruto's assignment."
"Sasuke is fourth, two seconds later than Naruto's previous time. He has twenty more questions added to his assignment, and he also completes the remaining portion that Naruto was supposed to do."
Hagoromo Yi slowly walked into the training ground, recounting the individual achievements of the participants.
Upon hearing that he didn't have to do any assignments, Naruto laughed out loud and jumped up in celebration.
Choji, meanwhile, squatted there, utterly bewildered. He had already betrayed Shikamaru, yet he still had to complete the original number of assignments.
Shikamaru nodded in satisfaction, even though his share had increased.
But since his friend Choji is suffering, Choji, as the one who was betrayed, is actually quite happy.
Sasuke, who received the most punishments throughout the event, had his anger interrupted by Hagoromo, and was now sitting exhausted on the ground.
Hagoromo walked over, pulled Sasuke up, and handed him a bottle of water.
He then distributed the remaining water to Naruto, Shikamaru, and the others before slowly saying, "Drink some water and rest for a bit."
"Sasuke, your training intensity will increase from now on, and you'll also need to start adding weights."
"Shikamaru, your mistake this time serves as a lesson for you. Even among teammates, there is competition."
"So you need to increase the intensity of your training from now on."
"While Choji's ability to utilize tactics is commendable, his progress is only average, and he will need to increase his workload later on."
"Naruto, add another five pounds to your load."
Yes, teacher!
Naruto and the others knew that their teacher was subtly increasing their workload based on their training results, so they could only nod in agreement.
Upon hearing the response, Hagoromo Yi nodded in satisfaction.
As his disciple, you can't be lazy, otherwise how will your master become stronger?
For Master's sake, you all need to work even harder to become stronger!
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In the Hokage Building, after finishing his business, Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned back in his office chair.
Although his eyes were closed, he was thinking about the situation Kakashi had reported to him not long ago.
Male, wearing a mask, possesses Space-Time Ninjutsu.
He has a deep understanding of the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan.
For some reason, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of that Night of the Nine-Tails appeared.
He had heard Minato Namikaze say that someone was controlling the Nine-Tails, but he didn't know who it was.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had always wondered if the person in question was a member of the Uchiha Clan.
However, Uchiha Fugaku had already asked this question when he reached an agreement with him.
Uchiha Fugaku also responded, "No."
After all, the Fourth Hokage was a key to the salvation of the Uchiha Clan at that time.
Uchiha Fugaku must be out of his mind to do something like that.