Naruto: Needing a Shadow Clone to Use Ninjutsu Is Way Too Lame!

Time slipped by quietly, and the start of the new school term was drawing ever closer.

On this day, Naruto and his friends were training in the training ground as usual.

At this moment, Naruto held up a water sphere in each hand and released Chakra into it, while one of Hagoromo's Shadow Clones released Chakra into one of the water spheres.

This was something Naruto had promised Hagoromo after he completed the second phase of training.

After Naruto learned Shadow Clone, Hagoromo naturally arranged for him to learn it as well.

After all, Shadow Clone Rasengan is Naruto's signature Ninjutsu —practical and quick.

Furthermore, Naruto is naturally suited to a burst-damage fighting style.

"Teacher, why is this training so complicated?"

After a while, Naruto finally stopped and asked Hagoromo.

Hagoromo stopped her training, turned to Naruto, and asked, "What's wrong? Can't continue?"

"No, teacher." Naruto quickly shook his head. For the sake of his dream pill, he had to succeed in the training no matter what.

"However, you asked me to use one hand to continuously generate Chakra and spin the water sphere, while using the other hand to generate Chakra to envelop the spinning water sphere."

"This is really too difficult; it requires a lot of concentration."

Naruto scratched his head. He was already not good at being distracted, and now his own teacher was actually asking him to divide his attention during training to maintain the Chakra manipulation in both hands.

This is somewhat torturous.

"It's precisely because Naruto can't multitask that your teacher designed this training for you," Hagoromo said.

The reason he required Naruto to train in this way was actually to enable Naruto to release the Rasengan on his own in the final stage.

After all, in the original story, Naruto needed to use Shadow Clones to accomplish this.

It wasn't until he became Hokage, and as he grew older, his Chakra control became increasingly exceptional, that he was able to release it with one hand.

However, it has taken too long, almost more than ten years of habit, to achieve this.

Hagoromo naturally wouldn't let Naruto continue down the old path, and besides, this training method was something he devised after consulting with Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze also stated that it was indeed true that training would be conducted according to Hagoromo's setup.

If Naruto can complete the training, he will be able to release the Rasengan with one hand.

The time taken was much slower than usual during training.

However, Naruto is not even seven years old yet, so he has plenty of time.

"Okay." Naruto knew that his teacher was doing this for his own good.

Yes, this training is incredibly grueling.

Judging from the water stains on his clothes, he had already broken several water balloons because he couldn't control himself.

Hagoromo naturally knew what Naruto was thinking.

He simply chuckled and said to Naruto, "Naruto, look over here."

With that, Hagoromo stretched out her hand and released a Rasengan.

The azure Rasengan was dazzling in the sunlight, and the surrounding wind was Rasengan by it.

Naruto looked at the Rasengan in Hagoromo's hand with envy. As expected of the Rasengan, it was beautiful no matter how you looked at it.

"Naruto, do you think the Rasengan is best released with one hand, or does it require the coordination of both hands or the use of Shadow Clones?"

Which of these three options do you think is the best?

"It's definitely the coolest to release it with one hand!" Naruto said without hesitation, after all, it's Hand-Seal-Less Ninjutsu.

Just thinking about how I could unleash this attack with one hand when I fought Sasuke is incredibly exciting.

Snap--

Hagoromo tapped Naruto's forehead in annoyance. "That kid's only thinking about being handsome."

"As Ninjutsu, it's definitely more convenient and practical."

"If this technique requires the cooperation of Shadow Clones, then the Rasengan loses its original advantage as a Hand-Seal-Less Ninjutsu."

"Naruto, think about it. If you don't complete the training I've assigned, won't things end up like what I said?"

Naruto then scratched his head, carefully considering Hagoromo's words.

The more I thought about it, the more likely it seemed. After all, if I couldn't release it on my own, I would eventually find a way.

As Naruto understands how to use Shadow Clone, Naruto felt that he would eventually resort to this incredibly lame method.

That's right, using Shadow Clones in conjunction with Ninjutsu is really lame!

Seeing that Naruto realized what she meant, Hagoromo nodded in satisfaction.

"I understand, teacher!"

After saying that, Naruto picked up two water balloons from a basket full of water balloons.

He said to the Hagoromo Shadow Clone in haori standing to the side waiting for Naruto, "Thank you for your help, Shadow Clone Number One teacher!"

"Hey hey, coming right now," Hagoromo's Shadow Clone replied somewhat helplessly.

I don't know how Naruto could tell the difference, but he always referred to him as "Number One Shadow Clone Teacher" by Naruto.

No amount of rebuttal will change anything.

Seeing Naruto continue his training, Hagoromo prepared to close his eyes again.

But then he saw Sasuke walking towards him, his face full of conflicted emotions.

"What's wrong, Sasuke?"

When Sasuke heard Hagoromo call his name, Sasuke a long time to reply:

"Teacher, I want to start training other things."

Hagoromo wasn't surprised to hear this, after all, Sasuke's Taijutsu had recently been thoroughly humiliated by his Shadow Clones.

His progress has been rapid, both in terms of physique and Chakra control.

They've gradually caught up, so it's normal for Sasuke to want to start training in other areas now.

"Sasuke, do you know the nature of your Chakra?" Hagoromo asked Sasuke.

"No, my father and brother both said that I should just train according to your instructions, and they didn't want me to do anything else after I got home."

Sasuke shook his head.

Upon hearing Hagoromo, Uchiha Fugaku was planning to completely let Sasuke grow on his own.

That makes sense, considering the Uchiha Clan has now reached a reconciliation with Konoha.

As the clan leader, Uchiha Fugaku naturally had his own ambitions.

If Sasuke can become a core member of the Hokage lineage, who knows, maybe the Uchiha will produce a Hokage someday.

"Sasuke, release your Chakra onto this piece of paper."

Hagoromo took out a Chakra testing sheet from his ninja tool pouch, which he now carried with him at all times.

"Okay, teacher!"

Sasuke, seeing Hagoromo take out a piece of paper, didn't say anything, but simply released his Chakra into the paper as Hagoromo instructed.

In the next instant, half of the once pristine white paper turned to ash, while the other half became irregularly wrinkled.

This change startled Sasuke, who looked at Hagoromo with some confusion.

"Not bad, Sasuke, you're a natural Fire Nature."

Upon seeing Sasuke's Chakra nature, which was just like in the original story, Hagoromo nodded.

"Fire Nature." Sasuke pondered this.

"Alright, Sasuke, do you want to learn Lightning Release or Fire Style first?" Hagoromo asked.

"Fire Style!" Sasuke said without hesitation.

After all, compared to Lightning Release, Fire Style is their clan's innate skill.

Furthermore, both his father and brother were masters of Fire Style, which made Sasuke even more eager to learn Fire Style.