Naruto's Labels

The Nine-Tails ate the roast chicken glumly.

After finishing, the Nine-Tails turned around and saw that Naruto had already gone off to train.

Saying this old man didn't know how to cook... With this old man's status, was he supposed to go learn cooking? Still, being looked down on by a human brat did not feel good.

On the grass not far away lay a book, perfectly still.

The Nine-Tails stared at it for a while, then decided to take a look first. It walked over and picked up the book. Its title was Become a Five-Star Chef in One Month, and its cover was printed with several exquisite dishes.

Curiously, the Nine-Tails opened it...

Very quickly, it was drawn in by the exquisite dishes inside. So cooking could be done like this? The dazzling variety of cooking techniques and pictures of beautiful food made the Nine-Tails drool.

If this old man can make these dishes, that human brat will definitely be left gaping in shock, won't he?

At the thought of Naruto's expression, the Nine-Tails could not help secretly laughing to itself.

Meanwhile, Naruto arrived at a patch of grass, adjusted his body and mind, drew a deep breath, then moved all four limbs and assumed a stance.

Indestructible Body!

Opening Stance!

The first variation.

"Swish, swish..."

"Crackle, crackle..."

With just the Opening Stance, the great tendons throughout his body were pulled taut. Naruto could clearly hear the blood within him speeding up, while his tendons pulsed at high frequency, crackling like beans being fried.

Hardening trained the body and spirit, the qi and blood, and the cells.

Naruto had yet to enter the beginner level and was still at the surface-body stage. After entering the beginner level came qi and blood. With qi and blood like a dragon, every punch and kick could stir the surrounding vital energy and unleash tremendous power.

Once it reached the deeper cellular level, the cells would become like gods and demons. Every stillness and movement could produce a terrifying butterfly effect. At that point, one could cross the void with the fleshly body and pluck stars and seize the moon.

"Huff..."

"Hiss..."

The Opening Stance contained nine variations. Naruto only made it to the fifth before he could no longer hold on, collapsing headfirst onto the ground as he gasped heavily.

"Hiss..."

He braced both hands against the ground and tried to rise, but his muscles and tendons were in excruciating pain, comparable to ten times the pain of childbirth.

Cold sweat immediately streamed down from his forehead.

It fell silently onto the grass.

Only now did he truly understand what the system had said. With his previous body, he would probably have exploded just from the Opening Stance alone. Even after being remade by the Five Spirit Sacred Blood, he still found it difficult to endure.

From this, one could see just how tyrannical and difficult this Tempering Method was.

The road ahead was long.

There were eighty-one forms after the Indestructible Body's beginner level. The Opening Stance had nine variations, the second form had eighteen variations, and so on...

After resting for an hour and taking medicine, Naruto finally recovered enough to continue practicing the Indestructible Body.

No matter what, he had to complete the Opening Stance today, right?

Three hundred meters away, the two Anbu Ninja naturally saw Naruto practicing the Indestructible Body. However, they could only see the surface and not its essence. As for the Nine-Tails seriously reading the cookbook nearby, they could not see it at all.

The system concealed everything.

Time always passed quickly during training. By sunset, Naruto had finally completed the entire Opening Stance.

Once he finished the Opening Stance, Naruto faintly sensed that his physical condition and control over his muscles had both improved slightly.

After eating the dinner made by the Nine-Tails, Naruto carried the Nine-Tails home in his arms.

Every time Naruto returned from the Back Mountain, his body was soaked in sweat. He could not go see Grandpa Third like that; it would be too impolite.

So Naruto took a bath and cleaned himself up until he was fresh and tidy before heading to Grandpa Third's home.

"It's Naruto. What brings you to see Grandpa?"

When he saw Naruto, Hiruzen Sarutobi's mouth twitched. This kid was already as tall as him, and his build was absurdly huge. In a few years, would he have to look up to speak with him?

"Grandpa Third, Naruto has something to discuss with you." Looking at the kindly old man, Naruto could not help thinking of the two Anbu Ninja again.

"Oh, oh. Come in and talk, come in and talk." Hiruzen Sarutobi moved aside and invited Naruto into the house.

After they sat down, Hiruzen Sarutobi showed none of the airs of the Third Hokage. He warmly brewed tea for Naruto and brought him some snacks as well.

"Grandpa Third, there's something I'd like to ask of you." Naruto took a sip of tea before speaking.

"Go ahead. Why be so polite with Grandpa?"

"I want to use the hill on the Back Mountain."

"The hill on the Back Mountain?" Hiruzen Sarutobi froze. "What do you want it for?"

What was this kid messing around with now?

Come to think of it, Iruka had apparently come by several times to file reports. He said Naruto had not been attending the Ninja Academy, his grades were always at the bottom, and no one could even find him.

"I want to raise livestock!"

"Raise livestock?" Hearing Naruto's incredibly serious words, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately spat out a mouthful of tea. "Cough, cough, cough..."

Naruto hurriedly stood and patted Hiruzen Sarutobi's back to help him catch his breath.

Once he had recovered, Naruto said, "That's right, raising livestock. Raising cows and sheep."

"Why did you suddenly think of raising cows and sheep?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was completely muddled by Naruto's bizarre train of thought.

"Because cows and sheep are cute."

"Cute?" Looking at Naruto's utterly serious face, Hiruzen Sarutobi truly could not see what was cute about cows and sheep. At most, they were tasty.

"Mmm, Grandpa Third, please say yes!" Naruto immediately unleashed his ultimate coquettish act and vigorously shook Hiruzen Sarutobi's arm.

The system had taught Naruto this ultimate move, saying that when men acted cute, it was actually more effective than when women did.

Sure enough, once the coquettish act came out, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not take it anymore. He hurriedly said, "All right, all right, all right. Grandpa agrees." How could he not? This little fellow was far too strong. If he did not agree soon, he would probably be shaken to death.

"Thank you, Grandpa." Naruto was overjoyed.

"Naruto," Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression suddenly turned somewhat serious, startling Naruto. Then Hiruzen Sarutobi said sternly, "Iruka told me that you haven't gone to school for many days, and your grades are not very good either. Do you remember what you told Grandpa when I first sent you to school?"

"Grandpa Third, I remember. I told Grandpa Third that I would become an outstanding strong person," Naruto answered earnestly.

"You can't become strong by skipping class and refusing to study. Look at me. Grandpa is already so old, yet I still keep learning every day. If I hadn't been studious, I wouldn't have become Hokage." Hiruzen Sarutobi earnestly lectured him.

"I know I was wrong, Grandpa Third." Naruto lowered his head. He definitely had to admit his mistake, but whether he would change was another matter entirely.

He was going to become a strong person.

But he would become a Hardening expert. Naruto had not revealed that to anyone.

Naruto also knew that his current labels at the Ninja Academy were bottom-ranker, big guy, muscle freak... He had quite a few labels.

After securing the Back Mountain, Naruto chatted with the Old Man for a while before returning home.

Going home to pet the fox,

that was the real joy.

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