Young Men and Women

"Hey, Shuyuan, do you think Suzuran will participate in this year's Chunin Ninja Exams?"

"I don't know, maybe, maybe not."

Naruto was very dissatisfied with the perfunctory answer, and angrily threw all Shuriken out, which all hit the target on the trunk of the big tree.

This is a private training ground that has been carved out in the forest of the Uzumaki Clan's territory.

There were more than a dozen large trees around, each with a diameter of more than ten meters, with targets of varying heights embedded in their Shurikenjutsu.

However, given the current sparse Uzumaki Clan, more than half of the training grounds are vacant, and this training ground is basically exclusively for Shuyuan, who has been practicing Shurikenjutsu here since childhood.

In preparation for the upcoming Chunin Ninja Exams, Shuyuan invited Naruto and Sasuke to come here for intensive training.

Yes, it was just Shuyuan, Naruto, and Sasuke.

Suzuran has returned to Amegakure. After all, she is Rain Ninja, and it's impossible for her to go to Kumogakure with Naruto to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Thus, escorted by a team of skilled members of the Anbu, Suzuran returned to Amegakure.

"Naruto, you idiot, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and practice your Shurikenjutsu. How many days has it been since you last practiced? Your accuracy is terrible, it's all off target."

Katsuki punched Naruto on the head.

Since it was a training camp, there were bound to be instructors. Shisui and the other Jonin and Chunin who were leading the team were called away for a talk by the Lord Hokage, so Katsuki, who was unemployed at home, began to teach a few kids.

"Huh? I think my Shurikenjutsu are good enough. In these missions, I've felt that Shuriken is actually quite useless. Compared to Shuriken, I think Ninjutsu is more reliable. Uncle, why don't you teach me a few more Ninjutsu?"

Naruto looked at Katsuki with great interest.

"You idiot... Shurikenjutsu really isn't suited for you."

Katsuki pinched her chin, looking at her nephew.

Inheriting the Uzumaki Clan's talents, Naruto possesses a vast amount of Chakra, making him well-suited to the Uzumaki Clan's fighting style.

"As for Ninjutsu... Naruto, what Ninjutsu do you know now?"

Naruto became excited upon hearing this and quickly started counting on his fingers, "Shadow Clone Technique, Summoning Technique... and Sexy Technique."

Looking at his three fingers held up, he felt somewhat dejected. He had thought he was already quite skilled, but in the end, he had only mastered three respectable Ninjutsu, one of which was an original Ninjutsu.

The Art of Seduction?

Katsuki grinned; this brat had finally managed to come up with this bizarre Ninjutsu.

"You've already mastered the Summoning Technique? Not bad, not bad. The Toad of Mount Myōboku can be a very powerful technique if used well... Naruto, if I remember correctly, you only use wind-style Chakra, right?"

"Yes."

Naruto nodded rapidly, like a chick pecking at rice.

"My father tested it for me before; it's a single type of wind-style Chakra."

"Alright, I'll teach you a Wind Release Technique... Or should I teach you Nature Transformation first?"

Katsuki Hand Seals and summoned a clone, leading Naruto to the side to begin training in the nature transformation of Wind Release Technique.

"Sasuke, come here."

Seeing Sasuke diligently practicing Shurikenjutsu, Katsuki felt she couldn't show favoritism; at least, out of respect for Itachi, she should look after Sasuke a little.

"Lord Katsuki."

Sasuke bowed formally.

"Sasuke, what is your Chakra nature?" Katsuki asked.

"Dual attributes: lightning and fire."

"You must have mastered quite a bit of Fire Style already. Are you interested in learning Lightning Release Technique from me?"

Sasuke blinked, swallowed hard, and asked, "Um... can I?"

"Haha! No problem, it's just a Ninjutsu, nothing special." Katsuki her hand magnanimously. "Let me think about what I should teach you..."

After thinking for a few seconds, Katsuki looked at Sasuke's expectant face and couldn't help but smile.

"You shouldn't lack offensive Ninjutsu, and you don't need to use too many offensive Ninjutsu at this stage. How about this? I'll teach you the unique Body Flicker Technique of my lineage. It was taught to me by Teacher Sakumo, then I taught it to Kakashi, and then to Shuyuan. You're the fifth person to learn this technique."

Sasuke stared wide-eyed at Katsuki, listening intently, afraid of missing a single word.

In a small alley in Konoha.

Six teenagers met unexpectedly.

"Oh, what a coincidence! Neji."

"Senju Sayuri, what are you going to do?"

The girl with long, flowing hair and a hearty smile stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the indifferent-looking white-eyed boy opposite her.

"Hey, don't be so cold. We're classmates, after all, and graduates from the same year."

"Hmph! Just say what you have to say, we need to go to training, stop dawdling here." Standing next to Neji, the girl with two buns glared at the cheerful girl.

Senju Sayuri's smile suddenly turned cold, her sharp, knife-like eyes fixed on the girl with the bun hairstyle, and she said, "Tenten, it's been a long time. You've grown quite bold!"

Under that menacing gaze, Tenten shrank back and quietly took a step back.

"Alright, Senju Sayuri, just say what you want to say, stop trying to scare me." Neji stepped in front of Tenten and scolded her impatiently.

"Tch! Boring." Senju Sayuri clicked her tongue. "Have you heard? It seems like all our juniors are going to take the Chunin Ninja Exams this year. It feels like geniuses aren't worth anything anymore."

Neji frowned but remained silent.

He didn't know what the Senju Sayuri Scabbard was up to, so he chose to remain still and wait for the right moment to act.

"Hey! Neji, how about we team up and teach those junior students a lesson?" Senju Sayuri revealed her purpose.

"Join forces?" Neji scoffed. "Senju Sayuri, you didn't come all this way just to talk about something so pointless, did you? Joining forces? How utterly ridiculous. I don't need to join forces with anyone. Victory will inevitably be ours. I really don't understand why you're so keen on this kind of trivial matter."

He paused, took a breath, and continued, "If this is what you wanted to say, then let me make it clear: we will not join forces with you. Get out of our way; we have other things to do."

Senju Sayuri's smile remained unchanged, her long eyelashes fluttering as she looked at Neji, slowly stepping aside to make way for him.

"Let's go, Tenten, Rock Lee."

The three strode away, ignoring Senju Sayuri and her two companions.

"You failed, Sheath. I told you before Neji is too arrogant! There's no way he'd agree to your request," the black-haired boy with a scar above his right eye said lazily.

"Besides, I'm also confused. Why would you think of teaming up to teach those younger students a lesson? The three of us... no... even you alone could crush those kids, right?"

"Hmph, Shuya, it's not as simple as you think."

Senju Sayuri watched Neji and his two companions disappear around the corner and said coldly, "This year's juniors are not to be trifled with! To be honest, even if Neji agrees to join forces, we might not have a chance of winning."

"That's amazing? You're not kidding, are you?"

Another boy, who was chewing on a cigarette candy, looked surprised.

"I'm not joking." Senju Sayuri shook her head, then looked at the cloudless sky and sighed, "Forget it, we'll see. Who knows what the situation will be like when we get to Kumogakure! Maybe we'll have to join forces to deal with those Cloud Ninja!" (To be continued)