Shadow Clone Technique

After the physical training ended, the students sprawled across the training ground, too exhausted to care about appearances.

Beizawa watched them and recalled his past life's college Physical Fitness Test.

Running a thousand meters back then felt like being hit by Tsunade's Monster Strength—he nearly dropped dead on the spot.

But these students, at six or seven years old, ran a thousand meters like it was child's play.

All he could say was that Chakra was truly miraculous.

[Current Mission: Achieve first place in the Physical Fitness Test.]

[Mission Reward: Konoha Strong Whirlwind.]

[Host has completed the mission. Reward issued.]

After digesting the information in his mind, Beizawa couldn't help but nod.

Might Guy developed the Konoha Whirlwind series of taijutsu.

Konoha Strong Whirlwind is the advanced version of Konoha Great Whirlwind.

Beizawa guessed that if he completed this series of missions, he might obtain the legendary Eight Inner Gates.

Though the Eight Inner Gates put a heavy burden on the body, its power was undeniable.

Besides, when it came down to life or death, who cared about side effects?

"Now I'll announce the rankings."

Beizawa waited for them to rest a moment before saying, "First place, Sasuke Uchiha."

"Sasuke-kun!"

Sakura Haruno and the other little girls couldn't help cheering for him.

Sasuke Uchiha wasn't happy at all.

Getting first in the Physical Fitness Test and a snack gift pack—it should have been double the joy.

But why was it like this?

Could an ordinary chunin run this fast?

Sasuke Uchiha let out a sigh.

The excitement belonged to them; he had nothing.

"Second place, Kiba Inuzuka; third place, Shino Aburame... ninth place, Naruto Uzumaki..."

Beizawa stopped after reading the tenth name.

The top ten were mostly students from ninja clans.

Except for Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi, since they only ran half the distance.

"Damn it!"

Naruto Uzumaki clutched his head, feeling bitter.

He was supposed to become the fastest man in the ninja world, yet he only got ninth place.

Beizawa glanced at him.

Naruto Uzumaki wasn't lacking in stamina, but his technique was poor—he was just running wildly.

[Your Lifelong Rival, Naruto Uzumaki, ranked too low in the Physical Fitness Test. It's an embarrassment to you.]

[Current Mission: Help Naruto Uzumaki achieve second place in the Physical Fitness Test.]

[Mission Reward: Shadow Clone Technique.]

[Accept?]

Beizawa stared at the sudden mission, stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered.

This was a good thing.

The Shadow Clone Technique could create solid clones.

And Shadow Clones could do a lot—not just for combat, but also for training and espionage.

Because when a Shadow Clone was dispelled, its memories and experience returned to the original.

The advanced version of the Shadow Clone Technique was the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

In the original story, this was practically Naruto Uzumaki's cheat.

With his massive Chakra reserves, he could split into hundreds or thousands of Shadow Clones, essentially running a multi-experience boost at all times.

But Beizawa couldn't do that.

After all, his Chakra hadn't reached the standard of one Kakashi yet—not even a fifth of one.

Still, while he couldn't use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, using the Shadow Clone Technique wasn't too much of a problem.

Why did it only require Naruto Uzumaki to get second place?

Beizawa rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and understood the reason.

Probably the system considered him first place.

The system probably considered him first place.

Even though it said Uzumaki Naruto was second, he was really first.

They said Naruto Uzumaki was second, but really, he might as well have been first.

"Once everyone's rested, continue practicing moving-target kunai throwing."

"Once everyone's rested, we'll continue practicing kunai throwing on moving targets."

Kitazawa paused, then said, "Those who've already mastered it can move freely."

Teacher Beizawa paused, then said, "Those who've already mastered it can move freely."

Uchiha Sasuke immediately stood up and walked silently toward the training ground with the tree.

Sasuke Uchiha stood up at once and walked silently toward the training ground with the tree.

He'd already lost in physical training; he needed to finish tree-climbing practice as soon as possible.

He'd lost in the physical training; he had to finish the tree climbing training as soon as possible.

Hyuga Hinata and Yamanaka Ino exchanged glances, then followed.

Hinata Hyuga and Ino Yamanaka exchanged a glance, then followed.

"Naruto, come with me."

"Naruto, come with me."

Kitazawa called out.

Teacher Beizawa called out.

"Kitazawa-sensei, is something up?"

"Teacher Beizawa, is something the matter?"

Uzumaki Naruto caught up, asking curiously.

Naruto Uzumaki caught up, asking curiously.

"I saw your performance in the physical training just now. You shouldn't have been ninth."

"I saw your performance in the physical training just now. You shouldn't have only gotten ninth place."

Kitazawa glanced at him and said.

Teacher Beizawa glanced at him and said.

"Really?"

"Really?"

Uzumaki Naruto said excitedly, "I thought so too!"

Naruto said excitedly, "That's what I think too!"

Kitazawa couldn't help but laugh.

Teacher Beizawa chuckled helplessly.

When it came to stubbornness and refusing to admit defeat, Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke were the same.

When it came to stubbornness and refusing to admit defeat, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were the same.

No wonder they were like brothers from different mothers.

Truly brothers from different mothers.

"In my opinion, you could easily have been in the top three."

"In my opinion, you could easily have gotten into the top three."

Kitazawa changed the subject and asked, "But do you know why you only got ninth?"

Teacher Beizawa changed the subject and asked, "But do you know why you only got ninth?"

Uzumaki Naruto shook his head.

Naruto shook his head.

"Because you only know how to brute force it."

"Because you only know how to brute force everything."

Kitazawa explained, "You don't understand what running really means."

Teacher Beizawa explained, "You don't understand what running really means."

"Kitazawa-sensei, can you teach me?"

"Teacher Beizawa, can you teach me?"

Uzumaki Naruto wasn't discouraged at all; instead, he asked excitedly.

Far from being discouraged, Naruto asked excitedly instead.

"Of course."

"Of course."

Kitazawa said with a smile, "I called you over to teach you."

Teacher Beizawa smiled and said, "I called you over just to teach you."

"Thanks, Kitazawa-sensei!"

"Thank you, Teacher Beizawa!"

Uzumaki Naruto burst into laughter. "Next physical training, I'll definitely be first!"

Naruto burst into laughter at once. "Next physical training, I'll definitely be first!"

"Hard to say."

"Hard to say."

Kitazawa shook his head. "Sasuke's no worse than you, but you have an advantage—your stamina."

Teacher Beizawa shook his head and said, "Sasuke's no worse than you, but you have your advantages—your stamina is strong."

The Uzumaki clan were naturally strong in physique and had plenty of chakra.

The Uzumaki Clan were naturally gifted with strong physiques and abundant chakra.

Plus, Uzumaki Naruto was the Nine-Tails jinchuriki; the tailed beast's power let him recover quickly from injuries and fatigue.

And Naruto was also the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki; the tailed beast's power let him recover from injuries and fatigue quickly.

Even though he and the Nine-Tails weren't acquainted, the leaking tailed beast chakra was still enough to work.

Even though he and the Nine-Tails weren't acquainted, the leaking tailed beast chakra was enough to do the job.

The two arrived at a secluded training ground on the school grounds.

The two arrived at a secluded training ground on school grounds.

The same place where Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Hinata, and Yamanaka Ino were climbing trees.

The same place where Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, and Ino Yamanaka were climbing trees.

"Sasuke!"

"Naruto!"

Uzumaki Naruto suddenly spotted Uchiha Sasuke climbing a tree and immediately called out.

Naruto suddenly spotted Sasuke climbing the tree and immediately called out.

Bang!

Thump!

Uchiha Sasuke was startled and fell down.

Sasuke was startled and fell down.

Why shout so loud?

Why are you yelling so loud?

He got up, twitched the corner of his mouth, and went back to climbing.

He got up, twitched the corner of his mouth, and went back to climbing.

"What are they doing?"

"What are they doing?"

Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head, confused.

Naruto scratched his head, confused.

"It's chakra control training."

"It's Chakra Control training."

Kitazawa paused, then said, "You're not ready for that yet. Let me first explain some running techniques."

Teacher Beizawa paused, then said, "You're not ready for that yet. Let me first explain some running techniques."

"Okay!"

"Okay!"

Uzumaki Naruto perked up, putting on a serious attitude.

Naruto perked up, putting on a serious attitude.

"The most important thing in running is mastering the correct posture and stride..."

"The most important thing in running is mastering the correct posture and stride..."

Kitazawa summed it up, "It's all about rhythm."

Teacher Beizawa concluded, "It's all about rhythm."

"I see!"

Naruto Uzumaki nodded firmly and said, "I get it!"

"Whether you get it or not, we'll only know after you try."

Beizawa was pessimistic about his learning ability.

In the original story, aside from ninjutsu, Naruto's theory was a complete mess—otherwise, he wouldn't have been the dead last.

"Alright, just run laps on the training ground. If there's any problem, I'll point it out."

Beizawa patted him on the shoulder and said.

"Yeah!"

Naruto immediately started running.

Beizawa's mouth twitched.

What a monster.

He'd just finished physical training, rested for only a few minutes, and was already full of energy again.

Beizawa felt a pang of envy.

Good thing he had the system now.

With the system's help, catching up to Naruto in physique and Chakra wouldn't be a problem.

Beizawa glanced at Sasuke Uchiha, Ino Yamanaka, and Hinata Hyuga, who were practicing tree climbing.

He was starting to look like a real teacher now.

Time came to Saturday.

Beizawa raised his hand and knocked on the door.

The door opened, revealing a pretty face.

"This early?"

Kurenai Yuhi yawned and asked.

Beizawa's eyes lit up.

She was wearing a kimono-style nightgown—a Yukata.

The form-fitting Yukata outlined her curvy figure, especially her full chest.

Though nowhere near Tsunade's level, it was still quite impressive.