Becoming a ninja required talent, that was true, but talented people also needed the opportunity to become ninjas.
Even seemingly simple taijutsu training was a secret to ordinary people. It was not something that could be mastered just by punching a wooden post!
The core of taijutsu was actually divided into two parts: techniques and training methods!
Techniques like Morning Peacock and Day Tiger already counted as secret arts among techniques, but even something like Konoha Whirlwind, which looked like nothing more than a spinning kick, had plenty of intricacies.
As for training methods, without someone to guide you, even something as simple as running could cripple you from overtraining!
Just the correct standard training posture was already something ordinary people had no way of obtaining.
"So, the ninja world still has a long way to go. You avoid getting involved with power because you don't intend to block the path of those who come after you, right?" Naruto asked.
"You're not stupid at all. You just prefer not to think about anything," Kitahara Kaede said with a smile.
Naruto had never been stupid. Ever since childhood, his carefree behavior had merely been something he forced himself into.
Just as he chose pranks to provoke anger because he did not want to be ignored, he knew what he needed to do.
"Sometimes, being a little heartless is the only way to keep living." Naruto shook his head with a bitter smile.
It was only because he had a life of his own now that he was willing to discuss such things with Kitahara Kaede.
If this had happened when he was a child, Naruto would rather have grinned foolishly at a time like this.
"The ninja world originally would not have drawn much attention from the universe, because there was