After learning that he had been caught in a genjutsu, Sasuke finally suppressed his arrogance and, despite his embarrassment and anger, humbly accepted the guidance of Shisui and Shinichi, the two Uchiha Mangekyō Sharingan wielders.
After learning that Haku was a boy, Naruto, who had worn a stunned expression, also began his Senjutsu training.
In the training room at his home, Neji practiced the breathing technique recorded in the Scroll again and again, using it in tandem with his cultivation of the Eight Inner Gates.
It was not only Sasuke, Naruto, and Neji, the standouts among their peers. After witnessing the powerful fighters from each village during the Chunin Exams, the other students of their generation also became more diligent.
At Konoha Hospital, Sakura, Hinata, and Shion formally began training in medical ninjutsu under Shizune's guidance.
Rock Lee received Guy's special training, while Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino, the new generation's Ino-Shika-Cho trio, conducted tactical drills under the guidance of their clan elders.
Everyone worked hard to cultivate and improve themselves in ways suited to them.
The shinobi from the other villages stationed in Konoha were not idle either. Though this Chunin Exams had ended, the competition between them remained.
Kumogakure's Darui set his sights on Iwagakure's Deidara, while Iwagakure's Kurotsuchi competed with Sunagakure's Temari. Kumogakure's blonde beauty Samui, meanwhile, had her eye on Kimimaro.
Whoosh...
A kunai, shrieking as it cut through the air, embedded itself in the battlefield where Obito had fought Hyuga Kagami and the others not long ago. Immediately afterward, a figure flashed to the kunai's side.
There was no doubt that this sudden arrival was none other than Kakashi, who had rushed here using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Upon seeing that it was Kakashi, the captain of the patrol stationed there hurried over. "Acting