Konoha, training ground.
Bang...
With a loud explosion, the wooden post struck by the Rasengan instantly burst apart, sending wood chips flying everywhere!
"Did... did I do it?"
Panting heavily, Naruto collapsed onto the ground. At the same time, the Shadow Clone beside him that had helped him unleash the Rasengan turned into a puff of white smoke and dispersed in the wind.
After catching his breath, Naruto hurriedly looked around at the progress.
Of the two hundred wooden posts in the training ground, a little over one hundred and twenty remained. Before each of those remaining posts, two of Naruto's Shadow Clones were training diligently.
As far as the eye could see, the entire training ground was filled with Naruto.
On a branch of a large tree at the edge of the field, Hyuga Kagami sat with his eyes closed, resting.
After more than four months of Hyuga Kagami's careful guidance, Naruto had successfully mastered the Rasengan and the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
Just as in the original timeline, Naruto still could not achieve precise control over the Rasengan. He was unable to use it one-handed and needed at least one Shadow Clone to assist him in order to perform it properly.
However, thanks to the Uzumaki Clan's constitution and his status as the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, he had learned the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique almost immediately. When his chakra was abundant, he could effortlessly create several hundred Shadow Clones, a truly astonishing sight!
In the distance.
Three figures stood atop the canopy of a large tree, watching Naruto from afar.
The three figures observing Naruto from the treetop were none other than the village's Third Hokage, along with the advisory elders Tsunade and Jiraiya.
Watching hundreds of Narutos train with the Rasengan in the training ground, Jiraiya said worriedly,