When Cheating Is In Progress [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Chapter 37: Cheating in Progress [Seeking Recommendation Tickets]

Finally, Toneri and Kushina arrived at the training grounds.

When they arrived, Minato Namikaze was there, sweating profusely by himself.

Others only saw Minato Namikaze's sunny smile, handsome appearance, and strength far beyond his peers, but they didn't know how much effort he put in, how many cold shoulders and ridicule he endured before possessing these qualities, yet he still persevered.

He slowly changed everyone's perception of him through his actions.

It had to be said that there was a reason why Naruto in the future would have such a mindset to face those who always mocked him.

"Minato, look who's here!" Toneri shouted excitedly to him as he was training.

Toneri felt a voice should appear in his ear at this moment...

Ding, Minato Namikaze, 80% completion rate!

Next, there were some childish...

Pfft, next, the three of them got to know each other again.

Although Kushina and Minato were classmates, because Kushina was a bit self-conscious about her hair, and she didn't think highly of Minato, they didn't interact much. But to say they had an interaction like today, it really seemed like it had never happened before.

Toneri's two eyes sparkled on the side, like two 120-degree light bulbs.

Actually, Minato and Kushina now were really nothing more than ordinary classmates. The only difference was that they were the two strongest people in the class, and Minato had successfully applied for early graduation, while Kushina had not.

Kushina was more curious about what Minato's ninja life would be like after graduation.

Then Toneri showed them his training method.

He conservatively created three Shadow Clones.

He had already created two before to help him and Kushina skip class.

Kushina could skip class after studying for so many years, but for Toneri, it was better to listen if he could. After all, he was lacking in many aspects.

He was currently like a student who was severely biased towards Taijutsu.

One of the three Shadow Clones went to practice chakra control for climbing trees and walking on water, another practiced throwing ninja tools like Kunai. Although they only had Kunai for now, these things were basically transferable. Moreover, throwing ninja tools was also a mandatory part of the Ninja Academy graduation exam.

The last Shadow Clone was purely for practicing Seals.

As for Ninjutsu training, Toneri currently knew almost no Ninjutsu. He only knew the Transformation Technique and Shadow Clone Technique, both of which only required one Seal to perform.

Moreover, training couldn't be rushed; it had to start from the basics. Seals were the most fundamental thing for casting Ninjutsu.

He didn't need to immediately reach the level of Itachi or Gojo... cough, Kakashi, who could perform five or six Seals per second. At least two or three Seals per second were necessary, right?

He couldn't possibly say to the opponent during a fight, "Hey, wait a moment, let me form a Seal, otherwise, you won't win fairly..."

He probably wouldn't even know how he died.

Coupled with his own Taijutsu training, he had almost managed to complete the task distribution.

After all, this was his first time trying Shadow Clone training, and Toneri didn't know his limit.

He had already created five Shadow Clones, and he figured he'd have a hard time when they dispersed.

Minato and Kushina were actually no strangers to the Shadow Clone Technique. Although the Shadow Clone Technique was a B-rank Ninjutsu, it was also a relatively widespread Ninjutsu, and it wasn't very difficult to obtain.

It was just that the Shadow Clone Technique couldn't be used for training by Minato. His own Chakra reserves weren't large, and his body was just that of an ordinary ninja. He couldn't withstand the impact of the Shadow Clones dispersing.

Kushina could use it, and perhaps it was even more suitable for her than for Toneri.

But Kushina didn't have much desire to train the Shadow Clone Technique right now. All she wanted was to become a ninja and undertake missions that would contribute to world peace.

Therefore, while Toneri and Minato were training hard, Kushina didn't join them. She just sat on a nearby tree, watching them sweat profusely.

Before, Toneri always felt that the methods of physical training he mastered in his previous life were much more advanced than the training methods in the ninja world, especially since technology was so developed.

But as he delved deeper and made more contact, he realized how wrong his idea was.

In the beginning, when his body was weaker, the methods from his previous life were indeed relatively effective. But as his strength grew, his methods became somewhat inadequate.

They could only be used for building a foundation.

As the saying goes, never judge a high-martial world with a fixed mindset.

The ninja world wasn't just about ninjas; there were also samurai from earlier times. The accumulated experience over countless years was not much weaker than high technology.

Moreover, this suited the physique of humans in this world even better.

He had learned a lot from Minato during their conversation yesterday.

Coupled with the Taijutsu insights given by Danzo, the Shadow Clones had already organized a Taijutsu training method that was more suitable for him now.

Therefore, today's Taijutsu training was even harder and more suited to his current stage of strength.

Sometimes, while training, he would suddenly have an epiphany and would ask Minato or Kushina for advice, as their strength was considerably greater than Toneri's.

However, compared to sparring in Taijutsu, Kushina was more concerned about how Toneri got along with the Tailed Beast within him.

She remembered that before becoming a Jinchūriki, when she first arrived in Konoha, witnessing the massacre of the Uzumaki clan had left her with a deep-seated issue. Knowing that she would become the next Jinchūriki almost broke her.

Fortunately, Mito Uzumaki at the time treated Kushina like her own granddaughter, helping her alleviate the pressure in her heart. She told Kushina that to deal with the Nine-Tails, one needed to use love to influence it.

This was what Mito Uzumaki had been striving to do during her time as the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, and she also hoped that Kushina would continue this endeavor, and one day, she would be able to influence the Nine-Tails.

But so much time had passed, and Kushina still couldn't do what Grandma Mito had told her to do. She really wanted to know how Toneri did it.

However, it wasn't just them here; Minato was also present. She didn't want others to know she was a Jinchūriki, didn't want to be treated like a monster again, so she had held back from asking.

She didn't ask, but it was torture for Toneri.

Kushina, holding her breath, was ruthless in her attacks.

With the Uzumaki clan's physique, the Nine-Tails' subtle influence, and Kushina's own formidable Taijutsu, Toneri, who had only been training for two weeks, was no match for her.

He was beaten terribly.

Minato would hold back, but was Kushina someone who knew how to hold back?

Heh--

She muttered, "Serves you right for leading the way! Serves you right for leading the way..."

When the sun set, only a bruised and battered Toneri remained, sitting by the river.

He would glance at his reflection in the lake from time to time, then quickly look away, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.

"Was that necessary? We have no grudges, so we fight, and we agreed not to hit the face, as hitting the face hurts one's pride. But you just kept hitting my face.

I'm too good-looking, to the point that even a girl is jealous of me." Toneri touched his face, feeling utterly helpless.

This world was still too hostile towards him.

However, Toneri only grumbled a little; he had more important things to do next.

He needed to test the effectiveness of his Shadow Clone training.

"Shadow Clone, release!"

He didn't notice, and neither did Minato or Kushina, that while they were training, someone not from Root had been watching them from a nearby tree for some time.

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