Reinforcing the Nine-Tails Seal

After this assessment, Naruto returned home and, sure enough, demanded that the intensity of his training be increased. He looked determined not to stop until he had trained his muscles all the way to the back of his head.

Houka smiled. "Naruto, if you want first place, Taijutsu alone won't be enough. You need to train in the Three Body Technique as well."

Naruto was conflicted. "But, mister, I've practiced the Three Body Technique for so long, and I haven't improved at all."

Houka smiled. Of course he hadn't. The fox inside him had always been far too restless.

"Are you planning to give up just because it's difficult?" Houka said with a smile. "A ninja can't rely on muscles alone. Do you remember that middle-aged guy in dark green?"

Twenty-year-old Guy had already become a middle-aged man in Houka's mouth.

Naruto's eyes lit up. "That guy with the super thick eyebrows?"

Guy had visited Houka's house several times, and Naruto had been especially impressed by him.

"That's right, him. He looks down on ninjutsu, dismisses Genjutsu, and focuses wholeheartedly on training Taijutsu. And what happened?" Houka said mysteriously. "That guy still hasn't found a girlfriend!"

Naruto was horrified. Could it be that Sakura doesn't like me because I only train Taijutsu? This is bad!

Houka patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "Naruto, you don't want to end up like him and be unable to find a girlfriend, do you?"

Naruto nodded frantically. To be honest, he wanted a girlfriend right now.

"Then you know what to do, right?"

"Yeah, I'll train the Three Body Technique right now!" Naruto clenched his fists, blazing flames flashing in his eyes.

Houka smugly thought, Kids these days are so easy to fool.

Next, Houka personally guided Naruto in the Three Body Technique.

After