A bright blue sky with no sun;
A vast, boundless green grassland stretching beyond the horizon;
A Japanese-style mansion standing on the grassland;
An orange fox with nine tails, lying beside the mansion.
This was what Naruto's Sealing Space looked like now.
"Dad, Mom, Master!"
Naruto appeared inside the mansion and sat down on a cushion that had appeared out of thin air. He greeted them with a smile. "It feels like you haven't called me over in ages. Is something up?"
"Of course. It's about your training."
Master said, "After all these years, your mind is stable enough, and your will is strong enough. It's time to take you to the next level."
"My mind..."
Naruto thought for a moment, then asked, "Are you going to train me with Number Two?"
"You remember."
Master nodded. "It's Number Two, but not the old version. You've grown over the years, and I haven't been idle either. Whenever I had the time, I adjusted the Cursed Technique. The versions I used on Sasuke and Sakura were both tweaked versions of the latest one."
"Oh, nice!"
Naruto was a little excited. "Then let's get started!"
Master lightly tapped the floor, and the Cursed Technique unfolded beneath Naruto.
"This Cursed Technique looks familiar."
Naruto stared at the Cursed Technique on the floor for a moment. "The basic parts of Number Two don't seem to have changed."
"If the basics changed, how could it still be called Number Two?"
Master said, "Back then, Minato and Kushina thought Number Two would make you mature too quickly mentally and rob you of much of your childhood, so they told me not to use it on you. Now that you've grown up, it's time."
"I see."
Naruto understood, then braced himself. "I'm ready. Let's begin, Master!"
Master silently