"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique! Wind Release: Gale Palm!" Sarada and Boruto unleashed their fire and wind techniques together. Bolstered by Gale Palm, the Great Fireball Technique grew fiercer, its flames becoming even more powerful.
Watching the great fireball hurtle toward him, Naruto smiled. "Good. I didn't expect you two to coordinate so well. This combination technique is much more powerful than an ordinary A-rank Ninjutsu." He swiftly formed hand seals. "Summoning Technique!" Naruto summoned the stomach wall of a rock toad, blocking Sarada and Boruto's combined attack.
Boruto exclaimed in surprise, "What is that thing? It actually blocked our combination technique!" Sarada watched the toad's stomach wall warily and shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
Nearby, Jiraiya, Young Sasuke, young Naruto, and Minato watched the three spar. Jiraiya marveled, "I never thought Naruto would learn even this move. He really is a genius."
Young Naruto was surprised too. "Isn't that your Ninjutsu, Pervy Sage? Even I haven't learned that one yet."
After spending the past few days with young Naruto, Jiraiya and Minato had come to understand him somewhat. He and the Naruto they knew were practically polar opposites. Their Naruto could be foolish at times, but only when it came to emotional intelligence. He was a genius through and through. Teach him any Ninjutsu once, and he would immediately master it, unleashing tremendous power. The young Naruto from the future, however, was a complete dunce who needed a great deal of time to learn any technique.
Take the Flying Thunder God Technique, for example. On young Naruto's second day in Konoha, Minato had some free time and decided to teach it to him. Yet it had taken half a month for young Naruto to barely grasp the essentials. He could travel through space himself, but couldn't