Iruka-sensei nodded, both shocked and relieved.
"Naruto, you really are a genius..."
"But I have to tell you, although you figured out this ninjutsu on your own, you weren't the first ninja to create it..."
"...Huh?!"
Naruto turned pale with shock. "Th-then who was?!"
Iruka-sensei gazed out the window at Hokage Rock, his eyes settling on the second statue.
"This ninjutsu is called the Shadow Clone Technique."
"It was first created by the Second."
"T-The Second?!"
Naruto stared in shock at the stern, cold face. Then the corners of his mouth began to twitch upward, and he broke into a wide grin.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
"So that means I, Naruto Uzumaki, am just as amazing as the Second?!"
"Then my dream of becoming Hokage is sure to come true!"
Iruka-sensei gazed intently at Naruto, then suddenly became sterner than ever.
"Naruto, figuring out the Shadow Clone Technique on your own does make you a true genius, but..."
"I forbid you from using it again!"
Naruto felt as if he'd been struck by lightning.
"Iruka-sensei..."
"W-What did you say?!"
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At Iruka-sensei's words, Naruto was instantly dumbfounded.
"Iruka-sensei, what did you say?"
Iruka-sensei's expression was more solemn and stern than ever.
"Naruto, I said I forbid you from using that technique again!"
"B-But why...?"
"Didn't you see for yourself?"
"You'd only just used it, and you were already exhausted and passed out. If you don't learn to control it properly, you might end up dead next time!"
"You're still a student at the Ninja Academy. You don't have precise enough control over your chakra yet. This technique is too dangerous for you!"
But Naruto sprang to his feet.
"No, that won't happen!"
"Iruka-sensei, I was just pushing myself too hard this time.