The conversation went very well.
System Notification.
Host: Uzumaki Naruto.
Ninjutsu: Talk no Jutsu.
Taijutsu: Eight Inner Gates (Harmless Version)
Sealing Jutsu: None.
Summoning Jutsu: None.
Chakra Nature: Wind, Fire, Lightning, Earth, Water, Yang.
Chakra Remaining: 30%.
Chakra Control: 0.8%
Chakra Nature Transformation: None.
As Naruto stepped out of the room, his expression shifted for a moment. He really couldn't escape Talk no Jutsu, though it worked pretty well.
"Hinata, don't you think you should reward me?" Naruto said with a grin, sidling up to her.
Hinata didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Naruto had helped her a great deal, so she really should repay him. "What would you like, Naruto?"
"Let me think. Hinata, there's a saying: better late than never. Take me to meet Neji. I'll teach him a lesson today and make him understand his responsibilities as your older brother." Naruto figured he needed to test just how powerful the Eight Inner Gates really were.
Hinata tugged at Naruto's sleeve. "Neji's Gentle Fist is really powerful. He'll hurt you, Naruto."
"I'd rather fight than back down, Hinata. Please say yes!" Naruto insisted.
It wasn't easy to find a suitable opponent.
"Okay." Hinata could tell Naruto had made up his mind.
They passed through several doorways and soon reached the Hyuga Clan's training ground.
The Hyuga Clan's prodigy, Neji Hyuga, was silently striking a punching bag.
Hinata and Naruto's arrival drew attention, but Neji paid them no mind.
"Neji, I'm Naruto. I came here to teach you a lesson." Naruto deliberately provoked him.
Neji snorted. "I don't have time."
Naruto blocked his way, his face tinged with anger. "I don't know why you bully Hinata during training, but whatever the reason, she did nothing wrong. You need to change your behavior."
"She wasn't good enough. Getting hurt during a spar is normal." Neji glared at Naruto, the Cursed Seal on his forehead wrinkling.
Naruto shot back, "You're good enough, so you should know when to hold back. Neji, are you only brave enough to bully relatives weaker than you, but too afraid to accept a lesson from someone stronger?"
Neji burst out laughing. "You're just a little kid, and you call yourself strong? I'm not afraid of you. In a minute, I'll beat you until you're crawling."
Take your enemy seriously in strategy, then crush him in battle.
"First stage."
Naruto didn't waste any time. He rushed in and engaged Neji at close range.
He used both fists and feet, striking simply and decisively.
Neji activated his Byakugan.
He could see Naruto's every movement clearly.
Smack!
Neji's Gentle Fist struck Naruto, and the impact felt strangely solid.
Naruto quickly retreated. A sharp pain flared in his chest, and the flow of his chakra seemed to have been disrupted.
"So that's what makes the Gentle Fist so powerful." Naruto untied the straps around his body.
Iron plates clattered to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Strength wasn't something you could achieve just by talking about it.
Naruto had both determination and perseverance.
Opening the Eight Inner Gates required a certain level of physical conditioning, so he'd trained harder, testing the limits of his stamina and gradually pushing past them as he grew.
"Neji, in the world of Taijutsu, speed is everything."
Naruto suddenly accelerated.
Neji stood still. "Naruto, the strongest Taijutsu in the Shinobi World is the Gentle Fist. My Byakugan can see you from every angle, with no blind spots. No matter how fast you are, can you outrun my eyes?"
Naruto loosened up, then suddenly closed in on Neji.
Third stage.
Eight Inner Gates, Gate of Opening, open!
Distance. Speed. A sudden change.
In Neji's field of vision, Naruto's figure vanished for an instant.
"Neji, there's always someone stronger, and there's always a higher sky." Naruto's fist slammed into Neji's stomach.
It hit hard.
Neji fell. The pain in his stomach made it difficult for him to move. He could hardly believe it. Naruto looked even younger than him—how could he possess such extraordinary Taijutsu?
Naruto returned to normal. "Neji, from now on, you have to listen to Hinata. If I find out you bully her again, next time I'll leave you in bed for a whole day."
Hinata cried out excitedly, "Naruto, you're amazing!"
Naruto turned and ran over to hug Hinata. "Hehe, I can do even better than that!"
As a result of the incident Naruto had caused,
Hizashi Hyuga ultimately decided to join the Anbu under the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. He told Hyuga Hiashi that if the Land of Lightning really invaded the Hyuga Clan, he would stand at the front and fight.
Because of Hizashi Hyuga's decision,
Minato Namikaze finally gained the support of some members of the Hyuga Clan. His influence in Konoha grew considerably, allowing him to suppress the Third Hokage and the Council of Elders. He made it clear that Konoha would not accept any conditions that involved harming its own people. The Land of Lightning also had to explain why it had kidnapped the Hyuga Clan's young lady.
The situation gradually turned into a war of words between Konoha and Kumogakure.
Without overwhelming strength, the Land of Lightning didn't dare wage war against Konoha. Instead, the Anbu forces of both sides began a silent battle in the shadows.
The Shinobi World was filled with hatred and slaughter.
Naruto's training went more and more smoothly. Might Guy didn't have much time to instruct him, since he was a Konoha Jonin and had many missions to handle.
As a result, Naruto didn't learn a single Taijutsu technique from Might Guy related to the Eight Inner Gates.
So Naruto studied it on his own.
"Melon-Skin System."
"You've been silent for more than two years. Don't you have even one sign-in task for me?"
"Is it going to take a task that's really difficult for me right now?"
"Stop tormenting me. If I fail, I'll have to wait for a restart, and there's no place to listen to thunder around here."
Naruto joked around.
Time flew by in a flash.
Over the past two years, Naruto had grown quite a bit. Besides training in Taijutsu, he had also become fairly proficient at using ninja tools such as shuriken and Explosive Tags.
Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had begun making plans for Naruto to attend the Ninja Academy.
School was always an experience that brought both fond memories and pain.
Over those two years, Naruto and Hinata had grown even closer. They were childhood sweethearts, innocent and inseparable.
Notification.
Host: Uzumaki Naruto.
Ninjutsu: Talk no Jutsu.
Taijutsu: Eight Inner Gates (Harmless Version), Gate of Opening (Shadowless Kick), Gate of Healing (), Gate of Life ().
Sealing Jutsu: None.
Summoning Jutsu: None.
Chakra Nature: Wind, Fire, Lightning, Earth, Water, Yang.
Chakra Remaining: 100%.
Chakra Control: 20%
Chakra Nature Transformation: None.
Naruto read it over.
"System, I've even mastered the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, but you only accepted Shadowless Kick? You're way too strict!"
Sign-in Task: Go to Kusagakure in the Land of Grass and rescue the surviving members of the Uzumaki Clan.
Completion Reward: Awaken the Uzumaki Clan's Super Self-Healing ability; Wind Chakra Nature Transformation (100%); complete Rasengan instructional video series.
This mission was bound to be extremely dangerous.
With rewards this generous, he might even lose his life.
Naruto needed to think it over carefully.
Notification: This is a solo mission.
Naruto had been planning to ask Minato Namikaze for help.
"Melon-Skin System, I only know one move from the Eight Inner Gates, and I've never fought a real ninja. You're forcing me into this whether I like it or not." Naruto stood up and went to find out where Kusagakure was and what was happening there.
In his room, Naruto pored over the materials on Minato Namikaze's bookshelf.
The Land of Grass bordered the Land of Fire and survived by selling information between the three great nations. Kusagakure's greatest strength was copying techniques from other villages, which made it unpopular with all three great nations.
"I thought my mother was the only survivor of the Uzumaki Clan. I never expected there to be other survivors in the tiny Land of Grass. Since I have Uzumaki blood too, it's my responsibility to protect the clan." Naruto settled on his purpose and immediately prepared to act.
At that moment, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were both at work.
Naruto left a note on the dining table.
Mom and Dad, I'm going away to train. Don't worry.
After making sure he had all his ninja tools, Naruto changed into a snug, breathable outfit and covered most of his face, like Kakashi.
"Let's go."
There were Chunin stationed at the Konoha Gate, and getting permission to leave would be difficult for Naruto, so he chose to slip out through Konoha's back entrance.
On his way to Kusagakure, Naruto activated Gate of Opening and kept running until his chakra fell to 20%. Then he closed it and continued at a normal pace, waiting for his chakra to recover before activating the speed boost again.
Land of Grass, Kusagakure!
A huge blaze consumed an entire area.
The Kaguya Clan was battling Kusagakure, and the Grass Ninja's prized copying techniques were no match for them.
"We can't hold them off much longer!"
"Don't be afraid! We still have members of the Uzumaki Clan. They can heal our wounds!"
The Kaguya Clan could fight using their own bones and wielded the powerful Dance of the Six.
Crack!
A Kaguya Clan member pierced a Grass Ninja's throat with a bone. The ninja collapsed helplessly and died while trying to flee.
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