What's that?
Rasengan!!!
Kakashi was clearly astonished when he saw the sky-blue chakra sphere spinning rapidly in Lin Fan's hand.
This was an A-rank jutsu his teacher, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had created based on the Tailed Beast Bomb.
It was only right that Naruto, his son, inherited it.
After firmly grasping the Rasengan in his palm, Lin Fan immediately slammed it into a sturdy, century-old tree beside him.
Bang!
With a tremendous crash, the Rasengan in Lin Fan's hand gradually disappeared.
The tree trunk it struck was blasted into a crescent shape, nearly snapped in half. Its power was plain to see.
666! This jutsu's power was so awesome, even a cow doing a handstand would be blown away!
Seeing how powerful the Rasengan was, Naruto couldn't hide his excitement as he exclaimed.
Clearly, after spending so much time with Lin Fan, Naruto had picked up quite a few more cow-related idioms.
"Lin Fan, you've got a good handle on the Rasengan. But where exactly did you learn it?"
Kakashi asked, his face full of confusion.
Lin Fan's lips curled slightly, and he launched into a completely straight-faced string of nonsense. "I once ran into a lecherous old man with white hair on the roof of a women's bathhouse. We hit it off at first sight because we shared the same interests, so we became sworn brothers."
"After that, he taught me ninjutsu, and I provided him with material for his writing. We worked together for mutual benefit and improved side by side."
After hearing Lin Fan's explanation, Kakashi's face darkened.
The lecherous old man with white hair Lin Fan had mentioned could only be Lord Jiraiya.
Damn.
Wasn't Lord Jiraiya being a little too casual about making sworn brothers?
Lin Fan was young enough to be his grandson.
"My student is also my master's sworn brother?"
Wouldn't that make Lin Fan his elder in a way?
Kakashi shook his head helplessly.
"Uh, very good. Then I'll teach Sasuke Chidori, and Lin Fan, you can teach Naruto the Rasengan."
"Team 7 will split up and train now."
Kakashi gave Lin Fan an awkward smile, then took Sasuke off to train.
Lin Fan then showed Naruto the first step in learning the Rasengan: the water-balloon rotation training.
The four of them trained until sunset before returning to Tazuna's home.
After dinner, Naruto and Sasuke continued their training at the same spot, making the most of every moment.
Kakashi went to guard Tazuna, who was working on the bridge.
Lin Fan, meanwhile, stayed inside his Other-Dimensional Scroll to carry out his own secret training.
Just as Lin Fan entered the other dimension, the system's voice suddenly rang out.
[ Ding, an introductory mission is now available: train in the other dimension all night and use up most of your chakra before dawn. Reward: Ice Heart Constitution Lv1 ]
"What?"
"System, what's this Ice Heart Constitution?"
Lin Fan asked, puzzled.
In the Naruto World, he knew of constitutions like the Uzumaki Constitution, Sage Body, and Shikotsumyaku.
Some constitutions were inherited through bloodlines, while others required training at a place where a sage's legacy was passed down.
[ With a heart clear as ice, one remains unshaken even if the sky falls. Amid endless changes, the mind stays steady and calm. The Ice Heart Constitution can raise the host's mental strength to its peak and grant immunity to all genjutsu attacks. ]
"Holy crap!"
Lin Fan could no longer suppress his excitement and let out a loud cheer.
In the Naruto World, genjutsu was probably what gave ninjas the biggest headache.
That was because, unlike ninjutsu and Taijutsu, it didn't rely on concrete moves.
Powerful genjutsu often took nothing more than a glance or a gesture from the user to trap an opponent in its grasp, leaving them unable to escape.
Kakashi and Snake Auntie, for example, had both suffered greatly from it.
If he raised this Ice Heart Constitution to its maximum level, would he become immune to Tsukuyomi and even Kotoamatsukami?
That would be insanely satisfying.
"Multi-Shadow Clone Technique!"
Lin Fan shouted, summoning 500 Shadow Clones inside the other dimension.
"Listen up! Start fighting each other. Before dawn, every last one of you needs to use up all your chakra. If anyone still has some left, I'll have a problem with them."
"Got it!"
The Shadow Clones all raised their fists and answered firmly.
Before long, some were spraying water, some were breathing fire, some were forming Rasengan, and others were unleashing lightning—all training inside the other dimension.
Soon, the sun rose in the east, and the first light of dawn appeared.
With his chakra nearly depleted, Lin Fan went straight back to his room and collapsed onto the bed.
[ Ding, congratulations, host. You have completed the introductory mission. Reward: Ice Heart Constitution Lv1 ] [ Congratulations, host. You have upgraded the Ice Heart Constitution to LvMAX and gained a 100% increase in genjutsu affinity. ] [ A 100% increase in genjutsu affinity doubles the duration of your genjutsu on opponents and halves the amount of chakra it consumes. ]
Two more days passed in the blink of an eye.
Early on the third day, after breakfast, Lin Fan prepared to teach Naruto the second stage of the Rasengan: rotating and bursting a rubber ball.
After watching Lin Fan demonstrate it a few times, Naruto began practicing on his own.
As for Lin Fan, he had spent the previous night having a friendly chat with the beautiful teachers he'd brought out using his clones.
So he leaned against a nearby tree to rest.
He had only slept for a short while when a familiar, delicate fragrance suddenly reached his nose.
Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes and saw a graceful figure standing beside Naruto, whose face was flushed red.
Who else could it be but Haku, dressed in a pink kimono?
"Naruto, be careful! Get away from him!"
Lin Fan stared at the two of them chatting happily and called out in a stern voice.
"Big Brother Lin Fan, you're finally awake. I came over."
Naruto saw that Lin Fan was awake, took Haku by the hand, and hurried over to him.
"Big Brother Lin Fan, let me introduce you. This is..."
Before Naruto could finish, Lin Fan warily pulled him behind himself.
The next second, his scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan opened.
Unfortunately, the Sharingan could only reveal the flow of chakra inside someone's body.
It couldn't see the important parts of the human body.
"Haku, you've got some nerve. You escaped from Kakashi-sensei and me before, and now you dare show your face near me again?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
"Big Brother Lin Fan, have you mistaken him for someone else? When did this beautiful young lady escape from us?"
Naruto asked, utterly bewildered.
"Hmph, a young lady? I think it'd be more appropriate to call him a young man!"
Lin Fan snorted.
"Your eyes seem pretty amazing. Can you really tell I'm a man, even dressed like this?"
Haku said with a sweet smile.
"What?"
The person in front of him, who looked even cuter than Sakura, was actually a beautiful boy?
Naruto's eyes rolled back as he wore a resentful expression, as if he'd been deceived by a heartless woman.
He remembered the time he and Haku had spent together over the past two days.
One of them trained while the other gathered herbs.
When they got tired, they'd lean against a tree together, resting, chatting, and encouraging each other.
Naruto had even secretly kissed Haku while he was asleep against the tree.
That soft, gentle feeling had been completely different from the accidental kiss he'd shared with Sasuke.
And yet Lin Fan was saying Haku was a man?
Naruto couldn't help letting out a long sigh inside.
Why was his love life so full of setbacks?
It was bad enough that he hadn't kissed Sakura, the girl he liked most.
But why had the only two people he'd kissed, from childhood to now, both been men?
(It's a little late getting home today. Thanks as always for your support.)