Early the next morning, Naruto appeared at Konoha's training ground on time.
At this time, Kai had arrived and was taking Rock Lee to do warm-up exercises. Tenten was packing the ninja bag beside him. Neji was leaning against the tree on the side of the field with his hands folded and looking quietly in the direction of the entrance to the training ground.
"Naruto, this way!"
When Kai saw Naruto walking into the training ground, he immediately stopped stretching and waved vigorously at him:
"Naruto, let's start with the basic Chakra burst skills!"
Kai directly entered the teaching mode, took out a pair of weighted wrist guards from his ninja bag and handed them to Naruto:
"The essence of Steel Fist Style is to focus Chakra at the moment when the joints explode, so that the punch speed and destructive power can reach the limit at the same time."
"Wear this pair of wrist guards first to get used to the weight, and then we'll start practicing from the most basic straight punch burst."
Naruto took the wristband and weighed it. The wristband was filled with high-density Chakra-Conductive Metal. The weight of each one was roughly equivalent to the weight of an adult male.
He casually clasped the wristband on his wrist and moved his arms twice with smooth movements.
Kai's eyes lit up, but before he could comment, Naruto had already punched straight in the same way he demonstrated just now.
Chakra exploded at the elbow and wrist joints at the same time. The fist broke through the air and let out a sharp roar. The wind of the fist directly swept away less than half of the leaves of a big tree at the edge of the training ground.
"The action is completely standard!"
"The timing of the Chakra explosion at the power node is also perfect!"
Kai's thick eyebrows almost flew out of his forehead. "Naruto, have you really never practiced Taijutsu systematically before?"
"It took even Rock Lee several weeks to master this method of exerting force!"
"I've tried some things myself during battles before, but I'm not so systematic."
"The principle of joint explosion that Teacher Kai just talked about is similar to the Chakra acceleration I used before, but it is more precise."
Naruto retracted his fist with a dull expression.
Kai nodded, and then directly taught Naruto Steel Fist Style the core skills.
Chakra's instant burst at the joints, the direction change and center of gravity shift during high-speed movement, and the breathing rhythm control during continuous attacks.
Demonstrate each item in person first, and then ask Naruto to follow suit.
Naruto followed suit for the first time, and Kai's eyebrows raised.
By the second time, Naruto had completely mastered the key points, and the accuracy and strength of the movements were exactly the same.
On the third time, Naruto began to incorporate the techniques taught by Kai into his own movement habits, and executed a combination of punches that even Kai himself couldn't help but applaud.
"Naruto, your speed of learning is too exaggerated."
Kai's thick eyebrows almost flew out of his forehead, and Rock Lee beside him was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and his hands clenched so hard that they made a clicking sound.
"Now that the basic skills have been mastered, let's go directly to combat skills training!"
Kai was completely excited and waved to Rock Lee behind him. "Rock Lee, come and fight Naruto!"
"Just use the combat steps and attack-defense transitions I just taught you, and see how Naruto can be used in actual combat!"
Rock Lee jumped out from behind Kai and landed in the circular sparring circle in the center of the training ground.
"Naruto-kun, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
"Last time you said you wanted to practice Taijutsu with Teacher Kai, I've been looking forward to practicing with you face to face!"
"Please give me some advice!"
Saying this, Rock Lee bowed to Naruto, and then made the starting move of Steel Fist Style.
Naruto walked into the sparring circle and stood opposite Rock Lee.
"Rock Lee, don't hold back, go all out."
Rock Lee took the lead in launching the offensive, and Leaf Whirlwind swept towards the waist of Naruto with a sharp leg wind.
Naruto sidestepped and used the joint explosion technique taught by Kai Gang. Body Flicker Technique cut into Rock Lee's defensive corner, and stopped with his palm in front of Rock Lee's chest.
If this palm was really struck, Rock Lee would have already flown out.
But Naruto didn't exert any force, just touched it lightly and retracted his hand.
Rock Lee stabilized his body and rushed forward again, continuously performing Leaf Great Whirlwind, Shadow of the Dancing Leaf and a series of fierce and fast Taijutsu moves. He put all his strength into each move, but Naruto always only used the few moves Kai just taught to deal with it.
After a few rounds, Naruto caught the gap when Rock Lee's center of gravity shifted when he turned around, and swept Rock Lee to the ground with a clean roundhouse kick.
The whole process went smoothly, and the onlookers Tenten and Neji could see that Naruto deliberately held back his strength.
"It's so awesome, Naruto-kun defeated me with the Taijutsu taught by Teacher Kai just now!"
"This is the real genius. Not only can he learn quickly, but he can also learn and apply it in actual combat!"
"My youth is burning!"
Rock Lee was not discouraged when he got up from the ground. Instead, he clenched his fists and cheered loudly with even more enthusiasm.
Neji stood up and walked to the center of the training ground.
"Naruto, would you like to have a discussion with me?"
"I've been wanting to fight you again since Chunin Ninja Exams last time."
Naruto nodded.
The two stood opposite each other in the center of the training ground. Veins appeared around Neji's eyes, and Byakugan turned on.
Gentle Fist hand gesture unfolded in his hand.
Neji took the lead, and Eight Trigrams Palm's combos poured towards Naruto like running water. Each palm was accurately aimed at the Chakra acupoints on Naruto's body.
But Naruto's speed and reaction far exceeded Neji's prediction. He dodged calmly in the shadow of Neji's palm, and every time he sidestepped lightly just before the acupoint was hit.
After dozens of moves, Naruto suddenly disappeared from Neji's sight, and appeared behind Neji the next second.
Byakugan of Neji captured the movement trajectory of Naruto, but the body had no time to react.
Naruto's finger lightly tapped the back of Neji's neck and then retracted it.
"I lost."
"The gap between you and me is wider than it was when Chunin Ninja Exams."
Neji turned around.
Kai watched with excitement, waving his fists and announcing loudly. "The next step is weight-bearing sprint training. Everyone must strap on the new Tenten special weight-bearing equipment and run around the training ground."
Rock Lee was the first to respond and had already started to put weights on his legs.
Naruto waved his hand towards Kai: "Teacher Kai, today's practice is over for now. I have something to talk to Neji."
Kai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and grabbed Rock Lee by his collar and dragged him towards the runway.
Tenten glanced at Naruto, then at Neji, and followed Kai with his ninja bag in his arms and left.
Only two people, Naruto and Neji, were left at the edge of the training ground.
Neji wiped the sweat from his face with a towel and looked calmly at Rock Lee who was being chased by Kai in the distance.
Naruto walked to Neji: "I have started to contact Hokage affairs."
"What I told you before at Chunin Ninja Exams will be fulfilled soon."
Neji stopped wiping sweat for a moment.
He naturally remembered what Naruto said at that time.
"Naruto, I don't understand."
"Hyuga Clan's internal system has lasted for so many generations, and the conflict between Main House and Branch House is not a matter of a day or two."
"Why do you care about this?"
"It doesn't do you any good to become Hokage."
Neji's voice was calm, but the hand holding the towel was shaking slightly.