Kimimaro and the Others Return

Training Ground Three.

The wild wind howled.

Naruto stood in the center of the clearing, his hands forming seals.

"Wind Release: Cloud-Piercing Wings!"

Whoosh!

A large amount of wind-nature chakra gathered behind him, forming a pair of translucent wings made of wind blades in the blink of an eye.

The wind wings spread wide, stretching over two meters across.

Sharp currents of air whirled continuously. The falling leaves nearby were shredded into countless fragments the moment they approached.

A grin curled across Naruto's lips.

The next second, the wind wings flapped fiercely.

Whoosh!

His body vanished from where he stood.

By the time Sakura reacted, Naruto had already appeared atop a large tree dozens of meters away.

"I did it!"

Naruto shouted excitedly.

However, the moment his attention slipped, the wind wings behind him began to shake violently.

He lost his balance and plunged headfirst from the treetop.

"Ahhh!"

Naruto's scream echoed through the training ground.

Just as he was about to smash face-first into the ground, the wind wings barely managed a flap, helping him steady himself again.

Naruto stopped less than half a meter above the ground.

Then he let out a long breath.

"That was close."

Uchiha You stood not far away and said calmly,

"Losing focus in battle is enough to get you killed three times."

Naruto landed on the ground indignantly.

"But didn't I succeed?"

"You only barely managed to form stable wind wings."

"You're still far from mastering them."

Naruto was about to argue when an eagle's cry suddenly rang out from the other side.

"Shriek!"

Golden-red flames gathered before Sasuke.

Rolling heat waves spread in every direction as a giant flaming eagle with a wingspan of nearly six meters slowly took shape.

"Fire Release: Heaven-Burning Eagle!"

Sasuke raised a hand and pointed at