A Private Lesson for Sasuke

"Ah, my little Hinata is just too adorable. Even when she fainted, she was still so lovable." Naruto held the delicate Hinata in his arms, warmth in his eyes.

Beside them.

Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki watched this blatant display of affection, their hearts practically bleeding. They really wanted to ask: Could they still get along properly? Could Naruto stop doing this all the time?

Unfortunately.

Before they could say anything, Naruto had already supported Hinata and headed into the village.

Not long after.

Hinata slowly woke up. Seeing how close she was to Naruto, she nearly fainted again. Fortunately, Naruto spoke up this time and eased her embarrassment, allowing her to gradually recover.

"Naruto, thank you for the hairpin. I really like it."

Hinata's fair little hand touched the hairpin, and her small face overflowed with a grateful smile.

"You're welcome. This hairpin suits you very well. It's beautiful," Naruto said gently.

He was telling the truth. The hairpin really did suit Hinata, after all, it was Rem's Hairpin. The two girls also had similar hairstyles and personalities; both were equally endearing.

"Thank you."

After being praised, Hinata's heart immediately filled with sweetness, and even her steps became unsteady again.

[Experience Points +1]

"Naruto, Hinata, what a coincidence."

A girl's voice came from the distance. Hinata turned her head and saw Ino walking over from the other side of the street.

"What a coincidence," Hinata greeted softly.

"Did you two just come back from outside the village? Huh? Your hairpin is so pretty." Ino suddenly ran over to Hinata and looked at the hairpin on her head.

"Is... is that so?" Hinata asked, secretly glancing at Naruto.

"Yeah, it's really pretty. I've never seen a hairpin in this style before. Where did you buy it? I want one too," Ino asked curiously.

"Well..."

Hinata did not know how to answer that question, so she looked at Naruto for help.

"You can't buy this style. There's only one in the entire Ninja World," Naruto said calmly.

"There's only one in the entire Ninja World?"

Ino was somewhat confused by those words and had no idea what they meant.

But Hinata's little hand tightened. She remembered the wooden carving and vaguely felt that Naruto had specially prepared this for her. Her heart immediately turned sweet.

"All right, we're leaving."

Naruto could not be bothered to waste time here, so he led the adorably dazed Hinata toward his home.

Not long after returning home, Naruto and Hinata once again began preparing a busy yet warm dinner.

The next morning, sunlight shone over the earth, bringing vigorous life to all things.

Naruto, who had trained all night, walked out of the bathroom. Looking at the increasingly sturdy muscles on his body, a smile rose at the corner of his lips.

Yesterday, he had come into contact with several people in a row. Between morning and afternoon, he had earned nearly 200 Experience Points, allowing his bloodline to improve once more.

Silently opening his Data Panel, Naruto looked over his stats.

Ding!

Naruto: Hybrid Saiyan

Bloodline: 17%

Abilities: 5 cubic meters of Personal Space

Enhanced Multi-Shadow Clone Technique

Ki Blast

Kamehameha

Experience Points: 1

...

"Seventeen percent bloodline. I remember that when it was at ten percent, not only did my physique improve considerably, but I also sensed Qi. Now I'm not far from twenty percent. I wonder if there'll be some surprise after reaching twenty percent?"

Naruto was very curious. He always felt that reaching twenty percent would bring some unexpected gains, but he had no idea what they would be, leaving him unbearably eager.

"First, I need to earn Experience Points. Let's see which plot characters are in Konoha right now. It seems that many of them have gone out to carry out missions."

Naruto muttered as he began sensing in every direction. His increasingly terrifying perception instantly enveloped all of Konoha.

"Konoha's two elders are here. What a pity that Experience Orbs from people in such high positions are only worth ten points. How embarrassing," Naruto could not help complaining.

A few days ago, he had accidentally spotted Konoha's two elders, Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura. Yet their Experience Orbs were only worth ten points, pitifully few.

Danzo's Experience Orb, on the other hand, was second only to the Third Hokage's. But Danzo was far too detestable, and Naruto could not help wanting to kill him. "Huh? That is...!"

Naruto's expression suddenly turned serious as he frowned and focused his senses on Training Ground 3.

Within his perception, Kakashi was teaching Sasuke how to train in Chidori. That should have been nothing unusual, but according to the plot, something was wrong.

"I remember Chidori being taught only on the eve of the Chūnin Exams. This is clearly too early. Has the plot been affected by me?" Naruto frowned deeply, but soon relaxed.

"It's fine. Hinata, Sakura, and Sasuke can continuously provide me with Experience Points. For now, I'll just go along with the plot. Once it completely falls apart, I'll use violence to deal with this world."

Naruto clenched his fists and waited for the day the plot collapsed, when he could begin settling certain matters.

"I'll earn Experience Points first. I'll absorb them from those unimportant background plot characters first."

With that said.

Naruto quickly got dressed and headed outside, searching for today's Experience Point targets.

Elsewhere.

Sasuke was training diligently at Training Ground 3, repeatedly testing Chidori according to Kakashi's instructions.

Sasuke had risen early today. He first completed all the training exercises according to the Bald Training Method before coming to Training Ground 3 to train.

The reason he worked so hard was to surpass Naruto. Naruto's performance had become increasingly outstanding, placing even greater pressure on Sasuke.

To become stronger, Sasuke could only work even harder.

"Sasuke, take a break. If you keep going, I'm afraid you'll damage your body," Kakashi advised.

"It's fine. I can do it." Sasuke had no intention of resting and continued training hard.

"Don't worry. Besides Chidori, I'll teach you more abilities. They'll definitely greatly increase your combat power," Kakashi said again.

"Really?" A trace of delight appeared in Sasuke's eyes.

"Yes. I know you've been secretly competing with Naruto. Naruto has also been surprisingly impressive. His strength has improved quite a bit, and he has the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, but..."

"But once you learn the abilities I teach you, you'll definitely surpass Naruto," Kakashi continued.

"I see. I understand. Thank you for the encouragement, Sensei."

After hearing Kakashi's encouragement, a confident smile gradually appeared on Sasuke's face. He was even preparing to have an official fight with Naruto after his strength improved.

Elsewhere.

Naruto wandered through Konoha and soon found a background plot character, beginning to interact with them to earn Experience Points.

Unfortunately, these background characters gave very few Experience Points. Some gave as little as one point. In addition, the plot characters were scattered around, and traveling back and forth took quite a bit of time, making it much harder to earn Experience Points quickly.

Fortunately, there were enough plot characters. After working hard for an entire day, he could still gather one hundred Experience Points.

Three evenings later.

Naruto sat on the sofa at home, looking at his Experience Points with a smile on his face. "I wonder if reaching twenty percent Saiyan Bloodline will bring a surprise? I'm really looking forward to it."

Naruto muttered as he exchanged all his Experience Points for Saiyan Blood.