Naruto and Hinata spent the day together until dusk, leaving behind countless joyful memories along the small shopping street.
Hinata was deeply satisfied. The happiness she had gained today surpassed everything she had felt before combined.
Naruto brought Hinata back to the inn, closed the door, and narrowed his eyes at the large bed before them.
"Hinata... let's... do that..."
Hinata turned her face away, her cheeks flushing red.
"Let's gather chakra and train."
Naruto sat cross-legged on the bed, gathering the chakra within him and continuously circulating it through his body.
Hinata sat cross-legged beside Naruto, closed her eyes, and gathered chakra as she trained.
A puff of white smoke suddenly appeared, and Naruto summoned a Shadow Clone Technique.
The Shadow Clone Technique he had summoned was also sitting cross-legged and meditating as it trained.
After a short while, Naruto released more than a dozen Shadow Clone Techniques. The room now held more than a dozen Narutos and one Hinata.
However, Naruto's Shadow Clone Techniques were in all sorts of poses. Some meditated upside down, some lay flat on the floor, and some hung from the walls.
Hinata finished training and opened her eyes, only to find Naruto everywhere she looked.
"Naruto, why did you summon clones?"
"This isn't an ordinary clone. It's a Shadow Clone Technique," Naruto said. "It's my habit. Whenever I train, I unconsciously summon Shadow Clone Techniques. They can speed up my training."
"The more Shadow Clone Techniques I summon, the faster my training becomes."
"Oh!" Hinata's eyes sparkled with little stars, showing just how envious she was.
"Let me teach you the Shadow Clone Technique." Naruto began explaining the Shadow Clone Technique to Hinata.
Hinata listened attentively.
After some time, Naruto said, "Make the hand signs like this, then give it a try. Just