Water Spirit

At sea.

"Next up is a new experience called Water Spirit."

Naruto addressed the group now lined up before him.

"Water Spirit? What's that?"

"Yeah, I've never even heard of it."

"Maybe it's another kind of training?"

"Could it be like in manga and novels, where there's a group of water spirits beneath this sea?"

The new students all spoke up.

Clearly, though, the name of this training was highly deceptive, and none of them gave it much further thought.

Still, some students knew better. Looking at the surrounding sea and recalling how their parents had described it, along with that particular training, terror appeared on their faces.

It can't be...

"Next, the teachers will demonstrate the Water Spirit experience. You'll be experiencing it often from now on."

Naruto spoke at last.

Boruto and the others listened intently.

They would experience it often in the future? What kind of experience would that be?

Bang!

Moegi summoned a large pile of surfboards, grabbed one, and charged off the ground beneath her feet toward the sea.

"Teacher, be careful!"

Watching their teacher leap into the ocean, the students were all shocked.

But their shock quickly turned into dropped jaws.

Moegi looked just like a Water Spirit, standing on her surfboard and soaring high between the towering deep-sea waves.

The smile on her face made it clear that she was enjoying herself.

And not just a little. Whenever she turned back to look at the students, she seemed even happier.

Of course I'm enjoying this. Back then, Teacher Tonbo put me through it too. Now it's finally your turn.

Moegi grumbled inwardly.

She had once been a kind-hearted girl without a malicious thought, but because of Teacher Tonbo's twisted sense of humor, she had inherited a little of it herself.

Especially now that