Railgun-Team 7 Under Pressure! (Continued)

If Madara Uchiha used the Rinnegan, he could restore all his Dojutsu Power in a short time, but Nagato Uzumaki's Rinnegan had ultimately been transplanted.

Zetsu infiltrated the ground, and White Zetsu looked at Aogetsu Hyuga with a grin. "What an interesting guy. See you next time."

After Zetsu burrowed into the ground, he disappeared completely without leaving even the slightest trace of his presence!

His movement speed was incredibly fast!

"They run faster than the next. In terms of escaping ability alone, I really approve of you Akatsuki." Aogetsu Hyuga put away his wallet and calmly looked into the distance with the Tenseigan. Although Zetsu had left no trace of his presence, he could sense Zetsu's Chakra, which had already moved out of the Land of Waves in the blink of an eye.

"Lightning Bolt." Aogetsu Hyuga raised one finger. Azure high-voltage electricity surged from his fingertip, and the current shot into the sky like a Kunai.

"Rumble!" The white clouds in the sky turned pitch-black. Azure electricity rolled through the dark clouds, its blue radiance faintly illuminating the heavens. Then Lightning coiled downward like a Shark Serpent and swiftly struck at Zetsu, who was moving underground in the distance.

"Voom!" The Lightning struck the ground, scorching a large area. The distant region became a wasteland of black earth.

"Did I miss?" Aogetsu Hyuga shrugged indifferently. He had only been testing some of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities.

He could use his own electricity to draw down the Lightning of nature. To be honest, its power was quite terrifying—each strike was nearly as powerful as Lightning Release: Kirin.

When he obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities, he had also gained Enel's level of development. If he wanted to make the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities even stronger, he would have to slowly research and develop them himself.

Maybe he could try the Railgun!

After thinking of the Railgun, Aogetsu Hyuga decided to give it a try.

"A Railgun? Let's see how it works." Aogetsu Hyuga took out a Coin and aimed at a small rocky mountain nearby. Azure electricity surged across his body, covering the iron Coin.

Finally, he flicked it with one finger.

"Voom!" The azure electricity sent the Coin flying, producing a powerful sonic boom. Traveling at several times the speed of sound, it violently blasted toward the small rocky mountain.

"Rumble!" The Lightning-wreathed Coin pierced straight through the entire small rocky mountain. The hole it carved through the mountain turned dark red, with large patches of bright gold shimmering within it. It was the scorching effect caused by the high temperature.

"Not bad." Aogetsu Hyuga stroked his chin as he examined the small rocky mountain pierced through by the shot. He smiled in satisfaction and said, "Since I know the Railgun's principles, using this power isn't difficult at all."

The Railgun's only flaw for now was that an iron Coin could last for only a very short time. At present, it could fly only a few dozen meters at most.

To increase its range, he needed iron that could withstand high temperatures—in other words, a somewhat larger iron object.

For example...

Aogetsu Hyuga glanced at the Kubikiribōchō.

The Kubikiribōchō was made of iron, and after absorbing blood, it could rapidly repair damage to its blade!

It was practically the perfect tool custom-made for a Railgun!

"Since my students are all training so hard, as their teacher, I should work hard tonight too." Aogetsu Hyuga took out his black wallet. He was going to find some big sisters and work hard with them.

After all, the money had been given to him by a kindhearted person. He had to spend it happily at least once.

Money had to be spent where it counted!

Two days later...

Early morning.

White mist stretched endlessly, and the sunlight was warm.

Inside the tent.

After washing up, Aogetsu Hyuga stood before the mirror and examined his handsome, refined reflection. Stroking his chin, he smiled in satisfaction. "Mm, I'm handsome today too."

He had worked very hard these past two days.

He had worked hard to spend all the money he got from Obito.

As a result, he was bored now.

"Teacher Cangyue!" Naruto Uzumaki excitedly ran into the tent. With both hands behind his back, he looked at Cangyue with a cheeky grin.

"Can you stop grinning like an idiot? Just tell me what you want. Seeing a man's face first thing in the morning—what terrible luck." Aogetsu Hyuga yawned and glanced indifferently at Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto Uzumaki's clothes were stained with mud, and he looked filthy and disheveled. He had barely rested these past two days, instead using Shadow Clones to diligently train the Rasengan.

He wanted to obtain a spot in the Chunin Ninja Exams, show off with the Rasengan in front of Sasuke, defeat that A-Rank Missing-nin from Kirigakure, and earn Sakura Haruno's starry-eyed admiration!

That was Naruto Uzumaki's motivation!

Naruto Uzumaki put on a mysterious expression and wagged his finger. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, Teacher Cangyue, you'll definitely be shocked in a moment."

Aogetsu Hyuga said, "Really? I'll look forward to it."

He didn't even need to think to know what the Nine-Tails brat intended to show off.

"Just wait and see!" Naruto Uzumaki took a water balloon from behind his back. Pale-blue Chakra surged from his palm, rapidly spinning inside the water balloon. Then, with a pop, the water balloon burst.

He had now completed the water-balloon training of the Rasengan's second stage!

"Wow, amazing. Do you want me to praise you?" Aogetsu Hyuga pretended to be surprised, then calmly examined Naruto Uzumaki.

Two days.

He completed the first stage in one day and the second stage in two days.

He had completed the second stage in only two days.

The Nine-Tails brat's learning speed was quite fast.

Although using nearly a hundred Shadow Clones could increase his training speed almost a hundredfold, the brat was still something of a little genius when it came to learning the Rasengan.

To be honest.

It was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Although using nearly a hundred Shadow Clones for training could increase one's learning speed, throughout the entire Ninja World, there were very few people capable of doing this.

It required an enormous amount of Chakra to support it. Without Tailed Beast-level Chakra, no one should dream of using Shadow Clones to cheat the system. An ordinary Ninja would certainly die trying.

But Naruto Uzumaki had a lot of Chakra.

Although Naruto Uzumaki had triggered the Nine-Tails Chakra several times during training because he had overused his Chakra, Aogetsu Hyuga had stopped him every time.

After Naruto Uzumaki failed to show off, he became as furious as a puffed-up little fox. He pointed angrily at Aogetsu Hyuga and shouted, "Bastard, what kind of attitude is that? We're working hard at training every day, while you run off to drink with big sisters every day—and you even spent all the money I've been saving for ages!"

Aogetsu Hyuga raised his chin and deliberately spoke with pride. "Don't put it that way. Accompanying big sisters is also a very hard-working task. A man who works hard is the most handsome."

No matter whether it was right or wrong, working hard was what mattered.

"Damn it, Teacher Cangyue, you..." Naruto Uzumaki's eyes blazed with anger, but before he could finish—

"Naruto, you did very well." Aogetsu Hyuga placed a hand on Naruto's head and praised him with a smile. "You might even surpass the Fourth Hokage, who developed the Rasengan."

Naruto Uzumaki's anger vanished. He turned his head aside and curled his lips. "Hmph, I'm a man who will become Hokage!"

The corners of Naruto Uzumaki's mouth rose slightly. Teacher Cangyue had finally acknowledged him!

Aogetsu Hyuga said, "Really? That's a wonderful dream."

Got you!

You brat.

Now that I understand your personality, I'll have you completely under my thumb!

The Nine-Tails brat currently longed for recognition from others after working hard, so the carrot-and-stick approach was the most suitable.

You little brat, you're still too green.

"In that case, let's begin the third stage." Aogetsu Hyuga walked out of the tent, glanced at Sasuke, who was thinking about something in the distance, and then looked toward Sakura Haruno, who was concentrating on solidifying her Chakra on the other side.

Naruto Uzumaki followed Cangyue out of the tent, complaining as he walked. "What? There's actually a third stage? I thought I could use the Rasengan to defeat Sasuke right away."

"No need to complain. Your rate of improvement has already completely surpassed Sasuke's." Aogetsu Hyuga deliberately raised his voice so Sasuke and Sakura could hear him from afar.

Sasuke Uchiha, who was training in the distance, twitched his ears slightly when he heard this. Pretending not to hear, he secretly listened.

Naruto Uzumaki asked expectantly, "Really?"

"Truer than true. I'll tell you secretly." Aogetsu Hyuga bent down, covered his mouth with one hand, and pretended to whisper into Naruto Uzumaki's ear while actually speaking loudly. "Once you completely master the Rasengan, Sasuke and Sakura should still be standing still. By then, you'll become the strongest person in Team 7."

"In three days, when you fight the Mist Ninja's Demon, I'll have to trouble you to protect those two powerless brats. You can even show off in front of Sasuke." Aogetsu Hyuga glanced at Sasuke in the distance. Sasuke had already lost his focus on training and was secretly listening with a gloomy expression.

Got you!

The Uchiha brat was easy to handle too.

After learning that the Nine-Tails brat had surpassed him, Sasuke should want to become stronger even more. Then Aogetsu Hyuga would deliberately fan the flames, making Sasuke feel tremendous pressure and driving him to grow stronger.

It was only a little trick, but Sasuke would definitely take the bait!

And the Nine-Tails brat would take the bait too!

"Hehehe, it's finally my turn to steal the spotlight!" Naruto Uzumaki covered his mouth and snickered, secretly glancing at Sasuke in the distance before looking at Sakura Haruno. He was already imagining the scene in his head.

The cocky Sasuke would be beaten senseless by the Mist Ninja's Demon, then Sakura-chan would fall into immense danger. At that moment, he would make a handsome entrance and defeat the Mist Ninja's Demon with the Rasengan!

"Sasuke, you cocky jerk, you know how amazing I am now, right? Sakura-chan, don't worry. I'll protect you!" Naruto Uzumaki put his hands on his hips and unconsciously voiced the scene he had imagined, then grinned foolishly with a smug look.

Aogetsu Hyuga turned his head away and couldn't help covering his mouth as he snickered. "Pfft, what a funny guy."

This was exactly the effect he wanted!

Use Naruto to motivate Sasuke, then use Sakura and Sasuke to motivate Naruto, making these little tools of Team 7 complete the Master-Disciple Mission faster and with greater effort.

Perfect.

"Let me tell you one more secret. If you can finish your training first, I'll help you register for the Chunin Ninja Exams. Then you can show off in front of those two brats." Aogetsu Hyuga adopted a whispering posture, covered his mouth, and spoke into Naruto's ear. "Don't tell anyone."

Although Aogetsu Hyuga appeared to be whispering, he actually used Chakra to spread his voice far into the distance.

Naruto Uzumaki nodded like a chick pecking at rice, wearing an expression that said he understood everything. "Mm-hmm, don't worry, Teacher Cangyue."

"Let's begin the third stage. This is also the final stage of the Rasengan." Aogetsu Hyuga took a Rubber Ball the size of his palm from his pocket. Pale-blue Chakra surged from his palm, and the Rubber Ball's shape changed violently.

"Bang!" The Rubber Ball split into pieces, and scraps of rubber fell to the ground.

"Combine what you learned earlier. Compress and rotate the Chakra, then burst this Rubber Ball." Aogetsu Hyuga brushed the rubber scraps from his clothes and said calmly, "This time, try training with two hundred Shadow Clones."

"Two hundred Shadow Clones?" Naruto Uzumaki was slightly stunned, then cried out in alarm, "Are you kidding me? Won't that kill me?"

He had already reached the absolute limit by training with nearly a hundred Shadow Clones. Once the Clones were dispelled, all the exhaustion would rebound onto his original body in full.

Training with two hundred Shadow Clones would probably kill him!

Aogetsu Hyuga waved his hand and said casually, "It's fine, it's fine. With me here... you should be fine."

With the Nine-Tails brat's amount of Chakra, using two hundred Shadow Clones for training should be completely fine.

Besides, Naruto had the Nine-Tails. Once Naruto overused his Chakra, the Nine-Tails Chakra would burst out to support him.

Naruto Uzumaki shouted, "Bastard, you aren't even sure yourself!"

"You're so noisy, you brat. Stop talking nonsense. If you really die, I'll bury you in the Land of Waves." Aogetsu Hyuga picked up Naruto Uzumaki and casually threw him toward the grass in the distance.

"Bas—tard!!!" Naruto Uzumaki soared through the air, instinctively shouting in alarm, then crashed heavily onto the ground.

In the distance, Sakura Haruno was concentrating on sensing the flow of Chakra. After hearing Aogetsu Hyuga's words, her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she glared at him resentfully.

Sakura Haruno grumbled, "Teacher Cangyue is so annoying. He clearly said he would help me register."

Idiot Naruto!

How dare he steal my spot? Once I finish my training before him, let's see how he'll try to compete with me then!

She really wanted to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams. She wanted to prove to Ino that she could become a self-reliant Ninja!

Becoming a self-reliant Ninja was the childhood promise she and Ino had made to each other.

More importantly, how could she lose to Naruto, that dead-last loser?

Losing to Sasuke would be understandable. After all, Sasuke was a genius.

But losing to Naruto... It was humiliating just to think about it!

"Go to hell, you bastard!" Sakura Haruno's eyes burned with blazing fury. She clenched her fair fist, gritted her teeth, and punched the tree in front of her with all her strength, venting her anger as if the tree were Cangyue himself.

Damn Cangyue!

A man's promises were as unreliable as a ghost's!

"Rumble!" The tree shook violently, and cracks spread across the surface of its trunk.

Sakura Haruno did not stop. Furious, she continued hammering the tree in front of her with one punch after another while cursing Cangyue under her breath.

At that moment, elsewhere.

"Naruto is the fastest trainee in Team 7 and has already completely surpassed me?" Sasuke Uchiha's face darkened as he coldly stared into the distance at Naruto, who was training with Shadow Clones.