Hearing Kakashi say he would introduce him to a sage for special training, Naruto played dumb despite knowing exactly what he meant. "A sage... how old is he? Can he fly? Can he use the Kamehameha?"
The Turtle Hermit.
Kakashi had been wolfing down his food ever since removing his mask. He didn't want Sasuke coming back and getting any strange ideas.
But Naruto's questions made him frown. "What do you mean, how old? He's only in his forties or fifties. Fly? Probably not. And as for this Kamehameha, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about."
"Huh? He's only lived that long and already calls himself a sage? Becoming a sage sure sounds easy."
"Stop getting sidetracked. Explain the special training to Sasuke later. Team 7 will be taking a few days off, and I'll be starting Sakura's special training too."
Hearing that Sakura would receive special training, Naruto said, "Kakashi-sensei, isn't that playing favorites? You're training Sakura, and a sage is training me, so my poor Sasuke gets left out in the cold? How do you think that'll make him feel? He'll only resent you more."
Kakashi thought Naruto had a point.
"But he's already the strongest in Team 7. If I give him special training too, won't the gap between him and you two get even wider?"
"Pfft..."
Naruto choked so hard at Kakashi's words that he could barely open his eyes. He stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table.
"Kakashi, my dear big brother, what kind of ball do you think this is?"
Naruto slowly extended his right hand, and Kakashi looked up curiously.
What happened next utterly stunned Kakashi.
"Impossible... how could you have mastered the A-Rank ninjutsu Rasengan so thoroughly?"
[Ding! Received 5,000 shock points from Kakashi!]
"Ahem, come