After ending the call, Naruto was in no hurry to stir things up. Instead, he decided to find somewhere to settle down first.
Naturally, Mikasa, Eren, and Eren's mother went with Naruto and the others.
Just then, Armin came looking for them, worried about his best buddy, so Naruto took him along as well.
Rather than heading to Wall Rose like everyone else, they found somewhere to rest within Wall Maria.
For Naruto and his two companions, Titans were no threat at all. Never mind Muku Titans-even if all Nine Titans came at once, Madara could wipe them out with a sneeze.
Soon enough.
Two days passed.
Over those two days, Madara took it upon himself to teach combat techniques to the six of them: Mikasa, Eren, Reiner, Annie, Bertholdt, and Armin.
Later, Madara decided teaching them by himself was boring, so he had Naruto and Shisui each pick two students. Then they would pit their students against each other to see who was the better teacher.
In the end, Shisui picked Bertholdt and Armin.
Naruto picked Annie and Reiner, the Sitting Titan.
Originally, Naruto had wanted Mikasa and Annie. After all, who would take male disciples when they could have cute girls instead?
But Mikasa said she would only be on the same team as Eren, so... Naruto had to settle for Annie and Reiner.
The three had different teaching methods. Madara taught through sparring, making the two kids fight him with the determination to kill him, gradually honing their fighting spirit and combat experience.
Mikasa performed exceptionally well. The longer she fought Madara, the stronger and bolder she became.
Eren, on the other hand, was a bit of a letdown. His stamina was worse than Mikasa's, and perhaps because his mother hadn't died, his willpower was