"But Kurama's chakra doesn't stop my muscles from hurting! ...911."
"That's because you haven't learned how to use Nine-Tails chakra to restore your physical energy."
Tsunade played the role of a drill instructor admirably.
"Nine-Tails chakra can improve your body's ability to recover. You just need to do a few more sets."
Tsunade wasn't wrong.
If Naruto Uzumaki really trained himself to complete exhaustion,
the restorative power of the Nine-Tails chakra would absolutely kick in immediately.
"A few more sets? How many is that, exactly... 996..."
Naruto Uzumaki finished his tenth set of sit-ups and collapsed on the ground again.
"If only Big Brother were here..."
"If Minamoto were here, he'd definitely be even stricter than me."
Tsunade spoke with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"I'll tell you what, Naruto. This taijutsu training plan was devised by your 'dear Big Brother'!
"He also said that even an ordinary person could become a god by following this plan for three years."
"Did Big Brother really say that?!"
Naruto Uzumaki seemed to regain his energy in an instant.
It wasn't just because of the encouragement the name "Uchiha Minamoto" gave him.
It was also because a burst of golden Nine-Tails chakra suddenly erupted from within Naruto Uzumaki!
Seriously... just his name can make Naruto unleash Nine-Tails chakra?
Tsunade's eyes widened at the sight before her.
"Is that guy Uchiha Minamoto really a god?"
"I just got here, and someone's already talking behind my back."
Uchiha Minamoto appeared out of thin air beside Princess Tsunade.
Startled, she instinctively swung her sandbag-sized fist at him.
Just as her fist was about to strike Uchiha Minamoto, Tsunade forcibly stopped it through her formidable bodily control.
"You! Could you stop appearing out of nowhere like a ghost every time?!"
Hmm?
Uchiha Minamoto felt that