Chapter 49: Influence of Inner Power

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"Ai... Tonight, I must put in a great effort!"

The group sighed, constantly imagining themselves diligently refining their Chakra late into the night.

After a while, almost everyone sat down, having no energy left to continue practicing the Clone Technique!

But amidst this, there was one outlier!

Naruto continued to practice the Clone Technique, but no matter how many times he tried, the clones he summoned always appeared weak and feeble!

At times, he clearly paid extra attention to controlling his Chakra.

Yet, the clones he summoned could never take proper form, perfectly replicating his own state!

It was truly baffling!

At this moment, everyone saw Naruto continuously trying, yet always failing, and instead of feeling admiration, they felt deep envy!

"Naruto! Your talent is really poor. If I had as much Chakra as you, I would have succeeded long ago!"

"Yeah, it's just a simple Clone Technique. If I practiced a few more times, I would definitely succeed!"

"Naruto, have you practiced this over ten times already? Just give up, you can't learn it!"

"Such a waste of so much Chakra, it would be great if I had it!"

"Stop practicing! We're all waiting to continue with the lesson! Don't delay everyone's time alone!"

"That's right! We want to continue the lesson!"

In an instant, almost all the students who had exhausted their Chakra and still hadn't mastered the Clone Technique began to berate Naruto.

If I had as much Chakra as he does, it would be so much better!

Seeing the situation, Iruka quickly spoke up: "Naruto, you should practice this after class!"

"We need to continue the lesson!"

Naruto reluctantly returned to his seat.

But throughout the entire class, he didn't hear a single word clearly.

He kept pondering, wondering where his control had gone wrong.

Why did a simple Clone Technique feel more difficult than the Shadow Clone Technique?

I should have no issues with Chakra control!

With these doubts, Naruto went straight to Sasuke.

At this moment, Sasuke had just woken up and was lazily stretching.

As for what had just happened in class, he was almost completely unaware.

Naruto approached and asked, "Sasuke, I'm really confused. Why can't I master the Clone Technique?"

"The Shadow Clone Technique is supposed to be harder, but I mastered it easily. Why can't I do the Clone Technique?"

Sasuke rubbed his eyes and, hearing the students around him discussing, instantly understood.

So, the class had been practicing the Clone Technique earlier.

He looked at Naruto and smiled.

Naruto's difficult childhood was almost entirely due to the Nine-Tails!

He knew very well that it was the interference from the Nine-Tails' Chakra that prevented Naruto from mastering the basic three jutsu.

But perhaps due to some innate talent, Naruto's self-created Sexy Technique worked perfectly without any issues.

Maybe the Nine-Tails also enjoyed watching it?

Sasuke blinked and quickly dismissed his distracting thoughts.

"Naruto... About this problem, I'm not entirely sure."

"But I feel that if you can master the Shadow Clone Technique, then your talent is definitely not the issue."

"If the Clone Technique isn't working, maybe... there's some kind of external force affecting you."

Sasuke didn't reveal the actual situation; he didn't want to be invited for tea by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Instead, he provided an alternative explanation, guiding Naruto to explore on his own.

"External force? What kind of external force could there be?"

Naruto was slightly stunned, looking around the room, but only saw a group of classmates, with no suspicious presence.

Moreover, if there really was an external force, why would it only affect him?

He saw firsthand that others, like little Sakura, succeeded!

Talking about external forces, are you really looking outside?

Sasuke helplessly rolled his eyes, resting his chin on his hand and said, "Maybe it's some kind of internal force?"

"Internal force? But aren't we supposed to have only one type of power, Chakra?" Naruto looked blankly at Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded slightly and said, "Yes, we only have one type of power, Chakra."

"But what if... there are two types of Chakra interacting with each other?"

With these words, if you still don't understand, you might as well live your life as a Konoha fool!

"Two types of Chakra... interacting with each other?"

Naruto lowered his head, subconsciously touching his stomach.

In fact, he still couldn't understand Sasuke's meaning.

Could it be that there is another type of Chakra in my body?

But how is that possible? I can't feel anything!

Naruto frowned in confusion, but Sasuke waved his hand and said, "Alright, you figure it out on your own!"

"Given your talent, it's impossible for you not to master the Clone Technique; there must be something affecting you!"

After saying this, Sasuke lay back down on his desk.

His lying posture resembled a dried salted fish!

Naruto couldn't avoid it; his own problem couldn't be counted on Sasuke to figure out.

But Sasuke indeed pointed out the crux of the matter!

If he had no issues controlling Chakra and could master the Shadow Clone Technique, there was no reason he couldn't master the Clone Technique!

Most likely, there really was a force affecting him!

Otherwise, it simply couldn't be explained!

Could I really be a jutsu fool?

Naruto absolutely refused to believe this!

Soon, he returned to his seat.

Sakura looked at him with a worried expression and asked, "What's wrong? Worried about not mastering the Clone Technique?"

"Actually, you don't need to worry. You have so much Chakra; practice it a hundred, a thousand times, and you'll surely succeed!"

"Look at Rock Lee, didn't he achieve his strength through thousands of times of training?"

Naruto smiled brightly at Sakura's comforting words.

He scratched his head and said happily, "I'm actually not worried at all."

"I just talked with Sasuke and feel that it's not my problem."

"Hmm? What do you mean? How can it not be your problem if you can't master the Clone Technique?" Sakura was puzzled.

Naruto quickly explained, "It's not someone else's problem either."

"Sasuke and I think there is a force affecting me, but I don't know what it is yet."

"Probably... hidden somewhere in my body?"

Since I'm the only one in class being affected, it probably isn't an external force.

But like Sasuke said, it's some kind of internal force!

Hidden within me!