45: The Whole Ninja World Burst Into Tears, Sasuke Finally Encountered a Bottleneck

[Sasuke looked at Kakashi's troubled expression and felt a twinge of guilt.]

[Kakashi-sensei had seriously taught him, but in the end, Sasuke had disguised himself as a mysterious figure to create trouble for him.]

[However, after thinking about it, Sasuke immediately discarded his guilt:]

[The one who's really troubling Kakashi-sensei isn't me, but the truth! It's the historical truth that Konoha's top officials have concealed!]

[Besides, I also need to get clues about the Uchiha genocide from Kakashi-sensei.]

["Sasuke, what can I do for you?"]

[Kakashi snapped out of his thoughts and asked.]

[Even if he wanted to investigate, he'd have to wait until they returned to Konoha.]

[Sasuke, noticing Kakashi's distress, decided to help him divert his attention:]

["Kakashi-sensei, let's continue with the ninjutsu lessons. There must be other techniques I can learn, right?"]

[Recently...]

[During the day, Kakashi trained Naruto, but it didn't take much energy or chakra.]

[However, at night, Sasuke dragged him into ninjutsu training!]

[Joking aside, Kakashi, the Copy Ninja who has copied over a thousand techniques, still had plenty of leftover ninjutsu for Sasuke to learn—even if many were useless.]

[Over time, Sasuke had mastered more and more advanced ninjutsu, including techniques related to the Eight Gates.]

[Upon hearing Sasuke's request, Kakashi felt dizzy for a moment.]

[It was exhausting.]

[Even though he had mastered countless jutsu, Sasuke was learning so fast that Kakashi felt like he was being drained dry!]

[He was almost completely tapped out!]

[Kakashi wanted to tell Sasuke that he had nothing left to teach him, but seeing the hopeful look in Sasuke's eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say it. He had to maintain his dignity.]

[With a long sigh, Kakashi racked his brain and said:]

["You've almost learned all the elemental ninjutsu I can teach you. Let's try something else today..."]

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Iruka: "That's rough. In another world, I was in the same position. Sasuke learns too quickly—there's nothing left to teach!"

Fourth Raikage: "If Sasuke can push even Kakashi to this point, that kid's talent is incredible!"

Nara Shikamaru: "Sasuke's growth has been so fast. I can't imagine what level he'll reach by the time of the Chūnin Exams."

Senju Tobirama: "He's about to hit a bottleneck. From here, the next leap in strength—reaching the level of the Five Kage—is no easy feat."

Namikaze Minato: "It takes even a genius several years to progress from Elite Jōnin to the level of the Five Kage."

Orochimaru: "Heh, that works well for me in that world."

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[The gold frame appeared on the screen.]

[Sure enough...]

[It wasn't long before Kakashi was completely drained.]

[Of all the techniques he had mastered, many were either useless or unfit for Sasuke, and the rest had been taught.]

[Whenever Kakashi saw Sasuke approaching, he wanted to hide or run away.]

[He had only been a mentor Jōnin for a few months, and now he would have to tell a student: 'I have nothing left to teach you…']

[It was so embarrassing!]

[Sasuke likely realized this as well.]

[He began to reflect on how to continue improving his strength.]

["Where is my problem now?"]

[Sasuke frowned, deep in thought.]

[He soon realized that his biggest problem was his chakra reserves—something that couldn't be easily fixed...]

[His chakra control and chakra nature transformation were fine, and after learning from Kakashi for so long, he had plenty of ninjutsu at his disposal.]

[But the amount of chakra he had was now the limiting factor in his growth.]

[To be fair, Sasuke already had a lot of chakra, especially compared to Kakashi.]

[However, to reach the next level of strength, he would need a significant increase in chakra.]

[He didn't need to be a freak like Naruto, but his chakra would have to at least double or triple.]

["How can I increase my chakra reserves?"]

[Sasuke felt troubled.]

[He originally wanted to ask Kakashi-sensei for advice, but he stifled that thought immediately.]

[Sasuke could already imagine the look on Kakashi's face if he asked that question...]

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Hatake Kakashi: "Heh!"

No one in the entire ninja world wants to know the answer to that question more than me.

Fourth Raikage: "Chakra reserves mainly depend on a person's natural talent, right?"

Ohnoki: "You can also increase your total chakra through hard work and consistent refinement."

Terumi Mei: "But Uchiha Sasuke has been refining his chakra since childhood. There's not much room for improvement in that area."

Namikaze Minato: "There's really no need to worry. He's only 12. As his body matures in the coming years, his chakra reserves will naturally increase."

Iruka: "So, Sasuke's problem can't be solved in the short term?"

Uzumaki Naruto: "Yes! Finally!"

Inuzuka Kiba: "The day has come at last!"

Nara Shikamaru: "Even Sasuke has finally encountered a problem he can't solve..."

In the parallel world, Sasuke had been growing at an unbelievable rate since the age of seven, causing immense psychological pressure on those around him.

Now, his growth had finally hit a bottleneck, and it had to slow down!

It was enough to make everyone breathe a sigh of relief, some even tearing up with joy.

In the stands, Orochimaru was in a cheerful mood.

If Sasuke wanted to solve his chakra problem, he would have to seek out Orochimaru!

Orochimaru's curse mark could perfectly address that issue!

When Sasuke in that world realized he could no longer quickly improve his strength, he wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of the curse mark.

Thinking about how close he was to obtaining the perfect genius body in that world, Orochimaru grew more eager to witness the future developments...