Chapter 17: Ninjutsu Practice

Ino is from the Yamanaka clan, who are all very good at mind transfer jutsu and have strong mental power. But even Ino's father, Yamanaka Inoichi, couldn't make Ino use a jutsu just by touching her.

This is too outrageous!

If this is really the case, how strong is Naruto's chakra control? How terrifying would his perception be? After all, if she can't perceive it, she can't operate it. If her perception is slightly off... Ino could be in big trouble.

Is this guy a monster?

Hmm, he does seem to be a monster...

"So... you must be very powerful? With your level of chakra control ability, plus the perception amplification of the sensory state, how could you fail to learn ninjutsu? How could your grades so poor?" Ino exclaimed.

"Well... because of the Nine-Tails, my chakra has some problems, so there are big obstacles when using ninjutsu." Naruto answered.

Inside the seal space, the Nine-Tails complained: "That's your own problem, I'm not taking the blame!"

"Nine-Tails..."

Ino was silent for a moment. Now she felt that if Naruto wasn't burdened by the Nine-Tails, he would definitely be a very powerful and popular genius. If you add his background, it would be perfect.

"By the way, do you really like Sakura? She clearly dislikes you so much, but you still greet her. Just now she was complaining to me."

"I don't like her." Naruto simply said.

"You don't like her?" Ino questioned.

"I was greeting Hinata in the morning. It just so happened that she was also on my left side, so she thought I was greeting her. This is just a misunderstanding. But if I were to directly say that I wasn't greeting you, the result probably wouldn't be too good, right? It's such a hassle..." Naruto sighed helplessly.

"Eh?"

Ino blinked in confusion. So it wasn't Naruto who thought highly of himself and was chasing Sakura, but Sakura who felt she was being chased by Naruto?

No! No! No!

"But weren't you before..."

"Yeah, as you said, that 'was' before."

Naruto simply replied and then sighed softly: "Some things are better left unsaid. It's better for everyone. Otherwise, some people might get hurt because of it and the result wouldn't be good."

"I see..."

Ino's gaze inadvertently drifted towards Sakura on the other side who was circling around Sasuke. There was gradually more 'care' in her eyes.

She really is a silly girl. Silly enough to cry alone because of her forehead. It's precisely because of this that she often gives in to Sakura. But it's this kind of concession that leads to their falling out.

The falling out between Sakura and Ino is not a real falling out. It's just that Sakura doesn't want Ino to give Sasuke to her out of sisterly love and uses their falling out to create an atmosphere of fair competition.

Although they occasionally quarrel over Sasuke's affairs, their feelings and tacit understanding are still there and even closer than before. This is their friendship.

If one day in the future, Sakura is in danger, Ino will definitely help, and vice versa. Their friendship is much stronger than it appears on the surface.

Ah, this silly kid!

...

In the afternoon, outdoor practice

Rat—Snake—Tiger

"Clone Jutsu!"

"Bang!"

A person identical to Ino appeared in front of Naruto. Her real body, hands on her hips, laughed and said to Naruto, "This is the Clone Jutsu. It's not difficult. You can try it."

"Okay, I'll try."

Naruto nodded, slowly forming hand signs, feeling the changes in his chakra.

Rat—Snake—Tiger

"Clone Jutsu!"

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded suddenly, a storm descended abruptly. Ino's clone was instantly blown away. Her real body could only barely block in front of her with both hands to resist this violent storm. She could hardly open her eyes.

Is this a wind release... a C-rank Wind Release?

The storm quickly dissipated, and a wind elemental aggregate similar to a human form appeared beside Naruto. It floated in mid-air like a wind spirit, looking down at the students in the ninja school.

"What is this thing... Didn't he just form the seal for the Clone Jutsu?" Ino looked at the wind spirit in front of her in confusion, unable to understand.

Is this thing a clone

Is this the Clone Jutsu I taught him?

"What happened!"

Iruka arrived at an extremely fast speed, looking at Naruto and Ino cautiously.

"I don't know, it's not my business. I was also startled just now." Naruto put his hands in his pockets and looked up at the sky as if nothing had happened.

"Ah~!"

Ino didn't understand Naruto's answer. But upon closer inspection, she found that the wind spirit beside Naruto had disappeared without a trace as if it had never appeared.

Did he actively dispel the Clone Jutsu

He clearly has such a strong jutsu. Why does he deliberately hide it? If he shows it, others will definitely change their views of him. Why?

"Ino, what happened?"

Iruka turned his head and asked.

"Just now, there was a sudden gust of wind. I don't know where it came from. But by the time I came to my senses, the wind had already disappeared." Ino answered with a slightly flustered expression.

"A gust of wind? Is it really Wind Release..."

Iruka fell into thought. He wasn't surprised by Ino's panic because she was just a student after all. It would be strange if she didn't react much to such a sudden situation.

But why would there be a strong Wind Release movement in the school? Who did it?

From the beginning, he never doubted Naruto because he knew him well. Because his chakra control was too weak to even use the most basic jutsu like Clone Jutsu, how could he possibly use such a powerful Wind Release?

As for Ino, she is a clan ninja and belongs to the Yamanaka clan who are good at Mind Body Switch Technique. She probably wouldn't use Wind Release so it wasn't her jutsu either.

So... what exactly is going on?

"I'll go investigate nearby. You guys go back to class first and be careful." Iruka said.

Naruto: "Got it.

Ino: "Okay, Iruka-sensei."

The two quickly left together. Ino looked at Naruto with strange eyes but he just smiled and put one hand over his mouth making a "shush" gesture.

Ino pouted slightly, her expression seemed somewhat unhappy. Although she was willing to cooperate, she didn't want Naruto to hide his strength like this, she wanted to see Naruto shine like the sun.

However, although she was unhappy inside, she could affirm one thing. Naruto's strength was not weak from the beginning, he just habitually hid it using various methods.

So...

How strong is his real strength?

Can he beat Sasuke?

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