Chapter 026: Ingenious

After school, Naruto didn't go straight home.

Upon arriving at the forest for his daily training, Naruto set his backpack aside.

Then he turned his head, smiled, and said, "Why have you been following me, Hinata?"

The girl's tracking abilities were too uncomfortable. Naruto had discovered her presence halfway through, and at first he thought it was just a coincidence, but he didn't expect her to follow him all the way here.

The forest was silent for a few seconds, and then the lavender-haired girl with short hair and Byakugan emerged from behind the tree with flushed cheeks.

"Naruto-kun, you still remember me." The girl exclaimed cheerfully.

"Um... Um, I didn't mean to follow you, I just wanted to greet you. I didn't thank you for helping me last time."

Looking at Naruto again, the girl shyly lowered her head and spoke expectantly.

Then, she solemnly bowed to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun."

Naruto smiled and waved his hand.

As he spoke, Naruto sat on the stone bench where he used to rest and gestured for Hinata to sit on the opposite side.

Seeing this, Hinata seemed to have placed a heavy stone in her heart. After sitting down, she looked around curiously and asked, "Is this the place where Naruto-kun normally practices?"

"Yes, this is where I practice. If you want to find me in the future, you can come here. I should be here all the time except when I go to sleep at night."

Naruto responded with a smile.

"A really hardworking job."

Upon hearing Naruto's words, looking at the many traces left behind after practice in this training field, the girl couldn't help but sigh.

She then said cheerfully, "Naruto-kun, I've been practicing a lot since that time and now I'm completely a master of Gentle Fist. The next time I encounter those bad guys, I'll definitely be able to defeat them easily."

"Really? That must have been a great effort."

Naruto said with a smile, and then he silently listened to Hinata's words about what she had encountered in her practice.

Occasionally, Naruto would also talk about his usual practice and routine, and the conversation was quite pleasant.

Sasuke went home, put down his backpack, and walked over here as well.

Just from a distance, he saw Naruto chatting with a short-haired girl with violet hair.

The girl he knew was a Hyuga girl in his class, Hyuga Hinata with the bloodline limit of Byakugan.

The Hyuga family often competes with his Uchiha clan in the village, so Sasuke, being from the Uchiha clan, doesn't have many good feelings towards this family.

Moreover, even though Sasuke is still young, he also knows that being a light bulb is not ethical.

Especially when he saw the harmonious scene unfolding between Naruto and Hinata.

With a cold snort, Sasuke decided to practice today in the training field of his complex.

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While chatting, time flies quickly.

Before you know it, the sky has gradually darkened.

"Hinata, it's almost time to go home."

Naruto abruptly stopped the topic and pointed to the sky.

It was already getting dark and he didn't mind, no one would worry about when he would return home.

For Hinata, her family would be worried about her.

"Ah, Naruto-kun, see you next time."

Seeing the sky, Hinata couldn't help but exclaim.

Although she felt a little reluctant to part with Naruto, thinking that there was still plenty of time in the future, she quickly got up, bowed slightly and bid farewell, then turned around and hurriedly escaped.

Naruto laughed, not understanding her actions, and watched the girl disappear, splitting into a large number of Shadow Clones, and began practicing hard.

Today was delayed due to Hinata's visit, so Naruto decided to practice for a while before going to bed to make up for lost time.

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Today was the third day since the Ninja Academy opened.

Itachi was busy with tasks and couldn't take Sasuke home.

So Sasuke finally thought of his little friend named Naruto.

Thinking of this, Sasuke followed Naruto out of the school gate into a secluded alley. Just about to greet him...

Sasuke saw Naruto disappear with a bang.

"Shadow Clone?"

"This guy didn't come to school today? No wonder he's not talking as much as he did yesterday!"

He quickly ran to the training field, sure enough, when he saw him, Sasuke angrily asked Naruto, "Damn it, Shadow Clone is such a useful technique, why didn't you tell me? You made me go to class alone while you practice here alone?"

Since meeting Naruto, Sasuke's training motivation has been very strong, and his goal is to surpass him.

For this reason, Sasuke also learned some jutsus like Shadow Clone and fire style jutsus from his brother.

This arduous practice far surpasses that of his peers: his goal is to defeat Naruto, and then catch up to his brother and become a ninja as powerful as him.

As a result, he did not expect his target to slip away here.

"But didn't you ask? You learned Shadow Clone last year and you still go to the academy on your own. I think you really like going there."

In the face of Sasuke's question, Naruto's expression remained unchanged and he calmly replied.

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's expression froze.

It seems like that's really the case...

Turning to look at Naruto who was sitting on the ground, he curiously asked, "Are you really just sitting here dazed, not practicing?"

"I'm not dazed, I can feel the power of the wind."

Naruto raised his hand without making any hand seals, but Sasuke saw a clearly visible stream of air flowing between Naruto's fingers. Though very weak, it was indeed the power of wind.

"Have you practiced Wind Nature Chakra Transformation to this point?" asked Sasuke in shock.

Being able to transform chakra into wind without relying on hand seals, only a few Jōnin can do this.

"Well, I'm trying to transform a large amount of wind attribute chakra in an instant, and then use it as a means to manipulate the airflow around me. After all, the essence of wind is the flow of air."

Although Naruto was talking, he didn't relax his chakra control in his palms.

"So, if this can be done, what's the point?" asked Sasuke, vaguely thinking that Naruto might be doing something impressive.

"Then I'll be able to fly," Naruto said quietly.

"I told you to read more, and you don't listen to me. Don't you know the reason why birds can fly? It's because they use their wings to create an upward current that lifts their bodies out of gravity."

"If people can use chakra to manipulate airflow, naturally they can do the same."

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