Chapter 123: The Training Progress

Bringing him back to Konoha!

Naruto's eyes slowly widened, and it seemed as though light filled them, shining with hope.

Bringing Sasuke back, yes!

Although Sasuke had left for now, if he put in more effort, he could definitely bring Sasuke back to Konoha.

Team 7 would never be dissolved like this.

It's definitely possible!

Thinking back to what Sakura had said when they left Konoha, Naruto tightly clenched his fists.

"Perverted Sage, I can definitely do it!"

"No matter what, I will make it happen!"

Saying this, Naruto's gaze became firm. This situation couldn't have been more perfect.

If even he lacked confidence, then Jiraiya wouldn't know how to help Naruto control the Nine-Tails Chakra inside him.

"Naruto, do you know what this thing inside you really is?"

Hearing this, Naruto shook his head. He had never really understood what this thing inside him was.

But he had seen it several times before. It seemed to be a giant fox!

Jiraiya sat on a nearby stone, signaling for Naruto to sit cross-legged in front of him.

"If you want to control this power inside you, first you must understand what it really is."

Originally, the Third Hokage had intended not to let Naruto know about being the host of the Nine-Tails.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a very contradictory person.

He wanted to be a good Hokage but often made dirty choices.

Naruto, as the son of the Fourth Hokage, Sarutobi seemed to want Naruto to inherit the Will of Fire, but at the same time, he seemed to want to make it up to him.

Naruto had never known about being the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, every other Jinchuriki knew their own identity as a Jinchuriki.

Naruto was the only exception, and that was Sarutobi's doing.

"There is something sealed inside you!"

"This thing is powerful. Do you know... what a Tailed Beast is?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto was stunned. "Tailed Beast?"

Jiraiya nodded. "Yes, a Tailed Beast…"

At this moment, in the Hidden Sound Village.

Sasuke was focusing on strengthening his Sharingan, aiming to unlock the Mangekyō Sharingan.

With the help of his training method, his chakra was constantly strengthening. If the power of the Sharingan could be compared to water flow,

then now it was almost like the water was about to fill an entire cup.

As his chakra continued to overflow, Sasuke could no longer feel its increase.

He could only feel the chakra he had trained flowing away.

But this loss seemed to be helping Sasuke's Sharingan undergo constant transformation.

Like a snake shedding its skin, this wasn't a process that could be completed in a single step.

It was a gradual transformation.

This process might take a very long time.

However, Sasuke couldn't feel the passage of time outside. In Sasuke's perception, he had only been training for a short while.

At the same time, the chakra continually transforming the Sharingan made Sasuke feel as if every cell in his body was cheering.

As the Sharingan continued to evolve, Sasuke could sense his mental power gradually strengthening.

Outside Sasuke's room.

Orochimaru stopped Haku.

"Don't go in and disturb him!"

Orochimaru gazed at the door, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.

Although he didn't know exactly what Sasuke was doing inside, the fluctuating chakra from Sasuke told Orochimaru that Sasuke was most likely undergoing some form of training.

However, he didn't know what kind of training could cause such intense chakra fluctuations.

But every time Sasuke's chakra rose, the next moment it would fall, and when it rose again, the momentum within the chakra became even more powerful.

This enhancement was happening every single second.

Although each increase wasn't huge, as the fluctuations in Sasuke's chakra became more frequent, it was becoming noticeably stronger.

"Orochimaru-sama, what's wrong with Sasuke-sama?"

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru looked at Haku. "Don't worry, Sasuke is growing stronger, and the speed at which he's getting stronger... I've never seen anything like it!"

"Maybe this is... what genius is!"

"A one-of-a-kind genius in the Ninja World!"

Now, Orochimaru seemed to understand why Sasuke was able to battle Jiraiya at such a young age.

And even injure Jiraiya.

Perhaps Sasuke had discovered some special method of training!

Orochimaru was also looking forward to seeing what Sasuke would be like when he emerged.

...

Under a waterfall, Naruto was meditating.

He wanted to gain the Nine-Tails' power in a short period of time.

According to the usual method for Jinchuriki training, it involved directly taking the Tailed Beast's chakra.

But Jiraiya didn't think Naruto was strong enough to defeat the Nine-Tails yet.

So!

Jiraiya came up with another method: "Negotiation! The Nine-Tails has its own consciousness. If you can convince it to lend you its power, then you can gain great strength in a short time!"

"Surpassing Sasuke Uchiha will be no problem!"

Negotiation!

But how does one negotiate with a Tailed Beast that harbors deep resentment against humans? Even Jiraiya didn't know what to do.

It would all depend on Naruto.

And the purpose of his meditation under the waterfall was to enter the sealing space inside his body and communicate with the Nine-Tails.

In a dark sewer.

Naruto slowly awoke.

Looking around, he raised his head and saw a huge cage in front of him.

Behind the cage, a pair of red eyes were staring at him.

"Brat... do you want my power?"

"It's simple. Let me out, and I'll make sure to bring that Sasuke Uchiha to you, and you can do whatever you want with him!"

Hearing the Nine-Tails' words trying to tempt him, Naruto smiled.

"I didn't come... to ask you for power!"

With that, Naruto stepped over the iron bars.

He walked inside and approached the Nine-Tails.

At this moment, Naruto... his eyes were filled with tears!

The Nine-Tails froze. It didn't know what Naruto was about to do.

Tears continued to fall from Naruto's eyes. "I didn't know... that... I've never been alone! You've always been with me!"

"Thank you... thank you... thank you... thank you... Nine-Tails!"

"Since the moment I was born, you've been with me. All the wounds I've suffered, thank you for helping me heal them!"

"Thank you..."

Naruto's frantic gratitude seemed to touch something warm inside the Nine-Tails.

Nine-Tails: 'This brat...'

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