Toneri's body is very different from normal people. You could even say there isn't much difference between Toneri and the Ootsuki clan.
His blood is too pure. This kind of ancestry return is different from Nagato and Itachi, who forced a return to their ancestors through their own power.
Of course, you could also say Nagato and Itachi were more awesome, because those two guys were really out of line, both in their will and in their research on Chakra.
Toneri is more of a gifted type. He was born with many things from the Ootsuki clan, like this body.
The only flaw on him is that he doesn't have eyes, but the eyes don't affect Toneri's other abilities.
This is why Hyuga Hiashi values Toneri so much, because Toneri doesn't need the Hyuga clan's Byakugan at all, just like Shanks doesn't need the Uzumaki Clan's powerful Chakra.
It's just that during this period of training, Toneri hasn't learned any ninjutsu either, but has been learning with the most basic "new ninja."
Reuniting again, the former Konoha Twelve, these little kids have become seniors. Two years have made everyone much more mature.
The laziness on Shikamaru's body has also faded, but in the village, he still rarely has time to rest.
The group sits on the wall outside the training ground, watching the scene in the training ground and eating snacks.
"There are many ninja in the village now, but now everyone doesn't really study ninjutsu."
"The process of learning ninjutsu is too slow, and as the Dragon Vein awakens, everyone is getting stronger. The practice system of the Three Colors of Haki is the most important, even for ninja.
Chakra can become Armament Haki, and perception can form Observation Haki. As long as Chakra and perception are strong enough, you can easily use this type of control."
Sasuke said from the side.
The "new ninja" in the training ground can use Chakra through simple physical techniques, or rather, use some kind of ninjutsu.
But they are all simple ninjutsu.
"To get everyone used to the battlefield as soon as possible, we can only use this method. This can be considered a kind of progress in ninjutsu.
It allows people with insufficient talent to also use ninjutsu, and it can also strengthen physical training at the same time."
Shikamaru nodded.
"Speaking of which, have you seen this kind of control users on the East Sea battlefield?"
"No, the East Sea is basically just ordinary Marines and Immortals, and powerful pirates."
Sasuke shook his head. The cold expression he used to have now had a strange kind of majesty.
The others looked at Sasuke. The four small drums with commas behind him showed how extraordinary Sasuke was.
Naruto was about the same. Although he didn't have that kind of majesty, the feeling he gave off was extremely powerful.
As for Sakura, Sakura didn't appear on the battlefield again, so Sakura at this time seemed a bit out of place with the others, but... this is a good thing.
"All Immortals and big pirates? As expected, the East Sea is really dangerous. Almost all the Immortals who died in battle were from this area."
"We're doing fine. Except for the last time when that group of distant relatives from the Hyuga clan inexplicably came to the battlefield and died a lot, nothing major happened."
Shikamaru complained. Last time, he didn't know what was wrong with that group of people from the Hyuga clan. Going crazy was one thing, but they were also so weak.
"It won't necessarily be so easy next time. Golden Lion has appeared, and the world will inevitably be in turmoil again.
When that happens, these people will all be on the battlefield."
Neji didn't return to the Hyuga clan, but lived outside instead.
But his gaze was focused on Toneri in the training ground.
"At this rate, won't ninjutsu really disappear? If everyone stops studying ninjutsu."
Choji was a little worried. Even he had learned a lot of ninjutsu.
"No, this is just what we see.
Control users are for adapting to the battlefield better. If you want to become a control user, you need to have strong perception to control Chakra, and even resonate with natural energy.
At the same time, physical skills are also very important.
This is no different from the path taken by the current strong, and once they go to the battlefield, there will be strong people among these people."
"And the research on ninjutsu has been arranged for other positions. The development of ninjutsu is closely related to Devil Fruits. If we want to thoroughly research the reversal skills that Shanks discovered, the development of ninjutsu is essential."
Shikamaru explained. Although he didn't deliberately get involved, he knew these things.
Ninjutsu development has been assigned to the logistics department.
What the front line battlefield needs are combat personnel, and some people can't be wasted on the battlefield.
Not everyone is a genius like the Second Hokage, who not only has powerful combat power, but also powerful ninjutsu development abilities.
This is a fact.
The two biggest examples are Hiruko and Kabuto on Orochimaru's side.
Kabuto's learning ability can be said to be top-notch, and Hiruko's innovation and development ability are also top-notch, but the combat power of these two can be said to be at the bottom of the ninja world.
Looking at Naruto again, Naruto knows very few ninjutsu.
In the story, he just uses the Clone Technique and Rasengan repeatedly, but you can't say he's weak just because he knows so little.
"Shanks..."
"That man is really..."
Hearing Shanks' name, everyone felt bitter.
"He's really scary!"
Inuzuka Kiba sighed.
When he said this, he didn't have any feelings for Shanks, just sighing.
Because they hadn't even encountered a strong person of Shanks' level. Just those ordinary pirates were already making them feel like they were facing a powerful enemy.
Shanks was unattainable, and it was hard to imagine how they would face such a terrifying enemy.
"Shanks..."
Sasuke also muttered to himself, thinking about his strength. He was already so strong, but he was still suppressed by White.
Although it can be said that he and White are already on the same level, White is just a member of the Red Hair Pirates.
"What's really scary isn't Shanks' strength, but..."
Shikamaru smiled wryly.
At any other time in the past, if such a big war happened, that person would probably be dragged out and whipped, and there would be no way to clear his name.
But Shanks, if you really dare to drag Shanks out and slander him, then you'll end up smearing yourselves.
Even the World Government can only slander Shanks in small ways.
After talking about Shanks, everyone could only sigh. He was someone everyone needed to look up to, and there was really nothing to say.
But after saying this, the training in the training ground was almost over. Watching the people slowly go back to rest, Shikamaru, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others also came down from the wall.
The group just waited at the door until Toneri came out, and then Shikamaru called out to Toneri.
"Toneri, right? We're here to find you."
Hearing Shikamaru's words, Toneri stopped. Hyuga Hiashi had also told him about this. If Hiashi wanted to put Toneri in this operation, he had to get the approval of the others.
This was a real battlefield operation, and if they brought in a useless teammate, it could kill them.
"It's me. The Clan Head has already told me.
So, what's the test?"
"The content of the test is very simple. On the battlefield, it doesn't matter what you do. Being able to survive the battlefield is the most important thing.
Your strength is not weak, but just strength is not enough. You need to adapt to the battlefield. We will train you for the next two days."
Shikamaru said calmly. As he spoke, he reached out and touched his neck, where there was a knife scar. This was left on the battlefield.
The real battlefield is not as simple as you might think.
As for why they were training him? Of course, because the Hyuga clan had money and could directly get them to train Toneri.
This wasn't just about money, but also a favor.
"Can I choose my opponent?"
Toneri turned to face Naruto. Naruto was stunned and pointed at himself.
He didn't expect to be chosen. He wasn't the kind of person who could teach someone.
"Me…?"
"You're not Naruto's opponent yet. At least for now, you're not qualified to be Naruto's opponent."
In the moment Naruto was stunned, Sasuke coldly stepped out.
Want to challenge Naruto? Don't joke around. This is not the time for jokes. Even if you want to challenge Naruto, you have to get past me first.
Sasuke wasn't doing it for Naruto. He just couldn't stand someone being so arrogant.
"I'm not worse than you. I can sense your power, and it's not much stronger than mine."
Hearing Toneri's words, everyone was stunned, and then they scratched their heads awkwardly.
To be honest, they had all made the same mistake Toneri was making at the beginning, but they had learned their lesson later.
"Toneri…"
Hinata reminded him.
"I understand. In that case, let me do it."
Naruto pulled Sasuke back with a bright smile on his face. He didn't mind having a fight with Toneri.
Before long, the group returned to the training ground.
At this time, not only were they watching; the strong people from various families who remained in Konoha were also paying attention, and even some idle people wandering around the streets came over.
Bounty hunters, merchants, ninja, nobles...
These people wouldn't usually come here to watch the fun, but today's fun was different.
"Is that Uzumaki Naruto?"
"Although he has blond hair, you can still see a bit of Shanks' spirit in him."
"As expected of someone from the Uzumaki Clan. Just standing there, I can already feel the aura of a strong person."
"I heard that kid is also very strong. He should also be a big shot on the sea in the future."
"..."
"Who is his opponent? I don't recognize him."
"I don't know. He seems like an unknown nobody, but he's arrogant enough to challenge someone from the Uzumaki Clan."
Everyone was talking and watching the fun.
Just the name of the Uzumaki Clan attracted so many people to come.
The discussions of these people made the people from other families realize something: the reputation of the Uzumaki Clan was really outrageous.
Especially Hyuga Hiashi, who was at least the leading family in Konoha, but these people didn't recognize their Hyuga clan at all.
Hiashi's face couldn't help but turn dark. It was really embarrassing.
"However, it's good to see the difference in strength between Toneri and the others."
Hiashi nodded and didn't care about these small problems.
"You can't tell much. Once Naruto attacks, Toneri will definitely lose."
Kakashi yawned and also appeared.
He was the one in charge of Konoha now. Tsunade was just a figurehead. Whether she went to the World Government meeting or not wouldn't affect the result, but she still had to go.
Kakashi and Guy returned to Konoha at the same time. Everyone knew what that meant.
Tsunade didn't usually care about things, but Kakashi was different. The various families also knew who was really in charge.
Kakashi hadn't taken over as Hokage yet, but the connection between the various families and Kakashi was very close.
"Is the difference that big? Toneri is not weak."
Hyuga Hiashi knew it would definitely be different on the battlefield, but the difference shouldn't be that big, even if Naruto was from the Uzumaki Clan.
"Just watch and see."
Kakashi's eyes were calm. Guy, who was next to him, was glowing with excitement. He could feel that Naruto's aura was very different.
"Is Naruto really your student, Kakashi?"
"I'm not sure. I always feel like he's more like Shanks."
Kakashi covered his forehead. He wondered what his teacher would feel if he saw Naruto now, but overall, Naruto was already someone who could stand on his own.
No, to be precise, those kids had already become strong people who could stand on their own.
Although the order hadn't been issued yet, they wouldn't be sending a team leader on this Land of Demons operation.
At this time, the people in the training ground were also waiting for Toneri to attack. If they let Naruto attack first, they would feel like they were bullying him too much.
Toneri had already taken a fighting stance, with his hands turned into palms facing Naruto's direction.
"Buzz!!"
In the next moment, Toneri's perception ability was turned on to the maximum. The ground, the sky... everything entered his range of perception, and contact with natural energy was completed in an instant.
This natural energy didn't enter Toneri's body, but in his perception, he could use his own Chakra to activate it at the same time.
This was the combat method of a control user, faster than hand seals.
"Here it comes!"
Toneri said in a low voice. At the moment he spoke, he moved his left leg upward, and an invisible force passed through the ground. In the next moment, a huge pillar of earth shot out from under the soil layer not far away and crashed into Naruto.
No hand seals, completely no hand seal process.
But in Naruto's eyes, it was still not fast enough. He dodged the attack in a flash.
The next moment, Toneri pushed his left palm to the right, and a stone pillar appeared on the ground, blocking off the direction Naruto dodged.
"So fast!"
Seeing such a rapid attack, Naruto also praised.
This kind of attack is indeed aimed at the battlefield, but...
"It's my turn!"
The Chakra on Naruto's body erupted, and at the same time, Nine Tails' Chakra and Asura's Chakra began to respond.
Three different beliefs gathered together at this moment.
"It appeared again, Group Chakra, the ultimate power of Ninshu Sect."
In the moment Naruto used this power, a thunderbolt struck down from the sky, and the pillar of earth that Toneri had used to attack was directly destroyed.
In his vision, his power was directly torn apart by Naruto, and in the next moment, a terrifying pressure came.
"On the battlefield, you would already be dead."
"Hehe!"
Naruto took his hand away from Toneri's face. Toneri was still in the attacking pose, but the hairs on his body were standing on end.
He was proficient in four kinds of control skills, but they were useless.
On the field, the cracked ground was telling Toneri that the difference between him and Naruto was even bigger than he thought.
"..."
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