Chapter 132: Face the Nine-Tails! You have more chakra than you can use up!
Naruto stared blankly at Uchiha Akira. It seemed his teacher wasn't joking.
"Come with me." Uchiha Akira turned and walked towards the exclusive training ground behind the mansion. Naruto quickly followed.
The training ground was vast, fully equipped with various training facilities, and in the center stood rows of brand-new wooden targets. Uchiha Akira didn't waste any words. With a thought, a light blue system panel appeared in his vision, unseen by Naruto.
[Family Growth System]
[Disciple Training Module]
[Do you want to consume 10,000 Family Honor Points to activate the Throwing Specialization Talent for disciple Uzumaki Naruto (lasts 24 hours)?]
[Talent Effect: Greatly enhances the target's ability to learn and comprehend throwing techniques, and grants a hundredfold training experience bonus.]
[Confirm.]
Uchiha Akira murmured in his mind. [Ding! Talent 'Throwing Specialization' activated, remaining time: 23:59:59]
After doing all this, Uchiha Akira casually picked up a shuriken from his ninja tool pouch. He didn't strike any standard pose, just stood there casually. Then, he flicked his wrist lightly.
Whoosh!
The shuriken transformed into a black bolt of lightning, without making any unnecessary whooshing sound, and accurately pierced the bullseye of a target 50 meters away. Naruto's eyes widened sharply. So... so fast! And that distance... it was 5 times farther than the school's training ground!
"Did you see it clearly?" Uchiha Akira asked.
"No... not very clearly..." Naruto scratched his head honestly.
"Then watch again." Uchiha Akira picked up another one. This time, his movements were a bit slower, clearly demonstrating the force from his wrist and the flick of his fingers.
Whoosh!
Another one, precisely stacked on the tail of the previous shuriken.
"See it now?"
"It seems... it seems I'm getting the hang of it!" Naruto shouted excitedly. Just now, when his teacher demonstrated, he felt as if a door had suddenly opened in his mind. Those previously obscure and difficult-to-understand force techniques and angle calculations became incredibly clear at this moment.
"Go try it." Uchiha Akira said indifferently.
"Yes, Teacher!" Naruto rushed to the throwing line, took a deep breath, and imitating Uchiha Akira, picked up a shuriken. It was strange. The shuriken, which he had previously found heavy and difficult to control, now felt very natural in his hand. Naruto almost instinctively adopted the most comfortable and suitable posture for exerting force. Then, he threw it.
Whoosh!
The shuriken drew a perfect straight line.
"Clang!"
With a crisp sound, the shuriken firmly pierced the target. Although it was only the edge of the target, this was the first time Naruto had hit the target with his own strength!
"I... I hit it!" Naruto looked at his hand in disbelief, then at the distant target.
"Too off-center." Uchiha Akira's voice came. "Your goal is the bullseye."
"Yes!" Naruto was enlightened by his teacher's words and immediately suppressed his excitement. Right! My goal is to defeat Sasuke! It's the bullseye! Naruto picked up another shuriken, this time even more focused.
Whoosh! Clang!
This time, it was even closer to the bullseye. The third one! The fourth one! Naruto was completely immersed. Each throw was more accurate than the last. Naruto's movements went from clumsy to proficient, then to fluid. The terrifying system bonus allowed Naruto to grow at rocket speed.
In just half an hour, a shuriken accurately pierced the exact center of the bullseye. Naruto looked at his hands, his face filled with shock.
"I... I..."
Half an hour ago, he was still a dead-last who couldn't even hit the target. Half an hour later, he could hit the bullseye just like Sasuke. Is this... is this his teacher's guidance? It's amazing!
"Teacher!" Naruto bowed deeply to Uchiha Akira. "Thank you! Thank you, Teacher!"
Uchiha Akira looked at Naruto and nodded with satisfaction. "This is just the beginning. Shuriken are just the most basic Ninja skill." Uchiha Akira paused, his gaze becoming meaningful. "Next, I'll teach you a Jutsu. A Jutsu... most suitable for you."
Naruto immediately stood up, looking at his teacher with anticipation. "What Jutsu? Is it a cool Ninjutsu like the Great Fireball Jutsu?"
"No." Uchiha Akira shook his head. "This Jutsu is called Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu." Uchiha Akira began to explain the principles and hand seals of this Ninjutsu, which was classified as a forbidden Jutsu, to Naruto. Naruto listened in a daze, but still tried his best to remember every detail.
"This Jutsu consumes a great deal of Chakra; for an ordinary Ninja, using it might even endanger their life." Uchiha Akira looked at Naruto. "But you are different. The Chakra inside you is inexhaustible."
Naruto nodded, half-understanding.
"Alright, you already know the principle. Now, I'll take you to meet an old friend." Uchiha Akira extended a hand and placed it on Naruto's head. "Close your eyes, and don't resist."
Naruto obediently closed his eyes. The next second, Genjutsu, activated.
Naruto felt a dizzying sensation, and the scene before his eyes instantly changed. Naruto found himself standing in a dark, damp sewer. The air was filled with a nauseating stench. Before him was an enormous iron grate, locked by a talisman inscribed with the character "Seal." Behind the grate was an abyss of bottomless darkness.
"Roar—!!!!" A deafening roar came from the darkness. The terrifying wave of air almost knocked Naruto off his feet. A pair of huge, crimson eyes, filled with savagery and hatred, slowly opened in the darkness.
Was that a... fox? No. That was... the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox!
"Brat... have you finally come in?" The Nine-Tailed's voice, like the rumbling of hell, echoed throughout the entire space.
"You... you are..." Naruto was so scared that he stumbled backward, landing on his backside. "You are... the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?" Naruto's voice trembled uncontrollably.
"Demon Fox?" The Nine-Tailed's enormous head slowly emerged from the darkness. "What a ridiculous name. I am the embodiment of hatred! I am the natural disaster created by endless greed and fear!" Terrifying Chakra, transformed into a bloody wave of air, surged out from the gaps in the iron grate, staining the surrounding stagnant water red.
Naruto felt like he was about to suffocate. This was... the monster sealed inside my body.
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