Buzz—
In the forest, Naruto's two Shadow Clones huddled together. One Shadow Clone maintained the Rasengan, while the other was responsible for injecting Wind Nature Transformation into it.
Soon, tiny shuriken-like wind blades appeared on the Rasengan, and a piercing buzzing sound echoed through the forest. The wind howled, causing the leaves to rustle.
"I'll use the Rasenshuriken!"
Boom!
With a loud bang, the earth trembled, and a towering tree crashed down.
Naruto's main body walked forward, examining the fractured trunk, but after observing it for a long time, he couldn't make sense of it.
Another week passed, and his Rasenshuriken still showed no progress. It remained stuck with the four small wind blades, unable to advance.
"What's the problem…?"
Naruto sighed heavily, frustrated, and lay down in resignation. His patience was wearing thin.
He had completed the leaf-cutting training, but because he couldn't find a waterfall and didn't know the two Ninjutsu Yamato used in the original story, he could only use river water to substitute for the waterfall-cutting training.
Compared to a rapidly falling waterfall, cutting river water was clearly less difficult, but even so, Naruto couldn't effectively cut the river.
Sharpness, friction…
I thought there was nothing wrong with this?
Lying on the grass, looking up at the sky, Naruto felt somewhat dispirited.
He was not a diligent person to begin with, and his persistence in training for so long was entirely for the sake of his own life.
But as his patience waned, he suddenly felt that death wasn't so unacceptable anymore.
"Oh, little guy, you seem to have something on your mind…"
Just as Naruto was at a loss, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly came from a tree trunk not far away.
Naruto lifted his eyelids and saw a tall man wearing a red cloak.
The man had white hair, two red marks under his eyes, wore a forehead protector with the character 'Oil' written on it, and carried a giant scroll on his back.
Glancing at the newcomer, Naruto slowly sat up: "My Wind Chakra Nature Transformation isn't progressing. Can you fix it?"
"Haha, then you've asked the right person!"
The man laughed loudly and flipped down from the tree.
As he descended, he formed hand seals, and with a pop, a toad the size of a calf appeared beneath his feet.
Then he stepped on the toad's head, spread his legs wide, and pushed his hands forward, striking a dazzling pose.
"This great one is—Mount Myōboku's Toad Hermit, Jiraiya!"
Naruto subtly curled his lips: "Get to the point."
"Haha… you're really impatient, aren't you?"
Jiraiya's mouth twitched, and he scratched his hair with an awkward laugh.
This child, he looks exactly like Minato, but his personality is completely opposite…
"Well… since I'm here to help you, at least introduce yourself, right?"
"Kurosaki Ichigo."
"Ah haha, Ichigo, huh…"
This dishonest brat!!
Jiraiya's mouth twitched even more violently.
"Hmm… to start training in Chakra Nature Transformation at this age, you are undoubtedly a genius among geniuses."
Seeing Naruto's expression grow increasingly impatient, Jiraiya quickly shifted the topic to the main point.
"But before that… have you tested your Chakra nature?"
Whoosh—
A refreshing breeze blew through the forest, and Naruto's silence was deafening.
"Looks like you haven't…"
Jiraiya spread his hands: "People who are born with multiple Chakra natures often encounter similar problems, which is that when they train in a certain Chakra Nature Transformation, they unconsciously mix in Chakra of other natures."
"I suggest you first find a Chakra paper to test your Chakra nature."
"And then? How do I avoid it?"
"Rather than that, tell me again how you are training in Wind Chakra Nature Transformation."
Jiraiya smiled: "First, we need to determine if there's an error in your training method."
Naruto thought for a moment: "I cover my hand with Chakra and imagine a feeling of friction and sharpness."
"That's it?"
"That's it."
Naruto nodded, and Jiraiya was stunned.
No, is it that abstract?
"Sigh, it seems you only have a general idea of the direction…"
Jiraiya sighed. To be able to successfully get started with such an abstract method, what could he say? Is he worthy of being Minato's son?
No, even Minato couldn't successfully integrate Nature Transformation into the Rasengan, but this kid actually did it, even if it's still very crude.
But he hasn't even completed Nature Transformation! It's ridiculous…
"Although I don't know where you got this training method, you clearly haven't grasped the key… Listen carefully, the most crucial point of Wind Nature Transformation is severance!"
As Jiraiya spoke, he picked up a leaf and held it between his fingers. As Chakra covered it, the leaf immediately split into two halves.
"Whether it's the so-called friction or sharpness, the ultimate goal is severance, and the best way to feel severance is to divide Chakra into two parts and imagine these two parts rubbing against each other, eventually rubbing into a sharp, thin slice!"
Naruto had a good memory and remembered many plots and settings from the original work clearly, but aside from those particularly impressive parts, he couldn't precisely recall every single line.
Now that he thought about it, it really seemed to be the case…
He raised his hand, following Jiraiya's instructions.
Naruto imagined the feeling of two Chakras rubbing violently against each other, then formed his palm into a blade and slashed at the tree trunk.
Whoosh—
As a clear visible scratch appeared, the upper half of the tree trunk slowly slid down along the dividing line and crashed to the ground!
Jiraiya was increasingly amazed by Naruto's talent: "Not bad, it seems you've been stuck at this stage for a long time, just unable to grasp the knack."
Naruto looked at Jiraiya again: "You still haven't told me how to deal with the influence of other Chakra natures."
"First is concentration. Chakra Nature Transformation is different from Chakra refinement or Ninjutsu training; it's more like a concept, so only a handful of people can master it."
Jiraiya explained: "Secondly… the more Wind Chakra Nature Transformation you add, the less of other natures there will be."
"Similarly, if you are naturally predisposed to a Chakra nature that is higher in proportion than Wind, or if you have already mastered a certain Chakra Nature Transformation, it will also affect your control to some extent."
Naruto thought for a moment: "Then can I simultaneously add two Chakra Nature Transformations?"
"Simultaneously using two Chakra Nature Transformations will produce a new Nature Transformation, which is… the so-called Bloodline Limit." (Official setting, do not argue, see manga chapter 316 for details.)
Jiraiya said, laughing: "But that's almost impossible. The difficulty difference compared to using multiple Nature Transformations individually is not small at all. Looking at the entire Ninja World, very few people can do it. Most Jonin can only master one or two Nature Transformations in their lifetime."
Naruto's expression became somewhat strange upon hearing this: "In other words, people with such a Bloodline Limit are born with two Chakra Nature Transformations mastered, is that right?"
"You could say that, yes, but the degree of mastery is another matter…"
Jiraiya said, noticing Naruto's expression, and his smile froze: "You have a Bloodline Limit?"
"What, you don't?"
Naruto stomped his foot, and the severed tree stump behind him shot up incredibly high, extending lush branches and leaves!