Kazehana Koyuki's training progress was as Naruto expected.
That same night, she successfully extracted Chakra.
The girl was so excited about it all night that she had no energy the next day when they moved.
Kazehana Koyuki's new home was located in the central-east part of the Fire Capital, not far from the company, and near a commercial street.
The entire house was a very Japanese-style two-story detached home with a small courtyard and a long engawa outside the living room, which is the indoor-outdoor veranda-like hallway in Japanese architecture.
Asama Santayu seemed like an overly worried mother, helping Kazehana Koyuki move her large and small bags of luggage to the new house and tidy up the rooms, breaking a sweat.
Meanwhile, Naruto and Kazehana Koyuki were like thoughtless, unfilial children, running around and wandering through each room, completely oblivious to the work at hand.
The living room on the first floor was, without a doubt, for Kazehana Koyuki, the homeowner, while Naruto stayed in a bedroom on the second floor with an outdoor balcony.
"Phew--"
After a long while, Asama Santayu flopped onto the sofa, letting out a long sigh.
"You worked hard. Come, have some watermelon."
Naruto handed him half a watermelon with a spoon stuck in it.
"Eh? Just eat it like this?"
Asama Santayu looked astonished, and seeing Naruto and Kazehana Koyuki each holding half a watermelon, he became even more surprised.
Even in a prosperous country like the Land of Fire, watermelons were not cheap at all; even the most common varieties cost several hundred Ryo. He had never seen them eaten like this!
"This watermelon... when did you buy it?"
Naruto pointed casually. Asama Santayu followed his gaze, looking through the living room's floor-to-ceiling window, and saw a Naruto clone squatting in the yard.
The clone had both hands pressed to the ground, and in front of him, watermelon seedlings continuously grew on the lawn.
And as the flowers on the melon seedlings bloomed, and pollen spread, fist-sized melons grew one by one.
"I'm ripening them as we eat; if they're too ripe, they'll rot easily!"
The clone greeted them, then exploded with a 'poof,' leaving Asama Santayu dumbfounded.
He stared in astonishment for a while, then suddenly put the watermelon aside and rushed to the engawa, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
"This... could this be!"
Naruto: "It's watermelon."
"That's not what I'm talking about!"
Asama Santayu slapped his thigh, pointing at the small melon field and asking in a trembling voice, "This is Wood Release, isn't it? The one used by the legendary Hokage..."
"Oh."
"Oh...?"
Seeing Naruto's calm demeanor, Asama Santayu stumbled.
"Naruto, can you grow strawberries?"
Kazehana Koyuki didn't care about the Hokage. She knew Naruto didn't like Konoha, and it was well known that Konoha was founded by the Hokage.
So she changed the subject, lest Naruto become upset.
"Yes, but you need seedlings."
Naruto briefly explained: "The way Chakra is circulated differs, and the effects produced by Ninjutsu will also vary. Wood Release is the same principle; only by having cultivated it once can you remember the corresponding Chakra circulation method."
"Of course, this requires extremely high Chakra control ability, which will be your next learning goal."
"Learning... goal?"
Asama Santayu was stunned for several seconds before realizing the meaning of Naruto's words.
Princess Yukie... is learning Ninjutsu from Naruto?
And she has already extracted Chakra?!
Thinking of this, Asama Santayu's expression became even more astonished. He realized that things were developing in an unknown direction at a speed he couldn't comprehend.
What followed was a huge surprise!
What does this mean?
This means the princess may have emerged from the shadows and even intends to reclaim the throne!
However, this is just a guess for now. He still needs time to observe. What if she doesn't mean that, and her identity is exposed, causing the princess to flee again? That would be tragic...
Thinking of this, Asama Santayu quickly adjusted his emotions and made a surprised expression: "Miss Yukie is learning Ninjutsu from Naruto?"
"Hmph, I've already extracted Chakra!"
Kazehana Koyuki lightly lifted her chin, an expression of smugness on her face: "I succeeded in half a day, it's not that hard..."
Naruto nodded, his tone leisurely: "Not bad. I hope you can maintain this momentum in your future training."
"Is it difficult?"
Hearing Naruto's somewhat profound tone, Kazehana Koyuki felt a faint unease.
"That depends on your talent."
Naruto scooped a piece of watermelon, eating it in large bites, his cheeks puffed out: "But I need to make it clear to you in advance that to solve your problem, you need at least the strength of a Jonin."
"The graduation age for Konoha's Ninja Academy is twelve, and becoming a Jonin at fifteen is already a rare genius, but the most time I can spend with you will not exceed two years."
Kazehana Koyuki's expression changed: "What do you mean? Are you leaving?"
"Not necessarily."
Naruto shook his head: "I'm looking for someone..."
"Male or female?"
"Male, an enemy."
Naruto looked at Kazehana Koyuki speechlessly, and the girl blushed and looked away.
Asama Santayu stood by, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
"Don't worry, I have Flying Thunder God. It won't take long to cross the Ninja World."
Naruto said, scratching his head, feeling that this sounded a little familiar?
"You said the same thing to that Ino girl!"
Within the mental space, Kurama's tone was teasing: "Naruto, I have no doubt that if you continue like this, one day you'll owe a huge emotional debt and be torn apart by those women who come looking for you..."
"That sounds pretty scary..."
Naruto lazily turned his head: "But did I promise anything?"
Nine-Tailed: "... ..."
What the heck...
There's a scumbag!
This is too scummy!
Between us, who is the Jinchuriki anyway?
I don't see you having anything to do with the word 'human'!
"In other words, you must have at least Special Jonin combat power at the stage where an ordinary person would be promoted to Genin."
Ignoring the shocked fox, Naruto continued to speak to Kazehana Koyuki.
Kazehana Koyuki hesitated upon hearing this: "What about filming...?"
"You can continue filming."
Naruto didn't mind this: "It will save using a stunt double for some action scenes. I will ensure you always have enough energy to cope with your training."
It's just supplying Chakra; he can squeeze out a little, and Kazehana Koyuki will overflow...
Asama Santayu, who was nearby, finally understood.
Sure enough, Princess Yukie is working hard to train for revenge!
Realizing this, he quickly said: "Speaking of training... for this filming, the directing team even invited Ninja from the Land of Grass. This way, you can also ask those experienced Ninja for some guidance, right?"
"From Kusagakure?"
Naruto was a little curious: "Is the next film being shot in the Land of Grass?"
"Ah, yes, that's right."
Asama Santayu nodded: "Because of the success of the previous film, the director plans to include some big scenes in this one, such as circuses and wars, so the location was set in the flat Land of Grass. However, I heard it's not very peaceful there, so they plan to hire local Ninja for protection."
"I see..."
Naruto nodded knowingly.
That's perfect, I'll just take Karin with me. The little girl is quite pitiful...