Chapter 260: Storm Style: Rasenshuriken, Naruto's Trust!
Senju Hashirama's appearance sped up Kakashi's rescue efforts.
All Kakashi had to do was teleport people out using the Flying Thunder God Technique; Senju Hashirama's Wood Release handled everything else.
This was also Kakashi's first time witnessing the First Hokage's power firsthand.
Even though it was in this precarious mine, and even though it was just a rescue.
However, Haruno Sakura outside was already overwhelmed.
Neither Naruto nor Sasuke knew Medical Ninjutsu.
"Damn it, I should have learned Medical Ninjutsu like Sakura!"
Naruto grumbled as he looked at the groaning injured.
Sasuke said, "We'll learn it during the next training session!"
Naruto paused, looked at Sasuke, and then smiled, "That's right, we'll learn next time. That way, if we encounter this again, it won't be like this."
Sasuke said proudly and coldly, "It's because my Sharingan requires me to train Yang Style Chakra Nature Transformation."
Naruto felt annoyed and was about to retort when Haruno Sakura yelled from the side, "You two, come here and help!"
"Yes, Sakura!"
Naruto flinched and quickly went forward.
While busy, Naruto asked, "Ero-sennin, why don't you know Medical Ninjutsu either?"
"There's no omniscient ninja."
Jiraiya said calmly, busying himself with bandaging the injured.
Naruto, however, pouted, "Who says that? Uncle Asuma knows everything!"
"Sakura learned her Medical Ninjutsu from Uncle Asuma."
"Also, Uncle Asuma even knows the Nara Clan's Shadow Secret Technique!"
Jiraiya's expression darkened as he glanced at Naruto, secretly itching to hit him. "This kid really doesn't resemble Minato at all. It's all Asuma's fault for corrupting him, but..."
Thinking about Naruto's performance earlier, Jiraiya's eyes flickered.
At this moment, Kakashi and Senju Hashirama appeared and also began treating the wounded.
Senju Hashirama, in particular, split off dozens of Shadow Clones at once, assigning one to each injured person.
Naruto's eyes widened. "Uncle Hashirama, I didn't expect you to know the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Medical Ninjutsu too. You're amazing!"
"Hahaha, not bad."
Senju Hashirama laughed heartily.
An hour later, all the injured were treated.
However, even with Senju Hashirama and the others present, four miners still died in this accident.
Another five miners were permanently disabled.
Naruto was a bit dejected and asked Kakashi, "Teacher Kakashi, if they didn't mine in a place like this, wouldn't fewer people have died?"
Kakashi didn't answer, but Sasuke pouted, "Idiot, all mines are dangerous."
"This has nothing to do with us; our job is to complete the mission."
Jiraiya muttered to himself, "What a naive kid."
"Sakura, you stay here to look after the injured. Sasuke and Naruto, you two will accompany me to complete the mission."
Kakashi said.
"Alright."
Naruto replied listlessly.
Their mission this time was to solve the water source problem for the miners.
Actually, there was a spring nearby, but it had suddenly dried up some time ago, leading to a water shortage.
Kakashi and the other two set off for the mission. Neither Senju Hashirama nor Jiraiya accompanied them.
"Jiraiya, do you have any way to solve Naruto's troubles?"
Senju Hashirama asked.
Huh?
Jiraiya looked confused. "First Hokage, I'm afraid that's not possible."
"The owner of this mine cannot give up such high-quality iron ore. Unless Konoha prohibits mining, but those miners would lose their livelihoods."
Senju Hashirama pondered, "Isn't there a way to continue mining while avoiding danger?"
"Hire ninjas?"
Jiraiya thought, "The safety within the mine, even for someone skilled in Earth Style, is difficult to guarantee absolutely. Unless it's someone like the First Hokage or Asuma."
"Moreover, this is at least an S-rank mission, and the mine owner might not be able to afford it."
Senju Hashirama stroked his chin, looking at the busy Haruno Sakura, and nodded, "That's true."
Time ticked by.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed. Kakashi and the others finally found a water source and opened up a waterway, diverting water to where the miners lived.
And after three days, the miners had also resumed iron ore mining.
Just as Kakashi and the others were about to leave, Senju Hashirama said, "Naruto, didn't you want to help those miners before?"
Naruto was stunned, then excitedly asked, "Uncle Hashirama, do you have a way?"
"Of course!"
Senju Hashirama smiled, "This is something Jiraiya and I thought of these past few days."
"That's great!"
Naruto quickly asked, "What method, what method?"
Kakashi and the other two also looked curiously at Senju Hashirama and Jiraiya.
"The method is actually very simple."
Jiraiya smiled. He pointed to the mine in front of them and said, "We've asked the people here carefully. A large part of the ore veins here are inside the mountain."
"We can't ask the mine owner to give up mining, but we can make it safer for the miners when they excavate."
Naruto's eyes lit up as he listened, nodding repeatedly.
Haruno Sakura was also curious and asked, "Lord Jiraiya, how do we do that?"
"Is it by using Earth Style to create supports inside the mine so it doesn't collapse, but that would be very difficult, right?"
Jiraiya looked at Haruno Sakura in surprise. This girl had actually thought about it.
"What you said is indeed very difficult, and Kakashi would probably find it hard to do too."
Jiraiya smiled, "But there's a very simple method."
Kakashi already felt something was amiss. "Lord Jiraiya, you're not going to suggest blowing up this mountain, are you?"
Senju Hashirama immediately gave him a thumbs up. "That's right, this is the method we came up with these past few days. Simple, isn't it?"
Kakashi and the other three were stunned.
Destroy a mountain?
Were they kidding?
Haruno Sakura couldn't help but look back at the mountain. It didn't seem very high, only seven to eight hundred meters, but could they really do it?
Kakashi wiped a bead of cold sweat and silently grumbled, "I can only say, as expected of the First Hokage."
Only someone like Senju Hashirama could think of blowing up a mountain.
The excited Naruto couldn't help but swallow his saliva. "Uncle Hashirama, Perverted Sage, can this really be done?"
"Mm, while it's a bit difficult, it's not impossible."
Senju Hashirama rested his chin on his hand and smiled, "Naruto, aren't you scared?"
"Not at all!"
Naruto retorted instinctively, then scratched his head looking at the mountain, "But what kind of ninjutsu could accomplish this?"
"Although my mastered Wind Style: Rasenshuriken is powerful, I... I don't think it can do it?"
Naruto lacked confidence.
Haruno Sakura nodded in agreement.
She had witnessed the power of Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, but this was a mountain rich with iron ore, a veritable iron mountain.
Sasuke looked at the mountain and said, "To make this mountain collapse, you don't necessarily need such a powerful ninjutsu, right?"
"There are already many mine tunnels in the mountain. If we use Earth Style, we can also cause this mountain to collapse, making mining much easier."
Haruno Sakura strongly agreed, "Sasuke is right."
"Lord Jiraiya, Uncle Hashirama, you're talking about Earth Style, right?"
Kakashi looked at the mountain and said, "Earth Style probably won't work. At least my Earth Style can't disintegrate a mountain like this."
"Or rather, it would be very difficult to fragment this mountain."
This was a mining mountain, not an ordinary rock mountain.
The effectiveness of Earth Style was limited.
"Kakashi is right."
Jiraiya nodded, then said with some surprise, "Naruto, you've mastered Wind Style: Rasenshuriken?"
He hadn't heard this news.
"Of course!"
"Uncle Asuma taught me, pretty cool, huh!"
Naruto grinned, looking quite pleased.
"Not bad," Jiraiya said, pouting slightly upon hearing it was Asuma who taught him. "Using the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, it's naturally difficult for you to do it alone, but with Kakashi, it might be possible."
"Teacher Kakashi?"
"A combined jutsu?"
Naruto looked at Kakashi.
Kakashi asked Jiraiya, "Is it Storm Style?"
Jiraiya nodded and smiled, "That's right."
"The Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, plus Storm Style, if it erupts from inside the mountain's mine, it should work."
Naruto couldn't contain himself upon hearing this and looked at Kakashi expectantly, "Teacher Kakashi!"
Kakashi pondered for a moment and said, "This matter still requires getting the mine owner's opinion. If they fail, their mine might become unusable."
Jiraiya chuckled, "I've already discussed this with the mine owner. He has no objections. At worst, Asuma can clean up the mess."
"If that's the case, let's start quickly!"
"I've already mastered the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken very proficiently!"
Naruto was eager.
Kakashi quickly replied, "Naruto, don't be so hasty. Just because you've mastered the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken doesn't mean you can execute a combined jutsu well."
"Especially with two such powerful forces."
Senju Hashirama nodded and smiled, "What he said is correct. Therefore, you still need to practice to ensure it's foolproof."
"Let's go, we'll find a secluded spot."
And so, the group relocated to a mountain valley.
Senju Hashirama and the others watched from the side as Kakashi and Naruto stood facing each other.
Naruto spread his right palm, and the Rasengan rapidly condensed. Following that, accompanied by a piercing hum, the Rasengan expanded, transforming into a large pinwheel.
"Wind Style: Rasengan, a very fitting name, a powerful ninjutsu!"
Senju Hashirama praised it highly.
Opposite Naruto, Kakashi's expression turned solemn, and then facial markings appeared on his face.
Senju Hashirama raised an eyebrow, "Sage Mode!"
"It was developed by that guy Asuma. By cultivating with the Sage Tree, it's safer than the Three Great Sage Regions, and can be considered a ninja's Sage Mode."
Jiraiya explained.
Senju Hashirama suddenly understood, his perception of Sarutobi Asuma becoming clearer.
His granddaughter's husband was truly remarkable.
Over there, after activating Sage Mode, Kakashi raised his right hand, supporting Naruto's right hand with his palm, and infused it with Sage Chakra belonging to Storm Style.
Instantly.
Faint purple lights appeared within the chakra sphere at the center of the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
"So strong!"
Naruto gritted his teeth and grabbed his right wrist with his left hand.
"Fortunately, the special training class strengthened my chakra control, otherwise, just now..."
Drops of cold sweat trickled down Naruto's forehead.
Although he had a thick-skinned personality, more similar to his mother Uzumaki Kushina, he actually possessed some of his father Namikaze Minato's meticulousness.
Furthermore.
Unlike in the original story, he had received guidance from a young age.
Despite his mischievous and playful nature, Uzumaki Kushina was a tigress who wouldn't hesitate to discipline him.
This was why Naruto could quickly master the Rasengan at this age, and even perform it with one hand, without the aid of Shadow Clones.
Then, under Sarutobi Asuma's tutelage, he mastered the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken, and could now also perform it with one hand.
He had matured significantly compared to his battle with Kimimaro.
Currently.
In terms of raw power, he was far stronger than Sasuke.
Even though the number of jutsu he mastered wasn't large.
The ones he frequently used were only Shadow Clone Technique, Rasengan, and Wind Style: Rasenshuriken.
However, in reality, these few jutsu had already formed an invincible combat system for him.
"Can you still control it?"
Kakashi stopped injecting his Sage Mode Storm Style chakra.
At this moment, the center of the Storm Style: Rasenshuriken had turned light purple, with streaks of electricity radiating outwards from the core.
"It's too powerful!"
Haruno Sakura couldn't help but exclaim.
It was several times stronger than the one Naruto used against Kimimaro back then.
Jiraiya said, "I have to say, that ninjutsu developed by Asuma is incredibly adaptable. Any chakra nature transformation, even the power of a Kekkei Genkai, can be incorporated."
Senju Hashirama rubbed his chin, his expression not surprised, but rather tinged with a hint of reminiscence.
This technique reminded him of Madara's Beast Calamity during the battle at the Valley of the End.
The chakra blade of Susanoo, combined with the Tailed Beast Bomb of the Nine-Tails.
Back then, he hadn't been able to confront it head-on.
Of course, with Naruto and Kakashi's power, they were far from being able to compare to the strength of Uchiha Madara and the Nine-Tails; the gap was huge.
"This little guy also has half of the Nine-Tails inside him!"
Senju Hashirama mused internally.
Over there, Naruto's hands were already raised above his head.
The Storm Style: Rasenshuriken spun at high speed, creating gusts of wind and sparks of electricity that shot outwards.
"It's... reached its limit!"
Naruto gritted his teeth, feeling his hands become incredibly heavy.
Inside the seal, the Nine-Tails opened its eyes and said, "Kid, use that mode!"
"This time, I'll help you!"
In front of the sealing gate, Naruto's figure appeared, looking at the Nine-Tails strangely. "Kurama, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Glancing at Senju Hashirama, the Nine-Tails snorted, "This great me doesn't want to be looked down upon by someone!"
Naruto found it inexplicable but was very happy. "That's great then!"
"Since that's the case..."
With that, Naruto stepped forward and opened the sealing gate.
Huh?
The Nine-Tails' gaze fixed on the small Naruto. "Aren't you afraid I'll trick you?"
Naruto grinned. "I trust you, Kurama!"
The Nine-Tails was stunned, but quickly snorted, "A fool who easily trusts others!"
"You're the fool!"
Naruto pointed at the Nine-Tails. "Kurama, Uncle Asuma said that being willing to trust others is a beautiful quality, not something for idiots."
"Besides, being willing to trust others doesn't mean you'll be deceived."
"Being deceived is what makes you a fool!"
"But..."
Naruto looked at the Nine-Tails seriously. "I can feel that you didn't have any ill intentions just now!"
"Uncle Asuma said that chakra can connect people's hearts, that's the greatest aspect of chakra."
"The good and evil perception of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode originates from this essence of chakra."
Listening to these words and looking at Naruto, the Nine-Tails felt a touch of emotion, and also felt that it might have underestimated the little guy in front of him.
The emotion came from the "people connecting with people" that Naruto mentioned.
And the feeling of underestimating Naruto was because this kid, who seemed careless and blunt, and whose theoretical knowledge was like dog shit, didn't seem like the bastard Fourth Hokage's offspring at all.
But some things, he had learned very well.
However, he was still stubborn verbally. "Hmph, this great me doesn't need you to trust me."
"Stop rambling and let's begin!"
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