Chapter 20: The Fourth Generation Will Be Very Happy
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dog head to save your life?"
Sakura blinked, looking at Kakashi with some confusion.
"Well, how should I put it? Forget it, you just need to know that the Earth Style: Earth Wall needs dog heads hanging on it," Kakashi hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to explain.
"Okay, then how do we make this Earth Style: Earth Wall with dog heads hanging on it?" Sakura helplessly pointed at the four extremely mocking dog heads.
"This involves the shape manipulation and nature transformation of Chakra," Kakashi began explaining Chakra, then turned to look at Naruto and Sasuke, "You two listen up as well."
"Shape manipulation of Chakra is controlling Chakra to change it into various forms. You might not fully understand just by hearing the explanation, so next, I will give you a practical demonstration."
As Kakashi spoke, he extended his right hand, palm facing up, and began to gather Chakra.
Soon, a large amount of Chakra converged in his palm, and then the Chakra slowly began to rotate, eventually transforming into a high-speed rotating blue sphere of Chakra.
"Wow, so amazing!"
Seeing this, Naruto and the others could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the sphere in Kakashi's hand.
"This Ninjutsu is one of the ultimate forms of Chakra shape manipulation, named Rasengan. It is a Ninjutsu developed by my teacher, the Fourth Hokage."
Saying this, Kakashi walked to the side and pressed the Rasengan in his hand onto the ground.
The next second, the Rasengan instantly erupted, blasting a large pit with a radius of several meters in the ground before them in an instant.
Seeing this, Naruto and the others widened their eyes. This feeling was even more shocking than the dog head Earth Style: Earth Wall from earlier.
"So cool! I want to learn this Rasengan!" Naruto shouted excitedly after reacting.
"Wait a minute, Kakashi-sensei, you just said this Ninjutsu was created by your teacher, the Fourth Hokage? The Fourth Hokage is your teacher, Kakashi-sensei?"
At this moment, Sakura's focus was suddenly drawn by the words 'Fourth Hokage.' She clearly hadn't expected Kakashi to be a student of the Hokage!
"Eh?" Naruto also snapped back to reality, equally surprised, "A student of that Fourth Hokage?"
Sasuke wasn't surprised. Kakashi became a Jonin at the age of 12. It was normal for someone with such talent to be taken as a student by the Hokage.
His focus was entirely on the Rasengan. This Ninjutsu didn't seem to possess any of the five elemental attributes—Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, or Earth? This meant he could also learn this Ninjutsu?
"Mm!" Kakashi nodded slightly, then looked at Naruto, "The Rasengan is not that easy to learn. But if you can learn it, the Fourth Hokage would probably be very happy, even though he is no longer here, his techniques can be passed down continuously."
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Naruto immediately broke into a silly grin, as if learning the Rasengan would earn him the approval of the Fourth Hokage.
"Of course!" Kakashi didn't deny it, then changed the subject, continuing, "We just talked about Chakra shape manipulation; now we'll start on nature transformation."
"Chakra nature transformation is changing the nature of Chakra into one of the five elemental attributes of Chakra: Wind, Lightning, Water, Fire, and Earth."
"Next, I will demonstrate it for you again."
Then Kakashi formed hand seals: Ugly—Hare—Shen, "Chidori!"
Instantly, a large amount of blue lightning condensed on his right hand, accompanied by a piercing screech, like thousands of birds crying out at once.
"This is Chakra nature transformation, converting one's own Chakra into the Lightning Release attribute. This move is called Chidori, which I developed when I was 12. Later, because I used Chidori to cut through lightning, this move was also named Raikiri."
Kakashi held up the Raikiri while chatting with Naruto and the others.
"So cool!"
Naruto and Sakura, and even Sasuke, were somewhat amazed. Was this really a Ninjutsu Kakashi developed when he was 12?
Next, Kakashi turned and walked toward a large tree, thrusting the Raikiri in his hand into it. It was visible that the large tree before them was pierced instantly, as if it were tofu.
But it wasn't over. Kakashi's Raikiri suddenly extended, forming a blue light sword about twenty meters long.
With a *swish*, a blue streak of light flashed quickly.
Boom boom boom—
The next second, a large swath of trees in front of them all fell down. Surprisingly, the cuts on all the trees were extremely neat and smooth!
"Wow!"
Seeing this, Naruto and the others couldn't help but open their mouths wide.
"Ahhh, damn it! Why don't I have the Lightning Release attribute!" Uzumaki Naruto reacted and couldn't help but exclaim in frustration.
"Hmph!" Seeing Naruto's reaction, Sasuke felt a surge of relief.
Sakura also felt a bit dejected. Compared to the cool and powerful Ninjutsu like Raikiri, the dog head Earth Style: Earth Wall Kakashi taught her earlier looked very dull!
"In summary, Chakra shape manipulation and nature transformation are pretty much like this," Kakashi turned back to face his students and continued, "That's all for today. First, take some time to digest the principles of Chakra shape manipulation and nature transformation."
"Eh? Is it over already?" Uzumaki Naruto was clearly a bit disappointed. He couldn't learn Raikiri, but he still wanted to learn Rasengan!
"The Rasengan is one of the ultimate forms of Chakra shape manipulation. Without proficient Chakra control and understanding of shape manipulation, it's not that easy to learn," Kakashi knew what Naruto was thinking and explained.
"I'm not afraid of difficulty! Kakashi-sensei, just teach us!" Uzumaki Naruto immediately declared he would study very hard.
"This isn't something you can learn just by trying hard. You all should start by learning some simple Ninjutsu first. Today, focus on grasping the shape manipulation and nature transformation we covered. Tomorrow, I'll teach you some simple Ninjutsu," Kakashi gently shook his head and left first.
The three left behind looked at each other, then all sat down on the grass, beginning to contemplate and grasp the Chakra shape manipulation and nature transformation Kakashi taught them.
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The next morning, Team 7 had already assembled in the forest.
"Sakura, you go ahead and practice the Earth Style: Earth Wall I taught you yesterday."
Kakashi first arranged for Sakura, then looked at Naruto, who was full of anticipation.
To be honest, he hadn't copied many Wind Release Ninjutsu, nor was he proficient in them.
"Then I'll teach you a C-rank Ninjutsu first: Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
Kakashi searched his mind for Wind Release related Ninjutsu and quickly thought of this simple and easy-to-learn technique.
"Great Breakthrough?" Uzumaki Naruto thought it might be too simple when he heard C-rank Ninjutsu, but hearing the name 'Great Breakthrough' made him feel it wasn't simple.
After teaching Naruto the relevant hand seals and how to release the Ninjutsu, Kakashi turned to look at Sasuke.
There wasn't much to teach regarding basic Lightning Release; teaching him Chidori later would suffice. He could develop derivative Ninjutsu of Chidori on his own.
"Sasuke, attack me. Let me see your Taijutsu."
Kakashi hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a novel, planning to teach Sasuke practical combat and Taijutsu.
Uchiha Sasuke heard this and felt a bit disappointed inside. He thought he would learn Raikiri, but soon a fighting spirit surged up. He hadn't formally fought Kakashi during the previous assessment yet.
Let him personally experience the strength of a Jonin!
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In the following days, Team 7 trained while searching for wandering Samurai (not wandering Ninja) in the Land of Waves and the nearby sea areas to engage in practical combat with them.
When the construction of the bridge entered the later stages, Uzumaki Naruto and the others' Taijutsu and combat skills had improved significantly.
Kakashi felt it was time, so he took out some money and handed it to Naruto.
"Naruto, take this money and send a Shadow Clone to buy some balloons."
"Eh? Why buy balloons?" Naruto took the money with some confusion.
"Don't you want to learn the Rasengan? Balloons are used for learning the Rasengan."
"Really? I'll go buy them now!" Uzumaki Naruto's face instantly showed delight upon hearing this. Was the time to learn the Rasengan finally here?
Excited, he snapped out of it and, without using a Shadow Clone, impatiently turned and ran off to buy balloons.
"Idiot~"
"Idiot—"
Sakura and Sasuke were both speechless at Naruto's impatience.
"Sasuke, you want to learn Chidori, right?" After Naruto left, Kakashi turned to look at Sasuke.
"Mm!" Uchiha Sasuke nodded slightly.
"Yes, but Chidori requires the Sharingan to be a complete Ninjutsu. Can your Sharingan be used?" Kakashi stared at Sasuke's eyes and asked tentatively. Logically, his Sharingan should have awakened during the Uchiha Clan Massacre, but the first time he used it was in the battle against Haku.
"Hm?" Uchiha Sasuke frowned upon hearing this. Why did learning Chidori require the Bloodline Limit of his Uchiha Clan?
"Eh? Is the Sharingan the left eye that Kakashi-sensei used in the battle against Zabuza?" Sakura turned her head to look at Sasuke with some confusion. Hearing Kakashi say that, did Sasuke also have a Sharingan?
"Still can't use it..." Although Sasuke was puzzled, he honestly stated he couldn't, yet he felt inexplicably ashamed deep down.
Kakashi, an outsider, could use the Sharingan, yet he, a member of the Uchiha Clan, could not.