nagpurpolice Chapter 14 How to Get Along with Satsuki
Chapter 14 How to Get Along with Satsuki
Naruto stood to the side, his eyes fixed on Sasuke's fingers. Snake, Sheep, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger—he memorized the hand seal sequence, slightly surprised.
To his surprise, when he casually asked, "Can you teach me this ninjutsu?", Satsuki told him the training method for the Great Fireball Technique without hesitation.
The reason is simple: although the Uchiha clan always touts this technique as their basic ninjutsu.
However, the Great Fireball Jutsu is actually only a C-rank ninjutsu. In the Konoha system, Chunin and Jonin can learn it simply by accumulating some merit. If a ninja has Fire Release talent, the Jonin leading the team can even teach it directly.
Watching Satsuki's profile as she practiced diligently, Naruto gradually figured out the key to getting along with her. The Uchiha clan inherently reveres strength, but one must never appear too much stronger than her—one must make her feel the pressure of competition, yet maintain the impression that "she can catch up with just a little more effort."
If you put too much pressure on her...
Naruto glanced at Sasuke's tightly pursed lips. According to the original work, Sasuke fell into obsession and self-doubt precisely because of the vast difference in skill between himself and Itachi. Sasuke doesn't yet have that obsession with revenge; he probably won't repeat the same mistake.
Naruto slowly formed hand seals, and as the last seal was completed, he clearly felt the chakra within his body begin to flow, converging towards his mouth like a gentle stream.
It went too smoothly...
Naruto was secretly surprised by the smooth flow of chakra. He instinctively realized that if he were to unleash his full power at this moment, the Great Fireball he unleashed would definitely form a fireball far exceeding the normal size. This was clearly not the performance expected of a beginner.
In the ninja world, most ninjas only have an affinity for a single chakra nature. Just like in the original work, Sasuke is proficient in both Fire and Lightning Release, while he himself is skilled in Wind Release. Theoretically, one can learn ninjutsu of all elements, but talent determines the upper limit.
In the vast Hidden Leaf Village, there are currently only two ninjas who are proficient in all five elemental ninja styles: Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi Hatake.
At that moment, Naruto's chakra was obediently transforming into fire-style energy, as if it were an innate talent. He immediately understood the reason—
It's a system reward; "Fire Release Chakra Adaptation and Mastery of Nature Transformation" is at work.
Naruto quickly adjusted his chakra output, deliberately suppressing most of its power. He took a deep breath, and then—
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A fireball the size of a basketball spewed from his mouth, solidified in the air for a moment, and then slowly dissipated. Although the power was deliberately controlled, the fact that this ninjutsu was successfully activated on its first attempt made Zuo Yue's eyes widen in astonishment.
Zuo Yue's expression gradually became serious. So... this person is a genius?
Although Naruto successfully activated the ninjutsu on his first practice session, she was more concerned about the rumors circulating in the clan—when her sister first used the Great Fireball Technique, the fireball she spewed was tens of meters in diameter.
Back home, her mother gently comforted her, saying that normally, ninjas need a long period of practice to successfully perform ninjutsu. Satsuki succeeding on her first try was already genius, but... her older sister was an even more exceptional genius.
Thinking of this, Zuo Yue's small chest rose and fell slightly, and her fingers once again formed a hand seal. A stubborn light shone in her eyes as she resolved to successfully unleash the complete Great Fireball Technique through practice.
Naruto observed Satsuki's serious profile. He knew it was time for him to make his move.
To become an excellent ninjutsu turret, the key lies in the proper use of chakra within the body.
Naruto recalled his experience from the original work: first, sense; second, extract; third, control the flow; nature transformation comes later. Sensing the existence of chakra, extracting a sufficient amount, and precisely controlling its flow—the essence of all ninjutsu is the precise manipulation of chakra. And to practice this control, one naturally needs to use that classic method.
"Satsuki," Naruto suddenly spoke up, "I have a way to speed up the learning of ninjutsu. Want to try it with me?"
"A solution?" Zuo Yue stopped forming hand seals, turned around, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Naruto nodded mysteriously: "Yeah, this is something I learned by secretly observing the ninjas in the village. It's an excellent way to practice the flexible use of chakra."
Satsuki's eyes lit up instantly. The throwing training that Naruto had taught her last time was indeed very effective. With this successful experience, she trusted Naruto's suggestion more.
"Really?" Satsuki leaned forward unconsciously. "Then... what should we do?"
"This method requires you to use your body to remember the feeling of using chakra, which may be very strenuous."
"However, if you're a genius from the Uchiha clan, this level of difficulty shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
"Hmph!" Zuo Yue immediately straightened her back, hands on her hips, "Of course! No matter what kind of training it is, it's all a piece of cake for the Uchiha's power!"
Satsuki's eyes sparkled with confidence, and her lips curved slightly upward, revealing a smile with a touch of childishness.
Looking at Satsuki like this, Naruto felt a mix of emotions. If he didn't know that she was actually a gender-swapped version of Sasuke... he would simply think that this child was really lovable.
Unlike the aloof Sasuke in the original work, this girl is lively and proud. The reason is obvious—the current Sasuke lives in a happy family, while the original Sasuke experienced the massacre of his entire clan upon his first appearance, witnessing his beloved brother slaughter his entire clan...
The fact that she only became aloof under such a blow, instead of going insane, suggests she has an exceptionally high tolerance for stress.
Naruto shook off these thoughts and led Satsuki into the forest.
"Watch closely, that's it." Naruto formed the Tiger Seal with his hands, closed his eyes, and felt the flow of chakra within his body. He imagined the energy flowing slowly towards the soles of his feet like a gentle stream.
A tiny gust of air rippled out from around Naruto's feet. To Satsuki's astonishment, he slowly lifted his foot and steadily stepped onto the vertical tree trunk—Naruto had actually walked up the tree trunk like that!
"Wh...what?!" Satsuki's eyes widened. "He actually climbed all the way up vertically using only his feet?!"
Naruto steadily climbed the thick tree trunk. When he reached about a third of the way up, he suddenly pulled a kunai from his ninja tool bag and cleanly scratched a mark on the bark.
"Alright!" With a powerful push off the tree trunk, he landed steadily after a beautiful backflip.
Satsuki stared intently at the fresh mark on the tree, then glanced at Naruto, who looked relaxed. "Can you only hold on until there?"
"That's right," Naruto explained. "The key is to concentrate the chakra precisely in the soles of your feet, making it stick to the tree trunk like suction cups. Anyone can do it if they can control the flow of chakra."
"Does doing tree-climbing exercises really make you stronger?"
Naruto decided to borrow Kakashi's explanation from the original work. "Of course, simply put, this training will teach you to precisely control your chakra. Ordinary ninjas often waste the chakra they refine unnecessarily. This kind of training is about teaching you to use the most appropriate amount where it's needed..."
Seeing that Satsuki's expression was gradually becoming more focused, he continued, "Even for excellent ninjas, perfectly controlling chakra is difficult. The amount of chakra required to climb a tree is particularly delicate, and the soles of the feet... are said to be the most difficult part of the body to gather chakra."
"Once I master this control," Naruto smiled confidently, "learning any ninjutsu will be twice as effective!"
Children's minds are relatively simple, and Zuo Yue did not expect that she could hear such detailed training methods just by eavesdropping.
"Okay! I'll give it a try!"
Satsuki's clear voice echoed through the forest. She pulled a kunai from her ninja tool pouch, made a hand seal with her fingers, and focused intently on feeling the flow of chakra within her body.
Naruto advised from the side, "First, let your body get used to this feeling. You can practice with a running start at first."