Chapter 43

Naruto and Fuu parted ways after approaching Takigakure.

It was pretty clear that Fuu was upset that they broke up because she had a fun time along the way.

Naruto told Fuu what kind of danger she was in before she left. He said that for her safety, there should always be someone strong with her.

Then, Naruto started to think about what to do next.

The reason why Fuu lived even though the tailed beast inside her was removed was that Naruto left a small part of Chomei inside her. He was also thinking of getting some jinchuriki's tailed beasts that he might encounter in the future with this method.

First of all, he had to work to control the chakra of his newly acquired 7-tailed Chomei. It was the strongest tailed beast that Naruto had currently achieved after Kurama.

He thought that Shinju Form would evolve this time, as its chakra was greater than the tailed beasts before. After all, he had only gotten 1 tail and 3 tails before, and they didn't make much of a difference to Shinju either.

He also had to improve in controlling natural energy. He had already obtained permission from Mount Myoboku for this. The reason why he chose it, in particular, was that it was richer in natural energy. In this way, it would be easier for him to feel and control the natural energy.

Naruto decided that the best plan was to go to Mount Myoboku after thinking for a while. By spending the remaining 8 months there, he would both evolve into the tailed beast mode he currently possesses and strengthen himself with natural energy.

Thus, Naruto decided to spend the remaining 8 months of the 3 years he left for training on Myoboku Mountain.

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It has been 8 months since Naruto went to Myoboku Mountain for training. It had been almost 3 years since he left the village.

Naruto was currently walking on the road to Konoha. His body had become stronger in the last 3 years. This made it look even more grown.

He also took off his mask and hung it around his waist, as he no longer needed to hide his identity. But his hair was still red, for some reason he liked this new haircut. Maybe he liked his current hair more because his previous hair reminded him of his father, Minato.

He also liked Naruto's outfit in the anime, so he made a style close to him. The obvious difference with him was that he chose red instead of orange. Because for some reason, most of his techniques were dominated by the color red. For example, Susanoo and Hiraishin.

Naruto had grown a lot stronger in the past 8 months. He had strengthened his body even more by absorbing natural energy, and he could also enter sage mode without any problems.

He could not stay on Myoboku Mountain for long because he was expelled from there. The reason why he was fired was perfectly logical. He absorbed a huge amount of natural energy in the 4 months he spent there, and as a result, the natural energy there was reduced almost to the point of exhaustion.

Although Naruto didn't show it outwardly for what he did, he was ashamed inside. After all, he had exploited the natural energy of the place where the frogs lived for many years. But after a few years, he learned, the natural energy would be back to normal.

He appreciated the rich natural energy of Mount Myoboku even more after spending some time outside. So he considered exploiting other sage areas for natural energy. If he had absorbed the natural energies there, he could become even stronger, and could even reabsorb the natural energy after it was regenerated.

He had mastered controlling the chakra of all of his tailed beasts. He could enter the mods of all tailed beasts.

He could use his Shinju form up to 7 queues. Also, with the addition of Chomei, the tail beast he had acquired, his Mangekyou Sharingan had finally evolved. He now had Rinnegan in both eyes.

At this time, he could only use Six Paths Technique, even though he was still not fully proficient at using Rinnegan. Other abilities would evolve and be used as time went on.

Naruto had two lab rats to try out his newly acquired abilities. He was really lucky to have such lab rats.

Both of them were already mind-broken by the intense torture he had inflicted on them. They had turned into puppets that did everything Naruto said.

No matter how much damage he did to Hidan, with the help of Kakuzu, he was able to heal him without any problems. In this way, he had the most perfect lab rats.

I hope Jashin forgives Naruto for using his servant as a lab rat.

The gates of Konoha finally appeared after walking for a while longer.

One of the ninjas assigned to protect the village said after Naruto got close to the door, "Who are you? What is your purpose in coming to the village?"

"Naruto Uzumaki. I'm back after three years of the task." Naruto said.

"We have been informed about you. Hokage-sama wanted us to say she wanted to meet you as soon as you arrived. Please go directly to her office." Ninja said.

Naruto nodded in agreement, then formally entered Konoha.

He thought, looking at Konoha, "Finally, I'm back in the village. Three years later, Konoha still hasn't changed much. Should I destroy the village and rebuild it? After all, change is good."

Naruto chuckled at his own thoughts and then went to the Hokage Residence to meet with Tsunade.