Sasuke

It was that familiar training ground, and Naruto was training enthusiastically.

However, this time, Naruto wasn't the only one training; he had a total of twenty-one Shadow Clones.

The original body was undergoing physical strengthening training that couldn't be replaced by Shadow Clones.

Two Shadow Clones were sparring, increasing their taijutsu experience in actual combat.

Two Shadow Clones were practicing shuriken throwing, constantly hitting the bullseye with various ninja tools.

Among the remaining clones, eight were practicing the Wind Release ninjutsu that the Third Hokage had just taught him.

The other eight were holding leaves, concentrating and manipulating their Chakra to cut them, according to the Third Hokage's instructions, in order to train their Chakra's nature transformation.

And the last one was standing on the surface of the stream not far away, concentrating on catching fish, preparing for dinner.

Recently, due to the crazy increase in training intensity, Naruto's physical exertion had also been constantly increasing.

The most obvious consequence of this was that his living expenses, which were already much higher than those of other orphans, were not enough, and he would often spend them all in just ten days.

It was obviously unrealistic to ask the Third Hokage for more; the village's funds were also very limited, and his living expenses were already higher than those of other orphans.

Therefore, Naruto could only solve this food funding gap himself.

And his method was very simple: living off the mountain and the water, catching fish in the water, and collecting wild fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and wood ears in the forest could completely meet his food needs.

Sometimes, he could also collect some medicinal materials such as ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, and wolfberries, which could replenish his energy and blood, and supplement his consumption during cultivation.

Letting the Shadow Clone do this would not delay his training; it would just be a little more tiring.

And fatigue was the least important thing to Naruto.

When he couldn't bear it anymore, Naruto would choose to hide back in the learning space, where he could continue to recover his spirit without sleeping, and choose some books of interest to read.

Although such a life seemed hard to outsiders, Naruto enjoyed it.

In three months, Naruto could feel himself becoming stronger every day.

After implementing the training policy of "train to death if you can't train to death," both his body and spirit were improving at a speed that exceeded his own imagination.

The most obvious thing was that the number of Shadow Clones he could create was increasing exponentially.

In addition to the Shadow Clones undergoing various trainings in the training ground, Naruto also left two Shadow Clones in the learning space to study various subjects, in order to enrich his knowledge.

If he wasn't afraid of mental confusion from receiving too much information, Naruto would have liked to create a few more.

Although Kurama had previously suggested that Naruto specialize in learning and mastering his power, as long as he fully mastered it, he could become a powerful ninja.

But only incompetent adults make choices; he, who is capable, chooses to have it all!

Therefore, the path Naruto wants to take is to grasp ninjutsu, taijutsu, and Kurama's power, all three must be strong, and finally become an all-around ninja with no shortcomings.

Immersed in cultivation, time passed quickly.

Soon, it was dusk.

Naruto dispelled all the Shadow Clones, and the huge influx of information rushed into his mind, making Naruto dizzy for a while before he could digest all the information fed back by the Shadow Clones.

The two new Wind Release ninjutsu, the attack ninjutsu Wind Release: Rending Wind Palm and the ninjutsu Wind Release: Swift Wind used to assist in increasing movement speed, had been practiced to near perfection.

The progress in mastering Chakra nature transformation has also improved a lot, barely managing to cut through leaves. In addition, practical application experience in taijutsu has also increased.

"Tomorrow, the main body will practice again, integrating the combat experience of the Shadow Clones into the body's instincts, and it will be perfect."

"Another fulfilling day."

Naruto sighed, sitting down by the fire, picking up the food prepared by the Shadow Clone, ready to eat and replenish his strength.

Then, just as Naruto picked up a grilled fish, he inadvertently saw a hedgehog-headed little boy, about his age, with a gloomy face, walking over from not far away, wearing gray clothes and white shorts.

Seemingly sensing Naruto's gaze, the hedgehog-headed little boy's eyes swept over.

Naruto met his gaze, and a feeling of displeasure couldn't help but emerge in his heart.

And mixed in this displeasure were some complex emotions of familiarity and closeness that he didn't know where they came from.

"Hmph."

Coincidentally, Naruto and the boy snorted coldly at the same time.

Sasuke didn't know why, but he felt extremely uncomfortable looking at this yellow-haired boy, wearing black clothes, with a calm expression.

Although he didn't like to interact with strangers, he couldn't help but approach the other party, and said with a cold face, "Hey, who are you? Why are you staying near the Uchiha clan's territory?"

"I am Naruto Uzumaki, this belongs to the Hidden Leaf Village's public area. Moreover, I have been practicing here frequently since one year and three months ago. Uchiha, is that the Uchiha of the police force?"

Faced with the other party's unfriendly tone, the calm Naruto was not angry.

Holding the principle of being kind to others, he answered the other party's question, and asked a question in return to satisfy his curiosity, and also give the other party a topic for interaction.

After answering, Naruto was ready to be met with a cold look from the other party, and also ready to beat him up to avoid him wasting his time.

He would be kind to others, but if the other party didn't appreciate it, then he wouldn't be blamed.

However, the cold look that Naruto expected did not come.

The other party curiously looked around, and saw the many throwing and ninjutsu practice marks, which didn't look like something that a peer of his age could have caused.

But it wasn't entirely impossible, after all, Sasuke's brother was a genius, and had shown extraordinary ninja talent since he was a child.

And what made Sasuke feel more comfortable was that Naruto didn't treat him like the other people in the Hidden Leaf Village, who looked disgusted after learning that he was from the Uchiha clan, as if they had seen a plague god.

Naruto, the child who was called the fox demon by people?

Thinking of Naruto's experiences in the village, which were worse than theirs, the Uchiha.

After all, they, the Uchiha, were at least a powerful ninja clan, while Naruto was just an orphan without anyone to protect him.

They were both lonely.

Involuntarily, Sasuke felt some empathy.

Putting away his aggressiveness, Sasuke showed Naruto the fan crest behind him, and confirmed with some pride, "In the entire ninja world, the entire Hidden Leaf only has one Uchiha family.

My name is Sasuke, Sasuke Uchiha."

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