You Actually Ran Away!

After school, Naruto didn't go straight home.

He went to the forest where he usually trained and placed his schoolbag aside.

Then he turned his head, smiling, and said, "Why have you been following me? Hinata."

The girl's tracking skills were really too clumsy. Naruto had already noticed her presence halfway. At first, he thought they were going the same way, but he didn't expect her to follow him here.

The forest was silent for a few seconds, and then a Byakugan girl with short, light purple hair walked out from behind a tree, her cheeks slightly red.

"Naruto-kun, you remember me." The girl exclaimed happily.

"That... that, I didn't mean to follow you. I just wanted to say hello. I haven't thanked you for helping me last time."

She glanced at Naruto again, then the girl lowered her head shyly, speaking hesitantly.

Then, she bowed solemnly to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Naruto-kun."

Naruto waved his hand with a smile, saying, "It was just a small favor, nothing to mention."

As he spoke, Naruto sat down on the stone bench where he usually rested, beckoning Hinata to sit opposite him.

Seeing this, Hinata felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her heart. After sitting down, she looked around, curiously asking, "Is this where Naruto-kun usually trains?"

"Yes, this is where I train. You can come here if you want to find me in the future. I should be here most of the time, except when I'm sleeping at night."

Naruto replied with a smile.

"You're really diligent."

Listening to Naruto's words and looking at the many traces left behind in this training ground after training, the girl couldn't help but sigh.

Then, she happily said, "Naruto-kun, I've been training hard since that time, and I've now fully mastered the Gentle Fist. Next time I encounter those bad kids, I'll definitely be able to defeat them easily."

"Is that so? Then you must have put in a lot of effort."

Naruto said with a smile, and then began to quietly listen to Hinata talk about the things she encountered during her training.

Occasionally, Naruto would also talk about his usual training routine, and they chatted very congenially.

Sasuke went home, dropped off his schoolbag, and also headed this way.

But from a distance, he saw Naruto chatting happily with a girl with short, light purple hair.

He knew that girl. She was a Hyuga Clan child from his class, Hyuga Hinata, who possessed the Byakugan Bloodline Limit.

The Hyuga Clan often competed with their Uchiha Clan in the village, so Sasuke, as a member of the Uchiha Clan, didn't have much affection for the people of this clan.

Moreover, although Sasuke was still young, he also knew that being a third wheel was not a moral thing to do.

With a cold snort, Sasuke decided to go back to the training ground in the clan to train today.

Time passed quickly while they were chatting.

Before they knew it, the sky had gradually darkened.

"Hinata, it's about time to go home."

Naruto suddenly paused the topic and pointed to the sky.

It was already dusk, and he didn't care. No one would worry about him no matter when he went home.

But Hinata's family would worry about her.

"Ah, Naruto-kun, then see you next time."

Seeing the time, Hinata couldn't help but exclaim.

Although Hinata felt a little reluctant to part with Naruto like this, she thought that there would be plenty of time in the future, so she quickly got up, bowed slightly to say goodbye, and then turned and ran away in a hurry.

Naruto chuckled, watched Hinata's back disappear, and created a large number of Shadow Clones, starting to work hard to train.

Having wasted a day during the day, Naruto decided to practice a little longer before going to bed to make up for the wasted time.

...

The third day of ninja school.

At dismissal time, Itachi was busy with a mission and couldn't pick Sasuke up from school.

So, Sasuke, this brother-con, finally thought of his little partner named Naruto.

Naruto hadn't talked to him much all day today. Could it be that he was angry because he went straight home with Itachi yesterday?

Thinking like this, Sasuke followed Naruto out of the school gate to a secluded and deserted alley. He just wanted to say hello to him, and then go to that forest training ground together.

Immediately, Sasuke saw Naruto disappear in a puff of smoke with a bang.

"Shadow Clone?"

"This guy didn't come to school at all today? No wonder he didn't like to talk. He's actually a Shadow Clone, is it to save Chakra?"

Having figured it out, Sasuke's face suddenly puffed up with anger.

Quickly running to the training ground, Sasuke angrily questioned Naruto: "Damn it, you didn't tell me about such a great use of Shadow Clone? You made me go to class alone, and you're doing extra training here???"

Since Sasuke met Naruto, his motivation for cultivation has been very strong, and his goal is to surpass him.

To this end, Sasuke also learned the Lightning Fire nature transformation cultivation method, Shadow Clone, and some Fire Release Ninjutsu from his brother.

Usually, when using Shadow Clones to assist in cultivation, he himself also undergoes high-intensity taijutsu training.

This arduous training far beyond his peers is to defeat Naruto, then catch up with his brother, and become a powerful ninja like him.

But he didn't expect that the target he wanted to defeat was running away here.

Sasuke thought Naruto was his best friend, but this was too superficial.

"But you didn't ask? You learned Shadow Clone last year, and you still go to school with your main body. I thought you liked going to school."

Facing Sasuke's questioning, Naruto's expression didn't change at all, and he replied in a calm tone.

Hearing this, Sasuke's expression froze.

It seems that this is really the case...

It is impossible for people to actively pursue their own responsibilities. Regarding the matter that Naruto did not tell him that he could use Shadow Clone to go to class, Sasuke quickly put it behind him.

Turning to look at Naruto sitting on the ground, Sasuke asked curiously, "You're actually sitting here in a daze, not training?"

"I'm not in a daze, I'm sensing the power of wind."

Naruto raised his hand, without forming any seals, but Sasuke saw a clearly visible airflow flowing between Naruto's fingers and palms. Although it was very weak, it was indeed the power of wind.

"Have you already trained the Wind Release Chakra nature transformation to this point?" Sasuke asked in shock.

Being able to transform Chakra into wind without the aid of seals meant that he had already trained the nature transformation of Chakra to a certain extent, definitely at the Jonin level.

"Yes, I'm trying to instantly transform a large amount of Wind Release Chakra, and then use it as a medium to manipulate the airflow around me. After all, the essence of wind is flowing air."

Although Naruto was talking, he didn't relax his control over the Chakra between his fingers and palms.

"Then if you can do this, what's the use?" Sasuke asked, vaguely feeling that Naruto might be doing something shocking.

"Then I can fly." Naruto said speechlessly.

"I told you to read more, but you didn't listen. Don't you know that the reason birds can fly is because they flap their wings to form an updraft that lifts their bodies and breaks free from gravity?"

"If humans can manipulate airflow with Chakra, they can naturally do the same thing."

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