"I know you can hold on, but I'm about to give out." Fukasaku rubbed his old waist, if toads had waists.
Fukasaku was also puzzled, he, the one responsible for hitting, was so tired, how could the one being hit still be jumping around, what was this kid's body made of?
"Oh, you've worked hard." Naruto felt he should be considerate of the old man, and reached out to hold up Fukasaku, "Then I'll take you home."
After taking Fukasaku home, Naruto politely declined Shima's offer to stay for dinner, happily accepted the ingredients Shima had packed, and then returned to Konoha.
When he got home, Minato was drinking tea in the living room, and Jiraiya was hurriedly writing.
Minato put down his teacup and asked, "Naruto's back, how's the training going?"
"It's okay, I can absorb a little Natural Energy with the help of Toad Oil, but I can't control it at all." Natural Energy is like a charming little fairy, as long as you catch it, you can... you can become stronger, but Naruto is still a bit short.
Minato comforted him, "It's like this at the beginning, listen to Fukasaku's teachings, and you will succeed."
"I know, I'm ready for a protracted war." Naruto knew that Sage Mode was difficult to learn, and he couldn't use Shadow Clones to speed up the training.
Because once the Shadow Clones completely undergo Toadification, Naruto himself would be finished, and Naruto was really afraid that those silly clones would court death.
He would dare to let them go wild after he had completely mastered it, and he would be able to control the Natural Energy no matter how they acted up.
Jiraiya stopped writing, first carefully glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and then put the manuscript in his arms and put it away:
"Oh? Naruto is already doing that training? That's very hard, in every sense of the word."
Naruto thought of the enthusiastic Shima, and nodded, "That's right, hard in every sense of the word. Speaking of which, Shima asked me to bring you some specialties back."
"Don't... don't tell me..." Jiraiya and Minato had a bad feeling.
"That's right, it's that 'don't tell me'!" Naruto took out two small packages and put them on the table, and said with a smirk, "This is specially prepared for you by Shima, one for each of you, don't let the old lady down."
Jiraiya and Minato covered their mouths together, a long-lost feeling of nausea surged up, obviously thinking of unbearable past events.
Suddenly, a light bulb seemed to light up on Jiraiya's head, he coughed, and said seriously, "Naruto, do you want to know how to speed up Sage Mode training?"
"No, I just want to see you eat bugs." Naruto felt that he just wanted to change the subject, he had only trained a semi-finished Sage Mode after so many years, what method would he know?
Jiraiya slapped the table and said, "That's right, it's related to bugs!"
"Huh?"
Jiraiya explained with a straight face: "Actually, these bugs grow in the special environment of Mount Myoboku, and they eat plants unique to Mount Myoboku, so their bodies have some special energy, and eating more of them will help with Sage Mode training."
Minato fell into deep thought, is that so?
Naruto thought it made sense at first, but when Xi Lai Le sold an egg for twenty taels of silver back then, he was almost fooling people in the same way, who are you trying to fool?
"Do you think I'll believe it! None of you creators tell the truth, you always say you're going to gather material, but you're either going to play mahjong or you just don't want to write!"
"How can you say that about me, I am a dignified Toad Sage, a well-known novelist in the ninja world, would I lie to a child like you?"
"You would!"
...
Karin, who was helping Kushina cook, heard the sound from the living room and came out of the kitchen and asked, "What are you arguing about... Eek! Bugs!"
A frying pan landed accurately on the table, the table shattered, the bugs, died.
Kushina and Haku came out when they heard Karin's shout.
Kushina looked at the messy living room, and after asking about the cause and effect, she grabbed Naruto's ear: "Don't bring such disgusting things home!"
"I know! It hurts, it hurts!"
Jiraiya and Minato breathed a sigh of relief, it's better not to bring this kind of specialty.
Then Kushina released Naruto and added: "If you want to send it, send it directly to their offices!"
"Okay!" Naruto rubbed his ears and regained his energy.
Jiraiya and Minato: "Please don't!" *2
"Alright, you three clean up the living room for me!"
"Yes!" *3
Kimimaro and Kakashi, who came back late, looked at the three busy people in the living room with puzzled expressions.
Haku smiled softly, today is another day of family harmony.
...
From this day on, Naruto began his busy and fulfilling life.
In the morning, he took advantage of Kakashi's lateness to do morning exercises. When Kakashi arrived, he would take on some small tasks. In Kakashi's words, although the tasks were simple, they could improve team cooperation in the process.
In the afternoon, the four of them gathered together to do some daily training, taijutsu, ninjutsu, and Chakra control. These were all basic and crucial things that must not be neglected.
After training for two or three hours, Naruto would go to Mount Myoboku to comprehend Natural Energy, Sasuke would find a place where he wouldn't disturb people to familiarize himself with his two Lightning Blades, and Sakura would go to the hospital to gain some clinical experience.
Kakashi would find a place to relax (?), and sometimes he would be pestered by Guy to have some messy duels.
Several months passed by so ordinarily. During this period, in order to prove that the previous mission accidents were all coincidences, Kakashi specially took on several C-Rank Missions such as driving away robbers and escorting caravans.
As a result, these missions were successfully completed. Naruto was still regretting not meeting Kisame. He had recently learned two powerful Water Release techniques and wanted to compete with the honest man.
No matter how regretful Naruto was, time would not wait for anyone. Konoha 61 still arrived amidst the clinking glasses and laughter of the residents of Konoha.
The past year was an unforgettable one for Naruto and his class. Whether it was graduation, the first time taking an exam, or the first time encountering war, it added a wonderful stroke to their life experiences.
On the first day of the new year, Naruto finally relied on Toad Oil to temporarily maintain an incomplete Sage Mode, and learned from Fukasaku to lift a two-story-high Frog Statue.
Naruto tried to squat up a few times, and asked excitedly: "Fukasaku, you said if I carry it every day to do a hundred squats, a hundred push-ups, and run ten kilometers, and persist for three years, can I break the limiter and become stronger than the Sage of Six Paths?"
Fukasaku:?
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