Chapter 90 Second Awakening, Kurenai-sensei, Be Careful!

Naruto immediately closed his eyes, furrowed his brow, and sat cross-legged on the spot.

With numerous Shadow Clones guarding him, he didn't have to worry about safety.

If a powerful enemy attacked, one Shadow Clone could activate Shadow Instant Kill Array and instantly teleport the main body away.

The remaining Shadow Clones only needed to buy time.

Therefore, with Naruto's current life-saving techniques, he wasn't afraid of anyone.

With his eyes closed, eliminating the interference from sensory vision, Naruto's dizziness and headache immediately lessened considerably,

and the stinging pain in his mind quickly subsided.

However.

After closing his eyes, Naruto did not immediately lose his perception of the outside world.

Instead, a mysterious and profound vision replaced it.

His originally pitch-black inner world seemed to open a skylight, with a ray of light shining in, dispelling the darkness. The white domain expanded continuously, and clusters of bright blue Chakra flared up around it.

The Chakra flowed, forming humanoid outlines.

These were the Shadow Clones guarding Naruto's main body.

This white sensory domain did not stop; it continued to expand, covering all directions at an extremely fast speed. When it encountered living creatures, the flow of life force would also outline their forms.

Frost Giant Wolves, Blue Goblins, Fang Rabbits—

Residents living in the Hot Spring Village.

Even flowers, plants, and trees.

All life, completely within sight!

It continued to extend for about ten kilometers before the special sensory domain stopped expanding.

Naruto opened his eyes, a hint of surprise on his face.

"Did I awaken the Mind's Eye of the Kagura of the Whirlpool Clan?"

The Whirlpool Clan has a special physique and possesses many talents.

Among them, the Mind's Eye of the Kagura is hailed as one of the strongest detection Ninjutsu in the Ninja World, capable of wide-range enemy detection,

covering an area with a radius of tens of kilometers, completely on par with the Byakugan in this aspect.

In the original work, although Naruto had Whirlpool blood, he did not awaken the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.

He only benefited from Kurama's help, possessing only malevolent perception.

"I didn't expect that after adding 50 points to my [Spirit] attribute, I would undergo a second awakening of the Whirlpool physique's bloodline talent and gain the Mind's Eye of the Kagura."

Naruto was a little surprised and a little astonished, but not overly excited.

For him, the Mind's Eye of the Kagura was just icing on the cake, not a lifeline.

The Shadow Instant Kill Array could also perform sensory detection.

However, this skill was primarily used for assassination and retreat, and it had significant drawbacks in terms of perception.

If the intelligence leaked and was grasped by the enemy, he could completely use large areas of shadow to obscure his own shadow, thereby deceiving the detection of the Shadow Instant Kill Array.

He could even use Shadow Clones to create illusions, set up traps, and lure Naruto into a snare.

The Mind's Eye of the Kagura, however, compensated for Naruto's current shortcomings.

"The hidden quest is also done, let's go back to Water Capital."

"I wonder if this mission will allow me to be promoted to a Gold-Grade Adventurer."

If it was just [The Viscount's Commission], it certainly wouldn't be enough.

But the implications behind this mission were too deep.

Even the Goblin army and the Goblin King appeared.

Coupled with Naruto's combat performance, as long as the Adventurers' Guild's high-ranking officials weren't blind, they would definitely promote Naruto.

Fire Shadow World.

Konoha Village, a lush forest in the back mountains, a dilapidated training ground.

Kurenai Yuhi, still dressed mature and alluring, stood with her hands on her hips in front of Hyuga Hinata and Ino Yamanaka.

"Where's that kid Naruto?"

Kurenai Yuhi looked around.

"Could he be late from a hangover?" Ino Yamanaka asked curiously.

Hyuga Hinata shook her head.

Before coming to the meeting today, she specifically went to Naruto's house to call him.

But it was a Shadow Clone that opened the door; the main body wasn't home.

Hyuga Hinata also didn't know where Naruto was, nor did she know about the Underground City's existence.

"That brat!"

"Not only is he late, but he didn't even send a Shadow Clone over. He's too lazy to even bother with a perfunctory gesture, isn't he?"

Kurenai Yuhi angrily clenched her fists, her knuckles cracking.

"Kurenai-sensei, I'm here. Don't wrongly accuse good people."

Beside a thick tree, an orange afterimage flickered, and Naruto appeared out of thin air in the shade of the tree, as if he had teleported.

Kurenai Yuhi's wine-red pupils suddenly contracted.

She hadn't even noticed Naruto's appearance.

"That brat — how did he appear just now?" Kurenai Yuhi was greatly shocked and uncertain.

"Shadow Clone or main body?"

"Please, how could the main body come to Kurenai-sensei's class?"

Naruto slightly shrugged his shoulders, leaving the tree trunk he was leaning against, and walked between Hinata and Ino Yamanaka.

"Good morning, Naruto-kun—"

Hinata called out in a soft, faint voice.

"Naruto, you can't hold your liquor. Did you drink too much last night?"

Ino Yamanaka playfully elbowed Naruto.

"No, I drank a glass of honey water to sober up."

Naruto replied, suddenly remembering that his frog mug was still in the system space and he hadn't taken it out to clean.

Hyuga Hinata and Ino Yamanaka had just graduated from the Ninja Academy after all, and lacked experience.

Kurenai Yuhi, however, was a seasoned and genuine Jonin, rich in experience, and she immediately noticed something different about Naruto.

But Kurenai Yuhi couldn't pinpoint what exactly was different.

It was very subtle, a change in temperament?

Kurenai Yuhi clapped her hands, laughing loudly: "Hahaha, alright, since everyone's here, let's begin."

"First, regarding teaching, as your guiding Jonin, I am not actually your teacher. My main responsibility is to lead you, helping you complete missions and gain experience.

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"As for teaching skills, I presume you've all mastered 'tree climbing' and 'water walking', right?"

Hyuga Hinata and Ino Yamanaka nodded.

These things that they couldn't learn at the Ninja Academy were actually taught by specialized Ninja in their clans.

Kurenai Yuhi turned to look at Naruto, as if asking if he knew them.

She certainly wasn't worried about Hinata and Ino's fundamentals.

One from the Hyuga Clan, one from the Yamanaka Clan—both could easily outperform Kurenai Yuhi's own clan.

But Naruto had been alone since childhood, with no private tutor or anyone to give him extra lessons or teach him these basic skills outside of class.

"I have, Kurenai-sensei." Naruto spread his hands, answering calmly.

"You—you have?"

"Perhaps Hokage-sama hired a private tutor for Naruto?"

Kurenai Yuhi thought to herself.

"In that case, then I, as your teacher, really don't have much more to teach you. Hmm, if you want to learn Genjutsu, you can always ask me for guidance, after all, I'm quite skilled in Genjutsu."

Naruto wasn't surprised that Kurenai Yuhi had nothing to teach them.

Hyuga Hinata had the Byakugan and inherited Gentle Fist, and Ino Yamanaka also had her clan's secret techniques, so there was no need for them to learn Genjutsu from Kurenai Yuhi.

Let alone Kurenai Yuhi, even if Kakashi Hatake came, there wouldn't be much he could teach.

Of course, given Kakashi Hatake's personality, he would mostly just stand by and read his adult books.

Hyuga Hinata and Ino Yamanaka were not disappointed; they were content with fully understanding their clan's Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and secret techniques.

They also had no intention of learning Genjutsu from Kurenai Yuhi.

"Alright, starting today, I'll be taking you on missions."

"Hmm, let's start with the most basic D-rank missions."

"Experience is accumulated little by little."

"But first—Naruto, you, the top graduate of the Ninja Academy, let's have a match with me, your teacher.

Let me see just how strong you are!"

Ino Yamanaka, clearly enjoying the spectacle, excitedly cheered: "Go Naruto! Go Kurenai-sensei!"

Hyuga Hinata's brows slightly furrowed, and she said worriedly: "Kurenai-sensei, Naruto-kun, you—you two go easy on each other, don't hurt anyone."

Kurenai Yuhi laughed heartily: "Don't worry, I'm a genuine Jonin, so I know my limits. I definitely won't hurt your Naruto-kun~"

The final "kun" made the thin-skinned and easily embarrassed Hyuga Hinata blush deeply.

"Naruto-kun, — no — my..."

Hyuga Hinata poked her two fingers together, stealing a glance at Naruto, her voice as faint as a mosquito's: "What I mean is—Naruto-kun, go easy, don't hurt Kurenai-sensei."

She knew Jonin were strong.

But Hyuga Hinata recalled the time she was hit by Naruto's Rasengan.

She also remembered her spar with Hyuga Hiashi, where Naruto directly made her father vomit blood, suffer severe injuries, and almost end up in the hospital.

Hyuga Hinata always felt that Naruto's full strength was definitely not weaker than a Jonin.

If Naruto used his true strength to spar with Kurenai Yuhi, the outcome was still unknown.

"Come on."

Kurenai Yuhi's figure turned into a wisp of purple smoke on the spot, quietly perching on an ancient tree branch.

"Kurenai-sensei, be careful."

Naruto, the actor, went online, forming hand signs and shouting: "Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Starting with Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, this was already his combat habit.

"Poof, poof, poof"

White Chakra mist diffused and scattered, and a hundred orange figures rushed towards the treetop like a torrent, each holding a kunai, full of momentum.

Kurenai Yuhi's plump red lips curved into a smile.

"With so many Shadow Clones, single-target Genjutsu will be difficult to be effective."

"In that case—"

Kurenai Yuhi quickly formed hand signs, her red lips slightly parted, and she gently blew forward, causing countless pink, romantic cherry blossoms to flutter among the lush, towering ancient trees.

Genjutsu? Falling Cherry Mirage!

As the cherry blossoms fell, the Shadow Clones charging at Kurenai Yuhi suddenly froze.

The next moment, the Shadow Clones saw each other as enemies, either swinging kunai or delivering punches and kicks, frantically clashing with each other. The field immediately devolved into chaos.

To Hinata and Ino, watching from the sidelines, it looked like Naruto's Shadow Clones were fighting amongst themselves, each one "poofing" into white mist and disappearing.

"How can this be?" Ino said in surprise.

Hinata's cute brows furrowed slightly, and she replied: "Naruto-kun's Shadow Clones fell under Kurenai-sensei's group Genjutsu."

Ino recalled what she learned at the Ninja Academy and whispered: "Genjutsu interferes with the opponent's five senses using Chakra, causing them to fall into an illusion, silently and imperceptibly, making it somewhat difficult to guard against."

"However, the method of breaking it is also very simple: just disrupt your own Chakra flow."

"I wonder if Naruto-kun realized he was caught in a Genjutsu—"

Hinata clenched her fists, looking over with a bit of anxiety.

After the Shadow Clones in the field fought each other and disappeared, only Naruto remained.

"Damn it, where's Kurenai-sensei? Where is she hiding?!"

Naruto retreated hastily, leaning against a tree, looking around.

But then, the ancient tree behind him suddenly seemed to come alive, its thick, strong branches binding Naruto,

making him temporarily unable to move.

Kurenai Yuhi's upper body silently emerged from the tree trunk, her wine-red pupils glowing with an eerie light: "You lose,

Naruto."

Genjutsu: Tree Binding Death!

As she grasped a kunai, preparing to press it against Naruto's neck, a calm voice sounded in Kurenai Yuhi's ear: "Kurenai-sensei, you lost."