Chapter 19: Call Me Big Brother and I'll Teach You
Hinata picked up a piece of fried fish fillet and put it into her mouth. After chewing lightly, she was instantly amazed.
This was definitely the most delicious and most satisfying meal she had ever eaten.
Watching Hinata begin to eat heartily, Naruto couldn't help but let his imagination wander. A vivid image even appeared in his mind.
[If Hinata had been allowed to eat freely since she was a child, with her special physique, would all that meat have gone to where it should grow?]
While the two were eating, a figure walked over.
Naruto looked up and saw Sasuke with a conflicted look on his face.
The two stared at each other. Neither spoke first.
After more than ten seconds, Sasuke finally squeezed out a sentence.
"Naruto, can you teach me how to train? I want to become stronger!"
Hearing this, Naruto put down his bento and answered, "Sure."
Sasuke instantly looked delighted, not expecting things to go so smoothly.
But Naruto immediately added, "I can teach you, but I have one condition."
Hearing there was a condition, Sasuke asked directly, "Tell me, how much money do you want?"
As the last surviving Uchiha, although Sasuke hadn't inherited the entire Uchiha clan fortune, the Third had still left him a small portion. It was somewhat conscientious, but not much.
Even so, that small portion was still a huge sum.
However, Naruto shook his head, "Sigh, talking about money between us would hurt our relationship. It's a different condition."
"Hm? Not money? Then what are we talking about?" Sasuke instantly became vigilant.
While Sasuke was lost in wild thoughts, Naruto stated the condition.
"It's very simple. Since you want me to teach you how to train, just call me 'Big Brother.' That's not too much, right?"
"What?! Call you Big Brother!?" Upon hearing this, Sasuke looked like a cat with its fur standing on end, his face full of agitation.
Logically speaking, calling someone "Big Brother" wasn't a big deal.
But when Sasuke thought about calling Naruto "Big Brother," he felt an inexplicable resistance in his heart.
"Can't we change the condition? I can add more money!" Sasuke said through gritted teeth.
"No. If you want me to teach you, you have to call me Big Brother. Think about it yourself," Naruto said with a smile.
While hesitating, Sasuke glanced at Hinata beside them and suddenly had an idea. He pointed at her and said,
"Then why are you teaching her? Doesn't she also have to call you Big Brother?"
"She's different from you."
"How is she different? Just because she's a girl she doesn't have to call you?" Sasuke felt a bit unbalanced in his heart.
Naruto shook his head, "It has nothing to do with gender. Because she is Hinata, I teach her unconditionally."
His rebuttal failed, and he even got fed a mouthful of dog food. Sasuke had nothing left to say, his eyes filled with intense struggle.
Hinata, who had been quietly listening on the side, had a blush spreading across her cheeks.
After struggling internally for several minutes, Sasuke finally forced the words out through gritted teeth.
"B… Big… Big Brother! Is that okay?!"
The moment he heard Sasuke call him "Big Brother," Naruto felt a wave of comfort throughout his body and mind.
Who said a little brother would always remain a little brother?
He nodded in satisfaction and patted Sasuke's shoulder like a proper big brother, "Mm, not bad. From now on, you'll follow me."
Follow him? Follow him for what?
Although Sasuke felt it was somewhat inexplicable, he had achieved his goal.
He had no choice. He wanted to improve too badly.
Naruto then began teaching Sasuke the Wind Breathing method.
Sasuke's talent was slightly better than Hinata's.
But the way Naruto taught him was completely opposite to how he taught Hinata.
Hinata lacked confidence, so she needed frequent praise.
Sasuke was too arrogant, so the sky must never be allowed to clear for him.
Every time Sasuke's breathing rhythm went wrong, Naruto would roast him relentlessly.
"They say all Uchiha are geniuses, and this is it?"
"Wrong again! You can't even do something this simple? Hinata is much stronger than you!"
…
Sasuke was almost (belittled until he felt worthless), but for the sake of becoming stronger, he could only grit his teeth and endure.
Several hours later, when Sasuke finally managed to enter the Wind Breathing state for the first time.
Feeling the obvious strengthening of his physique, Sasuke's eyes lit up.
This visible rate of becoming stronger was exactly what he had been dreaming of!
It seemed that asking this guy for help was the right choice! This humiliation was worth it!
However, the process would probably not be easy.
Several months later.
The Shadow Clone responsible for training Yin-nature chakra returned. This Yin-nature Naruto had a rather gloomy expression, looking very much like a scheming old fox.
After exchanging a glance, the Yin-nature Shadow Clone turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.
The training results and memories returned.
Wind Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
Fire Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
Water Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
Earth Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
Lightning Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
Yang Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
Yin Nature Chakra (10000/10000)
In nearly a year, he had maxed out both Shape Transformation and Nature Transformation for all chakra natures.
Shape Transformation allowed ninjutsu to change form and become more flexible. Nature Transformation could greatly increase the power of ninjutsu, just like the Wind Release Rasenshuriken.
Now that both were at max level, even if Naruto only used a D-rank ninjutsu, its power could not be underestimated.
Madara's Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation was dozens of times stronger than that of ordinary ninjas, turning into a sea of flames.
This was all thanks to his Nature Transformation and massive chakra volume.
Similarly, the power and size of Naruto's nine Wind Breathing sword forms had also increased several times over.
"I wonder if my current strength has reached Kage level without using the Nine-Tails' chakra," Naruto muttered to himself.
Without a reference, he wasn't too sure about his current strength level.
It seemed he would need to find an opportunity to spar with some experts.
The system's voice interrupted Naruto's thoughts.
"Self-discipline check-in completed for one year, and all seven chakra natures have been trained to max level. Reward obtained: Flying Thunder God."
Flying Thunder God: Can mark the Flying Thunder God formula as coordinates. When activated, the user can instantly teleport to any marked formula location.
The knowledge about Flying Thunder God instantly flooded into his mind.
Naruto's heart was filled with pleasant surprise.
The Flying Thunder God technique perfectly combined handsomeness and power.
Its only drawback was that the training difficulty of this technique was extremely high.
It not only required the user to have comprehension of space-time ninjutsu, but also extremely fast reaction nerves.
Otherwise, using Flying Thunder God would be like a headless fly crashing around blindly.
Not to mention killing enemies silently — if used incorrectly, it would be very easy to send oneself to death.
"System, open the status panel."
Name: Uzumaki Naruto Age: 8 → 9 years old Physique: 25 → 33 (Average person value is 1) Chakra: 76.6 → 89.6 cards Bloodline Limit: Perfect Uzumaki Sage Body Abilities: Constant Stage Wind Breathing, Transparent World Ninjutsu: Three Basic Jutsu, Phantom Transformation Jutsu, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Flying Thunder God
In one year, his chakra had increased by more than ten cards again, and his physique had also improved.
Having mastered Flying Thunder God, Naruto felt itchy to try it.
Recalling Minato's three-pronged kunai, he also wanted to customize his own kunai.
But when he thought about his currently empty wallet, Naruto felt helpless again.
At that moment, a black-haired figure walked toward him.
Looking at the person, the corners of Naruto's mouth curved up.
It was Sasuke with his hands in his pockets and a cold expression on his face. Truly, when you're thirsty, someone sends you a pillow.
Walking closer, Sasuke turned his body slightly and asked in a cool tone, "Naruto, I can already activate the breathing method instantly, but how exactly do I achieve the Constant stage you mentioned?"
Hearing this, Naruto chuckled.
This smile made Sasuke have a bad premonition.
[This guy is plotting something again!]
After spending such a long time together, Sasuke had more or less figured out Naruto's personality.
Whenever he smiled like this, nothing good would happen. He asked with slightly evasive eyes,
"What… what are you going to do now?"
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