Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Kakashi suddenly said, his voice regaining its usual calm: "Zabuza is not dead."

Sasuke nodded: "Yes, that ANBU member is actually his subordinate or teammate, whose purpose is to rescue him if he is in danger."

Kakashi nodded approvingly, quite satisfied with Sasuke's answer, and then continued, "That's right."

Naruto gasped, "So they'll come back?"

"Based on the injuries at the time, it is estimated that he only has about a week left."

Kakashi's gaze swept over the three of them. "So we need special training."

"Meet in the woods in half an hour. I will provide special training for each of you. Now, dismissed."

Half an hour later, in the red pine forest near Dazner's house.

Sakura stood in front of a 30-meter-tall cedar tree, biting her lip.

Her chakra was concentrated in the soles of her feet, but she could never maintain it stably.

“You did very well. When ordinary people first come here for training, very few can climb dozens of meters at once.”

However, when Sakura saw Kakashi leaning on his cane and sticking upside down to the tree trunk, her excited eyes dimmed.

Sakura got up and continued to gather chakra: "But this is still not enough."

Kakashi instructed, "You can imagine your chakra sticking to the tree trunk like glue, not pushing, but absorbing."

Sakura nodded upon hearing this and tried again.

This time, her feet were firmly planted on the tree trunk, and she could clearly feel a much better fit than before.

"You've improved very quickly." Kakashi rarely gave such affirmation. "Your chakra control is among the best I've ever seen. I'll recommend you to study in the medical academy sometime in the future."

"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei!"

On the other side, in the open space beside the waterfall, the sound of thousands of birds singing could be heard incessantly.

"Since you and Naruto have already learned how to tread water, I will teach you my unique ninjutsu..."

Kakashi's shadow clone's right hand was enveloped in dazzling lightning, and the electric sparks refracted into a seven-colored halo in the water mist.

Lightning Release: Chidori.

Kakashi dispersed his chakra: "This is my own original Lightning Release ninjutsu. It involves highly compressing and changing the shape of lightning chakra to perform a high-speed thrust."

Sasuke, hands on his knees, asked, "Did you develop this in conjunction with the Sharingan?"

Kakashi calmly said, "No, I developed this before I even had the Sharingan. It's just that I was too arrogant back then and didn't pay attention to this weakness."

"so……"

Kakashi interrupted Sasuke's question: "This isn't the time to talk about that. What do you think of how I used Chidori just now?"

Sasuke's Sharingan stared intently at Kakashi's hand seal sequence: "The last 'not' seal is the key."

Kakashi nodded: "But the real challenge lies in how to protect yourself when you charge in."

Before he could finish speaking, Kakashi suddenly lunged forward and placed his palm against Sasuke's neck.

Sasuke's pupils contracted slightly—he hadn't seen Kakashi's movements at all.

Even with a cane, he can move so fast. Is this what a Jonin is like?

Kakashi withdrew his hand: "From today onwards, practice hand seals five hundred times a day until you can complete the entire set in 1.5 seconds."

Kakashi limped away from there: "Then we'll practice our dash routes again."

Facing Kakashi's retreating figure, Sasuke wiped away his sweat and began his special training.

Meanwhile, the rocky area by the sea.

Naruto was yelling at the waves, "Dad! Dad! Nine-Tails Uncle! Let's get started!"

Inside the sealed space, Madara clenched his fist, his face showing rare excitement: "Listen up, Naruto! Did you want to learn the Great Fire Annihilation Technique before? Today is the day to teach you!"

Naruto's eyes lit up.

The image of Madara using a single Great Fireball to burn Danzo's Advent of the Tree World is still vivid in Naruto's mind to this day.

During that time, he dreamed of extinguishing the flames with great fire.

Madara told him that this technique consumed too much energy and that his chakra couldn't sustain it at the time, so he didn't teach it to him.

Madara was very satisfied with Naruto's reaction: "Listen carefully, Naruto, the key to Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation is to compress chakra to—"

“Wait a minute,” Minato suddenly interrupted, “I think we should teach you the Rasengan first.”

"Huh?" Madara's Sharingan widened. "That kind of half-finished ninjutsu?"

Madara had seen the Rasengan before, after all, he had lived with Minato for so long, and they knew each other's ninjutsu to some extent.

However, Madara had also heard Minato mention that the Rasengan was currently just a ninjutsu that had not yet been fully developed.

Minato calmly explained, "First, the Rasengan doesn't require hand seals and is very fast when used properly; second, it's purely a shape transformation, which helps him build a solid foundation for chakra control; third..."

Minato raised his hand and conjured a Rasengan, the bright blue chakra ball attracting everyone's attention.

Minato continued, "This technique is said to be incomplete, but in reality, it's just missing the addition of property changes. Its current level of completion is sufficient to handle the current situation."

Nine-Tailed Fox grinned: "Hmm, a change in nature, interesting."

"Hmph! Fine!"

Madara was persuaded by Minato.

A few hours later, following Minato's guidance, Naruto gathered chakra in his hand.

Soon, a blue chakra sphere slowly appeared in Naruto's palm.

However, the swirling chakra inside was extremely chaotic, and finally exploded with a "bang".

The shockwave from the explosion sent Naruto tumbling over.

"Idiot!" Madara roared in the sealed space, "Chakra needs to rotate! Not explode!"

Minato patiently demonstrated: "Imagine twisting chakra like a rope, and then..."

In the Land of Waves today, not only rubber balls are unavailable, but even balloons are hard to find. Minato can only teach Naruto through guidance.

However, this was very difficult, but Naruto did not choose to back down, so they could not choose to give up either.

Chapter 42 I Have Three Long-Turned Fathers

The blood-red sunset dyed the forest dark red as Sakura gritted her teeth and dragged her two unconscious companions along.

Naruto's right palm was a bloody mess, and Sasuke's entire right arm was covered with charred electric shock scars.

Sakura isn't a medical ninja, so she can only use what she's learned to give the two of them simple first aid.

As for the method of transportation, only the most primitive way can be used.

Holding Naruto by the back of his collar with one hand and carrying Sasuke on his shoulder with the other, he struggled to move forward on the muddy mountain road.

"These two... idiots..."

Sakura's temples were bulging with veins, but her steps were surprisingly steady.

After three days of chakra control training, she discovered that she could not only run easily on the treetops, but her muscle strength had also increased more than threefold.

The wooden door was kicked open.

Kakashi, who was studying the map, looked up and saw Sakura tossing the two boys onto the tatami mat like a sack of potatoes.

“They…” Kakashi began to speak.

"Chakra depletion plus third-degree burns."

Sakura's action of tearing open the medical kit was filled with murderous intent: "Naruto's 250th Rasengan went out of control, Sasuke's Chidori backfired."

She abruptly snapped the neck of a vial of medicine in half: "Do I need to wake them up now?"

Kakashi silently took a half step back: "...Let's treat him first."

For some reason, Kakashi could see his teacher's wife's angry expression in Sakura.

"I can...continue..."

As soon as Naruto regained consciousness, he struggled to get up, but Sakura punched him back onto the bed.

Sasuke fared even worse—he had barely gotten up when Sakura delivered an over-the-shoulder throw followed by a chokehold, pinning him down.

Sakura likes Sasuke, but when necessary, she can only resort to violence to deal with those who want to cause trouble.

Sakura's fist sank into the tatami mat next to their heads: "If I ever see you training with injuries like this again..."

Her smile chilled the room to the bone. "I'll tie you all together and hang you on the bridge as bait!"

Inside the sealed space, the Nine-Tailed Fox's fur stood on end: "When did this girl become so terrifying?"

She used to be such a well-behaved girl, but now she can be so cruel.

Madara rarely expressed agreement: "It's even harsher than the Uchiha clan rules."

Minato wiped away cold sweat: "Luckily, Kushina wasn't that violent..."

After dinner, Naruto lay on the bed, his hands burning with pain—the marks left from countless attempts to condense the Rasengan throughout the day.

He turned over and heard Sasuke's even breathing next door; clearly, that proud guy was exhausted too.

"You brat, you keep turning over and over, it's so noisy." Nine-Tails' impatient voice echoed in his mind.

"Sorry, Nine-Tails Uncle," Naruto thought to himself, "My hand hurts so much I can't sleep."

"Hmph, serves you right. Who told you not to listen to that old man and insist on practicing so many times in one go?" Nine-Tails sneered.

But Naruto could feel a warm chakra slowly enveloping his palm, and the pain immediately lessened considerably.

"Thank you, Uncle Nine-Tailed Fox!"

"No need for thanks, just try to be less impulsive in the future."

Naruto smiled silently and was about to close his eyes when he suddenly heard a faint sobbing sound coming from the end of the corridor.

The sound was suppressed and painful, as if someone was desperately trying to hold back tears but failed.

Naruto quietly got up and followed the sound.