I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"Lady Tsunade, the Root led by Anko has returned. I heard that they are seriously injured and are now lying in the hospital. We need your help!"

Shizune quickly walked up to Tsunade and reported directly.

"Has Hongdou come back? Who did you meet? How is your injury?"

Tsunade dropped the official business she was doing, put on her clothes and quickly headed to Konoha Hospital.

"According to the report from the Root members, they encountered Orochimaru in the ruins of Whirlpool Country. Red Bean and Orochimaru had a fight, and the injuries should be attributed to her own ninjutsu."

Shizune said as she held up the report handed over by the Root members.

"What does this guy Orochimaru want to do? What's the situation with his own ninjutsu? What kind of injury did Red Bean suffer?"

"According to the Root's information, Orochimaru seems to have healed his arm and is able to use ninjutsu. As for Red Bean's injury..."

With a bang, the door of the emergency room was pushed open and Hongdou was seen lying unconscious on the bed. Shizune didn't need to explain, the severe burns on Hongdou's arms proved everything.

"Using Fire Style directly on his own hands? Tsk, how come this guy has become so reckless?"

Tsunade understood at a glance how Red Bean was injured. It seemed that Red Bean was no longer in danger and her breathing was relatively stable.

"Let's prepare for the operation. No matter what, let's wait until she wakes up before asking her questions."

Tsunade sighed and put on a medical mask. In order to ensure that there would be no sequelae for a ninja of Red Bean's level, she still needed to do it herself.

...

"Naruto, from today on you will need to develop your own moves."

Kakashi took Naruto into a Konoha training ground and said directly.

"A move of your own?"

Naruto was a little puzzled. Shouldn't they be doing more tasks recently to find out information about Sasuke and Ye Lan? Why did they start practicing again?

"Naruto, how do you feel about your current strength?"

Kakashi sighed and decided to strike back at Naruto.

"Hehehe, Kakashi-sensei, I'd be embarrassed if you asked me so bluntly."

Naruto said, rubbing his head.

"Naruto, if you don't take into account the Nine-Tails in your body, your current strength is only around the level of a Chunin."

Kakashi said expressionlessly that he wanted Naruto to face reality.

Naruto was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Kakashi to be so direct. He said a little excitedly.

"how is this possible?"

Kakashi said calmly as he raised his hand in front of Naruto hoping he would calm down.

"In the last battle, you were completely eroded by the power of the Nine-Tails. You were completely unable to control the power of the tailed beasts. As a result, your companions almost died. You are completely unable to control this kind of power."

Naruto opened his mouth but no sound came out. He didn't expect something like this to happen before.

"Sasuke, who was your contemporary, was different. He killed Itachi two years ago. I don't know the course of the battle, but you have to understand that Itachi is not someone you can easily defeat. With Konoha's current state, there are no more than three people who can consistently defeat Itachi."

Kakashi increased his strength again, allowing Naruto to realize the gap between them.

"Is Sasuke already this strong?"

A strong sense of unwillingness welled up in Naruto's heart. He had been practicing hard over the years, so why was the gap between the two sides getting bigger and bigger?

"That's right. I don't even know how strong Sasuke is right now. Besides, he has his brother Ye Lan by his side to teach him. He will definitely not stand still."

silence

No matter how many words he said, they all became pale in the face of the absolute gap in strength. Naruto suddenly felt like a clown for being so confident in finding Sasuke.

Seeing that the time was right, Kakashi stated his purpose.

He pointed his palm forward, and under Naruto's gaze, a ball of chakra continued to condense on it. Soon a blue Rasengan appeared in front of Naruto.

"Rasengan?"

Naruto didn't expect Kakashi to know this kind of technique.

"Well, it's the Rasengan. Although your Big Ball Rasengan is already quite powerful, it's actually no different from the Rasengan. If you want to become stronger, you have to work harder on the Rasengan."

Kakashi said as he dispersed the Rasengan in his hand.

"what should I do!"

Hearing that there was a way to become stronger, Naruto's fighting spirit was rekindled in his eyes.

"The Rasengan is the jutsu of the Fourth Hokage, you should know that, but the Fourth Hokage has always wanted to mix the nature of ninjutsu into it, but he has never done it. What you have to do is add your own chakra nature to the Rasengan."

"What do you mean?"

A big question mark appeared in Naruto's head. He could understand every word Kakashi said, but he didn't understand how they were put together.

"...Forget it. I remember your chakra attribute is wind escape."

Kakashi was too lazy to explain to Naruto. With Naruto's intelligence, it would probably take him some effort to understand what nature change was.

"Yeah, it was Big Brother Ye Lan who tested me. At that time, he also wanted to teach me some wind escape techniques."

Naruto remembered this incident quite clearly. If Jiraiya hadn't pulled him away, he might have been able to learn two wind-style ninjutsu from Ye Lan.

"Then start training your Wind Style. Here."

Kakashi handed Naruto a leaf.

"What's this for?"

"Hold the leaf in your palm, and then use wind-attribute chakra to cut the leaf in half."

As Kakashi spoke, he demonstrated it himself. He also knew some wind jutsu but he didn't master it very well. When he opened his joined hands, he could see that the leaf had split into two halves.

"Eh? This works? I'll try it too!"

Naruto did as he said and held the leaf in his palms with both hands, but no matter what he did, the leaf didn't move at all.

"How on earth is this done?"

After many unsuccessful attempts, Naruto was almost overwhelmed. No matter how hard he tried, his face turned red but the leaf didn't change.

"This kind of training is a compulsory course for jonin. If you can't even do this, how can you bring Sasuke back?"

Kakashi lazily lay in the shade under the tree, holding a copy of the latest intimacy paradise in his hand.

Naruto looked unhappy, he could tell Kakashi was doing it on purpose, but he was still unhappy.

"But if you want to practice faster, I have a way."

Kakashi said as he closed the book.

"Kakashi-sensei you are the best! What is the solution?"

Naruto's expression changes at any time. He will be happy as long as someone shows a little kindness to him.

"It means using your shadow clones. Let all of them practice this at the same time. In this way, the moment the shadow clones are released, all the experience gained from the practice will be fed back to you."

"There is such a thing! Yo, I won't be polite then!"

As he said this, Naruto was about to start forming hand seals and releasing shadow clones.

"Wait, before that, I'll ask a teacher to help you practice with me."

Kakashi interrupted Naruto's Shadow Clone that was about to be released. If the chakra was consumed excessively in this way, the power of the Nine-Tails might become extremely unstable, so he asked Tsunade for Tenzo.

"teacher?"

Naruto didn't know what was going on when he suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned around and saw a strange face.

That face looked extremely ordinary, but it seemed to have no human emotions. The voice was flat and it greeted Naruto directly.

"Hello, Naruto."