Konohagakure, Land of Fire

After leaving the Konoha Hospital, Naruto rushed to the training ground, “Damn it, I am late.”

Arriving in the vicinity, he could hear the sound of fists and kicks colliding as familiar voices also appeared from time to time, “That punch should have been faster, Lee.” “I understand, Guy-Sensei.” “Come on, put more strength into your kicks.” “Got it, Guy-Sensei!” “Let the passion of your youth burn as you charge!” “Hyaaaa!

Naruto’s lips twitched as the passionate exclaims of Might Guy and Rock Lee reached his ears, but he didn’t stop in his track and continued forward soon arriving at the training field only to witness the scene of Lee being kicked by Guy and crashing into the tree, smash!

“That is how you kick your opponent Lee, next time, come at me with more passion,” said Might Guy as he retracted back his leg.

“Got it, Guy-Sensei!” Lee nodded as he immediately got up and began to recall how Guy had kicked him and tried to copy it.

At this time, Naruto called out, “Bushy brow… bushier brow Sensei…”

Both Lee and Guy turned toward the source of the sound. Guy questioned, “Naruto, how come you are late today?”

Lee also looked curiously at Naruto wondering why he was late.

Naruto apologized, “I am sorry, bushier brow Sensei, Sasuke had regained consciousness, so it took some extra time.”

Guy blinked his eyes, and questioned, “Oh? Has he regained consciousness? That’s a good sign…”

Since Uchiha Sasuke is among the four candidates from Konoha who qualified for the third phase, Guy is indeed a bit concerned about the boy. When he heard that Uchiha Sasuke had passed out and hadn’t regained consciousness because of overtraining, Guy was worried, but now that the young Uchiha had regained consciousness, he was relieved that it was a good sign.

Lee also asked immediately, “How is Sasuke-san? Will he be able to participate in the third phase of the Joint Chūnin Promotion Exam?” Because he failed to qualify for the third phase himself, Lee is also very concerned about the four friends who have qualified so far.

Naruto thought about Sasuke’s situation, and said waving his hands, “He should be fine, Yui-nee-chan told me that he will be able to participate in the third phase, so there’s nothing to be worried about.”

“That’s good,” nodded Guy with a satisfied smile. Lee also breathed a sigh of relief.

“Anyway, that aside, bushier brow Sensei, what are we going to do today?” asked Naruto with an expectant gaze.

Guy flashed his signature smile, and said, “Today, we will be carrying out combat training with higher weights.”

“Ehh? It’s the same thing again…” mumbled Naruto under his breath. For the past three weeks, he has been carrying out the same old weight training mixed with Taijutsu combat, so today he was hoping for something different and cooler. Kind of like the Single Chakra Nature Transformation of Lightning Chakra and Purple Lightning thing that Sasuke talked about at the hospital. But it turns out they’d be doing the same thing which disappointed Naruto… Be that as it may, Naruto does remember Kuroto’s words about him needing to improve in Taijutsu, therefore, without complaining much he got ready, “Then let’s start the training Bushier brow-Sensei.”

Guy nodded as he said to Lee, “Come on Lee, it’s time for some more training! Let’s make sure that Naruto is fully prepared and wins the third phase!”

“Yes, Guy Sensei!” nodded Lee as he looked at Naruto and took a fighting stance, “Come Naruto…”

“Yeah, let’s do it,” said Naruto with a grin as he smashed his fist into his palm.

Somewhere else in Konohagakure

While the reconstruction of the Forest of Death was ongoing, Uchiha Sasuke’s Emotional Stimulation Plan was proceeding and the preparations for the third phase of the Joint Chūnin Promotion Exam were progressing. Kuroto once again requested Itachi to cover up for his absence from Konoha and rejoined Samsara & Tengu as the Raijin of Amegakure.

The successive mastery of the Single Chakra Nature Transformation of Lightning Chakra and the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai meant that the Lightning Chakra Nature Clone was nearing completion. All that’s left for him to do is to fully master the Lightning Chakra Mode to complete the cultivation of the Lightning Chakra Nature Clone.

Indeed, Kuroto hasn’t yet completely mastered the Lightning Chakra Mode. Compared to the Yondaime and Sandaime Raikage, his use of the Lightning Chakra Mode is very immature and basic. It can’t even be classified as the Lightning Chakra Mode; rather, it can only be considered the early steps a practitioner needs to climb if they wish to master the Lightning Chakra Mode.

In fact, initially, Kuroto hadn’t intended to ‘completely’ master the Lightning Chakra Nature Clone. However, it has become necessary to do so because his original standards do not apply to the degree of mastery of a Chakra Nature. In Kuroto’s original plan, mastering the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai and completing the Single Chakra Nature Transformation of Lightning Chakra was more than enough to cultivate the Lightning Chakra Nature Clone to meet the standard of the Kekkei Genkai Absorption Ritual. But considering the strength of the Fujin Clone, it is necessary to continue developing the Raijin Clone as well.

For this reason, Kuroto hasn’t been lazy. While overseeing the Afforestation Project and carrying out his Hokage duties, he has been training the Raijin Clone under the watchful eyes of Konohagakure Shinobi.

The watchful eyes of Konoha Shinobi… That’s correct, Kuroto, or rather, Raijin, is being spied on by Konoha ninjas during his training sessions. Of course, he is aware of this and finds it completely natural. The battle between shinobi has always been a warfare of intelligence, so Konoha ninjas trying to acquire enemy information is expected.

Raijin, a powerful ninja who possesses the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai and mastery over the Single Chakra Nature Transformation of Lightning Chakra, is inherently suspicious. From the very beginning, Hatake Kakashi has instinctively been wary of him. Whether it’s for his strength, his unique set of powers, or his intentions, Konoha will naturally seize any opportunity to watch him. The personnel responsible for this surveillance are Sarutobi Asuma and Nara Shikamaru.

As Shikamaru watched the white lightning flashing and the ghostly figure of Raijin flickering across the field, he appeared a little confused and mumbled, “What on earth is he trying to do?”

Asuma, on the other hand, muttered doubtfully, “Is he…?” He then shook his head, uncertain. “Nah, I don’t think so… Or maybe, I don’t know…” He added to himself, “Maybe Kakashi would know better.”

Just as Asuma had this thought, a figure appeared beside him and Shikamaru, whoosh! The two Konoha ninjas turned their heads and saw that the person who had appeared was none other than Kakashi, whom Asuma had just been thinking about. Looking at Kakashi, Asuma asked, “I was just thinking about you, Kakashi. Where have you been these past few weeks?”

“Training Sasuke for the third phase,” answered Kakashi briefly.

“How is it going?” asked Asuma, somewhat interested.

“It seems to be going well so far,” Kakashi nodded and explained, “We are working on creating a Jutsu… I think we will be able to complete it before the day of the exam.”

“Oh,” Asuma nodded. “So, what are you doing here now?”

“Just to watch Raijin,” answered Kakashi lightly.

“I see,” said Asuma, turning his attention back to Raijin on the training field. “As you can see, he is training.”

Kakashi followed Asuma’s gaze and looked at Raijin. Watching Raijin and the flashes of white lightning from time to time, his expression became a little solemn. “This…”

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