Boom!
With the last thunderclap striking down, the island finally began to return to calm.
So animals cautiously poked their heads out from their hiding spots. Seeing the rain gradually lessening, they began a new round of hunting.
Different from those animals, Konohamaru, seated at the peak of a certain mountain, let out a long sigh.
"Still haven't mastered it, huh?"
Perhaps because the food in this world was more helpful for developnt, Konohamaru now looked very much like a teenager of sixteen or seventeen.
If he didn't explain it himself, probably no one would believe he wasn't even ten years old yet.
He stood up from the rock, then gave a full-body shake, sending the rainwater flying off.
The reason for being in this place was that it was the highest point on this outlying island.
In other words, the place most likely to get struck by lightning.
Of course, Konohamaru wasn't trying to get himself killed.
He was following the thod taught by Naruto, attempting to master the Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation in the most brutal and direct way.
Aside from special cases like Lee, almost every Ninja inherently possessed one or several basic Chakra Natures to a greater or lesser extent at birth.
For example, Konohamaru was born with Wind and Fire Natures. To master other Nature Transformations, it required years and years of honing.
Depending on each person's affinity for different natures, the speed of mastering other natures also varied.
For instance, Naruto originally only had Wind Attribute Chakra.
But he was highly compatible with the other four common natures. So, even without guidance, he mastered all five basic natures through different thods.
There were many such thods, for example—
Conducting Chakra Training in an environnt filled with lightning.
Of course, to avoid being turned into charcoal, Konohamaru made many other preparations.
"Hey!"
He made a few small jumps to a nearby small stone platform and pulled out the long tal rod he had prepared in advance from the rock.
Thanks to the tal rod's lightning-conducting effect, Konohamaru could safely train amidst the thunder.
—Though if teorologists saw this scene, they'd probably scream sharply on the spot.
Natural lightning couldn't be dealt with by such a crude 'lightning rod'. Both Naruto and Konohamaru were truly daring in teaching and learning.
The quality of this tal rod was pretty good. Even after being struck by lightning several tis, it still hadn't deford or showed any other issues.
Konohamaru tied it up with burlap and slung it on his back. He still needed it for cooking at night.
Thud, thud...
When the last raindrop fell, Konohamaru returned to the foot of the mountain.
Arriving in front of a giant tree, he pushed aside the shrubs in front. There was a decent-sized hollow at the base of the tree.
Konohamaru stored all his supplies and equipnt here.
After resting for a short while, he left his shelter again, ready to begin his daily training.
Natural thunderstorms like that were rare opportunities. It was precisely for this reason that Konohamaru delayed his training progress, choosing to first attempt to awaken Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation.
He had been eyeing Sasuke's Lightning Release Chakra Mode for days.
That move, which could greatly enhance one's speed and strength, would be like adding wings to a tiger for the current Konohamaru.
However, when he arrived at his usual training spot, he saw a familiar figure.
"Yo, Konohamaru, how's the training going?"
Naruto sensed Konohamaru's approach, casually threw aside the fishing rod made of branches, then turned and smiled at his little brother.
But upon seeing Naruto after so long, Konohamaru didn't show joy first. Instead, he seed hesitant to speak.
"Naruto Aniki... your face..."
Konohamaru pointed.
Hearing this, Naruto seed to rember, offering an awkward smile.
"Fell. I ca in a hurry, and accidentally fell."
aning: A guy who mastered Six Paths Sage Mode, can fly free from gravity, punches Emperors, and kicks Admirals, got a black eye because he walked too fast?
Great, it's very convincing.
"Was it Hancock-nee..."
His probing words weren't finished before he t Naruto's gaze.
"Sigh..."
With a long sigh, Konohamaru chose not to continue asking.
"Who told you to get involved with two won at the sa ti, Naruto Aniki... If it were , I wouldn't be interested in love or anything."
During his days on Amazon Lily, Konohamaru had also witnessed the interaction between Naruto and the two 'big sisters'.
How to put it... it planted a seed of lifelong bachelorhood in Konohamaru's young heart.
Love and marriage? He didn't want any of that.
"What does a brat like you know about this kind of thing... You'll understand when you grow up a bit more."
Naruto, a bit annoyed and embarrassed upon hearing this, reached out and ruffled Konohamaru's tied-up hair into a ss.
After fooling around for a bit, the two finally found a place to sit again.
"So, what is it this ti?"
Konohamaru took a new set of clothes from the supplies Naruto brought, changing while asking.
In fact, this wasn't the first ti Naruto had co here to 'take refuge'.
"Sigh... it's still about the wedding."
Bringing up this topic gave Naruto a headache.
Hancock and Stussy, neither was the type to willingly compromise.
As a predecessor said: If you want a lifeti without peace, then marry two wives.
Hancock, the [Pirate Empress] who thinks she's above the world, speaks for herself… her tyranny is well known.
Plus, she's currently pregnant. Naruto even had to retract all his abilities as much as possible when being hit to avoid injuring her through counter-force.
As for Stussy, don't be fooled by her outwardly obedient, clingy deanor.
Soone who could be a mole under the World Governnt's nose for so many years and even build such a vast intelligence network couldn't possibly be so innocent little flower.
Although her direct combat power couldn't match Hancock's, when it ca to scheming, ten Hancocks wouldn't be enough for her.
On the matter of Naruto's wedding, both won's attitudes were very firm.
Either don't hold a wedding, or I go first.
And now that Hancock is pregnant, the wedding can't be delayed any longer.
"Then why not hold it together?"
Konohamaru said sowhat naively.
He was t with Naruto's horrified gaze.
"Do you know what you're saying?"
If he dared say that, who knows how those two won would react?
It's definitely not sothing as simple as punching his eyes a couple of tis.
Rubbing his temples, the bruise on Naruto's face quietly faded, then a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"If only it were that simple... Forget it, let's not talk about this for now."
As if to escape so bad mory, Naruto suddenly brought up another topic.
"Konohamaru, your physical fitness and Chakra Control have both reached the standard."
"I ca mainly to start you on the next phase of your training plan this ti."
Saying so, he took out several scrolls from his Storage Space and placed them before Konohamaru.
"...You didn't co here to take refuge?"
Konohamaru muttered quietly.
Hearing this, Naruto's expression changed, about to put the scrolls away.
Seeing this, Konohamaru imdiately changed his tune.
"Wrong, I said it wrong, nothing of the sort, Naruto Aniki, teach , please~"
To be honest, if it were the Konohamaru from when he first t Naruto acting all coquettish like this, Naruto would just think he was an interesting kid.
But now, with Konohamaru's current physique, acting like this just felt too jarring to Naruto.
'He's only nine, he's only nine...'
Reciting this in his mind a few tis finally made the coquettish Konohamaru in front seem a bit more normal. Only then did Naruto spread the scrolls open again.
"Here, these are Ninjutsu generously provided by kind individuals, along with so I developed myself."
"Next, it's ti to learn so more interesting techniques."
Konohamaru's gaze followed Naruto's finger. The lines of text recorded on the scrolls represented powerful, secret techniques not passed on. He really wondered where Naruto learned them all.
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