This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 30 Water Release: Trash-Picking Technique

Dispel the shadow clone.

bang~
After a puff of smoke, all the clones disappeared.

The world instantly became quiet, and all four of them felt redeemed.

The physical clones created by various escape techniques are somewhat better; they can obey commands.

But these shadow clones are completely diverse and have different personalities, so it seems I can't use them anymore. To sum it up, Naruto turned around and scratched his head awkwardly, "My shadow clone technique seems to have some problems."

Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke: -_-||
Seeing that he couldn't use clones, Naruto had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

He took the lead, grabbed a large net, and ran quickly to start picking up trash.

Before I even started picking them up, I heard Sakura's exclamation from behind.

"Naruto, how did you do that?"

Sakura pointed in surprise at Naruto, who was standing on the water picking up trash.

Sasuke looked over upon hearing the sound and was equally astonished.

Kakashi glanced over, his eyes showing no surprise, as if he had already guessed it.

Naruto looked at himself and saw that he was no different from anyone else.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Naruto, why are you standing on the water?" Sakura asked in surprise.

Naruto lifted his foot and jumped a few more times, replying, "It's simple. Just attach chakra to the soles of your feet, and you can walk on the water."

So simple?
Sasuke, not believing in superstition, gave it a try.

Thump~
Whether it was due to overexertion or overconfidence, the river was very deep, and he fell in instantly, disappearing from sight.

"Sasuke!" Sakura shouted anxiously.

Naruto was stunned by this series of actions.

This Sasuke seems a bit too confident.

If Naruto can do it, so can I?
Sasuke, you need to recognize your place now. You're no longer the main character; you've been relegated to the second male lead.

Do you think you're some kind of protagonist like Naruto?

We stepped into the water right away?
The water is too deep; you can't handle it.

After venting his frustrations and pent-up resentment from the past 12 years, Naruto ran over and pulled him out.

Even after the setbacks yesterday and this morning, this kid still hasn't given up and always wants to compete with him.

After being pulled out, Sasuke seemed to have lost all his strength, letting Naruto do as he pleased, and a strong low pressure was brewing around him.

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The gap is widening!
Devastated, Sasuke emptied his mind, and images flashed before his eyes.

Attending classes in the school classroom, sleeping alone at home, training hard by himself, Naruto running past him while playing pranks, and that man's last look.

He was still at the bottom of his class in school.

why?
Why is the gap widening?
At this rate, forget about revenge, we won't even be able to beat Naruto, that loser!

Thinking of that man's eyes, that night, and the scene I saw when I got home.

Suddenly, he raised his head, his gloomy eyes locking onto Naruto.

Seemingly unwilling to admit defeat, yet also harboring suppressed hatred, Naruto realized that Sasuke wanted to challenge him to a duel.

The kind where only one can survive.

He was unwilling to accept defeat, he wanted revenge, and he desperately craved power.

This is how Naruto understood the meaning of that look.

Her entire family was killed and her clan wiped out; the murderer was none other than her beloved brother.

This kind of thing sounds simple, but when it comes to you, it's like a mountain.

When Naruto saw that Sasuke hadn't gone to extremes, he thought, "He's definitely the protagonist; he's different. He's like nothing happened."

But now it's clear that this hatred has long since corrupted Sasuke's heart, leaving it riddled with holes, just waiting for the day it all explodes.

Could Sasuke's pursuit of strength and revenge be the reason he chose to leave Konoha?
But why leave Konoha?
Is there anyone more suitable to be a teacher than Kakashi, who became a Jonin at the age of 12?
This person must have come from outside the village. What was their purpose in luring Sasuke to defect?
After only a moment's thought, Naruto snapped back to reality.

Although he understood Sasuke, Naruto was not one to back down when faced with Sasuke's provocative gaze.

"What? You want to fight me, Sasuke? Just wait, I'll satisfy you tonight."

Remembering the promise the three of them made that evening—that Naruto would tell them his secret to becoming stronger—Sasuke looked away, but hope rekindled in his eyes.

If Sasuke knew the secret to Naruto's growth, with his hard work and dedication, he would definitely surpass Naruto!

Moreover, given that a loser like him has grown to his current level in such a short time, Sasuke will only grow even more.

He finally saw his chance for revenge!

At this moment, Sasuke's world was filled with light again.

"Hmph~" The kid snorted coldly, got up under Sakura's concerned gaze, and continued picking up trash.

This time, he was even full of energy when picking up trash.

Neither Sasuke nor Sakura had learned to walk on water, so Naruto was left to deal with all the trash on the water's surface.

However, looking at so much trash, Naruto felt a little desperate.

With so much trash, he's picking it all up by himself. When will it ever end?

We need to create some shortcuts.

I glanced at Kakashi and saw him leisurely reading a small book.

Naruto, with his sharp eyes, spotted the book title.

"Intimate Paradise"?
This title doesn't sound like a proper book; it might even be some kind of erotic novel.

Kakashi-sensei has been exposed.

"Kakashi-sensei."

Naruto asked weakly, "Is there any ninjutsu that can make these pieces of trash fly up and fall into the net?"

"There's no such ninjutsu. You'd better just pick it up honestly." Kakashi didn't even look over, still staring at the erotic book, and replied perfunctorily.

"Really? I don't believe it."

Seeing that Kakashi didn't respond, Naruto's eyes darted around, and he asked again, "Kakashi-sensei, is there any ninjutsu that can control the flow of water?"

Impatient Kakashi finally closed the book.

Although they had only known each other for two days, Kakashi knew that if he didn't teach Naruto a ninjutsu now, Naruto probably wouldn't settle down.

"This is a water-style ninjutsu created by the Second Hokage. Let me demonstrate it to you."

Kakashi jumped down and leaped onto the river.

"Water Release·Water Crush Wave!"

Under Kakashi's control, the river water instantly became agitated, and the water around him began to swirl rapidly.

Suddenly, the spiraling river water shot into the sky, swirling and carrying enormous energy as it rushed toward the cliff face beside it.

Despite being eroded by wind and battered by water for many years, the cliff face, which had become incredibly hard, still suffered some broken pieces.

If this water splashed on someone, wouldn't they get bruises all over their body?
cough cough.

After making a couple of sarcastic remarks, Naruto closed his eyes, seemingly reminiscing or perhaps studying.

"Very good, Kakashi-sensei, I've learned it, but such a powerful technique isn't quite right."

"Oh?" Kakashi seemed unimpressed.

Even if a genius can learn this kind of thing in one glance, so what?
Let's just stick to picking up trash.

Whether it's mindset or experience, this is all good training for you.

Which ninja didn't go through this stage?
"Look at me!"

Naruto yelled and jumped onto the river.

"Sasuke, Sakura, get ready with the nets, I'm coming!"

"what?"

Although they didn't know why, as teammates, they still cooperated honestly.

As soon as the Chen Seal was formed, all the water around it—no, all the water molecules—were in response.

Chakra control reaching a staggering 404!

This is a height that the entire ninja world, no, the entire world, and even the entire plane has never reached.

All the water molecules were vying to respond to Naruto's control.

"Water Release: Trash Picking Technique!"

Several streams of water, as thick as buckets, gushed out of the river continuously, carrying a large amount of garbage. As they rose from the water, they rushed straight towards the net.

After being fed into the net, the water did not splash or swirl upon landing; in fact, defying gravity, not a single drop of water hit Sasuke or Sakura.

They all obediently continued to flow into the river, ready to participate in the next cycle.

After being brought under Naruto's control, the river stopped flowing erratically and instead began to orderly push the garbage toward Naruto.

Naruto's masterful chakra control, his powerful manipulation of water-style chakra forms, left Kakashi completely dumbfounded.

It wasn't even surprise, it was horror.

'This is... a joke, right?'

Is this the level of control that humans can achieve?

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