Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

However, the only ninjas who mastered Dust Release were the Second Tsuchikage Mu and his apprentice Onoki.

Even ninjutsu masters like Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru in later generations could not replicate the Dust Release technique, the Bloodstained Elimination.

It's easier said than done.

The three chakra natures of wind, fire, and earth are merely ingredients for the delicacy of Dust Release.

In the hands of a master, it can become a supreme feast; in the hands of an ordinary person, it can be transformed into something palatable. For example, some advanced Five Elements Escape Techniques are already quite good...

But Qingshui is different.

He first prepared the food so that Naruto could savor it with gusto.

Having mastered Dust Release to its extreme, Qing Shui was able to control this dangerous barrier perfectly.

Even Naruto, a greenhorn from the Ninja Academy, was able to maintain the Dust Release barrier using his own chakra with the help of Aoshui.

This is something that neither Onoki nor Muto could do...

They can only unleash dust escape techniques, using the dangerous barrier as a weapon of attack, but they cannot use it as a toy as Qing Shui does.

After all, they were mortals, while Qingshui was already of average appearance among the Otsutsuki clan!

"So, so this is what it feels like..."

Naruto's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat as he earnestly and with all his might maintained the Dust Release that Aokiji had handed him, focusing intently on the flow of chakra within it, slowly forming muscle memory.

Many things are actually just a matter of getting that initial feel for the basics.

Once you get the hang of it, the rest of the development will be much easier.

It was precisely because of his mastery of Dust Release, or rather, his mastery of ninjutsu combined with the skills of all the strongest ninjas in the world, that Aokiji forced Naruto to learn the basics.

After several attempts, Naruto went from only being able to maintain Dust Release in his hand for a few seconds at first, to being able to keep the gray-white barrier in his hand for a longer period of time...

"Hey, this seems pretty simple, Brother Qingshui!"

Naruto chuckled: "As expected, Brother Qingshui wasn't lying to me. This technique really isn't much harder than Shadow Clone Jutsu. A genius like me can learn it in no time!"

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Kurama felt its blood pressure spike, seemingly even more so than when it was gripped by the Thousand-Armed Buddha years ago...

He was sealed inside a Jinchūriki's body for decades.

Desperate to learn how the Nine-Tails digs tunnels, it seizes every opportunity to gather intelligence about ninjutsu from the outside world, but lacking basic knowledge, it still hasn't developed even a single ninjutsu on its own…

On the other hand, consider Naruto.

Although this silly boy had a miserable few years after birth, suffering cold stares and being disliked by everyone in the village, and even having his training affected by his own interference with chakra flow...

but!

But compared to Qing Shui, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and inexplicably became his teacher, all his previous misfortunes were nothing...

Opportunities and ninjutsu that even the Nine-Tails wouldn't dare to dream of were readily available to Naruto, as if he were blessed with immense good fortune. This extraordinary encounter, beyond the fox's imagination, was something this kid stumbled upon!

It can be said to be...

Great fortune awaits!

"Kid, you don't really think you're that talented, do you? Do you even know what kind of technique that is?!" Kurama couldn't hold back any longer as it watched Naruto's Dust Release technique become increasingly proficient.

"You're just lucky!"

Naruto chuckled, chakra flowing through his palm, and he slowly guided the Dust Release in his hand to dissipate, freeing his hand to make a big face at Kurama.

"Fox, of course I know Brother Qingshui is more powerful! Do you need to tell me?"

Naruto hummed softly, "I'll repay Qing Shui-ge in the future!"

Nine-Tailed Fox's expression froze for a moment, then she turned her head away, feigning disdain, thinking to herself, "This brat is smarter than I thought... and he really does have some talent. An extraordinary kid..."

Such a short time.

Even with the help of Qing Shui, Naruto has made rapid progress and is now able to stabilize the Dust Release barrier on his own, and even control its dissipation.

This is actually the basics...

In Qing Shui's opinion, Naruto's talent for training is top-notch.

Putting aside the Nine-Tails and Ashura's chakra, Naruto added the nature transformation that Minato Namikaze had never completed to the Rasengan, evolving it into the extremely powerful "S-rank ninjutsu: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken"!

During the development of the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.

Naruto only asked Kakashi some basic knowledge about nature transformation and asked Asuma for some tips on wind-style nature transformation techniques. He didn't receive much guidance, but rather filled in some gaps in his knowledge.

More importantly, it's due to his own talent...

Qingshui watched this scene with a smile.

It's true that Kurama (the Nine-Tails) said Naruto was lucky.

Having awakened the Brahma Free Heaven, Aokiji needs Naruto to change the predetermined fate line in his destiny, and also needs to cultivate a deeper bond with Aokiji to increase the rate at which the power returned to Aokiji is multiplied…

All of these were accomplished simultaneously by Qingshui in the process of teaching Naruto.

Naruto encountered Aoshui, and Aoshui would receive a gift far exceeding the power of the Chakra Fruit through the transformed Naruto.

If Naruto could break free from his original fate and grow to the point where he could overturn the ninja world in another dimension, even reaching the level of the Sage of Six Paths…

after all.

The current Naruto is no longer a qualified reincarnation of Ashura's chakra.

Rather, they are independent individuals!

The Six Paths Yang Power is unlikely to appear on Naruto; rather, it may be used as a weapon to block him.

"Nine-Tails, do you want to learn? If you do, I'll teach you..."

Qing Shui chuckled as he looked at the Nine-Tailed Fox, who was filled with envy but dared not utter a sound, and slowly said:

"And Naruto too."

"I've already said, I don't need you to repay me..."

"I have already received gifts from you and the Nine-Tails, so you don't need to worry about my gains or losses. Just focus on obtaining the power you desire from me..."

"Think about what kind of life you want to live in the future, and just do what you want to do."

A gentle, even benevolent smile appeared on Qing Shui's handsome face, and he felt a tremor in his heart when he saw Naruto and Kurama.

Is this what it means for a master to be like a father?

How could Qing Shui have gotten anything from them?

Let's set aside the fact that Naruto and Kurama don't think they have anything of value to Qing Shui...

Even if it has no value.

Qing Shui didn't take anything with him!

On the contrary, Naruto and Kurama have been receiving gifts from Aokiji ever since they met...

And they're all extremely rare!

Compared to Qing Shui's gifts and teachings, it was the Nine-Tailed Fox's attitude towards Qing Shui that truly moved it.

Qingshui truly didn't treat him as an outsider, but rather as a human being just like Naruto from the bottom of his heart...

Even after it attacked Qingshui first, Qingshui treated it with a smile, as if it were dealing with a naughty child.

"Is he the same kind of person as the Six Paths Elder?" Kurama wondered to himself, but it didn't feel quite the same.

Although Kurama (the Nine-Tails) liked the Sage of Six Paths very much, it had to admit that while the old man was now very kind and good to the tailed beasts, he never truly regarded them as completely independent individuals…

At the moment when the Sage of Six Paths and the Nine-Tails parted ways…

That scene was etched deep in Kurama's mind.

"...Shukaku, Matatabi...Ushioni, Kurama, even if you are separated by vast distances, you will always be together, and one day you will become one again..."

"...You will receive the correct guidance..."

There's actually nothing wrong with what you're saying.

However, what Aozumi kept emphasizing to Kurama and Naruto was—"Find the path you want, live your own life, and don't be influenced by others..."

Even if that other person were himself, Qing Shui did not want Kurama and Naruto to be influenced by him, but instead focused on their true selves.

There was no predetermined fate, no innate arrangement, and no prophecy of a blue-eyed boy frolicking and calling out the names of nine wild beasts.

Only by allowing them the freedom to choose, and by demonstrating strength and compassion during instruction…

In comparison, the Sage of Six Paths is like a feudal and rigid patriarch who, although good to his children, sets the course for their future.

Qingshui was like a father, but much more open-minded, making Jiuwei feel that he was the one who truly cared about her feelings!

As for what Qingshui said about having already received something of sufficient value…

Nine-Tails doesn't believe it!

This is just a trick to comfort a child like Naruto. How could the Nine-Tails, who is well-versed in the ways of the world, be fooled by such an obvious excuse?

Qingshui probably didn't gain anything; he was just too magnanimous and didn't want to burden himself and Naruto with his gifts...

"I was just thinking that Naruto is such a lucky brat, his luck is making this old man jealous..."

Having figured things out, the nine-tailed fox couldn't help but raise its chin.

"And how fortunate am I?"

Meanwhile, Naruto, standing to the side, was also experiencing a turbulent time, his eyes slightly moist with tears as he stared intently at Aokiji.

He's not stupid...

After meeting Minato Namikaze and Kushina, Naruto, who had also met his parents, was overjoyed, but also felt a sense of loss.

It turns out that even his closest relatives had arranged his fate before he had a choice...

It wasn't exactly blame, just disappointment.

In the original timeline, when Minato Namikaze and Naruto met, Naruto cried and punched Minato hard in the stomach.

Now, Naruto understands Minato Namikaze's choice better—it was due to Konoha's betrayal that caused his childhood to go wrong…

but no matter.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki both arranged for him to live his life as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.