In Konoha, at the start, Hinata was given the Tenseigan.

As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud of smoke rose up, and Kurenai's figure had already disappeared.

It turns out it was a clone.

"It seems the captain has another mission."

"Um, Natsuki-kun, could I borrow a moment of your time?"

Kiba Inuzuka rushed up with Akamaru before Natsuki could leave.

“Recently, I feel that my understanding with Akamaru has gotten even closer. Can I let him spar with your Agumon?”

"This might allow my Akamaru to evolve back to a more normal state."

Last time in the Land of Waves, Akamaru's accidental evolution into a zombie hellhound was truly terrifying.

After returning and undergoing a period of adjustment, Akamaru's condition has recently stabilized.

However, it could no longer evolve.

Moreover, he didn't want him to continue evolving into a brutal creature like a zombie hellhound.

Fortunately, Natsuki said that Akamaru's erroneous evolution was entirely due to his overly eager feelings for Akamaru.

If I and Akamaru adjust ourselves, we definitely won't evolve into that kind of terrifying creature, right?

"A friendly spar? Sure."

"My Agumon is just too energetic lately."

Natsuki nodded and released the leash binding Agumon.

"Ow!"

Agumon roared excitedly.

Before Natsuki could give the order, he charged forward on his own, heading straight for Akamaru.

"Akamaru, get out of the way!"

"Use a dental flosser!"

Kiba Inuzuka quickly gave the order.

He dared not underestimate this fire-breathing monster that had evolved in Xia Mu's hands.

"Wang!"

Akamaru pushed off with all four limbs, instantly dodging Agumon's pounce, and then a fierce whirlwind rose up.

The entire dog transformed into a horizontal tornado and swept away quickly.

"Agumon, use Fireball!"

Xia Mu's voice came at just the right time.

A dazzling flame condensed from Agumon's gaping maw...

"It's here. Keep a close eye on that strange ninja beast."

In the woods some distance from the training ground, two masked ninjas stared intently at Natsuki and the others.

Meanwhile, the Third Hokage, far away in the Hokage Building, was also carefully watching the scene inside the crystal ball.

The scene inside was clearly Xia Mu's training ground.

It was the Third Hokage's signature ninjutsu: the Binoculars Technique!

106: Um...should we report this to Lord Danzo?

boom! ! !

Smoke and dust billowed, and flames and strong winds raged across the training ground.

"These two little guys are pretty good; they actually possess such powerful ninja beasts."

"It's understandable that Kiba Inuzuka's Akamaru was trained by the Inuzuka clan. But this Natsuki ninja beast is a bit inexplicable."

"We can find a powerful ninja beast every time we go on a mission. We've done so many missions, how come we've never found one?"

“This little guy has many secrets. In my opinion, Lord Danzo should arrest him and interrogate him thoroughly.”

"Look, it's the Chunin Exams, isn't it? The Hokage is keeping a close eye on things; we can't afford any accidents."

"After the Chunin Exams, hmph..."

Two Root members, hiding in the shadows, stared intently at Natsuki on the training field, as well as the Agumon that looked like a small dinosaur.

On the field, Akamaru and Agumon had already exchanged blows for several rounds.

Agumon is stronger in terms of attack power, but Akamaru is more agile thanks to the power of the wind.

For a moment, the two seemed to be locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle, but in reality, not a single physical collision occurred.

"Akamaru, do your best!"

"Remember its scent, use Over Fang, and finish off Agumon in one fell swoop."

Kiba Inuzuka shouted towards the area filled with smoke.

"It's no use. Agumon, use small flames to keep bombarding it and flip it over."

Xia Mu also gave timely instructions.

Amidst the smoke and dust, intense flames blazed once more.

With several loud bangs, Akamaru was violently thrown out.

Before it even landed, Kiba Inuzuka caught it.

"Alright, that's it for warm-up. I'll give you another chance to learn."

"Look carefully at the timing of Akamaru's evolution."

"It is through its own high morale, and as its partner, that you convey to it the belief that it will win and that this belief is in line with its own qualities."

As Natsuki spoke, he walked over to Agumon.

"And my Agumon uses courage!"

The words had barely left his mouth when he slammed his right palm down on Agumon's head: "Agumon, evolve!"

After a while.

"Cuckoo..."

A familiar sound came from inside Agumon's stomach.

"Huh? Ahahaha, so Agumon was hungry. Let's come again next time, Kiba, we're leaving now."

Natsuki chuckled exaggeratedly and put the leash back on Agumon.

Holding Hinata's hand and leading the little beast, they disappeared from everyone's sight in a flash.

"Okay, okay..."

Kiba Inuzuka, his mouth agape, tried to call out to Natsuki, but stopped abruptly.

Forget it, others might not understand, but don't I know it myself?

Xia Mu did teach him the method; whether he can use it successfully depends on us.

"Right? Akamaru?"

"You don't want to lose to that Agumon again, do you? He can evolve through courage, and so can we."

“Woof woof!!!”

"Then let's go! Let's cheer each other on."

Kiba Inuzuka clenched his right fist and gave his partner Akamaru a strong pep talk.

Then, his right palm slammed down like lightning: "Red Marumon, evolve!!!"

"Again, Red Marumon, evolve!!!"

……

"So, this is the method to make ninja beasts stronger?"

The two root members in the forest looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Do you think we should report this to Lord Danzo?"

"I...I don't know either. Do you think Lord Danzo would believe that?"

"Danzo-sama would probably think we're stupid."

"Let's report it. What if a miracle happens and we don't report it? If we are investigated, we'll be the ones who suffer."

"That makes sense, but only one person needs to report. Who should go?"

"Go ahead, your teleportation technique is amazing."

“But I don’t have much chakra. Your taijutsu is quite strong, so you’re more suitable.”

"Alright, the usual way."