Konoha: Naruto, trained by Aizen

Nine-Tails deeply understood this statement.

He lay leisurely in the sealed space, legs crossed, watching Minato sit in front of the computer, his eyes vacant as he operated it.

He couldn't help but burst into loud, booming laughter.

......

In the days that followed, Naruto learned about the entire Konoha leadership system and its workings from Minato.

Even the secrets of some large families.

As he learned more about the situation, he was also glad that he hadn't given himself away.

The Anbu is a ninja unit under the Third Hokage, and it contains many top-tier fighters.

However, the other Root unit, managed by Danzo, possesses strength comparable to, or even exceeding, that of the Anbu.

The dark part is in the light, and the root is inside.

Many dirty and despicable things are done by the root force.

The two departments complement each other, together forming the protective barrier of Konoha.

Its roots are hidden very deep, and no one except Danzo can command it; even Minato doesn't know much about it.

When Minato was alive, many of his decisions were blocked by Danzo.

Although he is the Hokage, he is still subject to the restrictions imposed by the Third Hokage and the Elder Council.

He understands these things deeply and longs to change them, but the division of power is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Minato has been working hard, but with very little effect.

The roots have penetrated deep into the leaves, even merging with them.

The deeper Naruto's understanding became, the more disgusted he became with the Konoha leadership.

I also understand this deeply.

I must become stronger as soon as possible, at least strong enough to protect myself.

After that, Naruto rarely came to the sealed space.

He devoted a lot of time to training.

Time flies, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: One Year Later, an Ominous Night

Throughout the year, Naruto went to and from school as usual and treated everyone kindly.

He quickly won the approval of all his classmates.

Besides Sasuke and Rock Lee, he also had very good relationships with Hinata, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Shino Aburame, and others.

The training in spiritual pressure and chakra is also progressing smoothly.

Naruto's swordsmanship skills improved at an extremely rapid pace.

Even his progress in the Kido (Demon Way) is remarkable; he can now perform Kido incantations up to number 50.

Even so, he was not satisfied with his growth rate.

Having witnessed Itachi's overwhelming power a year ago, he set even higher standards for himself.

Inside the training field.

Naruto extended his right palm toward the boulder.

"You ruler! Masks of flesh and blood, all things, soaring wings, things bearing the name of mankind! Scorching heat and strife, rising southward across the sea, marching forward!"

"Hado 31, Red Fire Cannon".

As he chanted, a red flame condensed in Naruto's right palm and then shot out.

"Bang." The red light entered the rock, and then the boulder, which was as tall as an adult, seemed to have been hit violently and shattered into pieces.

However, Naruto then switched to pointing with his right hand, aiming at the flying pebbles in the sky, his eyes calm and unwavering.

"Hado No. 4, White Lightning".

A white light, like that of a venomous snake, burst forth from his fingertips, darting continuously among the rubble in the sky.

"Bang bang bang." The rubble in the air was instantly turned into dust by the impact of the white lightning and slowly fell down.

“The control of the White Lightning is not precise enough.” Naruto frowned and shook his head.

The sky was filled with countless pebbles, but the lightning only struck most of them.

Naruto wiped his sweat; his spiritual pressure was still high. He then continued his rigorous training.

Aizen, inside Naruto, witnessed all of this, but his heart had become numb to Naruto's talent.

It's just a 7-year-old boy, yet he can use Kido so skillfully, and even combine Kido techniques.

Even the precision of his control over the Kido has surpassed that of most novice Shinigami.

Is this the potential of humankind?

That's really surprising.

Seeing this, Aizen was relieved.

He understood that Naruto would continue to improve and would eventually grow into the person he aspired to be.

Now I can confidently proceed with my plans.

Aizen closed his eyes and slowly faded out of the sealed space.

Naruto did not conceal his Kido.

The Konoha leadership also took notice of it, regarding it as Naruto's bloodline limit.

With his magically conjured sword and attack methods similar to ninjutsu that don't require hand seals, the Konoha leadership has high expectations for Naruto's bloodline limit.

If all goes well, Konoha may gain another clan with a bloodline limit in the future.

.......

Naruto finished his training and called out to Rock Lee and Sasuke, who were still practicing hard beside him, "Lee, Sasuke, are you done? Let's eat."

"One thousand five, one thousand six... one thousand seven... I'll be done soon." Lee Rock was still doing sit-ups, his face flushed.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique." Sasuke stood at the edge of the lake, and after a series of complex hand seals, he spat out a series of fireballs that looked like the fruit of the Phoenix Flower, which fell into the lake, creating a large cloud of water vapor that caused the fish in the lake to thrash and scatter in all directions.

Several fish floated up from the water, belly up, and fell into a coma.

Sasuke seized the opportunity to scoop up the fish, waved at Naruto, and said excitedly, "We've got fish to eat!"

Ever since young master Sasuke experienced the joy of grilling fish and being self-sufficient, it's as if he's opened up a whole new world for himself.

Fishing, an essential life skill for Naruto, has become nothing more than a form of entertainment in the eyes of the young master.

After finishing their training, the three, having enjoyed grilled fish, walked along the streets of Konoha.

Strangely, there were more people on the streets than usual, and ninjas could be seen frequently.

"It seems like there are more ninjas returning to the village lately, and even our clansmen have increased quite a bit," Sasuke muttered to himself.

Naruto frowned, his gaze sweeping over the passing ninjas, his spiritual pressure also drawing out the ninjas watching him from the surrounding area.

Strangely, there were at least twice as many ninjas monitoring the situation as usual.

Naruto's intuition told him so.

They are not just monitoring themselves.

It couldn't possibly be Rock Lee.

Then there's only one option...

Naruto looked at Sasuke.

Are they spying on Uchiha Sasuke?

What is the purpose?

With these questions in mind, Naruto was preoccupied throughout the journey.

The Uchiha clan has a tense relationship in the village and is indeed unpopular, but not to the point that they need to be monitored.

"I hope it's just my imagination," Naruto thought to himself.

"Naruto, what are you thinking about?" Sasuke patted Naruto on the shoulder, interrupting his thoughts.

"No, I was just thinking about what to have for dinner," Naruto said with a gentle smile.

“Of course we need to replenish our nutrition after training, let’s go get some barbecue,” Rock Lee suggested, raising his hand.

"Agreed."

The trio strolled leisurely toward the Konoha barbecue restaurant.

.......

Inside the sealed space.

Minato and Kurama (the Nine-Tails) started chatting, which was unusual for them.

Although the two went through a lot of adjustments during the year, they at least found a delicate balance in their relationship.

"Naruto's talent is truly outstanding." Having just experienced a day with Naruto, Minato felt immensely gratified.

"This spiritual pressure is amazing. I feel like my body has stabilized now." Minato said, feeling his body full of energy. "It seems that spiritual beings like me can master power comparable to ninjas by training spiritual pressure. I wonder how Naruto got this power. It's really amazing."

But the fourth generation still harbored a lingering worry.

If the spiritual pressure comes from Naruto's bloodline limit, then once the spiritual pressure is exposed, Naruto will definitely attract attention from many parties.

Danzo, in particular.

That's Konoha's greatest evil.

"That brat's bloodline limit is indeed quite powerful, hmph, but his spiritual pressure is far inferior to my chakra." Kurama scoffed.

He has not chosen to practice spiritual pressure until now.