Sakura bowed slightly and apologized with the attitude of a good student, "I'm sorry, Renji-sensei, Sasuke's question was very rude."
The Third was the current Hokage of the village.
Renji was Team 7's teacher.
Asking Renji who was stronger between him and the Third Hokage inside the village was indeed impolite.
But the one who asked the question was Sasuke, so it had nothing to do with her.
Yay.
Sasuke, good question.
Naruto glared at Sasuke and accused him, "Sasuke, your question is too much! Grandpa Third is the Hokage, the greatest ninja in the entire village!"
He deeply respected the Third Hokage and believed he was the greatest ninja not only in the village but even in the entire ninja world.
The Third Hokage had also strongly influenced his dream of becoming Hokage.
"Renji-sensei, please answer me," Sasuke said coldly, ignoring Naruto and staring straight at him.
"Who's stronger? That's hard to say. If the Third old dog were young, it would probably be quite troublesome. It's hard to make conclusions about things you haven't personally experienced."
Hyuga Renji said as he stroked his chin and sucked on a lollipop while thinking seriously.
He had never fought the Third Hokage.
He rarely made conclusions about things he hadn't experienced personally.
Moreover, the Third Hokage had indeed been extremely formidable in his youth.
Especially his Summoning beast, which was very troublesome.
"Would you lose?" Sasuke asked.
Hyuga Renji didn't hesitate at all and replied firmly, "I would win."
They had never actually fought, so there was no definitive comparison.
But he, Hyuga Renji, would definitely win.
Not to mention the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, a destructive technique capable of splitting the moon.
Even if the Third Hokage could withstand one strike of the Super Planetary Devastation, that alone would already count as a victory for him.
The Six Paths threshold and the weak Kage level were completely different dimensions.
"Renji-sensei... would win?" Team 7 paused slightly.
They could tell Renji was completely serious.
His answer carried absolute certainty.
Against the dignified Third Hokage, Renji-sensei would win?
Oh my god.
Was it really that outrageous?
Maybe Team 7 had truly found a treasure.
Maybe they had met an unbelievably powerful ninja as their teacher.
"If you're going to win, then why act so vague earlier?" Sakura complained softly.
Based on Renji's earlier words, she had thought he might lose.
"Adults are very rigorous. You little brats must remember not to make conclusions about things you haven't experienced," Hyuga Renji said calmly.
"No matter what you encounter, experience it first, witness it yourself, and then think carefully."
Naruto placed his hands behind his head, kicked a small stone nearby, and muttered unhappily, "Tch, Grandpa Third is very amazing."
He truly respected the Third Hokage from the bottom of his heart.
"It's fine. You'll understand how great Renji-sensei is later," Hyuga Renji said as he waved his hand, no longer interested in discussing the topic.
Alas.
When it came to brainwashing the Nine-Tails brat, the Third old dog really was skilled at it.
"Let's get back to the main topic. Once you can perfectly control chakra, the power of all your techniques will increase greatly.
The Great Fireball from earlier was meant to demonstrate this," Hyuga Renji said as he clapped his hands and returned the discussion to training.
He had deliberately used the Great Fireball earlier to prepare for what came next.
He wanted Team 7 to become fully interested and seriously committed to chakra control training through tree climbing.
Sasuke asked doubtfully, "After I can control chakra, will the power of my Great Fireball be the same as yours, Renji-sensei?"
"It'll be difficult, but you will become stronger," Hyuga Renji replied with a faint smile containing a hint of mockery.
"You don't need to compare yourself to me. It's better to compare yourself to weaker people, like that beast Uchiha Itachi."
"Renji-sensei, do you mean that as long as I can freely control chakra, I can defeat that man?" Sasuke's emotions were immediately stirred.
"That's right. Chakra control is the foundation of everything and will allow you to gain power more easily in the future," Hyuga Renji replied.
"Uchiha Itachi...!" Sasuke's face darkened as his fists tightened and hatred filled his eyes.
Finally.
Finally, he could gain power.
Chakra control was only the foundation, but it was already enough to excite him.
Because he could finally see hope.
"Sasuke..." Sakura looked at him with concern. His current expression made her feel uneasy and distant.
"And you, stinky brat, before dreaming about becoming Hokage, you must first master chakra control," Hyuga Renji said as he glanced indifferently at Naruto.
Naruto smiled brightly, struck his palm confidently, and said firmly.
"Oh, don't worry, Renji-sensei, I'll definitely learn chakra control and then become Hokage for you to see!"
Anything related to becoming Hokage always made him far more serious than usual.
"Flat-chested brat, you should work hard too. If that idiot Naruto surpasses you, my stomach will probably hurt from laughing," Hyuga Renji added.
"Being surpassed by Naruto..." Sakura felt embarrassed just imagining it.
Hyuga Renji chuckled inwardly.
They were still just kids.
Very easy to motivate.
Given Naruto and Sasuke's current enthusiasm, they would probably learn tree climbing faster than expected.
Sakura was quite smart as well.
"Renji-sensei, how do we control chakra?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Practice is more effective than theory. First, you need to..." Hyuga Renji walked over to a large tree, tapped the trunk lightly with his finger, and continued, "...climb the tree."
"Climb... climb a tree?" All three members of Team 7 froze.
They stared at him in disbelief as if he were joking with them.
"Hey, Renji-sensei, are you messing with us?" Naruto reacted immediately and pointed at him angrily.
"It's just tree climbing. I could climb to the top of a tree when I was three!"
Tree climbing? What a joke.
When he was three years old, he could already climb to the top of a tree in one go.
"Sigh, impatient kids," Hyuga Renji sighed before looking at Naruto with calm and indifferent eyes.
"Naruto, if you interrupt me again, I'll strip your clothes off and hang them at the village entrance so everyone can admire your underdeveloped little worm," Hyuga Renji said casually.
Sakura's face flushed slightly as she complained inwardly.
Bastard.
Renji, what are you saying?
There are girls here.
What a hooligan teacher.
"Hmph, little worm," Sasuke said coldly as he turned his head away.
"Wuwuwuwu!" Naruto quickly covered his mouth and glared at Sasuke with burning eyes.
"As for tree climbing... just watch," Hyuga Renji said as he walked forward with his hands in his pockets.
He stepped onto the surface of the tree trunk as if walking on flat ground and calmly walked upward step by step until he reached the top.
"He... he walked up?" Naruto's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Renji standing firmly on the tree trunk.
"Amazing!" Sakura exclaimed in shock.
Sasuke was also slightly surprised.
So this was chakra control.
"First, there are two things you need to do," Hyuga Renji said as he jumped down from the treetop and landed in front of Team 7.
He raised one finger and continued, "First, feel your chakra."
Then he raised a second finger and said, "Second, make your chakra flow to the soles of your feet."
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