Chapter 149
"Where?!"
"You don't need to worry about that. I'll get it myself."
"Alright, now I'll teach you the hand seals and activation method for the Heavenly Cover Formation."
"Naruto, let me warn you, this Ninjutsu is extremely difficult. It's normal to take a year or two to master it."
"Even if you're a true genius, you won't be able to master it in less than one or two months!"
[Please master the Heavenly Cover Formationbarrier within ten days! Otherwise...]
Naruto nodded: "I understand!"
"Pervy Sage, ten days!"
"I will master this Ninjutsu within ten days!"
Jiraiya gave a wry smile: "If you can really do that, then in ten days, I'll teach you the Uzumaki Clan's strongest Sealing Technique, Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Naruto's eyes lit up: "Good! It's a deal!"
Jiraiya quickly taught Naruto the hand seals for the Heavenly Cover Formation barrier, the methods for Chakra extraction and control, and the techniques for activating the barrier, etc., then let him practice on his own.
"Pervy Sage, where are you going?"
"To gather material, of course!"
"...Tch."
In reality, Jiraiya wasn't going to gather material, of course.
He glanced at the third Hokage statue, which was currently Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and a nostalgic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"It's been a long time..."
"Hiruzen-sensei."
...In the Hokage Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at his proud disciple, and a long-lost smile also appeared on his face.
"Jiraiya, I heard you were back a while ago. Why are you only coming to see me now?"
Jiraiya smiled: "I had more important things to do, Hiruzen-sensei."
Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a smoke ring.
"The important thing you speak of, wouldn't happen to be gathering material, would it?"
Jiraiya choked a bit.
"Hiruzen-sensei, back then, you seemed to have come with me..."
"Cough, cough, let's not bring up those old stories!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly interrupted him.
"Are you guiding Naruto in his training?"
Jiraiya tacitly agreed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed: "Indeed, there's no one more suitable than you."
"Back then, Minato sealed the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox inside Naruto, also believing that you, his teacher, would teach his son, gradually mastering the Nine-Tailed's Chakra and power step by step."
Jiraiya gave a wry smile: "That's true, but unfortunately, even Minato couldn't account for everything..."
"He never expected that Naruto, that guy, didn't want to use the power of the Nine-Tailed inside him at all!"
"What?!"
The pipe in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand nearly dropped.
The Anbu Ninja beside him were also stunned.
Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice: "Jiraiya, you should know the responsibility and mission Narutocarries..."
"Although it's unfair to him, since Minato chose him to be the new Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, he is destined to master this power and contribute to protecting the Village in the future!"
Jiraiya said: "How could I not know what you're saying?"
"But Naruto himself is unwilling, what do you want me to do?"
"I can't force him to master it. Jinchuriki already bear malice and pressure. If Naruto is forced, if anything goes wrong, the consequences will be eternal damnation."
"The previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Hidden Cloud Village, Blue B, rampaged through the Village, causing tragic casualties, which is still fresh in our minds. Are we to repeat the same mistakes?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed.
"Then what do you plan to do?"
Jiraiya said: "The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox can't escape."
"But if Naruto wants to choose other paths, it might not be a bad thing."
"Ultimately, what we need is the power to protect the Village itself, not the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's Jinchuriki."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart stirred: "You want him to master other powers?"
"However, powers comparable to the Nine-Tailed's power are probably extremely rare..."
Jiraiya smiled, Naruto's determined gaze appearing before his eyes.
"That guy Naruto, no matter what he was like before, now, through his own efforts and perseverance, he has long since been reborn and become a true genius."
"Such a guy will never be unknown, no matter what."
"His own Chakra reserves are immense, coupled with the Uzumaki Clan's vitality and recovery, he has mastered Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, powerful Taijutsu, Wind Release Ninjutsu, and powers similar to Wind Release Ninja Body Technique. His strength has long surpassed his peers."
"Since he doesn't want to use the Nine-Tailed's power, I have chosen two new paths for him..."
"Summoning Technique and Sealing Technique."
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned: "Summoning Techniqueand Sealing Technique?"
"They are indeed suitable for Naruto, but this also requires talent, especially Sealing Technique..."
Jiraiya smiled: "Don't worry about that, Naruto has astonishing talent in Sealing Technique."
"In just a few days, he has perfectly mastered One Thread Light Formation and Sanpō Fūin."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked: "It only took a few days?!"
"He truly is Minato and Kushina's son..."
"So, you came to see me for that, didn't you..."
"The Uzumaki Clan's secret Sealing Techniquecollection!"
"As expected of Hiruzen-sensei, you truly see everything."
Jiraiya said: "After the Uzumaki Clan was annihilated, the survivors scattered. Our Konoha Village also took in orphans like Kushina, plus First Hokage-sama's wife, Uzumaki Mito. It can be said that Konoha, after Uzushiogakure, is the force that possesses the most Sealing Techniques."
"Although these are considered classified, since they are things left behind by Kushina, giving them to her own biological son shouldn't be against the rules, right?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment: "Of course not, but what Sealing Technique do you want to teach Naruto?"
"Adamantine Sealing Chains."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned pale.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains?!"
"That level of Sealing Technique, Naruto can't master it yet, can he?!"
Jiraiya smiled: "That's because Hiruzen-sensei hasn't seen Naruto's talent and determination. If you had, you would never doubt it again."
Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered for a long time.
"Jiraiya, I can give you the Adamantine Sealing Chains Sealing Technique scroll, but you must not try to force his growth or deplete his potential for Minato and Kushina."
"That guy Naruto certainly possesses endless potential, but precisely because of that, it's even more important to let him grow gradually. You should know the principle of 'haste makes waste' better than anyone, right?"
Jiraiya smiled: "Alright, Hiruzen-sensei, in your eyes, I'm still that good-for-nothing kid, aren't I?"
"Don't forget, I'm an old man now too..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi also smiled slightly.
"No matter how much you grow, even if you become the Sannin renowned throughout the Ninja World, in my eyes as your teacher, I still feel you're all just children..."
Jiraiya said: "Even Orochimaru?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was silent for a moment, a deep sadness appearing on his face.
"Yes, Jiraiya..."
"Even Orochimaru is the same..."
Jiraiya said: "Hiruzen-sensei, you still favor that scoundrel the most, don't you?"
"But then again, back then he truly was the most gifted and the most capable of inheriting Hiruzen-sensei's legacy, it's just a pity..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said in a deep voice: "It's precisely because I thought that way that when I discovered him doing those heinous things, I was momentarily soft-hearted and let him go, which indeed led to a disaster!"
"Now that scoundrel has infiltrated Konoha again, intending to target Sasuke and Naruto during the Chunin Exams. This is all my sin..."
"Jiraiya, since you're back, let's end this karma together..."
"To atone for my sins, and to protect Naruto and Sasuke!"
Jiraiya also remained silent for a long time.
In the end, he nodded.
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The Heavenly Cover Formation was indeed extremely difficult.
Even with Naruto's current talent, mastering it completely presented numerous obstacles.
To complete it within the ten-day timeframe enforced by the System... Naruto almost halted all other training during these days.
From morning till night, he trained in nothing but the Heavenly Cover Formation, forgetting food and sleep, without a moment's rest.
This was unprecedented.
No matter how powerful the System was before, or how strict the training, it would always assign different tasks in time segments.
But now... [Host, please complete one thousand Heavenly Cover Formation training sessions today! Otherwise...]
One thousand times!
What else was there to say?!
It was Heavenly Cover Formation, and still Heavenly Cover Formation, even in his dreams it was Heavenly Cover Formation!
After all, according to the Pervy Sage, this was a super high-difficulty Ninjutsu that even Ninja with talent in Sealing Barriers would need a year or two to complete!
"Heavenly Cover Formation!"
After forming the hand seals, Naruto channeled and released Chakra, attempting to form a sensory barrier centered on himself.
However, it was like trying to inflate a small balloon... Before it could even begin to expand and grow, it simply shattered... He was already drenched in sweat, utterly exhausted, just desperately gritting his teeth and enduring the arduous training.
"Again!"
Bang—
The balloon shattered again.
"Again!"
Bang, bang—
Although it expanded a bit, it ultimately shattered again.