Naruto looked at the Chidori in Yoruha's hand with excitement and said, "Yoruha, this jutsu is so cool! Teach me, teach me." Yoruha glanced at Naruto and shook his head, saying, "Naruto, this jutsu isn't suitable for you."
"What do you mean it's not suitable? You just want to teach Sasuke and not me," Naruto complained. Yoruha felt a bit helpless, but he patiently explained, "This jutsu requires you to rush up to your opponent for a direct strike."
"So if your speed isn't fast enough, your opponent can interrupt your attack before you land it, or even counterattack and defeat you."
"Because the attack speed is extremely fast, if your eyes can't keep up, you won't even see where your opponent is, and your attack won't be accurate, leading to severe consequences. The reason I say this jutsu suits Sasuke is because he has the Sharingan. During a rapid attack, Sasuke's Sharingan can help him pinpoint the opponent's location and see how they counterattack during fast movements."
Upon hearing Yoruha's explanation, Sasuke, who had previously only thought Chidori looked cool, nodded. "I see. So, learning this jutsu is quite difficult. Besides needing my Sharingan, my body also needs to react quickly."
Yoruha smiled, "Exactly, those are the key points of this technique. If you can't achieve these, not only will the technique lack power, but it might even backfire on the user. It's an A-rank jutsu, not only hard to learn but also very dangerous."
Both Sasuke and Sakura nodded, understanding the concept of an A-rank jutsu. Sasuke knew this well since he had been learning jutsu from a young age. Sakura learned about it in ninja school. Meanwhile, Naruto was completely confused.
"What do you mean by speed? Yoruha, you just don't want to teach me, right? Hmph, you must be closer to Sasuke, right?"
Naruto crossed his arms and turned his head away, not looking at Yoruha. Yoruha's mouth twitched slightly. He had explained so clearly, yet Naruto still didn't understand.
Yoruha could only say, "I've said so much just to convey that this jutsu isn't suitable for you. Even if you could learn it, without the Sharingan, you wouldn't be able to use it effectively. Do you understand now?"
Naruto still insisted that Yoruha was deliberately not teaching him. Seeing Naruto's attitude unchanged, Yoruha felt a headache coming on. After some thought, Yoruha could only smile wryly and say, "How about this, you and Sasuke go find Kakashi-sensei together. He'll show you why this jutsu isn't suitable for you."
The only reason Yoruha could think of for Naruto to understand was that he didn't have the lightning chakra nature. This would cut off any thoughts of learning Chidori from the source, sparing Yoruha from further trouble. He figured Kakashi would probably teach Naruto some wind-style jutsu to appease him.
Yoruha thought to himself, "Kakashi-sensei, don't blame me. Anyway, you probably don't have much going on right now. Instead of hiding at home reading your little books, you might as well be a good teacher." Meanwhile, Kakashi, who had just returned home, sneezed twice.
Achoo? Now Yoruha finally understood why Kakashi was reluctant to teach Naruto and instead sent him to learn from Ebisu. Given Kakashi's personality, he would probably be driven crazy by Naruto as well.
Naruto's biggest issue was his lack of basic knowledge. In other words, he practically learned nothing in the ninja academy, considering he always handed in blank papers during theoretical exams. So, teaching Naruto required a very slow and methodical approach tailored just for him. At this point, Naruto hadn't yet shown his potential, and Kakashi was likely on the verge of a breakdown from Naruto's endless questions.
Although Ebisu didn't have a good impression of Naruto, he was indeed a very professional teacher. Otherwise, the Third Hokage wouldn't have entrusted Konohamaru to him. Yoruha, on the other hand, was already getting impatient after being bombarded with two or three questions.
If it weren't for the calm demeanor he had cultivated over the years, he would have broken down long ago, much like in his previous life. It felt like teaching a child, and that kind of frustration was overwhelming. Naruto agreed with Yoruha's suggestion.
Even though he was a bit upset about not being able to learn directly from Yoruha, Kakashi could also teach this jutsu, and learning from Kakashi was essentially the same. Despite thinking that Kakashi wasn't as strong as Yoruha, at least Kakashi was an elite jonin. After the mission in the Land of Waves, both Naruto and Sasuke, along with Sakura, unanimously believed that Yoruha's strength had surpassed Kakashi's.
Even Kakashi himself thought so. Only Yoruha still considered his current strength to be at the jonin level. In Kakashi's eyes, however, Yoruha's strength was already at the Kage level.
Despite Yoruha seemingly lacking battle experience, Kakashi couldn't detect any such deficiency during their fights. Yoruha handled each battle with the skill of a seasoned jonin. Coupled with his raw power, Yoruha's overall strength was undoubtedly at the Kage level, and he was among the stronger ones at that.
Kakashi even felt that Yoruha didn't need much practical experience; his sheer power was sufficient. Once Naruto agreed, Yoruha finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been most afraid of being pestered by Sasuke, who was notoriously stubborn and rarely gave up once he set his sights on someone.
Who would have thought Naruto was even more persistent? Fortunately, he managed to redirect Naruto to Kakashi. If Kakashi knew what Yoruha was thinking, he would probably come over for a discussion.
Yoruha glanced at the sky and said, "Alright, it's settled then. I need to go now; I'm too tired." Without waiting for anyone to respond, his figure vanished before their eyes.
He moved swiftly, fearing any further complications. Because Naruto and Sakura were too scared to walk through the Uchiha clan's main street, Sasuke escorted them out of the clan's territory before returning. Sasuke wasn't as aloof as before; although he still spoke little, he had learned to be considerate of others' feelings.
When Yoruha returned home, he washed up and went straight to rest. He planned to visit the archives the next day to check out Konoha's ninjutsu. Although he had already mastered many powerful jutsus, the thought of the archives containing all of Konoha's ninjutsu filled him with anticipation.
Whether it was the Flying Thunder God technique, various powerful sealing techniques, or all sorts of forbidden jutsus, Yoruha was eager to see them. What Yoruha didn't know was that the Third Hokage's decision to promote him to chunin had already spread among the major clans and factions in Konoha. What puzzled them wasn't that Yoruha became a chunin at the age of twelve.
There were others in Konoha's history who became chunin at an even younger age, though not many. Kakashi, for instance, graduated from the ninja academy at five and became a chunin at six. Uchiha Itachi graduated at nine and became a chunin at ten.
Such individuals weren't exceedingly rare in Konoha's history. However, the strange thing was that Yoruha had just graduated from the ninja academy and had only completed two D-rank missions and one C-rank mission. With such a limited number of missions, he shouldn't have qualified to become a chunin.
Yet the Third Hokage had promoted him to chunin, and they couldn't understand why. Yoruha's performance in the ninja academy was quite average, at a mid-level. How could someone like that warrant a personal promotion from the Third Hokage? For a time, Yoruha became the center of discussion among Konoha's major clans and factions.
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