redvbooks Chapter 286 Naruto: Being strong is temporary, being cool is forever, I want to learn the Flying Thu
Chapter 286 Naruto: Being strong is temporary, being cool is forever, I want to learn the Flying Thu
Chapter 286 Naruto: Being strong is temporary, but being cool is forever. I want to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique!
on the street.
Naruto's body suddenly swayed without warning, as if someone had pulled the weight off his legs, and he tilted to the side, looking like he might fall to the ground at any moment.
Naruto, who was closest to him, reacted faster than he could think. Almost reflexively, he reached out and grabbed the dream Naruto, pulling him back forcefully.
"Hey! What's wrong with you?"
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +00!]
In just half a day, he had evolved from being shocked and admiring to treating this version of himself from his dream as a companion.
So when this version of himself softened in front of him, Naruto's heart tightened suddenly.
"Um?"
Tsunade was just about to turn around and go back to the Hokage Building when she heard a twitch in her ear and suddenly turned around.
She took a step and was already beside the two of them. She raised her sleeve and pointed her finger at Naruto's forehead in the dream, her expression suddenly becoming serious.
"What happened?"
Jiraiya's smile vanished, and he went from being lazy to being wary.
Xiang also looked on with unease.
"N-nothing."
Naruto's eyelashes fluttered slightly in his dream, and his eyes snapped open.
He first looked at Naruto, who was clinging to him tightly, his eyes filled with panic and fear.
Then, he glanced at the tense faces around him and tried to smile naturally, saying, "It's alright, Taifu. I'm just a little dizzy from the battle. I'm sorry for making everyone worry."
Anyone who knows him even slightly knows that this explanation is just an excuse.
The fight just now wasn't even a warm-up.
The real reason, of course, is the illusion we see.
What was that just now?
He lowered his eyes and raised his hand to press his temples, which were throbbing slightly.
Me with black hair?
The dying Third Hokage —
It's another fragment of this kind of foresight.
Naruto felt a chill run down his spine as he slowly exhaled. This wasn't the first time he'd experienced something so bizarre.
Not long ago, while practicing immortal arts at Mount Myoboku.
During an unusually deep meditation, he detected a completely different chakra fluctuation within the flow of his own chakra.
It lurked quietly in the deepest part of his chakra, like some being that had been silently watching the world from the distant past, ethereal yet possessing a heavy weight.
Ever since he sensed that strange chakra, he would occasionally experience sudden darkness before his eyes, just like what happened now, only to be suddenly illuminated by a certain image.
The scene was fragmented, yet excessively realistic.
Sometimes it's blurry, sometimes it's so clear you can count the subtle expressions on the other person's face.
In his world, some of those scenes have already occurred, while others have yet to unfold.
Therefore, he always thought that this was probably a future revelation brought about by that peculiar chakra.
A future that belongs only to his world.
However, what we see today is completely different.
Naruto with black hair.
The destroyed Konoha.
That was not any point in time he was familiar with.
"wrong----"
Naruto denied it in his dream.
An even more astonishing idea completely overturned his original understanding.
Could it be that...?
Are there other worlds that take completely different paths?
Perhaps, in places unseen, there is a third, a fourth—a ninja world with different Naruto Uzumakis, different paths, and different fates?
The "me" whose gaze was so cold it seemed to want to destroy everything was just Naruto walking a different path in one of those worlds.
The moment this thought popped into his head, Naruto in his dream felt a sudden tightness in his chest.
Even though he had become accustomed to the overlap between two different worlds, he truly realized...
Perhaps in places unknown to us, there are countless other Narutos.
Was that really me?
Or is it that you merely possess my face, yet have already become someone else?
If that were me in some other world, what exactly did he go through to become like that?
"Feed————"
Suddenly, a familiar voice called out in my ear.
"Hey, are you really okay?"
Naruto's worried voice was like a hand reaching into the water, forcefully pulling him out of his chaotic thoughts.
Naruto in his dream was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was still standing on the street.
"Don't scare me, feed me—"
That flustered tone warmed Naruto's heart in the dream.
He took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing those absurd thoughts.
At least now, it's not the time to think about that.
"Yes, it's nothing."
He raised his eyes and his usual gentle smile returned.
"I'm just a little dizzy."
Tsunade stared at him, hesitated for two seconds, and finally reached out and grabbed his wrist, gently probing his meridians with the chakra in her palm.
"Don't move."
Naruto in the dream had no choice but to stand still obediently.
A moment later, Tsunade withdrew her fingers, and her brows slowly relaxed.
"Your chakra flow is steady, and your pulse is normal. You're just a little exhausted; you'll be fine after a rest."
Naruto in his dream nodded with a wry smile: "Yeah, I'll be careful."
Tsunade breathed a sigh of relief and took a step back.
"Since there's nothing else, I'll head back to the Hokage Building first. I have a ton of documents to process this morning, and I don't have time to hang around here with you guys."
At this point, she turned to look at Naruto, her eyes clearly conveying a "you better watch out" message.
"Remember what I just said: guide the people properly and don't cause trouble."
Naruto immediately straightened his back and assured her, "Yes, Granny Tsunade! Don't worry!"
Tsunade glanced at him, her lips twitching as if she was hesitating whether to repeat what she had just said three more times.
In the end, she sighed and shook her head helplessly.
"never mind."
She exchanged a glance with Jiraiya and Kakashi.
The next second, the three figures almost simultaneously pushed off the ground, leaped onto the roof, and disappeared high up where sunlight and roof tiles intertwined.
The busy morning has only just begun.
The brief commotion on the street subsided.
Only Naruto, Dream Naruto, and Kaori remained standing in the same spot.
Naruto let out an exaggerated sigh of relief.
"They're finally gone."
A bright smile returned to his face, but it didn't last long before his eyes darted around before quickly locking onto the dreamlike Naruto beside him.
"Hey, hey, what you just did, didn't you use that?"
"that?"
Naruto blinked in his dream.
"It's that super cool instantaneous teleportation ninjutsu!"
Naruto's eyes lit up, as if he was reliving the battle, and he quickly gestured with his fingers.
"He disappeared in a flash, and then suddenly reappeared behind someone. Before that ANBU guy could even react, you had him knocked down."
"It's Dad's signature ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God Technique! Right? Right?"
He got more and more excited as he talked, and he almost jumped up.
Xiang couldn't help but prick up her ears, her eyes brimming with curiosity.
Naruto in his dream was being stared at by the two people on his left and right. He chuckled and raised the three-bladed kunai in his hand.
"Flying Thunder God Technique—if we're talking about using it, then yes."
"However, to say that I have mastered it—I am still far from having mastered it completely."
"?" Naruto and Kaori exclaimed in unison.
Naruto stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"You're kidding! You were so cool just now! You took down all three ANBU in one go!"
Xiang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, you were moving so fast I couldn't keep up. What else could that be but mastery?"
Naruto in his dream was praised by the two of them in turn, but he still shook his head.
"Being able to use it barely is not the same as truly mastering it; there's a huge difference between the two."
He raised his hand and waved the three-bladed kunai, which flashed coldly in the sunlight.
"To be more precise, I am now merely borrowing the power left by my father."
Naruto was stunned: "Borrow?"
Naruto in his dream chuckled, then took a few steps back to the side of the road, leaning against the trunk of a large tree, and slowly said, "You know the Body Flicker Technique, right?"
"Body Flicker Technique? I know that!" Naruto immediately perked up. "It's that technique where you can just 'whoosh' and run from here to there, right?"
"That's just a very fast physical technique; the principle is to move at superhuman speed."
"Your body still moves from here to there, covering all the distances in between in reality, only so fast that others can't see it. But the Flying Thunder God is different—"
He changed his hand gesture, holding the kunai horizontally in front of him: "Flying Thunder God Technique is a space-time ninjutsu."
"From here—" He pointed to the ground beneath his feet with the tip of his kunai.
"Go there." He then pointed to the alleyway not far away.
There was no real movement between them.
"You moved yourself, along with everything on your body, from one spatial node to another in an instant."
"
Naruto stared, clearly confused, and scratched his head, saying, "This is so complicated."
"To put it simply—" Naruto in his dream world bluntly summarized, "The Body Flicker Technique is about running there by speed, while the Flying Thunder God Technique is about getting there in the blink of an eye."
Naruto clenched his right fist and punched his left palm.
"So many styles! In short, he's just even more handsome!"
Naruto in a dream: "————"
Xiang adjusted her glasses and whispered, adding, "From the beginning, all he cares about is whether someone is handsome or not."
"Hey!" Naruto immediately retorted, "Being cool is important! There are so many ninjutsu techniques, of course you have to learn the coolest one!"
The dream Naruto was amused by him, and the shadow that had been cast on his eyes by the black-haired Naruto earlier was also largely dispelled.
"Alright, alright, the Flying Thunder God Technique is indeed very cool." He nodded with a smile, "However, the real difficulty of the Flying Thunder God Technique is not the technique itself, but—"
He pointed to the sword of forbearance on the hilt of the kunai.
"this."
Naruto immediately came closer: "What is this—?"
"This is the seal of the Flying Thunder God Technique," Naruto explained softly in his dream. "My father inscribed this seal in the place he wanted to reach. As long as this seal is present, the Flying Thunder God Technique can be successfully activated."
"In other words, you have to mark the spot first before you can fly over."
"Creating this mark requires an extraordinary level of control over chakra and a profound understanding of the rules of space."
"And me—" Naruto in his dream world smiled helplessly and concluded, "I haven't reached that level yet, I can't draw my own mark. The reason I can use it is..."
"It's because my father had already engraved the Flying Thunder God mark on this kunai."
"I only slightly modified the mark and added my chakra to it."
"But I can't create a new Flying Thunder God Technique formula from scratch."
Modify the markings.
This statement is vivid, but it also highlights the fact that he was merely a user, not a creator.
"Wow!"
Despite Naruto's humble explanation of the dream.
But Naruto's eyes did not dim after he heard it.
Instead, it radiated an even more worshipful light.
"That's amazing! That's so cool!" He exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly. "It sounds incredibly complex and amazing."
"As expected of Dad's technique, I really want to learn it too, I want to use such a cool technique!"
"Besides the Rasengan, I don't have any other cool special moves I can boast about right now!"
"And then there's color—cough cough, anyway, you see, my ninjutsu is pretty weak!"
Karin, standing to the side, was dumbfounded: "How dare you say that?"
Naruto in his dream was a little dizzy from being shaken, but he was still amused by the enthusiasm.
He looked down at the boy in front of him, who was even more boisterous than he had been back then, and suddenly felt a subtle sense of emotion.
This is Naruto in real life.
Passionate, clumsy, and stubborn.
If he could also grasp the power of the Flying Thunder God in this world, it wouldn't just be a matter of becoming more handsome for him.
That was a crucial step in changing one's destiny.
"Would you like to learn?"
Seeing Naruto's eager expression, a mysterious smile crept onto the lips of the dream Naruto.
He felt it was time to give himself some inspiration.
In his dream, Naruto raised the three-bladed kunai in his hand and waved it at him: "Close your eyes first."
Naruto obediently did as he was told, keeping his eyes tightly closed.
"Stretch out your hand and gently touch this kunai."
Naruto stretched out his finger, and his fingertip touched the cold metal.
Naruto in his dream state then said softly, "From now on, don't look at this kunai."
"Use your senses to feel it."
As Naruto listened, his breathing gradually calmed down from its initial rapid pace.
People were coming and going on the street not far away. Occasionally someone would glance over curiously, but their attention would soon be drawn away by other things.
The sun was warm and gentle, and a light breeze carried the scent of earth and flowers from the flower shop.
Xiang stood to the side, watching Naruto's expression gradually calm down, and she also felt a little relieved.
Naruto's eyes gleamed with anticipation in his dream.
This is the first and most crucial step on the path to Flying Thunder God.
Give it a try!
Naruto!
See if you can hear its call!
This is both a test and a gift and guidance from another version of yourself!
Naruto was originally just trying to sense things according to the instructions of the Naruto in the dream.
As time passed, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something subtle in the darkness.
Instead, it was a sense of calm and reassuring warmth.
It was as if someone reached out in the darkness, quietly grasped his hand, and transferred their strength to him little by little, without making him feel too burdened.
The feeling was both familiar and somewhat strange.
What's familiar is that the flow of that chakra is very similar to his own, like a river from the same source.
What was unfamiliar was that there was a certain calm strength within it that he did not possess.
"Did you find it?"
Naruto's voice from the dream world rang out at just the right moment.
Naruto sniffed, his voice a little hoarse: "Mmm."
"There's a feeling of warmth."
"It's like—it's like my own chakra extending out, but it's also a little different—"
"There's still a sense of my father inside."
When he said the word "dad," his voice became noticeably softer.
Naruto in his dream looked at him, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
"Very good." Dream Naruto revealed a slightly sly smile: "Then, you should be able to use the Summoning Jutsu, right?"
"Of course!"
Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately perked up.
"This was taught to me personally by the lecherous immortal!"
Seeing his arrogant demeanor, Naruto in his dream couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
Xiang watched from the side, and she keenly caught the sly look on Naruto's face in the dream.
He vaguely guessed what Naruto was going to do in the dream, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he did not interrupt.
"very good."
In his dream, Naruto gripped the three-bladed kunai tightly again, slowly returning it to his side, his right hand still resting on the hilt.
Next—
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"Let's try using that feeling we just had as the target for a psychic session."
Naruto was stunned for a moment: "?"
"What do you do when you use psychic abilities?"
Naruto asked in his dream.
"First, bite your finger, then form hand seals, and finally pour chakra into the ground to summon the toads."
"Yes." Dream Naruto nodded. "Take that mark you just found as a contract."
"Now close your eyes again."
"This time, you don't need to bite your fingers or pat the ground. Just silently recite your goal in your mind."
"Just like when I activate a summoning ritual, gather your chakra and follow that connection from before—"
Naruto opened his mouth: "That sounds pretty far-fetched."
"Let's give it a try," Naruto in his dream world said with a smile. "I'm right here beside you, there won't be any problems."
Naruto was completely confused, but out of instinctive trust in his other self, he remained unconvinced.
And his inherent recklessness in daring to try anything.
Without much thought, he immediately did as instructed.
Naruto took a deep breath and closed his eyes again.
"it is good."
He answered softly.
This time, he didn't deliberately think about terms like "Flying Thunder God Technique" or "Space-Time Ninjutsu," which sounded like headaches.
He mobilized his chakra as Naruto in the dream had instructed.
At the same time, close your eyes and try your best to communicate with that mark.
The next second, a faint spatial ripple spread outwards from Naruto's center.
There was no ground beneath my feet.
The person is gone.
"?"
Naruto suddenly felt his feet sink into the ground, and his body suddenly felt light.
Karin's pupils dilated: "Ju—he actually disappeared?"
She didn't even see how Naruto moved; she only felt that in the blink of an eye, a living person had completely severed from her chakra perception.
[Ding! Xiang's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
"It's a success."
Naruto in his dream world narrowed his eyes slightly, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.
Almost at the same time.
In the dream, about a step and a half away from Naruto's right side, the air rippled like a stone hitting the surface of water.
"Ouch--!"
A panicked scream exploded from the sky.
Naruto remained in the same position as before, his waist slightly bent and his shoulders hunched, completely unaware that he was in mid-air.
And so the scene became————
A blond boy, upside down with his limbs in the air, floated horizontally in mid-air next to Naruto in the dream.
"Aaaaaaahhhhh—!"
Naruto finally realized what was happening, and his vocal cords worked up to catch up on the words he hadn't had a chance to shout earlier.
Gravity takes over everything without mercy.
Pfft!
He landed hard on his bottom on the solid stone pavement.
The thud was quite powerful, echoing from one end of the street to the other, even drawing the curious gaze of the roadside stall owner not far away.
"Ouch! O ...!"
Naruto froze on the ground, frantically covering his backside with both hands, his face contorted in a grimace. "What...what just happened?!"
He was in so much pain that tears were almost streaming down his face.
Xiang stood there, her mouth half-open, her expression incredibly interesting.
"That was... Flying Thunder God?"
Her voice was dry.
Naruto was still sitting on the ground, staring with his round blue eyes, his face clearly saying "Who am I? Where am I?"
He looked up and saw Naruto's smiling face in his dream.
He looked down and then at the stone path beneath him.
After racking his brains for a while, he finally realized that the strange feeling of weightlessness he had just experienced was not dizziness, but rather the result of him suddenly jumping from one place to another.
"I—I was just—"
Seeing his disheveled yet adorable appearance, Naruto in his dream couldn't resist.
"Hahaha----"
Naruto in his dream finally couldn't help but let out a pleasant chuckle, crossed his arms, and commented in a pretentious manner: "It seems that next, you still need to learn more about how to adjust your posture in the air, how to control your position when you appear, and—"
"How can I minimize the amount of my butt when I land?"
Naruto's eyes widened.
“!!!!!!”
[Ding! Naruto's emotional fluctuations have been detected! Emotional value +80!]