Naruto stood in the center of the water tornado, keeping his hand seals unchanged.

As chakra continued to be consumed, several pointed, high-speed rotating water bullets flew out from the water tornado and attacked Naruto on the opposite side.

Seeing the fatal move coming, Naruto, standing on the ground, dodged left and right, while forming seals with his hands.

“Earth escape, earth flow wall.”

The earth wall that rose from the ground successfully intercepted the remaining water bombs that could not be avoided.

Even after being improved and having increased power such as considerable initial velocity and high-speed rotation, the water bomb was unable to break through the protection of the earth wall.

Just make a small hole on top.

Naruto, who was performing the Earth Escape, also kept the seals in his hands unchanged and consumed chakra.

The earth wall that had just blocked the water bomb quickly softened under the influence of chakra, turning from hard soil into soft mud.

The mud was divided into three parts, and its shape changed, compressed, and gathered, eventually evolving into three earthen javelins.

Unfortunately, before he could carry out any follow-up operations, he was submerged by the oncoming flood.

Naruto, who was holding on to the tree branch with both hands, doing pull-ups while silently reciting and reviewing the textbook knowledge for the new semester, looked sideways.

The shadow clone that used earth escape was destroyed in the torrent, leaving only the three earth javelins in its place.

The shadow clone who used water escape slowly withdrew the water tornado that was protecting itself, and joined the discussion with the other shadow clones who were watching.

“Soil has a strong plasticity.”

“However, it needs to go through the steps of softening, deformation, and hardening. In actual use, it is far less efficient than water.”

After all, there is still no question of change in nature.

Once you have mastered the changes in the properties of soil, you don’t need to soften the soil in reality at all. You can completely rely on your own chakra to achieve it.

It greatly speeds up the release of earth escape, and will be much more flexible in combat.

There is another problem. Without the change in the properties of the soil, you cannot use the earth escape technique when you are in mid-air, on the water, on a boat, or in other places where there is no soil.

The limitations are as big as water.

Could it be that I have to use sealing techniques like I do with water, seal the soil into a scroll and carry it with me?

Naruto’s mind was scattered and he thought too much for a moment. Realizing that his thoughts were a little drifting, he quickly gathered them together and concentrated on his daily studies.

As we enter a new semester, every monthly exam is extremely important.

During the holidays, with Sakura’s help, Naruto has already mastered most of the test points. Now all he needs to do is review and practice questions to make his already strong grasp even more solid.

“Naruto, where are you?” Sakura’s voice came.

“Here.” Naruto responded.

Arriving under the tree where Naruto was exercising, Sakura, who was dressed up carefully, asked, “Naruto, do I look good today?”

Naruto looked at her strangely, without any perfunctory response. Instead, he examined and observed her very carefully.

“It looks good. What’s wrong? Isn’t today your date with Sasuke? Why are you so listless after your date?”

Sakura sighed, squatted under the shade of the tree, and said faintly: “I always feel that this date is far from what I imagined.”

“Sasuke-kun had a cold face the whole time and showed no interest in anything. The total amount of words he said from beginning to end was not even ten.”

“So cold…”

“That’s nothing. He’s handsome, that’s all. That’s his personality. Just get used to it.” Naruto said casually.

This is just the beginning. Sasuke almost killed you later, and you wandered around the world after marriage and rarely went home. Despite this, don’t you still like me?

Money can’t buy it, I like it.

“Getting used to it?” Sakura muttered softly.

“At the beginning, when I was dating Sasuke-kun, I was super happy and excited. Sasuke-kun wasn’t so cold at that time.” Sakura said.

“As the number of dates increased, his attitude became colder and colder. It felt like dating me was a waste of life.”

“I’ve been so accommodating to him and thinking about him in everything. Why?”

“Holding hands on a date is a normal thing, right? Sasuke-kun doesn’t do that. If I take the initiative to hold his hand, he will dodge away.”

“Even if you just say a few words to me, praise me, chat with me for a while.”

“No, nothing.”

Isn’t it normal to have a cold attitude? After all, the whole clan was destroyed, and the executor was his brother, Naruto thought to himself.

“It’s still the same four words, just get used to it.” Naruto said: “Ask yourself, isn’t a cold Sasuke handsome?”

“He is handsome, but I don’t feel happy when I actually spend time with him.” Sakura said anxiously, “I don’t feel as happy as when I am with you.”

“It would be great if Sasuke-kun could be a little more humorous, a little gentler, and a little more caring towards me.”

Naruto hehe.

No one is perfect, there is no such thing as a truly perfect person.

Not wanting to continue this meaningless topic, he changed the subject.

“Now that the date is over, if you have nothing to do, as usual, give me a test. By the way, have you had lunch? What do you want to eat? I’ll ask my clone to buy it for you.”

“I have no appetite. I don’t want to eat.” Sakura shook her head.

Then he randomly asked questions, some from the previous two years and some from this year’s new semester.

far away.

Hinata was hiding behind a tree, not having the courage to show up.

Seeing Sakura coming, I saw the two of them having a great conversation. It seemed like they had endless things to talk about.

I feel very lost.

He stepped back silently and quietly and left.

As the sun began to set, Sakura said goodbye to Naruto and left in a depressed mood.

Naruto practiced until late again.

Once you have mastered the test points, you don’t need to focus on them fully, just review them appropriately.

Naruto used the saved time to train and practice.

Tick.

Tick.

I heard the sound of water dripping.

Wondering whether he had forgotten to turn off the faucet or the house was leaking, Naruto opened his eyes.

The scene he saw stunned him.

“Is this… a sealed space?”

Overdrawn, exhausted to the point of coma.

Mental strength meets the requirements.

Thinking about what the opportunity was for entering here, Naruto stepped forward.

Passing through the long and narrow path, what comes into view is a dim and vast space. Dividing the space into two is a large iron door with a sealing symbol on it.

“Little ghost.” Kyuubi said in a low voice, “Come here, come a little closer.”

Naruto walked over obediently.

When he could reach him, the Nine-Tails was about to grab Naruto and intimidate him.

Unexpectedly, Naruto did not stop, but continued to move forward and walked in through the gap in the iron gate.

“I’m Uzumaki Naruto, who are you? Where is this place?” Naruto looked up and exclaimed, “Wow, you’ve grown so big and handsome!”

“…”Nine-Tailed Fox.

How should I put it? I can’t fix it.

Chapter 18 Nine-Tailed Fox: The Strange Man

While the Nine-Tail was stunned, Naruto grabbed a handful of it. The softness was mixed with a burning pain.

A look of surprise once again appeared in Kyuubi’s bloodshot eyes.

He reacted and roared.

The sound wave was comparable to a hurricane, blowing Naruto away.

outside world.

The sleepy Naruto suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, gasping for breath, and subconsciously looked to his right.

In good condition.

The burning pain caused by the consciousness body coming into contact with the Nine-Tailed Fox is unforgettable.

“What’s going on? I just touched it.” Naruto wondered.

In the plot, Naruto can use the Nine-Tails Chakra directly. At most, if the amount exceeds a certain limit, he will lose his mind.

In the later stages, with mutual understanding and recognition with the Nine-Tailed Fox, it can be used perfectly without any side effects.

Glancing at the alarm clock, it was a little after twenty. Naruto lay back down again, put his hands behind his head, and closed his eyes in deep thought.

Recalling the plot before and after, Naruto used the Nine-Tails Chakra, the changes during this period, and the reasons.

Soon, there was an answer.

“If there’s a difference between before and after, it’s Kyuubi’s mentality.”

“In the plot, Naruto defeated the Nine-Tails with the help of Killer Bee, Kushina and others, and obtained a part of the Nine-Tails’ chakra through tug-of-war.”

“This chakra is ownerless and does not include the Nine-Tails’ consciousness. If Naruto uses it, it will not have any mental impact.”

“It was not until I recognized and understood the Nine-Tailed Fox that I truly mastered the Nine-Tailed Fox’s power.”

“The Eight Trigrams Seal has a filtering effect, removing some of the influence of the Nine-Tails’ chakra, allowing Naruto to use it better.”