Chapter 327: Conflicted Naruto

Standing in the open space, Naruto made the sign of the seal of opposition, looked at Kakashi and said: "Kakashi, Jonin, before you give me special training, I want to see your strength."

Want to challenge Jonin before you graduate from Ninja School?

Kakashi complained a few words in his heart, and then stepped forward to complete the seal of opposition. Only by sparring with Naruto once, he could understand Naruto's specific strength and carry out targeted teaching.

After the two sides pulled away enough distance, Kakashi showed a playful smile: "Naruto, I won't bully you. As long as you can force me to use ninjutsu, you will win this sparring."

After hearing this, Naruto nodded slightly, and took the lead in launching an attack without waiting for Kakashi to shout start.

With the blessing of chakra, Naruto's speed was very fast. He appeared in front of Kakashi in less than half a second, raised his fist and hit Kakashi's nose.

Kakashi, standing in place, dodged Naruto's punch with a sideways move, raised his palm and attacked Naruto's abdomen, trying to kill Naruto in one second.

With a bang, Naruto was hit by Kakashi, but his body turned into a puff of white smoke.

This is one of the three body techniques, the clone technique. Although it does not have strength and attack capabilities, it can effectively confuse the opponent. This ability is very useful in the Genin stage, so it was selected as one of the ninjutsu for graduation assessment.

However, the upper limit of the clone technique also stops here. Elite ninjas with some ability in the ninja world can easily see through the clone technique, and Kakashi is no exception.

In order to test Naruto's strength, Kakashi deliberately showed a surprised expression, then blocked Naruto's sneak attack without looking back, and raised his fist again.

With another plop, Naruto, who was hit, turned into a log, and his body appeared more than ten meters away.

Seeing this scene, Kakashi raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

As a jonin, he can easily see through Naruto's tricks, but it does not mean that ordinary Genin can. Naruto's mastery of the three body techniques has surpassed many Genin.

Just based on this, Naruto is good enough to graduate from the Ninja School.

But if Naruto wants to become an elite ninja in the village and take on the responsibility of Jinchūriki, his current strength is far from enough.

With a flash of his figure, Kakashi appeared behind Naruto and pressed a branch he picked up against Naruto's back.

Naruto felt a chill on his back. After dodging Kakashi's attack with difficulty, he formed seals with both hands and performed the clone technique again, attacking Kakashi together with his clone.

Is it another clone technique without a physical body? Kakashi was dismissive.

Just when he relaxed his vigilance, Naruto's clone suddenly hit him with a heavy punch. Kakashi's face changed in pain, and then he seemed to remember something and looked at Naruto with a strange look.

"We have been sparring for so long. I already know your strength."

"But I am very curious. How did you master the Shadow Clone Technique? The B-level difficulty Shadow Clone Technique should not be taught in the Ninja School?"

"The Shadow Clone Technique?"

Naruto looked puzzled. He did not know what Kakashi was talking about. He asked, "What is the Shadow Clone Technique? I only know the Clone Technique... What are you talking about?"

Kakashi frowned. "The Clone Technique does not have a physical body. Only the Shadow Clone has a physical body."

Naruto suddenly realized and continued, "You mean my clone has a physical body? This is my improved Clone Technique. I found that as long as the clone is given enough chakra, the clone can also have a physical body."

Hearing this, Kakashi was speechless.

He thought Naruto had learned the Shadow Clone Technique through some channel, and was surprised why the third generation gave Naruto this dangerous ninjutsu so early. He did not expect that Naruto actually figured out the Shadow Clone Technique by himself.

As for how talented the act of creating ninjutsu is, Kakashi himself is not sure.

The ninjas he knew basically created their own ninjutsu or improved some ninjutsu. As long as the ninja reached the strength of a jonin and mastered the corresponding chakra nature changes, they could start creating ninjutsu.

But a jonin is only a jonin after all. Naruto's current strength is definitely not at the jonin level, and it is very likely that he has never understood the chakra nature changes.

Without knowing anything, he created the Shadow Clone Technique, which is enough to prove Naruto's talent.

From this point of view, Naruto may be able to reach the strength of his father, the Fourth Hokage, in the future, and even surpass the Fourth Hokage because of the Nine-Tails in his body.

After a moment of daze, Kakashi and Naruto concluded a seal of reconciliation.

After knowing that Naruto at least had the strength of a Genin, Kakashi took Naruto to the vicinity of the South River, intending to teach Naruto the skills of accurately controlling chakra.

However, Naruto soon showed his skills of climbing trees and treading water, which embarrassed Kakashi.

After not knowing what to teach Naruto, Kakashi said hello to Naruto and each walked towards home.

After returning to the small house in the center of the village, Naruto took a hot bath and lay on the bed to chat with the old man Black Zetsu in the kunai pendant.

"Black Zetsu, do you think Kakashi wants to approach me because of the mission given by the Third-generation Grandpa? But every time he sees me, he always gets stunned for a moment, as if he thinks of another person."

"I think Kakashi must know my relatives, but he is unwilling to tell me like the Third-generation Grandpa. Is it because my identity is very special? Or is it for other reasons?"

Naruto is not a fool. He realized that he was different from other children when he was very young.

It's not just because he is an orphan without parents or relatives. There are many orphans without parents in the village. Some of them are sent to relatives' homes, and some are sent to orphanages.

He is the only orphan who lives alone in the entire Konoha Ninja Village.

He once asked the Third-generation Grandpa about this matter, but the Third-generation Hokage evaded it with various reasons. Gradually, Naruto got used to it and stopped asking about the details of his life experience.

After contacting Kakashi today, Naruto had the idea of ​​exploring his identity again.

Of course you are special. You are the reincarnation of Ashura, the son of the Fourth Hokage, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. There are few ninjas in the ninja world whose identities are more complicated than yours.

After a moment of silence, Black Zetsu said lazily:

"Didn't you stop worrying about your life experience? Why are you worrying about it again now? When you grow up, you will naturally know the answer."

Since the Third Hokage and Kakashi did not reveal Naruto's identity, Black Zetsu naturally did not want to make things complicated.

Anyway, it was not him who deceived Naruto. He just had to play the role of an old grandfather and occasionally show his concern for Naruto.

In his experience, the more sunny and cheerful a boy is, the easier it is for him to go to darkness.