My ninjutsu is not right

Chapter 27 'Utilization'

"Click~"

Link threw the crushed beverage can far away into the trash can. [There are recycling bins for plastic bottles or aluminum cans next to Japanese vending machines]

He let out a long sigh, stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I will go back."

"Okay." Uzumaki Naruto stood up as well, but he didn't say his request until the end. Seeing the growth of his two classmates after each other's teaching, he was somewhat moved.

It's not that he is keen on becoming stronger. In fact, he is very vague about whether he should become stronger. He shouts that he wants to become a Hokage, but he has never considered what kind of strength is needed to become a Hokage...

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so uninterested in school and would skip classes and play pranks every day.

The emotion now is more like seeing two familiar peers with new toys and he also wants them -

This toy refers to being taught to become stronger.

Naruto Uzumaki watched his peer, who had never shown any dislike or negative emotions towards him, gradually walk away, and until the very end he did not say anything to keep him. He did not know how to face a peer who expressed kindness towards him.

I could only stand alone in front of the bench opposite the vending machine, holding my drink, and didn't leave for a long time.

At this moment, he probably wanted to cry.

Link left straight away, sighing silently in his heart. At the beginning, he didn't plan to have too much interaction with Uzumaki Naruto, and it was still the same now.

He didn't take the initiative to interact with that guy, but when this guy jumped out to challenge him, he knew that he would inevitably enter the field of vision of the Sandaime Hokage.

Then he realized that this might be a good opportunity.

Very good opportunity.

If you want to make progress, it is not enough to have excellent abilities. The most important thing is to let your leader know that you have excellent abilities and a good character. Otherwise, who would be willing to cultivate a cold and ungrateful person?
In a military organization like Konoha Village that emphasizes the will of fire and companions, the Third Hokage should pay more attention to character and will.

If it's Danzo, it doesn't matter. No matter what your personality is, he will brainwash you and then curse you.

What Link was thinking at the time was that he would most likely be a Genin remembered by the Sandaime Hokage. Even if he was not as good as the Twelve Young Ninjas of Konoha, he was definitely much stronger than the other nameless Genin.

When he entered the Ninja School, he showed his mutant ninjutsu, and in school he tried his best to show his genius personality, which earned him early graduation.

Now is a peaceful time, and there are not many people who graduate early. A genius with secret techniques (bloodline limit) and early graduation will definitely be remembered among more than a hundred people.

As we all know, a person's character cannot be perfect. The more perfect a person is, the less likely people will be to approach him. He will show some of his character flaws, exaggerate some of the things he cares about, and reveal them in front of others.

Preferably the Sandaime Hokage.

What do people remember most?

It's a label.

He wants to label himself with labels that are easy to remember: genius, hates people saying he is short, has a weird personality, is childish in strange ways, etc.

It was true that Link didn't hate Uzumaki Naruto, it was true that he cared about his shortness, and even many of his emotions were real - but he himself knew that everything he expressed had a purer purpose.

He wanted to climb up and become a Chunin, a Jonin, and if possible, a Kage candidate, so that he would have a chance to become a Kage in the future.

Whether it was the Sandaime Hokage or the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, they were the ones he could and must use the most.

Falsehood without emotion will not be able to exploit others for a long time, but if it is mixed with a certain amount of emotion, he is afraid of being infected. Therefore, the best way is to shape his own personality, let others develop feelings for himself, and then keep a little distance and restrain his heart.

To be honest, from the beginning to the end, what he feared the most was actually having some kind of bond. With the bond, he would no longer be invincible, just like his mother who died of illness in this life and his father who died inexplicably while performing a mission.

[Let’s stop here with Uzumaki Naruto for now. I’m not yet capable of dealing with the troubles that come with being ‘friends’ with him, and…]

Acting requires dedication, and Link cannot devote himself to it all the time. Personal contact with Uzumaki Naruto made him realize that he is a little softer than he thought, so he needs to isolate himself appropriately. Even now, he still feels a little uncomfortable using half-true and half-false behavior to take advantage of a naive guy.

But this is a step he must take.

He is not a true genius. If he did not have mutant ninjutsu, with his scarce chakra, he would probably be just a cannon fodder. Even if he had mutant ninjutsu, he would be a glass cannon at best if he fought alone in the early stage and would not be able to hold the initiative in his own hands.

Link had planned that if he could not find a way to truly change and strengthen himself among the ninjutsu that he could learn and release, he would focus on improving his chakra.

Whether it's the tailed beast, or the transformation of the ability to absorb chakra, or finding a power bank (such as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki card).

With sufficient chakra, he absolutely believed that he could change the situation of any battle.

But it is too risky for him to capture the tailed beast by himself, or find someone to transform it. It is better to be safer and take a high position, let Konoha Village capture a tailed beast for himself, or persuade the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki to use it as a power bank for him in the future.

Anyway, he never thought of solving any problem by himself. People can use tools and need to use their brains.

Even in the extraordinary world, without reaching a certain level, the collective is still very powerful.

[Keep going, Link, one day you will be able to control your own destiny]

He walked alone on the road, erasing the discomfort in his heart and moving forward firmly.

Maybe there was a moment in his life when he wanted to cry.
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Back at the seventh training ground, Link looked at his two teammates who were training hard, and began to practice himself.

His training was simply physical exercise, and he reached a bottleneck in the development of ninjutsu very early on.

Among the ninjutsu that he has already mastered, the greatest effect of the clone technique is that it makes oneself immune to a certain degree of damage (he dare not test the specific threshold too much). It is very suitable for saving lives, and separating and reassembling at critical moments is the secret to winning in physical competitions.

In the battle with Hatake Kakashi, he gained considerable advantage (in various senses) through his brain, but was fooled by the shadow clone.

In fact, in the initial development, he thought much more deeply, for example, separating not only the limbs, but also pieces, or opening up his mind and dividing it into cells and atoms.

But no.

Because after repeated tests, he came to a conclusion:
All mutated ninjutsu are based on the amount of chakra provided to extend the duration and enhance the effect.

(End of this chapter)