From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

After the old man ordered a bowl of ramen to take away, Sasuke casually glanced in the direction the old man had left and asked, "Sakura, do you know that old man?"

“Yes.” Sakura nodded and said, “Before Dad retired, he was teammates with Grandpa Kosuke on many missions. Grandpa Kosuke lived not far from my house. When I was little, Dad took me to visit Grandpa Kosuke a few times.”

Naruto asked with a puzzled look, "Sakura, do you mean that old man was a ninja?"

Carrying a large pot on his back, he looks more like a chef.

Sakura replied, "Of course! Although Grandpa Kosuke is only a genin and not very strong, Dad said that Grandpa Kosuke has a lot of ninja experience."

"Sakura!"

"What is it, Sasuke?"

Sasuke withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Since we have this relationship, we can learn more from such a senior in the future."

"Hey?"

Sakura was taken aback.

Although Grandpa Kosuke, um...

But to be honest, he's just a low-ranking ninja; even his useless father is much stronger than him.

"Just as you said, since this senior has been a ninja for decades, even if he is a genin, he must have extraordinary abilities. You will graduate in two years, so learning from such a senior will definitely be of great help to you."

Maruboshi Kosuke is someone the Second Hokage personally taught him Water Release ninjutsu; the Third Hokage wanted to promote him to Jonin and teach him ninjutsu (but Kosuke did not accept the Jonin title); and the Fourth Hokage personally bandaged his wounds.

His swordsmanship and shuriken throwing skills are outstanding even among the Jonin of Konoha.

In Konoha, aside from the Third Hokage, a master of five types of ninjutsu, it's difficult to judge his Water Release technique. Maruboshi Kosuke's Water Release ninjutsu is arguably the best in Konoha.

Is that so?

Sakura nodded thoughtfully.

Sasuke-kun is so smart, he must be right!

After the three finished their ramen and chatted for a while, they went their separate ways.

Should we listen to Sasuke and ask Kosuke for advice more often in the future?

On her way home, Sakura manipulated the water-type puppet on her body while thinking to herself.

She didn't look down on Grandpa Kosuke's abilities; she was just afraid of bothering him.

Grandpa Kosuke is often not at home. He is either patrolling around Konoha or on his way to carry out missions outside the village.

My dad told me that Grandpa Kosuke was a ninja who was very willing to take responsibility and had a strong will of fire. Most people would retire from their ninja positions around the age of fifty.

Even her unreliable father ended his ninja career before he was even thirty.

Grandpa Kosuke is over 60 years old and still dedicates himself to Konoha. I won't comment on his strength, but he is definitely a person who loves the village very much.

It would be too impolite to bother someone who has finally managed to get home and rest for a few days.

Sakura presents a ladylike and proper image to outsiders, only revealing her true personality to a handful of people, such as Sasuke, Naruto, and Ino.

Thinking of this, Sakura sighed and murmured, "I'll go back and ask Dad. If... then forget it..."

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After leaving Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto walked towards the training ground with a troubled look on his face. He was going to have extra training today!

Because Sasuke had already told him that he shouldn't do strenuous exercise immediately after a meal, he didn't choose to run there, but instead walked there.

He lost to Sasuke again today, although it wasn't the first time he had lost to Sasuke.

But Naruto was still very unwilling.

For the past two years, the two have maintained a mentor-student and friend-like relationship, but he has never given up on the idea of ​​defeating Sasuke.

From the moment Naruto first met Sasuke, a voice seemed to be telling him that he should befriend Sasuke, but while he could befriend him, he absolutely could not lose to that guy.

But he seems to be losing all the time, never winning once.

"Is there any other way for me to quickly become stronger and defeat that Sasuke guy?"

Naruto scratched his head in frustration and muttered to himself.

He felt that his strength had reached a bottleneck. Although the daily training was gradually increasing, it did not have the same rapid progress he had when he first started to cultivate seriously.

He had completely mastered the taijutsu curriculum at the ninja academy, and he even had a basic understanding of Sasuke's Uchiha fluid jutsu.

"Is reading books really the only option?"

Naruto looked guilty.

Despite his superior taijutsu skills, Naruto has risen to second place in the class's combat assessment, second only to Sasuke.

But for him, who gets a terrible headache just looking at books, theory classes were still the worst.

The best way to overcome difficulties is to face them head-on; perseverance leads to victory!

At a corner, Naruto stopped and suddenly remembered something Sasuke had once told him. He gritted his teeth, turned around, and walked towards the village library, getting further and further away.

On a rooftop at the corner Naruto hadn't gone around, a tall, white-haired middle-aged man in a red coat was lying on the roof, intently spying on the hot spring resort in the distance.

Konoha Library.

After entering the library, Naruto forced himself to walk toward the library's front desk amidst the indifferent, disgusted, and curious gazes of the people around him.

I asked the smiling receptionist for a catalog, glanced at it quickly, and then headed deeper into the library.

He glanced at it very quickly, and after seeing the location of the physical techniques books section, he closed the catalog.

Right now, what he craves most, what he desires most, is a new martial arts technique.

Upon entering the taijutsu book section, Naruto swallowed hard as he gazed at the rows of bookshelves and the vast collection of books on them. He then cautiously picked up the first book and began to read.

Basic Taijutsu of the Ninja Academy?

That won't work, I already learned it a long time ago.

"Key Points to Note in Physical Training"?

This won't do either; Sasuke already taught me this.

Hardcore Fitness?

I can do that too.

How should men train their lower back?

How can men last longer?

What kind of nonsense is this?

Naruto put the books back with a speechless expression. The books on them were either things he had already learned or things he didn't need at all.

There were none of the advanced physical training techniques he wanted.

Naruto patiently continued reading, and as he took out the next book, a green scroll fell out. Naruto quickly picked it up.

"Konoha Dragon God?"

Upon seeing the scroll's name, Naruto's expression lit up with surprise, and he quickly opened the scroll to read it.

"The Konoha Dragon God is an S-rank taijutsu technique created by Chen Baojun, the strongest taijutsu ninja in Konoha..."

Is he the strongest taijutsu ninja?

Naruto was immediately excited and pulled the scroll open even wider, wanting to see the training method of the Leaf Village Dragon God.

"Huh!?"

"It's missing a piece!?"

Note: Chen Baojun is an original character from the anime "Naruto".

Chapter 33: Forging a weapon unlike any other.

At noon, the sun was high in the sky over the Uchiha clan's territory.

"Young Master Sasuke!"

After parting ways with Naruto and Sakura, Sasuke returned to the Uchiha clan's territory and happened to encounter the ninja cat "Tabi".

"Thank you for your hard work, Tahi." Sasuke handed her a bottle of catnip drink as usual and asked, "Has Granny Cat given you a reply yet?"

Tianhuo licked its paws, carefully took the bottle, put it away, and replied, "Grandma Cat asked me to give you something, saying you should open it when it's convenient for you."

After saying that, Tian Huo spat out a small scroll from his mouth.

Open it when it's convenient?

It seems that Granny Cat is also aware of her current situation.

With a sigh in his heart, Sasuke picked up the scroll from the ground and casually scratched the kitten's chin, causing Tahi to grimace.

Sasuke calmly put away the scroll, ignoring Tahiko's somewhat disdainful look, and said in a deep voice, "I understand."

"Then I'll be going now, young master Sasuke!"

Tianhu rolled her eyes. As members of the ninja cat clan, even though they are cats, what they hate most is being teased by people.

If it weren't for Sasuke, Tahi would have already bitten him.

Sasuke added, "Okay, be careful on your way back."

After Tianhu left, Sasuke picked up the scroll and examined it for a while.

Is it a ninjutsu sealing scroll?

This type of scroll differs from storage scrolls; it is typically used to seal enemy or one's own ninjutsu. Better sealing scrolls can even seal extremely powerful techniques.

For example, Jiraiya used a special scroll from Mount Myōboku to seal Amaterasu Black Flame, which Itachi Uchiha claimed would never be extinguished.

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After returning home and having dinner, Sasuke took the scroll given to him by Tahi and headed towards the Naga Shrine.

Although Grandma Cat told him to open it when it was convenient, he felt that now was the convenient time.

First, when he met Tian Huo, he did not sense that he was being spied on.

Secondly, it's March now, which is the time of the Spring Festival, so it wouldn't be out of place for him to go to the Nanga Shrine now.