Naruto, what kind of Hokage would you be if you didn't roll around!

"Refine, refine... the refraction of light..."

"Chakra, chakra... angle of incidence..."

"Ahhhh-"

Naruto frantically pulled out his hair, his head felt like it was going to explode.

"That's impossible!"

"At this rate, I'll develop a mental breakdown before I even get stronger!"

[Please, host...]

"……I see."

"Okay, okay, this time concentrate on listening to the lesson carefully, and then see if your body can move on its own..."

"launch……"

"[Knowledge Absorption]!"

Naruto instantly became fully focused, staring eagerly at every word written by Iruka-sensei, and his listening efficiency indeed skyrocketed.

but……

Chakra did not begin to be refined on its own.

Please stay overnight...

"I'm trying!"

Naruto then tried forming hand seals and activating the Chakra Refining Technique. During this process, he suddenly entered the [Knowledge Absorption] state, but the Chakra Refining Technique was quickly interrupted.

However, Naruto seemed to see a glimmer of hope...

Because, although the chakra refining technique is interrupted once the [knowledge absorption] state is entered, it is not interrupted immediately, but continues for a very short period of time!

"Aha! In that instant, didn't I achieve multitasking?!"

【please……】

"I'll succeed soon!"

"Chakra Refining Technique!"

Naruto entered the Chakra Refining Technique again, and then, without even consciously telling himself, he suddenly entered the [Knowledge Absorption] state.

In other words, it means...

Deceiving your own brain!

Sure enough, this time, while I was fully focused on listening to the lecture, my chakra continued to be successfully refined for a period of time, as if by inertia!

Moreover, it's a few points longer than before!

"There's a chance! There's a chance!"

Naruto was overjoyed and began to experiment wildly.

At first, it could only "run in parallel" for a fleeting moment, then it gradually improved to a few seconds, then tens of seconds, and so on...

By the end of the lesson, Naruto was able to multitask for a full minute!

"At this rate, I could totally turn Chakra Refining Technique into a passive skill..."

"As long as I can breathe, I can make my body move on its own, refining chakra day and night..."

"Isn't this a perpetual motion machine?!"

"Aha, aha..."

Naruto grinned and laughed, as if he could see an incredibly bright and dazzling future.

Teacher Iruka glanced at him, shook his head, and sighed.

"Naruto, I just praised him a few days ago, and he's already spacing out again in class today..."

"Is it because of that 'battleground' thing?"

"But alas, it's the prime of youth after all..."

For the first time ever, he didn't say anything and walked out of the classroom on his own after announcing the end of get out of class.

The classroom quickly became noisy.

Many people were still talking about it, pointing and gossiping about Naruto and Hinata.

They were clearly still caught up in the conflict that occurred before class.

Naruto, on the other hand, didn't care and was immersed in his own world of "multitasking".

Hinata's feelings were somewhat complicated.

She is not used to being the center of attention.

I've always been known for being low-key and introverted in class, and I've never received so much attention before. Besides, those comments weren't necessarily all positive.

but……

Hinata's first thought was...

"Is Naruto-kun usually treated like this?"

"I... I've only endured this little bit, and I already feel terrible. How much pain and loneliness must he be in all the time..."

Hinata felt even more sorry for Naruto.

She cautiously and stealthily glanced at Naruto.

"Naruto-kun is still training after all..."

"Yeah, he's been used to all this for a long time, and he's mentally strong enough not to care anymore..."

"And indeed, striving to improve oneself is the best choice after all..."

Hinata smiled slightly.

The turmoil and gloom in my heart just now were instantly swept away.

She quickly entered a meditative state.

So neither of them noticed...

Ino returned to the classroom, looking dejected.

Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly she had been crying her heart out, and two tear tracks remained on her fair and delicate cheeks.

Under everyone's gaze, Ino dragged her sorrowful body back to her seat.

She lay face down on her desk, burying her head deep in her arms.

The soft sobbing sounded again.

But Sakura Haruno never came back until the very end...

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After a whole day of hard work.

Naruto became increasingly adept at multitasking.

With the power of the [Knowledge Absorption] attribute in effect, the Chakra Refining Technique was still able to be maintained for a full three minutes!

Don't underestimate these three minutes...

It's already quite long!

This means that Naruto only needs to temporarily exit the [Knowledge Absorption] state for about three minutes, then reactivate the Chakra Refining Technique, and immediately re-enter the [Knowledge Absorption] state before the system's Lightning Release baptism is activated, so he can continuously multitask!

This is what is called...

Dual-core Naruto Uzumaki!

The effect is...

While Naruto didn't fall behind in his academic studies at all, he spent several times more time refining his chakra than usual!

After all, one can only practice during spare moments such as breaks between classes, lunch breaks, and after school.

But now, it's a whole day!

On this one day alone, Naruto's chakra level increased by a full 9 points!

This is equivalent to the effect of two or three days in normal times!

On his way home from school, without even needing a system reminder, he decided to do weighted frog jumps home while trying to continue practicing his chakra refining technique!

This caught the system off guard.

Naruto, engrossed in self-improvement, seemed to have forgotten about what had happened during the day.

The original me, having offended Haruno Sakura so much, would have been extremely worried, filled with fear and trepidation, and would have tried every means to beg her to forgive me, even if it meant she would retaliate tenfold or a hundredfold!

But now...

I, Naruto Uzumaki, only want to train!

but……

When Naruto saw Hinata, he couldn't help but feel a slight stirring in his heart.

He flashed his signature bright smile and waved to Hinata.

"Hinata!"

Hinata turned around and saw Naruto, her face immediately turning bright red again.

"Naruto, Naruto-kun..."

Naruto stepped forward and walked shoulder to shoulder with her in the dim sunset.

"Um, thank you for what happened this morning..."

Naruto chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head.

Hinata quickly shook her head: "No, it's nothing..."

"But Hinata, I've never understood..."

Why are you standing in front of me?

Hinata panicked instantly, her whole body surging as if electrified.

"I……"

"I don't know, it's like my body just started moving on its own..."

Hinata blushed deeply; it sounded almost like a confession...

Naruto was taken aback.

"Did my body move on its own?"

He immediately thought of his own "multitasking" and nodded thoughtfully.

"Indeed, this kind of thing sometimes happens..."

"Uh-huh."

His lack of romantic understanding actually relieved Hinata.

"Alright, Hinata, I'm going home now..."

"Ghana."

Hinata said softly and gently, "See you tomorrow, Naruto-kun..."

She watched Naruto's retreating figure leap away in the sunset, brushed her hair, which was ruffled by the summer breeze, and felt a surge of joy in her heart.

Not only for Naruto, but also for himself.

She felt that she seemed to be better than before...

I've become a bit braver.

Not only her unexpected actions in the morning, but also her daily interactions with Naruto.