Konoha: Starting with the Tenseigan, taking over Team 7

And what about Cangyue?

Cang Yue calls the Third Generation "old dog"!

Is this what they call respecting the elderly and caring for the young?

"Well, I'd say he was incredibly powerful, after all, he was the strongest ninja when he was young," Hyuga Sogetsu said honestly.

The Third Hokage was indeed very strong in his youth. He was the strongest ninja in the entire ninja world, representing the pinnacle that a "commoner" ninja could achieve!

of course.

The Third Hokage's claim of being the strongest was limited to commoner ninjas, that is, ninjas without bloodline limits.

Well now.

The Third Hokage was nearing his death, and his overall strength was barely at the level of a Weak Kage.

Sasuke Uchiha didn't mince words and went straight to the point, asking, "Who's stronger, you or the Third Hokage?"

He wanted to know just how strong Hinata Sogetsu was.

Chapter 18 Cultivation is climbing trees?

Sakura Haruno bowed slightly and, with the attitude of a good student, said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ms. Aozuki, Sasuke's question was very rude."

The Third Hokage is the current Hokage of the village.

Cang Yue is the teacher of Class 7.

Asking Sasuke in the village who is stronger, Sakura Haruno or Sogetsu, is indeed a very impolite question, but the person who asked the question was Sasuke, not Sakura Haruno.

yeah!

Sasuke, that's a good question!

Naruto glared at Sasuke and retorted, "Sasuke, that's going too far! The Third Hokage was the greatest ninja in the entire village!"

He greatly respected the Third Hokage, considering him the greatest ninja in the entire village and even the entire ninja world!

His dream of becoming Hokage was greatly influenced by the Third Hokage.

"Teacher Cangyue, please answer me." Uchiha Sasuke ignored Naruto and stared coldly at Cangyue.

"Who's stronger? It's hard to say. If the Third Hokage were young and strong, he'd be in trouble. It's hard to make a judgment about things you haven't experienced." Hyuga Sogetsu pinched his chin, sucking on his lollipop as he pondered seriously.

He never fought the Third Hokage, and he rarely draws conclusions about things he hasn't experienced. Besides, the Third Hokage seemed to be quite powerful when he was young.

Summoning beasts are particularly troublesome.

Sasuke Uchiha asked, "Will we lose?"

Without a second thought or hesitation, Hyuga Sogetsu said firmly, "We'll win."

Since we haven't compared who's stronger or weaker, we can't draw a conclusion.

But, he will definitely win in the future.

Let alone the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, which is a destructive technique capable of cutting through the moon, even if the Third Hokage could withstand one of these attacks, the Super Planetary Devastation would be a victory for him.

The Sixth Threshold and the Weak Shadow level are worlds apart!

"Teacher Cangyue...will she win?"

The entire Class 7 was slightly taken aback. They could tell that Hinata Sogetsu was very serious when answering the question, and that he answered "we will win" with great certainty.

Would Hyuga Sogetsu win a battle against the Third Hokage?

OMG!

Is it so outrageous?

Maybe...

Maybe our Class 7 has struck gold! Maybe Class 7 has found a super powerful ninja as their teacher.

"If you're going to win, why keep us in suspense?" Sakura Haruno retorted. She had thought Aozuki would lose after his previous comments.

"Adults are very meticulous, you brats. Remember this: don't jump to conclusions about things you haven't experienced," Hinata Sogetsu said. "Whatever happens, experience it, witness it, and then think about it carefully."

Naruto Uzumaki held the back of his head with both hands, kicked a small stone next to him, and muttered, "Tch, the Third Hokage was really powerful!"

He truly respected the Third Hokage from the bottom of his heart.

"It's alright, it's alright. You'll see how great Teacher Cangyue is in the future." Hinata Cangyue waved his hand, showing no interest in continuing the discussion.

Ugh.

The Third Hokage was indeed very skilled at brainwashing the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Let's get back to the main topic. Once you can perfectly control your chakra, the power of your techniques will increase significantly. That's what the Great Fireball Technique was all about." Hyuga Sogetsu clapped his hands, steer the conversation back to training.

He deliberately used the Great Fireball Jutsu to set the stage for what would happen later, to pique the interest of the entire Team 7 and to encourage them to train diligently and seriously in using chakra to climb trees.

Sasuke Uchiha asked doubtfully, "After I can control chakra, will the power of the Great Fireball Technique be the same as yours... as that of Teacher Cang Yue?"

“It will be difficult, but you will become stronger.” Hyuga Sogetsu said with a faint smile, tinged with sarcasm, “You don’t need to compete with me. You should find someone weaker to compete with, like that little bastard Uchiha Itachi.”

"Teacher Cangyue, do you mean that as long as I can freely control my chakra, I can defeat that man?" Uchiha Sasuke asked excitedly.

Hyuga Sogetsu said, "That's right. Controlling chakra is the foundation of everything, and it will make it easier for you to gain power in the future."

"Uchiha Itachi...!" Uchiha Sasuke's face was gloomy, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes filled with hatred. He was more agitated than ever before.

Finally... finally I can gain power!

Manipulating chakra is fundamental, but that's enough to excite him.

Because finally, we can see the hope of gaining power!

“Sasuke…” Sakura Haruno’s face was full of worry. Sasuke Uchiha’s current state made her feel unfamiliar and distant.

"And you, brat, before you dream of becoming Hokage, you need to master chakra manipulation first." Hyuga Sogetsu glanced at Naruto indifferently.

Naruto Uzumaki smiled brightly, clenched his fist in his palm, and said firmly, "Oh—, don't worry, Teacher Cangyue, I will definitely learn to control chakra and become Hokage to show you!"

He would be many times more serious than usual about anything related to becoming Hokage!

Hyuga Sogetsu said, "Flat-chested brat, you'd better work hard too. If Naruto, that idiot, surpasses you, I'll probably laugh until my stomach hurts."

"Being surpassed by Naruto..." Sakura Haruno felt ashamed just thinking about it.

Hinata Sogetsu chuckled to himself.

He's just a kid after all, too easy to deal with.

Given Naruto and Sasuke's current condition, they should be able to learn to climb trees faster than expected.

Sakura Haruno... she's quite clever.

Sakura Haruno asked curiously, "Excuse me, Ms. Aotsuki, how do you control chakra?"

"More effective than theory is practice. First..." Hinata Sogetsu walked to the big tree, tapped the trunk with his finger, and continued, "Climb the tree."

"Climb...climb a tree?"

The entire Class 7 stared blankly at Cang Yue, their faces stiff, as if to say, "Are you kidding us?"

"Hey, Sougetsu-sensei, are you kidding us?" After recovering, Naruto Uzumaki pointed at Sougetsu Hyuga and shouted angrily, "Climbing a tree is nothing! I could climb to the top of a tree when I was three years old!"

Climbing a tree?

What a joke!

When Naruto Uzumaki was three years old, he could climb a tree in one go!

"Sigh, impatient brat." Hyuga Sogetsu sighed, then looked at Uzumaki Naruto, who was acting cute and silly, with an indifferent gaze.

Hyuga Sogetsu said indifferently, "Naruto, if you interrupt me again, I'll strip you naked and hang you at the village entrance so everyone can admire your underdeveloped little earthworm."

Sakura Haruno blushed slightly, inwardly complaining.

asshole!

Cang Yue, what are you talking about? There are girls here!

Rogue teacher!

Uchiha Sasuke turned his head away and gave a cold laugh, "Hmph, little earthworm."

"Waaaaah—!" Naruto Uzumaki hurriedly covered his mouth, glaring at Sasuke with fire in his eyes.

"So what if I climb a tree... well, just watch." Hyuga Sogetsu put his hands in his pockets, placed his feet on the surface of the tree trunk, and walked step by step to the top of the tree as if he were walking on land.

"Walk...walked up there?" Naruto Uzumaki stared wide-eyed at Cang Yue, who was standing on the surface of the tree trunk with his feet.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Sakura Haruno exclaimed in astonishment.

Uchiha Sasuke was slightly surprised. Was this what they called chakra manipulation?

"First, we need to do two things." Hyuga Sogetsu leaped from the treetop and landed in front of Team 7, holding up one finger and saying, "First, sense the chakra."

Hyuga Sogetsu said, "Second, let the chakra flow to the soles of your feet."

Chapter 19: The Seventh Class's Training - Super Powerful Techniques?

"I understand!" Naruto touched the tip of his nose, walked confidently to the big tree, closed his eyes and formed hand seals, looking quite convincing.

Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha looked at Naruto Uzumaki with puzzled expressions, waiting for Naruto to perform a tree-climbing act.

Could it be Naruto...?

Could it be that they're at the bottom of the class...?

"Just watch, climbing a tree is nothing difficult!" Naruto Uzumaki braced his feet against the tree trunk and then quickly ran up.

He had only taken one step.

With a "bang," Naruto Uzumaki landed heavily on his back, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Aaaaah—, it hurts, it hurts!" Naruto Uzumaki clutched the back of his head, writhing on the ground in pain.

The corners of everyone's mouths twitched slightly.

"Idiot." Sakura Haruno sighed, unable to bear looking at Naruto Uzumaki anymore.

"What a complete idiot." Sasuke Uchiha was speechless. He had just thought that Naruto, the loser, had already mastered the secret to climbing trees.

Naruto Uzumaki retorted irritably, "You can't even climb up there yourself, and you have the nerve to mock me?"

"I'm a member of the Uchiha clan, don't compare me to a loser like you." Uchiha Sasuke walked to the tree with his hands in his pockets, raised his foot and braced it against the surface of the trunk. After a moment, his face turned slightly red, and he silently withdrew his foot.

How to climb?

If I had continued climbing, I probably would have ended up like that idiot Naruto, falling flat on my face.

"Why did our great genius retract his foot? That's strange." Hyuga Sogetsu covered his mouth and chuckled, "Pfft, pfft, pfft, so funny."

Naruto pointed at Sasuke, clutching his stomach and laughing loudly, "Hahaha, you stinky Sasuke, you couldn't do that either!"

"Shut up!" Sasuke Uchiha growled, his hands clenched into fists in his pockets, his head bowed and his black hair obscuring his eyes, making it impossible for others to see his expression. However, everyone could see that his face was very red.

Hinata Sogetsu teased, "Oh my, why is your face so red? Don't be so shy."

He still quite enjoys watching self-righteous geniuses make fools of themselves.

Sakura Haruno ignored everyone and instead pondered what Sōgetsu Hyuga had just said, rubbing her chin in her hand.

Feel the chakra, then let the chakra flow to the soles of your feet.

Sakura Haruno looked down at her fair toes, her eyes filled with contemplation, lost in thought.

How do you control chakra and direct it to the soles of your feet?

"Dismissed. You are free to do as you please until tomorrow. You can eat, sleep, or train hard, it's all up to you," Hyuga Sogetsu said. "Class 7 will have a mission tomorrow. In short, everyone must complete the tree-climbing training within three days."

"Great! We can finally eat!" Naruto Uzumaki cheered. Upon hearing that the training was over, he immediately put his training aside and planned to go and eat a few bowls of ramen.

There was no other way; I'd been starving all day.

Sasuke and Sakura breathed a sigh of relief; they were also quite exhausted.

"Those who complete their training can move on to the next stage, which means they'll learn powerful techniques ahead of others," Hinata Sogetsu offered as a reward.

"A very powerful move?"

The entire Class 7 was puzzled.

"It's super—amazing!" Hyuga Sogetsu deliberately dragged out the sound. He hadn't decided what moves to teach Team 7 yet, so he decided to offer a sweet incentive to get Team 7 to finish the master-disciple system's mission quickly.