Konoha: Comparison of Naruto

Chapter 32: Big Spiral Wheel

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[As Konoha Village's top executives, they held the ultimate authority and were fully aware of the graduation exam requirements.]

[The exam was straightforward: as long as the students could successfully perform the Clone Technique, they would graduate.]

[Thus, even before the exams, they already knew which students would pass, and team placements had been finalized in advance.]

["Of course, he is a Konoha Village ninja, so naturally, he must follow the rules of Konoha Village."]

[Sarutobi Hiruzen glanced at the two advisors, his expression calm and composed.]

[From his understanding of the two in front of him, he had already anticipated their objections.]

["No! I object!"]

[Utatane Koharu suddenly slammed the list onto the table.]

["Naruto is the Nine Tails Jinchūriki of Konoha Village. You absolutely cannot let him step outside the village."]

["If other villages target him, it's far too dangerous."]

["Say no more—I've made up my mind."]

[Sarutobi Hiruzen let out a deep sigh, his determination evident despite his aged and weary appearance.]

["With Kakashi leading the team, I'm confident it will be fine."]

[For some time now, Hiruzen had been feeling a persistent lack of energy.]

[It's true—people grow old, he thought to himself.]

[Boom!]

[A deafening explosion from the back mountain startled the three elders, making them jump to their feet.]

["What's going on? Where did that sound come from?"]

["What happened?"]

[Before Hiruzen could say more, an Anbu appeared before him in an instant.]

["Masters, the noise seems to be coming from the back mountain."]

["The back mountain?"]

[Hearing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a chill run down his spine.]

[His thoughts immediately turned to Naruto, who often went to the back mountain to practice.]

["This is bad!"]

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What had happened?

Not only were Konoha's top officials alarmed, but ninjas watching the movie also grew tense.

It seemed likely that the explosion in the back mountain had been caused by Naruto's training.

Senju Hashirama: "What's going on? Could the Nine Tails have gone berserk?"

Namikaze Minato: "First Hokage, don't worry. The Eight Trigrams Seal hasn't weakened, so the Nine Tails can't break through the seal at will. I think it's related to Naruto practicing the Rasengan."

Jiraiya: "That's strange. It's true that unstable Chakra during Rasengan practice can cause a strong impact, but it shouldn't result in such a loud explosion."

Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Could it be that spies from other ninja villages have learned Naruto is the Nine Tails' Jinchūriki and are trying to abduct him?"

Ōnoki: "If that's the case, old monkey, don't blame us for leaking Naruto's identity. That would be on your own village."

Senju Tobirama: "No need to jump to conclusions. Can't we just watch and see what happened next?"

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[The back mountain of Konoha Village.]

[Water from the lake surged into a nearby cave, flooding the area.]

[When Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived with Anbu, they discovered that the once calm lake had been blasted into a massive crater.]

[The surrounding forest looked as if it had been hit by an explosion. Trees were scattered in all directions, some uprooted, others leaning precariously.]

["This..."]

[Sarutobi Hiruzen, who had long been absentmindedly puffing on his pipe, stood frozen in shock. The sight before him filled him with unease.]

[If this destruction was caused by an enemy attack, the situation was extremely grave.]

["Third Hokage, there seems to have been a massive explosion here."]

[An Anbu operative stated the obvious, but Hiruzen rolled his eyes inwardly. Do you think I'm senile? I may be old, but I'm neither blind nor stupid.]

[Looking around carefully, Hiruzen saw no sign of anyone nearby.]

[This only heightened his anxiety.]

[If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have removed the Anbu surveillance on Naruto.]

["Search the area thoroughly for any signs of intruders."]

["And find Naruto immediately!"]

[Issuing these orders, Sarutobi rushed back to his office, preparing to use the Telescope Technique to locate Naruto.]

[Meanwhile, at Uzumaki Naruto's home.]

[Naruto was breathing heavily, muttering to himself in frustration. Looks like I overdid it this time.]

[Inside him, the Nine Tails was equally stunned, staring in disbelief.]

[Despite not knowing the critical steps of Rasengan practice, Naruto had stubbornly followed the Nine Tails' vague instructions.]

[Every day, Naruto worked tirelessly to gather Chakra in the palm of his hand. In the early stages, it was impossible to form a sphere, leaving him frustrated but determined.]

[He persisted, trying to control and compress the Chakra more precisely.]

[Eventually, Naruto discovered that starting with compressed Chakra prevented it from dispersing easily.]

[However, as the Chakra grew denser, Naruto couldn't form a perfect sphere, so he kept adding more Chakra to compensate.]

[When his own reserves ran out, Naruto instinctively borrowed the Nine Tails' Chakra, which leaked from the seal, to continue his practice.]

[Finally, after relentless effort, the Chakra he condensed formed a spherical shape. However, due to excessive compression, the originally blue Chakra turned a deep purple.]

[Feeling that the Chakra ball in his hand was about to explode, Naruto instinctively threw it into the lake.]

[Little did he know that such a massive explosion would occur.]

"Amazing, Big Fox!"

"This ninjutsu called Rasengan has incredible destructive power!"

"Not bad, I didn't expect your teaching to be so much better than Iruka-sensei's."

[No, that's not a Rasengan at all.]

[Watching Naruto's excited reaction, the Nine Tails could barely contain its frustration. It wanted nothing more than to smack Naruto and shout, You've completely misunderstood!]

"Oh..."

[The tsundere Nine Tails' mind raced as it tried to figure out how to salvage the situation and steer things back on track.]

[If Naruto used this so-called Rasengan in front of someone who actually knew the technique, its deception would be exposed.]

[And as the proud Nine Tails, it could trick Naruto all it wanted, but being caught in a lie was utterly unacceptable.]

"Ahem, brat..."

[The Nine Tails cleared its throat. "I have some bad news for you. You failed—this isn't Rasengan."]

"Huh?"

[Naruto's eyes narrowed, and his expression darkened. "A jutsu with such incredible destructive power isn't Rasengan? Then what is it?"]

"Big Fox, you weren't tricking me earlier, were you?"

[Hearing the word tricking, the Nine Tails instinctively tucked its tail. But a second later, it stood up abruptly.]

"Hmph! Would a majestic being like me, the great Nine Tails, deceive a brat like you?"

[The Nine Tails roared, then quickly added, "While this isn't Rasengan, it's still impressive enough to qualify as a ninjutsu. You actually developed a brand-new technique by making a mistake while practicing."]

"A new ninjutsu?"

[Naruto frowned. "But I wanted to learn the jutsu my father created."]

"Stupid... so stupid..."

"You can learn ninjutsu later. What's more urgent right now is to give your new jutsu a proper name."

"Are you sure about that?"

[Naruto gave the Nine Tails a suspicious look.]

"Of course I'm sure! Who do you think I am?"

[The Nine Tails turned its head to the side, its eyes darting nervously.]

[This kind of high-density Chakra manipulation isn't something ordinary ninjas can achieve, the Nine Tails thought to itself. This is absolutely a new ninjutsu.]

"Alright!"

[Naruto nodded. "In that case..."]

"I'll call it... the Big Spiral Wheel!"