Naruto looked at the shock on Sasuke's face and smiled. "What's up? You don't seriously think mastering Fire Release means you can beat me, do you? "
Sasuke: ?
Of course not. They were both Academy students — knowing Fire Release was already impressive. If Sasuke hadn't been born into the Uchiha, he wouldn't even have had the chance to learn the Great Fireball Technique. But Naruto — who could smash Sasuke's Great Fireball with a single punch — that was the real shock.
"Damn it! " Sasuke ground his teeth. Even his best ninjutsu had been useless against this guy. He couldn't see a way to defeat him.
Naruto watched Sasuke, who had no reply. He knew his remark had been blunt, but Sasuke's improvement during the fight showed he'd taken Naruto's advice to heart. Naruto decided to give him one more pointer — after all, their duel had been monitored the whole time; offering a hint now wouldn't be a problem.
"You want to know why my fist destroyed your Fire Release? " Naruto asked.
"Why? " Sasuke replied.
"Because your chakra control is poor — you can't control chakra efficiently, " Naruto said. "So when you release a jutsu a lot of your chakra is wasted. "
Sasuke considered the idea. Chakra control? Could improving that really increase a jutsu's power? He didn't know for sure, but Naruto's previous advice had helped him, so he chose to trust it. He'd figure out how to improve chakra control later — he didn't want to look weak by asking outright.
"Hmph! " Sasuke snorted. "We'll stop for today. After I train I'll beat you for sure! " With that, he turned and left.
Naruto watched him go and shook his head with a smile. With them both being monitored, this was as far as Naruto could go in teaching for now.
After the match Naruto went home, ate dinner, and resumed training. During the duel he'd memorized Sasuke's Great Fireball hand seals. Since the Third Hokage hadn't left him any scrolls from his parents, Naruto would just learn techniques the hard way. And since he'd helped Sasuke a bit, what was one Great Fireball technique as tuition?
He closed his eyes and entered the sealing-space. Thanks to his powerful mental strength, Naruto's memory was near-photographic; he perfectly recalled the sequence of seals for the Great Fireball. He performed the signs and released a small fireball.
No surprise — Naruto's chakra didn't originally have a fire nature. But he could train the nature transformation of fire-nature chakra to greatly enhance Fire Release.
Recalling how he trained Wind-nature extreme property change, Naruto began to study fire-nature transformation.
You recall Wind-Nature extreme transformation, combine it with your understanding of chakra and ninjutsu and the fire-type Hadō you've recreated — you have an epiphany: you comprehend Fire-Nature Chakra — Ultimate Property Transformation!
Fire-Nature Chakra — Ultimate Property Transformation: Your understanding of fire becomes as natural as a fish in water — great enhancement to Fire Release jutsu!
In an instant Naruto felt his comprehension of flame reach a new peak. He performed the same Great Fireball jutsu as before — and the small fireball instantly swelled into a tiny sun: a massive blaze the height of four to five stories.
The Fire-Nature Chakra ultimate transformation let ordinary fire ninjutsu reach their utmost power. The more chakra invested, the more extreme the result. Just like in the original tale where Uchiha Madara could make a B-rank fire jutsu devastate an entire formation, here Naruto's conditions were exceptional: he not only mastered the extreme fire transformation…
— his chakra reserves were effectively tailed-beast level.
Thus any Fire Release he produced became truly godlike in potency.
Kurama suddenly felt the sealing-space's temperature spike. He looked over and realized Naruto was at it again — wrecking the place. Damn it! If he weren't trapped inside the seal, he wouldn't have to put up with Naruto's nonstop chaos. Kurama was furious — his comfortable otaku lifestyle was being roasted.
Naruto, however, was ecstatic. He pushed his insight further and, using the Great Fireball's hand seals as a basis, began deriving more fire techniques.
You thoroughly study the Great Fireball's seals and combine that understanding with your knowledge of ninjutsu — you have an epiphany! You derive: Fire Release: Phoenix Flame Technique, Fire Release: Phoenix Claw, Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique, Fire Release: Flame Bullet, Fire Release: Great Flame Bullet, Fire Release: Dragon Flame Bomb, Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire, Fire Release: Head-Severing Flame, Fire Release: Explosive Wind Dance, Fire Release: Great Flame Extermination, Fire Release: Great Flame Extinction, Fire Release: Dragon-Flame Requiem Technique…
A flood of fire jutsu filled Naruto's mind. He casually chose one — Fire Release: Dragon-Flame Requiem — and cast it inside the sealing-space.
"Fire Release: Dragon-Flame Requiem! !! "
The moment he finished the seals, four enormous fire-dragons roared into being, charging into the deep darkness. Their blazing light lit up the boundless blackness and the ambient temperature rose drastically. Kurama gaped at the sight — this brat seemed to master every kind of ninjutsu.
When the dragons detonated in the distance the explosion's power stunned even Kurama. He had no idea where Naruto's limits lay.
Naruto felt satisfied. "Good. Wind and Fire are done. " he thought. "Next up: Earth, Lightning, and Water. Once I collect the five natures' sage-augmented jutsu, I can start deriving Tongtian. "
He imagined, with near-infinite sage chakra and elemental sage-ninjutsu of five natures, spamming techniques like scattering beans — any enemy facing that would drown in a nightmare.
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