After Minato left, Tazuna didn't immediately start building the bridge. Instead, he took his fellow workers around to spread the news that Gato's men had all been killed by rogue ninja.
The residents of the Land of Waves were overjoyed. Hundreds of them picked up various weapons, farm tools, and the like, and headed towards Gato's residence together.
As for what happened to Gato, Naruto didn't know. Anyway, later Tazuna came to work with a beaming smile, bringing several times more people than before.
While the residents of the Land of Waves were taking action, Naruto was sitting around with his two teammates and a lazy bum, summarizing their combat experience. The two battles with Zabuza had indeed exposed some problems.
Naruto spoke first, "First of all, our team's sensory abilities aren't strong enough. We're completely helpless when we encounter the Hidden Mist Technique.
As a result, in the second battle, we had to resort to stopping Zabuza from using ninjutsu at all costs."
Kakashi could summon the Eight Ninja Hounds, but most of the time they were used for tracking rather than fighting. And the Earth Release: Tracking Fang Technique used in conjunction with the Eight Ninja Hounds could only be used by him.
"I can take care of this aspect. I'm practicing a sensory ninjutsu. If I succeed, I'll gain a very powerful ability."
As he spoke, Naruto made a hand seal and created thirty shadow clones. With a wave of his hand, they went off to practice.
The clones, full of fighting spirit, slipped into the forest. After finding a suitable place, one of them pulled out a small round tag from who knows where and stuck it on his chest, with "No. 001" written on it.
No. 001 opened his mouth and said, "I only used three lives to beat Contra back in the day, and this time the original body gave me thirty lives. If I still can't figure out a sensory ninjutsu, what face will I have to go back and see the original body! Brothers, let's start practicing!"
No. 001 and the other twenty-eight clones began to practice one after another.
Only one muttered, "We're all Shadow Clones, why do you get so much drama?"
After saying that, he casually transformed into a blonde-haired, twin-tailed Naruko, and then happily began to practice.
No. 001 looked at Naruko in silence, raised his hand to adjust the tag on his chest, and thought to himself that the drama queen had finally come to steal the show.
Naruto didn't know about the clones' antics and continued the meeting.
Sakura raised her hand to speak, "I think the Exploding Tags are very useful, but the cost is too high. Wouldn't it be too wasteful?"
Inner Sakura shouted excitedly, 'It's so cool! This isn't just an explosion, it's art!' Then she became depressed again, 'It's just too expensive!'
Naruto comforted her, "We're just rookies who just left school. It's worth it to be able to hold back a Jonin for so long with dozens of Exploding Tags."
Kakashi wanted to retort, do you even have the face to call yourself a rookie, have you considered Zabuza's feelings?
Sasuke nodded in agreement, then said, "My Chakra and stamina still need to be improved. Tactics like today consume too much, I'm afraid I can't use them often, right?"
"It's not that easy to encounter someone of Zabuza's level. The set of tactics we used to fight Kakashi-sensei should be enough for ordinary ninjas.
But you really should practice. You ran out of power in just 10 minutes, too weak."
Sasuke glared at Naruto, not refuting. Did you think everyone was as monstrous as you?
He continued, "Zabuza turning into Naruto and mixing among the clones is a pretty good move. If we encounter a situation where the enemy is numerous and we are few, we can consider muddling through and directly solving the enemy leader."
Naruto wanted to say that they basically wouldn't encounter a situation where the enemy was numerous and they were few. Could there be more people than him?
But Zabuza's move reminded him, "That was indeed quite dangerous at the time. If we had continued to cover the area with attacks when he threw out the smoke bombs, even my clones would have been killed. Let's do that in the future if this happens."
Sakura asked weakly. "Don't you mind? Doesn't the Shadow Clone bring memories back to the original body? It would be very uncomfortable, right?"
"It's just a few clones dying. It's better than our original bodies being in danger. Otherwise, in the future, as long as I use a large number of Shadow Clones, let's find a chance to mix in with the clones. Anyway, my weird clones are all pretty happy when they die."
Kakashi couldn't help but interject, "Speaking of this, I've wanted to ask for a long time. Normally, aren't the Shadow Clones' memories and ways of thinking the same as the original body? Why are your clones so quirky? Or... go to the Yamanaka Clan after we get back?"
The Yamanaka Clan? Aren't they Konoha's psychiatrists? Naruto glared at Kakashi, "I treat you like a brother, and you're calling me crazy!"
If the Yamanaka Clan saw the stuff in my head, it wouldn't be me going crazy, it would be them.
Considering ignorance is bliss, Naruto decided to explain a little: "There's nothing wrong with my mind. If there really was, my mom would have dragged me to the Yamanaka Clan long ago.
It's probably because I have too many random thoughts in my head, and occasionally when a Shadow Clone splits off, it amplifies certain aspects of my personality."
"Including that clone who likes to cross-dress?" The teammates didn't ask, but breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Naruto wasn't sick.
They continued to discuss some battle details, and then began their respective training.
Naruto focused on sensory ninjutsu training, striving to unlock the Kagura Shingan as soon as possible.
Sasuke strengthened his physical training and Chakra control training, wanting to increase his endurance.
Sakura continued to pore over her medical books and added a survival training exercise.
That was to evade Naruto and Sasuke's various attacks. The medical ninja's rule: those who don't have the Strength of a Hundred Sealings Technique must prioritize self-preservation.
Kakashi, as always, leaned against a tree, took out his mental food, flipped through a couple of pages, and then closed it and put it away.
"The students are all working so hard. If I, as their teacher, don't put in some effort, it seems a bit unreasonable."
In fact, Kakashi was somewhat dissatisfied with his performance today.
Just dealing with a teenager, and it took so long, causing his lovely students to encounter such danger.
It seems he really needs to step up his training. How about going back and sparring with Guy?
Kakashi shuddered violently, shaking his head, How could I have such a terrifying thought?
After a while, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura all caught glimpses of lightning flashing in Kakashi's direction from time to time.
This lazy bum actually wants to turn over a new leaf? The three smiled at each other and trained even harder.
Three days later, the bridge in the Land of Waves was officially completed, and the workers cheered in celebration.
Gato was gone, the bridge was built, and the Land of Waves finally had hope.
Tazuna bid farewell to Kakashi, saying that he would go to Konoha in a few days to explain the details of the mission and would make up for the corresponding reward.
Thus, the four teachers and students embarked on their journey back to Konoha.
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