Chapter 9: Levitation jutsu
"Well, well, look what time it is: bloodline stealing time," Naruto thought to himself as soon as he saw Haku use his Ice Release.
"Ice Release... It's not that bad to use for now," Naruto thought. In his past life, he had all the existing kekkei genkai, kekkei tōta, and kekkei mōra. He had even invented some, which were his most powerful ones.
If he were to rate Ice Release, it was a mid-tier ability—not too powerful, not too weak, but if used properly, it could be quite troublesome to deal with.
"Stay away!" Kakashi, who had just been released from the Water Prison, said threateningly to Haku as he jumped in front of Team 7 and Tazuna in a protective pose. Even though the water was quite heavy, he still managed to get out of it by using chakra.
"This guy has too much confidence for someone who lost to the ass of the Mist," Naruto thought as he saw Kakashi try to threaten Haku.
Haku, on the other hand, just jumped from the tree, grabbed Zabuza's body, and ran away. Even though Zabuza was already dead, Haku still hadn't forsaken the hope that Zabuza might still be alive or could still be saved.
"Tch, the prey ran away," Naruto thought as he saw Haku run away with Zabuza's body. Of course, Naruto could run after him and possibly catch up, but if he did that, Kakashi would most likely follow him. If that happened, it would be hard for Naruto to absorb Haku's bloodline.
Sigh.
Kakashi sighed as he covered his Sharingan once again. Even though he had good chakra control, his amount of chakra was still average, and he couldn't keep the Sharingan activated for too long.
But Kakashi didn't know that Naruto was looking at him while thinking, "I should take this Sharingan too this time." You could almost see the unholy intentions in Naruto's eyes.
"Now! We still have to escort Tazuna-san the rest of the way to his home," Kakashi said as he looked at Sasuke and Sakura, who were still guarding Tazuna.
"Let's put our best foot forward," Kakashi said, acting like nothing had happened and they had never been attacked.
Naruto, who was at the back, put his hands behind his back and performed the hand signs for the Shadow Clone Jutsu, summoning two shadow clones. As soon as they were summoned, the clones transformed into wolves and started running in the direction Haku had gone with Zabuza.
"This much should be enough," Naruto thought as he started to follow Team 7. No matter how far Haku ran, Naruto's clones would follow him. Once Haku stopped, one of the clones would dispel itself, sending all its memories to Naruto to inform him of Haku's location.
Soon they reached Tazuna's home. It was only around an eleven-minute walk from the place where they fought Zabuza. The house wasn't very big, more on the small side, as it was only Tazuna, his daughter, and his grandson living there.
"Welcome home, Father!" As soon as Tazuna entered his home, he was hugged by his daughter.
"This is my daughter, Tsunami," Tazuna introduced her to Team 7. While Sasuke and Naruto acted cold and indifferent as usual, Sakura and Kakashi greeted her politely.
They sat down and started talking with Tazuna and Tsunami. Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye without them even noticing.
"Okay, time for some training," Kakashi said as he looked at Team 7.
"What!? Training!?" Sakura exclaimed, thinking, "Didn't we just get here? You psycho, do you want to kill us all?"
"You guys aren't even that tired, and half an hour is enough for a break," Kakashi responded to Sakura. He knew what she meant, but he still had to train them. If Naruto hadn't killed Zabuza, Sakura and Sasuke might be dead right now—they hadn't even been able to move because of Zabuza's bloodlust.
Though Kakashi was still curious why Naruto wasn't affected by it, he would ask him about it later.
Since Team 7 really wasn't that tired, it was better to train them rather than waste time.
"Why would they be tired? They didn't even do anything," Naruto said, earning side-eye glances from both Sasuke and Sakura, who still thought they had been useful.
"What do you mean, Naruto?" Sakura yelled, clearly angry at Naruto's comment.
"I said you were useless. U-S-E-L-E-S-S," Naruto replied. His face wasn't mocking; he was simply stating facts. According to him, if even facts sound like an insult, it's not his fault—they were useless.
"Naruto!" Sakura shouted as she ran toward Naruto to punch him.
"Stop it, you two," Kakashi said, stopping Sakura. Though Naruto wasn't lying, his way of expressing himself was way too harsh.
"Stop fighting and follow me," Kakashi said as he opened the door, signaling Team 7 to follow him.
With their mission essentially complete and no further responsibilities concerning Tazuna, Kakashi and Team 7 were in a fairly good mood, although Sakura still didn't want to train right after arriving. Meanwhile, Naruto was lost in thought, noticing he hadn't yet received memories from his clones, indicating they were still trailing Haku.
Soon, they reached the center of a small forest near Tazuna's home.
"You guys might already know that chakra is made by mixing your physical and mental energy, but none of you really have perfect control over it," Kakashi said as he stopped around a tree.
"So how do we achieve perfect control over our chakra?" Sakura asked Kakashi.
"Well, it's simple... by climbing a tree," Kakashi said as he placed his foot on the trunk of the tree and walked up it.
"To climb a tree like this, you need to release chakra from the bottom of your foot. But don't think it's easy; it requires the most delicate application of chakra imaginable."
"Now start," Kakashi said, throwing three kunai towards Team 7 before adding, "Try to climb trees and mark the area where you fell."
As soon as Kakashi finished, both Sasuke and Sakura quickly reacted, grabbing a kunai and running towards the trees they would attempt to climb.
Naruto, on the other hand, simply climbed the nearest tree easily. He already had perfect control over his chakra, to the point where he could use it for levitation jutsu to fly.
"Looks like both Naruto and Sakura have very good control over their chakra," Kakashi said as he jumped down from the tree after seeing Naruto and Sakura climb it.
"But the finest hope of the Uchiha clan doesn't seem too impressive," Kakashi commented, looking at Sasuke, who was the only one unable to climb the tree.
"Kakashi-sensei! How could you!" Sakura yelled at Kakashi, worried that Sasuke would hate her because of his comment.
"Kakashi-sensei, can I go back to Tazuna's home since I can already control my chakra, and I'm also feeling kind of sleepy?" Naruto asked Kakashi after he felt some memories entering his mind.
They were the memories from one of his clones that had been sent to chase after Haku.
"Hmmm... Okay, you can go," Kakashi said after a moment's thought, then turned to Sakura. "Do you also want to return, Sakura?"
"No, sensei, I want to stay here for a bit," Sakura replied, clearly wanting to spend more time with Sasuke.
{A/N: Simp!}
"I'll be going then," Naruto said before running so fast that even Kakashi was a little shocked. Naruto hurried back to Tazuna's home, grabbed his bag containing injections, needles, and bandages.
"I can finally get a kekkei genkai again," Naruto thought before sending most of the chakra from all over his body to his feet, creating a strong force of wind that propelled him into the air.
Naruto flew toward the area he had pinpointed from his clone's memories. This was his levitation jutsu, though it was in its weakest form right now, using force against the ground rather than true levitation. In his past life, he could use chakra from all his tenketsu to truly levitate.
Even so, this method was much faster than running. Naruto reached Haku's location in just six minutes, whereas his clones had taken more than twenty-five minutes.
"What an ugly tree house," Naruto said as he landed in front of a tree house, which was where Haku had fled to.
Naruto then dispelled his clone and created two new ones, which transformed into two things.
"It would be fun to hunt down someone after so much time," Naruto thought.
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