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Iruka looked at Naruto, his expectations already low.
This demon fox's shuriken technique… it's sharper than even mine, and I'm a Chūnin!
Among the students—
Those who disliked Naruto found themselves consumed by envy. That damned fox demon…
He's just too good!
But—
Shikamaru and his group weren't envious. They were more surprised than anything else.
And genuinely happy for him.
"Damn it!!!" Sasuke—usually cool and aloof—finally lost his composure. His face twisted with frustration.
He hadn't expected it.
Naruto—that guy—had even surpassed him in the one thing he took the most pride in.
His shurikenjutsu.
In Sasuke's mind, Naruto's performance was dangerously close to his older brother's level.
No—if he were honest…
Naruto's current shuriken technique had already surpassed the peak of what he'd seen from Itachi.
Still, in Sasuke's heart, the only person worthy of being called number one…
Was Uchiha Itachi.
Meanwhile, Hinata blushed as she watched Naruto's brilliant performance.
She couldn't help but get excited.
Naruto-kun is amazing!
Whether it was the Clone Technique, textbook knowledge, or shuriken training—
He excelled at everything.
As Naruto returned to the group, he caught the admiration sparkling in Hinata's eyes and couldn't help but puff up with pride.
Hinata's the best.
After Naruto's turn, students from Groups 4 and 5 took their shots one after another.
But only a couple of them managed to hit the wooden posts even once.
Luckily, Iruka wasn't too disappointed—this was about what he'd expected for beginners.
Unless someone had prior training with shuriken…
Or exceptional talent.
This was normal.
The first day of the new semester eventually came to an end.
After class, Iruka continued helping students get familiar with the basics of shurikenjutsu.
Over the next two weeks—
Practice, practice, and more practice.
Yet even though Naruto had already mastered the Uchiha-style Shuriken Technique, he wasn't content to rest.
Instead, he watched the flight of his shuriken.
And suddenly, inspiration struck.
A few days later, after school—
Naruto made his way alone to the village's ninja tool shop.
Naturally, to avoid trouble…
He used the Transformation Jutsu and disguised himself before stepping inside.
As he entered, the sight of every kind of ninja tool imaginable greeted him:
Kunai, standard shuriken, Fūma shuriken, sealing scrolls, explosive tags, ninja blades—even wire strings and smoke bombs.
Every wall and shelf was packed, shining under the warm lantern light. It was dazzling.
But Naruto wasn't here to buy anything.
Even though he'd made a fair bit of money lately catching cockroaches…
It still wasn't nearly enough to support his newest idea.
So instead—
He came to memorize.
Using only his eyes, his mind, and his sense of touch, Naruto carefully examined every single tool.
The shopkeeper, seeing the unfamiliar "ninja" loitering and feeling around, found it odd—
But didn't interrupt.
Soon, Naruto had committed every type of ninja tool to memory.
And silently slipped out of the shop.
The ANBU who had been tailing him reported the incident back.
They found his actions puzzling.
But ultimately decided—
Maybe Naruto really likes ninja tools but doesn't have the money to buy them.
The Third Hokage read the report briefly…
And dismissed it.
There didn't seem to be anything worth paying attention to.
But what none of them realized—
Was that Naruto had gone straight home, made himself dinner, and begun his daily routine of internal cultivation.
This time, though…
He returned to the sealed space within his body.
The Nine-Tails, lazily watching a magical girl anime, didn't even glance at him.
Naruto didn't mind.
The Nine-Tails had basically turned into a fat, lazy shut-in—
Sprawled out in his cage, watching anime and reading web novels 24/7.
Naruto found a quiet spot, sat cross-legged on the water's surface, and began his new training.
His visit to the tool shop?
It was to imprint every detail of those ninja tools into his mind.
Because—
He had a theory.
What if the principles behind the Uchiha Shuriken Technique…
Could be pushed even further?
What if he could bring out the true potential of ninja tools?
And after several days of brainstorming…
He finally arrived at an answer.
One of the Eight Arcane Skills:
Divine Machine: Hundred Refinements.
Yes.
One of the Eight Great Techniques—
A method that embodied ultimate mastery over tools, machinery, materials, and remote manipulation.
An art that blurred the line between chakra control, engineering, and spiritual intuition.
Naruto smiled faintly as he began forming hand seals.
A new path had opened before him.
And he would walk it alone.
Capable of creating transcendent equipment beyond the mortal realm.
Capable of manipulating and transforming objects in seconds.
Capable of refining weapons and tools in batches.
Of course, Naruto understood that mechanical engineering, weapon forging, and chemistry weren't things he had ever formally studied.
But controlling objects…
Wasn't the Shuriken Technique already a form of that?
If he could comprehend the essence of object manipulation, then his mastery over ninja tools could extend far beyond just shuriken.
With that in mind, Naruto began to channel his immense mental power, materializing various ninja tools one by one inside his inner world.
Shuriken. Kunai. Ninja swords. Exploding tags. Wire strings. Smoke bombs…
He decided to start with the basics.
The kunai.
He focused his understanding on perfecting the fundamental control of kunai. Once he felt his control was flawless, he moved on to the next step—ninja swords—and began refining his basic swordsmanship.
One tool at a time, Naruto patiently worked his way through mastering the fundamentals of each.
During this period, he didn't slack off at the Academy either.
Iruka-sensei continued leading the class in Shuriken practice and gradually added basic physical training into the routine.
Ten-kilometer runs. One hundred push-ups. One hundred sit-ups. One hundred alternating squat jumps…
Of course, when it came to physical training, Naruto had already formed a habit with his Six Paths Practice Regiment. He was strengthening his body daily with that system.
But even so, during school hours, he didn't let up. In fact, he increased the intensity of his exercises, determined to push himself further.
Watching Naruto's relentless training, Sasuke—who saw him as a rival—felt a fire light within him.
He couldn't afford to fall behind.
Just like that, two months flew by.
In those two months, Naruto had not only trained hard but had also mastered every type of ninja tool available.
He had elevated each to its highest potential.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say:
Right now, Naruto could truly call himself a master of ninja tools.
No other shinobi in the entire ninja world deserved that title more than he did.
And today—
After finishing school, Naruto returned home and entered his inner world once more.
It was finally time.
Time to combine everything he had learned into a single, unified skillset.
With that thought, Naruto began to materialize every ninja tool he had trained with, forming a circle of weapons around him, each floating in the air, responding to his will.
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