"Nothing... Come to think of it, Teacher Ebisu is not so bad. I'll cultivate hard with him. Hey, Sasuke, aren't you busy with your own stuff? And Teacher Kakashi has things to do too. You guys go do your own thing! Don't worry about me, right, Teacher Ebisu?"
"Yeah! Kakashi, leave Naruto to me! I'll surely train him into an excellent Ninja. You guys go ahead and do your own thing!"
The two of them put their arms around each other like good buddies. Sasuke and Kakashi were a bit suspicious, but they finally left to get on with their business.
Only the two of them were left, looking at each other with unhappy expressions.
Naruto quickly pulled his arm back and turned his head away, not wanting to talk to Ebisu anymore.
This guy had looked down on him badly before. He didn't want to cultivate with such a person.
"Naruto, let's have a friendly talk."
Ebisu was the first to break the ice. After all, his attitude towards Naruto before was not right, and it was understandable for Naruto to act like this now.
"Humph! I've got nothing to talk to you, a sneaky pervert! Even if Sasuke doesn't cultivate with me, I'll find a place to cultivate on my own!"
Ebisu pushed his sunglasses up and sneered mockingly.
"I thought Sasuke had told you everything. What you need most now is a suitable teacher to help you with deeper cultivation, so they found me, an elite teacher!"
"Huh! A guy who was beaten badly by me before has no right to call himself an elite teacher here!"
"You should have noticed that after the preliminary round of the Chunin Exams, you're not strong enough yet to compete with the top players. Take Neji Hyūga, your opponent in the third match, for example. If you keep cultivating in your current state, you're definitely going to lose!"
"You..."
Naruto didn't expect Ebisu to be so straightforward. Of course, he knew he had his weaknesses.
"The most fatal problem with you is that your moves are too simple. It's not a big problem for you to become a Chunin. Even though there are so many geniuses and monsters in this session, not every session has such outstanding contestants. You just need to wait for the next session or the one after that. There will surely be opponents with less strength!"
Ebisu was pretending to console but actually mocking, trying to prick Naruto's pride.
How could someone like him, who aimed to become the Hokage, give up the chance to compete with those outstanding geniuses and choose a mediocre life?
"Don't worry. Not every Chunin Exams will have so many geniuses."
He emphasized the word "geniuses" deliberately, waiting for Naruto's reaction.
Naruto lowered his head and gritted his teeth tightly.
"No! I won't lose to these guys! Whether it's Neji, Gaara, or Rock Lee, I'll beat them all!"
"The most fatal problem with you now is that your attack pattern is too simple. Just combining the Shadow Clone Jutsu with simple Wind Release won't be able to compete with the unique moves of those genius Ninjas!"
"
"So, what should I do now?"
"So you should cultivate Ninjutsu that can become your signature move to enhance your current strength!"
"Signature move!?"
"Talking is useless. Let's have a match right now!"
Ebisu began to stretch his hands and feet to loosen them up.
"How do you want to compete?"
"Let's play a game, a simple game of tag. I'll be the tagger and you'll be the one being chased. If I catch you before the sun sets, then you have to obediently cultivate according to the way I said. If I can't do it, then congratulations, I'll help you persuade Kakashi or Sasuke. How about it? Isn't my method good?"
Looking at the confident look in Ebisu's eyes through his sunglasses, Naruto didn't want to admit defeat either. This was indeed an opportunity to prove his own strength and clearly see the strength of this sullen and lecherous teacher.
"OK! Let's set the end time as the sunset. Shadow Clone Jutsu"
As soon as the words fell, Naruto formed Hand Seals and created a dozen clones, which fled in different directions!
Ebisu stood upright, pushing his glasses and muttering to himself confidently.
"Naruto, you're not the only one who is good at using clones."
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Naruto was happily running on the street, confidently fantasizing about having Sasuke continue as his cultivation teacher, when he was blocked by a dark figure ahead.
"Damn it!"
This Ebisu guy not only used Shadow Clone Jutsu with great proficiency, but also could accurately predict his actions.
"Naruto, how do you count as admitting defeat?"
"Ha~ This is just the first time. You found me just by coincidence!"
"You're really stubborn, aren't you?"
Naruto immediately turned around and ran in the opposite direction, making twists and turns, trying to shake off Ebisu who was closely following him.
But no matter where he or his shadow clones ran - whether it was by the river, in the grass, or near the billboard - Ebisu always stuck close behind him. This guy was like glue and couldn't be shaken off!
If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't been in contact with Ebisu before, Naruto would have suspected that he had been planted with a tracker.
.......
As the setting sun gradually set, Ebisu leaned against the wooden wall with one hand, looking at the out-of-breath Naruto, and asked proudly,
"How about it, Naruto? The match time is almost over. I should have won this match, right?"
"Not... not at all!"
"This guy who never gives up!"
A glint of light flashed in Ebisu's eyes. It was time to end this farce. He was about to step forward to give Naruto a final blow when he caught sight of a strange middle - aged uncle with long white hair and wooden clogs peeping at the women's bathhouse, and lewd sounds came from him from time to time.
Ebisu was instantly filled with a sense of justice. He roared,
"Where did this lecher come from? I, Ebisu, will do justice for the heavens today and punish you shameless people!"
After saying that, he strode over. But this move of his angered the long - haired middle - aged man who was peeping. The man stood up and shook his long silver hair.
Aiming at Ebisu who was leaping over, he clasped his hands together and summoned a huge Frog. Then the Frog stretched out its tongue, wrapped Ebisu up layer by layer, and slammed him to the ground.
After a Setsuna, he lay on the ground and couldn't move anymore.
Naruto stared at the scene in front of him in shock.
Who the hell is that guy? Why is he so strong! Ebisu couldn't even take one hit from him.
His eyes glowed with a golden light, just like a hungry wolf seeing meat. No! He must make this man his teacher!
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