In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

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"Master, please let me go. I was wrong before. Boo-hoo." Ajisai completely broke down, her mind numb, ‘This guy must be a sadist, right?’

She regretted it very much now, ‘Damn it, how could I have believed this man's lies?

‘It's true that I don't have to go to jail anymore, but staying in this place was far worse than being in jail. It hurts! It hurts so much, but every time I get hurt, it heals instantly.’

"I'm not that petty. Get up." Naruto kicked the Kusanagi Sword toward Ajisai, "Just train for another half an hour, and you’ll be free."

"Really?" She asked through gritted teeth.

‘If it was half an hour, I could tough it out and drag the time along.’ Ajisai had roughly calculated that the flow of time here was normal.

Every second she stayed lying on the ground would be one second less of training. But she didn’t dare throw her life away either, because it would be scary if she really died.

Otherwise, she would definitely use death to stall for time.

In fact, in the Jashin’s altar, Ajisai would not die. Even if her heart were pierced, she would still be able to come back to life in the next second without leaving any scars.

Because this is the real Jashin’s Altar, it cannot be compared with the Hidan’s corrupted Jashin’s protection.

The reason why Naruto didn't kill Ajisai was, firstly, because it was unnecessary. Training a tool didn’t mean torturing them. Secondly, it was really painful, so it could easily cause psychological scars.

"It’s true." Naruto nodded.

Half an hour later.

Ajisai lay limp on the ground, her wounds slowly fading. She couldn’t remember how much blood she’d lost, but her body had been completely ravaged by the actual combat training.

What was even more extraordinary was that every time her wounds healed, her chakra would also be fully restored. Though she didn’t have much faith in the Jashin, that changed when Naruto cut off her hand.

At that moment, she felt like her faith in the Jashin skyrocketed to its peak, and she almost wanted to kneel and bow in reverence. Fortunately, Jashin hadn’t abandoned her, and her hand healed in a second.

But that was as far as the cruelty went. Nothing more terrifying happened after that.

With a snap of Naruto’s fingers, he pulled her out of the sealed space. Ajisai opened her eyes and found herself back in the familiar living room.

Her eyes immediately widened, and it was as if she hadn’t breathed in forever. Her body arched as she took in deep breaths. A few seconds later, she collapsed heavily onto the couch.

"We’ll continue tomorrow." Naruto's voice sounded.

With a click, the door closed tightly. Ajisai was so shocked that she clamped her legs together and sat up straight away, her head buzzing.

‘This is not the human world, it's hell!’

Sinking into despair for a moment, realizing life was like this, Ajisai fell asleep instantly.

The next day.

At the top of the tower in the Land of Rain, Naruto yawned as he transferred Chakra to Nagato. Last night, in order to help Ajisai grow quickly, he worked until midnight.

The whole process of accompanying her had drained him, so much so that he had struggled to get up that morning.

He realized that this couldn’t go on forever, and he needed to figure out a way to find Ajisai a sparring puppet, someone to throw into the Jashin’s Altar with her.

Estimating that he’d already transferred a tenth of his Chakra, Naruto yawned again and stopped, his face full of exhaustion.

Nagato looked somewhat moved. He raised his head and, after some hesitation, spoke to Naruto.

"This is taking too much of a toll on your body. You should stop now."

"No need, I’m fine." Naruto waved his hand, yawning as he, "I’ve got other things to do, so I’ll be leaving first."

After Naruto left, Konan happened to return. She landed a few steps away from the top-floor window, folding away her paper wings. The blood on the paper cards she had tossed outside suggested she had been out ‘chopping wood’ again.

"What's wrong?" Konan asked after seeing the worried look on Nagato’s face.

"Naruto looked very tired after transferring Chakra to me just now. If he keeps pushing himself like this, he won’t be able to hold up." Nagato said with a furrowed brow.

"We can’t let him keep doing this. Otherwise..."

Ajisai’s house.

"Get up and get ready to train. Hurry up." Naruto said.

"I’m not getting up! Just kill me already. I don’t care anymore." Ajisai refused to get up no matter what, wrapping herself tightly in a blanket on the couch.

"Why would I kill you?" Naruto laughed in exasperation, "I’m helping you grow, and I’m not asking for your opinion right now."

Snap!

Naruto snapped his fingers.

Jashin’s Altar!

With a clank, the Kusanagi Sword was tossed to the ground like a piece of junk in front of her. Ajisai looked down at the Kusanagi sword by her feet with numb eyes, then knelt down in front of Naruto and pleaded.

"Master, you can **** me if you want, I won’t resist. Please, just send me back to prison! I’m really sorry, I’ve learned my lesson."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Am I that kind of person in your eyes?" Naruto said with a serious face. He threw away the sword and took out the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

"Forget it, I'll lower the difficulty for you. You use the legendary Kusanagi Sword, and I'll just use this ordinary kunai."

‘I don't want to fight! Damn it, you bastard, just die already!’

Ajisai was practically roaring in her mind, but her expression remained numb. Looking at the black kunai in Naruto's hand, she thought about it and nodded quietly.

The Kusanagi Sword was indeed sharp enough to cut through iron like mud. As long as she was careful not to let Naruto get too close, Ajisai felt that she should be fine.

With a ding, Naruto's figure vanished.

"Where did he go?" Ajisai was confused for a moment and couldn't help but tighten her grip of the sword.

"Behind you." Naruto said as he tapped her on the shoulder. The latter quickly turned to slash, but hit nothing but air.

For the next hour, Ajisai endured inhumane torment due to Naruto’s overwhelming speed. She finally recalled the legend that circulated on the battlefield twenty years ago, the Yellow Flash.

Bang!

Ajisai’s eyes were already blurred. The blood she had lost returned to her body, the wound on her neck healed, and her chakra was fully restored.

"Congratulations, you lasted a whole hour." Naruto put away the kunai with a faint smile on his face.

"Was it... was it really necessary to torture me for a whole hour?" Ajisai barely had the strength to speak but still fought back desperately.

"You’re wrong. This isn’t torture." Naruto walked up to her, squatted down, and said seriously, "Ajisai, do you have a dream?"

"A dream?"

"Yes. What kind of person do you want to be? Do you want to remain a mediocre Shinobi, get married, have children, and grow old? Or do you want to become as powerful as your Tenshi-sama?"

"Tenshi… sama?" Ajisai’s unfocused eyes gradually found clarity. She remembered her dream, to become a Kunoichi as strong as her Tenshi-sama.

She had even specifically studied the Paper Ninjutsu, which wasn’t very powerful, just to be closer to the person she idolized and to become a beautiful and powerful Kunoichi!

"I want to..."

"Good! Ajisai," Naruto took her hand, "You have a great talent for Summoning Technique. You've already shown that during training."

"Keep it up, an excellent Summoner should be more powerful than their Summoned Beast."

A day later.

Ajisai felt completely exhausted. She had lost track of how many times her neck had been slashed or her heart pierced. At this point, injuries that once terrified her had become minor wounds.

As long as it wasn’t a fatal injury, she even learned to make a final counterattack.

The training was brutal, but the results were remarkable. In just one day, Ajisai made incredible progress. Give her some more time, and she would grow to a terrifying level.

Naruto spent his days training with Ajisai, and at night he continued his own practice. It wasn’t just Ajisai who was suffering, as Naruto was struggling too. Though he wasn’t physically exhausted, he wasn’t getting enough sleep.

The next morning came early again, and even though Naruto was exhausted, he still forced himself to get up.

It was purely out of habit.

He washed up and went out as usual. Before leaving, he found a bag of fresh tomatoes in the kitchen. After putting a few in his pocket, he hurried out the door.

Following his routine, he transferred a tenth of his Chakra to Nagato. Naruto looked even more drained than the day before, as if all his energy had been sucked out of him.

Konan's face was filled with worry, and Nagato’s brows also furrowed deeply.

If Jiraiya were to see their junior looks like he has indulged in too much night life, how would they explain this? Could it be damaging his health permanently?

Konan glanced at Nagato, who didn’t know what to say either.

Suddenly, a loud crash came from the staircase, followed by Naruto's violent coughing. It sounded like he was about to cough up a lung.

Konan and Nagato exchanged worried glances and rushed over, only to see Naruto leaning against the wall, coughing up blood.

"Cough, cough, cough!!! Damn it, I can choke even when eating tomatoes."

Konan wanted to approach, but Nagato, with a serious expression, stopped her. He shook his head and said, "I already tried to persuade him yesterday. He is a stubborn person. There is no point in talking to him now. It’s better to send him off tomorrow!"

The next day.

Naruto, with dark circles under his eyes, stood there in a daze, looking at Nagato and Konan and asked.

"What do you mean by ‘enough’?"

"There's really nothing wrong with my body! I can't say anything else, but I’ve definitely got plenty of chakra. Cough, cough!!! Sorry, I choked on my saliva."

Konan and Nagato clearly didn’t believe him. No matter what Naruto said, they were adamant about not letting him transfer any more Chakra to Nagato.

"I appreciate the thought, but Naruto, you really shouldn’t push yourself any further." Nagato said in a hoarse voice, "I already have more than enough Chakra."

Hearing this, Naruto wanted to say something else, but Konan stopped him with a look.

With a sigh, Naruto didn’t argue anymore.

"Fine."

Seeing his slumped shoulders and reluctant acceptance, Konan felt slightly moved.

‘Despite his sometimes despicable and shameless behavior, he was indeed the disciple who inherited Jiraiya-sensei's will for peace.’

‘Even though he had a difficult personality, his soul remained bright. He was the final light we encountered after our long journey through suffering and darkness.’

"For you." Konan handed Naruto a bouquet of paper flowers.

"Didn't you give me one before?" Naruto asked, a bit surprised.

"Hmm?" Konan shook her head, "Last time was a flower of gratitude. This time, it’s a flower of farewell and hope."

She raised her head and a sincere smile appeared on her face, like the sunlight breaking through the clouds after a rainstorm.

"I hope you will become an everlasting flower of hope."