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Chapter 12 - Skill Mastery

Konohagakure No Sato :

Uzumaki Apartment :

Hearing Hokage's words and his talk for help , Naruto remembered his skill and jutsu's . After some training their progress is like crawling . Remembering The Hokage and his Professor Title .

Naruto addreses his skill experience in appropriate words

" Grandpa can you look at my basic jutsus and see , are they ok ?? "

Hearing Naruto's question , Hokage's shows a puzzeled face because during his spying he didn't saw anything wrong with them but to get clear picture The Hokage decided to see it himself once more .

" Oohh then let's head to the training ground first "

speaking his piece both them cleans up the table and head towards Academy training ground , going through the gate when naruto decided to head towards his familiar training ground The Hokage calls him out 

" Naruto this way "

" huh, why "

Walking over naruto asks the reason 

" it's dark naruto , the one we are going have lights there "

" really ...., yoshhaa "

Naruto walks with Third Hokage towards the back and a little further inside academy , near The staff side and stops near a desolate ground under the pole .

The Hokage Switches on the lights of a little bigger and complete Training ground . With dumbells and other training equipment under a shed in a corner , the ground is also covered with trees and boulders , with only slight open space.

" whoaa I didn't know there was such a place in the academy "

" haha this is private training ground for hokage , Naruto "

" really "

" yeah look there , it's just under Hokage office "

" ehh is that side window of your office Old-man " 

hearing the usual address Hokage smiles and heads to the small open space and beckons naruto

" all right Naruto , show me what you got "

" Yoshaaa "

" Transformation jutsu " and now " Clone jutsu "

and 

" Body Replacement jutsu "

getting back from the displaced place , naruto joggs over and asks The Old fart

" How was it Grandpa "

Looking at the 3 basic jutsu performance , the Hokage replies 

" They are already up to standard , Naruto "

hearing it Naruto finally inquires about his real objective 

" I want to master them you know, not standard "

" master?? you said "

" yup how can i do that "

saying his question , Naruto puts his hands behind his head and waits for the old man's processor to start , meanwhile the Hokage's thought were already on a different things

( He wants to master them and not learn new jutsu ? maybe i can redirect it so which instead of letting Jinchuriki graduate early , I can make him busy with some other things during these days )

Thinking up to here Hokage gathers his thoughts and answers 

" If You want to master them then the most direct way is to shorten the hand-seals and excute it faster i guess"

" Hand-seal and Execution" questions blonde 

" Yeah first is executing hand-seals faster , which will result in faster jutsu in battle , second will be to shortening the Hand-seals used in a jutsu and getting even better result "

" ooohhhh"

Hearing the advice Naruto finally shows a surprised face , an expression that say say ' a lightbulb moment' and asks more 

" how should i do it "

getting the blonde's interest The Hokage replies

" No matter which one , the first thing you need to do is getting better Chakra control , first start doing leaf exercise with more leaves especially sticking leaves on your torso "

" sticking leaves on my body ????"

" uhmm this for shortening hand-seals , Hand-seals are mainly to control chakra and performing jutsu , actually you should first practice Hand-seals and chakra control and when you can perform 7 hand-seals per second you can try to train in shortning hand-seals in the jutsu "

The Hokage decided to set a target to keep the boy busy for next 3 years and also to direct him in a beneficial direction. The Hokage thought to himself

( whether chakra control or hand-seal , both will help in long run )

Naruto doubts and asks back

" Does that mean i can perform all jutsu with 7 seals/second speed later "

" Hmm that's not how it works "

" haaaa then how ??"

asks the blonde , Frustatingly and calmly 

The Professor of Ninjutsu replies then 

" Every jutsu needs different chakra control for it , how sould i say for example even though you know words and know how to write , every jutsu requires different sentences did you get till here"

" hmmm"

" then basic Hand-seal is your normal writing speed , you can train it to be faster "

" is that so "

"And shortning Hand-seals in jutsu is practicing it , to make it muscle memory where even if u ditch a hand seal , your body will execute it for you because chakra is made of both physical and spiritual energy "

" hmmm so basically i need to first keep practicing hand-seals and then keeps practising basic jutsu unless i can do it with less and less hand-seals ?"

hearing the blonde's confusion The Hokage decided to shift his target 

" you still have 3 years to learn these things at academy , for now just keep practising chakra control by sticking leaves to hands , feet and other body parts and then Hand-seals , try to do the basic jutsus with only one hand seal within 3 years , especially Body replacement "

Hearing Hokage's instructions Naruto nods heavily and starts asking about hand-seals 

" What about hand-seals"

" hmm hand-seals are not just about faster moving hands but also giving a kickstart to chakra "

" kickstart"

" chakra is difficult to control , and is like a wild horse , you give it direction faster with the help of Hand-seals , especially in fast-paced battle "

hearing the old-man's words , Naruto finally understands why his exp. gain in jutsus was crawling these days , maybe he would have gotten all this overtime or after 1 or 2 level ups .

( it's like making jutsu perfectly suited for my taste and body , i guess )

Naruto asks again

" Then should i only focus on these things "

hearing it Hokage ponders further and decide to add something

" You can look in Academy's library , there are quite few E-rank jutsus and other things to help instead of just material that is taught in class "

( this much should keep him busy till Graduation or at least 2-3 years )

" The academy library has these things , I never knew "

" They have all sort of things like trap-making , basic of medical ninjutsu , basic for fuinjutsu ,and other topics about history , geography , intelligence .......... if you want to be Hokage , you should at-least know about it "

" Hmm ok grandpa , I will make sure to visit "

" All right , it's getting late and also you can now train in this place "

" really "

" The place is just gatheing dust and i am old , make sure you use it for good "

( and the place is also right under my eyes ) calculates Hokage 

Naruto happily jogs over and hugs The Hokage while replying

" thank you Old man "

" All right let's send you back home , it's really late"

" uhmm"

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Meanwhile :

The Next day at the Naruto's old training ground , a fatty kid was blurting steam from his nose and cursing

" Where is that bastard " Gian

" did he ran away " Suneo shifts his eyes around the place

" We never mattered is what I think " Nobita says while adjusting his glasses

" such a bad-boy is sooo cool and he is younger too " Shizuka swoons

They waited till evening that day and Nobita and Suneo got beaten up with the excuse of sparring and Shizuka starts to learn cooking for the future.

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