A gathering ended with everyone lost in their own thoughts.
This time, Naruto's goals for coming out were all achieved, and this trip had reached its end.
Next, it was time to say goodbye.
Tsunade planned to stay in this Yanbo Town for a while, firstly to teach Sakura some basic medical ninjutsu, and secondly to help Jiraiya heal his injuries.
If there were no accidents, after Jiraiya's injuries healed, he would accompany Tsunade to continue traveling, and Sakura, as a disciple, would naturally need to accompany them.
As for Naruto and Orochimaru, they planned to return to their respective homes.
Orochimaru was teleported back by Naruto using the Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder Technique.
Before leaving, Orochimaru warmly invited Jiraiya and Tsunade to visit him, especially Tsunade, who he insisted must come, as he had many experiments he wanted Tsunade to cooperate with.
To this, Tsunade remained noncommittal, neither agreeing nor refusing.
After learning about Naruto's strength from Jiraiya, Tsunade felt a sense of urgency.
Although she and Jiraiya said they would always supervise Naruto, they could only dissuade him from his actions from the standpoint of elders, without having enough power to carry out their will to the end.
"Perhaps, I should get serious too, and can't continue to be so decadent," Tsunade said to herself.
And if she wanted to improve herself, researching with Orochimaru, who was also one of the Three Ninja, to strengthen her medical ninjutsu would be a good choice.
Naruto glanced at Tsunade, whose expression was uncertain, and Jiraiya, who was also thoughtful and thinking about going to Mount Myōboku to refine Sage Techniques, and smiled, probably understanding what they were thinking.
However, this was a good thing.
When a person wants to become stronger, whether the other party is their enemy or friend, they can bring a certain degree of promotion to themselves.
Only when there are enough strong people in this world can one's own path forward be taken further.
Not to mention, Tsunade and Jiraiya were his elders.
"Well then, I'll take my leave too, Sakura, good luck, I look forward to your return after completing your studies." Naruto waved his hand, said goodbye, and planned to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to Konoha.
As for whether Jiraiya could finally catch up with Tsunade, it would depend on himself, something Naruto couldn't help with.
"Goodbye," Tsunade responded absentmindedly.
Jiraiya didn't speak, but winked, thanking Naruto for his assist.
Sakura pulled Naruto aside and instructed, "Naruto, please keep an eye on Sasuke for me, don't let other girls get close to him, especially Ino-Pig, who needs special attention!"
"..." Naruto was speechless.
Are you not aware of Sasuke's lack of interest in girls?
Do I still need to watch over him?
"Okay."
But in the end, Naruto still perfunctorily responded.
And Sakura had a look of relief on her face.
Before she came out, she had already told her family that she would send letters back later, so she didn't need to worry too much about her parents' reaction.
Sakura's biggest worry was that other girls might steal Sasuke away while she was gone. Now that Naruto had agreed to help, she had no more concerns.
With a wave of her hand, Naruto disappeared from Yanbo Town using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
When he reappeared, he was next to the small waterfall where he usually trained.
Sasuke, who was diligently studying advanced mathematics, sensed Naruto's arrival but didn't pay much attention. He simply glanced at him before closing his eyes and continuing his efforts.
Naruto, after stretching, felt good and created Shadow Clones to begin training as well.
His main body continued physical strengthening exercises, while his Shadow Clones focused on Chakra control and, incidentally, practiced Sealing Techniques, developing more uses for the Flying Thunder God Technique.
During this training, Naruto noticed something different.
"I thought my physical condition would decline after not training for five days, but I didn't expect it to be even better than before?" Naruto muttered to himself in surprise.
This time, Naruto had truly gone out to play.
He hadn't just stopped physical strengthening exercises, but even canceled the Shadow Clones that were studying 24/7. During those days away, he had genuinely slept without thinking about anything.
Unlike before, when he had merely switched to the Learning Space to study, this time his condition hadn't declined; instead, his physical state was even better.
Now, during training, Naruto found it easier to enter a state of focus, significantly improving his efficiency.
"Is this the balance between work and rest? A few days of rest allowed my body and mind to fully recover, completely dissolving the pressure?" After reflecting, Naruto roughly found the reason.
People aren't machines, after all. Although both physical and mental strength can be restored with the Yin Release Chakra provided by Kurama and the assistance of the Learning Space, appropriate rest and relaxation are also necessary.
"Then I'll rest for two days every month, and one day every two weeks, doing nothing and thinking about nothing. It's perfect," Naruto patted his head, feeling that this was probably a blessing in disguise.
Taking a rare break had actually led to the discovery of new training experience.
Sharing this newly discovered training experience with Sasuke next to him, Naruto invited, "Hey, Sasuke, want to play a game? I can make a Shadow Clone to play with you."
Sasuke didn't stop studying. He glanced at Naruto and said, "Let's play together next time we rest."
"He's become more self-aware."
Naruto was a little surprised. He thought Sasuke had basically not rested like him, so he asked him to relax. He didn't expect this kid to refuse, being so self-disciplined.
If Naruto had asked him to play games before, he would have been more excited than anyone.
"Hmph, if I play now, will I get beaten by you again? I want to develop the Electromagnetic Cannon technique as soon as possible and stand on the same starting line as you again," Sasuke snorted inwardly, closing his eyes and continuing to study.
After estimating Naruto's strength, Sasuke felt that it would be a bit difficult to steadily beat Naruto with this technique, but reaching a level comparable to him would definitely not be a problem.
"Then continue training."
Naruto didn't think much about it and continued training.
But he felt like he had forgotten something.
In the Hot Spring Hotel, Karin, who had been meticulously cared for by the maids with good food and drinks for several days, looked out the window boredly, hoping that her Naruto-nii would finish his work and come to see her.
And in Yanbo Town, Kazahana Koyuki, who woke up wanting to find Naruto, learned from Sakura that he had already returned to Konoha, almost exploding with anger.
"What happened to the promised 24-hour meticulous personal service? Hmph, he completely forgot about me by sending a tool-like Shadow Clone!"
With a cold snort, Kazahana Koyuki ran out to find transportation, determined to go to Konoha to find Naruto.
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