Seeing Sasuke's appearance, Naruto couldn't help but laugh out loud.
This pretense that nothing had happened, this way of easing his own embarrassment, was just too amusing.
And at this moment, Sasuke understood that Naruto knew everything, knew that he would challenge him after mastering the Electromagnetic Cannon technique, and was deliberately teasing him.
"Naruto, you!"
Sasuke pointed at Naruto, wanting to curse him out.
But after weighing the difference in combat power between the two, he held back.
After teasing the Sasuke, he could ask Naruto to heal him, but if he teased Naruto, there would be no one to heal him.
He didn't want to delay his training time because of this, otherwise the gap between them would only widen as Naruto, who was also working hard, continued to improve.
"Hahaha, alright, alright, no more joking. Having learned the Electromagnetic Cannon technique that you worked so hard to develop, then as a reward, I'll teach you a new Ninjutsu, Sage Mode. Want to learn it?"
After laughing, Naruto said seriously.
Although he initially intended to have Sasuke, this tool person, help develop the Electromagnetic Cannon technique, Naruto didn't plan to treat his friend unfairly and had already thought of a compensation plan.
If Sasuke hadn't been courting death last time, he would have taught Sasuke Sage Mode long ago, and what he would be teaching now would be the more advanced Yin Yin Release.
Sasuke, unaware of this, was a little surprised at this moment: "Is that the one that can utilize Natural Energy?"
Tenten had seen Naruto cultivate Sage Techniques, and he knew how powerful Sage Mode was for increasing strength, but Naruto had only asked him to focus on the development of Sharingan and the Electromagnetic Cannon technique, and had no intention of teaching him Sage Techniques.
"Yeah."
Naruto nodded.
He didn't teach Sasuke Sage Techniques before because he couldn't learn it at all.
Practicing Sage Techniques requires a clear mind, and the ability to overcome arrogance and impetuosity, but in previous years, Sasuke was filled with the impetuosity brought about by the annihilation of his parents and clan, and the Uchiha clan's ancestral stubbornness.
In this state, even if Naruto taught him Sage Techniques, he wouldn't be able to learn it.
It's not that Sasuke's talent wouldn't allow him to control Sage Chakra, but that in this state, he couldn't even sense Natural Energy.
But in recent years, with Naruto's occasional prodding and help, Sasuke had absolute confidence that he could take revenge, the impetuosity on his body was disappearing, and stubbornness had no room to survive.
With the continuous exchange of Chakra with Naruto, Sasuke's physique was also transforming in the direction of a Sage Body. With the harmony of Yin and Yang, this also fundamentally changed Sasuke's stubbornness brought about by the Uchiha's extreme Yin Attribute.
In this case, after developing the Electromagnetic Cannon technique, cultivating Sage Techniques next would become a new direction for Sasuke's rapid increase in strength.
"Then what are we waiting for, let's go back and cultivate Sage Techniques." Sasuke said eagerly.
"Yeah."
Naruto nodded and took Sasuke to the Waterfall where they usually cultivated.
Here, Naruto began to teach Sasuke Sage Mode, which was no different from the process of teaching Terumi Mei to cultivate Sage Techniques before, so there is no need to elaborate.
However, Sasuke, after overcoming arrogance and impetuosity, progressed in learning Sage Techniques much faster than Terumi Mei.
Under the guidance of Naruto, a Sage Techniques Great Accomplishment expert, Sasuke learned Sage Mode faster than Naruto did back then, and was able to enter Sage Mode on his own in just two weeks.
After all, Sasuke at this moment was much stronger than Naruto when he first learned Sage Techniques.
If it were the current Naruto, it wouldn't take him a few days to master Sage Techniques.
With the added benefit of Sasuke's inherently high Chakra control ability, he was able to skillfully apply Sage Mode to combat within a month.
Of course, wanting to achieve instant Sage Mode like Naruto is not a matter of talent.
What's needed next is to rely on time to integrate, allowing the body to more fully and thoroughly adapt to the existence of Natural Energy, thereby reaching the Great Accomplishment realm of Sage Techniques, entering Sage Mode with a single thought.
And if talent is insufficient, this integration period could very well be a lifetime.
Of course, this kind of problem doesn't exist for Sasuke.
While Sasuke was practicing Sage Techniques, Naruto was also observing the changes in his body, and found that his guess was indeed correct.
After mastering Sage Mode, Sasuke's physique is transforming faster towards a Sage Body like his, and after a long time, he will completely transform into a Sage Body.
At that time, Sasuke's Chakra reserves will not only increase dramatically.
Even the evolution of his Sharingan will no longer necessarily require the fusion of a blood relative's Pupil Power to evolve into Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, but can naturally evolve into Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan on his own like Naruto.
At that time, Sasuke's overall strength will undergo a leap-like improvement, steadily reaching a level close to the Six Paths.
Of course, there's no way Sasuke's Chakra reserves can reach Naruto's level. His massive Chakra reserves are not only thanks to the Sage Body, but also to Kurama's Chakra nourishing him year after year and his own hard training.
However, Sasuke's Chakra reserves should eventually reach about 60 percent of Naruto's, which is still much stronger than it is now.
Successively mastering the Electromagnetic Cannon technique and Sage Mode gave Sasuke a great deal of confidence in his strength. Although he still had no confidence in challenging Naruto, he was absolutely confident in another matter.
In the fourth month of mastering the Electromagnetic Cannon technique, and the third month of Sage Mode, Sasuke, feeling that his cultivation of these two Ninjutsu had reached the limit of the current stage, found Naruto.
Under the Waterfall, Sasuke said extremely seriously: "Naruto, I plan to leave tomorrow to find Itachi's whereabouts, to ask him about his true thoughts at that time."
"Just like I said before, if he has a hidden reason, then let him join me in avenging our parents and clan against the Masked Man. If he is simply pursuing more powerful Pupil Power, then I will kill him first, and then go to avenge against that Masked Man."
"I will personally take revenge, but I must ensure that no one can interfere with my duel with Itachi."
"So, help me, Naruto!"
Looking at Sasuke reaching out to him, Naruto did not hesitate, and reached out to grasp it without hesitation: "Okay."
Seven years ago, also under this Waterfall, this young man, his only friend.
Reached out to Naruto, and told him that he wanted to become stronger, and asked him to help.
In the blink of an eye, seven years have passed, and they are no longer the weak figures they once were, their strength has undergone earth-shattering changes, and they can even determine the future direction of this world.
However, although seven years have passed, they are still friends.
Naruto hopes that even seventy years later, they can still be friends.
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