Chapter 84: Mei Ling and Jiraiya, Minato's Training

  The next morning, Meng Ling was directly awakened by Minato's loud voice. Although Meng Ling was a bit annoyed, looking at his "master" thirsty expression, he had to put down his own young master temper and dragged his tired body to the spot where Zilai was sneaking, which was the waterfall outside the village.

  At this time, Jiraiya was explaining the key points of the Summoning Technique to Naruto. After signing his name on the contract scroll, Jiraiya taught Naruto the incantation for the Summoning Technique and then let him practice alone.

  At this time, Meng Ling was already in a state of cultivation beside him. Zilai first curiously looked at Meng Ling's way of cultivating and thought to himself that the little girl in front of him wouldn't also be someone who cultivates immortal techniques, after all, apart from immortal techniques, he hadn't seen anything else that could cultivate without moving the body.

  In the afternoon, Naruto was practicing his Sage Mode, while Jiraiya was secretly peeking at the girls playing under the waterfall. Occasionally, he would think about Mei Terumi's appearance, as he was still curious about her looks.

  "Based on my years of experience, there are only three reasons why someone would wear a mask: First, they're so ugly that even they don't want to show their face. Second, they're so stunningly beautiful that they'd cause trouble if people saw them, so they cover up. Third, this face can't be seen by outsiders for some special reason. But this little girl is called the Guardian Angel, how could an angel be ugly? And since she's been living in Konoha Village since childhood, the third point doesn't apply either. So, I've decided that this little girl named Mei Terumi must have covered her face because she's too beautiful." Kakashi thought to himself, but he had no idea that Mei Terumi was actually a man's soul and couldn't bear the feeling of being stared at nakedly, which is why she wore a mask.

  Naruto's training continued until the afternoon, but no matter how hard he tried, all he could do was summon a bunch of tadpoles using the Summoning Jutsu, which left Jiraiya utterly disappointed.

  Time passed quickly, and Naruto was immersed in his own training. Occasionally, he would come to ask Miren for some knowledge, but the progress of the summoning technique could be said to have made no progress at all. By the second day's noon, Miren had really exhausted himself, so he spent an afternoon directly using his Chaos Godly Power to open Naruto's Eight Gates Formation to the level of the Injury Gate. Then, he used a lot of effort to strengthen Naruto's meridians, which finally allowed Naruto to summon his first toad, but it was just the same toad that Jiraiya had stepped on. There was still some distance from the Summoning Scroll.

  On the third day, it was time for Ren to teach Naruto the Rasengan. Ren didn't go easy on him today either, directly telling Naruto to buy a large bunch of balloons and fill them with water before starting his training. After all, the first two stages were still necessary for Naruto to complete. However, Ren instructed Naruto to create fifty shadow clones and then begin the first stage of training, "Rotation". This new method also earned Ren's repeated praise. As a result, Naruto completed the first stage of training in just three hours, but due to excessive fatigue, he slept until 2 pm before waking up. This was still thanks to Ren using his Chaos God powers to help regulate Naruto's body. As soon as Naruto woke up, he became energetic and lively again, directly entering the second stage of training, "Power". He had to burst the balloons in order to meet the requirements.

  It turns out that Naruto's willpower is indeed extremely strong, and his heart is very broad. After experiencing the cold eyes of others in his childhood, ordinary people would probably only harbor resentment, but Naruto's heart only has the idea of making the villagers recognize his existence. This is precisely what Hinata admires most, which is why she treats Naruto as her own brother, and it's also because of this that Hinata helps Naruto train without complaint. However, in Naruto's heart, he had long regarded Jiraiya and Hinata as his two mentors. Although Hinata is not much older than him.

  "Alright, Naruto, let's stop here for today. We'll go eat first and then talk about it later. This time, the Good Color Sage will treat us." By the waterfall, seeing that those girls had already left, after Jiraiya's peeping activity came to an end, Maito immediately called out to Naruto who was still training hard.

  "Just a little longer, I can still hold on." Naruto said stubbornly.

  "Naruto, I'm telling you, if you keep practicing without any restraint, it'll end up being counterproductive. If you exhaust yourself and can't even make it to the Chunin Selection Exam, then all your efforts will be for nothing. So why don't you take a break now, have a meal, and then reflect on what you've accomplished today?" Meiling said as she walked up to Naruto and patted him on the shoulder.

  "Alright, I get it. Now let's go have a good meal, and after training, eating a bowl of ramen is just wonderful. Ramen, ramen." As he said that, Naruto hummed the words "ramen" and directly brought Hinata and Shikamaru to Ichiraku Ramen shop.

  However, Naruto soon discovered that something was off. Since Naruto had been using the Hand Seal to gather chakra all along, his hands were in a grasping shape when he tried to pick up the chopsticks. As a result, Naruto couldn't even hold the chopsticks, and in the end, Mei had no choice but to be a 'daddy' for once.

  But just as he was about to make a run for it, he found that he couldn't move at all. Looking down at his feet, he discovered that they had somehow become frozen in a block of hard ice. It seemed that his legs had completely lost all sensation.

  "In a moment of ice and snow, hehe, one of the three ninjas, Zilai also senior, don't think you can escape that easily." Meng Ling said lightly beside him.

  So, reluctantly, he paid the bill and eventually ended up on the rooftop of the building across from Naruto's with Meng Ling, continuing their conversation from yesterday.

  "What's your ability for today?" Zilai asked first.

  "Each strong person has their own special ability, and mine is just that." Meng Ling said lightly.

  "No wonder you could defeat the Tailed Beast alone five years ago, it seems that this ability has a great deal to do with it. With such a powerful ability, yet being a small ninja here, your purpose shouldn't be just that, right?" Kakashi asked calmly.

  "Why not? I also want to have a relatively calm and exciting life, let alone the fact that my most cherished companions are here, so I won't be lonely." Meng Ling said with a faint smile.

  "A peaceful life is good, but perhaps it's because of your power that your life can't help but deviate from this track." Kakashi said.

  "That's also something for the future, I'm still just a young man after all, and talking about this might be a bit too early... but Naruto needs to have the ability to protect himself in these chaotic times. In this cursed world, not only is it difficult being a jinchuriki like Naruto, but even other jinchuriki or strong ninjas are often targets for many people. Just the other day I investigated and found that my life is now worth over 32 million ryo on the underground assassin's hit list." Maito said with a smile.

  "It seems you're still very calm." said Jiraiya with a hint of amusement.

  "Of course, because in this world, there is no one who can kill me." Meng Ling said lightly.

  "Huh? What did you just say?" Kuririn asked with some curiosity.

  "The meaning of this sentence is still up to you to figure out." Meng Ling said lightly and her figure had already disappeared from the original place.

  ————I am that gorgeous dividing line————

  The next day, early in the morning, Meng Ling also arrived at Naruto's training ground, which was also the place where Zilai had been sneaking a peek. Next to that waterfall.

  Naruto spent about half a day's time and completed the second stage of Rasengan training, and his power training has ended.

  "Alright Naruto, now you can properly train for the third stage - Rasengan, or rather... maintenance." said Muwang faintly.

  "Maintain? What does that mean? I'm already able to use Rasengan, right? Why is there still a training stage?" Naruto asked in puzzlement.

  "Alright, I'd better show you. Follow me," said Meng Ling, leading a very puzzled Ming Ren to a large tree.

  "Look, this is the effect after completing the second stage of cultivation." As he spoke, Meng Ling's right hand directly released a Chakra sphere without maintaining it. His right hand swung out and only left a spiral-shaped ripple on the big tree.

  "This is the power of completing the third stage, take a look." As he said that, Meng Ling formed another complete Spiral Sphere with his right hand and swung it again. This time, a huge hole was directly punched out on the trunk of the big tree.

  "Wow, that's amazing!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.

  "Alright, now that you know, let's continue our cultivation. Next, I'll also start my own cultivation." After saying this, Meng Ling walked to an open area and formed a hand seal with both hands.

  "The Art of Multiple Bodies."