Spsh!

  Naruto fell into the ke, creating a huge spsh. He sank for a moment before his head popped back up.

  Although he hadn't used this body to swim before, he knew how to swim from his past life, and he was even quite good at it, so it wasn't a problem.

  "Oh? You can swim? Not bad."

  Kakashi looked down at Naruto, his lifeless fish-like eyes showing no emotion, as if it didn't matter whether Naruto could swim or not.

  Naruto couldn't understand why Kakashi was acting so differently. This was completely unlike the tolerant, gentle Kakashi he remembered. His heart trembled, unsure if it was because of the water or the fear growing inside him, but his limbs felt icy cold.

  "Ka-Kakashi, what's going on with you?"

  Naruto had never seen Kakashi like this before, and his words became hesitant. But then, Kakashi's face broke into the same warm smile as always.

  "It's nothing. I just feel like I haven't been responsible enough toward you, so I've decided to start training with you from now on."

  "T-Training? Haven't we always been training together?"

  "Hehe~ That wasn't really training together. From now on, we need to truly be together. Isn't the essence of training together about helping each other? If we can't help each other during training, what's the point of training together?"

  Naruto didn't quite understand what Kakashi meant, but instinctively, his heart trembled. A bad premonition rose in his chest, and to suppress it, Naruto forced himself to put on an awkward smile.

  "Big bro you've always been helping me. I've always been grateful for that!"

  Naruto swore that his expression at that moment was the most sincere he had ever shown. If it were anyone else, they would have believed him. But unfortunately, Kakashi could hear his thoughts. Kakashi knew exactly how Naruto cursed him in his mind, so how could he possibly believe that look now?

  "Is that so? You're grateful? That's great. Then I'll count on you to help me too."

  As Kakashi spoke, he drew his long sword from his back. Naruto hurriedly paddled backward, trying to put some distance between them.

  Naruto was truly panicking now. He had seen Kakashi's sshes on the first day of training, and their intensity was far beyond what he could handle now. Two months had passed since then, and even with just a thought, he knew Kakashi must have grown even stronger.

  "Kakashi, what are you doing? You're not going to cut me, are you?"

  "Don't worry, I would never cut you. That's absolutely out of the question."

  As he spoke, Kakashi slowly lowered the tip of his sword into the water, the two of them now separated by a distance of two or three meters.

  Naruto didn't understand Kakashi's intentions at first, but in the next moment, an electric current surged toward him from all directions. His body suddenly stiffened and quickly sank, dropping two to three meters before he finally regained control. By then, he had already choked on a mouthful of water due to the paralysis. As soon as he recovered, he hurriedly swam upward.

  "Cough! Ugh, cough, cough!"

  Just as Naruto surfaced and coughed out the water he had inhaled, another electric current struck, causing him to sink again, choke again, and then resurface, coughing violently once more.

  "Cough, cough! Ugh! ~ Ugh!"

  After several rounds, Naruto finally couldn't hold back and started vomiting. However, since he hadn't eaten much for lunch, there was nothing in his stomach, and he could only spit out a bit of bile.

  "Are you still not pnning to climb out?"

  Faced with Naruto's miserable state, Kakashi showed no trace of sympathy. His expression remained as indifferent as ever, his tone as if he were discussing something trivial.

  Due to the repeated choking, Naruto's head was buzzing. Having lived two lives, he had never encountered such a situation. Hearing Kakashi's question, he immediately covered his hands and feet with chakra and climbed out of the water, staggering as he stood on the ke's surface.

  He thought Kakashi was forcing him to walk on water, just like when the dogs had surrounded him earlier. He figured that since he could now walk on water, he should be fine. But before he could catch his breath, an electric current surged from his feet. This time, since his entire body wasn't submerged, he didn't sink immediately, but his legs still stiffened from the sudden current, disrupting his chakra flow and causing the lower part of his legs to instantly plunge into the water.

  "What the hell! I'm already out, why are you still doing that?!"

  Naruto quickly steadied himself and finally couldn't hold back from cursing. Yet, Kakashi's expression remained calm, only tilting his head slightly.

  "Is what I said strange? Didn't you already said that you're gonna help me with training? Today's training is about climbing trees and walking on water. Congratutions, you've already completed it, and with my help at that. So now it's your turn to help me!"

  Zap!

  As Kakashi finished speaking, the sword in his hand crackled with electricity, covered in a visible yer of electric light, glowing like a fluorescent tube.

  Gulp!

  Naruto swallowed hard and instinctively took a step back.

  "What do you mean? Why should I help you? I won't help!"

  "Because you helped me. Mutual assistance, right? As your teacher, I'm not just here to teach you ninjutsu, but also how to interact with others. Helping each other is how we go further. This good virtue must be cultivated from a young age."

  Kakashi spoke with a gentle tone and a smile on his face. Just listening to him, he seemed like a kind older brother. But with a sword crackling with electricity in his hand, the effect was entirely different.

  "You...! you didn't! you didn't help me! I already knew how to climb trees and walk on water! I didn't need your help at all!"

  To avoid further abuse, Naruto finally told the truth, even though it was equivalent to admitting that he had been hiding his true abilities. However, he now felt that exposing this was far better than enduring continued torment. His mind was foggy from the continuous ck of oxygen due to choking on water, making it impossible for him to analyze the pros and cons of his actions. At this moment, he was entirely controlled by his aversion to suffocation and couldn't maintain rationality.

  Kakashi's eyes suddenly curved into a smile, and his face showed no concern. This was the answer he had been waiting for. With this response, he would take the initiative in guiding Naruto from now on, and the days of scking off would be gone forever.

  "Is that so? So, you've been lying to me all this time, haven't you?"

  Kakashi's calm words struck Naruto like a thunderbolt, instantly clearing his foggy mind. At the same time, a chilling sensation surged from the soles of his feet and spread throughout his entire body.