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Soon, three weeks passed as Team 7 started their missions and training.

Hiroki had upped Naruto's training ever since Danzo had been killed. His reasoning is, "Since that mummy is no longer keeping an eye on you, you can let go a little bit and training harder on the things you couldn't do before.".

Like Kakashi mentioned, Naruto had been training his speed, but that was not the only thing he focused on.

With Naruto's ability to create and maintain a few hundred clones at once, Hiroki took full advantage of it and used some slave-driving tactics with Naruto.

50 clones would at any time practice and create seals based on Naruto's memories from his mindscape training. It's about time he brought those skills into practice.

"The seal that you used on Danzo, previously it took you more than a month to create completely. Your current target is to decrease the time needed to create such a seal to less than a week. Such a complex seal requires immense precision and control. If you are able to create that seal in less than a week, you will have developed your control and skills to a higher level." That was what Hiroki said to Naruto before playing ping pong with Ashura inside his head.

Furthermore, another 25 clones would practice on wind-styled jutsus, seeing as the wind was Naruto's primary element, mainly due to the fact he was an Uzumaki. Like the Uchiha had the Fire affinity, and the Senju had the Water, the Uzumaki had their Wind, making Wind style users rare in the Fire Nation.

Surprisingly, when Hiroki had Naruto test his chakra affinity using the chakra paper, the paper split in the middle, while both sides crinkled. This not only surprised Naruto but also Hiroki.

'Did me training Naruto have this effect?' Hiroki questioned himself at the time.

So, to develop his arsenal, Hiroki had Naruto practice a few Lightning-styled jutsus that he got from Madara's and Minato's memories. Kakashi was surprised, but Naruto reasoned he got the scrolls from Kushina's house. After all, Kushina was a wind element user, while Minato was a lightning-style user.

While all his clones trained, the real Naruto fought with Kakashi, developing his fighting technique and improving his battle sense.

"While you have had a lot of battle simulation practice inside your head, you still need your body to get used to the feeling of reality. So, fight with Kakashi, and go beyond your limits. Plus, Ultra!!!" Hiroki had yelled wearing a red, blue, and yellow spandex cosplay.

Meanwhile, Sasuke was training on his chakra control with a clone of Kakashi overlooking his training, providing pointers when and where needed, which was quite rare once he understood the principle of the techniques.

Sasuke had started to truly deal with his issues, and for the first time in a very long time, entered the clan head's house, suppressing the violent emotional turmoil, before heading to the library.

Everywhere he went, the flashbacks of the fateful day haunted the boy, but the more he came to terms with the clan's death, the easier it became to accept that they were gone, and the easier it became for him to visit his parent's house.

With his almost daily visits to the clan library, Sasuke was able to learn a lot more than what was being taught in the academy, as all the content was specifically tailored for an Uchiha.

With the improvements in his chakra control, along with an increase in his chakra capacity, Sasuke figured out that he already had his Sharingan awoken a while back.

As soon as this came to light, Kakashi began another gruesome training with the kid, seeing as Kakashi was the only one currently alive and nearby with a Sharingan.

On the other end of the vast training grounds, Yakumo was training diligently. Her complexion looked healthier than the first time Naruto and Sasuke met her.

Now, her cheeks were flushed red, as she pushed her body to the limits while wearing ankle and wrist weights on each limb.

Watching over her was the iconic duo of the Sublime Green Beast of Konoha and Copy Ninja Kakashi, who appreciated the effort the girl was putting in.

"Kakashi, the Power of Youth is strong in your student. She will one day forge her own path through this world and make a name for herself. You must be so proud Kakashi, to have a student with such YOUTH!!!" Guy expressed himself dramatically, while Kakashi just looked up from his erotic book, and asked, "Did you say something?"

"Damn you and your hip ways!!!"

After the first week when Naruto proposed the plan to develop a working seal for Yakumo, Naruto presented it to the girl in a form of a tattoo on her belly.

Seeing as the place was right over the collection center of the body's chakra, Naruto figured it may be the most optimal position to place it.

The procedure was quite easy, seeing as Naruto already had the seal made on a scroll beforehand.

The only hiccup, if one may call it, was the moaning of a shy and cute girl as the seal took root on her stomach.

Naruto and Yakumo were both red as a tomato, while in a far distance, a certain moon-eyed beauty emitted the coldest aura that her teammates had ever felt.

'Why am I suddenly so angry, and why do I feel like someone took advantage of 'my' Naruto-Kun.' Hinata thought as she went back to her missions with her teammates.

Ever since the seal was placed on Yakumo, her appetite had increased three-fold, while her strength slowly increased.

At first, her physical strength was weak enough that an untrained civilian child might punch the girl, causing her to be knocked out.

But over the course of the next two weeks, her strength gradually increased, slowly reaching the level of a young civilian ninja.

But Guy was not the best Taijutsu specialist in the world for nothing. The training plan he suggested, with very few suggestions from Hiroki, via naruto, allowed the girl to maximise her potential, and increase her strength in the fastest time possible without over-drafting her body.

While her body's development continued, Kakashi spent a long time with the girl, helping her understand her kekkei genkai and help her attain control over her genjutsus.

Ever since her body had started to grow stronger, her mentality had undergone a change.

While the girl was still shy and reserved, she did not have the same lack of confidence and fear in herself as before.

Previously, because of her family's pressure and teachings, she had come to believe that her powers were too strong for her to control, causing her to develop a fear of them.

But her time with Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi helped her understand that these powers were hers to control and not the other way around.

These powers were hers, and she shouldn't be afraid of them. The ones afraid should be her opponents, who dared to cross her.

Slowly, but surely, her Ido slowly seeped back, as the control over her abilities changed from her subconscious to her conscious control completely.

No longer did she have any accidents where her powers flare up and cause harm to her surroundings, which she was eternally thankful to Team 7 for.

And when the three members of Team 7 were not busy training, they would complete petty missions, and focused on building team collaboration and participation, all the while developing a bond between each other.

Most of these missions included daily chores that the upper-middle-class civilians ordered, or laborious work commissioned by the council to help out the village.

Today, all four members of Team 7 were standing in the Hokage office, feeling sorry for a particular cat they had just rescued, as it was crushed in the ample bosom of the wife of the Fire Daimyo.

"Hey, Jiji, I think its time for us to take on a mission that isn't doing chores and running errands.

We want a real mission, something outside the village." Naruto exclaimed after the lady and the cat had left.

"Naruto, I had just been less than a month since you became a genin. I think these missions are still required by you guys." Hiruzen replied as he moved to pick up another D-rank mission before he was interrupted by Kakashi.

"Hokage sama, if I may. I think the team is ready for a C-Rank mission. They have proved their teamwork and trust well enough in the past few weeks.

Moreover, their skills are higher than their peers. I believe it is time for them to head outside and experience a real mission." Kakashi explained.

"Really? Is their teamwork up to your requirement?" Hiruzen asked in shock.

"Yes. They are up to my expectations." Kakashi nodded, as Hiruzen looked shocked.

"Very well then. Since you think so highly of your students, I might as well give you guys your first C-Rank mission." Saying so, Hiruzen pressed a button on his desk, calling his receptionist to send in someone.

"The client is Tazuna. And he is a bridge-builder. Your mission is to escort him safely to the Land of Waves."

"So it has begun." Hiroki, who listened in, muttered.

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A bit of a training montage.

Also, in the upcoming chapters, while there will be fight scenes, do not expect them to be very good. They are trashy, and I know it.

I am currently working with someone to help me improve my writing, but it is coming together very slowly.

The only way around it is to make my characters overpowered, so they don't have to mess around with their opponents too much.

Also, I am making Naruto a sealing master, who will mostly use his seals when fighting.

I figured it might be his way, since Yakumo is on support and distraction, and Sasuke with his fire style and Sharingan is a heavy hitter, both close ranged and long ranged. So, I had Naruto work as the strategist and work towards capturing the opponents before having Yakumo or Sasuke use genjutsu to gain more information from the enemies. I figured a ninja's job will include information gathering, hence, he will also be the scout and sensor of the group.

While Naruto has very good close combat technique, he thinks of it as beneath him to show it off to those that are unworthy of his Brother's great taijutsu style. So, he will focus on using chakra suppression, physical suppression, and capture seals, all which are canon, I believe.

Thanks for reading.