"Don't rush it, Sasuke, walking on flowing water isn't like a stationary tree, you have to be mindful of your chakra output at all times."

On the pebbled, crystal clear stream, Naruto stood as steady as he walked on the ground, the slowly flowing stream under his feet blocking the ripples of the debut path under his feet, but not a single bit of water could get wet and stain the upper of his shoes.

The technique that can help you better control the distribution of chakra amounts, in addition to tree climbing exercises, is the advanced challenge of walking on dynamic water currents.

Of course, compared to Naruto, who has mastered walking on the water, even if he climbs the waterfall upside down, he can do it without getting a drop of water...... Hurriedly trying to maintain the balance of his body, but the current situation of Sasuke, who still gets swallowed by the stream from time to time, is quite embarrassed.

Not to mention that most of his body was wet by the stream that was even cooler in winter, and the hair on his little head, which was originally slightly sharp, completely softened and drooped down when he fell into the water several times, vaguely resembling his brother's appearance when he was a child.

"Yes, that's it...... One more chakra, hold on, yes, yes......"

With his own experience, he patiently guided Sasuke from the side, but Naruto was not idle. Holding a round balloon in his right hand, he instructed Sasuke to distract himself while pouring the chakra into his palm little by little, urging the inner stream to slowly rotate at a uniform speed, making the balloon gradually become more and more flattened, but it never burst it.

“…… Ahh......h Could it be true that you can only use the half-hanger quick method with the cooperation of the previous shadow clone? ”

"Hoo-hoo! It worked! Yes! ”

As Naruto began to focus on weighing the pros and cons, Sasuke's exclamation of surprise made him instinctively follow the sound and catch a glimpse of Sasuke, who was still a little unsteady on his feet, jumping happily on the water.

"It's so easy for a child to be satisfied...... Ah, if I could be like him, I wouldn't have to worry so much......"

As he spoke, Naruto's eyes were a little pampered and satisfied with Sasuke's success. Although it took much slower to master this stage than Naruto, after all, Sasuke was not like a young child with an adult soul in his body. Compared with other peers, Sasuke, who is gifted and intelligent and willing to work hard, does not live up to the reputation of the geniuses of the Uchiha family.

"If it weren't for the massacre that happened later, let this child see his brother who he has admired and loved since he was a child kill his parents...... The character of this little fan will probably develop into another Naruto with a bit of tsundere attributes, right? ”

While Naruto muttered to himself, Sasuke gradually suppressed the excitement in his heart and regained his footing, his hands on his hips and his small face raised slightly, and his big eyes sparkled, looking full of praise for the little pet's sense of déjà vu.

For some reason, it is clear that Naruto looks about the same age as himself, but his sophisticated and precocious behavior style and tireless patient guidance will always make him can't help but associate with his brother's image, so although he has never said it explicitly, his heart is more and more eager to be recognized and appreciated by Naruto.

"Well, there are still some flaws...... But it's already very good, and it's really worthy of the genius of the Uchiha clan. ”

Seeing Sasuke in front of him, who was becoming more and more affectionate and trusting to him, Naruto secretly wondered in his heart what the chances of being burned clean by some jealous brother with Amaterasu one day, while rubbing Sasuke's little head with his free left hand and bending his eyes in praise.

"Well done, Sasuke."

"Hehe, of course!"

Getting the praise as he wished made the smile on Sasuke's face even bigger, and he squinted slightly and unconsciously rubbed Naruto's palm coquettishly.

"But...... Sasuke, I advise you to take a soldier food pill right now. ”

"Huh? Why? ”

"Your chakra is not as large as mine, and with the training and the tossing and turning when you succeeded before, there shouldn't be many chakras for you to stand on the water now......"

Looking at the puzzled look of the person in front of him, a mischievous smile quietly appeared on Naruto's lips, which made Sasuke suddenly feel a sense of foreboding, and while staring at Sasuke's unaware feet that were slowly sinking, he continued to speak in an innocent tone.

"Well, let me guess, completely lose the time to support falling into the water......"

"It's now! Hahahahaha! ”

As soon as the words fell, before Sasuke could react, his feet were empty, and his whole body lost his balance and fell into the water with a pop, a familiar cold feeling washed over his body with the stream, making young Sasuke instinctively panic and fan his hands at the same time, he complained loudly at his best friend who was holding his stomach and laughing in front of him.

"Puff puff...... Freak idiot fool stupid Naruto! Can't you just say it sooner! ”

"Wow Ka ......Ka Ka

"Whoa! Crash! Crash! ”

Before Naruto could finish speaking, the oncoming burst of cool water instantly transformed Naruto's originally leisurely appearance of not dripping water into a drenched soup chicken. After being stunned for two or three seconds, he rolled up his sleeves with both hands, deliberately pretending to be vicious and threatening the small group fan with a playful smile on his face in the water.

“…… Okay, you Sasuke, how dare you splash me? Looks like you're trying to rebel......"

"Slightly, who told you to bully me first? I deserve it~ It's not fair that I'm the only one who falls into the water, how about Naruto! Is this stream icy to the heart? What does it feel like to be a soup chicken? Hahahahaha! ”

"Hey, I'm a lot bolder, then, I'll be merciful and let you see how powerful I am!"

As he spoke, Naruto lifted the chakra on his feet and let himself fall into the water, waving his arms to splash the water hard, and childishly starting a water fight with Sasuke.

"Bah, bah, bah...... Cut! That's just the level, stupid Naruto! Look at me! Wow! ”

"Poof...... Sasuke, don't be complacent, this is just the beginning! Try this trick! Hey! ”

"Euler, Ola, Ola, Ola!"

"Big wood, big wood, big wood!"

……

While Naruto and Sasuke were having a water fight, a white-haired old man with a pipe in the distance was standing quietly under the cover of the bushes, his gaze focused more on Naruto...... Full of pampering and gratification, but also mixed with a little guilt and self-blame.

"Naruto, you kid is not only much stronger than I expected, but also has made friends who can ......treat you with sincerity," from time to time he brought his pipe to his lips and smoked, the old man turned slightly, smiled and whispered to the dense and deep jungle in front of him, "Moreover, he is also a very good ninja...... Am I right? Little one. ”

The words fell, but as if it was just an old man talking to himself, there was no response.

"Hiding and refusing to come out to meet, but it's rude to the elders, Naruto...... Don't worry, grandpa will never hurt you. ”

The old man shook his head helplessly, and while slowly exhaling the curling smoke, he lowered his tone a little, as if he was playing with his naughty grandson.

"Or do you want to play peek-a-boo with your grandfather?"

“…… Hehe, sure enough, I still can't hide it from you......"

After the old man's words fell, he was silent and looked at the jungle in front of him kindly, and after a pause, Naruto's laughter came out of it. Then another Naruto, who was dry and dripping, slowly appeared in the old man's sight, scratching the back of his head embarrassedly while revealing the old man's identity.

"First meeting...... Well, maybe I should say it's been a long time? ”

"Good afternoon, Grandpa Hokage."