TIA
Lessons and Potential
The Genin stood there facing Naruto who isn't even showing emotions while holding the Tiger Seal. Soon, Kiba and Choji became impatient and confident so,
"Baika no Jutsu! Nikudan Sensha!"
"Gatsūga!"
Choji's body swelled up into a ball shape and rolled towards Naruto while Kiba started to twist into a cyclone of shredding and also charged at Naruto. When they closed in on Naruto, an explosion happened and both Genin flown from both sides into a boulder and a tree respectfully and blacked out while Naruto stood there with his hands in his pockets that intimated the remaining Genin but Neji was thinking similar to the first two fighters that lost because he went towards Naruto,
"Hakke Rokujūyon Shō!" Naruto turned to see Neji and made the Ram Hand Seal,
"Kirigakure no Jutsu!" Soon the training field was covered in a fog nearly too thick to see in but for Neji, he used his Byakugan (White Eye) to counter this inconvenience and went on his attack until he couldn't stand without shaking but then he saw something behind him but before he could think, he was hit in the back of his neck and knocked out.
The mist receded and the Genin were shocked that Neji was defeated and the victor didn't even look winded. The latter then noticed that he couldn't move and saw that his shadow was seized and by Shikamaru nonetheless.
"I am not surprised that you managed to catch me in your jutsu..." Naruto said and then put a smirk on his face when his trapper started to shake violently and the shadow was falling apart. In a few seconds, Shikamaru was sent away from Naruto in an explosion that rattled his body but he got to see Naruto's eyes in the color yellow and frog looking before the former struck him in the chest plate and got knocked out.
Then buzzing was in the air and Naruto saw that he was surrounded by Chakra-draining insects and saw Shino smirking,
"You may have beaten them but you can't escape my swarm now that I've seized you..." Shino spoke before feeling like his Chakra was decreasing and saw that Naruto was not stirred looked lower from Shino's face and the latter followed suit and saw that his swarm was draining him! "Wh-what!?" Shino felt tired to even speak before he too passed out.
Naruto then founded himself wrapped in bandages and Lee was by his side ready to perform the Lotus. "Now I will refresh my Youth by defeating you!" "You are so loud that you didn't even see it happen." Naruto said calmly when he exploded with Lee catch in it but before Lee landed on the ground he saw Naruto standing perfectly unharmed and completed hand seals, "Futon: Shinkuu Gachan!" Naruto blew a medium wall of wind that created an impact similar to that of a charging bull and knocked Lee out.
"LEE!" Tenten saw Lee's defeat and fell in a rage, taking out all of her weapon scrolls and unleashed all of them at Naruto who had down a series of hand seals,
"Doton: Iwa Sutakku !" A pile of rock slabs emerged from the sky and halted the projectiles and Naruto performed another set of hand seals, "Futon: Shinkuu Hibiki!" Naruto had blown a gust of wind that bounced around and hit Tenten while the rest of Genin barely were able to avoid them since they were close to the limit of the jutsu.
"Why you~!" Ino was fuming that her team fighters were taken down easily and she was left alone and she wasn't stupid enough to know that Naruto had enough chakra to overpower hers and take advantage of her shock to defeat her. So she had to resort to Taijutsu and tried to strike against Naruto who flew a left hook and Ino thought he missed but couldn't be any more wrong when the first Naruto was a illusion and the real Naruto had landed a pressure point in his fist that knocked out Ino,
"Pathetic." Naruto said coldly when he turned to remaining Genin; Sakura and Hinata. They all looked scared to fight Naruto but the expression on the latter's face said that he won't tolerate it and soon Sakura charged knowing that she couldn't win. Naruto saw this and knocked her out before facing Hinata who his shivering at the sight. "Weak." Naruto whispered but Hinata still heard him, "You are weak and foolish, you rely on others to do things for you while too afraid to do it yourself."
"T-that is not t-true N-Naruto-kun..." Hinata shuttered but Naruto didn't yield,
"You have become a spoiled brat of a daughter that is no different from the ones that placed your cousin under enslavement. I should never have fought for you. Your kind is the one that I hate the most. You will never complete your dream." Naruto went on insulting and mocking Hinata causing her to shake more but then an aura started to grow and as Naruto spoke what I don't want to say, Hinata's Chakra reserves sky rocked and cracked the earth around her as water raised and surrounded Hinata like a dome.
The Jonin started to get worried with the water appeared out of the cracks, but then Naruto was in front of her placing his hands on her head that caused the water to dissipate and the caster to relax into sleep. Naruto began to smooth her back, "it's okay. It was just a bad dream, Hinata-chan."
Moments later, the Genin woke up feeling bad but didn't have any serious injuries, only when, "It was all a lecture!?" They all said in disbelief and Naruto nodded while the Jonin did the same but meekly. "But why were you hitting us like a monster~?" Sakura asked angrily but found herself silenced by Naruto.
"Yes I did and I am sorry for it." Naruto stated that confused the Genin, "Since you have shown more, even by the smallest amount, of your potential in this spar than the Chunin Exams."
"But we were defeated easily!"
"Nevertheless, you were never this strong before." Naruto brought up that silenced the Genin which he smiled internally before continuing, "This spar was to be one with an enemy ninja, guys. They never go easy on us just because we are Genin or kids; they give it all in a fight regardless of the opponent, they fight like you were to kill them and collect the bounty for their head so they also fight to kill so no one can escape and come back with more ninja." The Genin started to feel ashamed, "So I want you to remember this saying for now on; many victories can lead to a defeat and a defeat can lead to many victories." The Genin looked confused so Naruto sighed and explained, "It is swell that you won many times in a row, but that is only good to become too sure of yourselves and go too far thinking that they can always win. When you do get defeated and spared, you can remember it and what you can improve and have a good idea of what are next and the time to think about countering it. Understand?" The Genin felt so ashamed that they didn't trust their voices and nodded.
"Now then, I will begin with the results of each of you." Naruto started and the Genin listened, "First one is you Sasuke." Naruto pointed to lonely boy who scoffed, "I don't know where to start so I will point out the real topic; your attitude. The real reason that I wanted you as a brother so I can help you not be lonely anymore," Sasuke raised his head in realization and turned to Naruto with unbelievable eyes. "You may think you're the only orphan in this village but for me, I always was lonely and I know how to face it and live though the worst and I tried to talk to you so I can teach you and help you." Sasuke began to do what many haven't seen in years; he cried tears of happiness. "Now I have seen how people have been ignorant of your pain from loneness and I can see that was the cause of you begin distant from them; being around people who can't see you are in pain makes it feel worst, I know." Sasuke couldn't enough squeak so he just looked at Naruto with tearful eyes and held out his hand; after a few moments, he said "I am sorry...thank you, Naruto." The latter smiled and shook Sasuke's hand who withstand into his comrades to say the same.
After some time, Naruto pointed at Kiba and Choji "You have great strength and endurance, in fact you two can be powerhouses; the problem is that you don't even stop for a second and try to understand your target and instead, you thought it was the same as the rest which got you wrong. Keep working on your strength but also improve your patience because who knows what you can do to save your energy and yourself of injury. All of your jutsu were created by powerful and patient people; think about that." Naruto finished and turned to Neji,
"You may have been a different person Neji, but one thing still remains that has to go." Neji listened, "Your excessive use of your power." Neji was shocked because he didn't know that he was doing such things. "When you thought you attacked, it was my reflection through my Jutsu and you thought that using your most powerful technique was the smartest thing to do. If it was something else using the jutsu, I will just save my energy for such tactics and make sure I am facing the real thing. Yet, you wasted your Chakra on a target wasn't even there; you gave a big chance for your opponent to take you down with a chop and that was what happened." Neji didn't know what to say about his foolish actions that cost his fight. "I want you to start small so you can still fight back when you find out you were tricked. Never assume anything without confirming it; it can help more than you think. Okay?" Neji nodded so Naruto turned to Shikamaru,
"You still have good strategy skills Shikamaru but there are still things to look into when you become Chunin." Shikamaru made a bored face but still listened, "You have one and only one technique, it is very powerful but it has a weakness that enemy ninja can easily see and attack you easier since your only Ninjustu is rendered useless. You need to have a larger arsenal of Jutsu or while you are at it, improve your Taijutsu." Shikamaru then made a confused expression that shocked everyone to their cores; Naruto manage to make a member of the Nara Clan who is the smartest clan in the village confused about what they know the best. "When I canceled that technique, I was expecting another technique to counter my attempt but none came while a smart guy like you would never waste their time if you did have a second technique. I was expecting you to take in that impact and still fight since your sensei is one of the best Taijutsu users in the village like Mighty Guy but that soft punch knocked you out. I want to see that you always have a backup plan like a true tactician such as your father. Understand?" Shikamaru then looked ashamed and nodded so Naruto looked to Shino next,
"Shino, you are right that insects are a powerful partner in battle but as I said to Shikamaru; you need more than just one Jutsu, every great ninja always had more than one Jutsu that is their signature one and you need to work on your Taijutsu as you never were able to stand a soft punch like Shikamaru." Shino took in and allowed Naruto to continue, "That was the short part and now the big one. While you may use Ninjutsu, you failed to notice that your insects were affecting you unknowing themselves. I understand that you are used to it but that was the insects feeding on your chakra and leaving some left, the complete opposite of what you have them do to your enemies and opponents, they take it all to the last drop of life if it was just a spar in a contest or something but in the ninja world, some enemy ninja don't like being sparred because they hate the weakness that are in ninjas that can't kill at all. Killing is unavoidable, if you don't like then understand the difference of Ninja and a murderer." Shino listened like the other Genin, "Ninjas kill when it is unavoidable and it is for other's sake and not your own; murderers kill when they feel like it whenever they could have avoided it and they also kill to salsify their thirst for blood and cause people pain and suffering that comes when a loved one dies in front of their eyes. Remember, when you killed someone, ask yourself that you enjoyed it. If not, then no one is going to call you a heartless killer; when yes, it is otherwise and never to be a real ninja." The Jonin smiled at Naruto's description of a ninja and a killer as they remembered the times they were forced to kill and never enjoyed it. The Genin let the advice pound in their heads when Naruto turned to Rock Lee,
"Lee..."
"YOSH! Your Flames of Youth bright like the sun! I will remember this with my life!" Lee interrupted in his usual style which annoyed everyone but Guy and yes Naruto too.
"If you keep this up, a librarian will beat you to a pup for less." Lee face-faulted at the statement which made everyone smirked at Naruto's success in silencing Lee, "A ninja should take their targets by surprise not to be heard ten miles away only to be ambush yourself by the one person you were after. Understood?" Lee nodded so Naruto went on, "The librarian remark wasn't a joke. It is okay to be all Taijutsu but it never hurts to have your own knowledge on Ninjutsu." Lee listened, "When you thought you had me in your attack, you failed to notice that was only a clone I made lined with enough chakra to explode which it did. I am not telling you to learn a Jutsu that you can't do, what the point of it? I am telling you to do what we ninja that can use Ninjutsu; recognize one in the middle of its effect, if mastered you can tell a jutsu that is going to happen before it did. Don't be ashamed Lee, all of you." That last remark got all of the Genin's attention, "You know all your teachers taught you so if you didn't have what you wanted from your teachers and you can't trust them, who can you trust? If you learned everything on your own, then no teacher can do his job with you as his student. If they forget to teach you something and you didn't know, it is never your fault." The Genins felt like their hearts warmed up at the kind and understanding words; was this a wise sage in a kid's body?
End of Chapter 4
*Here is the fight scene of the Genin! Now, I saw it coming; so far, no reference to Toriko has been made. If I change it now, it will just cause confusion once I get to the next arc so just be patient because you will see why I labeled this story as a crossover.*
Translations:
Baika no Jutsu - Art of Expansion
Nikudan Sensha - Human Juggernaut
Gatsūga - Fang Passing Fang
Hakke Rokujūyon Shō - Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms
Kirigakure no Jutsu - Hidden in the Mist Technique
Futon: Shinkuu Gachan - Wind Release: Vacuum Crash (Personal Creation)
Doton: Iwa Sutakku - Earth Release: Rock Stack (Personal Creation)
Futon: Shinkuu Hibiki - Wind Release: Vacuum Echo (Personal Creation)