thefictionvixens Chapter 77 Training Ground
Chapter 77 Training Ground
Although Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique successfully controlled Gaara, Gaara's sand began to move again after being frozen for a few seconds.
Shikamaru exclaimed in surprise, "What happened? I clearly used Shadow Imitation Technique to block his movements!"
A cold smile crept into Gaara's heart. He was dismissive of Shikamaru's control; his sand was a symbol of his power, and no one else could easily control it.
In his opinion, while Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique was good, it was too naive to think that he could control his sand in this way.
Gaara's sand swiftly swept towards Boruto and the others.
Just then, a voice rang out: "That's enough! The official match is scheduled for tomorrow, why the rush? Do you intend to stay here today?" Finally, someone noticed the commotion and spoke up to stop them.
Gaara gritted his teeth inwardly. It was always the same. At crucial moments, someone would always come to their aid, but no one ever cared about him.
Gaara's childhood memories flashed through his mind, and he clutched his head in anguish, pulling all the sand back into the gourd.
As he was leaving, Gaara turned to Boruto and said, "I'll take care of you before things get serious. I hope you won't disappoint me too much."
"I will definitely... kill you all, just you wait..." With that, he turned and left.
Only then did Shikamaru breathe a sigh of relief. This troublesome guy was finally gone, and he really didn't want to experience this again.
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That evening, Naruto brought Boruto to Ichiraku Ramen.
"Are you still thinking about what happened this afternoon?" Boruto asked, looking at the silent Naruto.
Naruto responded, "He feels just like me before, and you're going to have a duel with him soon, so be careful. What he said at the end didn't sound like he was faking it."
Boruto nodded and said, "Don't worry, although I've never actually fought him, I do know a thing or two about his sand-based fighting style."
Naruto nodded and said, "It's good that you can handle his strange sand."
Then Naruto thought of Sasuke: "I haven't seen Sasuke in a long time, I wonder how his training is going..."
Boruto frowned inwardly. Sasuke's current situation was not good, and he didn't know if he would be able to participate in the Chunin Exams in time.
A few days ago, when he found Kakashi, he discovered that Sasuke's overtraining had caused the cursed seal inside him to go berserk. Fortunately, Kakashi sealed the cursed seal in time.
Just as Boruto and Ayame were chatting, Ayame brought out two super luxurious bowls of ramen and handed them to them.
In response to Boruto and the others' confusion, Ayame explained, "You're taking an exam tomorrow, so I'll treat you to a meal." Then, she and Ichiraku wished them good luck on their exams.
"Thank you! Then we won't stand on ceremony, I'll start eating!"
At this moment, on a rooftop, Gaara sat alone, looking at the moon and murmuring, "Will tomorrow be a full moon?" The moonlight shone on him, making him appear exceptionally lonely.
Every time there is a full moon, the monster inside him begins to stir.
Early in the morning, Naruto suddenly suggested that they go to a training ground to take a look.
"The training ground?" Boruto was a little puzzled as to why Naruto would go to that place at this time.
Boruto then realized that it might be because he was under too much pressure and wanted to relax.
After all, Naruto couldn't sleep at all last night, tossing and turning, his eyes glued to the picture of Team 7.
Upon arriving at the training ground, where many wooden stakes stood, Boruto spotted a familiar figure from behind.
Naruto asked in confusion, "Hinata?"
When Hinata saw that it was Naruto, she immediately hid behind a wooden stake, blushing: "Naruto... Naruto-kun? Why... why are you here? Isn't today a formal match?"
Naruto said slowly, "I came to take a look at this training ground because this is where I became a genin."
Boruto realized from their reactions that it was just a coincidence. He had thought his father had suddenly come to his senses and arranged to meet here.
Hinata then asked, "Eh... then why... did you suddenly remember this place today?"
Boruto guessed, "Our match is quite far in the future, there's still some time before it starts, and he's going to face Sasuke, so he must be nervous."
Hinata looked at Naruto and said, "I believe Naruto-kun will definitely win."
Naruto seemed a little downcast: "Maybe you think I'm strong, but I always fail because I'm unwilling to accept defeat, so I always pretend to be strong."
Hinata immediately retorted, "That's not true!"
"Even if Naruto fails, in my opinion, you are a failure to be proud of."
"Whenever I look at Naruto-kun... I feel a surge of emotion. It's precisely because he's imperfect that he's..."
"It is precisely because of failure that we can stand up strong and face it. I think that kind of strength is true strength."
"I think... Naruto, you are an extremely powerful person."
At this point, Boruto had hidden behind some wooden stake, feeling like a bright light bulb.
"Thank you, Hinata. Although I've always been a bit silly, somehow I have power again now."
"I was so down just now, I wasn't even myself, but now I'm full of energy again."
"Naruto..."
Naruto looked at Hinata and said, "Hinata... I've always felt that you..."
Hinata's cheeks flushed slightly, and even Boruto's heart skipped a beat.
"He's a strange fellow who's both silent and hesitant..."
At this moment, Boruto, who was hiding behind the wooden stake, finally gave up, knowing that his father wouldn't say anything nice.
As expected, Hinata was immediately devastated upon hearing Naruto's words: "Naruto..."
"But... I really like people like you."
Boruto's dead heart has come back to life. I never expected things to take such a turn. I need to learn a lot from him.
Naruto pulled Boruto, who was standing not far away, and said, "What are you doing hiding here? We should go." With that, Naruto pulled Boruto away from there.
Hinata's mind was still reeling from those words, and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
Only after Boruto and the others were about to leave her sight did she muster the courage to shout, "You two have to do your best!"
Boruto responded, while Naruto gave him a thumbs up.
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