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Guy having remembered the Deidara's request to compare notes, he felt sweat from the sides of his head.

("Ah, Lee,")

("How can I tell you, that I don't even have an inkling of what art is…")

"Come, let's go to meet him," Lee said as he led the way.

Guy could only helplessly follow Lee since he had already promised.

Deidara, who was waiting the entire time, was a bit happy to see someone come for him.

"Ah, it's you two," Deidara smiled.

"Young man," Guy called out.

"…" Lee looked eagerly at the two.

"Um…"

"Before we compare notes, how about you tell me about art from your perspective," Guy started.

"Ahem," Deidara coughed a bit,

"Listen carefully,"

"Art is…"

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Hidden Leaf Zeroth Training Ground…

There were four figures seated on the ground next to a tree.

They were Captain Yamato and his team.

"Now that we have introduced ourselves to each other, we must familiarise ourselves with team formations," Yamato explained.

"Team formations?" Karin asked.

"Yes,"

"As you are already aware, your peers have team specializations, like Kurenai-san's team, specializes in tracking,"

"Asuma-san's team specializes in Comms and Team attacks,"

"Guy-san's team specializes in Physical Attacks,"

"Kakashi-senpai's team specializes in both physical and ninjutsu attacks,"

"And luckily, this batch has all the kunoichis prepared with medical ninjutsus, which is a great asset,"

"So, after having a look at your abilities from what we have discussed, our team will specialize in infiltration,"

"Mm," The three nodded.

"Sai and Jūgo specialize in information gathering, though Sai has more experience,"

"Jūgo,"

"You can already communicate with nature, in this case, the birds, rodents and other animals,"

"All you have to do is find a way to improve your communication skills,"

"As for Sai,"

"Since your communication is based on ink techniques,"

"Prepare Jūgo, so that when a situation arises in which you are to conserve ink for battles, jūgo is ready."

"Mm," Sai nodded.

"Karin,"

"You already have the base covered with your natural ability to sense chakra,"

"As for attacks,"

"I suggest, jūgo lead the way with Sai close behind for support,"

"Karin you can support them any which way you can, but remember the medical ninja rule,"

"Don't fight on the frontline,"

"You must always be safe so that you can support these two through your healing," Yamato explained.

"Mm," Karin nodded in agreement.

"For now,"

"Let's have a mock infiltration,"

"The Zeroth training ground is a wildlife preserve,"

"I will hide,"

"Once you are successful, we'll have a battle."

"For now,"

"Disperse!" Yamato said, following which the three withdrew from their spots, falling back into the shadows.

Yamato tried to lock-in the trio's presence.

"Good,"

"They have hidden well,"

"Now, it's my turn," Yamato said, following which he disappeared into the forest.

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Hokage's Office,

The Four Hokages had gathered for a final round of discussion.

Hiruzen looked at the three,

"As planned, Minato and I will be leaving earlier for the Festival,"

"We'll be leaving the village to the both of you," Hiruzen said.

"Mm," Hashirama and Tobirama nodded, following which Hashirama's gaze shifted.

"Are you enjoying your time, Lord Fourth?" Hashirama asked.

"Eh…"

"Well…"

"I've had fun taking care of Naruto and interacting with the young ones," Minato said.

"Well, you also get to cheer for your son this time," Hashirama said.

"Mm, I'm happy to have received the Opportunity,"

"Sadly, Orochimaru didn't revive Kushina, or else your family would have been completed," Tobirama said.

"Mm," Minato nodded, following which his head lowered.

"Brother, Speaking of the jutsu, how did you fail to complete it the last time?" Hashirama asked.

Tobirama was silent for a moment following which he started to speak.

"I developed the jutsu to see if I could get information from the dead,"

"As you already know, our enemies can be very thorough with their methods,"

"They can even kill themselves to prevent information from being spilled,"

"So back then, I developed this jutsu for that purpose," Tobirama explained.

"I see…" The others nodded.

"I used one of the enemies lives to revive his teammate who had the information I was looking for,"

"Although the jutsu succeeded, there was a problem," Tobirama said.

"A problem?" Hiruzen asked.

"Indeed…"

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In the Third training Ground,

Sasuke was busy training himself,

He looked at his hand.

(Bz!)

(Bz!) (Bz!)

Electricity sparks flew off following which a small ball of electricity glowed.

("This is so hard to control…") was the first thing on Sasuke's mind.

As his thoughts gathered, images from the previous flashed in his mind.

Neji's overwhelming move that blocked his chakra points, Naruto's attack that almost utterly exterminated Aoda.

As his thoughts gathered here, a final thought flashed past.

("You are Weak!")

As Itachi's powerful voice echoed in his mind, Sasuke lost control of his jutsu, and the electric ball discharged in his hand.

"AARRRGGGHHH!!!" Sasuke screamed in pain before dropping on his knees.

"You're trying it too hard…" A voice spoke.

Sasuke's eyes shifted towards the face that was looking down on him.

"Kakashi," Sasuke called out.

"…"

…

"So, you had a chat with Lord Fourth it seems," Kakashi said after hearing Sasuke's explanation for his training with the Raikiri.

"Sasuke,"

"The Raikiri is an incomplete technique," Kakashi said.

"But the Sharingan completed the technique, did it not?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes, but I mean the technique itself," Kakashi said.

"I wish to combine it with the Rasengan," Sasuke explained.

Kakashi was perplexed. It was one thing for Naruto to do it, but Sasuke's ability to capacity and control for chakra couldn't possibly catch up to Naruto. Even if the Sasuke from the future was excellent in Chakra control, the lack of capacity made further experiments impossible since it would take years to do so.

At this point, Kakashi had a sudden spark of idea, following which he looked towards Sasuke.

"Sasuke,"

"I have developed a new lightning style,"

"Would you like to learn it?" Kakashi asked.