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Right here, right now.

Thank you for

watching!

Right here, right now.

Right here, right now Right here,

right now Right here, right now

Second, now, look, the water's spitting.

It's going to be even easier than I thought to get this balloon to burst.

Good. Let me know when you've done it. Meanwhile, I'll just get comfortable.

It's time for a little break.

Hey, what do you think you're doing? I might as well catch a little shut -eye

while I'm waiting.

This stuff helps me sleep.

Don't get too comfortable. This won't take long.

Yeah, yeah, okay.

You just let me know when you figured it out. You wait and see.

I'll have this thing down before you even close your eyes, you lazy old

Keep on training.

Hop goes the water balloon.

Man. This is crazy. What do I have to do?

Huh?

Well, did you do it?

Well, not quite, but I'm really close. Almost there.

I was hoping for maybe 40 winks, but that was more like 840.

Come on. How do I do it? How do I get it to burst?

Like I've said before, you won't know how it's done until after you've done

However,

in your case, even though ideally you're supposed to master this jutsu by

yourself through trial and error, maybe I'll give you a small hint to point you

in the right direction.

All right now, get the water in the balloon spinning again.

Huh? Okay.

To the right or the left? Which direction are you making the water

Huh? Oh, well, to the left, I guess.

Now walk over here to me.

Uh... Uh... Hmm.

I thought as much.

Huh? You thought what? The problem is you're actually a right rotation type.

A what?

Yeah, that's the trouble right there.

You got your chakra working against itself.

A good way to build up chakra in the body is to spin it into a tight spiral,

like a spring.

Whether the chakra spins to the left or the right depends on the individual.

Some people are left rotation type, some are right. But if you're spinning the

water in the balloon in the opposite direction from your natural rotation

your chakra is just counteracting itself.

No wonder you're having trouble.

It's something that most ninja in training eventually figure out for

but in your case... Yeah, okay, but how are you able to tell that I'm a right

rotating type or whatever it is?

By the way your hair grows.

If your hair grows to the right, that means you're a right rotation type. If

grows to the left, you're a lefty. It's pretty simple, really.

Huh. If I ever brushed my hair, I might have known that.

You get it now? It might help if you set the water in the balloon rotating to

the right. Man, I never even knew my hair rotated. Forget about which way.

I think you'll find that this is the perfect jutsu for you, Naruto.

All it requires is chakra.

No complicated hand signs to be mastered.

With a little effort, even a slow learner can get this one.

I know that you can do it.

Hey! Who you calling a slow learner?

Are you forgetting who I am?

I'm the guy who's going to be Hokage someday.

I bet you in three days, I'll have this whole thing nailed. You won't be smiling

then.

Three days?

This jutsu was handed down to us by none other than the fourth Hokage.

Huh? Yes, and it took the fourth Hokage three whole years to perfect it.

In terms of difficulty, this is the second hardest jutsu of all.

It's one of the master rank ninjutsu.

To learn this move requires mastering three different phases of training.

The water balloon burst is only the first.

It took the fourth Hokage three years.

And he was the best.

And you, who haven't even finished the first phase yet, you're going to master

it in three days, huh?

Yeah, right.

Knock yourself out, kid.

Meanwhile, if it's all the same for you, I'm heading back to town.

I've been neglecting my research.

It's getting late, you coming?

Second from the top in difficulty.

The fourth Hokage's ninjutsu.

I'll stick around a little longer.

See you later, then. Don't overdo it.

I wonder if Naruto's got what it takes.

I can't wait to see what happens.

What's cooking, good -looking?

Are you the guy we've heard about? The one doing research on pretty girls?

That's right, you've heard of me?

We'd be glad to help you with your research.

By his dinner, we'll stamp your card. When the card's full, we'll tell you

everything. Woo -hoo! Sounds like fun!

What's your name, sweetie?

Uh -uh.

Dinner first.

Leave him alone now, Whiskers. Come on down.

Excuse me.

Which way's the restroom?

I don't have three years to waste on this jutsu!

Okay! Here we go, Naruto!

You're gonna nail this thing today!

Stupid balloon?

Nothing. What do I gotta do?

I love your hair, Jiraiya. Is that its real color?

Darling, everything about me is real.

Man,

oh man!

I just love this town!

Mouthwash.

Okay, gotta build up my strength.

Huh?

What's wrong with me?

With a little effort, even a slow learner can get this one.

I know that you can do it.

He said there were no complicated hand signs to learn.

Rise and shine, pervy sage.

Come on, drag those old bones out of bed.

Oh, good.

Since you're here, bring me some water, would you? Some water?

Hmm.

So,

that's the first phase of training. What's next?

Oh, you did it, huh?

Would you mind giving me a little demonstration?

Watch carefully. Keep your eyes on the balloon.

Interesting.

that. I've just been working day and night. You know, doing research.

Research, huh?

Is that what you call it?

Gotta hand it to him. He found a way to do it. By steadying it with his left

hand and applying chakra with his right.

It's a weird idea, but then hey, he's a weird kid.

And weird isn't necessarily bad.

Looks like you did it. Good for you.

I guess that little tip I gave you helped out after all.

Actually, I've really got him to thank.

I was watching this guy play around with my balloon, and I got a brilliant idea.

See, he kept knocking it back and forth, which meant the water inside must be

going back and forth, too, in different directions.

That's when it came to me.

And what would that be, exactly?

I thought back to when you were showing me what to do that first time.

I remembered how bumpy the surface of the balloon got, like it was boiling.

My problem was, I was making the water rotate, but in only one direction.

That's why my balloon was smooth, not bumpy like yours. If it was going to

burst, I had to get the water spinning in a bunch of different directions,

bumping into itself.

So, once I finally figured that part out, the rest was easy.

Well... He still may not be capable of executing it with only one hand, but he

found a way, and it works.

What can I say? I rule, huh?

Okay, then.

You have successfully completed the first step. All right!

Here, let me show it to you one more time. Want to see it again?

He's used up a lot of chakra.

Can his chakra network withstand the strain?

And it only gets harder from here.

All right, then. You ready to proceed to the second step now?

Yeah! Enough with the kid stuff. What's next?

Weapons or... Here you go.

Huh?

A rubber ball? Hey!

Ah, come on! You're kidding me, right?

Let's see if you can pop this one.

And let me tell you, it's a lot harder than a water balloon.

This is hard.

The first element is rotation.

The second element is force.

But this object is solid.

There's no water inside, so it's far more difficult to exert your chakra

rotation on it. Yeah, I can see that.

I'll leave it to you to figure out.

I'll have to come up with something new for this one.

And in the meanwhile, I better get back to my research.

Hey, pervy sage, don't go away again. Come on, stay and help me with my

training. Don't leave me out here by myself.

Stop whining.

There's one part of this process you don't seem to understand.

I said I'd be your teacher, not your father or your best friend. I'm not here

hold your hand.

You have to do this by yourself, or not at all.

Stop being a child and learn how to stand on your own two feet like a

All right, I will. I was just hoping before you go, you could just show it to

one more time.

Pay me.

Get out of here, you greedy old stork chaser!

You're one to talk about growing up and acting like a shinobi!

Why don't you act like a shinobi instead of a pervy old bag of bones?

Just like he said, this is way more difficult than the water balloon.

My arms and hands are killing me. I don't know how much more they can take.

Doing the same thing over and over.

It's one of the master rank, Ninjutsu.

Stop whining. I'm not holding your hand.

You have to do this yourself or not at all.

All right.

Hey, Naruto.

What are you doing here, pervy sage?

I want you to hop into town and grab me some lunch.

Huh? Why do I have to? I'm your teacher, and a student is always obliged to obey

his teacher.

There you go, son.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

I'm your teacher.

Some teacher.

What's he taught me?

Nothing.

There you go. Oh, I'm big now. I can eat the whole thing myself.

No, we'll share.

Besides, what would your mother say if I let you spoil your supper?

Okay.

Hey, I was wondering.

Hmm? Well, um, maybe you could stick around for a while today?

Help me train?

Sorry, no time. I've got to go into town and keep an appointment with someone

who's helping me with my research.

It's up to you to figure out by yourself, Naruto.

Otherwise, there's no point in even learning it for all the good it will do

I thought I made it clear three weeks ago.

Stop acting like a helpless child.

You're a ninja.

worry about me. I understand.

Forget about it. I was just asking. That's all.

Go on and do whatever you have to do, pervy sage.

No, you did that. I don't think I believe you. It's true.

Jiraiya is no liar.

What's the use?

It won't pop no matter how hard I try.

I'm just wasting my time, burning up chakra for no good reason.

And this pain.

The more I try to increase the flow, the more it hurts.

But I have to. I have to give it all I've got or it'll never pop.

But what if all I've got isn't enough?

If I can work through the pain to generate more chakra and then push it

the limit of what I can endure.

Not enough yet.

Not yet.

Well, well, we seem to have made progress.

Yeah, but I only made it spring a leak, not burst like you did.

Boy, you're getting awfully picky all of a sudden. Here, want one?

You come far and all on your own.

That's delicious.

You ready to try a little experiment?

Sure. What?

Give me your right hand.

Hmm?

Uh, what is it?

Thank you

for

watching!

Thank

you

for watching!

Focus,

he says. Focus, focus, focus.

Doesn't he know I'm easily distracted?

It's always been my weak spot, all through training.

What about my lack of focus?

I wish I paid more attention to him, but I was, you know, distracted.

Focus, focus, focus!

What am I?