Naruto: The Great change

Ch - 14 : Accepting criticism & Renewed vigor

Yo. Let's start.
But don't forget to read the note at last. My exams are going on so uh.... sorry for the late publish of chapter.
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Naruto started thinking about the flute as it reappeared in his palm but this time it looked different. It looked new as if made from fresh woods and the black orange outline was really complimented its texture. He focused again as the flute disappeared. He refocused as the flute appeared. "Wow! This is fun- wait. Old man. Old man!" Naruto looked around. The old man was gone. Did he already left?

It's more spiritual than physical.

Is this what he meant? Well let's try it anyways.

Now,

Naruto put the flute near his lips. He could smell it. It was so fresh and it looked so charming. Naruto's chakra for some reasons unknown, was behaving erratically. Jumping up and down like an impatient child. Like waves of a sea, impatient wind currents, etc. The old man did say that Naruto didn't necessarily needed to know how to play a flute in order to play this particular flute. It reads his emotions and automatically converts it into tune. As if it reads mind.

So he just has to play it right? There was no problem in that, RIGHT? RIGHT?! Naruto wasn't really sure if he should believe that old man. So, first he jumped directly and sat on the top most branch of a tree. Let's see..... Naruto again tried to play the flute before but with clouded mind and slippery fingers, the flute slipped his hand and it fell.

Oh no. Naruto quickly body flickered down the tree and caught the flute that is if his hands weren't slippery from all those sweat of training. Plus older Naruto's killing intent was making it hard enough as it was. Even now his hands were sweaty from remembering that killing intent. Plus the flute was so slippery that Naruto wondered whether it had even a bit of friction.

So the flute slipped his hand and directly fell on a rock with pointed end above it. No. But what Naruto saw shocked him. He could have easily caught the flute but he wouldn't have seen what he was seeing now. The flute fell directly on the pointed end of the rock but instead of being impaled or being broken, it was fine. As good as new. The problem was something else. The rock on which it fell. It was crushed. Not broken, not cracked but outright crushed. Not even in small pieces but rather it turned to dust. As if the weight of flute crushed it.

But that can't be right. How? Naruto went and picked it up. It was lightweight. Just how it was supposed to be. He again dropped it from his shoulders' height. The flute fell on the ground and approximately the ground in 10m radius was totally devastated. As if it gave under pressure. No something was wrong.

It shouldn't be this heavy. No chakra inducing weapon is so heavy and so light at the same time. Then,

It's more spiritual than physical.

His eyes widened in realisation. This flute bonded with his chakra. In a way it became his. And Naruto was its owner. So no one except Naruto can lift it. No matter how strong or how tough he is. He'll simply get crushed under it pressure. Plus it looked like it could adjust its pressure. Because after the rock was crushed, nothing happened to ground beneath it.

So what else can it do? Can it help in genjūtsu? What else were its uses? Suddenly all holes on the flute disappeared. Huh?! It turned in red colour with golden outlines

And it elongated. Ooookkkkaaayyyy. That was totally not freaky at all. What the hell????

And if that was less, its width began to increase as well. Okay! This is a genjūtsu. For sure. Then - KAI. Oh! He haven't learned that part yet. But he was excited. This thing was awesome.