I can't remember now exactly how far that is, but up until team assignments that is pretty much all there is to do - build up skills, general knowledge, and freindships. Given that those were canon Naruto's weaknesses, it basically is a fix fic for that period... but it's all necessary groundwork for the upgraded and new opposition and events. This author does tend to have a really poor opinion of most of the authority figures in the setting, though, the Third in particular, thus they are also antagonists.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows