radicalducati Chapter 14 Daily Tasks, Lightning and Earth Attributes
Chapter 14 Daily Tasks, Lightning and Earth Attributes
The outer edge of the leaf.
Beneath the lush foliage, three figures toiled away, sweating profusely as they cleaned up litter scattered throughout the woods.
"This is what ninjas are? This is what they call carrying out a mission??"
"Damn it, this is completely different from what I expected!"
Tarojiro complained as he picked up trash, expressing his disappointment with the long-awaited task.
Despite this, the two of them didn't slow down at all. There was no way they could slack off; with their boss, Ishikawa, working so hard, they, as the underlings, naturally had to work even harder to share the tasks.
"You two hurry up, once we finish the mission I'll take you to a teacher to train in ninjutsu." Ishikawa wiped the sweat from his brow and glanced at Kakashi, who was engrossed in reading a risqué magazine, urging the two of them on.
Given Kakashi's personality, if he doesn't try, he might not learn any useful ninjutsu even after several months; he has to take the initiative.
These three are genin, yet they don't have any offensive ninjutsu? That's laughable...
"Practicing ninjutsu??"
Taro and Jiro exchanged a glance, both of them showing surprise and delight, and quickly quickened their pace without saying another word.
If that's the case, then that's incredibly motivating!
"Uh, looks like I can't go home early today..." Not far away, Kakashi's ears twitched slightly as he shook his head helplessly.
As a Jonin instructor, teaching his subordinates ninjutsu was an important responsibility. Kakashi didn't object to this, as he didn't want the three of them to only know the Three Body Techniques and basic taijutsu when going out on missions in the future.
Moreover, that guy Kai might...
"Teacher, mission accomplished." Soon, while Kakashi was absentmindedly reading, the three of them put down their three large baskets of trash and stepped forward to report.
"So fast? You guys seem really motivated. Alright, let's go submit the mission..." Kakashi casually praised, then put away his Little Red Book and made to leave.
Although I knew what the three of them were thinking, I still had to put on a show.
"Kakashi-sensei, we want to learn ninjutsu, please!" Ishikawa immediately spoke up upon seeing this. Regardless of whether Kakashi had heard their conversation, he was determined to say it anyway.
Otherwise, are we supposed to wait for the Jonin to speak up first? Are you kidding me?!
“Ninjutsu…” Kakashi pretended to hesitate, carefully examining the three of them with his right eye for a moment before slowly nodding under Tarojiro’s tense expression.
"As you probably know from your time at the Ninja Academy, ninjutsu is basically divided into five types: Earth Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release, Wind Release, and Water Release. Among these, you can master the ninjutsu faster by learning the ninjutsu corresponding to the chakra attribute you possess."
"So, do you know your chakra nature? If you don't, then I don't know what to teach you..."
"Huh? How would we know that??" Almost as soon as Kakashi finished speaking, Taro couldn't help but exclaim in disappointment.
"So, how do you distinguish chakra attributes?" Jiro followed suit, looking at Ishikawa with a helpless expression, seemingly on the verge of tears.
Although Ishikawa knew about chakra test strips, he pretended not to know and looked completely clueless...
"So, are there any ninjutsu that can be learned regardless of any attribute? Like the Shadow Clone Technique?"
Chakra test strips—Ishikawa secretly bought them from a ninja tool shop on his second day after transmigrating to test his chakra attributes. But as a commoner, how could he possibly know about something even Naruto didn't?
It's better to pretend you don't know and avoid trouble.
"You actually know about shadow clones?" Kakashi was slightly taken aback, looking at Ishikawa with surprise as he casually asked.
He certainly possesses elemental ninjutsu; he knows at least ten of them. However, those advanced ninjutsu are not suitable for teaching to the current Ishikawa trio.
"I happened to see someone use it; it's an advanced physical clone technique that allows the user to fight alongside their main body." Ishikawa made it up casually, since Konoha is such a big place that it's normal to see someone practicing by chance.
"Is that so..." Kakashi nodded without asking further questions. Under Ishikawa's surprised gaze, he took out three test papers from his ninja tool bag. "I was originally planning to test your chakra attributes in a few days, but let's do it today!"
"These are chakra test strips. By inputting your own chakra into them, you can find out what attribute your chakra is." Kakashi distributed the test strips to the three people and explained their usage directly.
"I see, that's great!"
"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei. I'm sorry, I misunderstood you before..."
Tarojiro immediately became so excited that he howled like a banshee, impatiently channeling his chakra into the test strip.
The next second, one of the test strips spontaneously combusted without wind, while the other, still damp, turned into a wet paper.
"Fire and water attributes? Taro is fire and Jiro is water, which is quite surprising, they are mutually restraining attributes." Kakashi nodded slightly as he looked at the changes on the test strip, then turned his gaze to Ishikawa.
[Fire and water? What level are you two at that you dare to possess water and fire attribute chakra! I'm so envious...] Ishikawa glanced enviously at his two underlings before listlessly channeling his chakra into the test strip.
"He's a dual-attribute genius, with both lightning and earth attributes!!" Kakashi's pupils constricted slightly in surprise as he looked at the changes on the test strip.
Although he wasn't a genius with all five attributes like him, his dual-attribute chakra definitely gave him the potential to become a genin with the caliber of a jonin.
After all, only elite ninjas who master at least two ninjutsu techniques can become Konoha Jonin. Being born with dual elemental attributes means having a significant head start over others…
"Big brother is truly amazing, he's incredible!"
"I'm so envious! They actually have two chakra natures."
The two younger brothers exclaimed in unison, looking at Ishikawa with genuine envy.
Meanwhile, Ishikawa, the person involved, stared blankly and in surprise at the test strip, frozen in place.
What's going on? He secretly tested it before and there was only one earth attribute, how come there's an extra lightning attribute?
[Could it be because of that??] Suddenly, Ishikawa realized something when he thought of the electric shock that had honed his body on the doorknob.
"Alright, now that I know everyone's chakra nature, I'll teach each of you a C-rank ninjutsu. Hmm, for convenience, let's use this one!" Kakashi clapped his hands to break the ice, and under the intense gazes of the three, he quickly formed hand seals.
"Shadow Clone Technique..."
With a bang, a wisp of white smoke drifted by, and two Kakashi shadow clones appeared...
"Taro, Jiro, you two go with them." Kakashi waved his hand and assigned his two underlings to his shadow clones.
He casually turned his gaze to Ishikawa, "So, do you want to learn Lightning Release ninjutsu or Earth Release ninjutsu?"
Upon hearing Kakashi's question, Ishikawa couldn't help but swallow hard, his eyes filled with longing. "Can we learn together, Kakashi-sensei?"
"Learn everything?" A glint flashed in Kakashi's eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips. "If you're not afraid of getting tired, you can."
"However, let me make it clear beforehand that I will only teach you once..."