radicalducati Chapter 13: Learned my first formal ninjutsu.
Chapter 13: Learned my first formal ninjutsu.
Ninja Academy, at the notice board.
Everyone arrived at the bulletin board early in the morning, eager to see yesterday's competition results.
Taiichi also came to the bulletin board, but before he could even look at it himself, the excited Might Guy announced his score.
"Taiyi, congratulations, you're in fourth place."
"Oh, and what about you, Kai? And who came in first place?"
"Hehe!" Kai said shyly, scratching his head and grinning. "I came in third place. Kakashi came in first, and Asuma came in second."
"As expected, Kakashi was indeed the best in his class at this time. But Guy, if we're just talking about taijutsu, you're not even second!"
"Ah, Asuma should be stronger, after all, he is the son of the Hokage."
As they talked, they arrived at the classroom and waited for Mr. Yamada to arrive.
Before long, Mr. Yamada walked into the classroom, and everyone quieted down.
"I imagine everyone has checked their scores, and overall, everyone performed well and brought out their true potential."
"This competition has allowed everyone to understand their level in the class. Those who rank high should maintain their position, and those who rank low should work even harder."
……
Just as Professor Yamada was about to launch into a long speech, a "Report!" interrupted him.
Everyone in the class looked in the direction of the sound and saw Obito standing awkwardly at the door.
"I'm sorry, teacher. On my way to school, I saw an elderly lady fall down. I helped her home and then rushed to school, which made me late."
"Uchiha Obito!" A roar echoed from the classroom, probably heard throughout the entire school.
"Last time it was catching a cat, the time before that it was helping a child find their mother, the time before that it was finding a cane for an old man, and I won't even mention the ones before that!" Teacher Yamada continued to roar.
"Which day of the past few days since school started has you not been late?!"
"I'm sorry, teacher." Obito knew he had gone too far, but he couldn't help wanting to help others when they were in trouble. He found it hard to control himself!
This is perhaps why Obito was fine before he opened his Sharingan, but once he did, he instantly ascended to the Mangekyou Sharingan. The deepest love breeds the most powerful strength.
"Go back and sit down." Teacher Yamada calmed himself down. He knew that Obito was telling the truth. He had even followed Obito specifically because of this and found that he was genuinely helping others.
However, this bad habit of being late every day is really annoying.
"Next, we'll practice the Three Bodies Technique today." Yamada, who originally had a lot more to say, was no longer in the mood. He quickly assigned tasks to everyone and told them to practice on their own.
The Three Body Technique had been taught before, but everyone's skill level is currently limited—firstly, their ninjutsu skills are insufficient, and secondly, their chakra is insufficient. Even if the Three Body Technique consumes very little chakra, first-year students can't use it many times, let alone practice it many times. Therefore, the school arranges time for the children to practice as much as possible at school.
Of course, this doesn't include Taichi, Kakashi, and others. Some of them had already learned it through their family traditions, while Taichi's chakra level, even in his normal state, was already at the lowest genin level. Moreover, he had already taught the Three Body Techniques on his own before the academy even taught them.
……
Another uneventful day passed. Taiichi didn't train with his friends today; instead, he went to the riverbank alone. He was there to try and learn the other ninjutsu techniques from the scrolls left behind by his parents.
First, feel the flow of chakra within your body, then slowly form hand seals, recalling the notes left by your father in the scroll, and feel a flame burning in your chest.
Si-Wei-Shen-Hai-Wu-Yin.
When the last Tiger Seal is completed, the flames on his chest burst out through his mouth; this is Fire Release: Flame Bullet.
On the first try, a small flame appeared.
Taiyi was speechless; this was too disheartening. He was wallowing in self-pity, unaware that his ability to spew out small flames at once was already astonishing to many. Of course, the stats didn't lie.
[Congratulations, you have learned Fire Release: Flame Bullet Lv1 (0/100)]
Congratulations, you have learned Fire Attribute Transformation Lv (0/100)
[You have practiced Fire Release: Flame Bullet, gaining 1 experience point and 1 Fire Attribute Nature Change.]
[You are focusing on practicing Fire Release: Flame Bullet, Ninja Apprentice Class Experience +1]
Looking at the panel, I realized that I had learned it, but its power was too small. The next step is to keep practicing.
For a while, small flames occasionally appeared by the river, but they gradually grew larger and flew farther and farther until Taiyi's fireball was a true fireball before his chakra was completely exhausted. He had learned this ninjutsu, but that was all he had learned; he was still a long way from being able to use it in actual combat.
Feeling the remaining chakra in his body, which was not enough for him to do anything else, Taiichi sat down by the river to rest, picked up the rice ball he had prepared earlier and started eating. He thought about his next plan: today he would learn the Flame Bullet, tomorrow the Phoenix Flower Fire, and the day after tomorrow the Great Breakthrough. He would try to learn all three ninjutsu left by his parents in the next few days, so that he would no longer be a blank ninja.
As for medical ninjutsu, that's too profound; I can only learn it slowly. Fortunately, I can ask Nonou for guidance on medical ninjutsu.
After resting, Taiichi began practicing basic physical techniques again.
[You have been practicing basic physical techniques, and your understanding of them has improved!]
Your basic physical skills have been improved; experience points +1.
[You are focusing on practicing basic taijutsu; Ninja Apprentice Job Experience +1]
……
Congratulations! Your Constitution +1, Strength +1, Agility +1
Congratulations! Your Ninja Apprentice class level has been increased.
[Attribute Points +1, Skill Points +1]
Today is a lucky day; not only has his physical fitness improved, but his job level has also increased by one. Looking at the updated panel, Taiyi couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Name: Matsushita Taichi
Occupation: Ninja Apprentice Lv4 (1/600)
Talent: Diligence can compensate for lack of talent; academic star
Age: 6 years old
Physical condition: 12
Power: 13
Agility: 12
Spirit: 19
Chakra: 365 (4800)
Attribute points: 7
Skill points: 7
Fire attribute transformation Lv1 (5/100)
技能：基础体术Lv7（753/1200），基础冥想Lv7（965/1200），查克拉提炼术Lv7（142/1200），忍具投掷Lv5（697/800），变身术Lv4（435/600），分身术Lv5（364/800）），替身术Lv5（425/800），火遁·炎弹Lv1（21/100）
Evaluation: Even if cannon fodder grows larger over time, it's still cannon fodder.
Looking at the comparison between the experience points gained from this nature transformation and the fireball, it's not hard to guess how difficult this nature transformation is to master. These 5 points are probably insights gained from just learning Fire Release. It seems that to improve quickly, one still needs a reliable teacher; it's too difficult to learn on one's own without guidance.
Fortunately, Taiyi knows that this is just the beginning and there is still a lot of room for improvement. Besides, he has a skill panel, so as long as he practices, he can keep improving without hitting a bottleneck. It's just that his progress might slow down later. He'll figure out a better approach after he's learned everything he can learn now.
With taijutsu training finished, it was time for basic meditation training. Taiichi chose a quiet and secluded spot, which was also a good place for meditation. As he would need to practice ninjutsu in the future, training at home would no longer be convenient, so Taiichi found this place. It was far from the crowds and next to a small river, making it an ideal place for private practice.
[You have engaged in basic meditation practice, and your related insights have improved!]
Your basic meditation skill has been improved, experience points +1.
Your Chakra Refining Technique skill has been upgraded, experience points +1.
[Your focus on basic meditation practice has increased your Ninja Apprentice experience by 1.]
Look at this hint: Chakra Refining Technique can also be improved while practicing basic meditation. Thinking about it again, it makes sense. Chakra Refining Technique does seem to have a bit of a meditation feel to it. No wonder these two skills have improved so quickly recently; it turns out that these two skills have a synergistic effect.
Looking at it this way, many skills are interconnected. The simplest example is that practicing Fire Release will inevitably improve your Fire Attribute Nature Transformation. Similarly, practicing basic Taijutsu will also enhance your Ninja Tool Throwing and even a series of Taijutsu techniques you will learn in the future.
This perspective is more realistic, since both the human body and human learning constitute a complete system, and improvements in one aspect will lead to improvements in related aspects as well. It's not like a machine, where the enhancement of one part is merely an enhancement of that part itself.
With that thought in mind, Taiyi finished his day's cultivation and went to bed to rest.