Chapter 166: Teaching Disciples
The replenishment of Konoha's Ninjutsu Library was complete. Masahiko copied every single jutsu and brought them back to the Land of Whirlpools. By filling in the gaps, the Uzumaki clan's ninjutsu collection increased by several hundred types, ultimately surpassing even Konoha's collection. After all, the Whirlpool had everything Konoha had, but Konoha didn't have everything the Whirlpool had.
Of course, Konoha possessed more than just those basic Five Nature Transformation ninjutsu. When it came to Clan Secret Techniques (Hiden), Konoha counted as having the most in the entire ninja world.
Speaking of Konoha's secret techniques, not all of them were useless to Masahiko. He was quite interested in the Nara clan's Shadow techniques, but in the end, he didn't ask for them. On one hand, he might not necessarily use them. On the other hand, that was the very foundation of their clan's standing. Although they couldn't refuse if he asked, they would certainly harbor some resentment.
The Land of Whirlpools followed Konoha's footsteps and expanded its Ninjutsu Library once. Unlike Konoha, where one had to complete a certain number of missions or make contributions to obtain ninjutsu, the Land of Whirlpools' ninjutsu were completely open, but with quantity limits.
For example, a Genin of the Uzumaki clan could only learn five C-rank ninjutsu. A Chunin could learn five B-rank plus ten C-rank, and so on. Furthermore, teaching ninjutsu between individuals was not allowed unless a formal master-disciple relationship was established.
This prevented the massive leakage of ninjutsu on one hand, and on the other, it prevented ninjas from being "dazzled by choices" and ending up with quantity over quality.
As for Sealing Jutsu, it was even stricter. To join the Sealing Squad, one had to pass heavy vetting and ultimately get personal approval from either Izuko-kun or Masahiko. For members not in the Sealing Squad, obtaining Sealing Jutsu was even harder. Besides needing a Jonin rating, they had to pass various high-difficulty tests.
Originally, the teaching of Sealing Jutsu wasn't that strict, but the situation was different now. Sealing Jutsu was coveted by too many villages. Moreover, after reaching Level 9 in Sealing Jutsu, Masahiko had developed many easily mastered sealing techniques. To prevent them from spreading out, he could only raise the learning requirements.
Organizing the village's ninjutsu took Masahiko more than a month. Only then did he find time to teach his two disciples.
"Sensei!"
Arriving at the training ground, the shouts of the two children reached him. Masahiko had been busy during this period and had left them to train on their own for quite a while.
Masahiko smiled. "I'm here to check on your training progress."
"Sensei, I have completed the basic training," Konan said, a look of anticipation on her face.
During this time, she had only been refining chakra, practicing the Three Body Technique, and shuriken throwing, looking enviously at the various Earth and Fire Release jutsu released by her senior brother Nagato-kun.
Masahiko nodded. "Not bad. To finish in just three months—some people can't master it even in six years."
"Who is that stupid..." The two children muttered. They had both mastered everything in two or three months.
"Hmm, such a stupid person hasn't been born yet."
The two children rolled their eyes simultaneously, but Masahiko was speaking from his heart.
Although he believed Konan had truly mastered them, Masahiko still checked once. The feeling of a teacher checking homework was quite nice.
"Hmm, the Three Body Technique is mastered well, but kunai throwing still needs practice. Sometimes, a tiny difference can result in a disadvantage in battle."
Konan's kunai throwing was actually very accurate—97 rings out of 10 kunai, an excellent score—but Masahiko placed great importance on basics. In his heart, unless there was a qualitative gap in strength, ninjas ultimately competed on basics.
Masahiko pondered for a moment. Since Konan had Fire and Earth... or rather Fire and Paper dual attribute chakra, her ninjutsu training didn't need to follow the standard steps.
"Konan, regarding ninjutsu training, I can't give you too much guidance. Unlike Nagato, since your Earth attribute has mutated, you should think of ways in that direction," Masahiko spoke slowly. "I can only provide you with some ideas here."
Masahiko had recalled many jutsu used by Konan in the original story during this time and now shamelessly claimed them as his own ideas.
"I don't need to mention things like Paper Shuriken; you should be able to think of that yourself. The explosive ability from before is also very good. You need to practice your chakra control to make the explosions more controllable. Later, I will teach you Medical Ninjutsu; this is the best way to train chakra control."
"Besides these, you can try anything that paper can piece together or fold into. In the future, you can even use paper as wings to achieve the effect of flight."
Hearing this, Nagato-kun's expression shifted. "Sensei, when can I fly on my own?"
Masahiko paused. "You... work hard. When your Earth attribute has half my strength, you might be able to. It probably won't happen before you're 20. The first one to fly should be Konan..."
Masahiko mercilessly struck a blow to Nagato. After all, his progress was truly too fast; he needed some setbacks.
However, Nagato didn't look discouraged at all; instead, he looked at Konan with eyes full of envy.
"In addition," Masahiko added, "Konan, your Paper Explosive Tags don't consume too much chakra. You can think of ways to increase the quantity. Quantity can lead to a qualitative change. In that case, you will also need a jutsu to bind enemies..."
After giving some guidance and seeing Konan look thoughtful, Masahiko pulled Nagato aside.
"Have you mastered all the Fire and Earth Release jutsu I taught you?" Masahiko asked.
Nagato nodded. "I've mastered them all."
Masahiko nodded with satisfaction, not checking them one by one this time. It was only four or five jutsu, and Nagato had practiced for three full months. Unless he really slacked off, it was unlikely he hadn't mastered them.
"Your chakra volume is about there too. Next, I will teach you the Shadow Clone Jutsu. After that, your training will be even faster..." Speaking of this, Masahiko frowned, sensing a familiar chakra approaching.
"Why is Nanako-kun here?" Masahiko hadn't seen her for a while.
He smiled and beckoned Konan over. "Let's go. I'll take you to meet your Eldest Senior Sister."
Nanako-kun wasn't far away. Hearing Masahiko's words, she smiled bitterly.
"Grandma Nanako!" Fortunately, Nagato wasn't as unreliable as Masahiko. Konan hesitated for a moment but also called her Grandma.
"Nanako, what brings you to me?" After Nanako exchanged greetings with the two children, Masahiko asked.
"Sensei, Kushina-kun should be graduating soon, right? I want to go to Konoha to see her."
Masahiko was startled. "There's still half a year left, why the rush?"
Nanako showed a look of complaint. "Sensei, you never tell me about Kushina's situation. I only just found out after more than two years..."
"Uh, did I not mention it? I should have told you..." Masahiko scratched his head, his face full of awkwardness. He seemed to have actually forgotten.
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