[Congratulations to the host for receiving your first personal disciple. Critical strike bonus activated: received Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet and mastery of Fire Release chakra shape transformation.]
"Fire Release?"
Seeing the reward he had received, Teacher Shinichi instinctively glanced at Shisui.
"Shisui, if you truly want to change the relationship between the Uchiha clan and Konoha, I suggest you first try observing the Uchiha clansmen around you. Once your strength reaches a certain level, you can try winning them over."
Hearing Teacher Shinichi's advice, Shisui obediently nodded.
Seeing how sensible Shisui was, Teacher Shinichi continued:
"Tomorrow is the weekend and there are no classes. Come find me at my place at eight o'clock in the morning. Starting tomorrow, I will officially teach you Ninjutsu and Taijutsu."
"Understood, Teacher Shinichi!"
After discussing a bit more, Teacher Shinichi saw that it was getting very late and personally escorted Shisui home.
Before the Nine-Tails' Attack, the Uchiha clan's district was located not far from the center of Konoha.
Walking along the way, Teacher Shinichi noticed that apart from a few specialized streets, basically all other shops had already closed for the night.
After seeing Shisui safely home, Teacher Shinichi used the Body Flicker Technique to quickly hurry back to his own house.
The night passed uneventfully!
Teacher Shinichi woke up bright and early, tidied up the house first, and then began writing a lesson plan for teaching Class 3-4 right there inside the house.
Before seven o'clock, Shisui's figure appeared before Teacher Shinichi.
"Shisui! Didn't I tell you to come at eight? Why are you so early?"
Teacher Shinichi asked, voicing his confusion.
"Teacher Shinichi, I came over right after finishing breakfast at home."
Hearing Shisui's reply, Teacher Shinichi simply nodded.
After tidying up a bit, Teacher Shinichi took Shisui to the Forest of Death to begin training.
"Shisui, although you Uchiha primarily focus on Fire Release and Genjutsu, I still require you to train in Taijutsu. After all, a person's physical body is the foundation of everything."
Shisui initially didn't understand why Teacher Shinichi wanted him to run, but hearing this explanation, he nodded in understanding.
After the two of them had been running for a while, they spotted two green figures. The two sides exchanged greetings and then went back to their respective training.
One hour later, Teacher Shinichi called a halt to the training; after all, Shisui was only five years old and not yet suited for high-intensity workouts.
After resting for a while in an open clearing, Teacher Shinichi said to Shisui:
"Shisui, I'm going to teach you a Taijutsu move. I don't expect you to use it with incredible mastery, but if you encounter this type of ninja in the future, you won't be left without a countermeasure."
With that, Teacher Shinichi suddenly exerted force, leaped up into a spinning kick, and struck a heavy blow against a nearby tree.
The thick trunk shook violently!
"Did you see that clearly, Shisui?"
"Teacher Shinichi, I understand!"
Saying this, Shisui imitated Teacher Shinichi. His figure instantly vanished from the spot; instead of spinning in mid-air, Shisui simply swept his leg out in a horizontal kick, and the thick tree snapped directly in half.
"What kind of whirlwind is this?"
Seeing that Shisui had figured out a method suited to himself after watching just once, Teacher Shinichi looked at the obediently standing Shisui and was momentarily at a loss for words.
Although the Konoha Whirlwind was a simple spinning kick, the demands this technique placed on chakra distribution and explosive physical strength were quite high. He never expected Shisui to master it after seeing it only once.
"This...!"
"Good, very good, but Shisui, you still haven't learned to properly control your own strength."
With that, he kicked out once more!
This time, instead of hitting a tree, he aimed at a massive boulder.
Boom!
With a single kick, the boulder shattered into pieces.
"Did you see that, Shisui?"
"Now, start practicing this move yourself. However, your primary focus should be learning how to control your own strength."
Seeing Teacher Shinichi's demonstration, Shisui nodded and went off to one side to practice.
...
"So, so cool, Father."
The father and son who had just jogged over happened to witness this scene, and Might Guy couldn't help but cry out.
"Senior Duy, are you guys done training?" Hearing Guy's voice, Teacher Shinichi asked in puzzlement.
"We are terribly sorry! We accidentally happened to witness your training as we ran past just now. We are truly very sorry!" Hearing the question, Might Duy hurriedly apologized.
After all, watching someone else practice their techniques was a very easy way to cause misunderstandings.
"Ah, this? Senior Duy, you don't need to mind it. I'm just a teacher at the Ninja Academy, and besides, this technique is still currently in the research phase. If you're interested, Senior Duy, would you like to study it together?"
Teacher Shinichi issued an invitation to the father and son.
For a long time, Teacher Shinichi had wanted to get closer to the two of them, and now that such a great opportunity had presented itself, he naturally wasn't going to let it slip away.
"This..."
Might Duy hesitated, then glanced at Guy's eager expression and nodded.
Seeing Might Duy nod, Teacher Shinichi didn't waste any time and demonstrated the Konoha Whirlwind once more, followed by Shisui's modified method.
"Senior Duy, this is just a simple spinning kick. By combining physical strength with chakra, you can unleash attacks of varying levels."
"Could you explain it in a bit more detail?"
Though they were supposedly studying it together, Might Duy understood that this young man was intentionally teaching them.
After all, his reputation in Konoha was quite well-known.
Since he had already agreed to learn, Might Duy was not about to act coy or embarrassed, and directly asked his question.
"Certainly, Senior Duy. Let me demonstrate it once more."
And so, the group practiced throughout the entire morning.
Seeing that Shisui was already able to control his strength quite well, Teacher Shinichi nodded in satisfaction. However, when he looked at the Beast father and son, he wasn't quite sure how best to explain things to them.
"Senior Duy, it's already noon. My house is not far from here; would you and Guy like to come over for a meal, and we can resume our training afterward?"
Hearing this call, Might Duy finally stopped his training as if reluctant to quit.
"Teacher Shinichi, thank you so much, but lunch should be at my place. Let me treat you."
"Guy, why aren't you thanking Teacher Shinichi for his guidance? This is youth!"
"Father!"
With that, the two of them embraced and wept bitterly.
"Teacher Shinichi, this is...?"
Shisui was utterly baffled by the father and son's behavior.
Hearing Shisui's question, Teacher Shinichi had no idea how to answer either and could only quietly wait for the two of them to finish crying.
After a while, the two finally stopped crying, exchanged a greeting, and led the two boys toward their home.
[Completed the training of Shisui, Might Duy, and Might Guy. Congratulations to the host for receiving the Taijutsu reward: Konoha Dragon God.]
The Konoha Dragon God!
This was the signature technique of Chen Baojun, Konoha's top Taijutsu master at the present stage.
Teacher Shinichi sighed with emotion inwardly. Of course, that "top" ranking was just the title given by other Konoha ninja at the moment.
When the group arrived at the father and son's home, Teacher Shinichi took a closer look. Just as he remembered, the location was exceptionally remote and the house extremely modest.
"Guy, go down to the river and catch a few fish! That's training in youth, too!"
"Understood, Father!"
With a whoosh, Guy vanished completely from sight.
"Shisui, you go help out too."
Seeing that Shisui had nothing to do, Teacher Shinichi instructed him to go help Guy catch fish.
"Senior Duy, I'll go buy some meat and vegetables. Honestly, it feels a bit embarrassing for me and Shisui to come here and eat for free."
Hearing this, Might Duy didn't refuse. Instead, he hurried back inside the house and quickly returned with a handful of coins, including both ten-ryo and twenty-ryo denominations.
"Teacher Shinichi, just buy whatever you see fit. Tell me how many ryos are missing for the groceries later, and I'll reimburse you."
Teacher Shinichi nodded and quickly hurried off to the village's vegetable market.
Watching Teacher Shinichi depart, Might Duy couldn't help sighing with emotion.
"What a truly wonderful teacher!"
With that thought, Might Duy set about harvesting the vegetables he had grown himself.