stonecrandall Chapter 238 A Quiet Gain
Chapter 238 A Quiet Gain
Chapter 238 A Quiet Harvest (First Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Konoha, the training ground of the Tai family.
When Kurenai saw Taiichi waving at her, she realized her target and happily walked over.
"Taiyi, can shadow clones be used for cultivation? I've never seen anyone else use them like that." The little girl was really not shy at all, saying whatever came to mind.
"Shadow clones can help speed up training. However, this also brings risks, because after the shadow clones dissipate, their memories and feelings return. When an excessive amount of memories and feelings return instantly, the original body will suffer a huge mental shock, which may lead to mental disorder or even become an idiot. Therefore, most ninjas dare not use it for training."
Taiichi patiently explained that Kurenai probably hadn't learned the Shadow Clone Technique yet; otherwise, this kind of thing should have been explained when teaching ninjutsu.
Kurenai Yuhi listened, stunned. She looked up at Taiichi, then turned to look at the five people training in the distance.
The shadow clone was momentarily unsure whether to believe Taiyi's words.
Seeing Kurenai's confusion, Taichi added, "My physique and spirit are quite strong, so even so, I only dare to train with these few shadow clones at the same time. Ordinary ninjas find it difficult to maintain even one shadow clone for a long time. You'll understand once you try it yourself."
Taiichi beckoned to Kurenai Yuhi, "Come on, attack. Use all the tricks you have to show me your current level."
After saying that, he stood sideways, stretched out one hand, and made an inviting gesture.
Kurenai Yuhi's face immediately turned serious. She bowed to Taiichi and then attacked. She swung her fists rapidly, and her movements were quite methodical. However, her strength and speed were far inferior to Taiichi's, indicating that she had only just entered the Genin level.
Taiichi easily blocked her attack with a single wave of his hand, while keeping a close eye on her eyes, creating an opportunity for Kurenai Yuhi to cast an illusion.
Sure enough, after only a few moves, Taiichi felt a ripple in his mind. This was the result of Kurenai Yuhi's illusion, but the effect was too weak and had no effect on Taiichi.
However, Taiichi also discovered Kurenai's strengths. The little girl could use genjutsu when she was attacking Taiichi, which alone made her superior to most ninjas.
After that, Kurenai launched several more illusion attacks on Taiichi, but after failing to see any effect, she jumped out of the battle first. Panting heavily, she waved her hand and said to Taiichi dejectedly, "It's no use. I've tried everything, and it has no effect on you at all."
Taiyi smiled slightly and explained, "As a genin, even if I open my mind and let you use genjutsu, it would be difficult to shake my spirit. However, you have done very well, completely exceeding my expectations. Now I have some ideas about how to teach you. Come, follow me."
With that, Taiichi turned around and led Kurenai Yuhi towards a training room. The outside was too noisy and not suitable for practicing illusion techniques; a quiet indoor environment was much better.
Inside the training room, the two sat cross-legged facing each other. Taiyi looked at Yuhi Kurenai, whose breathing had not yet returned to normal, and slowly spoke of his views and plans for her.
"Simple genjutsu directly interferes with the flow of chakra within the opponent's body, while slightly more advanced genjutsu inevitably involves changes in the nature of yin attribute."
Your illusion skills are quite excellent, but your development of Yin attribute transformation is quite insufficient. It can be said that you have almost no experience in this area.
For the next period of time, you will train with me in physical combat for one hour every day, and then spar with me using illusion magic for two hours, experiencing my understanding of the changes in Yin attribute properties through illusion magic battles.
"Is this... okay?" Kurenai Yuhi asked nervously. This kind of genjutsu practice was indeed very efficient. Most genjutsu ninjas knew this method, but not many people actually used it.
This is because it requires not only extremely precise chakra control from the stronger party, otherwise it could easily harm the weaker party, but also that the stronger party be magnanimous enough.
In this kind of genjutsu exchange, the direct clash of chakra between the two sides without any malice is enough for both to perceive and understand the subtle changes in the ninjutsu released by the other. Although this is a very convenient teaching method, it is very unfair to the strong.
This is equivalent to the strong person laying out all their knowledge about this illusion, and how much the weak person can learn depends entirely on the weak person's learning ability.
Kurenai was worried that such a blatant teaching might inadvertently teach her some of Taiichi's unique techniques. After all, nature transformation is a highly subjective thing; once you learn it, you learn it, and there's no possibility of forgetting it.
"Don't worry, learn as much as you can. Don't worry about me. I'm afraid you'll be concerned about revealing some family secrets and that it won't be convenient for you to practice like this."
Taiichi waved his hand dismissively, not caring how much Kurenai could learn from him. In fact, part of the reason he taught in this way was to try to peek into some of the Kurenai family's unique illusion techniques.
At his level, what he lacks is precisely these technical skills, and Kurenai Yuhi will fully demonstrate this in sparring.
Both sides reached a consensus, and the practice began. The illusion battle was devoid of any fancy moves. To outsiders, the two simply sat facing each other, staring at one another.
In reality, the chakra of both sides has already collided and merged within each other's bodies, offsetting and dissolving the influence of the other's chakra on itself.
If Taichi's chakra is like a massive, burly man rampaging through the battlefield, then Kurenai's chakra is like a highly skilled assassin. The two engage in a fierce battle, learning from each other's weaknesses.
However, less than half an hour later, Kurenai Yuhi could not hold on any longer. After all, she was only a genin, and her mental strength and chakra were not enough to keep her going for that long.
In this way, they practiced for a while, then rested for a while, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Then, Taiichi led Kurenai Yuhi in training her physical skills and physique.
Kurenai initially opposed this arrangement, believing that she only needed to master illusion techniques. However, under Taiichi's strong suppression, she eventually obediently began training with him.
In Taiyi's view, no matter what type of ninja you are, a good physique is essential. The body is the foundation of everything. Without a strong physique, you are just a castle in the air, and sooner or later you will be smashed to pieces.
By the time training ended, Kurenai was covered in sweat. Ignoring Taiichi's attempts to persuade her to stay for dinner, she thanked him and ran home in a flash.
When she arrived home, she found that her father had returned home very early that day, and it seemed that he had been waiting for her to come back.
Sure enough, as soon as she got home, Yuhi Shinku summoned her over.
"How did you learn today? Was there anything you didn't understand? Do you need me to give you some pointers?" This was a kind concern from an elderly father.
"Yes, that's great! Taiichi is really amazing!" Kurenai's face was flushed as she excitedly recounted her entire experience at Taiichi's house to her father.
Especially when the two were teaching illusion magic, she felt that Taiyi's Yin attribute transformation was like a high mountain, while she was just a small mound of earth, and the gap between the two was like an insurmountable chasm.
Kurenai was also particularly surprised. He had already felt reassured about Taiichi's level after learning about it from the Hokage earlier that day, and he was confident that Taiichi would teach his little darling.
Now, after hearing Kurenai's account, I realize that Taiichi's skill level is truly extraordinary. Not only is his genjutsu amazing, but his chakra control is also incredibly impressive. At least, I'm not confident that I can teach in this way.
But if that's the case, then the favor owed will be quite substantial, and I don't know how to repay it.
Actually, it's just that Kurenai Yuhi is a novice and couldn't perceive Tai's condition. If it were Shinku Yuhi herself who took the lead, she would have been able to get a general idea of Tai's abilities. Tai gained just as much as Kurenai Yuhi in this lesson.
Ignoring the father and daughter of the Yuhi family who were pondering how to repay Taiichi, Taiichi himself was happily organizing the results of this teaching session at home.
His pen moved swiftly, and two scrolls filled with writing were already placed on one side of his desk. These scrolls contained various illusion techniques and his inspirations for developing illusions. This would save him a great deal of time.
For Taiyi, time is truly money, it is life itself; what he lacks most right now is time.
Nothing happened overnight, and the next day arrived in the blink of an eye. Today was also the day for Taiyi to go to work at the barrier class.
Early in the morning, Taiichi took the appointment letter issued by the Hokage and went to report to the village's barrier team. It was located in a forest far from the center of the village, and Taiichi was greeted by a Jonin.
As a Jonin of the Yamanaka clan skilled in sealing techniques, Seiji Yamanaka was temporarily appointed as the head of the village's barrier team during this period, as a large number of barrier team ninjas were transferred to various front lines.
He received orders from the Hokage yesterday, saying he needed to assign someone to work in the Barrier Team. He initially thought it was...
A junior ninja who relied on personal connections was still marveling at how powerful these people were, managing to get the Hokage to personally arrange things.
But after learning who it was, I changed my mind. This junior is indeed a junior, but he is a ninja who has recently risen to fame. I heard that he has been promoted to Jonin after returning to the village.
I've only heard that he's good at medical ninjutsu, I've never heard that he's good at sealing techniques. But we don't need to worry about that. He's a Jonin after all, and he's good at even the simplest maintenance work.
Kiyoharu Yamanaka has been under immense pressure lately. The barrier is arguably one of the most important lines of defense for a village, and during wartime, all sorts of strange and unsavory characters have emerged. He's been incredibly busy lately, and he desperately needs manpower.
When Yamanaka Seiji saw the ninja standing in front of him, who was a head shorter than him, he couldn't help but sigh again. This guy was really too young. His own son was older than him. It's true what they say, comparisons are odious!
After Seiji Yamanaka helped Taichi complete the onboarding procedures for the Barrier Team, he finally led him to the true location of the Barrier Team, which was hidden beneath the ground.
To Taiyi's surprise, although the office space above was not large, the area below was quite large. The part that Taiyi could see was no less than the size of Konoha Hospital.
No wonder people say that Konoha's underground has been hollowed out. This one barrier team occupies such a large area. Do other departments in Konoha have underground spaces? At least the Root has them, and definitely more than just one or two.
These official departments are one thing, but Konoha also has so many large and small clans. Each clan expands its underground facilities, so you can imagine what the underground situation in Konoha is like.
"Taiichi, how is your sealing technique? Do you have any foundation in this area?" Seiji Yamanaka asked Taiichi, wanting to understand Taiichi's ability level so that he could arrange work for him later.
"Uh—" Taiichi was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that the person in charge knew nothing about his situation. It turned out that the Hokage had only informed him that he was coming, without mentioning any information about him.
"It's alright, pretty good level," Taiichi said modestly.
Kiyoji Yamanaka thought Taiichi was just being shy, which is why he said "It's pretty good." He didn't take it to heart, saying, "Let me test him. It's a necessary procedure for onboarding."
Taiyi smiled slightly, indicating that it was up to you.
So, Kiyoji Yamanaka started with the most basic sealing techniques, asking questions little by little, and Taichi naturally answered them fluently.
As the questions became increasingly complex, Seiji Yamanaka realized something was amiss. This level of expertise was more than just "pretty good"; the depth of his questions had now reached the theoretical level of a Jonin.
Kiyoji Yamanaka decisively stopped asking questions. Although he didn't know Taiichi's true level, at least in terms of theoretical knowledge, he was already on par with him, so he decided not to humiliate himself further.
Seiji Yamanaka sized up the boy in front of him again—let's call him a boy for now! He could fight Shukaku one-on-one, and I've heard his medical ninjutsu is also outstanding. Now his sealing techniques are just as good. Goodness, what kind of monster is this?!
Kiyoji Yamanaka gently shook his head, clearing his mind of all distractions. A smile returned to his face, but this time it was even brighter.
"Come on, Taiyi, let me introduce you to the various facilities here, so you can get familiar with the work here."
"Well—thank you so much, Senior Yamanaka," Taichi said politely.
Next, Kiyoji Yamanaka led Taichi around the entire underground base, showing him where the rest area was, where the work area was, and within the work area, which area was responsible for the defensive barrier and which was responsible for the guard barrier. He also introduced Taichi to the other members of the barrier team.
Finally, Seiji Yamanaka led Taichi to a rather large room and introduced it, saying, "This is the Barrier Team's archive room. Except for the confidential files at the very back, which require authorization to view, the other documents can be read by any Jonin of the Barrier Team at any time."
We often come here to look up information when we have any questions. After all, as you know, Konoha's barriers have been in place for so many years, and many of them haven't been changed since they were first established. Even the older folks here might not know what some of them do.
We can only find the answers in these old documents; otherwise, some barriers can't even be maintained.
As he spoke, Kiyoharu Yamanaka sighed, it was unclear whether he was lamenting the incompetence of his successors or the many messes left behind by his predecessors.
However, he was unaware of how excited Taiyi was when he heard him introduce the data room. This was exactly the place he needed most. Where in Konoha could you find a place with more complete information on sealing techniques? It was practically tailor-made for him!