Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 26 Teaching

The next day, after finishing his morning internship, Taichi couldn't find Tsunade. Left with no other option, he headed to Training Ground No. 3, which he had agreed upon with Jiraiya the day before.

As soon as they approached the training ground, they saw Jiraiya already waiting there. Upon seeing this, Taichi hurried over to Jiraiya and said, "Lord Jiraiya, I'm sorry I'm late."

"Haha, it's okay. I know you won't be able to come until noon because of your internship. Besides, there are still 15 minutes until the agreed time, so it's not late!" Jiraiya said nonchalantly.

"Also, don't call me 'sir.' I've been teaching you for a while, so just call me 'teacher'!"

"Okay, Jiraiya-sensei." Taichi readily agreed, since he was the one who would benefit no matter what.

"Before training, let me ask you: do you know your chakra nature?"

"Uh~" Jiraiya's question really stumped Tai. Before, he didn't have money to buy chakra test strips to test his chakra nature, so he always thought he should be either fire or wind. Later, when he had money, he couldn't remember to buy chakra test strips to test it.

"I haven't actually tested it. It should be fire or wind elemental, I think. I learned those two elemental ninjutsu quite easily," Taiichi said uncertainly.

"Just as I thought!" It's unclear what Jiraiya meant by that. Was he saying that Tsunade even forgot to test Taiichi on this, or that Taiichi himself was careless?

"Here, this is a chakra test strip. Do you know how to use it?" Jiraiya said.

"I know." Taiyi took the chakra test strips and channeled chakra into them. The three test strips showed that one burned to ashes, another seemed to be cut into small pieces, and the third gradually became damp and softened.

Seeing the reaction of the chakra test strip, Jiraiya exclaimed in surprise, "It's fire, wind, and water attributes! This combination is quite rare."

"Is there a problem, Jiraiya-sensei?" Taichi asked, looking at the crumbs in his hand, puzzled.

"It's nothing, it's just that this combination is quite rare. There are quite a few fire-wind-thunder combinations, but fire-wind-water combinations are very rare."

Jiraiya sat cross-legged on the bluestone of Training Ground No. 3, dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves dancing across his white hair. Taichi sat opposite him, clutching his ninja tool bag, listening intently to what Jiraiya was saying.

"Chakra nature transformation is like kneading rice balls." Jiraiya suddenly grabbed a stone, the clay crumbling into fine sand in his palm. "Nature transformation is like shaping chakra into different forms." The pebbles slipped through his fingers, tracing flame patterns on the grass. "Of course, before you start shaping, you need to understand the characteristics of each nature!"

"Now let's talk about the nature transformation of chakra based on your own three attributes." Jiraiya raised his right hand, and the chakra in his hand transformed into fire attribute. The originally light blue chakra gradually turned red, and suddenly burned like flames. "Looking at this, what do you think are the characteristics of fire attribute chakra?"

"It's burning, and there's high temperature—and maybe even explosion," Taiyi replied uncertainly.

"These are all correct. Generally speaking, fire attribute is like this, but it's not comprehensive. Chakra attributes follow people's perceptions. Whatever you think fire attribute is like, that's what it will manifest. Of course, things that defy common sense are impossible. And what people generally think fire attribute is extreme high temperature," Jiraiya explained.

Taiichi nodded thoughtfully. Chakra is produced by the combination of physical energy and spiritual energy. Therefore, chakra attributes not only reflect the physical laws of the real world, but also the ideal laws of the spiritual world. This was Taiichi's understanding of chakra attributes after hearing this.

"Now let's look at the wind style," Jiraiya said, waving his hand and unleashing a torrent of chakra mixed with many tiny flying wind blades. "The wind style not only needs the explosiveness and all-pervasiveness of the wind, but also the cutting power of the wind. Yesterday, the Wind Release: Great Breakthrough you used was just a whirlwind, which is not enough. You also need to comprehend the cutting power of the wind so that its power can be greater."

"Finally, let's talk about water style. Without the advantage of terrain, you need a huge amount of chakra to unleash the power of water style." Jiraiya looked Taiichi up and down. "You're at a disadvantage in this regard. Your chakra is too little right now, not even at the level of a Chunin. But you're still young. Once you're over 10, your body will go through a period of rapid development, and your chakra will increase rapidly at that time."

After hearing Jiraiya's explanation, Taichi understood why his attributes were no worse than those of a Chunin, but his chakra reserves were less. It was still a matter of age; he hadn't even started developing yet.

"Water Release emphasizes surging power, immense force, and the ability to send bricks flying. Of course, it also involves the continuous flow of water," Jiraiya continued, explaining Water Release.

"Now I'll teach you a B-rank ninjutsu, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet. Remember the hand seal sequence for this technique: Sheep-Horse-Snake-Dragon-Rat-Ox-Tiger." Jiraiya slowly formed the hand seals so that Taichi could see them clearly. "The key to this technique is maintaining the form of the chakra."

As the hand seals were completed, Jiraiya took a deep breath and then exhaled a concentrated stream of fire. After shooting out a meter, the fire suddenly expanded, rushing forward like a fire dragon. The land along the way turned a crystallized orange-red after the fire dragon passed by.

"Did you see that clearly? You try it."

Taiyi, smelling the sulfur in the air, calmed his excited heart and slowly formed each hand seal, carefully sensing the chakra flow corresponding to each seal. Finally, after completing all the hand seals, Taiyi took a deep breath and exhaled a 5-meter-long fire dragon for the first time.

"That's impressive. You succeeded on your first try. I thought you'd need at least half a day to practice," Jiraiya said with admiration.

Taiichi smiled upon hearing this and began his second hand seal formation. This time, the technique was faster and more powerful than before. A fire dragon swept across a 10-meter radius in front of him, leaving Jiraiya dumbfounded. His progress was simply too great!

"Now that you've mastered this ninjutsu, all that's left is to practice it continuously." Jiraiya glanced at the time. "It's getting late. I have a C-rank Wind Release: Sky-Splitting Palm and a B-rank Water Release: Water Barrier here. Take them back and study them first. We'll learn these few ninjutsu from now on. That's all for today."

"Thank you, Jiraiya-sensei." Taichi said gratefully, "Then, Jiraiya-sensei, come to my house today. I'll treat you to dinner, and you can try my cooking."

"Oh, great! I always hear Tsunade praise your cooking skills. Today is the perfect opportunity to see for myself."

With that, Jiraiya put his arm around Taichi's shoulder, and the two slowly disappeared into the distance.

……

At home, Taiichi, who had just seen Jiraiya off, looked at the mess of cups and plates on the table and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Jiraiya-sensei is really not polite. Even if it's delicious, you can't eat like this!" Thinking of how Jiraiya had been swaying and clutching his stomach just now, he shook his head repeatedly.

After tidying up the house, Taiichi went to his study and took out the two scrolls Jiraiya had given him: Wind Release: Sky-Splitting Palm and Water Release: Water Barrier. Opening one scroll, Taiichi could tell from the handwriting that Jiraiya had probably written it overnight. It detailed the execution of Sky-Splitting Palm, the sequence of hand seals, and even the function of each seal, demonstrating the depth of Jiraiya's dedication.

Opening the scroll for the other water barrier reveals the same explanation; the simple and clear instructions are so easy that even a beginner could learn by following them. This level of care far surpasses Tsunade's instructions.

Taiyi was deeply moved, but he was unable to repay the kindness at the moment, so he could only keep it in his heart for now.