However.
Although he said so, he was not prepared to do so.
At most.
He would secretly practice at home and just make sure his teacher didn't find out.
Uchiha Jin, of course, was not stupid.
Itachi, after all, was just a child, and many things showed on his face.
After a moment of thought, he spoke again.
"You, kid, are not honest." Uchiha Jin said faintly, "Don't think I'm lying to you."
"Let me use myself as an example. You should know my usual behavior."
"In the Uchiha Clan, I am basically the most lazy. When I was at the Ninja Academy, I couldn't even get into the elite class."
"Even in the regular class, I was at the bottom."
"But, what about now?"
"Most of my classmates are now Genin, and those who became Chunin are considered elite."
"Yet I awakened my Mangekyo and directly became an elder of the clan and the Police Chief."
"Hatake Kakashi, who was the strongest in my generation, doesn't even have the right to stand before me."
"Even Shisui, the genius from our clan who was one year older than me, is absolutely no match for me!"
"So, do you understand?"
"Young geniuses are the least valuable; what's most important is to accumulate strength and then release it."
"Before the age of ten is the time to build your foundation."
"Within this stage, the more solid your foundation, the more power you will unleash after you become an adult, far exceeding your imagination."
"So, don't give up for fear of a slight setback."
"What if you're called a 'waste' a few times when you're young? When you truly unleash your power as an adult, I guarantee you'll amaze everyone!"
Uchiha Jin's face was serious.
Although his success was actually due to his cheat, what he said was absolutely correct.
Itachi was already a genius; as long as he wasn't overly exploited in his youth, his future would definitely be even more brilliant.
Therefore.
As his teacher, he would never allow Itachi to act recklessly.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Itachi, who had been indifferent before, now truly began to listen.
Because Jin's words seemed to make sense.
Thinking about his teacher, who used to be called a 'waste' in the clan.
All clan members believed he was a disgrace to the Uchiha.
At school.
His teacher was absolutely at the bottom, even in the regular class.
But, what happened then?
Having barely graduated in his fifth year, he suddenly erupted on the battlefield.
He powerfully awakened the ultimate power of the Uchiha, using his Mangekyo Sharingan to kill the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
"Okay, I understand." Uchiha Itachi said solemnly, "I promise, I will definitely listen to Teacher."
Chapter 84: Teaching Itachi to Cultivate, Tekka Comes Knocking
"Very good, come in."
Seeing that Itachi had indeed listened, Uchiha Jin revealed a slight smile.
Immediately after.
The two came into the small courtyard, and he continued, "Itachi, have you eaten?"
"Yes, Teacher." Itachi nodded slowly, "I can start cultivating directly."
Uchiha Jin rolled his eyes.
However.
This time he didn't say much; as long as he didn't overwork or overdraw his body, everything else was fine.
Jin's small courtyard was indeed not large.
But at this stage, he didn't want Itachi to practice ninjutsu, only some basic taijutsu exercises.
So there was no need to go to a specialized training ground.
First, horse stance.
In nearly fifteen minutes, Itachi's horse stance was quite stable.
This made him realize that a ninja's physical fitness was indeed much stronger than that of ordinary people.
What an ordinary person in his previous life would need a week to barely manage, Itachi accomplished in just over ten minutes.
One must know.
What the Uchiha were strong at was the Sharingan; their taijutsu was quite average!
If it were Might Dai and his son, it might not even take two minutes.
Alas!
After a moment of helpless sigh, Uchiha Jin slowly spoke.
"I know you don't understand."
"To help you cultivate well, while you're in the horse stance, I'll explain a few things to you."
"In my opinion, the body is the foundation of everything."
"Only when your physical body becomes stronger can you extract more Chakra, and only then will you have more ways to deal with enemies."
"The horse stance won't make you strong quickly, but as long as you persevere, it will allow you to grow stronger more steadily, without affecting your foundation at all."
"So from today on, you must maintain the horse stance for at least two hours every day."
Uchiha Itachi nodded slowly.
Although he couldn't fully understand yet, he knew Jin wouldn't harm him.
Slowly.
Although it was easy at first, as time passed, he felt his legs were filled with lead, gradually becoming sore, tired, and aching.
Sweat began to slowly seep from his forehead.
But, his expression remained unchanged.
He continued to persevere.
After about five minutes, he endured the most difficult stage and suddenly felt a surge of energy within his body. Although he was still in the horse stance, he felt completely comfortable all over.
"Very good, you should have felt it."
"This is the mystery of the horse stance. With your perseverance, I believe you will come to like it."
(bjfg) "While you're at it, I'll teach you something else."
"Let's talk about the Sharingan first."
"After my long-term research, I believe that the Sharingan's visual prowess is essentially a type of Yin Release energy."
"And Hashirama Senju's Wood Release, in my opinion, is Yang Release energy."
"There's no difference from the basic Wind, Earth, Lightning, Water, and Fire Releases."
"The Uchiha don't have a cultivation method for Yin Release, so after awakening the Mangekyo Sharingan, the Uchiha Clan concluded that visual prowess is fixed, and once it's depleted, both eyes will go blind."
"However, I've tried to create a Visualization Method, but honestly, I'm not sure how effective it is yet."
"Now, I'll teach it to you."
"There's also a set of taijutsu, with six forms."
"They are: Shave, Iron Body, Paper Arts, Moonwalk, Tempest Kick, and Finger Gun!"
...
Uchiha Jin's tone was calm.
After speaking.