Sasuke gritted his teeth, and after a long moment, he nodded, looking at Shinji and saying, "Shinji-sensei, I am willing to become your disciple."
Shinji asked with a chuckle, "Sasuke, are you sure?"
For someone like Sasuke, the only way to motivate him was with Naruto. As long as Naruto remained stronger than him, he would always be unwilling to give up and would strive to catch up.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, who was still standing beside Shinji with his hands clasped behind his head, not even looking at him, and nodded in response. "Yes, Shinji-sensei."
[Detected Sasuke is willing to establish a master-disciple relationship.]
[Detecting Trust Level.]
[Detected Sasuke's current Trust Level is Beginner, obtaining Yin Release Chakra advancement (Master).]
[Detected Sasuke's successful apprenticeship, obtaining Detection (Extraordinary).]
[Detected Sasuke's physique has high affinity with Lightning and Fire Attributes, awarding Ninjutsu Lightning Release: Lightning Tiger Rage (C-rank), Fire Release: Flame Bullet (C-rank) for instruction.]
[Detected establishment of a master-disciple relationship with a protagonist (Dual), obtaining (Yin-Yang Release) Basic Series Scrolls.]
Gah—!
As expected of the protagonist. The drop rate is incredibly high.
Shinji had somewhat guessed about the Yin Release Chakra, after all, the Uchiha clan itself was the ultimate embodiment of the Yin Release.
But... Detection? And at the Extraordinary level. Could it be due to the Sharingan?
And finally, the (Yin-Yang Release) Basic Scrolls—just seeing them made Shinji's breathing quicken slightly.
After all, since ancient times, only Hagoromo was considered to embody both Yin and Yang attributes, creating Yin-Yang Release that was independent of the five basic attributes. However, there was no rush at the moment.
At the very least, Sasuke needed to be arranged for training first.
Shinji turned to look at the few disciples standing behind him, his gaze finally resting on Ino.
"Ino, you take Sasuke and help him get familiar with Chakra control first."
It wasn't that Shinji was unwilling to personally train Sasuke, but sometimes, the bond cultivated between peers made it easier for Shinji to teach Sasuke later. After all, competition breeds motivation.
Ino, who had been called upon, quickly nodded in agreement, seemingly quite pleased that Shinji would have her guide Sasuke.
Shinji nodded, then turned to Sasuke.
Seeing Sasuke's displeased expression, he knew that Sasuke was a little unhappy that he had asked Ino to guide him.
So he spoke, "Sasuke, Chakra control training has two fundamentals. Tree climbing and water walking."
"Naruto completed tree climbing in half an hour, Shikamaru in one hour, and Ino and Choji each took two hours. Of course, I'm talking about during training. In terms of subsequent control now, Ino is in a league of her own among them. Even Naruto's Chakra control is a bit inferior to Ino's now."
As Shinji spoke, he pushed Ino forward.
Ino scratched her head a little shyly and came before Sasuke.
Sasuke was still a bit confused, as Chakra control had not yet been taught in school.
Shinji stepped forward, looking at Sasuke and saying, "Sasuke, you used Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique during your duel with Naruto just now, didn't you?"
"Yes."
Sasuke nodded in response, he wanted to see what Shinji intended to say.
"In my eyes, your Great Fireball Technique just now was subpar. Even though Naruto just learned it, the power he unleashes is stronger than yours."
After speaking, amidst Sasuke's disbelieving expression, Shinji formed hand seals, his Chakra instantly surging and compressing, and flames erupted from his mouth.
Boom—!
A fireball almost a quarter the size of the training ground appeared before the few youngsters. The immense heat wave carried by the giant fireball made them instantly feel as if they were on the edge of a sea of fire.
Sasuke's eyes widened as he watched the Great Fireball Technique Shinji unleashed before him. His Great Fireball was like a child's toy compared to Shinji's.
Seeing that it was almost enough, Shinji stopped his Chakra output.
The massive fireball gradually dissipated into the air with Shinji's movements, revealing a large scorched area where the flames had seared the ground.
Shinji turned around, looking at the astonished Sasuke, and slowly said, "While the release of Ninjutsu depends on the amount of Chakra output, if Chakra control is proficient or even perfect, with the amount of Chakra you just used, you could achieve the same power as I did."
After recovering from his shock, Sasuke looked at Shinji and bowed, shouting, "Shinji-sensei! Please teach me!"
Shinji raised an eyebrow. Well, this approach was very Sasuke-like.
"Ino will first explain the tricks of tree climbing to you. For now, you need to complete these two most basic trainings."
However, Shinji temporarily didn't intend to personally teach Sasuke, so he pointed at Ino.
"Thank you, Ino-san!" Sasuke turned to Ino and said.
As long as he could learn and become stronger, he, Sasuke, didn't care who taught him.
"It's nothing, Sasuke. Since you've become a disciple, we're fellow students."
On the contrary, Ino was not as infatuated with Sasuke as before. From Sasuke's recent performance, she had somewhat realized why Shinji didn't personally guide Sasuke.
When she became Shinji's disciple, Shinji would always send out a Shadow Clone to train her.
However, although Sasuke had now become a disciple, he still had a somewhat opportunistic attitude. This somewhat shattered Ino's long-held idealized view of Sasuke.
And so, Ino led Sasuke to a side of the training ground and began Chakra control training.
Shinji, meanwhile, turned to Naruto and the others. "Shikamaru and Choji, you two will continue to train together."
"Shikamaru, continue to use your secret technique, striving to increase the number of targets your Shadow Imitation Technique can bind and the strength of the binding on them."
"Choji, you will continue to constantly harass Shikamaru, disrupting his control over the technique. And at the same time, strengthen your physical body."
"Yes, sensei."
Shikamaru and Choji, having received their training assignments, quickly responded and walked to the other side to begin.
Naruto, who remained in place, stood at attention, awaiting Shinji's instructions.
"Naruto, how is your leaf-cutting training coming along?"
As Shinji spoke, he picked up a leaf from the ground and handed it to Naruto.
Naruto patted his chest, saying with a confident expression, "Sensei, don't worry. I've already completed this training."
As he spoke, he placed the leaf Shinji had given him in his hand and pressed his palms together.
Soon, Naruto opened his palm. The originally intact leaf was now perfectly cut in half right down the middle.
"Not bad, completed in two months." Shinji saw the leaf in Naruto's palm and nodded with satisfaction.
Don't think two months is a long time. Based on the original story where Naruto used a thousand Shadow Clones for training, excluding the time spent exploring, the overall time for Naruto to complete leaf cutting would be about nine hours.
Without learning through Shadow Clones, and with the interference of the Nine-Tails's Chakra, it would take Naruto approximately 1-2 years to master leaf cutting.
(End of Chapter)
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