"Inhale... exhale..."
After a long, deep breath to calm his excited emotions, Sasuke said seriously, "Please teach me…"
"Sasuke, do you know what is most important for a Shinobi?"
Takumi interrupted Sasuke without hesitation. "For a Shinobi, the most important thing is information."
"Simply put, a Shinobi's battle is a battle of information."
Kakashi, Guy, and other Jonin nodded silently.
They fully agreed with what Takumi said.
"For example, Ninjutsu. Everyone knows you are a Shinobi of the Uchiha Clan, so there's a high probability you possess the Sharingan. This is known throughout the Shinobi World."
Takumi used Sasuke as an example directly. "If you conceal your identity during battle, for example, by not making your clan crest so obvious, wouldn't the enemy then not think you are from the Uchiha Clan and thus overlook that information?"
"But this crest is the pride of our clan!"
Sasuke couldn't help but retort. "Even if my identity is exposed, I cannot abandon the clan crest."
"A fine resolve."
Takumi nodded. "That's not really a big deal. After all, the power of the Sharingan is strong, as I'm sure you are deeply aware."
"However, in other aspects, information often influences the outcome of battle."
"For example, ninjutsu. Usually, civilian Shinobis graduating from the Shinobi Academy only know the three basic techniques: the Clone Technique, the Substitution Technique, and the Transformation Technique."
"These three basic techniques, when used well, can play a crucial role."
"But what if you have more ninjutsu? Doesn't that give you more options?"
"Konoha has many Shinobi Clans. Like your Uchiha, the famous Hyuga Clan, and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, etc."
"They all have their own clan's secret techniques or Kekkei Genkai. This sets them apart from civilian Shinobis from the start."
"Is this fair? Of course not. But being a Shinobi has never been a fair profession."
Takumi's words made those around him fall into deep thought.
Only the carefree Naruto looked somewhat puzzled at the people around him who were lost in thought.
"Therefore, mastering Ninjutsu raises your baseline, while having a sufficient number of Ninjutsu raises your ceiling."
"The enemy doesn't know what Ninjutsu you can use. That is your advantage because the enemy will be wary of it."
"And as far as I know, you currently don't know many Ninjutsu. Apart from the few low-level Fire Release Ninjutsu you've trained since childhood, you only have the Chidori taught by Kakashi-sensei."
"Chidori is strong, as a trump card. But when you use it too much, the enemy will naturally guard against this move."
"So, today I plan to teach you some Fire Release Ninjutsu."
"Because Fire Release is what I am best at currently, and the Uchiha Clan's Fire Release is famous throughout the Shinobi world. I believe you will learn it very quickly."
Sasuke opened his mouth. "I…"
Takumi didn't give him a chance to speak.
For teaching purposes, Takumi performed the hand seals very slowly… one seal per second. Anyone who wasn't blind could remember them.
"Watch carefully. This is the first Ninjutsu I will teach you."
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Boom!
A massive fire dragon spewed from Takumi's mouth, its body hundreds of meters long.
The fire dragon soared into the sky, imposing and majestic.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at this scene.
"Th-this is Fire Release?"
Sasuke's mouth twitched.
Bro, aren't you expecting too much of me?
Is this something I can learn?
At this moment.
Sasuke fell into deep doubt.
'Did I come to the wrong person by asking Takumi?'
'Can I really learn something from him?'
"The Great Dragon Fire Technique is a B-Rank Ninjutsu. It's not that advanced. I think with the Uchiha Clan's talent for Fire Release, you should be able to learn it quickly."
Takumi clapped his hands, ignoring the stunned expressions around him, and said calmly, "Next, I'll teach you Lightning Release. It's the second Ninjutsu I'm good at."
"Wait!"
Sasuke snapped back to his senses and quickly interrupted Takumi. "Kakashi-sensei taught Lightning Release very well. What I want to learn from you is the Ninjutsu you used to defeat Itachi!"
"Tch."
Takumi subtly curled his lip, but still said, "Alright then. What a picky guy."
Hearing Takumi's disparaging words, Sasuke's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
At this moment, he deeply regretted it.
Regretted why he had asked Takumi to teach him.
'I must be insane!'
Sasuke cursed internally, but he quickly focused his mind.
"First, before teaching you, I need to explain to you what that thing is."
Takumi held up an index finger. "That is not a Ninjutsu. It's an extension of a Kekkei Genkai. Only those who possess the Sharingan can use it. Of course, I'm an exception because I'm a genius."
"Only those with the Sharingan can use it?"
Sasuke's eyes lit up, and he became excited immediately.
Not just him… the people around also pricked up their ears.
Even though Takumi said only those with the Sharingan could use it, they couldn't help but be curious.
The Genin were probably curious.
But Kakashi and the others were gathering information.
Before yesterday, they had never seen Susano'o.
And the situation yesterday gave them no chance to ask Takumi about Susano'o.
Now that Takumi was going to talk about Susano'o in front of everyone, of course they had to listen carefully.
If they ever faced Itachi in the future, they would at least have some idea.
"Its name is Susano'o."
Takumi said seriously. "It's a power only those who have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan can master. It's also called the power of the gods."
"The power of the gods?"
Sasuke murmured, then couldn't help but curve his mouth into a wide smile.
'If I master this power of the gods, I can fight Itachi!'
"I'll only demonstrate once. How much you can learn depends on your eyesight."
Takumi said, "First, like this: mobilize the Pupil Power of the Sharingan, then drive your Chakra."
Swish.
Chakra that resembled flickering flames emerged from Takumi's body, making him look like a burning flame.
"Then expand the Pupil Power."
Rumble...
The Chakra on Takumi's body expanded. In the void, bones composed of Chakra appeared one after another.
Then muscles, then armor.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the Complete Body Susano'o was formed by Takumi.
Since there was no need to fight, Takumi didn't fly up to Susano'o's head but stood on the ground.
"This is the Complete Susano'o."
Takumi pointed at the giant behind him and said, "You try it too."
"Is it that simple?"
Sasuke's eyes brightened, and he immediately began to activate his Pupil Power.
His pupils immediately changed, first into three tomoe, then transformed into the Mangekyo pattern.
But no matter how hard he tried to channel his Pupil Power to drive his Chakra, he couldn't reproduce the flickering flame-like Chakra that Takumi had.
Just the first step, he couldn't take it.
Everyone waited for a long time.
Waited until Sasuke's face turned red with strain, but there was still no change.
"Yawn..."
Takumi let out a big yawn.
As if contagious, others who saw it couldn't help but yawn as well.
Takumi's action made Sasuke even more ashamed and angry.
However, after trying for over ten minutes, apart from depleting a large amount of his Pupil Power, he made no progress.
"Sasuke, what are you doing? Are you constipated?"
Naruto squinted and shouted. "Why haven't you summoned that Susa-whatever thing yet? It looked pretty simple when Takumi did it!"