Chapter 3: Chakra Nature
To understand his chakra nature, Kaito needed chakra paper, but theoretically, every ninja could learn to use all five basic natures, regardless of their innate affinity.
During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Shikamaru had commanded all the Allied Shinobi Forces to use Earth Style: Mud Wall.
This showed that the most basic jutsu of the five natures could be learned by anyone, even without mastering chakra nature transformation like Naruto had to.
Of course, if someone could master all five natures completely, that would be even better.
It would allow them to use far more powerful techniques from all five elements.
The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, was a perfect example—he'd mastered all five natures, and judging by his combat abilities, he clearly had exceptional control over every elemental nature.
Kaito was very curious about his own elemental affinity, since that element would be much easier for him to master.
If he had to choose, Kaito's first preference would be Lightning Release.
Lightning Style possessed devastating offensive power, and if he could somehow replicate the Raikage's technique of using lightning chakra to enhance speed, strength, and defense, his abilities could potentially reach Kage-level.
His second choice would probably be Water Release.
Although Kaito wasn't particularly drawn to Water Style, Konoha held the legacy of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, whose Water Release jutsu were legendary.
If he could learn those techniques, his abilities would improve dramatically.
The remaining three natures each had their own advantages and drawbacks.
While Wind Release was extremely lethal and versatile, no Kage-level shinobi had reached that level relying solely on Wind Style jutsu.
Even the Kazekage didn't primarily rely on Wind Release for their power.
The only person Kaito could remember using high-level Wind Style was Danzo, but his Wind Release techniques had performed poorly in his fight against Sasuke.
On the other hand, becoming the first ninja to reach Kage-level primarily through Wind Release would be quite an achievement.
Earth Release also had many excellent techniques and might be the best elemental choice after Lightning Style.
However, ninja in Konoha rarely specialized in Earth Style, so obtaining relevant training information would be difficult.
As for Fire Release, while powerful, many Fire Style jutsu were relatively easy to dodge.
The only top-tier Fire Release technique Kaito remembered was Amaterasu, but unfortunately, that was a Mangekyo Sharingan ability he couldn't use.
Only Madara Uchiha's overwhelming Great Fire Annihilation seemed truly devastating, though many Uchiha could use variations of it.
But Kaito wasn't sure if ordinary Konoha ninja had access to such techniques, or if regular shinobi could produce flames as massive as Madara's.
Nevertheless, Kaito knew he should keep an open mind—there were probably more jutsu in this world than what appeared in the anime and manga.
Besides, he didn't have many options right now.
Among these five natures, Kaito only knew the proper training method for Wind Release because it had been explained in detail in the series.
Training methods for the other natures would be pure guesswork on his part.
So he decided to postpone training in other elements until after he entered the Academy.
Until then, regardless of his natural chakra affinity, Kaito would focus on learning Wind Release first.
Kaito immediately began manipulating his chakra, attempting to cut the leaf in half.
The training session lasted half an hour with no results.
At that moment, a bell rang throughout the entire orphanage.
The bell signaled that breakfast was being served.
As soon as it rang, Takeshi and Ryo woke up.
Ryo looked at Kaito sitting on his bed and said, "Good morning! You're up really early today."
Kaito replied, "Morning. I went to sleep too early yesterday, so I woke up earlier."
Takeshi also chimed in, "Good morning. At least you didn't have a nightmare and scream today."
Both boys proceeded to tease Kaito about his incident from a week ago.
Kaito gave an embarrassed smile and said, "Alright, alright. I'm going to get breakfast. You two sleepyheads better hurry up."
Hearing this, Takeshi and Ryo quickly scrambled to grab their toothbrushes.
Over the next week, Kaito established a consistent routine.
He woke up early, completed his morning exercises, and confirmed that both his roommates only woke when the breakfast bell rang.
Whenever he had a chance, he practiced trying to cut leaves with wind chakra.
He also added basic taijutsu movements—punches and kicks—to his morning training.
He noticed that Takeshi and Ryo spent most of their time playing outside with the other children.
This meant the room was empty most of the day.
Specifically, the room was vacant after breakfast (around 10 AM until noon) and for a few hours before dinner (around 4 PM to 6 PM).
With this schedule figured out, he began practicing the Leaf Concentration Exercise to improve his chakra control.
The Leaf Concentration Exercise involved placing a leaf on one's forehead and using chakra to keep it there through focus and precise chakra control.
This exercise not only improved chakra manipulation but also enhanced mental concentration.
Kaito remembered how important this training had been when Naruto learned the Rasengan.
Kaito not playing with the other children might seem suspicious to some.
But since the orphanage was already overcrowded and chaotic, no one really paid attention to him.
The screaming and fainting incident from his first day had long been forgotten.
Only his two friends were a bit disappointed that he no longer played with them as much.
To avoid suspicion during the Leaf Concentration Exercise, Kaito always sat on his bed with his back to the door.
If someone suddenly entered the room, he would immediately drop the leaf so whoever came in wouldn't see what he was doing.
Fortunately, his training sessions weren't interrupted too often.
Over the next six months, Kaito continued his systematic training regimen.
His physical fitness, focus, and chakra control steadily improved.
He also noticed his chakra reserves were increasing significantly.
Unfortunately, without any point of comparison, he didn't know whether his chakra capacity was good or poor relative to others his age.
Physically, he could now run nearly 50 laps around the playground—about five kilometers.
He could complete 4 sets of 12 push-ups, 5 sets of 20 sit-ups, 5 sets of 15 squats, and 4 sets of 8 pull-ups.
He discovered that improving physical fitness in this world was far easier compared to his previous life.
As for Wind Release training, it took him three and a half months to successfully cut his first leaf.
After six full months of dedicated practice, he could finally cut through a leaf cleanly on his first attempt.
Although it seemed like a long time, it was actually quite impressive.
Kaito had only recently awakened his chakra, had no Shadow Clone Jutsu to accelerate his training, and no experienced teacher to guide him—this was already an excellent achievement.
Since he couldn't move on to the second stage of cutting a waterfall yet, he decided to practice on harder materials to further refine his Wind Release control.
He began using small wooden twigs instead of leaves for his training.
In his fifth month in the shinobi world, something fortunate happened.
An elderly couple came to the orphanage and distributed water balloons to all the children.
This kind of charitable visit happened occasionally—Kaito figured they were probably people who'd lost their own children in the Third Great Ninja War or the Nine-Tails attack.
But for him, this was a golden opportunity.
Since he was an orphan with no money, he couldn't go to the market to buy water balloons to begin his Rasengan training.
Now he took the chance to grab several extra water balloons and hide them in his room.
With these water balloons, he could finally start the first stage of Rasengan training.
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