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Sayo's transformation was no longer a secret to those with eyes to see. The shift from a boy sustained by sheer willpower to a youth vibrating with genuine vitality was like a stone thrown into a still lake. Among those who felt the ripples, none acted with more decisive intent than Elder Chiyo.
She saw in Sayo a rare gem—a combination of analytical brilliance and a "greedy" thirst for knowledge—at a time when the Hidden Sand Village was starving for talent. One afternoon, she summoned him to her private study. The air was thick with the scent of aged cedar and medicinal herbs. She did not pry into the source of his recovery; instead, she laid out several ancient scrolls, their silk casings worn but pristine.
"Sayo," Chiyo's voice was a steady anchor. "You have crossed the most difficult threshold. Piecemeal learning is no longer enough. From today, your training will be systematic. You will follow my arrangements for every hour you are not at the workshop."
She didn't use the word "disciple," but the weight of her gaze made the title unnecessary. Sayo bowed his head, his voice clear: "I will do my utmost, Granny Chiyo."
The Four Pillars of Mastery
Chiyo's curriculum was a brutal, high-speed immersion into the four disciplines that would define Sayo's future.
1. Nature and Form Transformation Chiyo moved beyond simple "Jutsu Formulas" to teach the fundamental physics of the elements.
Earth Nature: Sayo sat for hours, hand pressed to the desert floor, feeling the "density" of the earth. He practiced shifting the soil's state—not by force, but by fine-tuning the vibration of his Chakra to turn rock into quicksand and back again.
Wind Nature: This was a test of "sharpness" and "flow." Chiyo tasked him with using a steady stream of air to blow sand into complex, perfectly symmetrical geometric patterns. This honed his ability to make Wind as sharp as a scalpel or as continuous as a mountain breeze.
2. Advanced Medical Theory and Anatomy This was the most critical pillar for Sayo's secret project. Chiyo granted him access to her personal research on Chakra Scalpels and Delicate Illness Extraction.
The Blueprint of Life: Sayo delved into the intricacies of the Human Meridian System and Tenketsu points. He stopped viewing the body as a "black box" and began to understand the exact energy-signaling pathways that triggered cellular regeneration. This data provided the "software update" he needed for his Body Tempering Furnace.
3. The Language of Seals As Chiyo's training intensified, so did Bunpuku's. The monk moved from basic barriers to Compound Sealing Formulas and ancient runes that manipulated the "weight" of energy. Shukaku provided a constant stream of "negative examples," bragging about which seals were the easiest to break, which ironically taught Sayo how to make his own more resilient.
4. Advanced Puppet Engineering Chiyo began to teach the elite art of "One Mind, Multi-Tasking"—controlling multiple Chakra Threads for independent operations. Sayo observed her repairing high-level combat puppets, memorizing the way she integrated sealing formulas directly into the puppet cores to enhance energy efficiency.
The sponge in the Ocean
Sayo became a high-capacity storage device. During the day at the production class, he deduced Nature Transformations in the back of his mind while his hands manufactured parts. At night, after the exhausting nourishment of the Furnace, he would burn the midnight oil studying the medical and sealing scrolls.
He was perpetually tired, but he relished the exhaustion. He could feel himself growing—not just in power, but in the structural integrity of his knowledge.
Chiyo watched him digest decades of wisdom at an impossible rate. She realized she wasn't just training a ninja; she was cultivating the next great architect of the Hidden Sand. Though the formal ceremony had never occurred, the bond was sealed. Sayo was the apprentice of the Red Sand's matriarch, and the desert was beginning to tremble with the potential of what he would become.
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