Special Training Plan

After finishing his report, Shuichi hinted, "Lord Hokage, what do you think of my Special Jonin qualification..."

"Since I promised you, as the Hokage, I certainly won't go back on my word." The Third Hokage took a deep breath; he was about to get busy again. "However, I'll be gathering the Jonin soon. Are you willing to come?"

"Um... let's wait a while then." Shuichi wasn't in a hurry. It's best for ninjas to avoid the limelight as much as possible. He didn't want to worry about high-level decisions right now, and he'd probably just be a bystander at the Jonin Meeting anyway.

Seeing that Shuichi had left, the Third Hokage immediately summoned the Anbu: "Notify Elder Danzo and the two advisors to convene Jonin Meeting immediately."

"Also, send people to locate Jiraiya and Tsunade, and be prepared to recall them at any time."

"Yes!"

After this reconnaissance mission, Shuichi again, preparing himself for combat.

Later, Orochimaru revealed that Konoha had dispatched a significant number of personnel to closely monitor the situation in Sunagakure, and had even adjusted the task allocation for the village's ninjas, while also strengthening border patrols.

At this moment, only Shuichi and Ishikawa Tatsuki were in Konoha Training Ground 26.

"Shuichi, is there something you wanted to talk to me about?" Ishikawa Tatsuki was surprised. Shuichi had unusually only called him this time, not even Yūhi Kurenai was there, and he seemed very serious.

"Yes, starting today I plan to give you special training." Shuichi's expression was very serious. Although his childhood friend had joined a good team, his conditions were nowhere near those of Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai.

One is the son of the Third Hokage, and basically has everything he could want. The other was born into the Ninja Clan, whose father was a famous Jonin, and whose clan also had a lineage of Ninjutsu. Only Ishikawa Tatsuki lacked resources.

Their teacher is from the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, which cannot teach them orthodox Ninjutsu. If this continues, Ishikawa Tatsuki may fall behind, despite his considerable talent, and end up as a mere bystander.

Shuichi, of course, wouldn't allow this to happen, but before starting the lesson, he needed to ignite Ishikawa Tatsuki's enthusiasm. "Tatsuki, have you thought about your future path? Asuma and Kurenai's families are far better off than yours. If you continue like this, you'll gradually fall behind them. I think you should be well aware of that."

Hearing Shuichi's words, Ishikawa Tatsuki fell silent. His father had died fighting for the village, and although the village's subsidies ensured his livelihood, his path as a ninja would be exceptionally difficult. He didn't possess Shuichi's extraordinary talent, which would prompt the village to actively support him.

Patting him on the shoulder, Shuichi said, "You're my best friend, and I don't want you to be looked down upon. So now I'm giving you a chance. I hope you can train to your limit every day, and I'll help you close the resource gap between you and them."

At this point, his gaze changed, making Ishikawa Tatsuki feel as if he didn't recognize him. "In your eyes and everyone else's, I've always been an easy-going person, but I think your perception of me is flawed."

"Now I'm telling you, all I've ever wanted is to be number one. So what if Kakashi is the son of White Fang? I must be stronger than him, stronger than all my peers in the Shinobi World, and stronger than all ninjas in the future."

Under Ishikawa Tatsuki's shocked gaze, Shuichi remained unmoved. "I never say these things aloud, because it's pointless. So, are you prepared? If not, just pretend today never happened."

Ishikawa Tatsuki gritted his teeth. His friend had gone to such lengths; if he still couldn't do it, wouldn't he be a complete waste?

"Alright, I will never admit defeat. I will definitely be stronger than those two. Shuichi, please believe me."

"Hmph, we'll see then." Shuichi didn't say much, taking a piece of paper from his pocket. "This is Chakra Paper. Inject your chakra into it, and it will determine your chakra nature."

Ishikawa Tatsuki took the paper and slowly poured his chakra into it. Soon, half of the paper began to shred, while the other half appeared to be burning.

"Is it fire and earth? Not bad, what I prepared seems to suit you perfectly."

An Explosive Tag instantly appeared in Shuichi's hand, then began to burn, and it looked like it was about to explode.

"Ah..." Ishikawa Tatsuki reacted a beat late, and just as he was about to shout out, the Explosive Tag burned the "explode" position.

With a soft "poof!", the Explosive Tag emitted a Kakkō, and the smoke on it quickly dissipated.

Ishikawa Tatsuki, whose expression had drastically changed, snapped out of it. "Fake? Shuichi, you almost scared me to death!"

Shuichi smiled and explained, "It's pretty realistic, isn't it? Before the special training, I was thinking about how to help you. Luckily, after analyzing it for a long time, I finally discovered one of your strengths."

"What are the advantages?" Ishikawa Tatsuki asked with surprise.

That means you have a high pain tolerance, in other words, you can take a beating.

"..."

After saying that, he took out a booklet from his person and handed it to Ishikawa Tatsuki. Ishikawa took it and looked at it: [108 Ways to Use Explosive Tags]

Turn to page 13.

Ishikawa Tatsuki did as instructed, and the title of this page read, "The Real and Fake Explosive Tag Tactics."

"The way to use these Explosive Tags is something I've figured out over the past few years, and it's perfect for you since you don't have much chakra right now." Shuichi n't lying; he had summarized all the excellent tactics from the original work and had been thinking about them a lot in his spare time.

This was originally prepared for him, but he later found that learning Ninjutsu was very easy, so he didn't study these combat methods in depth. However, he added any good ideas he came up with as soon as possible.

"But the Explosive Tags are a bit expensive; I probably can't afford them," Ishikawa Tatsuki said, somewhat embarrassed.

"I've already thought of this. These fake Explosive Tags aren't expensive; I made them using fast-burning paper and a small amount of chakra-specific paper."

Shuichi moment, then continued, "As for the real Explosive Tags, I know your family is facing some difficulties, so you can use my money for the next few years. I'll lend you 1 million taels for now, and I'll add more if you run out. Once you've mastered your fire attribute, you can make your own. This fighting style can also be upgraded and improved according to your own situation."

Ishikawa Tatsuki's eyes welled up with tears after hearing this. "Shuichi, you're so good to me, I..."

"Okay, you can pay it back slowly later. Turn to page 5 of the book now; it's related to the training content that follows."

[Use of Explosive Tags: Shadow Clone and Clone Self-Destruction Tactics]

"This is the ninja style I tailored for you based on your strengths and attributes. Now that you also possess Earth Release, it seems perfect for you."

"You have the following tasks to complete, listen carefully..."

First, you need to learn Shadow Clone, Earth Clone, and Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique. If you can't learn Earth Release Nature Transformation in a short time, you can only use Substitution Technique as a temporary substitute.

The second thing was to practice acting skills. Ishikawa Tatsuki had exaggerated expressions, which made it easy for the enemy to see through his disguise. Shuichi required him to constantly practice two expressions: a look of fearlessness and a look of terror, in order to deceive the enemy.

"You need to review my tactical summary at least once a day, and practice some of the combat routines until they become second nature. Over time, your experience will improve, and you'll soon be able to use them flexibly."

In summary, this is a combat method with the core idea of a real body feigning an explosion and a clone feigning an explosion. Combined with the movement techniques taught by Shuichi, it has been enough for Ishikawa Tatsuki to study for several years.

After that, as long as he masters the Nature Transformation technique and his chakra reserves increase, he can integrate it with Fire Release and Earth Release Ninjutsu and improve it based on his own combat experience and habits. In this way, Shuichi has already planned out his path from Genin to Jonin. The rest is up to Ishikawa Tatsuki himself.

"Let's leave it at that for now. If you learn quickly, I'll add more content."

"Let's begin now. I happen to know Genjutsu, which will both increase your Genjutsu resistance and allow you to experience explosions repeatedly. I think if you get blown up many times, you'll get used to it."

Before he could finish speaking, Shuichi immediately cast Genjutsu on Ishikawa Tatsuki.

"Ah, ah..."