The Third Shinobi World War Begins

Yichen was extremely excited. Not only had his own strength improved, but more importantly, he was impressed by the growth of his disciple, Kawakita. He had only been Genin for less than half a year, yet he had already comprehended Sword Qi. This kind of child would definitely be given special attention by the Iwa ninja, and his future achievements would certainly be remarkable.

It's fair to say that as long as he progresses step by step, Kawakita has a very good chance of becoming a Jonin. Even if he Chunin at the Jonin, Kawakita can still become Special Jonin, and Special Jonin the stronger ones at that, thanks to the terrifying destructive power of his Sword Qi.

Since Kawakita learned Yichen's Basic Training Method, he has been making subtle progress every day. Yichen is quite satisfied with Yichen result, but he doesn't have high hopes for Kawakita because Kawakita is the only one among the three disciples who wasn't chosen by him.

Yichen originally placed his greatest hope on Kajiyamari, but what Yichen valued most was Kajiyamari's way of thinking. A ninja who could offer his own insights into Ninjutsu had a certain chance of developing his own Ninjutsu. Yichen himself was a ninja who developed the Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu and the Water Cutting Technique.

Yichen knew better than anyone the advantages of a ninja who developed their own Ninjutsu. Yichen's Water Cutting Technique consumed far less energy than a normal A-rank Ninjutsu. Moreover, Yichen's Water Cutting Technique was not yet fully perfected or mastered, so there was still a lot of room for improvement.

Yichen's original hope for Kajiyamari was that after a few years, once Kajiyama's strength reached a certain level, he would gradually guide him to develop his own Ninjutsu. If he succeeded, he would definitely become a Jonin.

However, the success in Kawakita has changed Yichen's mind; perhaps it's time to guide Kajiyamari.

Of the three disciples, Yichen had the highest hopes for Tomoko. This didn't mean she would achieve the most in the future, but rather that she would best demonstrate his teaching ability, because Tomoko's foundation was too weak; she was at the bottom of the Regular Class.

If Yichen can train her to become a Chunin, it will demonstrate Yichen teaching ability. If she can become Special Jonin, Yichen will definitely have a reputation for being good at teaching disciples in the village. This can greatly help him in his future promotion.

Tomoko 'Yichen performance, because her amazing Chakra talent allowed her to learn many things much faster than the average person.

Thinking about it carefully, Yichen felt that Tomoko even less time to learn C-rank Ninjutsu than he had. Moreover, the girl's Hand Seals speed was also very fast. It could be said that even if she followed the steps step by step, Tomoko could become a Special Jonin when her body reached its peak.

Hon, Yichen would have been very satisfied with achieving this, but now, spurred on by Kawakita, Yichen mindset has changed. He's wondering if he could also help Tomoko improve further.

Tomoko now possesses two attributes, wind and earth, but she has too little Chakra, so she hasn't learned many Ninjutsu.

If you don't know many Ninjutsu, it's difficult to pursue the path of Ninjutsu development because you have too little experience and there will be very few things to learn from if you choose this path.

Yichen had two ideas. One was to gradually teach Tomoko the C-rank Earth Style Ninjutsu he knew, one by one, so that she could slowly build up her collection of Ninjutsu and then guide her on the path of Ninjutsu development. The other idea was to train Tomoko to become a master of Sealing Jutsu, as a ninja sensitive to Chakra would be very suitable for learning Sealing Jutsu.

After thinking for a while, Yichen decided to let Tomoko make the choice herself. Yichen had the three disciples sit together, and then slowly said, "I was very surprised today. Not only was I surprised that I was able to learn Sword Qi, but I was also surprised by Xiao Bei's progress."

"Originally, I didn't consider that Xiao Bei would suddenly Wind Release: Breakthrough, so my teaching of you was relatively lenient. Now I've changed my mind. Since Xiao Bei was able to Wind Release: Breakthrough his limits, Tomoko and Kajiyamari can definitely do it too." Yichen encouraged the two of them, giving them some confidence.

Sure enough, after hearing Yichen's words, the two seemed full of confidence. Yichen nodded in satisfaction and continued, "I've always had an idea about Kajiyamari's future: to develop his own Ninjutsu. A ninja who can develop his own signature Ninjutsu theoretically has no upper limit. This isn't my opinion; it's what the Lord Tsuchikage said."

Hearing that it was Ōnoki who said this, the three of them perked up and listened even more attentively.

"Xiao Bei, do you remember when I was selecting disciples? I wasn't actually satisfied with your Water Formation Wall at the time, but one of your questions caught my attention."

Kawakita nodded after hearing Yichen's words; of course he remembered what happened that day.

"You're a ninja with ideas, that's good. What you need to do now is find a suitable Ninjutsu and develop it yourself. Of course, this process will be difficult, so it's best to choose the Water Release that you're most familiar with."

"It took me years to develop the Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu. Upgrading the water pressure line to Water Cutting took even more years. I even considered giving up at one point."

At this point, Yichen lamented the detours he had taken back then. He continued, "Kajiyamari, what kind of Ninjutsu you develop is entirely up to you to figure out and explore. Only when you have a direction can your teacher possibly help you. This process will be extremely difficult. Can you persevere?"

Upon hearing this, Kajiyamari nodded firmly without the slightest hesitation. "Teacher, I will definitely persevere. I will develop my own Ninjutsu, just like you."

Yichen nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Tomoko, paused for a moment, Yichen said, "Tomoko's talent is actually very similar to mine. We are both on the same path, both are ninjas with low Chakra control."

"But I've been gradually improving my physique since I was five years old, so my Chakra reserves are still pretty good."

"But you're different. If you want to improve your health gradually like I have, because you missed those first few years, your future path will be very difficult."

"I've thought about it, and I'll give you two options." Yichen presented the two plans to Tomoko.

After Yichen finished speaking, Tomoko unexpectedly shook her head and said, "Teacher Yichen, I want to develop Wind Release. I can feel that I have a good affinity with the wind. Perhaps I can find my own path in Wind Release."

Yichen was somewhat surprised, then added, "Have you thought this through? If you choose the path of Wind Release, the help I can give you will be very limited. After all, of the five attributes, I haven't mastered the Wind Release yet."

Tomoko nodded very seriously and said, "Teacher Yichen, I've thought it through. Although I don't know why, after listening to your analysis of Kajiyamari, I have a feeling that I should choose Wind Release."

"Teacher Yichen, you told us before about your process of developing the Lightning Release. You said that this kind of intuition is very important and should not be ignored. I believe in you, and I believe in this intuition."

Yichen was taken aback. For the first time, he gained a deeper understanding of this little girl. She had always been very insecure, but in fact, she was the smartest, most meticulous, and most opinionated of the three.

Yichen smiled, patted her head, and said, "I'm glad you can stick to your principles. This shows that your future path will be smooth."

After analyzing the route his three disciples would take, Yichen felt much more relaxed. Looking around, he said, "If we were still in the village, I would definitely treat you to your favorite roasted meat."

"I don't like barbecue."

"It's clearly because Teacher Yichen likes to eat it."

"I'm already tired of it."

"Luckily, it wasn't in the village."

"Yes, thankfully it wasn't in the village."

"Haha, do you want me to grill it for you myself?"

"Don't want!"

"Don't want!"

"Don't want!"

The next day, Yichen arranged for a team of Anbu to return to the village and report on the multi-pronged attack to eliminate the ninjas spying in the surrounding area. He also mentioned Kawakita's situation and then applied to the village to teach Kawakita B-rank Sword Technique.

Just one day later, Yichen received a reply from the village. The village's swift response didn't indicate that the higher-ups valued Kawakita highly; while they were pleased to have produced a swordsmanship prodigy, they weren't in such a hurry. The reason for the quick reply was that the village had received news the previous day that the Sunagakure army had entered the Land of Rivers.

The Third Shinobi World War has begun!

Upon receiving the news, Yichen immediately summoned all the ninjas in the camp and announced the news as soon as possible.

Although the thousands of ninjas who heard the news still looked quite apprehensive, their overall emotions remained relatively stable, clearly indicating that they had long been prepared for this day.

Moreover, having recently improved their strength, the group has lost their initial fear of the impending war.

After giving the notification, Yichen upgraded the camp's defenses and increased patrols. Then, taking advantage of everyone's tense and excited state, he conducted another round of intensive training.

Yichen took it all in stride. The war had just begun, and although the Sunagakure was about to fight the Konoha, the Iwa ninja had not yet joined the war, so his life would not change much in the short term.

After announcing the news of the war, Yichen received permission from the village to pass on his B-rank Ninjutsu to Kawakita.

Besides the matter of Kawakita, there was another thing that Yichen requested from the village this time.

That day, Yichen heard Tomoko mention that she had an affinity for the wind, which gave Yichen an idea. Yichen applied to the village to set up a Natural Energy seal on the eastern front battlefield, and the village, for reasons unknown, approved it.

However, the supplies needed to set up this seal have not yet arrived; they will arrive with the next batch of supplies.