Changes in the Disciples

Yichen could understand Ogura Saki's feelings; this was a sign that her efforts had paid off, and most importantly, it showed that her efforts were in the right direction.

At the same time, Yichen also understood that this kind of thing would give ninjas a lot of confidence, and Ogura Saki's learning speed of Ninjutsu would probably increase a lot afterward.

Yichen patted the little girl's head and asked, "When was it developed? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Ogura Saki said, "It was only developed two days ago. The tornadoes that formed were completely out of my control. They were running around everywhere and almost hurt Shinya."

Yichen looked curiously at Matsutani Shinya and saw him scratching his head awkwardly.

"Shinya was resting under the tree at the time, and when my tornado blew over, he didn't react at all. Luckily Takuya was quick and rushed over to pull him away," Ogura Saki said, sticking out her tongue.

Yichen was speechless at Matsutani Shinya's laid-back attitude, thinking to himself, "With a personality like this, am I harming him by forcibly training him into a ninja?"

However, Yichen could understand what Ogura Saki meant by the loss of control over her Ninjutsu, and at the same time, he secretly cursed himself for being an incompetent teacher. He hadn't given her any prior notice or prevented such a thing from happening.

Yichen had also experienced being humiliated by his own Ninjutsu back then.

I remember that Yichen lost control of his Ninjutsu while practicing the Water Style: Raging Waves and was swept away with it.

Therefore, Yichen warned his three disciples, "You must be careful when practicing Ninjutsu, especially the Ninjutsu you have just learned or developed. A ninja's defense is too low, and it is easy to injure yourself."

"Yes." This time, even Matsutani Shinya agreed readily.

Yichen then steered the conversation back to Ogura Saki's Wind Style: Wind Tornado, asking, "Is there anything about your Wind Style: Wind Tornado that you need the teacher's help with?"

"Yes, yes," Ogura Saki quickly replied.

Then Ogura Saki began to recount the problems she encountered, as well as some contradictory conjectures.

Although Yichen is terrible at Wind Release, he can still offer a lot of insights and help by applying his knowledge to other situations.

Having made a great discovery Ogura Saki went to the side to continue developing her Ninjutsu. However, as usual, Ogura Saki didn't practice immediately, but instead took out paper and pen to start analyzing.

Yichen fully understood the helplessness of insufficient Chakra, and there was nothing he could do about Yichen. He had already done everything he could, and had been working on improving Yichen Ogura Saki's physical condition in every way, from diet to training.

However, due to a poor foundation, improving physical fitness requires a lot of time.

In terms of innate talent, Ogura Saki was the worst of Yichen's three disciples. When she entered the Ninja Academy, Ogura Saki's grades were already at the bottom.

In terms of Tenten is Matsutani Shinya, who has been lying low for so many years.

Ogura Saki's physical attributes cannot be changed, so she can only follow the path that Yichen has walked and succeeded in: developing her Kekkei Genkai.

It seems this path suits her very well. Although Ogura Saki is limited by her Chakra reserves, which restricts the number of times she can practice Ninjutsu, her theoretical analytical abilities are extremely strong, and she has even developed a complete system.

Ogura Saki almost entirely compensated for her lack of physical talent with her superior intelligence. In the process of developing her systematic analysis, her understanding of the Wind Release was already quite advanced.

With this in mind, Yichen thought that perhaps this method could be extended to the entire Iwagakure.

So Yichen said to Ogura Saki, "Xiao Sha, could you summarize and write down your analytical methods for training Ninjutsu? If you submit it to the village, you might be able to exchange it for a B-rank Ninjutsu."

Ogura Saki's eyes lit up upon hearing this. Such a good thing?

Ogura Saki faces many limitations in developing Ninjutsu, one of which is limited knowledge. If she had a complete B-rank Ninjutsu as a reference, her progress would be much faster.

It was precisely because of Ogura Saki's unique learning ability that Yichen proposed this method. Otherwise, if it were anyone else, giving them a B-rank Ninjutsu would be useless when their Chakra reserves were insufficient.

Unfortunately, the village has strict restrictions on teaching B-rank Ninjutsu, Yichen didn't want to give his disciples too many privileges. That's why he proposed this method.

Yichen possesses B-rank Wind Release. As long as the village approves of Ogura Saki's method, Yi Yichen can directly teach her the B-rank Wind Release, saving her the process of accumulating contribution points.

After dealing with Ogura Saki's matter, Yichen turned his attention to Takuya.

Of the three, Takuya had the most problems, Yichen was most concerned about his foundation. He remembered that when he left last time, Takuya's cultivation habits were slowly being corrected; he wondered how it was going now and whether it had been effective.

Seeing Yichen looking over, Takuya became somewhat nervous and quickly said, "Teacher, my strength, stamina, and reaction speed have all met the requirements you mentioned last time. It's just that my Chakra level is still a bit lacking."

Seeing Takuya's obvious fear of disappointing him, Yichen was somewhat surprised. He then said, "Let's give it a try."

"Okay." When it came to the test, Takuya's confidence seemed to return, and she was no longer so nervous.

Then Takuya Yichen had prepared for him, including the wooden doll that Yichen used to practice his swordsmanship.

After Takuya completed the tests one by one, the results were indeed as he had said: except for the amount of Chakra, he met all the requirements.

Yichen was somewhat relieved. Chakra quantity is most limited by one's constitution, so it's not Takuya's fault. However, the fact that he was able to reach and even exceed the goals Yichen had set for him in such a short time shows that Takuya must have been training very hard.

Yichen nodded to him and said, "Xiao Si, you've worked hard. Remember to rest more often."

Takuya nodded vigorously.

Then Yichen asked, "Is there any progress in your training of the Body Flicker Technique?"

Takuya shook his head awkwardly and said in a low voice, "I still have no clue."

Yichen nodded, but didn't say anything.

This is actually the biggest dilemma for Taijutsu Ninja: their Ninjutsu talent makes it difficult for them to master this Ninjutsu that is clearly the most helpful to Taijutsu Ninja.

Yichen clearly remembered his former teammate Little Stone in the Anbu, and he particularly envied him in this regard.

"How's your Tree Climbing and Water Walking practice going?" Yichen asked again.

"Both of these are completed, but we still can't fight while Water Walking," Takuya replied.

Yichen had previously mentioned the method of Chakra Control to the three of them, but Ogura Saki and Matsutani Shinya mastered it quickly. Ogura Saki had a strong ability to Chakra Control, Matsutani Shinya also had decent talent in Ninjutsu.

Only Takuya, whose talent for Ninjutsu is very poor, has been unable to complete even this one Water Walking project for a long time.

"Keep practicing," Yichen said. "Not only this, but you also need to do other training later. Your Ninjutsu talent isn't great, but there are two Ninjutsu you absolutely must learn. Your current Chakra Control will only hold you back when learning Ninjutsu, and you must correct that."

Takuya nodded quickly.

Finally, there was Matsutani Shinya. This disciple's personality was so troublesome for Yichen that Yichen didn't know how to start the conversation.

"Teacher Yichen, don't worry, I will train diligently from now on." Matsutani Shinya understood Yichen's distress and spoke first.

These words greatly surprised Yichen. Although Matsutani Shinya was lazy, he wasn't the type to say one thing and do another. He wouldn't agree to his teacher's request to his face and then continue to slack off behind his back. Matsutani Shinya open and aboveboard!

On the contrary, Matsutani Shinya is very trustworthy. He always completes the training quotas he promised Yichen on time. In fact, he usually finishes them ahead of schedule.

He just won't continue practicing after finishing ahead of schedule.

What's wrong with me today? What triggered this?

Matsutani Shinya clever and understood what Yichen's expression meant. So he explained, "I guess I was provoked by Ogura Saki."

It turns out that although Matsutani Shinya wasn't very ambitious, under Yichen's influence, he knew what it meant for a ninja to develop Ninjutsu on his own.

Matsutani Shinya he would learn a new Ninjutsu or develop a new attribute every now and then.

The mentality of those who "lie flat" is actually quite complex. It's okay for someone to force them to do things, but they can't be forced too hard. Yichen Matsutani Shinya quite satisfied with the method of setting goals and letting Yichen manage his own time.

Matsutani Shinya satisfied with his current peaceful life. He has grown accustomed to his two teammates and to progressing together with them.

But the moment Xiao Sha developed the Wind Style: Wind Tornado, Matsutani Shinya realized he was wrong. Perhaps one day, he would be dragged down by his two teammates and slowly lose this bond.

Therefore, Matsutani Shinya decided to work even harder than before.

After listening to Matsutani Shinya's explanation, Yichen understood somewhat; Matsutani Shinya's thoughts were indeed quite realistic. Although Yichen still kept in touch with his former teammates Shinohara and Tana, they rarely interacted anymore. Now, the classmate Yichen interacted with most was Ikura.

The reason is simple: their levels of strength are different now.

Watching Matsutani Shinya, who clearly resisted making an effort but was forced to force himself to change, Yichen suddenly wondered, was changing Matsutani Shinya's personality really a good thing?

What Yichen admired about Matsutani Shinya was precisely his affinity for nature. If Matsutani Shinya were to become a training fanatic like Takuya, would he still retain his natural affinity for nature?

Thinking of this, Yichen patted Matsutani Shinya's head and said, "It's good to have ambition, but you have your own cultivation method. Just continue cultivating using your previous method. I've already prepared a cultivation path suitable for you. You don't need to worry."

Matsutani Shinya somewhat surprised. He knew that Yichen had always been troubled by his lack of enthusiasm. He thought that once he decided to change, Yichen would be happy and then take the opportunity to assign him a lot of training tasks.

Unexpectedly, Yichen not only didn't do that, but what he meant was that he wanted him to continue to lie low? And if he continued to lie low, Yichen seemed to have a way to improve his strength.

Or perhaps he was chosen because of his easygoing, laid-back personality? Matsutani Shinya began to question his life.