The Beginnings of a Trade Route

Upon entering the Training Ground of the Tana family, Yichen was somewhat surprised. It occupied a large area and was built to the scale of a regular village Training Ground.

While the housing prices in Iwagakure weren't as outrageous as in Yichen's previous life, they weren't cheap either. The fact that they could build such a large private Training Ground in the village meant that Tana's family was even larger than he had imagined.

Yichen bowed to Tana's father and greeted him.

Looking at the boy, who was the same age as her daughter, Ide felt a pang of emotion. When Ide gave Ide the Yichen Medicinal Food recipe, she never expected Yichen to be so talented, able to become Special Jonin at such a young age.

Thinking about it, his daughter was considered one of the few geniuses in the family, but she was still far inferior to Yichen. Fortunately, he had helped Yichen back then, and if Yichen achieved greater success in the future, he thought he would give back to his family.

At this point, Tana explained the sparring match to Ide and asked Ide to act as the referee.

Ide's eyes lit up; he also wanted to see Yichen's strength. He knew his daughter's level well; she had been a Chunin for about a year, and her strength had basically reached the level of a regular Chunin. He should be able to test Yichen's strength.

With that in mind, Ide nodded in agreement.

Then Yichen took a Wooden Sword and entered the arena to begin sparring with Tana.

At first Ide didn't pay much attention, but after seeing that after the two had exchanged more than ten moves, Yichen was still fighting Tana with his swordsmanship, and Ide's expression became serious.

Although Yichen did not gain the upper hand in the battle, it was clear that his strength was superior to Tana's. However, Yichen's swordsmanship was too simplistic, which put him at a disadvantage.

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Ide clearly remembers that Yichen is a Ninjutsu- type ninja.

Moreover, he was Ninjutsu Ninja excelled in Hand Seals.

However, a Ninjutsu Ninja was not originally good at Taijutsu can now Chunin against Taijutsu chunin and remain undefeated. What does this mean? It means that Yichen's strength has been promoted to Jonin.

Only by being promoted to Jonin and receiving a comprehensive improvement in physical abilities can a ninja's taijutsu (Taijutsu) improve rapidly in a short period of time.

"Hoo~~" Ide let out a soft breath, her gaze towards Yichen growing even more intense.

At this moment, the two in the arena finally changed, and Yichen took a moment to start Hand Seals.

Ide quickly focused his attention, but was immediately shocked by Yichen. So fast?

Yichen formed a hand seal and successfully struck Tana with a Mind Disturbance Jutsu. Then, he formed four more hand seals, and Tana, still in a daze, had her long sword knocked from her hand.

When Tana came to her senses and saw the long sword that had slipped from her hand, she felt a wave of frustration.

Tana didn't want to compete with Yichen, but rather wanted to understand the gap between herself and Ikura through Yichen. Ikura already had a considerable reputation in Iwagakure, and in terms of strength, she was definitely superior to Yichen.

If she couldn't even see the upper limit of Yichen's strength, then there was no way she could see Ikura's. At this moment, Tana felt that the distance between herself and Ikura was growing further and further apart.

In fact, Tana had sparred with Uzumaki Yumi not long ago. Although Tana won that First Shinobi War, it wasn't a decisive victory; it was somewhat of a hard-fought win. Keep in mind that Uzumaki Yumi started her ninja career several years later than Tana.

Now, Tana has a vague feeling that Ikura is slowly getting closer to Uzumaki Yumi.

Ide ignored her daughter's emotional changes and looked at Yichen, saying, "Yichen, you've become Jonin?"

Although it is a question, the tone is very certain.

Yichen didn't hide anything, nodded, and said, "Yes, I just became Jonin not long ago."

After thinking for a moment, Ide said, "With your strength, Tana really can't put much pressure on you anymore. Let me spar with you."

Yichen's eyes lit up. A free sparring partner! Yichen had only recently become Jonin and hadn't had a proper fight with Jonin yet. This was a rare opportunity.

So Yichen agreed without hesitation.

Ide was training with Wada and was also wearing training clothes, so the two of them started fighting as soon as they stood in the middle of the field.

Facing the veteran Jonin Ide, Yichen dared not be overconfident and did not choose to fight with Taijutsu, but instead cautiously chose to use Ninjutsu.

Since it was a friendly sparring match, although Ide kept charging at Yichen in the manner of a Taijutsu Ninja, she didn't use any Unique Technique and just went through the motions of attack and defense.

Yichen mainly wanted to experience what it was like to fight against Jonin, so he didn't use Genjutsu. Instead, he used water and earth elemental Ninjutsu to fight Ide.

The two fought back and forth for half an hour before stopping.

Although neither side was using their full strength, Yichen knew that Ide's strength far surpassed his own. Not only did Ide completely overwhelm him in raw power, but his combat experience was also far beyond his reach.

Furthermore, Yichen's physical fitness is far inferior to that of a Jonin Ide like Ide. After only half an hour of sparring, Yichen already felt exhausted. On the other hand, Ide's battle just now was probably only a warm-up.

After their exchange, Ide began to instruct Yichen on techniques for one-on-one combat with Jonin.

First, you must learn to conserve your energy. In Jonin battles don't start with full force; they test each other. If you're short on stamina, you'll be worn down and killed by your opponent. In wartime, the battlefield is complex, and those with poor stamina won't survive long.

Secondly, you need to learn how to observe your opponent's fighting habits. Jonin have basically developed their own fighting style, and each of these fighting styles has weaknesses. If you can grasp your opponent's fighting rhythm before they do, then you will have the opportunity to find their weaknesses and seize the initiative.

Similarly, Ide also instructed Yichen on how to conceal his fighting style, or deliberately use a fake fighting style to lure his opponent into a trap. He also gave Yichen detailed examples of how to create a fake opening to lead his opponent into a pre-set trap.

Finally, Ide recounted many of his experiences fighting against Jonin from enemy countries to Yichen, and provided Yichen with a detailed analysis of the specifics.

This Yichen greatly. You see, when Ide was analyzing, he was essentially exposing his own characteristics to Yichen. This kind of passing on of experience usually only happens between one's own disciples or nephews.

Although Yichen didn't know the reason, he listened very attentively.

After their conversation, Yichen, who felt he had gained a lot, was about to explain why he had sought out Yichen Tana Ide his hand to Teuchi him, signaling him to wait a moment.

Then Yichen saw Ide leave the Training Ground and go to the backyard, returning with two scrolls in his hand.

Ide the scroll to Yichen said, "You mentioned earlier that you exchanged for a set of B-rank Sword Technique, so I won't give you any scrolls related to Taijutsu. One of these scrolls is a B-rank Water Style Jutsu Ninjutsu, which was seized from Jonin the Land of Water during Second Shinobi War. It should be suitable for you. The other is a training method that complements sword techniques, and it's more comprehensive than what you're currently using."

Yichen began to understand. No wonder Ide treated him like a son or nephew; he was treating him as an investment opportunity.

After hesitating for a moment, Yichen accepted the two scrolls directly.

Yichen was all alone and vulnerable, so it was a good thing to have a ninja clan supporting him. Although this support came a little late, judging from Ide's words, it wasn't a comprehensive ally, but rather a friendly relationship of mutual support.

Yichen originally came to Tana to borrow the power of her family, but now things are even better this way.

Ide Yichen accepted the scroll with a slight smile. His purpose was clear: due to Tana, Yichen had a good relationship with their family, but this good relationship was merely a matter of some goodwill.

His investment now is merely to deepen this goodwill and help each other. After all, what he's giving is only a B-rank Ninjutsu, which isn't something Yichen urgently needs right now. Besides, Yichen can obtain B-rank Ninjutsu anyway, so this help isn't significant for Yichen.

After the two sides deepened their ties, their subsequent conversations went much more smoothly. Ide didn't think Yichen's plan for the Ide was a big deal, and readily arranged for a caravan to be set up. This caravan would follow Yichen's instructions and travel between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain, transporting the goods designated by Yichen.

After achieving his goal, Yichen chatted with Tana for a while before taking his leave.

Back at his lodgings, Yichen opened the two scrolls that Ide had given him: B-rank Water Style Jutsu Ninjutsu — Water Style: Raging Waves. Yichen wondered if this was because Ide had specifically chosen a Ninjutsu that matched his Water Style: Water Wave style.

Yichen didn't know exactly how many collections these ninja families had, but they probably didn't have that many B-rank Ninjutsu. After all, the Tana family was famous for its Taijutsu.

The Water Style: Raging Waves is an upgraded version of the Water Style: Water Wave. Yichen remembers that in the original work, Kisame Hoshigaki even used an even more advanced Great Raging Waves. So, this Water Style: Water Wave series of Ninjutsu is indeed quite good. At least if you continue to train along this path, you can be sure that you won't get stuck on the wrong path.

After carefully reading the records of the Water Style: Raging Waves, Yichen seemed to be deep in thought.

Water Style: Water Wave and Water Style: Raging Waves are similar in form, and there is indeed some connection between the two. Yichen saw in this connection the method for developing his B-level Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu.

Yichen initially developed the Group Water Style: Water Line Jutsu to upgrade the Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu. With the power of the Water Pressure Line Technique, if it could be cast on a group, it could almost wipe out the entire area.

Although the idea was good, the path had been fraught with difficulties. Despite years of development that had significantly improved proficiency in Water Style: Water Line Jutsu and Water Style: Water Pressure Line Jutsu, there had been no substantial progress.

However, after reading the introduction to the Water Style: Raging Waves and considering its relationship with the Water Style: Water Wave, Yichen suddenly had an epiphany. Perhaps, he could refer to the methods described therein to achieve a qualitative improvement in the development of Ninjutsu.

Thinking of this, Yichen didn't even bother to look at the other scroll and went straight to a small river outside the village. Then he began to practice his Water Style: Raging Waves.

Mastering B-rank Ninjutsu is quite difficult; it took Yichen over an hour to successfully execute it. Moreover, he couldn't control the Water Style: Raging Waves at all the first time he tried it.

Suddenly, a large wave surged up from the river. Yichen tried to control the wave to propel it towards the opposite bank, but he misjudged it, and the wave scattered wildly in all directions.

Then, without any warning, Yichen was propelled far away by the Ninjutsu he himself had used.

"Phew~~" Feeling the pain in his body, Yichen was somewhat relieved. Fortunately, the waves had dispersed; otherwise, they would probably have all rushed towards him, and he would have had to send out Signal Flare for help by now.

However, this Ninjutsu is indeed quite powerful. Although it's difficult to kill Jonin Ninjutsu with it, its destructive power is sufficient. It's a good Ninjutsu for breaking enemy formations.