Uchiha Are All Good-for-Nothings!

I practiced all afternoon.

During that time, Kyoichi did not deliberately say much. He only offered pointers when Might Guy asked, while Might Duy started out doing push-ups and such before joining them in training later.

"Brother Kanda, can we train together again tomorrow?"

"I have classes tomorrow afternoon. I might train for a while in the morning, though. You can train with me then."

Kanda Kyoichi said this.

"Yes!"

"Teacher Kanda, thank you so much! Guy, see? There are teachers who don't mind you after all. This is youth!"

"Father!"

Might Duy was in tears.

The father and son then hugged each other and wept bitterly.

Although it was only Taijutsu, it meant something different to them.

Previously, no one had cared about them.

But.

Kyoichi had not looked down on them. He had even been willing to share the Taijutsu he had "researched" with them, explaining some techniques for exerting force and using chakra along the way.

Those techniques might not necessarily be useful to them, but they were deeply moved all the same.

Kyoichi fell silent, unsure what to say.

This father and son...

What oddballs!

But they were also extraordinary.

As a perennial Genin, Might Duy had always been mocked by others, yet he had secretly trained hard and mastered the Eight Gates. Most precious of all—his resolve was to protect others.

In the end, Duy had lived up to his words.

He opened all Eight Gates to protect Guy and the other two children, while also kicking four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to death.

A true practitioner of the Will of Fire.

As for Guy, there was even less to say. He had nearly kicked his way to the finale.

"Guy!"

"Father!"

"..."

Forget it. I should leave.

Otherwise, I might feel like my image had been shattered.

Kyoichi silently left.

He glanced at the System Panel, where a notification flashed.

[Completed teaching Taijutsu techniques.]

[Evaluation: Good.]

[Rewards:

One, Eight Gates—Gate of Life

Two, Seven Heavenly Breathing Methods—Third Activation

The host may choose one.]

Choose a reward?

Kyoichi was somewhat surprised.

Was it because one of the people he had taught was an expert like Might Duy?

It was hard to say.

He could observe further later. For now, he had to consider which reward to choose.

Both were incredibly powerful!

The Eight Gates?

Kyoichi yearned for the magnificence of that kick from the manga.

But first, there were channels through which he could learn the Eight Gates. Second, opening the first three gates was not particularly difficult.

The Seven Heavenly Breathing Methods, on the other hand...

This was a Taijutsu created by Shiluo. No one else knew it, and Shiluo himself had probably only been born recently.

In other words.

This was the only one of its kind in the shinobi world!

With that thought, he had already made his decision.

"System, I choose the Seven Heavenly Breathing Methods."

[Claim successful.]

The next moment, the methods for using the Seven Heavenly Breathing Methods surfaced in Kyoichi's mind.

Everything from the First Activation to the Third Activation was included.

Kyoichi adjusted his breathing rhythm according to the First Activation method.

Soon, he sensed a difference.

However, cell division was limited. Like other techniques that stimulated the cells, the Seven Heavenly Breathing Methods had the flaw of potentially shortening one's lifespan...

But the Senju bloodline already came with greater vitality.

Take Tsunade's Hundred Healings Jutsu, for example. It consumed life force to accelerate healing, yet after using it so many times, she was still as vigorous and fierce as ever.

Besides, he could transplant Hashirama Cells in the future to replace the life force of his own cells.

Therefore.

This problem was not too serious.

"Once I get familiar with the father and son, I can trade for the Eight Gates... Perfect!"

Kyoichi praised himself inwardly.

This was what it meant to make full use of everything!

The next day.

He really did get up early and prepare to go out and train. Even the Shadow Clone Technique staying at home was stunned.

This guy was serious!

After leaving the house, Kyoichi soon ran into Might Duy and Might Guy.

They trained all morning.

This time, Kyoichi did not receive any reward, because they merely trained together without exchanging much. However, Might Duy and Might Guy's attitude toward him was clearly different.

Duy had even wanted to introduce him to his green jumpsuit.

Naturally.

Kyoichi rejected it outright.

It was too ugly.

If he wore something like that to school, his teachers and classmates would probably laugh themselves to death. The prestige he had painstakingly built up would vanish in an instant.

"Kanda Kyoichi? Fugaku, this man must have been sent by the Third Hokage. His intentions are truly sinister!"

"Shisui skips class every day. His reputation is terrible."

"Fugaku, you must keep an eye on him. Otherwise, all of our Uchiha geniuses will be ruined."

After the war ended, the Uchiha clan's ninjas gradually returned from the front lines. The clan elders who had already been dissatisfied with Shisui's recent performance came one after another to Fugaku's home.

Shisui had been highly regarded since childhood.

His enrollment was merely for show. In reality, the Uchiha's plan was simple: let Shisui attend the Ninja Academy for a few months, then apply for early graduation and return to the clan's Guard Unit for training.

A Jonin team leader?

How could that compare to their own people?

However.

Shisui's current behavior had deviated somewhat from their plans.

The area was filled with noise. Fugaku's brows were tightly furrowed. He wanted to lose his temper, yet there was nothing he could do.

These were all old members of the clan.

Each one was highly respected. Even Fugaku was heavily constrained within the clan and unable to fully implement his ideas. Thus, no matter how angry he was, he could only endure it.

After taking a deep breath, he finally said, "Regardless of whether this person was sent by the Third Hokage, why doesn't one of the elders go and discuss it with the Third Hokage?"

"This..."

The moment the question of who should go came up, everyone fell silent.

Discuss it?

How?

The Third Hokage seemed easygoing, but he wielded a soft blade. On top of that, there was the sinister Danzo behind him. They were not about to go talk to the Third Hokage.

The atmosphere fell silent at once.

Fugaku sighed. "About this... I'll speak with Shisui. If there's nothing else, elders, you can leave."

In truth, he knew quite a bit.

Kanda Kyoichi.

A descendant of the Senju Clan.

Furthermore, this man seemed to have awakened his bloodline. His strength had grown rapidly recently, and when the Third Hokage had returned to the village, he had even mentioned that he intended to promote Kanda Kyoichi to Jonin.

From this, it was clear that Kanda Kyoichi was very likely one of the Third Hokage's people.

Go and talk?

Fugaku sighed helplessly. He glanced at the child who was still learning to walk, drew in a breath, and then left the house.

He was going to the Ninja Academy.

He wanted to see what exactly was going on with Shisui now.

At the Ninja Academy.

All the children stood on the training ground.

The Three Body Techniques examination had been completed.

Basically, all the students had mastered them proficiently.

Many children had merely lacked the opportunity to come into contact with this knowledge. Their talent was not truly poor. With family members like Asuma teaching them, they quickly caught up.

Now, Kyoichi was going to fulfill his promise and teach them the Body Flicker Technique.

"The Body Flicker Technique itself is a D-rank Ninjutsu, but even Jonin continue to use it."

"How well it's used depends on the details."

"In our class, Shisui is the best at the Body Flicker Technique... Shisui, show them."

Kyoichi called on him.

Shisui had not yet reached the level of Body Flicker Shisui, but he had already displayed considerable talent. His Body Flicker Technique was the best in the entire class, and even the older students mixed into the class were inferior to him.

Kyoichi had him move a little closer, and then...

Whoosh!

With a gust of wind, he appeared at another spot in an instant.