Chakra Sensing

"Taijutsu and Water Release are my current strengths."

"Although I've gained a foundation in Genjutsu and improved my chakra control, Genjutsu isn't my forte. My next step should be to focus more on Earth Release..."

Kyoichi planned silently in his heart.

The Genjutsu reward was a complete surprise, not something to be included in his plans.

Earth Release was more important.

While Water Release was powerful, it had certain geographical limitations.

He still needed to master Earth Release.

Of course.

There was another important reason—

To be evaluated as a Jonin, mastering two Release Natures was a prerequisite. Otherwise, even with enough contributions, Kyoichi could only serve as a Special Jonin.

To secure a place in Konoha, being a Special Jonin was absolutely not enough.

Kyoichi stood at the doorway.

The Kanda family house was not small, but there were few people inside. His parents died in the Second Shinobi World War, and his grandmother passed away many years ago.

However.

There were still some "treasures" inside—

Some scrolls left by his grandmother.

The Senju clan was very generous. When a clan member married someone from another clan, they would give them some items as dowry. Those scrolls were what she brought from the Senju clan.

His previous self hadn't paid attention to them.

But.

Kyoichi felt that there might be something useful within them.

He searched carefully.

Indeed!

One of the scrolls contained special content.

It was a copy of some of Tobirama Senju's swordsmanship materials. Although it wasn't systematically formed into sword techniques, it established a complete swordsmanship system.

Konoha Style Swordsmanship!

"This book is truly a treasure."

Kyoichi sighed in his heart.

His grandmother's choice to copy this book instead of a ninjutsu scroll was truly wise.

If a descendant had enough talent, they could develop a swordsmanship system from this book. Unfortunately, his father seemed to lack that talent and did not awaken any secret techniques.

Although he had a certain level of swordsmanship, it was very basic, and his generation stopped learning it.

Kyoichi pondered for a moment and put the book away.

He would read it carefully tonight.

He looked at the other scrolls. They weren't ninjutsu scrolls or secret scrolls, just ordinary books recording family history. However, compared to the Second Hokage's swordsmanship notes, these family history books had been read the most.

Alright, time to train.

After resting, Kyoichi had recovered.

He walked into the courtyard.

The next moment, he formed hand seals...

"Main body, isn't it most effective to practice this kind of thing yourself?"

"I need to train my body, so the swordsmanship will have to be done by you."

Kyoichi smiled.

The clone was speechless.

As expected.

What else could a Shadow Clone be used for if not for hardship?

Let's train.

The next day.

Kyoichi arrived at school full of vigor.

He truly felt the power of the Senju bloodline today.

It wasn't just his physique.

Yesterday, both the Shadow Clone and the main body had trained intensely, but after one night, he was full of energy, with no fatigue at all.

It was Obito, though.

Kyoichi couldn't help but chuckle as he entered the classroom.

Obito arrived just in the nick of time.

He looked like he'd sprinted all the way, having used up a good amount of chakra on the journey, and was now panting and disheveled.

"Teacher, I, I'm not late."

Obito took a few breaths.

He was terrified of being late and hadn't stopped running. His taijutsu and Body Flicker Technique were already poor, and by the time he reached the school, his chakra was almost depleted.

"Yesterday, I said you'd be the first one up to demonstrate the Clone Technique and Transformation Jutsu combined."

Kyoichi stood at the podium, smiling.

"Huh?"

Obito's face froze upon hearing this, then quickly fell.

He had forgotten about that.

It was his own fault for speaking out of turn.

Or perhaps.

It would have been better if he hadn't taken Rin out for ramen yesterday.

He took a deep breath.

Then, gathering his courage, he walked onto the stage.

He quickly formed the hand seals. Compared to Naruto, Obito's control over chakra was much better, as he didn't have the Nine-Tails causing trouble within him. But, it had to be said...

His chakra control was still terrible.

After a short while.

Chakra leaked out, and moments later, a crooked Kanda Kyoichi appeared beside Obito, slumped on the ground.

"Exactly the same."

Kyoichi marveled inwardly.

Obito wore a bitter expression.

He didn't feel embarrassed, just worried if Kyoichi would punish him again for this.

This teacher.

He was a good person, but held grudges like a pinprick.

"You have a lot of chakra, and your talent in ninjutsu and shurikenjutsu is good, but taijutsu and chakra control are your weaknesses. You need to work hard to improve them, or you'll be a liability on the battlefield in the future."

Kyoichi advised.

Obito quickly bowed: "Thank you, teacher!"

Previous teachers had only shaken their heads.

But.

This Teacher Kanda didn't look down on him; instead, he offered guidance. That alone made Obito dismiss many of his previous thoughts.

"Climb trees, walk on water. Figure it out yourself."

Kyoichi said calmly.

"Climb trees, walk on water?"

Many students below looked confused.

Including Iruka.

They were commoners and didn't know such things before being assigned to masters.

"You use chakra to stick to your feet to climb trees, and walking on water... means using chakra to allow yourself to walk on the surface of the water."

Kyoichi explained.

"I think I heard my father mention it."

"Have you practiced it?"

Obito asked.

"No, I could do it without practicing."

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head.

"..."

Damn it.

People with good talent are so annoying.

Obito grumbled inwardly.

"Teacher, can you explain in more detail..."

"Yes."

Kyoichi clearly explained how to climb trees and walk on water.

This kind of knowledge wasn't some secret jutsu.

But.

Knowledge itself has barriers; if no one teaches it, those below won't learn about it.

He mentioned these things hoping that the civilian children could practice in advance, so they wouldn't fall too far behind others on the battlefield in the future, and have a better chance of survival.

Of course.

Perhaps the Third Hokage hoped this would be taught after the teams were formed.

However.

This is wartime; how could Jonin have the time to teach?

"Just practice more in your free time. Alright, next..."

Kyoichi nodded, signaling for the others to come up.

Except for Obito, everyone else hadn't consumed much chakra and had good control. Combining the Transformation Jutsu and Clone Technique wasn't difficult. Later, he even requested an increase in the number of clones.

This was even harder.

But.

This time, even Obito recovered. Although two or three were poorly made, it was clear that Obito's own ability wasn't at Naruto's level. He had just been embarrassed earlier due to chakra exhaustion.

Soon.

The class ended.

"Easy!"

Kyoichi was starting to enjoy it.

The children of the ninja world were much easier to teach than the brats of his previous life; they were all very obedient. The most troublesome students only arrived late or skipped class and left early, etc.

What's more.

Since he took over, no student had left early yet.

Returning to his office.

Kyoichi glanced at the system panel.

[Completed instruction on 'Combining Transformation Jutsu and Clone Technique', 'Tree Climbing', and 'Water Walking'.]

[Evaluation: Excellent.]

[Reward: Chakra Sensing.]

Chakra Sensing?

Kyoichi looked around, then with a thought, chose to claim it.

Afterward, he placed his finger on the ground. Soon, chakra extended out, and everything around entered his mind.

"It really is this jutsu!"