Self-Taught Elementary Diploma

Yuhara had been squatting by the Whispering Stream Trail for a full month. In the blink of an eye, Konoha Year 48 had arrived.

It was time to put an end to his prolonged wilderness training. Compared to a month ago, it was an exaggeration to say Yuhara had undergone a complete transformation, but he indeed felt significantly different now.

It was a slight regret that Yuhara hadn't managed to improve his rock-climbing time to under thirty seconds. This goal remained unachieved, though he had gotten quite close by the end. This indicated that his control over his own chakra was no longer an issue.

After gaining a certain level of understanding and cognition regarding chakra, Yuhara finally confirmed one thing: his "Magnet Release" was indeed composed of Earth, Wind, and Lightning chakra. This meant, by this world's definition, it was not a Kekkei Genkai, but a Kekkei Tōta.

Despite clarifying this, Yuhara decided to keep it a secret for now. He really didn't want to increase his rarity any further... From his encounters in the dungeon days ago, Orochimaru didn't seem to place much importance on Magnet Release ninjas. This implied he didn't consider such a Kekkei Genkai rare or valuable. But what if it wasn't a Kekkei Genkai but a Kekkei Tōta?

So, he decided not to create trouble for himself.

Besides the special abilities brought by his unique jutsu, on a fundamental level, this meant Yuhara was naturally proficient in the nature transformation of three chakra attributes. In a sense, he was a gifted prodigy.

Earth and Wind chakra attributes required hand seals and jutsu to unleash their power, but Lightning Release was a bit different. In reality, as long as chakra was converted to the Lightning attribute, it possessed a certain amount of power and practicality.

The issue was that Lightning Release heavily tested one's tolerance. Simply put, you had to endure the electricity before you could wield it.

For techniques like Chidori Stream, the difficulty wasn't so much in refining high-intensity Lightning Release as it was in enduring that very Lightning Release yourself.

However, since Yuhara was a Magnet Release ninja, he could solve this problem in a rather opportunistic way. Although his current use of Magnet Release was still crude, he could already begin to envision a bright future.

Yuhara's limited physics knowledge from his past life told him that electromagnetic force was the second strongest of the four fundamental forces, while gravity was the weakest. On a microscopic level, the electromagnetic force between two electrons was about 10^40 to 10^50 times stronger than gravity; they weren't even on the same scale.

If this disparity could be manifested on a macroscopic level, hmph, forget Chibaku Tensei, people would have to debate who truly had the right to resist... Alright, the above imagination belonged to the realm of "dreams are where anything is possible."

Putting aside unrealistic fantasies, besides solidifying his foundation, Yuhara had developed three offensive ninjutsu as planned during these thirty days and achieved the initial application of Lightning Release. This finally gave him conventional offensive capabilities beyond close combat.

Furthermore, Yuhara realized he had unconsciously mastered a unique skill – catching a blade barehanded with a 100% success rate. If it was a direct chop, he was confident he could catch it barehanded, unless the opponent was using a plastic knife.

Besides understanding and learning new things, some matters remained unclear to Yuhara. For instance, his "special passive" with an unknown activation condition. Although it was currently useless, it definitely represented a correct direction for progress. Whether by chance or luck, Yuhara's body could now bear Nature Energy... Even though his bodily changes were unrelated to the Cursed Seal, out of habit, he decided to temporarily call it "Cursed Seal Mode: Blood Loss Technique."

In short, during this month, Yuhara had basically completed his pre-set training goals. Regardless, being able to have such a long and uninterrupted period for training during the war was something to be thankful for. To put it bluntly, it was thanks to the sacrifices of his original teammates... After such a long time, Team Z still hadn't fully replenished its members.

If he had to summarize his training life during this period in one sentence, it would be this: Knowledge is power, and self-taught primary school education is far better than dropping out of prenatal education.

After completing his training, Yuhara cleaned up the living garbage he had accumulated over a long period. Then, after stretching, he set off in the direction of Konoha.

At this moment, Yuhara was contemplating whether to visit the coordinates left by the female ninja Hotaru. Perhaps he could uncover some of Orochimaru's little secrets there. But after thinking it over, he suppressed the urge... It wasn't time yet.

While pondering these matters, he unknowingly arrived at the gates of Konoha. As he subconsciously looked up, he suddenly found himself encountering an "acquaintance." Although Yuhara had never met the person in this lifetime, his attire was too iconic; it was impossible to forget.

After all, only one eye was visible on his entire face.

"Kakashi Hatake..." Yuhara subconsciously uttered the person's name.

Kakashi clearly heard Yuhara's voice. He looked up and glanced at Yuhara. Seeing that he didn't recognize the person, he lowered his head and continued walking... It was normal for a genius like him to be recognized by strangers.

Seeing his idol, Yuhara wanted to go over and ask for an autograph. How about signing "Kakashi 50-50"... Okay, that was just a joke.

During this period, Yuhara had even seen Minato Namikaze from afar, but what was the use of that? In the end, they weren't people from the same world.

Kakashi currently looked somewhat gloomy. After all, he had lost a teammate a few years ago. And soon, he would become even gloomier, as he was about to lose his teacher.

In Yuhara's memory, the Ninja World War ended with the ascension of the Fourth Hokage. This meant the Third Ninja World War concluded shortly after Minato Namikaze became Hokage. However, the reality was not like that; his memory was flawed... Even after the Fourth's death, the Ninja World War continued for several more years.

Watching Kakashi Hatake leave Konoha alone, his figure disappearing at the end of the road, Yuhara turned back to look at the village shrouded in the setting sun.

Scattered wisps of smoke veiled the evening glow. As dusk settled, the sounds of playfulness and a sense of peace mingled in the most ordinary way. This scene, full of everyday life, evoked a yearning for it.

If time could continue like this forever, it would be the best.

Unfortunately, the Ninja World War still had to be fought.