The Utsuki Clan, in order to ensure that Utsuki Ruri could keep up with the squad and not be left behind—and so that the clan could one day, like Utatane and Mitokado, escape the fate of being an ordinary minor ninja clan—would also spare no effort and stake its full resources on supporting Utsuki Ruri.
With a fairly proficient grasp of Konoha Style Swordsmanship and several Water Release Ninjutsu and Lightning Release Ninjutsu that were both powerful and practical, she had indeed caught up with the team for now. She was no longer at the point of dragging them down and could provide considerable support in battle.
At the very least, without Utsuki Ruri holding him back in this spar, Sarutobi Enju would never have been Uchiha Gen's match.
At the edge of the training ground, Orochimaru watched Uchiha Gen's dragon-like movements with his snake eyes, unable to make sense of it no matter how he thought about it.
Something was off. The Sharingan alone should not have been capable of such a massive improvement.
Damn it, could Jiraiya's teaching ability really be that formidable? Could he bring about such a huge improvement in less than a day with just a bit of guidance?
Could Jiraiya actually be a genius when it came to teaching?
Orochimaru slowly shook his head, dismissing that conclusion.
Jiraiya might truly have been a teaching genius, but it also seemed impossible that Jiraiya was a teaching genius.
When it came to this teammate, Orochimaru believed that few people in the world understood him better than he did.
If Jiraiya taught someone, he might teach them very well. He would certainly be meticulous to the extreme. Given enough time, he could guarantee a ninja's baseline, and he could slowly unearth every last bit of potential in