Teaching According to Aptitude

Shibi Aburame felt that it was precisely because of Yamanaka Kizuki's personality that he had been assigned to this squad.

Uchiha Yuan and Hyuga Asana were both people with strong opinions of their own. A team like this did not need a third person with ideas of his own; it only needed someone who would obediently listen and cooperate.

Aside from that, there was another reason, probably the one Hokage-sama had mentioned to him: the three members of this squad had already known one another before and could be considered friends.

The Yamanaka Clan's secret techniques were already primarily support-oriented within the Ino-Shika-Cho combination. Now, in this squad, he only needed to do the same thing.

Even so, Yamanaka Kizuki's current strength was still not quite enough.

So Shibi Aburame decided that over these three days, he would do everything he could to help Yamanaka Kizuki improve a little.

As for the other two, Shibi Aburame selected one ninjutsu for each of them.

The one he gave Hyuga Asana was a C-rank Lightning Style ninjutsu, Lightning Style: Lightning Ball. Most Lightning Style techniques came with a paralysis effect, and Lightning Style: Lightning Ball could be released quickly to paralyze the enemy, creating an opening for Hyuga Asana to finish them off with Taijutsu.

Uchiha Yuan's was a General Ninjutsu, also the most widely circulated General Ninjutsu in Konoha—Shadow Clone.

Shadow Clone was a B-rank ninjutsu invented by Tobirama Senju. This technique used chakra to create a physical clone. The clone evenly split the user's chakra, possessed consciousness independent of the caster's main body, and had a certain degree of resistance to attacks. After it was dispelled, the clone's memories and experience would return to the main body.

Uchiha Yuan actually knew clone-type ninjutsu, but his Water Clone Technique only had 10% of the main body's strength and could not be too far from the main body. It was basically a weakened version of the Shadow Clone Technique.

Now that he could learn Shadow Clone, Uchiha Yuan was still very happy.

For the next three days, Uchiha Yuan and Hyuga Asana each trained in their respective ninjutsu, while Yamanaka Kizuki was given special instruction by Shibi Aburame alone.

Uchiha Yuan's training in Shadow Clone went relatively smoothly. In three days, Uchiha Yuan had basically mastered the Shadow Clone Technique.

This was because Uchiha Yuan already had training experience with Water Clone, and the principles behind Shadow Clone and Water Clone were actually more or less the same. The only differences were the amount of Chakra Amount that had to be divided, and the fact that one required a medium while the other did not.

Uchiha Yuan successfully learned Shadow Clone, but Hyuga Asana's training in Lightning Style: Lightning Ball did not go nearly as smoothly.

What the Hyūga Clan was best at was still the Byakugan and the Taijutsu that paired with it. The instruction members of the Hyūga Clan received at home was also focused in that direction; they almost never came into contact with ninjutsu.

This was not to say that the Hyūga Clan had no talent for ninjutsu, but with the cooperation of the Byakugan, training in the related Taijutsu was the most suitable direction for Hyūga Clan members to increase their strength.

Before this, Hyuga Asana had not known a single ninjutsu. Her Great Fireball Technique had been taught to her by Uchiha Yuan.

Uchiha Yuan remembered that from the time Hyuga Asana first came into contact with the Great Fireball Technique to the time she fully mastered it, it had taken about a week in total. This showed that Hyuga Asana's talent in ninjutsu was fairly average—or perhaps, because she did not understand ninjutsu well enough and had too little exposure to it, she could not learn ninjutsu quickly.

At Hyuga Asana's current pace, it would probably take her a week to fully learn Lightning Style: Lightning Ball as well.

Unfortunately, time waited for no one. Tomorrow was the day they would set out.

Over these three days, the village's various resources had already been allocated, and these Genin who were about to go to the battlefield had all received Ninja Tools pouches issued by the village.

The things inside were pitifully few: only one Explosive Tag, three Shuriken, one Kunai, and one Soldier Pill.

By comparison, the Ninja Tools pouches that the various clans gave to their own clansmen were much richer in contents.

The Yamanaka Clan's Ninja Tools pouch contained ten Explosive Tags, five Shuriken, five Kunai, and a whole pile of Soldier Pills, so many that he did not know the exact count.

The Hyūga Clan's Ninja Tools pouch contained mostly Explosive Tags. That thick stack had at least forty or fifty of them. There were far fewer other things: five Shuriken, five Kunai, and only three Soldier Pills.

The Uchiha Clan's Ninja Tools pouch was mainly filled with Shuriken. The whole pouch was Shuriken, a full one hundred of them, along with ten Explosive Tags, five Kunai, and ten Soldier Pills.

The Ninja Tools issued by these three clans were all fairly in line with each clan's circumstances. For example, the Yamanaka Clan's mental secret techniques continuously consumed chakra while in use, so they prepared more Soldier Pills.

The Hyūga Clan's fighting style focused mainly on close-quarters Taijutsu, so their need for Kunai, Shuriken, and the like was not great. That was why they were given Explosive Tags, which could inflict the greatest damage on the enemy at close range.

As for the Uchiha Clan, it was because their clansmen were all very skilled at Ninja Tools throwing. This was the most fundamental skill of the Uchiha Clan, so they were naturally given more Shuriken.

However, these things did not really count for much to Uchiha Yuan, because he had previously spent over one million to purchase war supplies. Compared to his stockpile, the Ninja Tools issued by the village and the clan were far too few.

"That's it for today's training! Tomorrow morning, be under the Hokage Building before eight o'clock. There will be a rally there, and Hokage-sama will also attend. Don't be late." After saying that, Shibi Aburame turned into insects and disappeared.

Seeing Shibi Aburame leave, Uchiha Yuan turned to Yamanaka Kizuki and asked, "Kizuki, what did you learn from Teacher Shibui these three days?"

"Teacher Shibui mainly taught me some methods for using the Basic Ninjutsu."

"He only taught you methods for using the Basic Ninjutsu? He didn't teach you anything else?" Hyuga Asana asked, stunned for a moment.

"No. I originally wanted to learn the Body Flicker Technique, but Teacher Shibui said my foundation was too poor. I wouldn't be able to learn Body Flicker in these three days, so it would be a complete waste of time.

"Then Teacher Shibui told me that after going to the battlefield, I don't need to think about fighting. My main role is to support you two, so I only need to master techniques for staying alive and make sure I don't drag you down.

"And the three most basic disruptive ninjutsu among the Basic Ninjutsu happen to be the strongest techniques for preserving one's life. So these three days, Teacher Shibui gave me special training so that I could use the Basic Ninjutsu more skillfully."

After hearing Yamanaka Kizuki's words, Uchiha Yuan and Hyuga Asana exchanged a glance. Both of them felt that Shibi Aburame's judgment was quite accurate. The two of them had indeed never planned on having Yamanaka Kizuki participate in the fighting.

Shibi Aburame's main responsibility was to provide a mental space in which they could communicate with each other. At the same time, Yamanaka Kizuki knew Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall, and at a critical moment, he could use this technique to block some attacks for them.

Of course, in the vast majority of situations, Yamanaka Kizuki's Earth Flow Wall would still mainly be used to protect himself.

And now, Shibi Aburame had also helped Yamanaka Kizuki strengthen his Basic Ninjutsu, improving Yamanaka Kizuki's ability to adapt on the battlefield and keep himself alive. That was already enough.