Ninja Academy System, Unreasonable!

"Lacking flexibility?"

Tsunade summarized.

Kyohiko nodded: "Yes. In my view, high-level ninjas require a great deal of theoretical knowledge, but at the Genin and Chunin levels, practice outweighs theory."

He then used tree-climbing and water-walking as examples.

"As a Genin, do I need to know why climbing trees or walking on water improves chakra control? No. I only need to know that this method makes me stronger!"

Tsunade fell into deep thought.

Kyohiko's words...

She had never considered them before, but hearing them now, she felt they held quite a bit of logic.

For the majority of Genin, many theoretical foundations were useless, and studying them in depth was meaningless.

However.

To advance from Genin to Chunin, certain knowledge was indeed essential.

"But this was established by the Second Hokage..."

"The Second Hokage was great, but he also had his limitations. The system itself should change as the times change."

"But much of this knowledge is useful."

Tsunade frowned.

She wasn't being argumentative; she was debating with Kyohiko and herself.

Such matters required extreme caution; the direction had to be proven sound before it could be implemented.

"You feel that Chunin need this knowledge, is that it?"

Kyohiko asked.

Tsunade nodded.

"But as you said, it is only needed once one reaches the Chunin level. Therefore, it shouldn't be taught in the Ninja Academy, but rather something to be learned and improved upon after becoming a Genin."

Kyohiko said.

Tsunade pondered this, and in her heart, she couldn't help but agree.

Genin...

In practice, what they actually used most were a ninja's experience and combat techniques.

"Categorization, grading..."

Tsunade's thoughts gradually became clear.

They had stuffed the Ninja Academy with too much theory, but for most civilian children, this theoretical knowledge didn't "quench their thirst" or help them grow stronger.

From their perspective—

Instead of learning those things, it would be better to understand the basics and spend more time improving their strength. At the very least, that would allow them to survive on the battlefield or during missions after graduation.

Only by surviving is there a future.

This line of thinking was correct.

Tsunade thought for a moment and said: "Your idea is excellent. Anything else?"

"I'm just saying what I've encountered and thought about. How to actually implement it? How would I know?"

Kyohiko chuckled sheepishly.

Tsunade rolled her eyes.

"So you're telling me?"

"Exactly! Aren't you waiting for news in the village lately? Since you're idle anyway, you might as well find something to do. Doing this is better than going to the casino to lose money."

Kyohiko answered naturally.

Tsunade initially thought that made sense, but by the end, she couldn't help but have a vein pop on her forehead.

"Brat, do you want a beating?"

What kind of talk was that!

Was it a given that she would lose money?

But thinking of her luck...

Fine.

Winning money was indeed less frequent than losing it.

Tsunade calmed her anger and said: "Move them inside. There's only this much for now; once you've finished reading these, I'll go get the others."

"There's more?"

Kyohiko clicked his tongue.

Tsunade nodded: "Of course. Without sufficient knowledge and practice, how could I have created so many ninjutsu?"

She sat to the side, looking composed and unbothered, with no intention of helping.

In reality, however, Tsunade was deep in thought over what Kyohiko had said.

The ninjutsu taught at the Ninja Academy was very basic, and combat skills were limited to kunai throwing and fundamental taijutsu; one could say it didn't teach much regarding actual combat.

Those from clans were fine, of course.

But for commoners, it was incredibly unfair.

Kyohiko's meaning...

It was clearly a suggestion that she should be the one to take action and push for reforms at the Ninja Academy.

Tsunade had the prestige for it, but she also had her own concerns.

Kyohiko read his book nearby while she remained lost in thought.

The two did not disturb each other.

After a long while, Tsunade stood up.

"You keep reading, I'm heading out. If you have any questions, go find your teacher."

"Alright."

Kyohiko didn't look up.

He was completely immersed in the book, unable to pull himself away.

The diary in his hands contained a jumble of thoughts and organized knowledge; judging by the text, the content was related to the creation process of the Shadow Clone.

"Senju Tobirama truly is a genius!"

Kyohiko couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

Unbeknownst to him, his stomach began to rumble.

He was hungry!

He looked outside.

The sun was high and scorching, and he was already drenched in sweat.

"It's already noon?"

Kyohiko found it hard to believe.

He looked down.

He had only read four or five notebooks...

How was he supposed to finish all of this?

"There are priorities in all things. I must first select what I need most, and chew through the rest slowly."

Kyohiko regained his composure.

These books were precious, but they were also time-consuming; he didn't have that much leisure to bury himself in reading.

He would read what he needed first and convert it into strength!

What he needed most right now...

Was, of course, the Shadow Clone.

He got up and left his home, grabbed a meal, and after some searching, finally found Jiraiya at his place.

Jiraiya seemed to be writing something, his hands stained with faint traces of ink.

"What is it?"

"Teacher, I want to learn the Shadow Clone."

Kyohiko said.

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment. "You want to use it to read books?"

"Yes, I'll practice the techniques I need, and let the Shadow Clone read. That way, I won't fall behind on either."

Kyohiko nodded.

Jiraiya's expression turned serious. "That is one way, but it is very dangerous. If you aren't careful, it could even lead to death. You must gauge your limits and not take unnecessary risks."

"I understand."

Kyohiko nodded.

Jiraiya immediately taught him the hand seals and the tricks to the Shadow Clone.

It was a B-rank technique.

Kyohiko had read the books earlier and understood the logic behind the jutsu; having the hand seals and the key points now saved him the time he would have spent researching it himself.

Returning home, he studied it for a while and tried it once more...

Thanks to his improved chakra control and the notes from the Second Hokage, he quickly grasped the trick.

Very quickly.

In the [Skills] column, the ability "Shadow Clone" had appeared.

After trying a few more times and pondering for a while.

It reached the "Proficient" level.

"These insights and tips will allow me to improve faster and save a lot of time."

Kyohiko understood.

This further increased his motivation to read.

Shadow Clone Technique!

The clone manifested, exchanged a glance with him, and sat down silently to read.

Kyohiko began his training.

According to Senju Tobirama's notes and his own ideas, honing the process of "compression" nature transformation could serve as an exercise for "chakra control ability."

In the evening, Tsunade found Jiraiya again.

"How is it?"

"I've thought about it carefully and believe it's feasible. These are the parts I've come up with; the resistance shouldn't be too great."

Jiraiya took out his outline.

Written on it were—

Tree climbing and water walking training.

Basic ninjutsu training.

Taijutsu.

Team coordination.

Tsunade also handed over the one she had written, which was the direction she believed could be changed—

Early cultivation!

Jiraiya took it and was somewhat surprised.

"Cultivating talent suitable to become medical-nin in advance?"

"To be precise, it's about identifying those with the interest and talent early. Much of the knowledge involved in being a medical-nin needs to be mastered beforehand; it cannot be achieved overnight."

Tsunade explained.

Jiraiya nodded.

He understood, but he was startled by the scale of Tsunade's ambition—

This was different from adding a course; for the Ninja Academy, it would directly change its system and operational model.

This girl had been quite dispirited before, but now she was suddenly full of energy.

Was Kyohiko really that capable?

Could it be...

Would she have to rely on Kyohiko to keep her here later?

Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

Tsunade whispered as they discussed.

"What I'm worried about is the Old Man, the old ghost in the Anbu, and those two advisors. They are all very rigid; they didn't even support me back when I proposed the medical-nin initiative."

"Ahem, don't call Danzo that. He was, after all, a student of the Second Hokage and has made many contributions."

Jiraiya coughed lightly.

Tsunade curled her lip in disdain.

"That was in the past. Now, heh, what kind of things have they been doing?"

"Well, about that..."

Jiraiya sighed, knowing that what Tsunade said was true.

Not to mention anything too far back.

Regarding the Hatake Sakumo incident, the Third Hokage at least had to bear the responsibility of indifference and inaction, and as for that person in the Anbu, it was even harder to say. He had vaguely sensed something was wrong at the time, but he hadn't expected Sakumo to go to such extremes.

Speaking of these things, both he and Tsunade felt a bit dispirited and quite disappointed.

However.

Seeing the outline in his hand, Jiraiya and Tsunade perked up again.

"Should we go ask Orochimaru about this?"

"Him?"

Tsunade thought for a moment and nodded, "Fine. If we can get his support and the three of us submit it together, it should be a sure thing."

"Mm."