New Goal

"The Hydrification Technique?" Yohei asked in confusion. "I've seen it in the family's collection of books. It's a very powerful secret technique. It's said to allow one to turn their body into liquid, thus avoiding physical attacks."

"Is it that powerful? Does that mean it's invincible?" Saori was standing next to her, clearly didn't understand this Ninjutsu and asked the question that was on her mind.

"It's really powerful, but I heard it's very vulnerable to Lightning Style Release!" Yohei said enviously. He thought how cool it would be if he could also use this Ninjutsu. He could turn into liquid and merge into rivers, lakes and seas with a "whoosh," and then unexpectedly kill the enemy with a single blow. Just thinking about it was exciting!

"Even the most powerful Ninjutsu depends on the user. If an S-rank Ninjutsu can't hit anyone, it's useless!" Taiichi warned the Chunin.

"By the way, Taiichi, why did you ask about the Hydrification Technique? Even within the Hozuki Clan, only a few people can learn this secret technique. Who outside would know its secret?" Yohei poured cold water on Taiichi's enthusiasm.

"I feel like this is also a way to indirectly improve one's own defense, but it's more difficult to research!" Taiichi muttered unconsciously, staring at the juice in his glass.

*smack*2

Two simultaneous slaps to the forehead rang out. Yohei and Saori exchanged a glance, both surprised by their tacit understanding and exasperated that Taiichi again become engrossed in thought!

"Hey Taiichi, we came here to have fun, why are you thinking about Ninjutsu again?" Yohei said irritably.

"It was my fault, let's keep eating!" Seeing the two of them united in their hatred, Taiichi repeatedly begged for forgiveness, and the smile on his face unconsciously grew wider.

Why? Because in that very instant, Taiichi suddenly understood his direction. Physical training was a long-term goal, and as for Ninjutsu, instead of worrying about the Earth Style Ninjutsu he wasn't yet familiar with, he should focus on the Fire Style he was currently specializing in.

Since someone in history was able to develop Hydrification Technique, Taiichi could also develop a "Fire Transformation Technique."

This is much more convenient and faster than putting on a layer of armor, and it allows for better refinement of one's Fire Style during development. Once completed, it not only provides a trump card for survival but also enhances the power of Fire Style techniques in all aspects.

This is Taiichi's mid-term goal, after all, the "Fire Transformation Technique" is not something that can be easily accomplished.

In order to find a way to improve defense in the short term, Taiichi finally decided to focus on Sealing Jutsu.

Just like the previous Sealing Jutsu, the Lamp Array Jutsu, Taiichi recently decided to work hard on it, hoping to be able to make his own Seal Paper. He plans to carry 10 or 8 talismans with him, which should be enough for the strength of the enemies he has encountered so far.

With a plan in mind, Taiichi felt much more relaxed and chatted more freely with Yohei and Saori.

This change quickly caught the attention of Yohei and Saori. Seeing that Taiichi had fully recovered, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Taiichi's previous condition had really frightened them.

"This kid either doesn't cause any trouble, or when he does, he's always so difficult to deal with! As expected of me, I've managed to solve this!" In Yohei's mind, it was as if a little man was laughing wildly, with an arrogant and domineering attitude, much like the Uchiha laughter.

The three of them played around and happily spent what should have been a day of special training. However, they were not disappointed. On the contrary, because of the day's relaxation, they felt that their subsequent training would be more efficient.

Upon returning home, Taiichi immediately retrieved the Sealing Jutsu given to him by Kushina and began to study it diligently. The very next day, he went directly to Kushina to ask her for guidance.

Taiichi's purposeful learning and training yielded particularly noticeable results.

[Sealing Jutsu Lv4 (36/600)]

In just a few days, Sealing Jutsu leveled up twice. However, the only drawback was that, according to Kushina's confirmation, although Taiichi's Sealing Jutsu had improved significantly, he still had a long way to go before he could complete the Sealing Talisman that Kushina had given him on his own.

It was at this moment that Taiichi realized that Kushina had given him was not a simple Sealing Talisman for Lamp Array Jutsu. As a beginner-level Sealing Jutsu, the Lamp Array Jutsu, although capable of restricting the movement of others, could at most interfere with Genin, and even Chunin could easily break it.

As for why Kushina's Sealing Talisman is so powerful, it's because the Seal Paper isn't drawn with a simple Lamp Array Jutsu, but rather multiple Lamp Array Jutsu nested together to form the Sealing Jutsu, Multiple Lamp Array.

The power of this Multiple Lamp Array is theoretically limitless. As long as you have enough Chakra and your Sealing Jutsu is powerful enough, you can nest more Lamp Array Jutsu Multiple Lamp Array that can seal everything.

Of course, this is just theory; you can only think about it in your dreams during the day. If ordinary people have the time and energy for this, they might as well learn more powerful Sealing Jutsu.

Getting back to the main point, despite Kushina's cold water, Taiichi undeterred. According to Kushina, once Taiichi's Sealing Jutsu reached level 6, he would be able to create Sealing Talisman himself. As for now, of course, he shamelessly begged Kushina to make a few more for Taiichi.

Taking advantage of his young age, Taiichi, which captivated Kushina. She went all out and made 10 Sealing Talisman for Taiichi in one go, which exhausted her afterward.

As a result, Taiichi's gaze towards Taichi has been strange these past two Minato, full of resentment and a hint of barely perceptible jealousy. He hasn't even received the same treatment as Kushina yet!

Taiichi, being grateful, personally cooked a sumptuous meal, which Minato and Kushina ate until they were so full they didn't want to move a finger anymore before he stopped.

Unexpectedly, not only did Minato look at Taiichi with even more resentment afterward, but Kushina also started to complain about Taiichi.

After enjoying such delicious food, who would want to go back to the simple meals of the past? This shows that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Holding ten "Enhanced Multiple Lamp Array Seal Paper," Taiichi beamed with delight, humming an unknown tune. "These two are for Yohei, these two for Saori, these two for Captain Yamaguchi, and I'll keep four for myself for self-defense. Hmm~ Perfect."

We'll assign them the missions before tomorrow's mission, which will better guarantee their safety. I just don't know if Yohei and Captain Yamaguchi have any basic Sealing Jutsu.

This thing isn't like Explosive Tag; it's difficult to make and even more difficult to maintain. If you leave it unused for a few days, it becomes useless. No wonder Konoha doesn't provide every ninja with one.

The plan was going well, but the information that followed left Taiichi unsure whether it was good or bad.

The sound of flapping wings came from beside the bed, followed by a quack-like cry, "Taiichi, Taiichi, open the window quickly, Jiji is going to fall out!"

Taiichi turned around and saw a fat bird flapping its wings, its short legs flailing about on the narrow windowsill, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't stand up.

What a stupid bird! Taiichi shook his head helplessly and could only quickly step forward, open the window, and let the fat bird fly into the house.

Looking at the Jiji Bird preening its feathers on the table, Taiichi said with exasperation, "Jiji, why are you so disappointing? Didn't you say you were going to lose weight? How come you're getting fatter and fatter?"

The fat bird, feeling guilty, froze as it preened its feathers upon hearing Taiichi's scolding: "This—"

Um—I've been hunting a lot lately, and I've been eating a bit too much, so—"

Listening to the fat bird stammering, Taiichi didn't hold back. Taking advantage of the bird's unpreparedness, he grabbed its wings and weighed them in his hand. Goodness, when he first met it, it only weighed four or five pounds, but now it probably weighs seven or eight pounds.

"Tell me, did you go somewhere to freeload again? Captain Yamaguchi repeatedly told me not to feed you anymore. Are you trying to kill me?" Taiichi deliberately scared the fat bird. If it got any fatter, it would really be the bird's death.

"Jiji, let Jiji go!" Fat Bird Jiji's hoarse voice became even sharper, but faced with Taiichi's unwavering gaze, it could only give in. "Jiji, it's Saori! Jiji went to Saori's house to find something to eat."

Sure enough, only Saori's personality could resist this fat bird's persistent pleading and she would feed him.

Having received the answer, Taiichi loosened his wings, not forgetting to scare him. "Jiji doesn't have a wife yet, so there's no way he can have children! I've heard that fat birds not only don't attract females, but they also have a hard time having offspring."

"Jiji, I'm Medical Ninja, I have that kind of experience." Taiichi looked at the fat bird with certainty, his eyes revealing an unquestionable authority.

The fat bird, who hadn't understood what was going on, was suddenly terrified. Its entire body darkened, and its neck, like a rusty gear, clicked as it turned towards Taiichi: "Ji~Ji~ Is there~ any~ hope~?"

"Then it's up to you!" Taiichi said seriously, "Start your diet now!"

"Okay~ alright!" Upon hearing about losing weight, Jiji wilted like a bird, but thinking of her future happiness, she still nodded in agreement.

"Alright, enough about you, you fat bird!" Having achieved his goal, Taiichi quickly changed the subject. "You still haven't said what you came here for. Did you bring any messages with you?"

"Ah! Jiji forgot, it's all Taiichi's fault." Fat Bird said regretfully, "Masasuke said he has a solo mission to carry out tomorrow, and told you to arrange your own time from now on."

"What? The Captain abandoned us!" After the initial surprise, Taiichi became happy again. Now he would have more time to train. But then he thought, that wouldn't work. Training by himself alone would be less efficient. He still needed real combat experience. But then he could control his own time.

"Jiji, it's a mission assigned by the Hokage, there's no other way, and I'll be back in a while." Fat Bird explained to Captain Yamaguchi, "I still need to inform Saori and Yohei, so I'll fly off first!"

Watching the plump bird struggling to flap its wings and slowly take off, Taiichi felt a Taiichi of cold sweat trickle down his forehead. He realized he had spoiled the silly bird with its gluttonous habit, and a wave of guilt washed over him. "Don't eat any more snacks at Saori's house," he said. "And tell Saori and Yohei that we'll meet at Training Ground 3 again tomorrow."

"Jiji, I know, I won't eat it anymore, Jiji!" The voice drifted away on the breeze, leaving only a few wispy feathers behind.

Looking at the now quiet room, Taiyi, having Taiichi time again, picked up the Sealing Jutsu scroll and began studying it. Watching the constantly appearing panel prompts, Taiichi didn't find it boring at all.

When he gets tired of studying Sealing Jutsu, he'll delve into Fire Style techniques to clear his head. When he's been sitting on the stool for too long, he'll get up and practice some Taijutsu to move his body. In short, he doesn't let himself be idle. After all, he can feel happy just looking at the progress bar showing increased experience.

The next day, Taiichi arrived at Training Ground 3 early.

However, there is no earliest, only earlier. From afar, Taiichi could see that Yohei and Saori were already waiting at Training Ground 3.

Before the person even got close, Taiichi sensed something was off. Taiichi thought made him realize why.

Not everyone enjoys constant training like he does. Yohei and Saori clearly prefer to go out on missions and accumulate experience and qualifications.

"What's wrong? You look so listless."

"Taiichi, the Captain isn't here, what do we do? Can we still take on missions?" Seeing Taiichi arrive, the two seemed to have found their pillar of support, and Yohei was the first to ask the question that was on their minds.

"I've inquired, and it's possible to take on missions." Upon hearing this, Yohei's face immediately lit up with a smile. "However, given our status Genin, if the Captain isn't around, we can only accept C-rank missions at most, and even then, there are limitations."

"Taiichi, can you stop pausing when you speak?" Yohei, filled with resentment, lowered his head again after just raising it. "I was just about to be happy, and then you say 'but'..."

Taiichi looked at the goofy Yohei and the dejected Saori, and smiled helplessly, "Judging from your expressions, you two definitely want to go on a mission."

"Let's go, let's go to the Mission Hall and see if there are any suitable missions!" Taiichi was also helpless. He wanted to stay at home to train, but his teammates all wanted to go out and explore, so he could only accompany them on a mission and consider it as accumulating professional experience.

"Okay!" *2

Excited, Yohei took the lead and ran towards the Mission Hall.

Saori also cheered up. She must have been under a lot of special training at home these past two days, and she wanted to go out and do some missions to change her mood.

The Mission Hall was as busy as ever, with long queues at each mission reception window. If the other four major ninja villages saw this scene, they would be incredibly envious, since the number of missions a ninja village handles is the most direct reflection of its strength.

"When will this line be completed?" Yohei was somewhat exasperated. "It feels like the village is getting busier and busier lately, and we're running out of manpower."

"Hurry up and line up, or the crowd will get bigger and bigger," Taiichi urged everyone.

Seeing that many more people were coming in, Yohei realized what was happening and pulled Taiichi and Saori along to run towards a line.

However, good things are often hard to come by.

"It's Taichi Matsushita, Yohei Uchiha, and Saori Furukawa, isn't it!"

Just a few steps after the three of them took, a staff member from the Mission Hall called them back.

The three turned around in confusion, looking at the ordinary-looking Konoha Chunin. Apart from a scar near his eye, he was completely unremarkable. After confirming that they didn't recognize him, Yohei immediately put his friend-making talent to use and went up to him, starting a long chat.

During this time, they also obtained a lot of useful information. For example, the reason why there were so many ninjas in this hall was because the border friction between the Lightning and Earth Kingdoms had intensified, and many missions had been diverted to Konoha.

This Chunin had clearly never encountered Uchiha like this before, and was momentarily stunned by the ruse. However, he remembered his mission and quickly stopped Yohei from trying to extract more information, handing him a Mission Scroll: "This is a designated mission, and your team is required to complete it."

Hearing this, the three were taken aback. This was the first time the three of them had taken on such a mission alone. "Are we already that famous?"