A Quiet, Unnoticed Windfall

Konoha, the training ground of the Taiichi.

When Yūhi Kurenai saw Taiichi waving at her, she realized who she was after and happily walked over.

"Taiichi, can Shadow Clone be used for cultivation? I've never seen anyone else use them like that." The little girl was truly uninhibited, saying whatever came to mind.

"Shadow Clone can help accelerate training. However, this also carries risks, because after Shadow Clone dissipates, it returns memories and feelings. When an excessive amount of memories and feelings return instantly, the original body will suffer a huge mental shock, which may lead to mental disorder or even become an idiot. Therefore, most ninjas dare not use it for training."

Taiichi patiently explained that Kurenai probably hadn't learned the Shadow Clone Technique yet; otherwise, this kind of thing should have been explained when teaching Ninjutsu.

Yūhi Kurenai listened in a daze. She looked up at Taiichi, then turned to look at the five people who were training in the distance.

The Shadow Clone was momentarily unsure whether to believe Taiichi's words.

Seeing Yūhi Kurenai's confusion, Taiichi added, "My physique and spirit are quite strong, so even with these, I only dare to train with these few Shadow Clone at the same time. Ordinary ninjas struggle to maintain even one Shadow Clone for a long time. You'll understand once you try it yourself."

Taiichi beckoned to Yūhi Kurenai, "Come on, attack! Use every trick in the book you have to show me what you're capable of now."

After saying that, he stood sideways, stretched out one hand, and made an inviting gesture.

Yūhi Kurenai's face immediately turned serious. She bowed to Taiichi and then attacked. Her fists moved quickly and skillfully, but her strength and speed were far inferior to Taiichi's, indicating that she had only just entered the Genin level.

Taiichi easily blocked her attack with a single wave of his hand, while keeping his eyes fixed on her, creating an opportunity for Yūhi Kurenai to cast Genjutsu.

Sure enough, after only a few moves, Taiichi felt a ripple in his mind. This was the result of Yūhi Kurenai activating Genjutsu, but the effect was too weak and had no effect on Taiichi at all.

However, Taiichi also discovered Yūhi Kurenai's strengths. The little girl could use Genjutsu while attacking Taiichi, which alone made her superior to most ninjas.

After that, Yūhi Kurenai launched several more Genjutsu attacks on Taiichi, but after failing to achieve any effect, she jumped out of the battle first. Panting heavily, she waved her hand dejectedly and said to Taiichi, "It's no use. I've tried everything, and it has no effect on you at all."

Taiichi smiled slightly and explained, "As a Genin, even if I open my mind and let you use Genjutsu, it would be difficult to shake my spirit. However, you have done very well, completely exceeding my expectations. Now I have some ideas about how to teach you. Come, follow me."

With Taiichi, Taiichi turned around and led Yūhi Kurenai towards a training room. The outside was too noisy and not suitable for practicing Genjutsu; a quiet indoor environment was much better.

Inside the training room, the two sat cross-legged facing each other. Taiichi looked at Yūhi Kurenai, whose breathing had not yet returned to normal, and slowly spoke of his views and plans for her.

"Simple Genjutsu directly interferes with the flow of Chakra within the opponent's body, while slightly more advanced Genjutsu inevitably involves the Nature Transformation of Yin Release nature. "Chakra

Your Genjutsu skills are quite excellent, but your development of Yin Release Nature Transformation is quite insufficient; it can be said that you have almost no experience in this area.

For the next period of time, you will train with me in Taijutsu for one hour every day, and then spar with me using Genjutsu magic for two hours, experiencing my understanding of the Yin Release Nature Transformation through Genjutsu battles."

"Is this... alright?" Yūhi Kurenai asked nervously. This kind of Genjutsu practice was indeed very efficient. Most Genjutsu ninjas knew this method, but few actually used it.

This is because it requires not only extremely precise Chakra control from the stronger party, otherwise it could easily harm the weaker party, but also that the stronger party be magnanimous enough.

In this kind of Genjutsu exchange practice, the direct, harmless clash of Chakra between the two sides is enough for both to perceive and understand the subtle changes in the Ninjutsu released by the other. While this is a very convenient teaching method, it is very unfair to the strong.

This is equivalent to the strong person laying out all their knowledge about this Genjutsu, and how much the weak person can learn depends entirely on their learning ability.

Yūhi Kurenai was worried that such a blatant teaching might inadvertently teach her some of Taiichi's unique techniques. After all, Nature Transformation is quite subjective; once you learn it, you learn it, and there's no possibility of forgetting it.

"Don't worry, learn as much as you can. Don't worry about me. I'm actually afraid you'll be concerned about revealing some family secrets, which might make it inconvenient for you to practice like this."

Taiichi waved his hand dismissively, not caring how much Yūhi Kurenai could learn from him. In fact, part of the reason he taught in this way was to try to peek into some of the Yūhi Clan's unique Genjutsu techniques.

At his level, what he lacks is precisely these technical skills, and Yūhi Kurenai will fully demonstrate this in sparring.

Both sides reached a consensus, and the practice began. The illusion battle was devoid of any Genjutsu moves; to outsiders, the two simply sat facing each other, staring at one another.

In reality, their Chakra were already colliding and merging within each other's bodies, neutralizing and dissolving the influence of the other's Chakra on themselves.

If Taiichi's Chakra is like a massive, burly man rampaging through the battlefield, then Yūhi Kurenai's Chakra is like a highly skilled assassin. The two engage in a fierce battle, learning from each other's weaknesses.

However, less than half an hour later, Yūhi Kurenai could no longer hold on. After all, she was only a Genin, and her mental strength and Chakra were insufficient to sustain her for that long.

In this way, they practiced for a while, then rested for a while, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye. After that, Taiichi led Yūhi Kurenai in training her Taijutsu and physique.

Yūhi Kurenai initially opposed this arrangement, believing that she only needed to master Genjutsu. However, under Taiichi's strong suppression, she eventually obediently began training with Taiichi.

In Taiichi's view, no matter what type of ninja, a good physique is essential. The body is the foundation of everything. Without a strong physique, you are just a castle in the air, and sooner or later you will be smashed to pieces.

By the time training ended, Yūhi Kurenai was covered in sweat. Ignoring Taiichi's attempts to persuade her to stay for dinner, she thanked Taiichi and ran home in a flash.

When she arrived home, she found that her father had returned home very early that day, and it seemed that he had been waiting for her to come back.

Sure enough, as soon as she got home, Yuhi Shinku summoned her over.

"How did you learn today? Was there anything you didn't understand? Do you need me to give you some pointers?" This was the kind concern from the father.

"Yes, that's great! Taiichi is really amazing!" Yūhi Kurenai's face was flushed as she excitedly recounted her entire experience at Taiichi to her father.

Especially when the two were teaching each other Genjutsu, she felt that Taiichi's Yin Release Nature Transformation was like a Takayama, while she was just a small mound of earth, and the gap between the two was like an insurmountable chasm.

Yuhi Shinku was also particularly surprised. He had already felt reassured about Taiichi's level after learning about it from the Hokage earlier that day, and that Taiichi was the one teaching his little darling.

Now, after hearing Kurenai's account, I realize that Taiichi's skill level is truly extraordinary. Not only is his genjutsu Genjutsu, but his Chakra Control is also incredibly impressive. At least, I'm not confident I can teach this method.

But if that's the case, then the favor owed will be quite substantial, and I don't even know how to repay it.

Actually, it's just that Yūhi Kurenai is a novice and couldn't perceive Taiichi's condition. If Yuhi Shinku had personally stepped in, she would have been able to get a general idea of Taiichi's abilities. Taiichi gained just as much from this lesson as Yūhi Kurenai.

While the father and daughter were pondering how to repay Yūhi Clan, Taiichi himself was happily organizing the lessons he Taiichi learned from the lesson at home.

His pen continued writing incessantly. Two scrolls, already filled with writing, were placed on one side of his desk. These scrolls contained various Genjutsu techniques and his inspirations for developing Genjutsu. This would save him a great deal of time.

For Taiichi, time is truly money, it is life itself; what he lacks most right now is time.

Nothing happened overnight, and the next day arrived in the blink of an eye. Today was also the day for Taiichi to go to work at the Barrier Team.

Early in the morning, Taiichi took the appointment letter issued by the Hokage and went to report to the village's Barrier Team. It was located in a forest far from the center of the village, and Taiichi was greeted by a Jonin.

As a Yamanaka Jonin clan skilled in Sealing Jutsu, Yamanaka Kiyoharu was temporarily appointed as the head of the village's Barrier Team during this period, as a large number of Barrier Team ninjas were transferred to various front lines.

He received orders from the Hokage yesterday, saying that someone needed to be assigned to work in the Barrier Team. He initially thought it was...

A junior ninja who relied on personal connections was still marveling at how powerful these people were, managing to get the Hokage to personally arrange things.

But after learning who it was, I changed my mind. This junior was indeed a junior, but he was a ninja who had recently risen to fame, and I heard that he had been promoted to Jonin upon returning to the village.

I've only heard that he's good at Medical Ninjutsu, I've never heard that he's good at Sealing Jutsu. But we don't need to worry about that, he's still a Jonin after all, he's good at even the simplest maintenance work.

Yamanaka Kiyoharu has been under immense pressure lately. The Barrier is arguably one of the most important lines of defense for a village, and during wartime, all sorts of Gyuki characters have emerged. He's been incredibly busy lately, and it's precisely the time when he desperately needs manpower.

When Yamanaka Kiyoharu saw the ninja standing in front of him, who was a head shorter than him, he couldn't help but sigh again. This guy was really too young. His own son was older than him. It's true what they say, comparisons are odious!

After Yamanaka Kiyoharu helped Taiichi complete the onboarding procedures for the Barrier Team, he finally led him to the true location of the Barrier Team, a hidden part beneath the ground.

To Taiichi's surprise, although the office space above was not large, the area below was quite large. The part that Taiichi could see was no less than the size of Konoha Hospital.

No wonder people say that Konoha's underground has been hollowed out. This one Barrier Team occupies such a large area. Do other departments in Konoha have underground spaces? At least the Root has them, and definitely more than just one or two.

These official departments are one thing, but Konoha also has so many large and small clans. Each clan expands its underground facilities within its own territory, so you can imagine what the underground situation in Konoha is like.

"Taiichi, how good are your Sealing Jutsu? Do you have any foundation in this area?" Yamanaka Kiyoharu asked Taiichi, wanting to understand Taiichi's ability level so that he could assign him work later.

"Uh----" Taiichi was slightly taken aback. He didn't expect that the person in charge knew nothing about his situation. It turned out that the Hokage had only informed him that he was coming, and had not told him anything about himself.

"It's alright, pretty good level," Taiichi said modestly.

Yamanaka Kiyoharu thought Taiichi being shy, which was why he said "pretty good." He didn't take it to heart, saying, "Let me test him; it's a necessary part of the onboarding process."

Taiichi smiled slightly, indicating that it was up to you.

So, Yamanaka Kiyoharu started with the most basic Sealing Jutsu, asking questions little by little, and Taiichi naturally answered them fluently.

As the questions became increasingly complex, Yamanaka Kiyoharu realized something was amiss. This level of expertise was more than just "pretty good"; the depth of his questions had already reached the theoretical level of a Jonin.

Yamanaka Kiyoharu decisively stopped asking questions. Although he didn't know Taiichi's true level, at least in terms of theoretical knowledge, he was already on par with him, so he decided not to humiliate himself further.

Yamanaka Kiyoharu sized up the boy before him again. Let's just call him a boy for now! He could take on Shukaku one-on-one, and I've heard his Medical Ninjutsu is also outstanding. Now, his Sealing Jutsu are just as good. Goodness, what kind of monster is this?!

Yamanaka Kiyoharu gently shook his head, clearing his mind of all distractions. A smile returned to his face, but this time it was even brighter.

"Come on, Taiichi, let me show you around our facilities so you can get familiar with the work here."

"Well... thank you so much, Senior Yamanaka," Taiichi said politely.

Next, Yamanaka Kiyoharu led Taiichi around the entire underground base, showing him where the rest area was, where the work area was, and within the work area, which area was responsible for the Defense Barrier and which was responsible for the guard Barrier. He also introduced Taiichi to the other members of the Barrier Team.

Finally, Yamanaka Kiyoharu led Taiichi to a rather large room and introduced it, saying, "This is the Barrier Team's Archives. Except for the confidential files at the very back, which require authorization to view, the other documents can be read by Jonin of the Barrier Team at any time."

We often come here to look up information when we have any questions. After all, as you know, Konoha's Barrier have been in place for so many years, and many of Barrier haven't been changed since they were first established. Even the older folks here might not know what some of them do.

We can only find the answers in these old documents; otherwise, some Barrier simply cannot be maintained.

As he spoke, Yamanaka Kiyoharu sighed, it was unclear whether he was lamenting the incompetence of his successors or the many messes left behind by his predecessors.

However, he was unaware of how excited Taiichi was when he heard him introduce the Archives. This was exactly the place he needed most. Where in Konoha could you find a place with more complete information on Sealing Jutsu? It was practically tailor-made for him!