Teaching Each Student According to Their Strengths

In front of Taiichi in Konoha.

Yūhi Kurenai stood beside Taiichi, both of them standing beneath the gate. A few steps in front of the gate, below the steps, Asuma stood with his arms crossed, looking up at Taiichi. However, his gaze held a hint of provocation, a hint of unease, and a hint of scrutiny.

Taiichi frowned slightly as he looked down at Asuma. Wasn't this guy here to learn? What's with that expression now?

Moreover, this is your first time visiting, and you've come all this way empty-handed. You have absolutely no manners, not even as good as a young girl like Yūhi Kurenai.

However, considering that he had already received benefits from the Hokage, he decided not to hold it against him.

"Asuma, what are you still standing there for? Didn't you come here to study together?" Yūhi Kurenai broke the slightly awkward atmosphere.

"Ah, yes, yes." As soon as he said it, Asuma panicked. He took a few steps forward and said to Taiichi with a forced smile, "Hey— Taiichi, I'll have to trouble you with the rest."

Taiichi laughed and stepped forward, putting his arm around Asuma's shoulder and patting him hard. "Don't worry, the Hokage-sama has already told me about your situation. I'll do my best to help you become stronger."

Asuma looked pained. This guy is so strong. And what did Father and you say? It sounds like you didn't say anything nice.

Taiichi ignored Asuma's wild thoughts and invited the two of them into the house. Unlike Kurenai, who looked around the house when she first came to Taiichi's house, Asuma's attention was mostly on Taiichi.

He truly couldn't imagine what kind of attitude Taiichi would have had when he first faced the Hokage and Tsunade. In his memory, Taiichi had always been a confident and rather proud person.

Even when he first enrolled, he remained neither humble nor arrogant in the face of the Hokage's son.

Perhaps he had been staring at Taiichi long, because Tai Taiichi turned around and looked at him. "Asuma, I was just about to ask you this, why have you been staring at me all day? Is there something wrong with me?"

Asuma's face stiffened, unsure how to answer. He couldn't very well say, "I'm just curious about what it's like for you to fawn over others," or he'd be beaten to death.

"I—I've been thinking the whole time, what are you going to teach us today?"

Taiichi looked at him suspiciously, but still said confidently, "It will definitely satisfy you!"

The three arrived at the Training Ground, Taiichi said to Kurenai, "Kurenai, you should go inside with my Shadow Clone to practice Genjutsu."

"Huh? Shadow Clone —is that alright?"

Before Taiichi answer, a Shadow Clone had already walked over, grabbed Hong, and led her inside, explaining, "Of course it's no problem! Didn't you spar with the Shadow Clone the whole time yesterday? How was it? Didn't you notice anything?"

"Really?! I didn't notice at all. Taiichi, you're amazing! Even your Shadow Clone are so powerful!"

The two figures gradually moved further and further away, and their voices became increasingly indistinct.

At this moment, only Asuma, Taiichi, and his two Shadow Clone remained on the field, practicing Ninjutsu.

"Snap out of it! Hong's already gone!"

Taiichi waved his hand in front of Asuma's eyes, instantly making him blush.

"No—don't talk nonsense, I was just wondering how you train your Genjutsu, and why you went indoors, yes—that's it."

"Alright, alright, I'm not your father, you don't need to explain these things to me."

Taiichi waved his hand dismissively and continued speaking to Asuma, "Let's not waste any time. Attack me with all your might now, and let me see how good you are."

Upon hearing about the fight, Asuma immediately snapped out of it. He pulled out Kunai and assumed an attack stance towards Taiichi, saying, "You'd better watch out, or I'll hurt you!"

Taiichi smiled slightly. This kid must have seen Jonin real combat, otherwise he wouldn't have said such ignorant things.

Taiichi draw his sword; he simply extended one hand and gestured for him to proceed.

Asuma did Kunai hold back and charged towards Taiichi. Once close, he swung his kunai repeatedly, each move aimed at Taiichi's vital points.

Taiichi's brows twitched as he watched, unsure whether the guy knew he couldn't hurt him or if this was just his usual practice during sparring.

Taiichi, easily neutralizing Asuma's attack with a single palm strike. This was not only a crushing defeat in strength and speed, but also a complete suppression in eyesight and technique.

As time went on, Asuma himself realized that he had no chance with his Taijutsu, so he retreated rapidly while his hands quickly Hand Seals.

Fire Style: Great Flame Bomb.

He spat out a huge Fireball, which flew straight toward Taiichi.

Taiichi, on the other hand, dealt with it even more simply. Without even forming hand seals, he simply flicked his hand violently, generating a Great Flame Bomb that blew the Great Flame Bomb away, completely deflecting its trajectory.

A loud explosion.

The Great Flame Bomb exploded to Taiichi's side and rear, the dazzling Kakkou illuminating Taiichi's smiling face, which appeared utterly detestable to Asuma at that moment.

He was still not willing to admit defeat, and Hand Seals.

Wind Style: Great Breakthrough

A violent gale, carrying numerous Wind Blades, blew towards Taiichi.

This time, Taiichi hand and then spat out Fireball.

It was the same Great Flame Bomb Asuma had just used, only larger and more solid than the Asuma had just used.

The howling wind had no effect on it; even the condensed Wind Blade were swallowed up by the dense flames.

The entire Wind Style, after being partially blocked by the Great Flame Bomb, had no effect on Taiichi behind him. On the other hand, Asuma had no choice but to quickly dodge to the side when faced with the incoming Great Flame Bomb.

"Boom!" It was also an explosion.

A semi-transparent Barrier was quickly activated around the Training Ground, blocking the flames and shockwaves from the explosion.

Asuma, who had already dodged, was stunned. How could the difference in skill be so vast when they used the same Ninjutsu?

"Okay, that's enough for now."

At this moment, Taiichi's voice brought Asuma back to his senses. He looked at Taiichi, slowly walked over, and said nothing, but his attitude was obviously much better.

"So, you've only learned Fire Style Wind Style so far?"

"Yes." Asuma nodded honestly and didn't cause any more trouble.

"I have a general understanding of your level. The fact that you've developed a second Nature Transformation at such a young age already surpasses most ninjas," Taiichi praised.

But Asuma didn't quite hear the praise. He twitched his lips, wanting to retort, "You're actually younger than me." But he held back in the end. "You're amazing," he thought, "You're absolutely right."

"However, your current Ninjutsu power is still just child's play. Now, I'll show you what real Ninjutsu is like, and what its power should be! This will also give you a goal to strive for in the future."

"Ah! Real Ninjutsu? Is it not allowed here?" Asuma hadn't yet realized what real Ninjutsu was.

"Here?" Taiichi looked around and shook his head slightly. "This place is too small, and the Defense Barrier isn't strong enough. Let's go to a more spacious place."

Before Asuma could even speak, Taiichi threw down a Flying Thunder God Kunai, grabbed Asuma's shoulder, and then the two of them vanished from the spot.

The two reappeared at a riverbank more than 20 kilometers away from Konoha, a coordinate point that Taiichi had prepared in advance.

"Ugh—" A series of vomiting sounds came. Asuma, who had just appeared, hadn't even had time to observe his surroundings before he bent over and started dry heaving incessantly.

"What... what's going on? Why... why do I feel so uncomfortable?"

"Oh! I didn't expect you to react so strongly. Some people experience this the first time they use the Flying Thunder God Technique. It's normal, don't worry about it. I had a similar reaction the first time."

Taiichi kindly explained, taking care of Asuma's young mind, and even used himself as an example.

Asuma did feel much better. He had initially thought he was bad when Taiichi reacted Taiichi strongly to his surprise, but Taiichi to say. This guy really had a perverse sense of humor, always taking long breaths when he spoke.

Once Asuma had recovered enough, he finally had the chance to look around, and what he saw shocked him greatly.

"Where is this? It seems to be no longer Konoha."

"Of course, it's about 20 kilometers from here to Konoha." Taiichi pointed Northern Front, "Konoha is in that direction."

Asuma looked in the direction Taiichi pointing, but he couldn't see anything at all. It was so far away that he couldn't even see the tall walls.

"A ninja who leaves the village without permission will be considered Rogue Ninja, didn't you know that?" Asuma looked at Taiichi in disbelief; this guy was far too audacious.

"Leaving the village? Who saw me?" Taiichi looked at Asuma curiously. "You're not going to report me, are you?"

Seeing Asuma's conflicted expression, Taiichi stopped teasing him. "Alright, alright, don't be so nervous. We're just out for a little while, we'll be back soon. As long as no one finds out, it's a case of 'if the people don't report it, the officials won't investigate,' and the village won't bother with it."

Asuma was also helpless. This was the first time he had discovered that Taiichi had such an unruly side, but what could he do? He couldn't very well report him.

"Come here, let me show you what the true power of Ninjutsu is."

Upon hearing this, Asuma immediately perked up and strode towards Taiichi, who was already standing by the river.

"In the previous exchange, you used the Great Flame Bomb and Great Breakthrough Ninjutsu. Now I'll demonstrate these two Ninjutsu for you."

"Look closely, the first one is the Great Flame Bomb."

Taiichi Hand Seals, and a Bright Gold Fireball with a diameter of more than three meters was spat out by Taiichi. The Fireball trailed a long tail of flame and flew more than thirty meters before landing on the river surface.

With a deafening roar, the already narrow river was blasted to its limit, and a wave of heat, carrying water vapor and mud, rained down from the sky. An invisible Wind Wall unfolded above the two of them, deflecting the splashes without obstructing their view.

Once everything had calmed down, Asuma saw the explosion site in the distance. The river channel, which was originally only about 6 meters wide, had been blasted into a large circular crater with a diameter of more than ten meters.

At this moment, the river water was flowing continuously into the pit, and the bottom of the pit had already accumulated a shallow layer. In a little while, it would become a small lake.

"How about it? Is it acceptable?"

Taiichi's voice snapped Esma out of his shock. He stared blankly at Taiichi; this was no ordinary matter.

Even if such Ninjutsu evades a direct attack, the explosive power is enough to kill or injure all the surrounding ninjas. Compared to his own Great Flame Bomb, this is worlds apart.

"Alright, let's take a look at Wind Style: Great Breakthrough."

As he spoke, Taiichi Hand Seals again. This time, he took a deep breath, his chest bulging as he inhaled violently. Then, he exhaled a violent gust of wind, this time targeting the forest behind him.

The gale, carrying Wind Blade, swept towards the forest with unstoppable force. The trees at the front seemed to be slowly torn apart, disappearing bit by bit from Asuma's sight. Then, as the distance increased, the power gradually weakened.

When the Ninjutsu ended, a 20-meter-long fan-shaped area of destruction appeared before Asuma's eyes. In the first 10 meters or so of this fan, all the trees were cut to pieces, and the trees were better preserved as they went further back. But even so, there was not a single tree that was intact within the 20 meters.

Asuma was already somewhat numb. Was this really the same Ninjutsu? How could the power of Ninjutsu be so different?

Taiichi patted Asuma on the shoulder from behind, looked at his dazed expression, and said with a smile, "Want to know why the difference is so big?"

Asuma's eyes lit up, and he nodded emphatically. "Yes, Taiichi, teach me!"

Taiichi smiled with satisfaction. It wasn't for nothing that he had gone to such lengths to pull this trick on him. He had added quite a bit of substance to those two Ninjutsu; otherwise, they wouldn't have had such power. Now Asuma was finally convinced, and his teaching would be much easier from now on.

After all, there's a huge difference between a cooperative student and a non-cooperative one. Since he has already accepted the Hokage's benefits, he naturally has to do his best, which is also a responsibility to his reputation.

"Let's go back first and talk about it then!"

After saying that, he grabbed Asuma and vanished instantly in Asuma's wildly changing gaze.

In Taiichi, Asuma, who had recovered from vomiting, sat pale-faced on either side of Taiichi at the stone table.

At this moment, Asuma was no longer reluctant; he was listening intently to Taiichi's explanation of the power of Ninjutsu.

"To make Ninjutsu powerful, there are only three things: First, the proficiency in releasing the Ninjutsu, which can be achieved through practice; second, having enough Chakra Quantity, which requires time to accumulate; and third, the mastery of Nature Transformation, which is the most important point."

Ordinary ninjas mistakenly believe that being able to perform Ninjutsu smoothly means they have mastered the corresponding Nature Transformation. This is a huge misconception.

Mastering Nature Transformation only allows you to perform the corresponding Ninjutsu; the power of your Ninjutsu depends on the depth of your mastery of Nature Transformation.

This is precisely the main aspect I will be training you on later.

Asuma's eyes lit up; this was the first time he had heard someone explain so clearly why the power of each person's Ninjutsu differed.

Others had spoken to him before, but none of them had explained it as clearly as Taiichi. At this moment, he was truly grateful that his father had sent him to be guided by Taiichi.

"Alright, next, we'll begin the first phase of our special training—"