Training (Thanks to reader 140215164459972 for the generous donation)

Early the next morning, Shiro got up early and hurried to the training ground to train.

Today, Nakamura would probably teach Shiro Wind Release: Divine Gale, and Shiro had to learn it before the exam. That was quite a difficult task for him.

Still, having a goal was a good thing. Only then could you clearly feel yourself improving and strengthen your resolve to keep training!

Of course, it would be even better if he could achieve his goal without having to work hard.

Lost in thought, Shiro arrived at the training ground. Perhaps he had taken things too leisurely, because even Shikaki had already begun training by the time he arrived.

"Ha ha, Shiro, I thought you would show up that early every time. What, changed your mind? Want to learn from Shikaki?" Seeing Shiro late for the rare occasion, Nakamura could not help teasing him.

"Uh, not yet. Shikaki's lifestyle is tempting, but I don't have his brains. I'd starve to death."

"Ha ha, enough of that. Here, this is the ninjutsu you'll be learning next." With that, he handed Shiro a scroll.

Shiro stared blankly at the scroll. "Captain, what is this?"

"This is Wind Release: Thousand-Faced Wind. It's the most suitable one for that ninjutsu of yours, but I don't know this technique myself, so I traded a friend for it. Unfortunately, I won't be able to guide you much."

So the seals for Divine Gale that I practiced yesterday were useless? Although Shiro liked that the technique suited him, it also meant that eighty percent of the seals he had practiced yesterday had been for nothing.

Yet no matter how helpless Shiro felt, he could not change the outcome. Besides, Nakamura had likely paid no small price for this ninjutsu.

Thinking of that, Shiro hurriedly bowed to Nakamura. "Thank you, Captain!"

"Ha ha, we're on the same team. What are you thanking me for? Helping you is helping myself. All right, go train. I can't guide you much with this technique, so you'll mostly have to train on your own."

"Mm, it's fine, Captain Nakamura. Then I'll go train first."

"Mm, go ahead."

With that, Shiro and Nakamura each went off to train. Though Nakamura was a Jonin, he still had plenty of room to improve, especially because of the team's composition.

Nakamura basically did not need to take much responsibility for Shiro and the others' training. After all, Shiro and Shikaki trained in secret techniques, while Taichi focused more on Sharingan genjutsu.

As a result, Nakamura had more free time and more time to train. He only needed to occasionally offer Shiro and the others some guidance.

When it came to the basics, Taichi and Shikaki's clans certainly understood them better than Nakamura did. As for Shiro's secret technique, he was currently the only one practicing it, so he could only control its progress himself.

All Nakamura could teach them was his wealth of experience.

Meanwhile, Shiro went alone to a corner. He first summoned a Shadow Clone and had it continue studying Barrier Magecraft nearby, while Shiro practiced the hand seals for Thousand-Faced Wind again.

There was no helping it. If Nakamura had taught him Divine Gale, Shiro would already have been able to complete the seals quickly. Unfortunately, things did not always go smoothly.

So Shiro could only start over. Although he had practiced it a little in the past, it had truly only been a little, and it offered very limited help to his current training.

However, after exhausting his Chakra this time, he did not hurry to dispel the Shadow Clone. Instead, he took out the Thousand-Faced Wind scroll and began reading it, slowly studying it while comparing it with the experience and insights in his mind as he waited for his Chakra to recover.

After all, he would be training all day today, so he needed to arrange his time properly.

Besides, ninjutsu could not be cast simply by forming hand seals. Otherwise, the Sharingan's copying ability would not have become so famous.

Hand seals were merely a convenient way to guide Chakra flow. Therefore, once one studied a ninjutsu to a certain extent, the hand seals could be simplified or even omitted entirely.

Thus, Shiro also needed to carefully study Thousand-Faced Wind's Chakra flow.

At the same time, that was one of the reasons Shiro had not trained the Rasengan.

After all, the original work only described how Chakra flowed outside the body and said nothing about how it flowed within.

Shiro could understand that. After all, if Kishimoto knew ninjutsu, why the hell would he be drawing manga?

Therefore, learning the Rasengan was even harder for Shiro than it had been for Minato to create it. After all, Shiro's foundation in ninjutsu was far inferior to Minato's.

That was the benefit of having a good teacher. Even if Shiro gained the experience of a thousand Genin, what use would that be? Could the experience of a thousand weaklings compare to that of a Jonin? Without a doubt, that was impossible.

That was right, one could use another mountain's stone to polish jade, but only if Shiro was jade to begin with.

Thus, training the Rasengan would only waste Shiro's energy. By the time Minato created it, Shiro figured he would probably no longer think much of the Rasengan anyway.

Shiro's arrangement greatly increased his training efficiency, but he had not forgotten the exhaustion he had felt when dispelling the Shadow Clone last night.

Therefore, after persisting through two rounds, Shiro dispelled the Shadow Clone. If he kept going, he feared he would die of overwork when it was released.

You had to eat one bite at a time, and training was the same.

Even so, when the Shadow Clone dispersed, Shiro was nearly overwhelmed by the fatigue it sent back.

After all, Shiro's original body had also been training, which meant double the fatigue. That was no small challenge for him.

Fortunately, although Shiro was already swaying on his feet, the training of the past three years had transformed him. He was no longer the weak-willed shut-in he had once been, so he ultimately endured it.

However, Shiro's condition was no longer suitable for continued training. It was nearly noon anyway, and although there was still some time left, Nakamura saw Shiro's state and announced an early end to the morning session.

Taichi and Shikaki had no objections to an early lunch break. After all, training at home might even be more effective for them, but doing so was not as beneficial for developing the bond between teammates.

That was also why Taichi and Shikaki participated in the team's group training. They did not particularly care whether it continued, and this gave them a chance to go home and ask their elders about difficulties they had encountered in training.

This was also one of the differences between the Nakamura Squad and Team Yamada. Since Team Yamada was made up entirely of commoners, they all rested together during group training.

Of course, that did not mean Taichi and the others had a poor relationship. Otherwise, Taichi would not have awakened his Sharingan because of it.

But it also showed that Taichi was a normal Uchiha.

Unlike that oddball Obito, who had actually awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan because of love. What heresy!

Although Shiro did not spend lunch break with them, he did not go home either. With his current appetite, he could eat his family into poverty!

It had been mentioned before that ninja-related items were all expensive, including high-energy ingredients, naturally. Shiro truly could eat his family into poverty.

That was one of the reasons Shiro insisted on eating out.

Shiro knew that if he ate at home, Keiko and the others would definitely not let him pay.