The First Lesson of the Second Round / Uchiha Shingen's Valuable Life Lessons

Nearly a hundred Chakra chains extended from Uchiha Shingen's body, soaring high into the sky and forming a large net that pressed down on the ground.

"Wow!" Although it didn't have the same direct destructive power as the previous Great Fireball, the children still couldn't help but close their eyes, feeling that the overwhelming chains would smash into their heads at any moment.

However, Uchiha Shingen stopped the Ninjutsu just as the Adamantine Sealing Chains were about to fall, and the chains scattered.

"It might not look very intuitive, but it can actually attack physical objects," he said, this time releasing it from his hand.

More than a dozen chains rushed into the woods and twisted at will, snapping a large number of trees in half with a continuous roar. Several children stared in disbelief at the tree trunks and limbs flying into the air.

After a few seconds of Naruto Uzumaki felt a surge of satisfaction, realizing that his family's Ninjutsu was no less powerful than Sasuke's, and he instantly became happy.

"Finally, it's the Yuki Clan's Ice Release." Uchiha Clan stopped releasing the Adamantine Sealing Chains, clapped his hands together, and a huge ice arm burst out from the forest, its five fingers spread wide. The huge ice crystals, under the combined effect of the surrounding air and light refraction, displayed a dazzling array of colors.

A flicker of excitement flashed in Bai's eyes.

"That's about it." Uchiha Shingen looked at the children. "Do you want to learn?"

The four children nodded in unison, nodding repeatedly.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you, but..." Uchiha Shingen smiled, "This is Ninjutsu that only obedient children can learn. I just don't know who the obedient children are."

"Me! I'm the most obedient!" Naruto Uzumaki quickly raised his hand to show that he was the best behaved.

Uchiha Sasuke glared at Naruto Uzumaki, clearly unconvinced.

He felt that the teacher was just trying to coax a little kid, but he wasn't a little kid anymore!

Then he raised both hands.

"Me! Me too! I'm much more obedient than Naruto!"

Chapter Nine, Second Cycle, First Lesson

At the edge of the Valley of the End, a small clearing had been created in the woods, where four little kids were making noises under the supervision of Uchiha Shingen.

Since it's Uchiha Shingen's going to teach, he'll definitely start by teaching the basics of Yang Release, since it has no upper limit and is widely applicable.

To master Yang Release techniques, Taijutsu are paramount.

This was clearly very different from the glamorous Ninjutsu training scenes the children had imagined, but the large, brightly colored ice arm that they could see at a glance always managed to inspire them again.

From the very beginning, the four children displayed their different talents.

As Uchiha Shingen predicted, Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke learning abilities; they were born to be ninjas.

Karin's learning ability is slightly better than Bai's.

Looking at it this way, Bai seems to be the worst.

But even the seemingly worst-performing person is still far ahead of many others.

All four are genuine geniuses, and two of them are cheaters disguised as geniuses.

Uchiha Shingen secretly admired him.

He himself started training at the age of three, but compared to these four little guys, he's no match.

"Okay, let's stop and rest for a bit."

He clapped his hands, signaling the four of them to slow down.

"Teacher, who's stronger, me or Sasuke (Naruto)?" Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke immediately asked in unison.

Those expectant little eyes proved their strong competitive spirit.

This is a good thing.

This is also why Ninja Academy use a small group teaching system.

"They're all very strong." Uchiha Shingen knew that children needed encouragement, so he unleashed a powerful attack on Uchiha Sasuke.

"Sasuke, you're even stronger than Itachi was at this age."

"Really!? Am I even stronger than my brother?" Uchiha Sasuke's expression seemed to be burning with his inner cosmos.

It's easy to imagine that when he gets back, he'll ask his family for praise, and Uchiha Itachi will definitely agree.

Naruto Uzumaki wasn't interested in Uchiha Itachi, but he was interested in Uchiha Sasuke, so he wasn't satisfied with the assessment that "they're both very strong," as it didn't hit a nerve with him.

So his inner power didn't ignite, and his expression was probably something like, "Boring, another draw with that stinky Sasuke."

"Take a short break before continuing," Uchiha Shingen reminded them seriously, acting like a teacher. "There's still some time, so stop fooling around and recover properly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the difference between the four children and those who were not from the ninja clan became very obvious.

Although it was Naruto Uzumaki and Uchiha Sasuke's first day of training, they already had an understanding of how to properly recover their bodies due to their parents' usual ninja life and the influence of their environment. They didn't need any additional guidance from Uchiha Shingen.

Karin and Haku are different; they don't quite understand this, or rather, their understanding is inadequate, and they need guidance from Uchiha Shingen.

"Remember this feeling. You are destined to be ninjas. The way ninjas rest is different from how ordinary people rest. You must cultivate this habit now and make it instinctive," Uchiha Shingen instructed while giving his advice.

In order to adapt to their own Ninjutsu system and improve their endurance, each ninja clan will summarize and develop a rest method that is more suitable for their own ninjas. Relatively speaking, the Senju Clan's rest method can be adapted to most Ninjutsu systems, since they rely on their extensive knowledge of Ninjutsu for their livelihood.

Uchiha Shingen didn't know the techniques of the Uzumaki Clan and Yuki Clan, he could only teach the Senju Clan, which was the method he used himself.

It doesn't matter if it's something like that, as long as we have it.

After some time, when it was about time, Uchiha Shingen woke them up.

"The first step for a ninja is to refine Chakra," said Uchiha Shingen. "Let me first tell you what Chakra is."

"Teacher, I know that!" Naruto Uzumaki raised his hand high. "Chakra is in the body. If you have Chakra, you can be a ninja and use Ninjutsu!"

Uchiha Sasuke his friend a disdainful look and remained silent.

He's very smart. Yesterday when he got home, his father said that his teacher is very capable and that he should study hard so he can be a good boy.

The Ninjutsu the teacher just used was really amazing.

"Is that so?" Uchiha Shingen said with a smile. "Then Naruto, you tell everyone, what is Chakra?"

"Yes! Chakra is... is..." Naruto Uzumaki's expression gradually became bewildered.

Hmm? What was it again? Chakra is... Chakra?

"Idiot Naruto!" Uchiha Sasuke his breath.

"Sorry, teacher, I don't think I knew that." Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head, admitting his careless behavior.

"It's alright, even the teacher didn't know at first, so we needed to learn." Uchiha Shingen also felt a bit nostalgic about this. "When you get to school, don't take it lightly just because the teacher is only teaching textbook knowledge. Knowledge that you think is useless is just knowledge that you don't need right now."

The children nodded.

"Then let's talk about Chakra. In the beginning, there was no Chakra in this world. You've all heard the story of the Sage of Six Paths, right?"

"I've heard of it, the Sage created Chakra!" Naruto Uzumaki's ability to answer quickly is truly impressive.

"Who told you that?"

"That's what Dad said."

"Then remember to tell your mother when you get home today that your father hid some money behind the wedding photo hanging in the living room."

"Alright!"

After giving the Lord Hokage the punishment he deserved, Uchiha Shingen began his teaching.

"The Sage of Six Paths elucidated the truth of Chakra, which is the way Chakra is composed. He made it theoretically possible for everyone to refine Chakra, which also led to the existence of ninja beasts, as animals can also refine it." Uchiha Shingen held up a finger. "First of all, it's important to understand that how much Chakra a person can use depends on their ability to refine Chakra. The maximum amount of Chakra a person can refine depends on their physical and mental energy. It sounds a bit mystical, but the outward manifestation of that is your physical strength."

At this point, Uchiha Shingen praised Naruto Uzumaki.

"Naruto has the best stamina among you, so he will have the most Chakra."

"Yay!" Naruto Uzumaki was overjoyed; this really hit his sweet spot.

"Don't be too happy yet," Uchiha Shingen poured cold water on the situation, "Extracting more doesn't necessarily mean you're stronger; control and use are two different things."

In the original timeline, Naruto Uzumaki's Chakra control and usage were completely terrible before graduation, which led to him being labeled as the worst student.

"But you don't need to worry about that now. I will teach you how to refine it first, and then I will teach you how to store it. The longer you store it, the stronger you will be in the future."

"Teacher," Bai raised his hand this time, "What happens if we store it up but don't use it? What happens when the time is up?"

"Good question." Uchiha Clan. "Chakra will revert to its pre-refining state, which means it will restore your stamina. Therefore, knowing how to rationally choose the amount of Chakra to store and how to restore stamina based on the situation you are facing is a fundamental skill for a ninja. Without a solid foundation, you cannot become a powerful ninja."

Chapter Ten: Uchiha Shingen's Valuable Life Experiences

Human learning ability is truly amazing, hence the concept of talent.

It's like some people aren't good at studying, but they're born to fight; they can crush someone's brain just by relying on their physical instincts.

As for who that was, Uchiha Shingen didn't name names.

As the sun was about to set, the four children, under Uchiha Shingen's training, were almost completely exhausted.

Their tongues were sticking out long, and they were panting heavily; even the Inuzuka Clan's dogs would be impressed.

"That's enough for today," said Uchiha Shingen, and the four children felt as if they had heard heavenly music.

The teacher is handsome, the teacher is strong, the teacher is too ruthless.

This is Uchiha Sasuke's impression of Uchiha Shingen after a day's work.

Naruto Uzumaki didn't think too much about it. He was extremely active to begin with, and now that he had exhausted his stamina to the limit of his normal state, he actually felt quite good.

Karin and Bai were both tired and happy.

When they first extracted Chakra, they were so happy they wanted to jump for joy.

As for being able to refine Chakra on the very first day of his studies, others might call him a prodigy, but Uchiha Shingen felt that having four geniuses placed in his hands and not being able to refine Chakra on the first day of his studies was an insult to him.

Generally speaking, there are only two reasons why one cannot refine Chakra: one is that one genuinely lacks talent, and the other is that one has talent, but the teacher's skill level is inadequate, forcing the learner to figure it out on their own.

Each of these four individuals possesses exceptional talent, the kind of talent that would make any ninja clan envious.

Once Naruto and Karin enter the Ninja Academy and officially display their talents, and with Uzumaki Kushina as the Hokage's wife, those Uzumaki Clan might have the idea of rebuilding their clan.

At that time, the most embarrassed person will probably be Uzumaki Kushina herself.

Overall, the reappearance of the Uzumaki Clan is advantageous to the ninja clans of Leaf Village, but the numbers don't add up, and there will inevitably be ninja clans that try to obstruct it.

There will also be obstacles for the Hokage lineage.

But none of this affected Uchiha Shingen. He had finally agreed to teach others, and he didn't care about anything else.

If there are still any idiots who have designs on these kids, he's killed even those nominally "his own people."

"Teacher, can we learn Ninjutsu tomorrow?" Bai was the most enthusiastic among the children. Having witnessed the night of the massacre of his clan, he craved power more than anyone else.

In this respect, he is very similar to Uchiha Sasuke from the original timeline.

The difference is that he wants power in order to protect it.

"What are you thinking about? You're already thinking about using it after it's only been refined?" Uchiha Shingen tapped the little white head. "Today you're all just standing still, tomorrow you'll all be running."

"Run?"

"What serious ninja would stand still and fight?" Uchiha Shingen selectively forgot that he often did that himself. Standing in Susanoo practically a stationary stance. "Those ninjas release Ninjutsu while running. Chakra refining and storing are the same. Once you can refine and store Chakra while moving, you can start learning Chakra control. Only when your control reaches a certain standard can you start using it."

"Oh!" Bai exclaimed, feigning realization. "I understand. I'll try my best!"

Good, you have a strong drive to learn and a positive attitude.

Uchiha Shingen was very satisfied.

"Don't worry, your teacher will teach you properly and won't abandon you halfway through. I'll not only teach you Ninjutsu, but also many important principles."

"A profound truth?" Bai's eyes lit up upon hearing this, thinking it sounded incredibly sophisticated.

"Of course, the world of ninjas isn't just about Ninjutsu." Uchiha Shingen called the other three kids over. "Ninjas are human too. Most of the time, dealing with interpersonal relationships is the main thing. For example, some missions need to be completed using ordinary methods."

"Huh?" Naruto Uzumaki exclaimed in obvious disappointment, "This isn't cool at all."

"You're wrong again, Naruto." Uchiha Shingen glanced at him. "Sometimes, a ninja is cooler when he doesn't use Ninjutsu than when Ninjutsu."

"Really?"

"I'm your teacher, why would I lie to you, especially you three boys? Let me teach you something early on: In the future, you must be able to pass through a sea of flowers without a single petal clinging to you. What does this mean? It means that you will face many temptations in the future, but you must have the ability to handle them. This is also my valuable life experience as a ninja over the years."

"I know! I know!" Naruto Uzumaki knew again. "I often hear Mom and Dad talk about the three forbidden rules for ninjas, but Mom only says it, without ever saying what they are."

"Your vision is too narrow." Uchiha Shingen shook his head, sighing. "The restriction is only the first level, but you're too young to know what comes after."

The children seemed to understand, but they thought that someone as knowledgeable as their teacher must be right.