The next day, after eating breakfast early, Feng headed to Uchiha Teuchi's home. Although the person he most wanted to see right now was Uchiha Fugaku, to see whether he could copy Susanoo,
he did not know Fugaku at all, and there was a gap in status between them. If he directly asked to meet him and then needed physical contact, Fugaku might cast a Sharingan genjutsu and expose everything down to his underwear.
Therefore, Feng did not plan to seek Fugaku out himself. He planned to wait for Fugaku to come looking for him.
His foundation in ninjutsu was nonexistent. Before escaping Konoha, he could first learn a few things. During that time, he could casually voice some dissatisfaction with the clan head. Surely that would bring Fugaku to him.
As for whether he should also say something critical of the village, that would depend on the situation after he came into contact with Fugaku.
If Fugaku came through, then Uchiha Little-Mustache Feng would appear in the taverns frequented by the Konoha Military Police Force, shouting, "Five hundred ryo, a whole five hundred ryo! One bowl of ramen actually costs five hundred ryo!"
If Fugaku did not come through, then before long, neither Konoha nor the Uchiha clan would have anyone called Feng anymore.
"Uncle Teuchi, Aunt Jing, good morning. Is Brother Kentaro here?" At a pancake shop on Konoha's streets, Feng asked Uchiha Teuchi and his wife, who were busy with business.
"Feng, why aren't you resting at home for a few more days? You need to take care of yourself." While tending to the customers in the shop, Uchiha Teuchi showed concern for Feng.
"Uncle Teuchi, the doctor already said I'm fine. I don't need more rest. Is Brother Kentaro here? We agreed yesterday that he would start teaching me how to become a ninja today."
"Taro? He should have taken Jiro to the training grounds. Those two have been going early every day lately to train. I heard Taro is preparing to take the Jonin exam. He's been a Chunin for years before trying for Jonin—what a disgrace." Though Uncle Teuchi's words were disparaging, the joy and pride on his face were impossible to hide.
"Uncle Teuchi, could you say that without grinning from ear to ear? Still, Brother Kentaro is taking the Jonin exam before even turning twenty. He really is outstanding. Jiro also graduated smoothly this year and became a Genin. Your family's incredible. Anyway, Uncle Teuchi, Aunt Jing, see you later. I'll go find Brother Kentaro first."
"Mm, go on. I remember they've been training at the newly built training ground west of the clan compound lately. Come eat at Uncle's place with them at noon. It's a shame your father and grandfather couldn't see you become a ninja. Sigh..."
After bidding Uncle Teuchi farewell, Feng hurried to the training grounds west of the clan compound. He quickly found the two brothers, Kentaro and Kenjiro, training there. They seemed to be practicing the famous ninjutsu from the Hokage: Card Release—Dog Awkward Cry Technique (Fire Release—Fireball Jutsu).
"Brother Kentaro, Kenjiro, sorry to interrupt. I'll have to trouble you two for a while." Feng spoke, cutting off their practice.
"Oh, Feng. Not bad, you came early. I thought you'd arrive later. Jiro, practice the hand-sign sequence I just taught you first.
I'll teach Feng the basics of being a ninja. He never attended the Ninja Academy, so he doesn't know anything." Kentaro responded to Feng first, then instructed his younger brother Kenjiro.
"Mm, all right, Brother. Go help that deadweight first. After all, Uncle Tetsutaro used to help us repair our ninja tools all the time." Kenjiro first gave Feng a contemptuous glance, then calmly spoke to his brother Kentaro.
"Feng, come with me." Kentaro ignored Kenjiro and turned to lead Feng toward the resting area at the edge of the training ground.
"Yes, Brother Taro." Feng followed Kentaro and answered, offering no response at all to Kenjiro's words.
Being called deadweight irritated him somewhat, but the original owner of this body really had been deadweight before. Kenjiro was not wrong. Besides, Feng would be learning the basics of being a ninja from Kenjiro's older brother for some time. No matter how displeased he was, he could only swallow it.
"Feng, your situation is unusual. You had no talent as a ninja before and could not refine enough chakra to use ninjutsu. Only now, after awakening the Sharingan, and because of some special bloodline within you, have you gained chakra at the Genin level.
"But simply having chakra does not make you a qualified ninja. There is a great deal you need to learn.
"You should know that most people study at the Ninja Academy for six years before becoming qualified ninja.
"And I do not have that much time to teach you. Before long, the village will hold the Jonin exam, and I need to prepare for it.
"So you only have one month. During that month, I will teach as best I can, and you will learn as best you can. How much you manage to learn will depend on your own ability." Kentaro spoke slowly.
"Before I teach you anything else, we must start with the most basic thing: refining chakra. The first jutsu a ninja learns is the Chakra Refinement Technique. It is the foundation of everything. Although you have a decent amount of chakra because of your special circumstances,
you will still need the Chakra Refinement Technique in the future, whether to increase your total chakra reserves or restore chakra you have used. If you do not master this technique, then you will have no future at all.
"Chakra is a special power refined by combining spiritual energy with the physical energy contained in the body's 130 trillion cells. The Chakra Refinement Technique is the method of refining that power. Now activate your Sharingan, watch me carefully, and learn from me."
As he spoke, Kentaro began teaching Feng the Chakra Refinement Technique.
Uchiha Kentaro was not an exceptional teacher, but he was earnest and patient enough.
Feng already had chakra within his body. On top of that, he possessed an adult soul and the Sharingan, which was said to be a cheat tool for learning ninjutsu.
With all those advantages combined, Feng barely managed to learn the most basic Chakra Refinement Technique in one morning. After that, he could only keep practicing until he became familiar with it.
At noon, after finishing their individual training, the three of them headed back together toward Uncle Teuchi's pancake shop. Upon learning that it had taken Feng an entire morning just to learn the Chakra Refinement Technique, Kenjiro could not help looking down on him again.
The reason was simple. For something as basic as the Chakra Refinement Technique, ordinary ninjas needed at most an hour. In the anime, the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki succeeded in practicing it in under ten minutes, yet Feng had needed an entire morning...
Kenjiro's contempt also made Feng realize for the first time since transmigrating just how terrible this body's talent for ninjutsu was. If he did not have cheats to rely on, he would probably have gone looking for Might Guy to train in taijutsu by now.
After all, if he became Guy's disciple and put on that bright green skintight training suit, then even as an Uchiha, the ANBU and Root would keep their distance from him to some extent. That could still help quite a bit with his escape from Konoha.
After lunch at Uncle Teuchi's home, Feng returned home alone and continued practicing the Chakra Refinement Technique until he became familiar with it.
After draining all the chakra from his body, he rested while considering how to voice his dissatisfaction within the clan and draw the attention of Clan Head Fugaku.
This body's talent for ninjutsu was visibly terrible. If he relied on training alone, his future was easy to foresee: either on Root's experimental table or beneath that beast Itachi's butcher's blade.
Therefore, finding a way to contact Uchiha Fugaku and seeing whether he could use his cheat ability was more reliable.
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