Just as Itō Yuying took flight, several figures flew over. "Oh, it's you! Why aren't you resting at home? What did you need me for?"
Hatake Sakumo recounted what had happened at school. Itō Yuying rubbed his chin and said, "Good, we can use this to show off the training base's strength. Then let's head over this afternoon. Split up and find Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Might Duy. See you at the Ninja Academy in a bit."
"Okay."
They flew off in different directions to find Might Duy and the others. Itō Yuying and Tsunade went straight to the school.
In the Hokage's office, Tobirama Senju put down his pen and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi before him. "Oh, they're going to teach a class at the school?"
"Yes, teacher. The school's teachers just applied for a large training ground."
"Haha, they certainly know how to stir things up! All right, we'll go over this afternoon too and see how they teach."
"Yes, teacher," Hiruzen Sarutobi replied respectfully.
Itō Yuying and Tsunade arrived at the school, which was bustling with activity. They could hear the children playing from far away. More than three hundred people stood on the field, with the lower, middle, and upper grades each forming a separate group.
A ninja teacher walked over. Itō Yuying recognized him: it was Xinchang Yishui, his former teacher.
Xinchang Yishui came up to Itō Yuying and said, "You've grown taller."
"Yes, Yishui, it's been a long time." "Yes, yes, it has. You've become so powerful." As your teacher, that makes me proud!
"Haha, you flatter me, teacher. By the way, Teacher Yishui, what are the arrangements for this afternoon?" Xinchang Yishui said, "Here's the plan. We applied to Lord Hokage for the large Training Ground One. We'll lead everyone over there shortly."
"How about this... Teacher Yishui, once the students are lined up, have everyone hold hands. I'll take everyone over with Instant Transmission, then bring everyone back after class."
Xinchang Yishui looked a little surprised. "Wouldn't that be a lot of trouble?"
"Hehe, not at all. Teacher, go ahead and get them organized! We'll leave once my companions arrive."
"All right," Xinchang Yishui replied, then went off to give instructions.
When Xinchang Yishui said they would be taken to the large Training Ground One with Instant Transmission, the little brats all cheered. Some of the underachievers who didn't know what Instant Transmission was asked their classmates, then started cheering and shouting once they understood. Seeing that things wouldn't settle down anytime soon, the teachers left them alone, because they were looking forward to it too.
Fifteen minutes later, Jiraiya and the others flew over. With so many people flying in at once, many of the children burst into excited cheers again.
"Haha, what a lively crowd," Jiraiya said with a laugh. Itō Yuying said, "They're excited to see you!"
"All right, I'll take everyone to Training Ground One with Instant Transmission for the lesson shortly. You guys stand at the front, back, left, right, and diagonal corners of the group, and keep an eye on the students."
"Okay," everyone answered.
Once the teachers had calmed the excited students, Itō Yuying stood at the front of the group. A teacher put one hand on his shoulder and firmly held a student's hand with the other. Itō Yuying shouted, "Is everyone holding hands?"
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
Touching his forehead with one hand, Itō Yuying began sensing the location of Training Ground One. "Oh, found it. Let's go." Then everyone vanished from the spot, and more than three hundred people appeared at the edge of Training Ground One. Seeing that they had reached the familiar training ground in the blink of an eye, everyone took a moment to process it. Five or six seconds later, the scene grew lively, with shocked expressions, screams, laughter, and blank stares everywhere. After all, it would have taken these children at least half an hour or so to walk there.
Looking at their excited expressions, Itō Yuying stepped forward and said, "All right, we're starting class. We won't cover anything too profound today, because we need to accommodate the lower-grade students."
"As you all know, our Konoha Elite Training Base will officially begin recruiting in a few days. What we teach has little to do with what you learn at school. Whether you can extract chakra or have very little chakra, neither is a problem, because learning ki doesn't require chakra."
"What we look for is a strong will, a spirit of tireless effort, a healthy physique, and whether you love our village. Also, we don't accept sickly weaklings."
A wave of laughter rose from the audience.
"Today, I'm going to let everyone experience what ki is more directly. Our instructors will also give you demonstrations shortly."
"So, what is ki? It's the energy hidden within our bodies. Every part of our bodies contains this energy, whether it's our bones, cells, hair, or anything else. You need to sense it."
"So, how do you sense it...?"
Itō Yuying drew out his words. The children in the audience watched him intently, waiting for the answer. "For that, you'll need to join our training base and study it systematically."
Then a whole swath of the audience toppled over.
"Everyone, settle down. This is Konoha's secret weapon, after all. To prevent spies from stealing it, we can only apologize, but we can still give you a demonstration."
Everyone understood the reasoning, so they stopped complaining and focused on what Itō Yuying would do next. Seeing the audience quiet down, he continued, "As for ki, once you master it, you can do all sorts of things with it. For example, sensory ninja are extremely scarce in our Shinobi World, but once you learn ki, you can sense everything within a hundred li. You can also control objects from a distance, like this."
Itō Yuying pointed one hand at the potato chips a lower-grade student was holding. The bag slowly floated up and soon reached his hand. The little chubby boy in the audience wouldn't stand for it and began bawling.
Seeing this, Itō Yuying sent the clean bag of chips back and smiled awkwardly. Then he pointed at a child with pineapple-shaped hair, who looked back at him. The child slowly floated up, leaving everyone dumbfounded. The little pineapple-haired boy was astonished too, then began flailing his arms and legs in midair.
"The stronger you are, the larger the objects you can control. That's ki, and it has many more uses. For example, you can create energy blasts to attack."
Itō Yuying held out a hand, and a small ball of light slowly formed, giving off a dazzling glow. Then he casually tossed it into the distance. A violent explosion erupted in the distant forest, and moments later, a blast of air swept over them, blowing the students off balance and leaving them in quite a sorry state.
"That's just an ordinary ability. Once you learn ki, you can create your own moves. As long as your imagination is big enough, anything is possible."
"All right, now let's watch a battle between instructors."
Itō Yuying picked Jiraiya and Might Duy to spar. The two slowly flew to opposite sides of the arena. "Why did I choose these two to spar? Because one of them used to be unable to extract chakra, while the other was at the bottom of his class. After their special training at the training base, let's see how much they've improved. Now, begin."
At Itō Yuying's command, the two instantly vanished from their spots. When they reappeared, they were already in the sky, accompanied by sonic booms.
The students below watched in astonishment. Although they couldn't see very clearly, they were still incredibly excited. They knew that whether they were at the bottom of their class or unable to extract chakra, they could become powerful as long as they learned ki. Now the students wanted to join the Konoha Elite Training Base even more.
Before you continue