"This... this is!"
Reigyō's face flushed red as she looked at the blond man standing on the rooftop!
" Lord Didaze! What are you doing here!"
Watanabe Kawa was surprised to see Didaze; he hadn't expected that someone from the Ninja Academy would have Didaze leading the team!
Keep in mind that this is the founder of the long-range Explosion Release, the first person to lead Iwagakure to conquer Konoha, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and the future Fourth Tsuchikage!
This kind of person coming to the Ninja Academy to take on apprentices? Watanabe Kawa really didn't expect that.
"Hmm... I'm here to take on apprentices, of course!"
Didaze looked at the three little ones and said with a smile.
His Dust Release was just one step away from being fully executed, but that final step was precisely what was holding Didaze back.
Didaze had already mastered the three attributes to near uniformity in the first year, and then began to fuse them.
But to Didaze's astonishment, the fusion of Dust Release was extremely difficult!
If the difficulty of Explosion Release Fusion is 5, then Dust Release is 100!
How could the learning difficulty of the Bloodline Kekkei Tōta Technique, the only one in the entire Shinobi World that Kekkei Genkai, be so low?
Didaze also asked Ōnoki, and the answer he got was that Ōnoki had been training for nearly twenty years!
Ōnoki started practicing at the age of fifteen, and he didn't master Dust Release until his master died!
Twenty years had given Didaze a deeper understanding of the difficulty of Dust Release.
Dust Release Dust Release is arguably the strongest attack, but its ability to Annihilation everything also makes its development incredibly difficult.
Furthermore, because it is not Kekkei Genkai, it cannot be passed down through bloodlines; Kurotsuchi is a good example of this.
If Dust Release could be passed down through bloodlines, then Ōnoki would have no choice but to transform into Alexandre Dumas and desperately sow the seeds.
After all, the power of Dust Release has no upper limit. If enough people awaken it, the combined Dust Release could easily destroy Konoha.
"Taking on apprentices... Lord Didaze, do you mean you want to take us on as apprentices?"
The only boy, Watanabe Kawa, said excitedly.
"Yes, but my teaching style is very strict. If you can't stand it, you can apply to change teachers in advance."
Didaze looked at the three little ones and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, teacher, we will definitely persevere!"
Nanako Uzumaki clenched her little fist and said.
"That would be perfect."
Didaze patted the three people on the head.
"Come on, everyone, introduce yourselves."
Didaze made four stools out of clay and placed them on the ground, gesturing for the little ones to sit on them.
"Teacher... I hope to be as strong as my father, to protect the village, and to become the strongest person in Iwagakure in the future!"
Watanabe Kawa said, sitting on a bench.
"You'll have to work really hard to become the strongest, but I have high hopes for you."
Didaze looked at Watanabe Kawa and said with a smile.
This little guy is Watanabe Tora's son, who is also the son of the current head of the Anbu Guard, Golden Tiger.
At the same time, because of his father, Watanabe Kawa was basically first in the Ninja Academy every time, until Nanako Uzumaki came and he began to be the perennial runner-up.
Even so, Watanabe Kawa no less capable. With proper training, he will at least become an Elite Jonin like his father.
This is also why Didaze chose him.
"Yes, teacher!"
Watanabe Kawa's face flushed with excitement.
Didaze successfully got the little guy excited with just one sentence.
"And you?"
Didaze turned to look at another little girl.
"I aspire to become a powerful female ninja who can stand on her own..."
Reigyō looked at Didaze somewhat shyly and said...
"What's there to be embarrassed about? With your talent, becoming a powerful female ninja is a piece of cake, isn't it?"
Didaze laughed and patted Reigyō on the shoulder.
This is Raito's daughter, who is also twelve years old, so Didaze chose Reigyō as his apprentice.
It's true that doing this might seem like only teaching people you know well, but the difference in talent between parents who are Jonin and parents who are Genin is huge and can't be easily bridged.
Even Might Guy's father, who worked incredibly hard, was no weakling.
It's not that children whose parents are weak cannot be strong; it's just that the chances of children whose parents are strong are extremely small.
Didaze didn't want to gamble on this so-called probability.
" Nanako, please introduce yourself."
Didaze shifted his gaze to Nanako Uzumaki and said with a smile.
"I... I want to be someone who can help you..."
Nanako Uzumaki's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and even the tips of her ears turned red.
"Haha, didn't you already help me once before?"
Didaze smiled and stepped forward to Nanako Uzumaki's head.
"I'd like to help you even more..."
Nanako Uzumaki raised her head and said softly.
"If you want to help me more, then you'd better pass my test first. I won't go easy on you just because your father is!"
Didaze removed his hand and said with a serious expression.
The three of them swallowed hard, startled by Didaze's expression.
"Come on up, I'll take you to the training ground."
" Clay Giant Bird!"
Didaze sculpted Clay Giant Bird, then beckoned the three little ones to sit on it.
"This... this is the adult's Explosion Release?"
Watanabe Kawa was somewhat excited and wanted to touch the Clay Giant Bird.
"Chuan, don't touch it! It might explode!"
Seeing Watanabe Kawa try to touch the Clay Giant Bird, Reigyō quickly stepped forward to stop his unwise behavior.
" Reigyō, you did a great job."
Didaze offered a word of praise from ahead.
"Chuan, I have something to tell you: don't be reckless when you don't know the intelligence, or you might die on the battlefield, given your personality."
"Of course, the things I make won't explode, but ultimately, your awareness is too poor. You touched them without even asking me. Aren't you afraid they might really explode?"
Didaze reprimanded Watanabe Kawa, who lowered his head and didn't dare to utter a single word in rebuttal.
"As a ninja, you must be highly vigilant about everything, unless you can achieve an indestructible body like the Third Raikage, then you won't have the luxury of making mistakes."
"A normal ninja can be easily killed if they're not careful, so you must be extra careful. I don't want to send my apprentice away first."
"Alright, let's go!"
After speaking earnestly, Didaze controlled the Clay Giant Bird to take off and head towards the training ground.
Meanwhile, the three little ones in the sky began to excitedly observe what was below, seemingly captivated by the feeling of being high above.
training ground
Soon the three of them and Didaze arrived at the training ground. After landing the Clay Giant Bird, Didaze made a hand seal, causing the Clay Giant Bird to dissipate.
"Your mission to pass this level is to encounter my shadow."
Didaze stood in front of the three little ones and spoke calmly.
"Is physical contact the only option?"
Nanako Uzumaki looked at Didaze and asked him a question.
" Shuriken, Kunai, anything goes, as long as I can touch you, I can pass the level."
Didaze said with a smile.