Chapter 447: The Rich Woman, Kanako
Sōkai's situation now left Ishiro at a bit of a loss.
One thing was certain: when an enemy didn't know the detailed abilities of his Mangekyō Sharingan and he activated its pupil techniques, even a Kage-level expert could die in hatred. If he was really pushed into a corner, disregarding the cost to his body, he could activate Susanoo and go head-to-head with a Kage for a short time.
However, the drawback of the Mangekyō was too great. Pupil power was finite; a little was used, a little was lost, and it was very difficult to recover. In the end, when his pupil power was used up, what he would face was blindness.
Ishiro could not let Sōkai, at a stage when he had not yet grown up, become blind due to excessive consumption of his pupil power. He certainly didn't want him to die an early death from a bloodline disease.
But if he didn't use the Mangekyō, Sōkai's strength was only at the chunin level. And that was counting his three-tomoe Sharingan. Without it, he probably couldn't even beat most chunin.
So, Ishiro was facing two awkward problems. The first was how to define Sōkai's strength.
If he was rated too low, it was a waste. If he was rated too high, he couldn't bear the cost.
Originally, Ishiro had valued Sōkai by using Obito as a reference. Before awakening his Mangekyō, Obito had been trash. But after awakening it, he had nearly toppled all of Konoha by himself.
But Ishiro hadn't considered one thing: Obito had Hashirama's cells and could use his Mangekyō repeatedly. Sōkai could not.
Without the ability to repeatedly use it, it was impossible for him to form a suitable tactical set around his pupil techniques. In that case, his Mangekyō could only serve as a trump card. But using this trump card on a jonin was a waste. Using it on a Kage... Sōkai would probably be casually killed before he even had a chance to reveal it.
So, this fact that Sōkai's strength fluctuated between chunin and Kage left Ishiro at a loss.
In addition, Ishiro had another awkward problem: he didn't know how to quickly cultivate Sōkai. Iwagakure had no such Kekkei Genkai where one's power soared after an awakening. So, for this kind of leap in strength, Ishiro didn't know how to train him. The Uchiha clan definitely had a training method, but he didn't, nor had he seen it in the original story.
After some thought, he said, "Sōkai, you go and train on your own first. Learn that B-rank genjutsu first."
Hearing this, Sōkai's face fell. He had been learning that B-rank genjutsu for a long time but was still having trouble even getting started. Fugaku probably hadn't expected his talent to be this poor. The scroll he had given him only had the ninjutsu, but no training techniques or too many insights.
After speaking to Sōkai, Ishiro got up and took Sasagawa Ayumi to find Kanako. At this time of day, she should be at home making explosive tags.
Kanako had been very happy these days. Every day, she made Paper Release jutsus according to Ishiro's requirements and sold them to the village, earning a large income every day. Her living conditions had improved a lot. She was already considering buying a better house.
When Ishiro arrived at her door, she was humming a song, making explosive tags.
He could sense a small Anbu squad secretly protecting her surroundings.
After giving the squad a set of hand signals, telling them not to mind him and to continue their mission, he knocked on her door.
The humming stopped, and then a crisp, cheerful voice came: "Just a moment!"
Before long, she opened the door. Seeing that it was Ishiro, she was very happy and immediately shouted, "Master Ishiro, what brings you here?" Her expression was like that of a child who had made some achievements and was eagerly awaiting praise from a parent.
"My Paper Release has improved a lot, and my daily output has also had a qualitative leap," she continued.
Halfway through, she saw Ayumi beside Ishiro and asked uncertainly, "Master Ishiro, this seems to be your new disciple from Squad Six?"
Ishiro nodded. "Yes, his name is Sasagawa Ayumi. He has some training problems and needs your help."
Hearing this, Kanako's eyes narrowed into a smile. "Come, come, come, little junior brother, your senior sister will give you a gift."
Saying that, she successively pulled out three thick wads of explosive tags from her ninja pouch and handed them to him.
Then, she waved her hand magnanimously. "Take these and split them with your two teammates. For self-protection."
"When you run out, come find me again. I'll cover you."
Ishiro: "..."
This little girl is getting full of herself. Has she already forgotten the days of pinching pennies?
Ayumi was even more dumbfounded. Are explosive tags calculated by the wad now? Aren't these things bought one by one? His three worldviews had just been refreshed by this senior sister. Holding the three wads of what could be called a huge sum of money, he didn't know if he should accept them. His mind was buzzing, and he couldn't hear what Ishiro and Kanako were saying at all.
Ishiro rolled his eyes. "The ninjutsu Ayumi is learning is called the Super Beast Scroll. It's a ninjutsu that turns pictures into living things through a special drawing method."
"He has run into a problem: how to infuse chakra into them to make the pictures move."
"I don't understand these things, but I feel it has something in common with your Paper Release, so..."
Ishiro didn't continue, because he saw that Kanako's expression was very excited. This excitement was even greater than when she was making money with her Paper Release. It was the excitement of having met a kindred spirit.
She then ignored the fact that he was still there and directly took out the notes that Konan had given her. After opening them, she pulled Ayumi to the side and began to explain the principles.
He came back to his senses, put away the explosive tags, and then began to listen intently to her explanation.
Ishiro was taken aback at first, then smiled with understanding. It seemed he had found the right person.
Listening to the two of them, one teaching and one learning, he was very satisfied. He was both satisfied with Kanako's selflessness and recognized Ayumi's seriousness. From his performance, it was clear that he had really spent time thinking about it; many of his questions were very precise. Every time he asked a question, Kanako's eyes would light up.
Seeing that the two were chatting so speculatively, Ishiro didn't interrupt. He turned his head and looked around, and his gaze soon fell on a tall stack of explosive tags piled up in the corner.
He wiped away some sweat. This girl's heart is really big. So many explosive tags just piled up like that. Is she not afraid of an accident?
A long time later, the teaching session between the two finally came to an end.
Kanako said to Ishiro, "Master Ishiro, I've finished teaching. Ayumi, go back and try to practice. If you have any problems in the future, you can come directly to me."
Ishiro nodded and said to him, "Go back and train hard. You've met Senior Sister Kanako now. Next time you have a problem, you can come to her yourself."
"She will be at home for a period of time every day."
Ayumi nodded, his eyes shining. He had gained a lot today, and many of the problems that had troubled him for a long time were suddenly cleared up.
Seeing this, Ishiro ignored him and turned to speak seriously to Kanako. "These explosive tags of yours, just leaving them like this is too dangerous. If they explode, this house will go up in the sky."
But she just giggled. "Don't worry, Master. At this close range, if I don't want them to explode, they can't possibly explode."
Ishiro was stunned. He nearly jumped up and hurriedly asked, "You can control them?"
She nodded. "You can try."
Ishiro wasted no words. He first used his Porcelain Release to set up some protection. Then he tried to ignite an explosive tag. As a result, he found that it was just like an ordinary piece of paper and couldn't be ignited at all.
Kanako smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line. "Let me."
After speaking, she immediately activated the tag in Ishiro's hand.
He had been prepared long ago. He reacted quickly, swiftly putting the tag into the sphere of porcelain mud.
Boom! A dull explosion sounded from within.
Ishiro stared at the sphere, his eyes flashing with light. One conspiracy after another flashed through his mind. Finally, he said to Kanako, "From now on, the fact that you can make explosive tags is classified as a secret."
"The fact that you can control them is not to be told to anyone other than the advisory council. This is the village's highest secret. Understand?"
"How many people know about this now?"
Kanako blinked her eyes. "Just the three of us know. I haven't told anyone else." She pointed to the three people present.
Ishiro breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. This matter must not be spread under any circumstances."
Kanako and Ayumi replied in unison, "Yes!"
"Alright, we should go back now. You've worked hard today. This matter of controlling explosive tags, I'll count it as an S-rank mission for you."
"But you have to figure out the specific data of your control ability. For example, how many can you control at once, how far away, and how effective are sealing jutsus at interfering with your control."
She was taken aback. She didn't understand why he placed so much importance on this skill. But the S-rank mission record was still very interesting to her, so she readily agreed.
After Ayumi thanked Kanako and said goodbye, he left with Ishiro.
Ishiro took him back to the training ground. Watching him take out the three wads of explosive tags that Kanako had given him and start to "divide the spoils," he felt a little helpless.
He stood up and said to the three, "You guys train on your own first. Teacher has some things to deal with."
After speaking, without waiting for their reply, he left.
In fact, among the three, only Ayumi had responded. The other two were staring blankly at the explosive tags in his hand.
After a long time, Sōkai swallowed and murmured, "So many? This one wad must have at least a thousand, right? Ayumi, where did you get these?"
Ayumi said, "A senior sister gave them to me. Senior Sister Kanako. You should have all heard of her, right?"
Chiga nodded. "I know, I know! It's the one who was originally only good at origami, right?"
"It's said that she originally had the worst foundation among all of Master Ishiro's students, but now she seems to be an elite jonin!"
Sōkai also nodded repeatedly. Even someone as dense as him had heard of Kanako's magical experiences.
Kanako was the most representative student among all of Ishiro's disciples, because she only had one special skill, an origami talent that had nothing to do with training. But it was this kind of bad student, who was destined not to even graduate from the academy, who had become his disciple.
She was now the template for all the graduating class teachers when writing student resumes.
What talent? What grades? None of it matters as much as a hobby.
So now, the teachers at the academy, even for the worst students, would not discourage their hobbies.
(End of Chapter)
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