"Hello, sensei." Ino, full of youthful energy, quickly skipped over.
"Hello, Ino." Shinji nodded in response, then turned to look at Shikamaru.
Shikamaru, who had walked over, rubbed his temples. Seeing Shinji's gaze, he could only explain, "Uh… sensei, I just forgot that night. I was supposed to bring Ino over."
Seeing his embarrassed expression, Ino, who was beside Shinji, made a face and said, "Forgot is forgot. When I go back, I'm telling uncle Shikaku."
Shikamaru quickly interrupted, raising a finger and saying weakly, "Ino, please spare me. At most, I'll add another deluxe fruit pudding."
"Deal." Ino clapped her hands, confirming the agreement.
Then Ino turned to Shinji and said, "Sensei, I wish to become your disciple."
Shikamaru, realizing he had been tricked, could only close his mouth dejectedly.
Shinji asked, "Are you sure? You want to become my disciple?"
With Shikamaru's promise of pudding and other requests, Ino nodded and said, "Yes, sensei."
[Detecting Ino is willing to establish a master-disciple relationship.]
[Detecting trust level…]
[Detected Ino's current trust level is intermediate, gaining Yin Release Chakra (Proficient).]
Whoa!
Looking at Ino, Shinji was curious.
Choji having an intermediate trust level was more or less due to food. For a little girl like Ino, Shinji felt it was because of his good looks. After all, in the original story, she seemed to be a fan of good looks.
However, it wasn't a loss. After all, it actually allowed his Yin Release to reach the proficient level. This was good news.
Moreover, Yin Release Chakra was probably dropped because the Nara and Yamanaka clans both primarily focused on Yin Release.
"Very good, but for now, allow me to first explain Naruto's questions, then I will arrange your training."
The further increase in his panel made Shinji very happy but he didn't forget Naruto, who was waiting for him.
"Naruto, after seeing the Ninjutsu I just used, do you know why there's such a big gap between you and me?"
"Unskilled conversion?" Naruto scratched his head, a little uncertain.
"Your intuition?" Shinji asked, somewhat surprised to hear this.
Naruto nodded shyly. His intuition just told him that.
"Not bad. This indirectly shows that your intuition is very accurate."
Shinji nodded in approval, then raised a finger and said, "Naruto, the reason your Ninjutsu isn't powerful so far is due to only two factors."
"First, the Nature Transformation of Chakra, which you have only a mediocre grasp of, so you cannot fully convert Chakra into wind blades."
"Second, you cannot say you have learned this Ninjutsu yet. Without proficiency, everything is meaningless."
After stating these two points, Shinji changed his tone and said, "But there's one thing, Naruto, that you've done well."
"Eh? Really?" Hearing Shinji praise him, Naruto was a bit uncertain.
Shinji raised a finger and tapped Naruto's forehead as he spoke, "Your Chakra control is good, so even if your Nature Transformation is mediocre, you can still emit wind blades, just with insufficient power."
From his Chakra control, it could be seen that Naruto had listened to him recently and diligently studied Chakra control.
"Hehe." Naruto scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"Regarding Nature Transformation, I'll explain it to you in detail later." Shinji patted Naruto's head, then looked at Shikamaru and the others.
Originally, he had only planned to take Choji, but now he had even taken Shikamaru and Ino.
"Shikamaru, this is a formula for a medicinal bath."
Shinji took out the medicinal bath formula he had just obtained from his ninja tool pouch and handed it to Shikamaru.
"Take this to your father and tell him it's a thank you gift from me, your teacher."
"Don't refuse. After all, I also have a condition. The subsequent quota for Naruto will have to come from you, as there are too many medicinal ingredients inside."
Seeing Shikamaru glance at the formula and about to refuse, Shinji raised his hand to stop him.
Hearing this, Shikamaru saw the unyielding expression on Shinji's face and then nodded, accepting it.
"Sensei, don't worry. No matter what, I won't let you suffer a loss."
Although Shikamaru only briefly glanced at the contents of the formula, his clan ran a medicinal ingredient business, so he understood a little about medicinal formulas.
Hearing this, Shinji, annoyed, flicked Shikamaru's forehead, and said, "You don't need to do anything. Your teacher isn't lacking in this."
This little guy even wanted to gain some benefits for him.
Even though Shikamaru currently only had an intermediate trust level, he still thought for him, his teacher.
However, looking at his disciples, Shinji couldn't help but scratch his head.
The content to be taught was too different. While Shadow Clone could solve this problem, he couldn't immediately know the disciples' learning progress. It's just that there was no better way for now.
Shinji could only split into two clones, saying to one of them, "You go teach Naruto the basic knowledge points of Chakra Nature Transformation."
"You teach Ino to practice Chakra control."
The Shadow Clones each took on their tasks and went aside to begin teaching, while Shinji's main body looked at Shikamaru and Choji, stroking his chin.
"Choji and Shikamaru, your clan's Ninjutsu relies not only on Chakra but also on physical prowess, right?"
Shikamaru and Choji nodded.
Not only Choji's Multi-Size Technique but even Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation Technique required good physical prowess. Otherwise, even if one's own shadow overlapped with the opponent's shadow, if the opponent was too strong to imitate, it would be awkward.
"This is the Physical Training Method I compiled. After Naruto finishes the theory of Nature Transformation, you will train together."
Seeing Shinji take out another thick booklet, Shikamaru felt that this teacher was too considerate of them.
[You gifted Physical Training Method to your disciples, making Shikamaru and Choji deeply moved, their trust level had surged to Advanced.]
[Detected Nara and Choji's current trust level is Advanced, gaining Yin Release and Yang Release Nature Transformation (Proficient).]
Shinji hadn't expected that by giving out such a thing, Shikamaru and Choji would be so helpful, giving him Yin Release and Yang Release Nature Transformation.
[Yin Release (Proficient): Manifests as spiritual energy, capable of creating something from nothing.]
[Yang Release (Proficient): Manifests as vitality and physical energy, capable of injecting life into forms created by Yin Release.]