The next day, at Training Ground Three, Sasuke had already arrived and started his Kenjutsu training, while Kakashi took his seat under his usual tree. Since Hiruzen had told him he didn't have to attend the Konoha Council meetings all the time, just when notified, Kakashi wasn't even thinking about it. Meanwhile, Naruto went to get Konohamaru and his friends, Udon and Moegi. Within ten minutes, Naruto returned to the training ground with the three small kids.
Konohamaru Sarutobi, the grandson of Hiruzen, wore gray shorts and a yellow shirt with a red Konoha symbol on it. He also wore Naruto's old goggles on his forehead, walking side by side with Naruto and laughing. Beside them was Udon Ise, who had short brown hair and dark eyes, with a drip of snot hanging from his nose and his circular glasses. He wore goggles just like Konohamaru. The last was Moegi Kazamatsuri. Like the rest of the Konohamaru Ninja Squad, she wore goggles just like Naruto did as an Academy student. She had orange hair tied up with red elastics into two very large pigtails and a perpetual blush present on her cheeks.
They came forward and said hello to Sasuke and Kakashi, with cheerful smiles~
"Boss, what kind of Jutsu will you teach us today?" Konohamaru asked, clearly excited.
Naruto crossed his arms, closed his eyes, thinking. "I actually have no Jutsu to teach you. You are only Academy students, and the Jutsu I know are high-level, so you wouldn't be able to learn them easily."
Naruto then looked at Kakashi and asked, "Sensei, can I teach them Rasengan?"
Kakashi plainly stared at him, making Naruto fidget slightly. "No," he said. "They are only in the Academy. Neither their chakra reserves nor their chakra control are enough for Rasengan. That would be dangerous."
"No, we can learn, R...R...Rasan," Konohamaru began to protest, but he stuttered on the pronounce of Rasengan.
"It's Rasengan, Konohamaru. Ra... then Sen... then Gan," Naruto said to Konohamaru.
"Ra.. sen.. gan, okay! We can learn Rasengan, Kakashi-sensei, right Udon, Moegi?" Konohamaru stated with a determined look. Udon and Moegi just nodded along with Konohamaru, but Kakashi simply shook his head, not bothering to explain.
Konohamaru, seeing Kakashi's denial, was about to protest again, but Naruto interjected. "Then let me teach you Body Flicker Technique, and we'll save Rasengan for later on, when you all graduate, okay!"
Hearing Naruto, Konohamaru didn't retort. He simply nodded with a wide smile. Learning a new Jutsu was what he liked most, especially from Naruto, as Ebisu, his mentor, that his grandfather selected for him, hadn't taught him anything big besides the basic stuff. Naruto then made a hand sign and created several of his Shadow Clones, sending them to write down Kanji symbols for Fūinjutsu on other scrolls and learn them. Meanwhile, he took Konohamaru, Udon, and Moegi to the other side of the training ground to teach them the Body Flicker Technique.
Kakashi glanced at Moegi once before his thoughts drifted back to her future self, which he recalled from his manga knowledge. He knew she possessed the Wood Release Kekkei Genkai. 'Only Hashirama is a natural user of Wood Release, aside from the Ōtsutsuki's,' Kakashi mused internally. 'So if my memory is correct, and Moegi indeed possesses Wood Release in the Boruto plot, then she is definitely fortunate with an extremely rare genetic occurrence and is a natural user much like Hashirama himself.'
Kakashi's gaze was straight ahead at Sasuke, who was slashing his Tantō in the empty air, practicing Kenjutsu by following the Hatake Clan's Kenjutsu scroll. Meanwhile, Naruto's Shadow Clones were busy with the job they were created for, aggressively, in a new, unrecognisable language, drawing symbols on other scrolls Naruto had carried with him.
Kakashi then thought, 'Moegi is possibly one of the few individuals who have been born with the natural ability to combine the required chakra natures they possess, and just like Sakura and Hashirama, she also has a natural affinity for the Earth and Water elements, but she definitely also has Yang Release chakra. After all, without it, Wood Release wouldn't be possible. Earth and Water Release combined only make the Mud Release Kekkei Genkai.'
Kakashi smiled with genuine interest. 'If this is all really true, then can she be able to naturally create Wood Release by molding her chakra if taught properly? I definitely should help her with this in the future. Wood Release is too good to be left behind when someone can possess it naturally.'
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Hours passed by. The afternoon sun shone directly above their heads when Sakura came to Training Ground Three. As Kakashi had already spoken to her yesterday, she had made her schedule of learning medical ninjutsu in the morning and Genjutsu training with Kakashi in the afternoon.
Upon arriving, she greeted Kakashi first. "Afternoon, Kakashi-sensei~"
Her gaze then landed on Sasuke diligently practicing swordsmanship, and a shade of pink spread across her cheeks. "Sasuke-kun, you really started practicing swordsmanship!" she said, getting a small nod from Sasuke, who then continued, focus on his training.
Her gaze then landed on Naruto's Shadow Clones. She commented with a light chuckle, "Oh, Naruto, you really learning Kanji symbols. Haha."
Kakashi gently tapped her shoulder. "None of them is Naruto; they're all his Shadow Clones."
Sakura was slightly shocked. "Huh! Where's Naruto then?"
Kakashi pointed in the direction he had gone. "He's over there, teaching Konohamaru and his friends the Body Flicker Technique."
He then asked, "...and forget about him, let's start with our training. Are you ready to learn Genjutsu?"
Sakura nodded and said, "Yes, Kakashi-sensei!"
"Hmm... good that you're ready, but before that, let me tell you one thing about your medical ninjutsu training," Kakashi said. "You just started learning the Mystical Palm Jutsu, right? Just stop your medical ninjutsu training at that. Anything more will be taught to you by..."
Kakashi paused. "Oh, by the way, did I tell you that I will request to have Tsunade, the Legendary Sannin, as your teacher after the Chūnin Exams for medical ninjutsu training and other combat training?"
Sakura nodded with a smile. "Yes, I know."
Kakashi raised his brow. "But how do you know? I don't recall telling you about this before!"
Sakura flinched upon hearing this, remembering that Naruto and Sasuke had told her, not Kakashi himself. But it wasn't just Sakura. Even Sasuke, hearing this, halted and flinched, which Kakashi noticed as he turned his gaze toward him.
Swish!
"Ha... Ha... Ha..." Sasuke immediately started swinging his Tantō aggressively in vertical slashes, the moment he noticed Kakashi turned to him.
Sakura stuttered. "Um, K-Kakashi-sensei..."
"Forget it," Kakashi cut in. "It's good that you know this. Now tell me, how long do you think it might take you to learn the Mystical Palm Jutsu? And I forgot to ask you yesterday, how much weight have you been using with your gravity seals?"
Sakura replied, "I just started training in the Mystical Palm Jutsu, but it's going well, so maybe I can learn it properly before the Chūnin Exams start. And I've been using 3% of my weight with my gravity seals."
Kakashi nodded. "I see. That's good." He believed it was better if she could just learn the Mystical Palm Jutsu, as she could already use basic healing Jutsu. He wasn't surprised that Sakura was only using a low weight with her gravity seals because he himself had told her not to use them when training in medical ninjutsu.
"Alright," Kakashi began. "I have many Genjutsu to teach, but I selected five for you. One is D-rank, two are C-rank, and two are B-rank. At first, I only thought of teaching you Genjutsu, but I think you also need combat training. By the way, you've probably heard that medical-nin shouldn't participate in battles unless necessary."
Sakura nodded. She had indeed learned about the principles of medical-nin from her current mentor in Iryō Ninjutsu, Kiyoki.
"Yeah, that's correct, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have combat experience," Kakashi said, pointing at Naruto and Sasuke. "These two always spar every two to three days, but you only learn healing techniques. So, with Genjutsu training, I will also spar with you. This way, you can truly become a pillar of Team Seven in the future, especially in the upcoming Chūnin Exams."
Sakura beamed, nodded expectantly, and asked, "Thank you, Kakashi-sensei. So, I only have to learn five Genjutsu and spar with you?"
Kakashi nodded. "Yes, these five Genjutsu are good for you, and if you can learn all the Genjutsu I teach you before the Chūnin Exams, I will also teach you a defensive B-rank Earth Release: Earth Dome Jutsu. You only have one Water Release Jutsu, right?"
Sakura nodded. "Yes, but didn't you say that with my current chakra reserves, I can't use B-rank ninjutsu? That C-rank is my limit now?"
"Yes, you can't proficiently use B-rank Jutsu effectively in real battles, but learning and practicing them would be good for the future. And under me, don't worry, I won't let it negatively impact you," Kakashi assured her. "So, shall we start?"
Sakura nodded, her hands clasped behind her back, looking up at Kakashi with shining, bright eyes. She liked the fact that she was learning something new besides medical ninjutsu and training in the same space as her teammates.
Kakashi then made a hand sign and created several Shadow Clones, who flickered away, then said to Sakura, "The first Genjutsu is D-rank, Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique. This Genjutsu targets the visions of an enemy's greatest fear, regardless of whether they're aware that they're afraid of it."
Sakura was dumbfounded and asked, "Um, Kakashi-sensei, why did you make Shadow Clones? What were they for?"
"Oh, those," Kakashi answered. "My Shadow Clones have been training in a Lightning Release Jutsu and just dispersed, so I made new ones!"
"Oh, you mean your Jutsu that needs clouds and natural lightning? Kirin, right?" she asked. "But I didn't see any storm clouds in the sky today!"
Kakashi chuckled and explained, "I just thought, if Kirin can directly take lightning from the sky, then can I also absorb and take lightning from other ninjas who use Lightning Release in battles against me? But didn't work in the way I expected. That's why there were no dark clouds above, but you'll soon see them."
Sakura nodded in understanding. "I see. Okay, Sensei, I'm ready to learn the Hell Viewing Technique."
Kakashi explained, "To attempt this Genjutsu, the hand seals are Snake and then Rat, and you need to focus on making eye contact with the enemy. Hmm... But you'll need a training partner for this, someone you can use it on."
He then called to Naruto's Shadow Clones. "Hey, one of you, come here and help Sakura practice."
The moment Kakashi said this, all of Naruto's Shadow Clones shouted, pushing each other aside and throwing the scroll of Fūinjutsu Kanji symbols aside.
"I WILL COME TO HELP SAKURA-CHAN!"
"NO, IT WILL BE ME!"
"NO, I WILL BE THE ONE TO TRAIN WITH SAKURA-CHAN!"
"STAY AWAY FROM ME, YOU DUMBFACE!"
"HEY! OUR FACES ARE SAME!"
"OH! YEAH RIGHT! THEN STAY AWAY FROM ME HANDSOME FACE!"
Seeing this, Kakashi sighed with a dry laugh, Sasuke scoffed at them, shaking his head and continuing his Kenjutsu practice, while Sakura's eyes twitched slightly at them.