"This..." Iruka was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Shiki to come up with an answer like that. He had originally wanted to argue with Shiki, but when he saw the clear and honest look in Shiki's eyes, he knew Shiki wasn't lying.
"Alright then, I guess I lose," Iruka suddenly sighed softly. "But from now on, you must take care of your health. Don't push yourself too hard. Here's a collection of some basic ninjutsu techniques I've gathered. You can take a look. It's not much, but I wouldn't recommend learning everything in it."
As he spoke, Iruka pulled out a small manual from his pocket and handed it to Shiki.
Shiki felt deeply moved — no wonder this man had been the one to truly touch Naruto's heart. With just this single gesture alone, he almost brought him to his knees emotionally.
Just as Shiki was about to thank him, he noticed that Iruka had already turned around, waving his hand as he walked away.
Shiki just sat there for a while, holding the tiny-looking notebook, as if it couldn't possibly hold many techniques at all.
Clone Jutsu, Substitution Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu.
These first three techniques were all basic-level ninjutsu. Yet Shiki noticed that Iruka had added numerous annotations, carefully explaining under what circumstances they could be most effective.
They perfectly addressed Shiki's current needs. After all, the Three Body Techniques were extremely practical. Especially the Substitution Jutsu, which even appeared frequently in top-tier battles.
If mastered, its usefulness could rival even an S-rank ninjutsu technique.
As for Transformation Jutsu, it played a significant role in intelligence gathering and dealing with special situations. It was an indispensable skill for any ninja.
Regarding Clone Jutsu, due to the existence of Shadow Clone Jutsu, this technique seemed somewhat awkward by comparison. But as a fundamental technique for beginners, it was still quite good.
Although most of his classmates had already started training in the Three Body Techniques, currently they had mostly only begun practicing one among them. The only technique Iruka himself practiced was the Substitution Jutsu.
Now that he willingly gave all these techniques to Shiki, Shiki could feel deep trust from Iruka, and simultaneously felt joy at the thought of enhancing his own strength.
Flipping further through the pages, [Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu]!
This technique was naturally closely related to the Uchiha clan. However, as basic as it was, similar versions were common even within Konoha. Shiki simply wondered why Iruka happened to have this specific jutsu collected.
Still, acquiring this technique meant he would finally have a starting point for studying fire-based ninjutsu. He didn't know what chakra nature he possessed yet—whether it was fire-affinity. If it indeed was, he could invest more effort into Fire Release techniques.
Turning further ahead, [Ninjutsu Art: Explosive Formation].
As for this one, Shiki wasn't particularly interested. Almost all techniques relying heavily on tools weren't considered mainstream. Just like how Tenten used so many different ninja tools yet rarely produced decisive effects. It was more like a backup plan than anything else.
That left only one final technique remaining.
Shiki couldn't help but chuckle at his own overly optimistic expectations, then calmly turned to face the final ninjutsu.
[Ichiyōjin!!!]
P.S. I'm really, really sorry for the extremely late update. As a form of compensation, I'll definitely try to post more tomorrow.
Chapter 19 – Too weak!
Who'd have thought it would be this technique!
As Shiki read the name of the move, a flicker of surprise crossed his face.
The Ichiyōjin was a barrier ninjutsu.
In the anime, its only usage had ended in failure, but that didn't mean this move wasn't powerful—it all depended on who used it and who they were trying to stop.
For Iruka-sensei to use this against Naruto in Nine-Tails mode was naturally extremely difficult.
But if both sides weren't so mismatched in strength, Shiki believed this would definitely be an incredibly useful ninjutsu.
After all, it was one of the rare barrier ninjutsu that could be used by just one person.
Its usefulness far surpassed that of regular ninjutsu.
"Iruka-sensei really is a good person," Shiki murmured. For ninja, generally speaking, they wouldn't easily pass their techniques to others.
Only Iruka-sensei would do so.
But he should also become stronger. Although apparently, he was already far ahead of these people,
Shiki knew that if he became slightly complacent, others would quickly catch up.
Thinking about this, Shiki hurried home, preparing to continue training hard after dinner.
"Shiki! So you've always been this strong all along! Why never tell me?" Naruto said while slurping his ramen noodles, pointing his chopsticks at Shiki.
Shiki was eating too. Upon hearing this, he specially paused his chopsticks to explain, "Because you never asked."
Naruto replied with obvious resentment, "Damn it! How come you can sleep all day yet still be so strong?"
"Well..." Shiki didn't want to explain the real reason to Naruto, because even until now, Naruto didn't know about himself being the Nine-Tails.
Plus, everyone in the village who had witnessed "that incident" years ago had been ordered by The Third to keep silent.
Because of how others always looked at him strangely, even now, Naruto might've easily grown to hate Konoha.
If it weren't for Iruka reaching out and touching Naruto's heart in the anime, Shiki couldn't imagine how terrifying the storyline might have become.
Precisely because of this, Shiki didn't want to interfere with the plot any further.
Shiki simply smiled, choosing not to say anything more—he had no intention of interfering with the plot any further.
"Shiki! I'm telling you seriously, I will become Hokage! I'll become the strongest person in the village!" Naruto suddenly declared, "Plus, I've already figured out a secret jutsu that can totally beat the Hokage!"
Suddenly, Shiki got a bad premonition. Logically speaking, for Naruto whose talent in Clone Jutsu was so poor, yet possessed an extremely unique "talent" in Transformation Jutsu, right about now probably...
Indeed, just as Shiki reached a certain thought point, Naruto predictably began forming hand seals.
[Harem Jutsu: No. 2!]
With a poof of smoke, a stunning girl suddenly appeared right in front of Shiki.
Furthermore, compared to the anime version, this time there were no clouds conveniently appearing to censor things.
But then again,
As someone who'd received a modern, enlightened education, how could Shiki possibly nosebleed just from this technique?
The beauty transformed by Naruto struck poses and batted her eyelashes dramatically. Yet when she noticed that Shiki still hadn't reacted at all,
Naruto could only sigh and release the Transformation Jutsu. "Man, Shiki," he said, "you really are something else."
Huh. His broad knowledge and experience being mistaken for innocence by Naruto—it left Shiki completely at a loss for words.
But when he saw Naruto making Hand Seals, it suddenly hit him—he'd somehow missed learning one of the most fundamental skills so far.
Hand Seals!
Shiki almost felt like kicking himself twice.
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