Chương 11: Chapter 11: Serious Training
"No, that's not right…"
"Make sure to control the chakra threads as precisely as possible…"
"Then, combine it with the hand seals to manipulate them!"
On a lush, green patch of land, large trees stood rooted, swaying gently in the wind as leaves danced around them.
A couple of puppet dolls, barely moved by visible chakra threads, were slowly coming to life.
"Kiyoshi, I've got it…"
In front of Kiyoshi, Ino and Tenten were being taught diligently, their faces flushed.
From time to time, they would steal glances at Kiyoshi's face, making it hard for them to look away.
They found it impossible to concentrate, and the chakra threads they barely managed to gather kept almost breaking.
One by one, the puppet dolls collapsed before them.
"Ino, didn't you say you remembered?"
Kiyoshi was visibly exasperated.
He couldn't help but tap the foreheads of the two girls: "And you too, Tenten! What are you thinking? Focus!"
"Ouch…"
"That's mean…"
Ino and Tenten pouted with tear-filled eyes.
They glared at Kiyoshi, feeling aggrieved.
Especially Ino, who covered her forehead.
As the little princess of the Yamanaka clan, her spirited nature made her clench her fists.
Unable to hold back, she jumped up and threw herself at Kiyoshi.
Before Kiyoshi, who was rolling his eyes, could pull her down, she had already wrapped her arms around his neck.
With a fierce peck on his face, which was youthful yet exceptionally handsome, she exclaimed.
"It's all your fault for being so handsome! It makes it impossible for me to focus!"
"Smack! Smack! Smack…"
As if that wasn't enough, she continued to plant several more kisses.
She then proudly raised her head, satisfied as if she had returned triumphant from battle.
But facing Kiyoshi's speechless gaze, along with Tenten's wide-eyed stare, her cute face was unknowingly turning red all the way to her ears.
This was the first time she had done something so rebellious.
Even though she was usually lively and cheerful, she couldn't help but feel a bit shy.
Turning her head away, unable to meet Kiyoshi and Tenten's gazes, she murmured, "Who told you to be so handsome!"
"Be serious; we are training…"
Wiping the drool off his face, Kiyoshi, who had ambitions to become a "Tentacle Master"—oh no, the "King of the Forest," got up.
Having grown up together with the two girls, he certainly didn't reject Ino's affectionate gesture, nor could he scold her.
"Alright then, you two can practice on your own…"
Seeing Ino and Tenten, who couldn't focus, Kiyoshi felt a bit helpless: "Make sure to grasp the points we just went over!"
With that, he spread his hands and stepped aside.
Sometimes being too handsome could indeed be a sin.
He wondered if it was due to the Wood-Wood Fruit devil fruit combined with his own chakra, resulting in some unknown mutation.
As he grew older, his facial features became increasingly good.
Moreover, an inherent, natural charm radiated from him, which seemed to have quite a captivating effect on women.
That was also why he was so popular at the ninja academy.
"Yeah, I'll do my best, Kiyoshi!"
Ino suppressed her shyness and nodded earnestly.
Seeing that the Kiyoshi she had admired and looked up to since childhood didn't seem to mind her actions, her heart filled with indescribable joy and excitement.
"Me too!"
Although Tenten wasn't as bold as Ino, she wasn't about to be outdone and raised her small hand seriously.
"Okay, if you have any questions, come to me again!"
After Kiyoshi finished speaking, he let Ino and Tenten practice on their own.
He wandered over to a big tree and, relying on his strong sensing ability, confirmed that no one was watching.
He casually picked up a leaf, and with a slight thought…
"Whoosh…" The leaf instantly split in two.
The cut was perfectly straight.
"Zzzz…"
Picking up another fallen leaf, he placed it in the palm of his hand.
Thin strands of electricity flickered across it.
The leaf quickly turned charred and blackened.
"Crackle, crackle…"
In the next moment, it began to smoke.
It ignited spontaneously, without any fire.
"Zzzz…"
Then, as the flames died down, the charred leaf was soaked once again.
Without any external force touching it, it directly shattered into countless pieces.
If someone had seen this, they would likely be too shocked to speak…
"That guy, Lee, is really putting in the effort!"
In the distance, a figure could be seen hopping along the edges of Konoha Village, drenched in sweat.
Kiyoshi couldn't help but feel a strange sense of admiration.
His expression grew serious: "Then, I can't fall behind!"
"One, two…"
Not continuing to practice the changes in chakra nature, as this level of practice no longer held much meaning for him.
Kiyoshi wasn't in a hurry to do more in-depth training on nature transformation.
Instead, he began to warm up, preparing to train his taijutsu.
He was very aware of how strong future enemies would be.
Always extremely disciplined, he never relaxed when it came to taijutsu.
He had never skimped on the energy he invested in this area.
However, he also trained day and night, regardless of the weather.
After all, no matter how powerful one's chakra or how incredible one's Jutsus were, without a strong physique to support them and a tenacious will to control and wield it, it would ultimately just be a castle in the air.
Of course, the difference between geniuses and ordinary people was significant.
While he admired Lee's tenacity, Kiyoshi had to admit that sometimes talent truly mattered.
With a natural chakra reserve far exceeding that of ordinary people and outstanding sensing abilities, he already possessed the qualifications and potential to rival the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
Especially after acquiring the abilities of the Wood-Wood Fruit, he had perfectly activated the latent bloodline power from both Senju and Uchiha clan within him.
One could say his potential was limitless.
Even if he didn't train as hard as Lee did, his exceptional talent made up for it.
His physical strength and rate of progress were simply on another level compared to Lee, who was only chasing after him with determination.
If he didn't hide his strength and didn't wish to stand out so much, he could easily defeat Neji, who was always first in taijutsu classes among the elite class, just using his physical skills.
Let alone Lee, who ranked second.
With a single punch, he could easily incapacitate or even eliminate his opponent.
After all, he had already mastered the same monstrous strength as the First Hokage.
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Chương 12: Chapter 12: Hokage's Attention
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, half a month has already passed.
Noon—
The blazing sun shone high in the sky.
On the rooftop of the ninja academy, which was currently unoccupied.
After school, Tenten excitedly dragged Kiyoshi here.
Her ten fingers stretched out.
A series of chakra threads shot out from her fingertips.
Connecting to the puppet doll placed in front of her.
"Ka...ka..."
As she skillfully manipulated it with her fingers, the puppet doll moved its legs, swung its arms, walked, jumped, and ran...
Although the puppet's movements appeared somewhat stiff and lacked the natural fluidity of a real person, unable to move as gracefully as Kiyoshi, it was already quite impressive.
"How is it, Kiyoshi?" Tenten said excitedly.
Looking at Kiyoshi in front of her, she asked happily, "Am I doing well?"
"Very well, you've made great progress!"
Kiyoshi smiled and nodded.
Over the past few days, under his guidance, the two girls had been diligently practicing, and their efforts were beginning to pay off.
One couldn't deny that Tenten indeed had a talent for puppet manipulation.
Her progress could be described as rapid.
She could easily control the puppet doll with chakra threads, maneuvering it at will.
However, this was mainly because the puppet doll was relatively small and lightweight.
If it were a large puppet proportional to a real person, controlling it would not be so easy.
Meanwhile—
In the Hokage Building, in the highest office.
An old man with white hair and beard, marked with age spots, and a pipe in his mouth, looked surprised as he gazed at the crystal ball before him, which was about the size of a fist.
Displayed on the crystal ball was the scene on the rooftop of the ninja academy.
"It has just been half a month, and she can already manipulate the puppet doll so skillfully?"
Watching the images in the crystal ball, Hiruzen couldn't help but praise, "It seems this girl indeed has some talent to be a puppeteer!"
However, what truly caught his attention was not Tenten.
It was the orphan of the late medical ninja Ishikawa Masato—Ishikawa Kiyoshi!
"Although I have long noticed that Kiyoshi inherited his father's talent for medical ninjutsu, and his chakra volume is astonishing with chakra control far beyond his peers, he has even mastered some basic medical ninjutsu."
Gazing at the young boy in the crystal ball, even Hiruzen, the self-proclaimed mature and steady Hokage who has seen countless talented people, couldn't help but feel a twinge of amazement.
"Yet I never expected that this child could master Puppet Jutsu so quickly by merely studying a few basic puppet books on his own, and he could even design and create such exquisite puppet dolls."
A few days ago, while surveying Konoha as usual with his Telescope Technique, he happened to discover Kiyoshi teaching Ino and Tenten Puppet Jutsu.
Moreover, he was able to manipulate two puppet dolls at the same time.
It was quite unbelievable.
For a child who had outshone even the genius Neji from the branch family at the ninja academy, he had certainly drawn the Hokage's attention.
Hiruzen had not overlooked him.
He had seen Kiyoshi diligently reading related books on puppetry multiple times.
But he had not expected that the eight year old Kiyoshi could actually achieve something remarkable.
Though it was just two inconspicuous puppet toys.
The Third Hokage's insight was, of course, not something ordinary.
From a glimpse, one could see a glimpse of Kiyoshi's talent.
Moreover, he was able to control the puppets with such precision and fluidity that they seemed almost alive.
Such astonishing chakra control was something even he, as Hokage, might not be able to achieve.
This child's talent surpassed that of his father.
"Hmm…"
Looking at the young boy in the crystal ball, Hiruzen took a deep puff from his pipe and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
He couldn't help but reveal a pleased smile, filled with a hint of anticipation.
"Perhaps, in the near future, Konoha will indeed see the emergence of a master puppeteer proficient in medical ninjutsu!"
At that moment—
On the rooftop of the ninja academy.
As the Third Hokage shifted his gaze away from the rooftop with his Telescope Technique, Kiyoshi couldn't help but smile slightly, revealing a barely noticeable grin.
How could he not sense the presence of that old man, who often spied on him, monitoring the village every few days?
Moreover, it was impossible to hide the fact that he was teaching Ino and Tenten about Puppet Jutsu.
So, he never intended to conceal it from the start.
He wasn't from the Uchiha clan.
He was simply a civilian ninja with a clean background.
Even if he displayed some extraordinary talent, it wouldn't make the higher-ups too wary; at most, they would just pay a bit more attention.
There was no need for him to be overly cautious and second-guess everything.
"You called me over; it shouldn't just be for this, right?"
Kiyoshi smiled at Tenten, saying, "Lee said he wanted to challenge Neji, and I have to go treat him!"
"Eh? Lee is challenging Neji again?"
Tenten was taken aback for a moment.
Then, she spoke somewhat helplessly, "He really doesn't learn his lesson!"
She had long grown accustomed to similar challenges.
However, Lee always ended up with a bruised face.
"By the way, here's something for you!"
Tenten took out a storage scroll from her ninja tool pouch and handed it to Kiyoshi.
"This is the materials list you provided last time; I had my family prepare everything!"
Tenten said happily.
After she made up her mind to become a puppeteer, Kiyoshi had directly given her a list of some materials to have her family gather.
He said it would be used to create a proper combat puppet for training.
Tenten had been looking forward to this for a long time.
Especially after witnessing her achievements in training over the past few days.
Even her initially skeptical parents fully supported her in becoming a puppeteer.
Because becoming a puppeteer typically didn't require direct combat with others.
In fact, if it weren't for their precious daughter crying and demanding to attend ninja academy, Tenten's parents would have preferred that she not become a ninja at all.
After all, as one of the prominent wealthy families in the Land of Fire, they often hired Konoha ninjas to protect their merchant caravans.
Tenten's parents understood very well just how dangerous the profession of a ninja could be.
"Oh? So soon?"
Kiyoshi raised an eyebrow.
But he wasn't very surprised.
After all, he knew Tenten was a rich girl who didn't lack money.
Moreover, her family ran a weapon shop, so they were never short on resources in that regard.
"Well, wait for my good news!"
He smiled and nodded, accepting the storage scroll.
He had already prepared the puppet design and was just waiting for the materials to arrive.
Waving at Tenten, Kiyoshi lightly leaped off the rooftop, jumping onto a nearby tree, and headed toward the training ground.
"I'm off. Lee and Neji are still waiting."
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