Chapter 10: Triple the Joy!

Kushina Uzumaki could go enjoy their private time, but Fujinaka Genma dared not slack off—he still went to the training ground to train.

Over these two months, from certain words of Kushina Uzumaki, he had sensed that tensions between villages were escalating, and the shadow of war was drawing near.

He might have at most two years.

Though he may not be sent on dangerous missions at first, life is unpredictable—he must be fully prepared for any change.

In the trees beside the training ground, Fujinaka Genma hung upside down from a branch, hands clasped together, tiny strands of lightning crackling between his palms.

This was training in Lei Dun, and also in chakra control.

Over these two months, even after enduring Kushina Uzumaki’s daily torment by day, Fujinaka Genma still insisted on training Lei Dun at night.

On his days off, he devoted himself entirely to Lei Dun training, and Kushina Uzumaki kept her promise—she invited a Chunin skilled in Lei Dun to guide him for three days within the two months.

He gained immensely!

The C-rank Lei Dun technique he received from his homeroom teacher Benshan YuJie—Lei Dun: Ground Rush—was now mastered well, rated at Level 2 by the Ride and Slash system.

This kind of training was dull, especially when done alone.

Morning. Afternoon.

Then, after Hiyobi and Hyuga Mio returned from school, they would train together in neural reaction drills.

The current drill involved clay balls of different colors, requiring him to grab the specified color.

It trained not only neural reaction speed, but also eye-hand-foot coordination.

After evening training, Fujinaka Genma washed up and brought the snacks his mother had made personally to visit Kushina Uzumaki.

“Itachi must be Genma?”

The door opened to reveal the warm, sunny, handsome Minato Namikaze.

“Yes, Brother Minato!”

Fujinaka Genma quickly bowed in greeting and offered the snacks he had brought.

Minato Namikaze accepted the snacks, then led Fujinaka Genma inside, saying, “Kushina is preparing dinner in the kitchen.”

Entering the living room, Kushina Uzumaki heard the noise—wearing an apron, holding a spatula, hair loose—she appeared before Fujinaka Genma in an entirely different style.

This was the Kushina Uzumaki I knew!

Fujinaka Genma wanted to laugh, but held it back.

Mainly because he feared getting punched—especially since Kushina Uzumaki was holding a spatula.

“Teacher Kushina!”

Fujinaka Genma greeted her, then praised: “Brother Minato is lucky to have won Itachi over!”

A blush rose on Kushina Uzumaki’s face, but she laughed: “Genma has good taste!”

Minato Namikaze smiled foolishly beside her.

Later, the meal was ready; the three sat at the table, chatting and laughing as they ate.

Fujinaka Genma’s witty remarks made Kushina Uzumaki burst into laughter repeatedly, yet he never neglected Minato Namikaze—the meal was filled with joy.

After dinner.

Fujinaka Genma and Minato Namikaze cleaned up the dishes together; when they returned to the living room, two ninja scrolls had appeared on the coffee table.

“Here, these are today’s rewards.”

Kushina Uzumaki, sitting on the sofa, smiled and pointed to the two scrolls.

Fujinaka Genma’s eyes gleamed, but he still thanked her before eagerly opening the scrolls.

The first was a sealing technique.

Four Symbols Seal!

Minato stood beside him, surprised: “Kushina, isn’t this sealing technique too advanced?”

“I trust Genma!”

Kushina Uzumaki spoke with full confidence: “Genma has excellent talent, a solid grasp of sealing knowledge, sufficient chakra reserves, and strong chakra control—he’ll have no trouble learning this seal.”

Minato Namikaze had heard from Kushina Uzumaki about Fujinaka Genma as a student, but he hadn’t expected him to be this gifted.

“Teacher Kushina, I won’t let Itachi down!”

Fujinaka Genma immediately declared, then opened the second scroll.

Kushina Uzumaki smiled warmly: “Genma, how do Itachi like the technique I prepared for Itachi?”

Fujinaka Genma beamed: “I love it!”

A-rank technique: Shadow Clone Jutsu!

Perfect!

For him, what would truly enhance his strength right now wasn’t any offensive technique—it was precisely a supportive technique like the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Especially since his training experience was doubled—it suited him perfectly.

Fujinaka Genma had long wanted to learn this technique, but had never had the chance.

“Teacher knew Itachi’d love it!”

Kushina Uzumaki felt immense satisfaction.

After returning home from the meal, washing up, Fujinaka Genma immediately began training the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

This technique was an upgraded version of the Clone Jutsu, and posed no difficulty for him.

Less than ten minutes later, he effortlessly raised its rank to match his Clone Jutsu—Level 5.

“Now, let’s experience double, no—triple the joy!”

After mastering the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Fujinaka Genma eagerly began testing it.

But the room wasn’t suitable for Lei Dun training, so he quietly left home and went to the training ground behind his family’s citrus orchard.

He created three shadow clones and began training.

He wasn’t incapable of creating more—he planned to progress gradually, to avoid exhaustion, fainting, or even sudden death upon dispelling too many clones.

He wasn’t Naruto Uzumaki, someone who had been tormented by a Tailed Beast since childhood.

So.

Fujinaka Genma lay on the branch, resting and gathering strength, while his three shadow clones trained independently until their chakra was fully depleted.

Then Fujinaka Genma would create three more shadow clones and continue training.

Time passed slowly.

Suddenly, the sky brightened.

“After a period of training, some improvement has been achieved.”

“Level up.”

The sudden system notification jolted Fujinaka Genma awake from his meditative rest.

“Triple the joy—truly satisfying! I only leveled up half a month ago!”

Fujinaka Genma excitedly opened his system.

Character: Fujinaka Genma

Level: 13

Age: 9

Faction: Hidden Leaf Village, Land of Fire

Available Attribute Points: 1

Available Skill Points: 3

In just over two months since becoming Kushina Uzumaki’s student, he had leveled up three times—this pace rivaled his initial rise upon arriving in the Hokage world.

He allocated the available attribute point to Constitution, raising it to 986.

Without accounting for the boost from his Tianfu skill Iron Bones, he had gained roughly ten points over two months.

“Too bad the doubled experience from Shadow Clones doesn’t help Constitution.”

Feeling the subtle improvement in his physical condition, Fujinaka Genma sighed.

He was obsessively focused on Constitution—it was the foundation of all foundations.

Only a strong Constitution could support vast chakra reserves, enabling continuous increases in Intelligence and Agility.

Calming his emotions, he looked at his three accumulated skill points and opened his skill list.

Tianfu Skill: Level 10 Iron Bones: +10% Constitution per level, total +100%

Level 1 Strong Strike: +10% damage per level

Level 1 Strong Throw: +10% damage per level for thrown weapons

Level 2 Weapon Mastery: +1 weapon skill cap per level, total +2; increases weapon skill gain rate by 10% per level, total +20%

Regular Skill: Level 4 Hand-to-Hand Combat (Taijutsu)

Level 4 Kunai (Short Blade Weapon)

Level 4 Ninja Tool Throwing (Dark Weaponry)

Level 4 Sealing Technique: Sealing Seal

Level 4 Lei Dun Chakra Nature Transformation

Level 4 Lei Dun: Ground Rush

Level 5 Three Body Techniques (Clone, Transformation, Substitution)

Level 5 Shadow Clone Jutsu

Level 6 Chakra Mastery (Chakra Extraction, Chakra Control)

Level 6 Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation

Level 6 Fire Technique – Flame Bullet

Looking at his many skills, Fujinaka Genma pondered for a while, then spent two skill points.

Weapon Mastery +1, upgraded to Level 3.

Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation +1, upgraded to Level 5.

Upgrading the talent skill Weapon Mastery was because Fujinaka Genma planned to train in swordsmanship next, which was closely tied to his choice of Lightning Release.

Upgrading the level of Lightning Chakra Nature Transformation was to prepare for developing a Lightning Release technique.

The better one masters chakra nature transformation, the more efficiently one can learn corresponding ninjutsu—it is the foundation.

By developing Chidori Stream, combined with swordsmanship and his exceptional neural reaction speed, his combat power would multiply.

All of this was preparation for the coming war.

As for the remaining skill point, he would keep it reserved for future allocation as needed.