Early graduation.

The shopkeeper raised an eyebrow at Aki's words but nodded, leading Aki to a section of the store filled with training gear and weighted pads.

Some of the weight pads had normal weight and some of them were ridiculous and weighed in hundreds of kilograms.

"Shopkeeper!" Aki called out to him, "Why are some of these weigh a lot more than the others?"

"Little Aki, that is because Fuinjutsu is used to create extra space, making it possible to put higher amounts of weight in there" the Shopkeeper answered with a smile he had recognized the Raikage's Son.

Aki felt enlightened, he then checked each of them out, feeling the sealing inscriptions with his fingers and picking them up to inspect the weight.

He found the right amount of weight, as he had planned to put some on ankles like Rock Lee and on his forearms to make his life harder… increase his endurance training.

Aki also chose a weighted vest, as that is essential, everything combined weighed around a thousand kilograms.

He had been carrying buckets of water for taijutsu training already, so he could pick that much weight, it was a great exercise taking them home nonetheless.

These weights had reminded him of something he had almost forgotten about entirely, Fuinjutsu or the sealing techniques, one of if not the most broken jutsu of all.

'I should request for an instructor from Raikage.'

Aki thought to himself as he reached home, "Shadow clone jutsu," recreating the clones for continued Rasengan practice Aki left the house.

No. 3 training grounds

"I will be putting the cups now," Raikage said as he filled a few cups to the brim with water and put them on Aki's head, shoulders, hands, feet, and knees.

He was to spend most of the time sitting in a certain position without a chair. But it wasn't the initial stage, so later he would have to walk in circles… all of that without spilling even a drop.

Today's training would be really tough as Aki had put the weights he bought under his clothes.

Aki felt the familiar burn in his muscles as he settled into the uncomfortable position, his legs bent in a deep squat without support, the cups balanced precariously on his body.

The added weight from the pads made every movement, every slight shift in balance, a test of his endurance and focus.

The Raikage observed Aki with a critical eye, his arms crossed over his chest.

"Remember, Aki, this training is not just about physical strength. It's about control. If you can maintain your balance and not spill a drop of water under these conditions, you'll be able to move with precision and power in any situation."

Aki nodded, sweat already beginning to bead on his forehead. The weight of the vest and pads was crushing, but he gritted his teeth and focused on his breathing, calming his mind as he maintained the squat. He could feel his muscles trembling under the strain, but he refused to let the water spill.

Minutes felt like hours as he held the position, his mind and body working in unison to keep the cups steady. The Raikage began to walk around him, a silent sentinel watching for the slightest mistake.

"Good," A commented, "Now start walking"

Aki kept steady as he walked but not spilling a single drop while walking is a nightmare. He has yet to master this part of the training.

After breaking and changing a few sets of cups the training ended with pieces of cups scattered all across the training ground.

Cups were finally taken off of him, Aki's breath was haggard and exhausted, but his determination was even more evident.

After a brief rest "Dad," he called out to the Raikage.

"I want to add Fuinjutsu to my training, can you please arrange an instructor" Aki looked hopeful as he spoke.

A was stunned for a sec. This was totally random he had just finished taijutsu training, and Raikage was expecting a question on taijutsu.

A was extremely satisfied with Aki's progress, he at 6 had already almost mastered the chunin-level training for Taijutsu.

A would sometimes call in cloud Jonin for spars, and Aki did pretty well against them, for a chunin. He wasn't even a genin yet, for that you have to pass the academy.

A called an Anbu and ordered him something, Aki was still sitting and resting after the grueling training session.

After a while, it was reported that Kaela was out on a mission, which had slipped A's mind.

With that Aki met Haruka for his chakra control training, running on water was done, but next was creating a walking zone on water.

It was way harder than it looked, Aki trying to create this domain would lose his chakra from his feet and plunge into the water.

Chakra control training and repeated drowning made Aki a great swimmer.

After Chakra control it was Bukijutsu, Haibara would never miss a single day. Reason? She loves cute things and couldn't have a single day where she hasn't hugged him.

"AKI," Haibara appeared and immediately pounced on him and buried him in her embrace.

But Haibara was by now used to Aki's protests, after which she would drop him on the ground and seriously start training him.

After his trainings were done, he went back home, and after some training, he slept.

After a full night's blank dream sleep, it was a new fresh day, Aki got up from his bed tidied the room, and then went to brush his teeth.

Today he wore a sleeveless, dark blue shirt that fit snugly, making it easy for him to move. His pants were black and slightly baggy, with pockets on the sides for carrying small items or training gear. The pants were secured at the ankles with elastic bands, making sure they didn't get in his way while he trained.

On his feet, Aki wore black shinobi sandals. He also wore his ankle and arm weights, making him look a little stylish.

With all of that out of the way, Aki walked briskly toward the academy. Upon entering as usual the empty hallways greeted him and a deserted classroom saluted.

Students started filling the classroom in just a while.

"Aki you're too awesome," Kaito said as soon as he entered the classroom, "How did you learn those two jutsu so fast?"

"They're just e-rank" Aki replied with indifference, "I would doubt my intelligence if I couldn't learn them."

"Wow that confidence, and here we are the civilian kids with no jutsu whatsoever" Kaito sighed at the thoughts, he was about to continue when Raida appeared.

"Aki Raidan, follow me, you have been summoned by the Raikage."

~ At Raikage's office. ~

Several Jonin were reporting their missions one by one, as Aki with Raida appeared they had to wait for a little while before they were let in.

"Come in," one of two guards at the gate said flatly.

Entering the office Aki found Raikage smiling, "You said, you wanted to learn from the books and wanted to stay at the academy?"

The 4th Raikage directly asked Aki upon arrival.

Aki looked both embarrassed and guilty at that point, he had already guessed their purpose with that question, and he was about to graduate.

Before Aki could even answer 4th continued the question, "If you wanted to learn those books, you shouldn't have shown off the jutsu"

"Now we have to arrange an exam, none of the teachers is willing to keep you at the academy… that would be asking for you to bully the other children."

"I…" Aki tried to explain but was ignored by the village leader.

"Now you will stay home and study those books and, in a month, you will have your exam." A declared his verdict, "You get me?"

Aki could only answer with an, "ok"

"DID YOU HEAR ME YOUNG MAN?" Raikage shouted at his lackluster response.

"YESSIR", Aki suddenly did the scout regime pose and put a hand over his heart, as if willing to give his heart for the village.

"Good," Raikage asserted. "Dismissed"

Aki left the Raikage office, feeling like A was mad at him for the first time since adopting him.

Meanwhile,

A started laughing loudly after Aki left and was far enough. Raikage felt really good about his son graduating early.

Why did he shout at him you ask? The Raikage just wanted to teach the little genius a small lesson.

~ Back to Aki ~

Aki was seen walking along with Raida, who instead of taking him back to the classroom, brought him to the academy gates, and sent him on his way.

Aki walked the empty streets near the academy, feeling lost. He really wanted to stay at the academy and make some friends, but his time there was destined to be shortened.

Making his way back home he saw his clones enthusiastically practicing the Rasengan, one of the clones was even filling in a notebook.

Their dedication was infectious, Aki soon joined them in training, with a renewed focus.

The entire curriculum will be brought home in a while, it was time to enjoy life before the exam preparation hell mode begins.