Chapter 119

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The Nakayama family faced nothing but routine for the next three months. During this time, each of Kenshin's wives gave birth three times, giving him three levels. He decided to invest his first free skill point into the Formation Creation ability, raising it to level seven, and the second and third into the Talented Offspring ability, raising it to level eleven. As soon as the ability reached level ten, Kenshin received a very interesting notification.

[Congratulations, you have fulfilled the hidden condition and received the active ability Father's Gift.]

He immediately began to read the description of this ability, and was quite surprised.

Gift of the Father: - Allows the Patriarch to reward promising descendants once every thirty days, allowing the "Talented Offspring" ability to be renewed.

"What could this possibly mean?!" Kenshin thought in irritation, and spent the next fifteen minutes meticulously analyzing the additional information, coming to the conclusion that the ability would allow sons born with the minor modifier "Talented Offspring" to renew the effect of the ability, as if they were reborn.

Unable to hide his excitement, he immediately called Ichiro to him and activated the ability on him. His entire body glowed for a second, and then he lost consciousness, waking up only five minutes later, in the arms of his worried father.

Ichiro immediately told that something had changed inside him, but he couldn't figure out what it was. Kenshin immediately looked at his "status" and couldn't help but smile happily.

Name: Nakayama Ichiro

Age: 20 years

Talent level: 24

Chakra quality: 5

Chakra Volume: 4840

Chakra Control: 63%

Power over space Lv 3

Sharingan Lv 2

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After that, Ichiro, who had begun to lose ground, rose with renewed vigor and strengthened his position as leader. Kenshin tried not to interfere with their training, only encouraging them and arranging sparring, refining the exosuit.

In three months, he managed to supply all four teams with strong blades, but with difficulty. It took him an incredible amount of time, but he succeeded, and now the "Nakayama Family" began to gain a little fame. Ichiro was listed as the formal head of the mercenary association, and gradually learned to interact with people.

Kenshin also took up a grand project to increase the range of telepathic communication. He was finally able to create a formation that could work as a repeater for telepathy, and their installation gradually began. Kenshin, accompanied by several of his sons, sometimes left the shelter and worked on drawing formations on various heights, whether they were centuries-old trees or mountain cliffs.

The work progressed extremely slowly, but during this time Kenshin managed to cover the territory within a radius of forty kilometers from the shelter, which made him very happy.

He couldn't be happier with the success of his sons, many of whom became Chunin. Most of Aya's eldest sons developed their Sharingan to a second tomoe, and became even more effective in combat.

All of the team commanders were Chunin, including the newly inducted Fifteenth. Kenshin was very surprised when Fifteenth suddenly reached Chunin rank, and immediately asked Kasumi about it. She was also a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she said that it was nothing unusual, considering Fifteenth had gained all the knowledge instantly, and also that with his talent, reaching Chunin rank was a piece of cake.

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That evening, Kenshin gathered the entire family at one table, and signaled everyone to be silent, and then rose to his feet.

"Exactly one year ago, on this day, I arrived in this world. At first, I was shocked and scared, for I know the history of this world." Kenshin said in a calm tone, causing many shocked sighs. All the girls stared at him, wanting to know the rest, and he began to speak again.

- My first thought was that I was destined to die in the cycle of endless wars. However, I have acquired a very unusual ability, thanks to which we are all sitting at this table now. I do not know where it came from, and why it was given to me, but I am very glad that everything turned out this way. - He said, and after a short silent pause, he continued.

"Today, I want to celebrate the anniversary of my arrival in this world, and solemnly declare that the Nakayama Family has gained some strength, and does not have to fear for its existence." He declared, and paused for a moment. All the eyes turned to him were filled with boundless pride and love.

- However, even being protected from hunger and bandits, our family is still vulnerable to the threats of the future. We have five years left to gain enough strength to withstand the coming storm. If we fail, we will be destroyed and consigned to oblivion. Train hard for the good of the family, so that you can become the pillars on which our home rests.

After he finished his speech, all the joy on the family members' faces faded. The sons were deep in thought, each about their own. And the girls were sad. The calmest of all were the team captains, Ichiro, Third, Seventh, and Fifteenth. And also Kasumi and Hitomi.

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"What danger awaits us?" Kasumi asked, entering his room with Hitomi after dinner.

- Perhaps nothing, but we must be ready to repel any threat. In four years we need to raise ten shinobi of the Kage level, and then, perhaps in alliance with Konoha, and perhaps with the other great villages, we will be able to prevent the worst from happening, and nip the threat in the bud.

- WHAT?! Ten Kage-level shinobi? That's impossible! Even Konoha doesn't have ten Kage. - Kasumi exclaimed in shock.

- She's right, I don't think it's possible. Even with your ability to transfer knowledge, at the current rate, we'll hardly be able to raise one Elite Jonin in such a short time... - Hitomi whispered. During this time, she had completely settled into this house, and regained her professionalism.

- At the current rate, yes, but the rate will accelerate as my ability develops, so even in the worst-case scenario, we should be able to raise several Kage-level shinobi. But that's not enough. At least five Elite Kage-level shinobi will give us a better chance of success, and two Sage of the Six Paths-level shinobi will guarantee victory.