Chapter 59

"No slacking off! You're heading to the front soon, and any experience will come in handy there!" Mito snapped harshly, jabbing me in the ribs again.

"Alright, alright, I'm getting up!"

With a sigh, I slid off the bed, heading to the shower to freshen up and mentally prepare for hours of combat. Somehow, it's different with Uzumaki.

"And if you can hold out against me for more than half an hour without seals, you can count on a reward," Mito murmured as she slipped into the bathroom, clearly intending to sweeten the deal.

Remembering the last "reward" like this, I swallowed hard and tried to suppress the rush of blood to a very specific organ. And tomorrow I have to go to Senju's... Damn, I need to muster all my strength for this!

With difficulty pushing away from the table, I patted my noticeably enlarged belly with satisfaction—Ma usually cooks so much for dinner that even I have to make an effort to clear the plates.

"Thank you, it was delicious!" I smiled at Saya.

With a little effort, the clone I created started gathering dishes and carrying them to the sink.

"Enjoy your meal while you're still home," Ma said happily, pouring herbal tea from a pitcher.

Waiting for her to finish, I got up from the chair and stretched with pleasure. Eating is good, but I have something else planned for today, and her presence is necessary.

"So, Ka-chan, let's not relax! Let's go to the training ground—I'll show you what you'll be doing in my absence besides working in the shop," considering that I've abandoned training with clones and redirected all their efforts to replenishing the stock of goods, trading will be possible for at least another six months after I leave.

Saya was somewhat surprised by this statement, but didn't object, squinting with interest. Apparently, she remembered the moment I demonstrated the Rasengan. Well, I have something to surprise her with this time. I haven't shown her Chidori yet, and the variations that have recently started working out especially.

Overall, compared to Taijutsu, Iryojutsu, and Fuinjutsu, Ninjutsu is at a relatively average level for me, only saved by the amount of chakra used. Although I know almost a dozen techniques, only six of them are perfected. And the Cloud of Poison and the control of chakra's form and movement are not elemental. Like clones with a mystical hand.

Maybe a miserable month won't change that, but new techniques of the village will definitely be useful against the Iwagakure shinobi even in an unworked form, and Ma will have even more reason to need my help and be distracted from unnecessary experiences for some time. Just in case, I even created a scroll where I sealed three clones with a solid chakra supply, so if necessary, or just missing, she can release them. And as a kind of indicator of my well-being, when the creator dies, all the Kage Bunshin created dissipate regardless of their distance from him. And I'll take Mito's gift to war—it'll come in handy.

Arriving at the training ground, I thoroughly reinforced the barrier, and only then began to demonstrate new jutsu, having previously read Ma's brief introductory lecture.

"So, I'm going to demonstrate not one, but several new Raiton jutsu, designed exclusively for family use. The first and main among them is Chidori. You could say it's somewhat of a variation of Rasengan, but with a purely elemental component, but a similar principle."

Raising my hand, I focused and began to concentrate lightning-transformed chakra in my hand. Although my control was at the level, it took me about four seconds to do this action.

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