Chapter 38

On the 99th day, the Third and Fourth finally matured, and Kenshin immediately introduced them to training, just as he did with Ichiro and Keiji. He taught them the correct stance and delivered the blow, deciding to wait a few days before mastering the chakra.

Over the next few days, he sparred with his sons several times, and noted that even with terrible technique, he could barely come out on top in half the sparring sessions against them. His assumption about enhancing basic physical characteristics by a percentage equal to the percentage from the "Talented Offspring" skill was completely confirmed. The Third and Fourth were at least 20% faster and stronger than an ordinary person, and easily stood up to their father due to their enormous strength and speed.

Ichiro spent the entire 102nd day teaching his brothers chakra. By evening, both of his brothers had awakened their chakra, and Kenshin hurried to see their "status"

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Name: Third

Age: 20 years

Talent Level: 21

Chakra quality: 2

Chakra amount: 3000

Chakra control: 31%

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Name: Fourth

Age: 20 years

Talent Level: 19

Chakra quality: 2

Chakra amount: 3300

Chakra control: 30%

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"Hmm, both have the same chakra quality as Ichiro, and in general all the characteristics, plus or minus, are the same. The Third has slightly higher control, but the Fourth has a full ten percent higher amount of chakra..." Kenshin noticed, and then decided to look at Ichiro's "status".

Name: Nakayama Ichiro

Age: 20 years

Talent Level: 16

Chakra quality: 2

Chakra amount: 3250

Chakra control: 49%

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- Congratulations, Ichiro. Your chakra control has increased a little again. – Kenshin praised him, patting him on the shoulder.

- Thank you, father. I feel something inexplicable about my chakra and I think that soon the quality of my chakra will go to the next level! – Ichiro stated.

- Well done! Train hard to become the strongest shinobi in this world! – Kenshin solemnly declared, mostly wanting to impress his younger sons and ignite in them the fire of desire for achievement.

- Eat! – Ichiro said.

"You two also train hard to stand shoulder to shoulder with your big brother." – Said Kenshin, wanting to cheer up his two younger sons.

- Yes, father! – The Third and the Fourth answered synchronously.

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On the 104th day, Aya and Natsumi gave birth at the same time. This was not the first time they had given birth, so they easily coped with such a "force majeure" and Natsumi went with the baby to another bedroom for the night.

Kenshin named his son from Natsumi Fifth, and his son from Aya Sixth. Both kids had the same talent scores of 20 units. Kenshin sadly noted that he was "not given a new level," but did not despair, and decided that he would receive the next level after conceiving new children.

On the 105th day, Kenshin took his three sons and went to the city to sell the first successful harvest of rare flowers, and buy various household items, and new seeds for experimenting with planting various crops. He really wanted to get the seeds of "blue sage" from which he could make decoctions that improve the development of chakra, but on previous visits to the city he did not find it on sale. All the "blue sage" was bought by numerous teams of shinobi.

Having reached the city by lunchtime, Kenshin and his three sons headed to the market, to the grass row. After half an hour of trading, Kenshin still sold his first harvest of flowers for 7,000 ryo, but all his joy from receiving good money was overshadowed by the news that blue sage was once again sold out as soon as it went on sale.

The saleswoman, a woman of about forty-five, seeing Kenshin's sadness, for some reason wanted to help him, and secretly told him confidential information about where he could get blue sage or its seeds. Of the three villages named, the only one relatively close was Shinto Village, where Aya used to live.

After saying goodbye to the saleswoman, Kenshin and his sons headed off to do the rest of their shopping, and all this time he was thinking about whether to go to the Shinto village or not. Deciding that fat man Kaito and his friends did not pose a threat to a group of three good fighters, and one Genin-level fighter, Kenshin still decided to head there.

By five in the evening, a company of four people found themselves near the village, and Kenshin ordered everyone to speed up in order to eliminate the possibility of trouble. Having asked the first passerby the location of the flower shop, they quickly walked in the right direction, and having found the right house, they went inside.

But unfortunately for Kenshin, luck that day was not on his side, and the procession of four strong guys was noticed by the same Kaito who was sitting on the first floor of the wine shop and saw Kenshin through the window. He recognized him immediately, and the slight intoxication disappeared in an instant. He instantly jumped to his feet and looked out from behind the door, following where this group of four strong guys was going. Seeing that they had entered a flower shop at the end of the street, Kaito immediately jumped out of the wine shop, running to the house of his grandfather, and also the elder of this village.

A few minutes later, panting, Kaito literally stumbled into his grandfather's small office, his eyes instantly brightening.

- Kaito! Why no knocking?! - Grandfather barked at him.

- Not now, grandfather. Iori-san, how good it is that you are here too! Hurry up, we need your help! Remember when I talked about a spy for an enemy village or a nukenin? Well, he is now in our village! And he is not alone, but in the company of three people! Come on, Iori-san, while we're sitting here, they could slaughter half the village! – Despite his ragged breathing, Kaito blurted out.

- What?! Nukenin?! – The old man almost jumped out of his chair.

- Four nukenin? Hmm, I can't handle them alone, I need to let them leave, and then ask for help from Konoha... - Iori muttered.

- No! These are not nukenins, but ordinary people, assistants of the nukenins. I already fought one of them, and if it was a nukenin, wouldn't it have killed me in one move? - Kaito blurted out, mentally hitting himself in the mouth for calling these four nukenin.

"Come on, Iori-san, they're in the flower shop now, and God knows what they'll do to the saleswoman." You are the only one who can stop them! – Kaito continued to press.

- Okay, lead the way! "Iori said decisively and ran out of the office after Kaito.