Chapter 190: Shisui

At this moment, some clan members, who had been drenched for a long time and were also injured, had started to lose a significant amount of blood and were finding it hard to hold on.

Upon hearing Toshiro's instructions, they all showed expressions of joy and began to gather around the heater to warm up.

Among them, those two eight-year-old clan members who were the most seriously injured had faces that had turned blue from the cold. If they weren't given a good rest, they would probably fall seriously ill by early the next morning.

"Akane, prepare some food. I'll go to the back and get some hot water ready. After that, everyone can freshen up for a bit."

"Okay! No problem, you always work so hard!"

Uchiha Akane responded and began to prepare food for the evening, without showing any surprise.

She was already used to Toshiro pulling out natural gas heaters and preparing hot water. Even the dehydrated vegetables in his hand were prepared by him. She was already numb to it~

Natural gas heating equipment, dehydrated vegetables, and the like were sometimes prepared by a few more forward-thinking ninja teams. But during a mission, preparing hot water for one's companions to clean themselves was unheard of.

"Sensei, you're going to use medical ninjutsu to treat Kyushu and Nana, and you still have to maintain a shadow clone for the night watch. Won't all this chakra consumption be too much?"

At this moment, an eight-year-old boy who had not been injured during the earlier battle spoke up, clearly puzzled.

Although the person in question was a renowned genius in the clan, they had just gone through a battle, and the current consumption was already significant.

Treating companions and keeping a night watch would be understandable, but preparing hot water seemed a bit wasteful.

"Shisui, rather than worrying about this freak, you should think about your companions! I've teamed up with this guy for a long time, and the number of times he's run out of chakra can be counted on one hand!"

"Just keep your concerns to yourself!"

Uchiha Akane, who was placing dehydrated vegetables, jerky, and seasonings into a military pot to cook, spoke with a smile to the little boy with slightly curly hair and a distinctive button nose.

"Is Toshiro-sensei really that strong? That's amazing~"

Hearing this explanation from the clan sister who always took good care of him, the eight-year-old Uchiha Shisui looked enviously at Toshiro's back.

In the short time they had been together, this clan elder, Uchiha Toshiro, had left a deep impression on him.

Not only was the other person strong, but he also had knowledge in almost every field related to ninjas. If that were all, it would be one thing.

There were ninjas in the ninja world who were somewhat versed in various things. Although not many, there were some. However, due to their scattered focus, most of them didn't achieve much.

But Toshiro-sensei was different. He wasn't just slightly versed in these things. Over these few days of contact, Toshiro's performance in every aspect couldn't be described as merely versed, but rather as highly proficient.

Moreover, his chakra reserve, one of the most important measures of a ninja's strength, was exceptionally large, which left Shisui in awe.

Although his own reserves had improved significantly thanks to the use of sage chakra, especially after turning twelve when his body began further developing, leading to an even more astonishing pace of chakra increase, he still found Toshiro's abilities remarkable.

Sometimes, just after a night's rest, he'd wake up sensing a clear increase in his chakra...

This had led him to stop being frugal with his chakra. For instance:

"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall"

Forming the necessary seals, he performed an earth-style jutsu to create a 2X2 meter, 60-70 cm high, stone-like wall of chakra.

"Water Release: Water Bullet Technique"

Following up with the Water Bullet Technique, he filled this newly created 'bathtub' and then placed his hands over the water.

In a short amount of time, a pool of appropriately warm water was ready.

It wasn't that Toshiro was being fussy, insisting on using chakra for hot water baths even during wartime.

Rather, he felt that his teammates, due to long-term high-risk tasks, were becoming increasingly tense. Without any way to help them relax, their condition would continue to deteriorate, worsening with time.

As their captain, after much pondering, Toshiro thought of this method to help alleviate his team's stress.

Of course, he understood not to overdo it. He only did this after ensuring they were in a safe place with proper security measures.

Moreover, the water temperature couldn't be too high, or it would turn into a hot spring. If they were attacked mid-soak and felt weak from the hot water, they'd struggle to fight.

If that scenario ever happened, they'd likely become the laughingstock of the entire ninja world. The Uchiha's reputation would be utterly ruined by them~

As for why he could use both water and earth ninjutsu?

Back then, he had merely tried a bit and found it remarkably smooth to use the two types of ninjutsu. The ease was beyond his expectations.

Moreover, over time, he noticed that whether it was his original fire, lightning, and wind, or the later acquired water and earth attributes, all five types of chakra were becoming increasingly easier to control. 

With his proficiency in handling five chakra natures, his ninjutsu power also began to exhibit changes, growing stronger and stronger~

(End of Chapter)