Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

After Mio said goodbye to Nishimura, she became attached to Watanabe Tetsu.

The whole way there, I asked questions about the knowledge taught at the Ninja Academy.

Questions such as how chakra is formed and why only humans possess chakra.

She's just like a curious child.

Fortunately, the Nishimura family home is not too far from the training ground.

Otherwise, Watanabe Tetsu felt that he would never be able to answer Mio's question.

I feel like maybe we could send Mio to Furukawa's place?

I don't know why I had this wicked idea, but such curious kids can sometimes come up with ideas that adults wouldn't think of.

At this moment, three teenagers were standing on the training field.

Yahiko noticed Watanabe Tetsu's figure and immediately raised his right hand and waved it.

"Good evening, teacher."

Xiao Nan smiled gently, placing her hands in front of her abdomen.

"teacher."

This greeting is from Nagato.

As cold as ever.

They soon noticed that Watanabe Tetsu was followed by a girl who was looking around with great curiosity towards them.

The other person wasn't much shorter than them and looked to be about eight or nine years old.

Watanabe Toru turned to the side, revealing Mio behind him.

Oh no! It's been exposed to light!

She frantically tried to hide behind Watanabe Tetsu, only to find that Watanabe Tetsu was far away.

She immediately stood up straight and smiled.

"Good evening, fellow senior brothers and sisters. My name is Nishimura Mio, and I am a first-year student at Akatsuki Ninja Academy."

"She is my new disciple, and she will be training with you from now on."

Konan Yahiko and the others exchanged glances.

Xiao Nan was the first to speak out; she stepped forward.

With a gentle flick of his right hand, a paper flower appeared in his palm.

She handed it to Mio.

"It's our first meeting, and I didn't prepare any gift beforehand. I hope you don't mind."

"So beautiful!"

Mio took the paper flower and then examined it.

"These flowers are so beautiful! Thank you, senior sister."

"I'm glad you like it."

Xiao Nan smiled slightly; her smile was warm, like that of an angel.

"I've become more skilled at using the paper magic trick."

Watanabe Tetsu offered his assessment from the side.

This paper flower was made by Xiao Nan using her paper magic.

This is one of the recent results of Xiaonan's research on the Dance of Paper.

She is now able to use paper at a relatively fast pace.

Mio accepted the gift and carefully placed it in the pocket of her bosom.

She looked at Xiao Nan again.

She's a good senior sister.

"Hey! I didn't prepare a gift, but I'll put on a water dragon show to celebrate your arrival!"

It was Yahiko who spoke. He immediately took a step back and roared.

He then quickly formed hand seals.

After a long period of training, he can now perform three handprints per second.

This speed is naturally not comparable to Itachi Uchiha's seven seals in one second, but it's still pretty good.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Yahiko gathered his chakra and quickly adjusted the form of the water dragon.

The Water Dragon Bullet ninjutsu, compared to the Water Chaos Wave he originally learned, requires more changes in form.

Form transformation is also a necessary part of learning for a genin to grow into a chunin.

As he manipulated the water's form, a... quickly appeared in the air.

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Flat eyes, drooping beard, and a fat body.

Aren't you a dragon?

Why is it an insect?!

This should be Water Release: Water Zone Bullet Technique!

Watanabe Toru glanced at it, then covered his eyes.

This guy is a real character.

Even Nagato and Konan, who were standing to the side, turned away, choosing to ignore Yahiko's appalling welcoming ceremony.

"Ahem, that was a mistake! I'll practice again!"

Mio looked at Yahiko with a pessimistic expression, then murmured.

"You can just say so if you don't welcome me, senior brother."

She glanced at Watanabe Toru beside her.

"Teacher, will I become like this in the future? Is there still a future for Water Release techniques?"

Watanabe Tetsu looked at Mio, whose face was full of pessimism, and Yahiko, who was drawing circles not far away.

He decided to try to restore their confidence.

He used a teleportation technique to enter the training ground.

Then his hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals one by one.

Chakra was also mobilized.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"

A majestic water dragon burst forth from in front of him, piercing the sky with unstoppable force.

The dragon opened its massive jaws and roared, then circled once in the air.

"Mio, Water Release has a future."

He then looked at Yahiko.

"For Water Dragon Bullet, you need to pay attention to shaping the body of the water dragon. You can't accumulate too much water-style chakra. You need to find the smooth, wind-breaking feeling of the water dragon."

"Yes, teacher, I will train even harder!"

"Perfect timing, I'll also show you some of my latest ice-style ninjutsu techniques, hoping to improve your understanding of ninjutsu."

Watanabe Toru slammed the water jet into the ground, and the training ground was quickly covered by a layer of water.

The next second, Watanabe Tetsu slowly formed a hand seal.

"Ice Release: Frosty Prison!"

As Watanabe Toru's voice rang out, the once calm water began to ripple.

Centered on Watanabe Toru, the water surface began to freeze inch by inch.

The ice spread at an extremely rapid pace.

Until it covers the entire training field.

The next moment, hundreds and thousands of huge ice spikes shot out from the ice surface.

The ice crystals gleamed coldly in the moonlight, a testament to their sharpness.

Each ice crystal has a diameter of about two to three meters at the bottom, thick enough to pierce right through a person.

At this moment, Xiao Nan and the others were completely surrounded by huge ice crystals, making it impossible for them to see the outside world.

A few seconds later, the ice crystals shattered, and Watanabe Tetsu reappeared in their sight.

They then came to their senses and stared at their teacher in complete disbelief.

"Holy crap..."

Yahiko couldn't help but curse. He looked up at the ice crystals scattered all over the ground.

"Teacher, I want to learn this!"

"Then you'll have to learn Wind Release as well."

Yahiko is born with the water attribute, so he can only learn wind release through training.

At this moment, Mio also came to her senses.

This was the first time she had ever seen a ninjutsu with such a wide range and such destructive power.

It's spectacular.

This level of strength is completely different from that of the teachers at the Ninja Academy.

Those ice crystals, several meters high, are still imprinted in her mind.

She wants to learn this.

"Teacher, how long will it take me to learn this ninjutsu?"

Her eyes held both expectation and composure.

Unlike Yahiko, who longed to get rich overnight, she wanted to quantify the cost of her learning.

"This is an S-rank ninjutsu. If all goes well, it will take at least three years to learn."

Of course, the three years mentioned here include Mio's learning of Water Release and Wind Release, as well as her mastery of Ice Release.

If you've already mastered Water Release and Wind Release, you'll only need a year at most to learn this technique.

The difficulty of this move lies in two points.

First, one must be able to combine Wind Release and Water Release to form Ice Release.

Secondly, one must be able to make good use of the nature and form transformations of Ice Release, and also have enough chakra to activate this move, Ice Release: Frosty Prison.

When Watanabe Tetsu designed this ninjutsu, he referenced some ice magic from his previous life.

This also led him to focus his Ice Release techniques towards sharpness and extreme cold.

He looked at Mio, who had a serious expression on her face.

"If you want to learn, you must first master Water Release and Wind Release. You can ask Yahiko for Water Release and Nagato for Wind Release."

Nagato and Yahiko nodded in agreement; they clearly also had some affection for this new junior sister.

Watanabe Tetsu looked at Mio, who had a blank expression, and then said.

"Now, I will teach you the first water-style ninjutsu."