6: Paper Fan (3)

2 months later. . .

It has been 2 months since Hotaru started learning under me and I discovered that kinjutsu.

I have already completed the first and second step of the jutsu, while the third step was difficult but isn't impossible.

Concentrating my Yin Chakra at my chakrs points were at first simple since I have already know how to spread the Yin chakra all over my body.

The fourth step was the problem for me, I've seen it on the original story where a Jinchūriki entered their subconsciousness and communicate with face to face with their Bijū.

While manipulating the Shadows— which is made out of Yin Chakra—and flowing it onto my heart, my concentration that the Yin chakra all over my chakra points broke.

It is just like how the protagonist using the shadow clone to help mastering the rasengan in a fastest way.

I was planning to teach Souta his nature transformation after he had done the 3 basic chakra control exercises, but since Hotaru has come along to our training we waited for him for about 2 months to know about every little details about the arts of shinobi's, well, much to Souta's displeasure because of how long it took.

"Today we are finding out what your chakra affinities are."

I said to which made Hotaru and Souta's eyes shine in pleasure.

I gave each of them the chakra paper and instructed them.

"All you have to do is infuse tiny of your chakra onto the paper and its reactions will be the following of your affinity or affinities."

"How would we know our affinity? Will a Kanji appear on the paper and tell us?" Asked Hotaru.

"If the paper split then it's wind, fire and burned into ashes is fire, if the paper wrinkle then lightning, crumble away means earth, and if the paper becomes damp then water."

Both of them nodded in understanding as they began infusing their Chakra.

Hotaru's paper at first became damp then later burned itself meaning he has fire and water affinities, while Souta's paper wrinkled and burn itself meaning he has fire and lightning affinities.

'Quite of a monster children the paper fan gave me.' I secretly thought to myself as it was now my turn.

It was now my turn checking what my affinity or affinities is or are.

The paper split and the other burned into ashes and so as the other wrinkled.

Hotaru and Souta stared at me in awe.

I smirked, very satisfied that my affinities did not disappoint me.

I summoned 2 Clones to instruct each of them to control each of their nature transformation while I summoned 15 Clones to ripped 15 leaves.

***

Souta's side. . .

"Now then, we'll be first starting with your fire affinity for the chakra nature manipulation after you have master it, we'll move on from your lightning nature manipulation."

Souta nodded determinedly, the Shota Clone doesn't need to explain the nature transformation since Souta knows the details.

"Take a leaf here and place it between your hands and burn it using your chakra."

"But. . . What if the leaf will not burn since I have two affinities, if I use my chakra to burn the leaf then both of my affinities will clash against each other and will not work."

"Hmm. . . Your theory is correct, but you have to find it out by yourself, whether you decide to split your chakra into two or wait patiently for the two of your affinities to work out on its own. It is all up to you."

Souta scowl at the Clones remark.

But the clone as the same as the owner didn't feel offended as he just smiled.

"Now, now. Don't scowl at me. . . Boss had already set his mind that after you mastered the nature manipulation he would teach the both of you ninjutsus."

With the mention of 'ninjutsu' Souta impatiently placed the Leaf between his plams.

***

I stared at the 15 Clones who are almost done tearing the leaf.

I summoned 5 Clones to practice the fourth step of the Shadow Style.

I started walking at the direction where Itachi first meet his crows and obtained the summoning scroll.

I stared at the view, amusing myself after seeing how high I am right now at the cliff.

This was where Itachi unexpectedly obtained his summoning scroll.

Yes. . . What I want here is the Crow Summoning Scroll. I immidiately jump off the cliff from excitement.

Caw!

Caw!

'It's here!' Shota thought to himself.

Shota heard the crows cries as he took out both of his kunai and slows his descent by thrusting it at the rocks.

Shota descended at the ground as crows were flaping their wings around him.

Shota smiled in delightment. Shota raised his arms as a single crow landed at his arm.

However, Shota noticed something different from the crow that landed onto him, the crow, instead of two legs the crow has three-legs!

Shota eyes glinted as his smile widen even more.

"Hello there. I am Uchiha Shota, do you have a name?"

"Caw! Raon!" The crow whose name Raon said.

'A talking crow! How exciting!'

"Do you want to be my friend, Raon?"

Raon didn't reply but Shota was nit in a hurry so he patiently wait for his reply.

A few moments later Raon fly at the nearby rock spitting out a scroll.

Shota wasn't confuse, he patiently waited for Raon to elaborate what he has on mind.

"Caw! Sign contract! Caw!"

Shota smiled and did as what Raon told him.

"So you will be my partner."

"Caw! Affirmative! Caw!"

Shota couldn't help but grin, this summoning contract was one of his future essentials, Shota patted his new friend and began training.

***

3 months later. . .

It has been 3 months and those guys have already finished the fire nature manipulation. Well, I shouldn't be so suprise since the Fire affinity is what made other Shinobi's fear the Uchiha clans because of their greater control of the fire affinity.

Hotaru and Souta arrived at the forest just to see a rope tied between two trees.

"Good morning to you, my little brothers, today's training shall be balance. And before you ask some more details I shall immediately explain it to the both of you of its exact purpose. And I expect it that the both of you shall not interrupt me," Shota warned narrowing his eyes at the two who found out how much of a two-faced he is months ago. "Balance is also an important asset for being a shinobi; so the question is, why is balance important when we could just be learning the arts of shinobi? And the answer to that question is; think of yourself in this scenario where you fall off a tree from dodging the enemies attacks recklessly. And now the question of this scenario is why did the you fall of the tree? That is because you do not know the balance. Now do you understand?"

'He has a point.' Souta and Hotaru thought to themselves.

"Now then, don't use any chakra when your now standing in the rope, I won't receive any objections from the both of you. And while your now standing onto the rope, together my clones and I shall throw rocks at you to improve your balance."

Souta was the first one to stand at the rope, at first he was having a hard time trying to balance himself but after some adjustment he was now standing still.

I throw a rock at his 3 o'clock direction to which he barely dodge it by side stepping while trying to balance himself, my Clone didn't give him enought time to adjust his new position as he throw a rock at his left foot, I could tell that Souta is aware of the direction my clone targeted as he withdraw his foot closely to his other foot. I directed the rock at his forehead as he lowered his body and flip at the air sensing my other clone throwing a rock at him. Souta lost his balance after trying to land at the rope, Souta twist his body and descended on the ground with his hands.

"Do you understand now!" I shouted while smiling sadisticaly at Souta.

I summoned a Clone and ordered the latter to improve Souta's time reaction without using the sharingan, the sharingan might be able to increase the eye sights time reaction, but I wanted to train Souta who can react swiftly without relying on the sharingan. The sharingan is a great tool but the more you rely onto these power then in worse case scenario where your chakra is so low, and you reay need the sharingan to rely dodging a kunai or shuriken that are thrown at you, but couldn't since the chakra is very low.

Spending time with Souta made Shota realize that Souta was more like to want to experience things then learn rather than learn first and experience the later.

"Hotaru! Your turn."

Shota aimed his rock towards Hotaru's foot planning to make him trip, however, Hotaru had already see his attack as he somersault backward.

If there was one thing that Shota was extremely impressed about Hotaru then it's his flexibility, if he continue to improve his flexibility then he might be able to dislocate any of the joints in his body at will.

Shota smirked, he was very satisfied to what the paper fan brought him.

Hotaru tilted his body to the right and bend backwards and did the back handspring. Shota's perspective towards Hotaru right now look like a professional acrobatic, every move Hotaru made feels like he was dancing.

***

A week later. . .

"Now then you two, since you have accomplished the 3 basic chakra control and mastered your fire affinity whereas not your secondary affinity, ot is time to learn your first jutsu."

Souta and Hotaru were shaking from excitement, it was now finally time to learn some jutsus that they had longed for.

"Now the first jutsu is the Uchiha clan's signature jutsu called the; Fire Style: Great FireBall Jutsu. When you mastered this jutsu, thus, in the perspective of our clansmen, the both of you have finally become an adult. First, I will demonstrate the jutsu, then you will replicate." I turned towards the lake walked to the edge of the bridge, facing the centre of the lake. Seconds later, I blew out a 20-meter-wide fireball from his mouth out over the lake.

I could make it even larger but there was no reason for me to do so.

I then turned to them smiling and said "The signs for the jutsu are in order: snake, ram, monkey, boar, horse, tiger. To use the jutsu, you must draw your chakra into your chest, and hold it there. Then immediately blow it out, all at once. Souta, you go first."

"So this was the reason why you made us first do all of those chakra controls and nature manipulation." Souta exclaimed to which I ignored as if he never said anything in the first place.

Souta ran through the hand seals at a fastest pace, thankfully Shota made him practice mastering all of the hand seals. He gathered his chakra, and then released it all from his chest. Souta smirked as the fireball that he made were 5 meters bigger than Shota's. Souta knew that Shota was just holding back but it didn't stop him from feeling pleasure from the accomplished he made.

"Good job." Shota praised his younger brother while giving him his usual smiling to which Souta shivered.

"Hotaru, it is your turn."

Hotaru nodded and wave the hand seal in the exact opposite to what Souta did, instead of waving the hand seals fast he wave it at a slow and steady pace. Shota   persistently told him—to which Hitaru called 'nag'—to master the hand seals, which Hotaru regret not listening to his nag.

"Fire Style: Great FireBall Jutsu!" Hotaru exclaimed as he spewed a 20-meter-wide fire ball. Hotaru was a but disappointed that he wasn't able to make a fireball that was large as Souta.

Shota noticed Hotaru sulking.

"Now, now. Don't sulk, even newbie Genins couldn't make a large fireball as you Hotaru."

"I am not sulking!" Hotaru shouted clenching his fist from embarrassment.

It seems that Hotaru was able to get

ov—Ehem—grief over his mother's death. Hotaru was actually a playful, tsundere lad and love it when people are in pain while fighting, but there he also has a sharp tongue.