Chapter 05

I looked at Iroh with a dubious face before asking,

"What can you teach us?" As result, Iroh just snorted at me.

"Child, in case you forgot, I have been here since the era of Ninshuu, since the era of what you called the sage of the six paths. I pick up a lot of ninja techniques just by observing this world and I bet I could teach you more than you could imagine." Now, it is my turn to get stunned.

"But the question is still merit. What will you teach us?" Aoki asked on my behalf,

"Well, I can teach you the basics of ninshuu and how to develop your affinity,-"

"Wait, you talked about ninshuu several times. What is the difference between ninshuu and ninjutsu?" Iroh glares at Aoki's interruption.

"If you let me explain without interruption, you will know about it right now." Aoki has the decency to look sheepish.

"But regarding your question, the difference is simple. Everyone here uses ninjutsu as a tool. They channeled their chakra inside their body via hand signs and transform it into something. That is what you call jutsu today. As for ninshuu, it is almost similar to bender from my world. You let the chakra inside your body interact with nature and control it directly, so your control over nature will be better and more powerful."

We looked stupefied at his explanation. "And you will let us learn that from you?" Aoki asked with a doubtful tone. Surprisingly, Iroh just shrugged as the answer,

"Sure, I don't mind about it." Which left us dumbfounded. "But as I said earlier, I can teach you ninshuu, hand-to-hand combat, how to handle different weapons, medic, poison… You asked me something and I bet I know about it. Even if I don't know about it, I can just bring a soul of that expertise from the soul world to let you learn from them."

"And what is the catch?" This time, I asked wryly.

"Well, there is no catch," Iroh said easily as he sipped his tea, leaving us stupefied.

"What do you mean no catch?" Aoki asked in disbelief. I share the same sentiment. I mean, who in the ninja world will offer to teach you to become powerful without asking anything to return?

"Just like I said, there is no catch. I taught the other two soul wanderers in the past and from what I know, they have a glimpse of knowledge about the future. So, you can just say that this is to sate my curiosity about your future as soul wanderers, what would you bring to this world?"

"So this is just to satisfy your curiosity?" I asked, still disbelieving at what he said.

"Yes. To be honest, you have a great deal in front of you. I can teach you anything in safe environment without you having to fight for your life and you don't need to do anything. Isn't that great?" Well, if he puts it that way, it sounded like it is too good to be true.

"And what about the restriction?" This time, Iroh turned serious as he answered,

"There is one. You will not modify your soul to gain immortality. In fact, you are prohibited to find a way to immortality. Everyone has their time to die, and they will meet with their family once again. I have already experienced it with my son, so you can trust me.

And for immortality, just know that it will make the Shinigami displease, and I can say the displease Shinigami is a disaster not just for you, but for the entire world." We gulped at the mention of Shinigami.

"Well, that is the only rule. As for the other sins, I will be displeased with you killing without any reason, especially if it is innocent. But I will not hold you for anything. I will tell you though, that karma is real. Every good and bad thing that you do in your life will come back to you again. Just remember about it." We nodded seriously at his warning.

"So, how about it? Do you accept?" Aoki and I looked at each other, still hesitant about what to do. After living for about six years in Konoha without trusting anyone, I have a hard time trusting Iroh right now. But what he said from the beginning is genuine, and nobody but Iroh should know about the knowledge of Avatar. That means he is really the Iroh I know from the Avatar series.

But it seems it is Aoki who comes first, agreeing with the offer. Seeing as Aoki agrees to learn under Iroh, I gritted my teeth and decided to trust him for now.

"So, how long we will learn under your guidance?" Aoki asked.

"It is probably five years, but I will bring you to a place where the time flows differently." He said mysteriously, leaving us confused.

"What do you mean by different time flow?" "

"The time in the place that I will bring you is faster than the time here. But how fast it depends on yourself. You will get older until you are back as old as yourself before you come into this world. Let's just say it will solve the mental gap you feel since you came into this world. You will not have to act like a child anymore. Isn't that a good thing?"

Honestly, I don't know how many times we dropped our jaws in shock at Iroh's explanation. But I can definitely tell that the last one is definitely the most omnipotent thing that Iroh said since the beginning.

"So you tell me that while it is just five years learning under you, I will be with you until I am 31 years old?" I was surprised at the mention of Aoki's age as he is nine years older than me.

'Well, it would explain his seniority toward me.' I mused inwardly. When Iroh nodded with an amused smile, Aoki's shoulder dropped in relief as he muttered,

"Thank god, I didn't have to be a teenager around girls once again." I snorted at what he said. It seems Aoki was famous when he was a teenager in his first life. To be honest, being a teenager once again is not that bad, but I would definitely be more comfortable with a body of my real age.

"So, what do you think? Do you want to go?" This time, we nodded without hesitation. But we stepped back in alarm as we saw the grin on Iroh's face. He keeps his smile as he patted our shoulder, and before we know it, we have already teleported to a mountain.

"Welcome to the land of dragon!" Iroh grinned evilly.

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