"Master!"
Juan saw Tsuchigumo appear and took a few steps on the water's surface, seemingly using some legendary lightness skill to float on the water, then leaped to Tsuchigumo's side.
Tsuchigumo nodded in satisfaction. "Starting today, I'll begin teaching you some D-rank ninjutsu. But before that, I want to test your chakra nature."
With that, he pulled out a small piece of paper from his hand and handed it to Juan.
Juan looked at the paper in his hand. "Is this... a chakra paper?"
"Yes, it is. I should have taught you the specific testing and usage methods of chakra paper in our previous classes."
Tsuchigumo looked at Juan expectantly.
Although the secret ninjutsu of the Fire Temple only requires Chakra from the Celestial clan to be used and doesn't have any requirements for attributes, he still hoped Juan would have as many different attribute talents as possible.
"Yes, I know how to test it."
Juan raised the testing paper in his hand and slowly inputted some of his own chakra.
He had long known what chakra attributes he possessed, so now it was just a formality to show Tsuchigumo.
With Juan's chakra in action, the chakra paper was first ignited, then a mist appeared on its surface to extinguish the flame. It then wrinkled, split in half with a brush, and finally crumbled into pieces, falling to the ground.
"Fire... Water... Lightning... Wind... Earth. You actually have five attribute chakra talents!"
Seeing the change in the chakra paper, Tsuchigumo first smiled, then looked surprised and finally shocked.
He originally thought that as long as Juan had three chakra attributes, it would be excellent. But he didn't expect Juan to possess the extremely rare talent of five attribute chakras.
Having five attribute chakra talents was extremely rare. In his understanding, even in the entire ninja world, you could count them on one hand, and there were even fewer than ninja with bloodline limits.
It's not to say that someone with five attribute chakra talents would definitely be powerful. Like the Third Hokage, who could master all five attributes and have an astonishing reserve of ninjutsu of all five attributes, was just one example.
But having five attribute chakra talents meant that you at least had the potential to become as powerful as the Third Hokage, without worrying about being targeted for your attributes.
Fire counters wind, Wind counters lightning, lightning counters earth, earth counters water, and water counters fire.
For ninjas of equal strength, being countered in terms of attributes will make the battle very difficult.
But Juan, with his five attribute chakra talents, didn't need to worry about this issue.
This isn't even the most important thing. The most important thing is that the more chakra attributes you have, the easier it is to combine them to release ninjutsu with far greater power than usual.
For example, using a Fire Release followed by a Wind Release—wind boosts the fire, creating a combined ninjutsu that may surpass the individual levels of the two original ninjutsu.
"Master? Master?"
Seeing Tsuchigumo still in a state of shock after the test ended, Juan couldn't help but remind him.
"Oh, very good, five attribute chakra talents, very good..."
Having regained his senses, Tsuchigumo suppressed his inner excitement, forcibly calming his emotions. He couldn't help but marvel at Juan's strong composure, born as a royal prince.
He had explained in detail about chakra attribute talents in class and believed that with Juan's strong memory, he must be well aware of the power of five attribute chakras.
But after the test results came out, there was no change in expression at all, still as calm as ever.
"Master, can I learn new ninjutsu now?"
Seeing Tsuchigumo regain his composure, Juan asked.
Tsuchigumo nodded vigorously. "Of course, today I'll teach you a D-rank Fire Release ninjutsu—Fireball Jutsu."
Taking Juan to the training ground, Tsuchigumo began teaching him the hand seals for the Fireball Jutsu and the techniques to pay attention to when invoking chakra.
At this moment, the only regret Tsuchigumo had was that the Fire Temple's ninjutsu inheritance was too limited.
The Fire Temple focused mainly on physical combat, with ninjutsu serving as auxiliary support. Most of the inherited ninjutsu were D-rank and E-rank, with only two secret techniques reaching A-rank.
Originally, he thought that since Juan was so talented in martial arts, he must be primarily focused on physical techniques. But he didn't expect Juan to have such a rare talent as five attribute chakras.
If Juan were to focus primarily on physical techniques in the future and only use ninjutsu as auxiliary support, it would truly be a waste of talent.
...
Another month later, on the last day of Juan's third month in the world of ninjas, he specifically asked Tsuchigumo for something, he specifically asked for leave from Dilu and returned to the Prince's Mansion, where he had not returned for three months.
After taking leave, Juan returned to his royal mansion, where he hadn't been for three months.
"Kinano, how are the things I asked you to take care of going?"
In the room, Juan asked the steward of the royal mansion, Kinano, while eating exquisite dishes.
Kinano knelt beside him and respectfully reported, "Your Highness, since receiving your orders three months ago, I have selected servants with business talents from within the mansion and used funds to establish a trading caravan for them. Currently, because of Your Highness's prestige, the caravan is operating smoothly and has entered a profitable state."
In this world, money isn't all-powerful; strength is the most important. However, having money can save a lot of time and trouble, and it can provide significant assistance in the early stages of power enhancement.
The Fire Temple lacked ninjutsu inheritance. Juan could spend money to place bounties in the underground trading market. Although he couldn't buy S-rank and A-rank ninjutsu, he could find some C-rank and D-rank ones.
If someone wanted to kill a person without getting their hands dirty, they could also place a high-priced bounty in the underground market.
Many skilled rogue ninjas were willing to act for money, especially the Undying Duo in the Akatsuki organization, who were specialized in fundraising.
Tsuchigumo and the Fire Temple were destroyed by the Undying Duo because someone placed a high-priced bounty on Tsuchigumo's head, offering a commission of thirty million ryo for his death.
Since his initial identity was a prince of the Fire Temple, he naturally had to make full use of it and not waste it.
Although he, a mere martial artist, wasn't good at business, he could easily send out subordinates skilled in commerce to help him make money. With his prince status backing them, things would go smoothly, at least within the borders of the Fire Country.
"No need to kneel, come and join me for a meal. Did you manage to purchase the things I asked for?"
Juan was very satisfied with Kinano's progress, and his face showed a smile that was three points brighter.
Seeing Juan smile, Kinano also breathed a sigh of relief. Then she stood up and sat across from Juan, taking out a box from her bosom and placing it on the table.
"Your Highness, I have purchased it. This is the best quality available at the moment."
In Kinano's eyes, the current prince was already somewhat different from the one she remembered. Although he still spoke very little, his aura was much stronger than she remembered.
She attributed this to the prince learning ninjutsu from Master Tsuchigumo in the Fire Temple.