"Since I am going to be your new Sensei, and the reputation of the village will depend on your performance, we will start our training tomorrow. So make sure you are ready for some hellish training," Jiraiya said, patting Kaida's shoulder as he stood in front of him.
"Yes, Sensei," Kaida replied joyfully. Why would he say no to gaining extra strength?
"Good, then meet me at Training Area 2 in the morning," Jiraiya said.
"Training Area 2? Where is that, Sensei?" Kaida asked, because even though the details of other training areas were available to ninjas, Training Areas 1 to 5 were hidden.
"You don't know?" Though Jiraiya asked this question to Kaida, his gaze was toward Hiruzen.
"I don't have free time like you, brat. Even during this one month, I had to mobilize all the elders and force Shikaku to handle official work so that I could focus on teaching these young ones," Hiruzen said.
"Huh! I never thought I would live to see the day when even my Sensei would make excuses for his laziness. The world is moving too fast... Anyway, meet me at the top of the Hokage Rock tomorrow morning around 9 AM," Jiraiya said. Listening to his comment, a vein popped up on Hiruzen's forehead, but he controlled himself, not wanting to ruin his image of a kind grandpa in front of two young talents.
Kaida greeted them one last time and then went back to the Uchiha clan. He waited outside the building for some time, hoping to have another conversation with Kabuto, but even after waiting for half an hour, Kabuto didn't come out. Kaida thought Hiruzen had already started teaching him something and left for his house.
It was already late, and this was the final time he would have some leisure with his family. Kaida decided to stop his training in Medical Jutsu and Fuinjutsu for now and focus only on the Chunin Exam for the time being. One month of delay would not affect anything now.
He already had enough strength to go to other nations and come back alive, even in case of an encounter with enemy Jonin. However, if faced with a Kage-level ninja, he would have to run like crazy. Though the chances of meeting a Kage-level ninja were rare, after this time, he might very well gain more strength, though chances were quite low.
After all, when Jiraiya took Naruto for world training, there was no significant new thing Naruto learned that only Jiraiya could teach, though he might have focused on improving Naruto's control over the Nine-Tails chakra.
Still, learning only that in years seemed very mundane.
'Looks like I have to ask for a leave of 2-3 months from my Sensei,' Kaida thought and went to the hospital and Sora's house one after another to tell them about the Chunin Exam.
He had already asked Hiruzen if they had to keep this information a secret, but Hiruzen simply said it was not required. However, he prohibited unnecessary discussion since he didn't want the enemy villages to get wind of this. Otherwise, they might plan something new, creating more variables in the plan, which no one liked.
But telling Mitsuru and Sora was fine. Both were a little worried about this, but they also knew that Kaida was sufficiently powerful enough to handle himself; otherwise, the Hokage wouldn't have selected him for the role. Aside from their worry, they were also somewhat proud. Their student was going to represent Konoha now, so naturally, they were happy about it.
After informing his teachers, he directly went back to his family, enjoying the rest of the day with them.
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*(Next morning)*
After breakfast, Kaida and his family were sitting in the hall, waiting to go to their respective work. Kaida decided to tell Hae and Shisui about what had happened yesterday.
"But this sounds quite dangerous, provoking the big villages. Our village may handle them, but individually, it will be difficult for you in the future. They will keep a vigilant eye on you and pounce at the first opportunity they get. By doing this, you are making yourself a target for every big ninja village," Shisui said.
"But do I have a choice, brother? These are direct orders from Lord Third himself, and the rewards are quite promising," Kaida said.
"What reward is enough for you to put yourself in such a difficult position?" Hae asked.
Kaida smiled, remembering the most important point from the meeting discussion.
...
"Since you guys are doing so much for the village, the village will also do something for you. After coming back from the Chunin Exam, you guys will be directly promoted to Jonin rank, and I will allow you to ask to learn any single jutsu," Hiruzen said.
"Any jutsu, Lord Third?" Kaida asked.
"Yes, but it should not be a forbidden jutsu. Your safety is very important to the village," Hiruzen replied.
"Then I would like to ask for the jutsu I want to learn in advance," Kaida said with an ear-to-ear smile, thinking, 'Since I am already using so much of my luck, why not try a little more? I may not get such a golden opportunity again anytime soon.'
"Okay, which jutsu do you want to learn?" Hiruzen asked, a little curious about Kaida's choice. When he got the first chance like this, Kaida directly asked for an S-rank jutsu. Hiruzen had no doubt that this time, too, he would ask for something similar.
"Lord Third, as a child and even now, I have heard many tales of how awesome Lord Fourth was. I am a big fan of his. So, is it possible for me to learn his teleportation jutsu, the one he was so famous for?" Kaida asked, his tone like a child asking his parent for another candy.
"..."
"..."
Both Hiruzen and Jiraiya went silent for a second. Aside from hearing such an absurd request so casually, there was one more thing that piqued their interest.
'An Uchiha with Mitotic Regeneration Jutsu as his defense, and Flying Thunder God along with Sharingan reflexes as offense, would not be inferior to the Raikage in any sense. But it would be very chakra-consuming. Does this boy have that much chakra?'
Suddenly, Kaida felt two different types of chakra scanning him, and he realized that if not for his enhanced chakra sensitivity due to his 3-tomoe Sharingan, he wouldn't have noticed it. But knowing who these people were, and with no reason to hide his strength, he let them scan him.
Kaida could see the faces of Hiruzen and Jiraiya brighten as soon as the chakra that was scanning him left his body.
"That jutsu you are talking about is known as the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, and as its name suggests, you will gain a godly amount of speed if you learn this jutsu. However, it is almost impossible to learn without a high aptitude for space-time techniques. Even I am unable to learn this jutsu," Hiruzen said, waiting to see Kaida's reaction. But he didn't get what he expected.
He thought Kaida would be a little afraid of not being able to learn the jutsu, but what he saw was eagerness to try. Amused, Hiruzen decided to test the boy's resolve.
'Maybe he's just happy because even if he fails, he thinks he could ask for another jutsu from me. Let's see what he does now,' Hiruzen thought.
"So, if you really want to check whether you can learn that jutsu or not, I will make the necessary preparations. But you will be using your chance to learn any jutsu and will not get another opportunity if you fail to learn this one," Hiruzen said. Jiraiya also paid attention to Kaida's reply.
"Lord Third, maybe I am alive now because Lord Fourth sacrificed his life saving our village. He is the hero not only to me but to everyone in the village. If I can get a chance to be like him, I don't want anything else," Kaida said.
'This is surely the effect of the Sharingan. I would not normally manipulate an old man's feelings like this... not a chance,' Kaida thought, blaming his Sharingan for his shamelessness in using his knowledge to manipulate Hiruzen a little.