(A.N: Sorry for all this delays, my days are getting more and more hectic because of many things, but I will try to keep up with updates (chapters), tomorrow I will release 5-6 chapters^~^)
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Since there were no ninja and no hostages in the bandit camp, they didn't have to worry too much. Kaida made 10 shadow clones, Yomi made 5, and Ryota made 3. All of them went toward different bandits and killed more than 15 at the same time. The rest of the bandits were small fry and were easily defeated.
When the boss heard the noise and came outside, all the other bandits were dead. Seeing this, he knew that whoever killed his men was not weak at all, so he decided to run. But before he could even go 10 meters, a shuriken passed through his neck.
'Ninja powers are scary. Those bandits were moderately strong for civilians, and they stood no chance against us. And we're not even chunin yet,' Kaida thought.
After killing the bandits, they buried the bodies and stored all the valuables in a storage scroll. Lastly, they found three horses in one of the houses.
"Sensei, what should we do about the horses?" Kaida asked.
"Everything found on the mission has to be submitted to the village. They will handle the rest. We will take the horses back to the village. Do you guys know how to ride?" Yukihiro asked.
"No, Sensei," all three of them replied.
"That's good. You guys will learn horse riding during this mission. These are good horses," Yukihiro said while patting the neck of one of the horses.
After that, they took the horses and headed back to Konoha since the mission was already over. On the way, Yukihiro started his lessons.
"The first thing you need to learn is how to mount a horse. It's all about timing and technique. You approach from the side, gently place your hand on the horse's back, and smoothly swing yourself onto the saddle. Remember, practice makes perfect. As for controlling the horse, it requires patience and understanding. You communicate with the horse through gentle nudges, using your legs and reins. Mastering this art ensures a smooth ride and builds trust between you and the horse."
He then showed them how to do it.
Their travel time increased by two days due to learning horse riding, but it was worth it. They arrived in the village on the morning of the fourth day at 10 AM. They submitted the horses to the village stable, and Yukihiro went to submit the report, instructing them to meet at the village gate tomorrow at 5 AM.
Kaida and Yomi decided to go to the training area near their house since they hadn't practiced for a week. Yomi started practicing the Body Flicker Jutsu, while Kaida made 20 clones who began practicing kenjutsu. He activated his Sharingan and seal at the same time and started doing physical exercises. He was now able to exercise with a weight of 300 kg, which was a significant improvement.
When his chakra was about to run out, he began meditating while coating his body in chakra. After some time, Yomi's chakra also became low, and both of them went back to their flat to get some rest. Kaida made some shadow clones to clean the house and cook food, and they both went to their rooms to take a bath. After bathing, they went to the hall to eat.
"Horse riding is fun, right?" Kaida asked while eating.
"Yup, and that white horse was really cute. I wish we could have kept him," Yomi said.
"Yup, let's adopt one when we decide to retire."
"So we'll add a horse to our pets. We already have a dog on the list; let's see how many more we'll have as pets. Shishishishi," Yomi laughed, and Kaida joined her.
After that, they went back to their rooms to get some sleep.
(After 1 month…)
Kaida was running from an Iwa ninja. This time there were two ninjas in the bandit camp. Kaida was fighting one, while Yomi and Ryota were fighting the second one.
This was not an easy fight, as this time the ninjas were expecting them and were ready for them. Kaida didn't have the benefit of a surprise attack and had to go one-on-one with a chunin-ranked ninja. It would have been impressive just to hold his own against such a ninja, but Kaida was putting considerable pressure on him.
The fight would have ended quickly, but Yukihiro had instructed him not to use chakra and to rely only on his kenjutsu techniques. To enhance their kenjutsu skills, Yomi and Ryota also had to fight in close quarters, but since their opponent was only a genin, it was doable.
Kaida and the chunin fought for half an hour before Kaida won with a slash to the chunin's neck. By then, Yomi and Ryota had also won their fight and were watching his.
"Fighting without chakra is a lot more difficult than I thought," Kaida said.
"Well, it's okay, genius, you don't have to show off," Ryota said with a huff.
"Shishishishishishi," Yomi just laughed at this.
"That's enough, guys. Complete the mission before talking," Yukihiro said.
All three of them went back to work. Yomi stored the body of the ninja in a storage scroll, while Kaida and Ryota buried the bodies of the bandits in the ground.
After completing the mission, they returned to the village.
"Good job, everyone. You can take a break as promised, but we will meet at the village gate on the morning of the fourth day. Don't forget," Yukihiro said.
"Yes, Sensei," all three of them replied.
Yukihiro went to submit the mission report while Kaida and the others went to the training area near their flat. They had already booked it for three days.
"What are you guys going to train for?" Kaida asked.
"Well, my old man has finally decided to teach me some of my clan's jutsu, so I'm going to perfect those. I can only train for them after eating a soldier pill, as these jutsu are too chakra-consuming," Ryota said while he and Kiba ate a soldier pill each.
"I'm going to train to coat my blade with lightning chakra. Yukihiro-sensei gave me a short blade to practice with too," Yomi said, showing her new blade.
"Oh, that's good. I'll also train my jutsu a little," Kaida said, while he and Yomi ate a soldier pill each.
These soldier pills were expensive, but since they had completed many C-rank and even some B-rank missions in the previous month, they didn't lack money. They bought soldier pills worth 20,000 Ryo each, which was the payment for two C-rank missions or a single B-rank mission.
But the effects of the pill were worth it. It increased their chakra regeneration speed by 10 times and reduced fatigue and mental exhaustion, all for three days.
After discussing a little more, all three of them went in different directions to practice.
Kaida started making shadow clones. Due to the 10-times speed of chakra regeneration, Kaida could restore his chakra from low to full in half an hour, so he started making shadow clones with 10% of his chakra, which in itself was comparable to some chunin.
After making 52 clones in three hours, Kaida divided them into five equal teams and instructed them to practice each of his elemental jutsu.
'Man, now I know why Kakashi never used many jutsu in the anime. Knowing 1000 jutsu is one thing, but mastering them is completely different, haha.'
After making shadow clones to practice his ninjutsu, he started working on his physique, with his Sharingan activated.
Even during missions, Kaida always kept his Sharingan on, as the requirement to upgrade to a 2-tomoe Sharingan is to have enough experience with it, and he could see the benefits in real life.
Even without the genjutsu for which it's famous, its analytical abilities and the power to see chakra were already enough to upgrade it further.
While Kaida was training, an important discussion was going on in the Uchiha compound…
Three ninjas were present in a clean office. One of the elders sat on a chair while two ninjas stood in front of him.
"Elder, are you sure we should call him back when we had exiled his mother before?" one of the ninjas asked.
"He is a child prodigy, and Saturo, the child has nothing to do with the wrongdoing of his mother," the elder said with a smile.
'So why are we bringing him back now that he has activated his Sharingan and not when he was in the orphanage?' the second ninja thought but didn't say anything.
"Go tell him that I want to meet him, so come to my office in half an hour."
They nodded and used the Body Flicker Jutsu to disappear from the office.
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Kaida was doing push-ups with 320 kg of weight while coating his whole body in chakra and maintaining his Sharingan.
Suddenly, two ninjas appeared in front of him, both with their Sharingan activated. One of them even had a Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Sorry, but we booked this training area. If you want to practice, you can go somewhere else," Kaida said with a smile.
"Our elder is calling you. Come to the Uchiha compound in 30 minutes," Saturo said.
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(A.N: Thanks for reading :D)