"Shadow clone jutsu... I see. You do possess chakra reserves sufficient for learning it. Your strength is also getting closer to that of a Tokubetsu Jonin." Tsume looked at Reko before muttering that it was indeed possible for Reko to learn it.
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'His chakra reserves are great. It would be a great help to him if he manages to learn Shadow clone jutsu.'
'He would not have to be worried about thinning his chakra dangerously low with that amount.'
"Alright, I will help you with that." Tsume nodded, willing to help Reko with his learning.
"Yess!! thanks Tsume!" Reko excitedly thanked her. This would give him another opportunity to use Steal on her again.
'If I am getting the exact feeling of how the jutsu is activated then it does mean that I am learning it in a glance.'
'Even though I feel like my brain is slowing down time to capture all the details, the time it takes for another person to activate the jutsu is not longer than normal. It's just that my brain becomes more efficient.' Reko thought as he used his kekkei genkai for second time.
Reko could have tried learning it from the scroll or just the guidance from Tsume because he felt that he was really close to learning it.
But he decided against it, there was no point in wasting time. Also, he wanted to experience getting Tsume's POV once again, and feel the activation of Jutsu vividly.
"Here, look at my hands. The handsigns are pretty easy. The important point is controlling your chakra reserves and dividing them equally." Tsume showed Reko the handsigns needed to perform shadow clone. She understood that Reko must have already known about shadow clone jutsu. So, she only mentioned the important points.
She did not bother going into details and only told Reko about the basic do's and don'ts.
"I understand. I have already researched the jutsu. So, I know all these important points already." Reko muttered after he confirmed that it was similar to what he knew, memory transfer, physical clone and equal and even distribution of chakra.
"Alright then. I would demonstrate it once and then I want to see you try it." Tsume nodded in approval after hearing that Reko had already researched the jutsu.
"Okay..." Reko said as he once again prepared himself to activate his kekkei genkai.
"Shadow clone jutsu!"
'Steal!!' Once again, Reko timed himself well and felt that he had activated Steal appropriately. He felt as if his body was working on its own and making a shadow clone.
*poof*
With a sound, the shadow clone of Tsume was standing near her.
But Reko was not looking at her anymore, the experience of feeling the activation of shadow clone jutsu once again made him feel that he could perform it with ease now.
As if to confirm his guess, the system screen showed up in front of his vision.
Kekkei genkai - STEAL
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Shadow clone jutsu (33/200) level 4.
Evenly distributes the chakra of a user and makes a physical clone.
Cost - half of total CP
Practice to keep leveling up and unlocking new perks.
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Steal (0/3 charges).
There was a section under kekkei genkai which showed Shadow clone jutsu and it's level. Perhaps, because he had learned it with the help of Steal, the system screen showed him level for this jutsu.
'The part which earlier showed incomplete jutsu, now shows that it's already level four.' Reko thought as he recalled that in the first try, his Jutsu could not be performed and was labelled as incomplete.
But now, the jutsu had directly jumped to level four, skipping the first three levels.
'Using a Chunin level steal two times is enough to learn Shadow clone jutsu and then also increase my proficiency in the jutsu.' Reko thought as he began to think of the proper use of his kekkei genkai.
Defeating a Chunin had earned him one charge which could steal a Chunin level jutsu instantly, but Reko used it twice to learn a Jonin level technique.
He concluded that even if there was no Jonin level enemy to defeat, Reko would still be able to stack the charges and use them one by one to learn high end techniques.
'Would the result have been different if the person I was using as my target was someone else? A more powerful shinobi?' Reko thought, his target was set as Tsume, so he learned and experienced her proficiency in shadow clone jutsu.
But what if he could have used a far more experienced shinobi like Kakashi or Jiraya as a target to learn Shadow clone jutsu? Wouldn't that give him a better experience and more proficiency in the said jutsu?
Reko thought of this because he learned the jutsu by himself, it was just that Steal helped him in experiencing how it felt like when a jutsu is activated.
So, if he could not use chunin level charges then he could change his target to very proficient shinobis. In the end, it was his ability to retain the feeling of practicing the ninjutsu.
'I used up my second slot of charge too. I don't have any more charges left, and I can't think of any method to increase it other than dealing with rogue shinobis.' Unfortunately for Reko, both of his charges to use his kekkei genkai were used up.
He needed to defeat another rogue shinobi to get a charge again. As for why he needed a rogue shinobi? It was because he was not sure if the target needed to be defeated, hurt, or killed to gain one charge of Steal.
"You should try it now!" Seeing that Reko was deep in thought, Tsume decided to wait for a few seconds before asking Reko to try.
"Alright!!" Reko said with excitement in his eyes, he was going to surprise the lady in front of him with his immense talent.
"Shadow clone jutsu!" *poof*
Instantly, a cloud of smoke appeared around Reko. He had successfully made a shadow clone in his very first try.
"Great!!" Reko shouted in excitement as he looked at the figure of young man with dark black hair and lean physique in front of him. It was as if he was standing in front of the mirror.
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