Chapter 111: Training
Last night, Tsunade only did a preliminary examination. To completely cure Itachi and Hayate Gekkō's illnesses, she needed to observe them for a few more days to prescribe the right treatment.
During these days, apart from the beginning when Yue Yan took the three kids to the casino with Tsunade, he then taught them some ninjutsu and combat skills.
There was no other way. If Yue Yan followed and Tsunade lost all her money, she would ask him for some ryo, and he couldn't refuse. So he had to stay far away.
Both Shisui and Itachi had strong talents. Generally, when they encountered Mondai, after being pointed out by Yue Yan, they could understand and correct them immediately. Backed by the Uchiha Clan, Yue Yan didn't need to worry about their ninjutsu.
As for Hayate Gekkō, he was a bit weaker. If it weren't for being dragged down by lung disease, Hayate Gekkō in the future would definitely have Jonin - level strength, instead of just being a Special Jonin.
Since he couldn't do strenuous exercise and Yue Yan didn't know much about sword jutsu, Yue Yan could only teach him some skills in perception.
Don't underestimate perception. In the Hokage world, Sage Kabuto could outmaneuver Edo Itachi and Eternal Mangekyō Sasuke in the early battles with his perception skills.
And the masters in the Pirate World had already given the perfect answer on how to improve perception, which was to take hits and gain Wu from being attacked.
Hayate Gekkō looked at the stick in Yue Yan's hand and subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
"Uh... Teacher, the perception training you mentioned isn't going to use that, is it?"
Hearing this, Yue Yan hefted the stick in his hand a couple of times and grinned.
"You guessed right."
Saying that, Yue Yan created four kage clones to surround Hayate Gekkō.
"Now, I'll hit you with this stick, but only one hit each time. You'd better dodge it well."
Without giving Hayate Gekkō a chance to refuse, Yue Yan swung the stick down.
Seeing this, after reacting, Hayate Gekkō narrowly dodged the stick, avoiding getting a huge bump on his head.
"Your reaction is good, but you can't just rely on it. On the battlefield, there are many attacks you can't react to in time, so you need your body's instinctive perception of danger to save your life."
Saying that, Yue Yan swung the stick again, but this time he stopped it halfway in the air without fully bringing it down.
However, Hayate Gekkō, who had already made a dodging movement, didn't feel happy. He secretly thought that something was wrong.
Duang!
One of Yue Yan's kage clones beside him hit Hayate Gekkō on the head with the stick, causing a huge bump.
Only then did Yue Yan's teasing words reach his ears.
"You were deceived by just a fake move. But judging from the sound, you have a good head."
After secretly scolding Yue Yan for being unsportsmanlike in his heart, Hayate Gekkō put down the hand covering his head and stood up straight again.
Seeing this, Yue Yan curled his lips and started to attack Hayate Gekkō continuously.
For a moment, the sounds of "duang duang" never stopped.
Meanwhile, Shisui and Itachi, who were practicing ninjutsu nearby, watched Hayate Gekkō getting beaten constantly, their eyes full of sympathy.
Noticing their gazes, Yue Yan flashed a mischievous smile.
Seeing this smile, Shisui and Itachi both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts. They quickly lowered their heads and pretended to be occupied. They didn't want to end up with bumps on their heads at night. It would probably hurt even when they lay on the pillow.
However, some things can't be avoided just by wishing. After Hayate Gekkō finished a round of training, Yue Yan called Shisui and Itachi over.
"Perception is also useful for you two. Come and train together."
"Teacher, we haven't finished learning our ninjutsu yet." Shisui showed full resistance and tried to make an excuse to avoid the training. Itachi beside him also nodded repeatedly.
"That won't do."
After saying that, Yue Yan created ten more [kage clones] to surround Shisui and Itachi.
Seeing this scene, Hayate Gekkō curled up the corner of his mouth. How could only he get beaten? Good brothers should share the pain.
Duang!
Seeing that Hayate Gekkō still had the mood to gloat, Yue Yan didn't hesitate to give him a whack with the stick.
Since Shisui was currently the strongest among them, and Yue Yan recalled the scene in the original story where Shisui was attacked by the old schemer Tanzō, Yue Yan didn't go as easy on him as he did on Itachi and Hayate Gekkō. He increased the speed, strength, and frequency of his swings.
Although the main reason Shisui was attacked was that he didn't expect Tanzō to use [Izanagi] and was careless, Yue Yan didn't care about that.
While beating, Yue Yan also gave them a lecture.
"For ninjutsu, it's enough if it's powerful. The right path is to improve your own foundation."
When the three kids couldn't stand it anymore, Yue Yan would use the Mystical Palm Technique to heal them and then continue.
After a day of training, the three kids returned to the inn with bumps on their heads to rest. As soon as their heads touched the pillows, they grimaced in pain.
Before, when the training ended, they also wanted Yue Yan to help them heal, but were rejected. Yue Yan only healed them to the extent that they would get better the next day, claiming it was to teach them a lesson.
Regarding this, since they couldn't beat Yue Yan, the three kids could only endure it and secretly swore in their hearts that they would definitely dodge all the attacks the next day.
However, they were just thinking too much. Yue Yan's attacks weren't that easy to dodge. If they really could dodge, he would just speed up. Once he activated the Thunder Beast Mode, there was no way they could dodge.
Well, judging from Yue Yan's character, he was very likely to shamelessly activate the Thunder Beast Mode to bully the kids.
After Tsunade finished her research and came up with a treatment plan, Yue Yan and the others planned to leave.
Before leaving, to repay Tsunade, Yue Yan secretly left a sum of money with Shizune so that Tsunade wouldn't be homeless after losing all her money.
"Lady Tsunade, still not planning to go back to Konoha?"
Yue Yan just asked casually. What if they encountered something weird? If something happened to his disciples later, it would be easier to find Tsunade.
There was no way they'd encounter anything weird. Hearing this, Tsunade rolled her eyes.
"I ain't goin' back. Just thinkin' about those old farts' faces makes me wanna puke."
As she said that, Tsunade naturally snatched the Scroll of Seals filled with money from Yue Yan's arms.
In response, Yue Yan could only shrug helplessly. Anyway, he won this money from Tsunade at the casino, so he didn't feel bad about losing it.
After returning to Konoha and finishing the mission handover, Yue Yan and the others went their separate ways.
Along the way, Yue Yan didn't forget to train the three youngsters. From time to time, he would launch a sneak attack to train their perception of danger, and the weapon he used was still that stick.
As a result, the three youngsters were extremely nervous all the way, afraid that Yue Yan would launch a sneak attack. And looking at that stick, they all had a bit of PTSD.
It wasn't until they parted ways and were walking home that the three youngsters finally relaxed and their bodies loosened up.
When Itachi got home, even though he was dead tired, he still greeted his Mother and Father when he saw them.
Seeing her son come back, Mikoto Uchiha gave a gentle smile and reached out to give him a hug.
Itachi, who had developed an instinctive reaction during this period, subconsciously dodged. After realizing what he had done, he also felt a bit embarrassed.
Just then, Fugaku, who always looked serious, walked over with a face that resembled a corsac fox's.
"Itachi, what's wrong?"
Hearing Fugaku's question, Itachi scratched his head sheepishly.
"Sorry, I'm still not fully recovered from the training these days."