"Shouldn't I be asking you the same, Rin-san?"
Kiyoshi retorted, putting everything into his bag, slinging it over his shoulder, and walking to the door.
Looking out, he could see that Kakashi was already walking away.
Obito was not far from the school gate, seemingly waiting for someone.
"Didn't I agree to teach you ninjutsu?" Rin said.
"Oh! So, that's the case." Kiyoshi nodded slightly.
Whether Rin had stayed because of a promise or because Kakashi had something to do and had to leave, he didn't care much.
Rin, Obito, Kakashi, the relationship between these three can be described as quite clichéd.
From the fact that Rin would send Kakashi unique medical kits, along with handmade amulets, it can be seen that Rin likes Kakashi.
But Obito likes Rin, and Kakashi and Obito are best friends.
Kiyoshi said, "Let's go then."
"Okay."
Rin nodded, following Kiyoshi out.
The already distant Kakashi completely disappeared from sight, blending into the bustling crowd.
"Rin, are you really going to teach him ninjutsu?" Obito asked.
He didn't want Rin to be alone with Kiyoshi.
Rin said, "Kiyoshi came to Konoha alone, we should help each other."
"Fine."
Seeing Rin insist, Obito couldn't say anything more.
He followed the two with a grumpy face, to a training ground.
In Konoha, there are more than fifty training grounds for ninjas to practice and accumulate experience, each with different shapes and sizes.
Sometimes they are also used as examination halls.
For example, for a Chunin Exam, suitable venues from these training grounds are selected.
They are not ninjas yet, but they also have the qualification to use these facilities.
From the moment they registered their names at Ninja School, they had already been classified as reserve ninjas.
Training Ground No. 3
"Fortunately, there's no one here."
Rin looked around for a while, and found that no one was here.
She coughed lightly, and then said, "Obito, you have to listen carefully. If things continue like this, you won't pass the graduation exam."
"Hehe, I know, Rin."
Obito scratched his head and smiled.
His skill with the Three Basic Techniques, well, can only be said to be really bad. Therefore, he has the "reputation" of being dead last.
"But I'm definitely better than him, right?" Obito pointed to Kiyoshi and said.
He was full of confidence in his heart. No matter how bad he is, he should at least be better than someone who hasn't received any systematic education.
Kiyoshi, who came from the wild, only knows how to crudely extract chakra.
Kiyoshi is illiterate while he is semi-illiterate.
Obito had heard a lot about Kiyoshi from his grandmother.
Now, the entire clan is watching Kiyoshi.
Everyone's impression of the Land of Lightning is not good.
The Second Hokage had died at the hands of Kumo ninjas, and the war with the Land of Lightning had only ended a few years ago.
This short amount of time was not enough to smooth out the hatred, and Obito's parents had also died on the battlefield.
In addition to his family, many clansmen had also faced similar situations.
Ninja has never been a noble profession.
They dance on the tip of the reaper's scythe. No one knows if they will live to see tomorrow.
"Obito."
Hearing Obito's words, Rin's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
After all, it's not good to say that about a fellow classmate.
"It's okay, please start explaining, Rin-san." Kiyoshi said, ignoring Obito.
Kiyoshi doesn't know whether Obito is being watched by Madara in secret.
Kiyoshi didn't want to gamble. He just wanted to stay away and buy himself time to become stronger.
Being an Uchiha in Konoha is like playing a game in hell difficulty.
The night of extermination, Danzo's greed for the Sharingan, these are all problems Kiyoshi must face.
And he doesn't have much time left. After graduating from Ninja School, the Third Great Ninja War will soon happen.
That will be one of the most tragic wars in history.
Even children who are only a few years old will have to participate in the war with just a kunai in hand.
"Okay, if you want to learn ninjutsu, the first thing you need to work on is your Chakra control. For that, you can train by climbing trees." Rin began to explain to Kiyoshi.
In Naruto, in the Land of Waves arc, Kakashi had also said this to Team 7 but it was far less detailed than Rin's explanation.
Kiyoshi listened, and from time to time asked Rin about the things that he didn't understand.
"Gather an appropriate amount of chakra at the soles of your feet, and you can generate an adhesive force on the soles of your feet."
In order to better help Kiyoshi understand, Rin took off her shoes, revealing her fair feet.
Her toes were neatly arranged like crescent moons, and the soles of her feet were flushed.
She told Kiyoshi where to input chakra, so that he can efficiently climb trees with the least amount of chakra.
Then she put on her shoes, stretched her thumbs straight up and overlapped it with her left thumb on top, forming a hand seal.
Stepping on ordinary small shoes, she walked on a thick tree trunk, as if she was walking on flat ground.
Kiyoshi looked up, and noticed that Rin had already walked close to the canopy.
Rin waved down, and signaled the two below to try it too.
"This is simple!"
Obito immediately learned Rin's movements, forming a hand seal. He had already learned this in ninja school.
After extracting chakra for a while, Obito felt that he had extracted enough, so he guided the chakra to the soles of his feet, and then tentatively stepped on the tree trunk.
Finding that he didn't fall, he felt confident, and began to put his other foot on the tree trunk, and then walked up.
'Fortunately, I learned it.' Obito thought to himself.
Then he turned his head, wanting to see Kiyoshi's embarrassed look in front of Rin.
But the next second, he fell.
"Don't be distracted." Rin shook her head and said.
Obito rubbed his back where he had landed with pain.
He endured the pain and stood up, saying, "Kiyoshi should go next, right?"
"Okay." Kiyoshi nodded.
Then, he started practicing.
The first time, he fell down like Obito.
He had only walked one meter up before falling, far from the canopy.
Then Kiyoshi tried a second time.
Seeing this, Obito immediately started practicing as well.
Obito now regretted not training his chakra control at ordinary times.
Soon, two hours passed.
The light of dusk sprinkled in the forest through the forest leaves. Many mottled golden beams of light appeared on the ground.
Rin's expression gradually turned to surprise because she found that Kiyoshi's learning speed was very fast.
If Kiyoshi was alone, she wouldn't see anything, but with Obito's comparison, she could immediately see the gap between the two.
In the beginning, Obito could walk two meters up, but now, he can only walk up to three and a half meters.
But what about Kiyoshi?
He has already reached the five-meter position, only a few steps away from the canopy.
Kiyoshi quietly listened to the sound of the trait completion from the panel.
"You have acquired the trait: [Muscle Memory (White)]".