After Kyo returned from his meetup with Naruto, he walked up to his father, "Dad… can you teach me some more jutsu? Sasuke Uchiha already knows the great fireball, Shikamaru Nara already knows the shadow possession technique… just the academy three isn't enough if I want to grow tall"
"Sure kid. I was planning on doing this tomorrow but we might as well begin now", Aoi pulled out a piece of paper, "This is chakra induction paper. By channeling your chakra inside it, you can see what nature release you have an affinity for"
Kyo took the paper and channeled chakra into it. Immediately, the paper cut in two and got damp. Water and Wind. He was about to put it down, when the damp paper began forming ice crystals, "That is water and wind, right? But why is it freezing?"
He looked up to his father, who was smiling broadly, "Just like your mother! Come, sit and I'll tell you a story. A long time ago, in the land of water, there was a civil war. Shinobi fought shinobi and the deadliest of these shinobi had bloodline limits, kekkei genkai. During this time, fear of the wielders of these kekkei genkai became widespread. When the war was over, the fear didn't disappear, so these shinobi were hunted. To escape death, many chose to hide their kekkei genkai, others chose to flee the land of water. Your grandparents were some of these people, they migrated to the land of fire and your mother eventually became a shinobi of the hidden leaf. Your mother's maiden name was Sami Yuki and the Yuki clan inherits the powerful ice release kekkei genkai and now, you too have inherited this power"
Kyo nodded. He knew these things from the manga but he hadn't expected to have a kekkei genkai. Ice release, the power which made Haku such a threat and it was in his grasp.
"Your mother left a large collection of scrolls behind, detailing techniques. You can study them on your own time but I can teach you some wind and water release techniques first. Here, let's start with an easy one- well it is still harder than the academy three but I'm sure you can do it, the c rank water clone technique. It has only one hand seal, the tiger. To create a clone like this, there are two steps, first, you have to envision the clone, just like with the regular clone technique. Second, you have to visualise the water gathering. You have to know from where you draw the water for the technique, the air, the earth, a nearby plant. Just never- let me repeat that never draw water from your own body unless it is life or death. A water clone is physical, unlike a regular clone, which is intangible. It can deal damage and even use jutsu, though it only has a tenth of the bodily strength of the user. It however can not go too far from you. The exact range is different depending on your skill level. At first, it might be a few dozen meters, whilst a master of the technique could go several kilometers away. You can dispel it like any other clone but you can also let it disperse into mist, creating a brief shield from view"
He demonstrated, forming a clone.
Over the next hour or two, Kyo tried again and again to create a water clone but each time, the clone would collapse after only a few seconds. He had to recover his chakra but after that continued trying. It was in the evening, when his father said, "Okay, try it one more time. If you don't get it, you can try again tomorrow, it is getting late"
With one last try, he formed the seal and envisioned a clone of himself being created from the puddle of water that laid at his feet. The water formed a clone. Kyo waited for a second, still there, then ten, still there and even after a full minute, the clone remained. Both he and his clone broke out into smiles, turning to his father.
Aoi Shimura looked surprised, "A single day? When I learned it, it took me three days and I was already a genin! My little genius! Tomorrow, I'll teach you your first wind release technique"
"Thanks dad", he hugged his father and went to sleep. His chakra was depleted and he sunk into a dreamless sleep.
He woke up the next morning to the smell of freshly baked pancakes.
He walked downstairs, where his father was already eating, "Mornin' dad", he yawned.
"Good morning son, eat up, we have a long day ahead of us"
The pancakes were good, not the best but still very good.
After they had washed the dishes, Aoi led him to the backyard, "Okay son, You can create a water clone, so I thought, why not try a wind jutsu next. This jutsu has five signs Tiger -> Ox -> Dog -> Rabbit -> Snake. You have to channel your chakra into your lungs and exhale, creating the wind release: Great Breakthrough technique"
Kyo nodded, Orochimaru used that technique in the manga, he remembered. It took him a few attempts to achieve the effect, though the output was weak, over the next few hours, he managed to strengthen the effect further and further until it was strong enough to actually be used in combat.
"You really are a genius, two C rank jutsu in just as many days without even being a genin. I can tell you will make it far", Aoi said with tears in his eyes, "you make us proud, son"
"Thanks dad"
He pulled him into a hug, under which he felt like he was suffocating. He tapped at his shoulder until Aoi let him go.
"What we'll focus on next is your chakra control", his father explained, "You already know the leaf sticking exercise, so let us move on to tree walking. The concept is simple…"