"Ahem, on the first day, please introduce yourself before training. Tell us your name, what you like and dislike, what your ideal is, etc." Nagase said to Naruto's left assistant who was standing in front of him.
Although he knew that the two knew each other, it did not stop him from going through the process, otherwise he would always feel like something was missing.
At this time, the three of them were at Konoha's Training Ground No. 18, and Nagaze was ready to start the initial teaching of the two to help Ming and Zuo lay a solid foundation.
Naruto and his left assistant looked at each other, and then Naruto spoke first: "My name is Namikaze Naruto, I hate eating green peppers, and I like listening to Uncle Nagase telling stories. My ideal is to become a great ninja like Uncle Nagase and my father."
After Naruto finished speaking, Sasuke quickly spoke up: "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I hate sweet things and I like being with my brother. My ideal is to become someone that my brother and father can be proud of."
Hearing Zuo Zhu's words, Nagase showed a serious expression.
When Zuo Zhu saw that Nagase, who was originally smiling, suddenly became serious, he thought that Nagase was going to say something profound, but what Nagase said next left him speechless.
"What's the matter with not liking sweet things, Zuozhu? Let me tell you, sugar is an essential element for the human body. It can make people happy and satisfied..."
Nagaze seriously told Zuosuke the importance of eating desserts and the greatness of desserts.
Looking at Nagase who was talking seriously about every aspect of eating desserts in front of him, Zuozhu began to doubt his life.
In order to prevent the young Sasuke from doing anything irrational or disrespectful to Nagasawa, Fugaku carefully explained yesterday Nagasawa's status in Konoha, Nagasawa's importance to Konoha, and Nagasawa's great contributions to Konoha.
Since the person who told him all this was his usually serious and reliable father, Zuo Zhu did not doubt it. Instead, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to say bad things about Nagase behind his back, and he felt a little ashamed.
After all, Nagase as mentioned by Fugaku is the savior of the new era of Konoha and the key figure who turned Konoha from decline to prosperity after the Third World War. He made huge contributions to the peace of Konoha and even the entire ninja world, and he also owed a lot to Uchiha.
It is certainly wrong to speak ill of such a great person behind his back.
Sasuke did not doubt Fugaku's words. After all, in his impression, his father had always been a serious person. Moreover, Nagase was Itachi's teacher, which was why Sasuke believed it.
Zuo Zhu felt that a person who could teach someone like his brother and gain his brother's admiration and respect must be an extraordinary person.
However, this great figure who plays a vital role in the peace of the entire ninja world is now seriously talking to him about the importance of desserts and sugar.
"Father, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?" Zuo Zhu was a little shaken.
Unlike Zuosuke who was doubting his own life, Naruto listened with great interest to Nagase's insights on the sugar content in desserts.
Of course, Nagaze couldn't just talk about this today. After he felt that it was about time, Nagaze stopped and introduced himself.
"My name is Fujiwara Nagase. You can just call me Nagase-sensei. Of course, you can call me Uncle Nagase if you want. My likes and dislikes are all secrets. As for dreams, children should not ask too much about adults' dreams."
Zuo Zhu's expression was even more dumbfounded, and he couldn't help but complain: "What? This is not just a name."
"Hehe, I know what you like, Uncle Nagaze. You like desserts!" Naruto said with a laugh.
"Well, liking food can also be considered a kind of liking." Nagaze did not deny that he liked to eat sweets, and it was not a shameful hobby.
Compared to him, the hobby of those copper smelting guys is too cruel, and a life of being imprisoned is almost imminent.
"Ahem, the introduction session is over, and now we are going to begin the formal teaching session." Nagase coughed twice and interrupted Naruto who was about to say something. There was plenty of time for small talk, but during training time, one had to do something serious.
After all, they are two three-year-old children, and Nagaze can't be so beastly as to let them exercise for the whole day.
In the early stages, exercise for four hours a day, two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.
These four hours are not just for training. In the early stage, the main purpose is to learn various knowledge and lay a solid theoretical foundation.
"Do you know chakra?" Nagase asked.
"I know. It's a kind of power used by ninjas." Naruto said quickly. As a ninja family, they knew about the existence of chakra.
"Of course I know. Ninjas use chakra to release ninjutsu." Zuosuke also said quickly.
Once, Sasuke pestered Itachi and said that he wanted to see Itachi's ninjutsu. Itachi did not refuse Sasuke, performed a great fireball for Sasuke, and briefly mentioned the existence of chakra.
Yongze nodded, and then said: "Then do you know how to refine chakra and what it is made of?"
Now the two men shook their heads. They had not yet started formal ninja training, so of course they didn't know how to refine chakra, nor did they know the composition of chakra.
"Chakra is the power generated by the combination of spiritual energy and physical energy. By refining the physical energy within the cells and adding spiritual energy, chakra can be refined." Nagase explained.
"Of course, you should not try to refine chakra by yourself for the time being. In this regard, our predecessors have already experienced countless attempts and summed up a safe and stable method of chakra refinement."
"Physical energy within the cells? Mental energy?" Naruto's left assistant showed a confused look.
It's not their fault. These things are too difficult for three-year-old kids like them who haven't even started learning ninja knowledge.
Not to mention them, those people who don't study seriously and don't listen to the lectures, if you ask them about the composition of chakra or something, they will also be confused.
Yongze did not spend time explaining what cells are and what spiritual power is. He just gave them a brief introduction to give them a basic understanding.
“Cells are the basic structural and functional units of human beings, and spiritual energy is…”
Yongze had already prepared these detailed information in advance and asked the two to take them home to read. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the two to understand if he just talked about it out of thin air.
"Chakra is the foundation of a ninja. Although the battle between ninjas cannot be based solely on chakra, having more chakra is an advantage that cannot be ignored." Nagase continued.
"Also, there are not only ordinary chakras, there are also some special chakras, such as tailed beast chakras, fairy chakras and so on. I will introduce these to you in detail when I have time."
Soon, Nagase finished the chapter of chakra refining. Because both of their parents were powerful ninjas and they could ask them about such basic things, Nagase could do it relatively quickly.
"If you don't understand chakra extraction, you can ask your parents when you go home. Listen carefully to what I say next, because this is what I really want to teach you." Nagase said seriously.
Although the templates on his body come from different worlds, they have now become a system under Nagase's integration.
The core of this system is the breathing method. The breathing method that Yongze is practicing at this time is no longer the same as the original version of the breathing method.
He incorporated what he knew about other worlds and developed a breathing method that worked best for him.
Even the breathing method practiced by Nagase is different from that practiced by the special operations team. Those of the special operations team were modified by him to be more suitable for the breathing method practiced by ordinary people in the ninja world.
Yongze had the template directly integrated into his body, which was a case that could not be replicated. He certainly could not teach others the breathing method that he had tailored for himself.
Just like Yoriichi Tsugakuni, no one else could practice his Sun Breathing, so he created the Five Great Breathings based on the differences among the Demon Slayer Corps.
Because it is in the ninja world, the most important thing related to Nagase's breathing method is chakra. Chakra is the foundation of the breathing method.
Without a large amount of chakra support, it would be difficult for his breathing method to exert powerful force and it would be difficult for him to fight for a long time.
Although it is not as strong as Nagaze's own breathing method, Nagaze can say that his system has a good chance of reaching the Six Paths if he has enough talent.
Nagase had already prepared for teaching Naruto the Left-Assisted Breathing Method. He had previously split and simplified the Sun Breathing and gave a part of it to Naruto.
The reason why he didn't give it to Sasuke was because the thing was too valuable, and his relationship with the Fugaku family was not as good as his relationship with Minato's family. It was not appropriate to rashly give such a thing to a two-year-old child.
However, because Yongze started practicing early, he didn't fall behind much. Yongze felt that this gap was nothing and he would catch up soon. After all, the later he went, the harder it would be.
"What I am going to teach you is called the breathing method. It is a forbidden technique I developed and also my most proud technique." Yongze introduced.
"Breathing method?" Zuo Zhu was a little confused, wondering if there was anything magical about breathing.
Naruto had practiced the basics for some time so he was more familiar with it, so he asked directly, "Is it the Sun Breathing or something like that that you gave me before, Uncle Nagase?"
"That's right. The breathing method you are about to practice is the ancestral breathing method, the Breathing of the Sun." Nagase replied.
Seeing that Naruto seemed to know something, Zuo Zhu asked Naruto curiously.
Upon learning that Naruto had started learning before, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a little unbalanced, as he knew nothing.
Although Naruto had practiced for a while before, Nagase still arranged for him and Sasuke to start learning from scratch together.
Firstly, he was there to guide him throughout the whole process and could correct some mistakes, and secondly, it would prevent Zuo Zhu from getting upset.
After all, they are children. It is unrealistic to expect them to think too much. They are just starting to develop.
Nagase taught the two step by step. Since they had already learned it, Naruto seemed to be at ease and was able to keep breathing during the movement. However, Sasuke was struggling and had a bad rhythm and made frequent mistakes.
I don’t know if it was because of the excessive amount of exercise, or because he felt his performance was so poor and he felt a little ashamed, but Zuo Zhu’s face quickly turned red, with hot sweat running down his red little face.
Nagase stopped Zuosuke, asked him to rest for a while, and paid close attention to his teaching.
Sasuke looked at Naruto who was still practicing with a somewhat unwilling look, but in the end he listened to Nagase's words, stood for a while and then began to rest.
"I have to practice on my own after I go back. I can't let Naruto, this idiot, leave me behind." Zuozhu said silently in his heart.
Sasuke is a strong-willed person, not to mention that his target is Naruto. He does not allow himself to be worse than Naruto. At least they have to be at the same level.
Because the two were still young, Nagaze did not put too much pressure on them and always stopped to rest when they were almost done.
Soon, the two hours were over.
Nagase put the information about Chakra and Sun Breathing into the Sealing Scroll, handed it to the two of them, and instructed:
"As for the other information, consider it as something I have sorted out and sent to you. I don't care what you want to do with it, but you can only read the things related to the Breathing of the Sun by yourself. Don't show it to anyone else, even someone very close to you."
Although theoretically there shouldn't be anyone in the ninja world who can practice Sun Breathing with just a little information, but God knows if some weirdo will pop up and research some strange things from his information.
Even though the probability of such a thing happening is less than one in a billion, the cautious Nagaze is still on guard against it.
The two nodded and thanked Nagase together, promising not to show it to anyone else and only practice on their own.
Thinking that Zuo Zhu didn't have much strength left, Nagase created a shadow clone to send Zuo Zhu back.
Looking at the shadow clone's departing figure, Nagase stroked his chin and thought: "I wonder if Zuozhu can successfully practice the Breathing of the Sun..."
Nagase was not very clear about this point. Although logically Naruto and Sasuke should have similar talents, there was also the concept of compatibility when it came to breathing techniques. The sunny and enthusiastic Naruto might be able to practice successfully, but Sasuke might not.
In fact, in the current state of Naruto and Itachi, it cannot be said that they have successfully practiced the Sun Breathing. It can only be said that they have practiced a part of it. It remains to be seen whether they can learn the core next.
Otherwise, you can only evolve from Sun Breathing to other breathing methods, or maintain the status quo and practice other breathing methods at the same time.
These two have their own advantages and disadvantages. The first one is very difficult, and its future prospects are uncertain, but the advantage is that the breathing method developed by oneself is absolutely suitable for oneself, because it is directly evolved from the Sun Breathing, and its upper limit is extremely high.
As for the second one, it is mainly about stability. Find a breathing method with less consumption and cooperate with the Breathing of the Sun. The way forward is visible to the naked eye. The cooperation between the two will have good performance, but the shortcomings are also obvious, and the upper limit is not as high as the first one.
However, Nagase estimates that most people would choose the first one to take a chance.
Everyone scolds gamblers, but everyone is a gambler. Those who have the ability to practice basic day breathing will have great ambitions.