Bakorio was slowly getting used to the creation of clones, and it helped that he got somewhat of a skill for it which was the dust release: clone Jutsu which he still has at level one but it allowed him to cast the jutsu automatically through the system.

He didn't get a direct true clone skill from the system because it combined two elements, the use of his dust release and the use of his Mangekyo ability. And he didn't find leveling up the clone Jutsu useful since it only made the chakra cost lesser during the process…

After creating his second clone and strengthening it with dark chakra, Bakorio sent it to practice with the other clone. Its duty was to level up his true fighting mastery!

"It seems like we are back at square one" Muttered Bakorio while holding his aching head… But suddenly, a few notifications appeared in front of him that made him smile widely despite the pain

[You gained the skill soul regeneration, you gained the skill pain resistance]

[Pain resistance level 1: A passive skill that reduces the pain the user feels both physically and spiritually by 1%]

[Soul Recovery level 1: A passive skill that allows the host to regenerate from soul damage quicker. +1%/month recovery speed]

'Why was it that I only now got this pain resistance skill? Was it because I usually only endure pain to my heart and body and this time I actually endured soul pain as well which fulfilled all the conditions to get this skill?' Bakorio was truly surprised by this but he was delighted either way since once the level of this skill gets higher, he will be able to get rid of the constant pain he was feeling.

Meanwhile, the soul regeneration was also a great skill to have as it basically doubled his recovery speed and right now he would only need 15 days for his soul to recover completely.

'This skill came just at the right time… I can also feel my clones' souls recovering faster' Indeed, a huge defect Bakorio noticed in those clones was that their spiritual energy was too low which affected the amount of chakra they had, and that was because although he recovered their bodies through potions and recovery skill… their souls were still the same 1% he gave them, but those bodies can host even bigger souls so they were slowly regenerating right now although they won't reach the level of strength of Bakorio's…

…

When Bakorio left his room after his clone, Kushina approached him with a frown and asked "You created another weird clone of yours? Are you sure you are not doing some weird experiment with Orochimaru?"

Bakorio smiled at her awkwardly and said "Believe me, they are just clones that I made…"

Kushina glared at him and kept poking at his forehead "What kind of clones require food to maintain? You think I'm an idiot?"

"Of course not, you are very smart and beautiful" Spoke Bakorio with a smile and Kushina couldn't help but blush and say "Ohh, now you are making me embarrassed" but just as she looked away from Bakorio while pretending to act like a shy girl, Bakorio used this opportunity to run away from her and her questioning…

"damn that was close…" He muttered while sitting on the roof of his house and staring at the starry sky and the moon illuminating it with a weird look in his eyes… But he was suddenly interrupted when a small fox landed beside him and after staring at the moon silently, he spoke "What are you thinking these days? You always hide here and keep staring at the moon…"

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Bakorio stared at Kurama silently before he shook his head and said "I'm not sure what to do that's all… and watching the moon always relaxes me"

Kurama stared at the moon silently as well before he said "You are carrying a lot of burdens, if there are any ways I can help you, let me know… I will do my best to free you just like you freed me"

Bakorio couldn't help but smile when he heard this and picked Kurama up which annoyed the latter "Don't pick me like this or I will bite your head off"

Bakorio chuckled at him before he put him on his lap and said "There's something you can help me with… "

Kurama was about to struggle away from Bakorio's arms but he paused when he heard this and asked "What's that?"

Bakorio smiled at him and said "You tailed beasts can communicate with each other right?"

Kurama seemed surprised by this but he eventually nodded and said "Indeed we can, although it has been a long time since I last communicated with the other tailed beasts"

"It's fine, just try to communicate with whoever we can" replied Bakorio, and Kurama couldn't help but ask "What do you want from them? You should know that they won't accept working for someone else easily…"

Bakorio laughed loudly at this remark, especially when he imagined how useless those tailed beasts were against his enemies before he turned to Kurama and said "Don't worry, I just want to make friends with them that's all"

Kurama shot Bakorio a weird look before he jumped away from his arms and said "I will see what I can do…" Before he disappeared into the distance…

…

Seeing Kurama leave, Bakorio shot the wall behind him a look and said "How about you two stop hiding"

"Tch, we were discovered again" Said a childish voice, it was Naruto who suddenly climbed up the wall along with none other than Sasuke like two little monkeys…

"What are you two doing here this late in the night… especially you Sasuke. Does your mother know about this?" asked Bakorio and Sasuke said proudly

"I escaped when they all fell asleep hehehe"

Bakorio nodded at him silently 'I can't wait to see your reaction when you find Mikoto waiting for you' Thought Bakorio. Then, he turned his attention to Naruto and he could see that he was fidgeting about something so he poked him gently on the forehead and asked "What's on your mind?"

Naruto shot Sasuke a look before he said "We heard that you are struggling against something… w-we want to help as well"

Bakorio's mouth widened slightly as countless thoughts flashed through his eyes before he simply smiled and patted their heads "Thanks, you two. However, If you want to help me, you will need to get far stronger than anyone you know"

"I will! I will become the strongest" Yelled Naruto and Sasuke soon butted heads with him and said "No, I will become the strongest"

"GRRRR"

However, Bakorio soon gave them both a knock on the head that left them wincing in pain and said "No screaming at night"

"Sorry!" "Hmph" They responded before Bakorio suddenly said to them "By the way, did the two of you do the homework I assigned you?"

The faces of Naruto and Sasuke turned pale and Naruto suddenly said "I forgot I had something to do, goodnight"

"Yup, me too"

And then they both ran away to their homes…

"These kids… Maybe they can save this world… just as they were intended to… who knows?" muttered Bakorio calmly before he suddenly disappeared from the top of his house…

….

Two years went by peacefully like that, and under Bakorio's training, all of his students passed the Genin exam with spectacular results, which prompted the rest of the teachers to follow his training method, and Bakorio had to create many things to make it possible since not anyone has his terrifying Sharingan.

The method he came up with was to make use of seals to replicate the effect of his Genjutsu, although it wasn't as perfect as his but it was still better than what those Chunin teachers could use.

And today, it was time for the students who were separated into teams of three to be assigned teachers, and Bakorio was the teacher that everyone wanted to be admitted to… Although there were also others such as Might Guy and Kakashi Hatake who returned from their long training journeys with far stronger powers!