For the next two weeks, Kaida and Yomi followed a similar routine: four hours of physical exercise, then 16 missions. They could rush and complete 24 missions, but since there was no urgent need for money, both decided to take their time.
After that, it was three to four hours of ninjutsu training, followed by sleep—of course, with many kisses in between.
After two weeks, Kaida once again bought two soldier pills and booked Training Area 33 for three days.
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"You remember the drill—call me if you have any problems, okay?"
"Oh, are you free to listen to my problems? I thought you only talked with Ayame now."
"Okay, come on, we've already talked about this. How long are you going to keep bringing it up?"
"Humph."
This was because, on one of their missions, they once again met with the same father-daughter pair. On the way to transporting their items, Ayame kept talking to Kaida. Although Kaida found nothing wrong with it, Yomi could smell a rival, so she kept pestering Kaida about talking to another girl. However, she was never serious about it, and Kaida knew that too.
After a bit of bickering, Kaida went to a different area and ate his soldier pill. Since this time he had to focus on ninjutsu, he made 20 shadow clones after taking breaks in between, each with 10% of his chakra.
The goal of the training was to reduce the hand signs and timing of his elemental jutsu. The first jutsu he focused on was the Fireball Jutsu. Since he already knew how to create a fireball, he just needed to learn how to throw it out without hand signs.
All of his clones kept performing the jutsu to get a feel for how to mold it without hand signs. By the end of the day, while Kaida was doing his weight training, a clone dispersed. Kaida had succeeded in creating his first signless jutsu. He moved his hand in front of him, formed a fireball in five seconds, and threw it at a boulder 40 meters away.
"Okay, now it's time to move on to Fire Release: Fire Breath Jutsu."
He once again made 20 shadow clones, who began training in the Fire Breath Jutsu. This jutsu would be super effective in ranged fights if he could make it signless and fast.
This jutsu was more difficult, as he had to work on it from the basics, but in one and a half days, he managed to make this jutsu signless as well. Since only half a day remained, Kaida focused on the Wind Blade Jutsu, as it was the easiest for him to learn. He already knew how to create a wind blade and cut rocks with it. In half a day, this jutsu was also successfully learned.
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"With these three jutsu, my offense is solid for now. Though I still need to work on reducing the time it takes to perform them, that can come later. But the problem is that there's always someone stronger in this world, so I need to perfect my remaining two jutsu. Other than making them signless, I need to make them as swift as possible. Now that I think about it, this is more important than other training. I should complete this first before working on any new jutsu."
Kaida had already sent a clone to prepare food and went toward Yomi.
"Yomi, it's enough. Let's go back."
"Are three days already over?"
"Yes, now hurry; we need to go back."
"Coming."
After eating the food, they talked for a while before going to sleep.
"So, how's your progress, Yomi?"
"Not good. I thought I'd be able to reach 30 meters today, but by the end of the third day, I only managed to reach 26 meters. Just four meters more to go."
"Don't worry. Next time, you'll master it completely."
"How were your results?" Yomi asked.
"I've made three of my jutsu signless, but I need to work on decreasing the casting time for each. For now, though, I'm thinking of focusing on my other two jutsu. They'll be useful in dangerous situations. You should also focus more on your defensive jutsu."
"But I'm close to fully learning this jutsu. Once I complete it, then I'll focus on the Water Shield."
"Obviously."
After that, they went back to their rooms and fell into a deep sleep.
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Two more weeks of missions followed, and they returned for another round of training.
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"Yomi, once you learn your Lightning Jutsu, focus on the Water Shield. I have a feeling that we'll have to go on more dangerous missions soon."
"Okay."
This wasn't just a gut feeling. Kaida had recently heard news that many students were ready to be promoted to genin at the academy. As Hiruzen had mentioned, they'd be assigned a new teammate when a student graduated from the academy. Kaida wanted to perfect his remaining jutsu as soon as possible.
He went to a different side of the training area and made 28 shadow clones (another increase in chakra reserve), each with 10% of his chakra, while taking breaks in between to recover.
All of them started practicing the Wind Instantaneous Movement Jutsu while he continued his weight training. The Wind Instantaneous Movement Jutsu was on the harder side compared to other C-rank jutsu, so Kaida had to invest a lot of time in making it signless. After three days of continuous training, he was barely able to make the jutsu signless, but it still took him 10 seconds to activate. In a battle where half a second could mean the difference between life and death, 10 seconds was far too long.
However, since time was already up, they returned home and slept for 24 hours straight. This time, they decided to do another three-day training session, as both were sure that they didn't have much training time left.
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Yomi was able to reach 30 meters with her lightning attack and make the Water Shield Jutsu signless, but the time to create the shield was still too long, and its defensive capabilities were lower than the Water Wall. She had to work on these in the next session.
As for Kaida, he focused solely on the Wind Instantaneous Movement Jutsu to make it faster and reduce the activation time. He even stopped his weight training to practice this jutsu so that his body would get used to it.
After another three days, their jutsu reached an acceptable level. Satisfied, they headed back to their flat.
"Finally, my Lightning Jutsu and Water Shield Jutsu are somewhat usable in fights."
"Yes, my Wind Instantaneous Movement Jutsu is also ready to be used in fight-or-flight situations. Now we can focus on other jutsu."
They ate a meal fit for eight people all by themselves and went to sleep.
When the sun rose the next day, Kaida and Yomi decided to rest for the day and start doing missions tomorrow.
Just as they were about to go out, an Anbu ninja appeared at their door.
*ding ding*
"Lord Hokage has summoned you to his office at 10 AM," the ninja said, then used the Body Flicker Jutsu to disappear.
Kaida and Yomi looked at each other.
"Looks like our training days are coming to an end now, huh?"
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