It was just dawn when Qiu Daoguang got up.

By the time he reached the fairly spacious backyard training ground, Akimichi Choza had already arrived, followed shortly by Choji.

In fact, most of the children from the Great Ninja Clan trained at this time, with the only difference being the type of training. In this regard, they were naturally ahead of many civilian ninjas.

This was also the first time the two brothers had formally trained together. Before that, Qiu Daoguang’s condition had not been very stable, and in order to avoid undermining Dingci’s confidence, the two had trained separately. But since both brothers had chosen to enroll in school, there was no need to separate them anymore.

Dingci had now mastered the secret technique of quick swallowing and energy storage, so the two brothers were now on the same track.

“Based on your current condition, you'll probably need more time to hone your secret skills. For now, just follow me to work on your physique and practice your physical techniques.”

Akimichi Choza skillfully assessed his sons' bodies and gave them some simple but important advice.

Given their current physical development, they could start increasing the intensity of their training. Akimichi’s physical strength, even without formal training, was already greater than that of Shikamaru, who had been training for over a year.

“Good,” the two brothers replied in unison.

After their family’s preschool education, they understood well that, in addition to daily energy storage, a strong body was necessary for utilizing their secret skills. Without that, even amplified secret skills would be useless—just a ball of cotton.

On the backyard training ground, the sounds of heavy panting gradually became louder.

After the initial discomfort, Qiu Daoguang quickly adapted to the rhythm of practice under Akimichi Choza guidance. He was surprisingly comfortable with it.

In the same amount of time, he completed twice as much training as Choji, but his panting wasn’t even half as loud as Choji, and his recovery time was so short that even Akimichi Choza was astonished.

The Whirlpool bloodline, which had tortured Qiu Daoguang for six years, finally showed its true edge—especially with a comparison object.

After a while, the father and his two sons stopped and walked toward the rest area nearby.

Shikamaru had difficulty opening his eyes, clearly exhausted. But his face was filled with excitement. Training with Guang had been a long-cherished wish of his. Even though, based on the results, he was no match for his younger brother, he didn’t feel jealous at all.

Akimichi Choza was also sweating heavily. He glanced between Choji and Guang, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. He was relieved to see that the two brothers didn’t let their differences in talent create any unpleasantness.

He saw that Akimichi Hikaru had slowed his pace, exercising with Shikamaru, who was trying hard to keep up with a stable mindset.

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The brothers were friendly and respectful to each other. As a father, how could Akimichi Choza not be happy?

In comparison, Qiu Daoguang, exposed to formal exercise for the first time, was in the best condition—just a little sweat.

His body’s recovery ability was somewhat extraordinary. He felt that he could repeat the previous training at least three more times before feeling any real pressure.

He handed towels and water to both of them. Wiping the sweat off his face, Qiu Daoguang turned to look at Akimichi Choza.

“Wait a few days, and I’ll have someone make you a suitable weight.”

Akimichi Choza understood immediately. It wasn’t just Choji who had been left in the dust; he, too, was not as fast as his son. His recovery speed was far slower, even as a senior ninja.

“I’ll help you collect D-level ninjutsu, fire and earth attributes,” Akimichi Choza said. “As for the teacher… I’ll guide you for now. I’ll help you find one later.”

Before his son could finish speaking, Akimichi Choza answered first but paused in the middle, clearly troubled by the question.

Qiu Daoguang had mentioned this matter before, but it had not been implemented due to concerns about his health.

The Akimichi clan mainly practiced esoteric arts and only dabbled in ninjutsu. They weren’t proficient in it. Low-level earth and fire ninjutsu weren’t a big problem, as most clan members were proficient in these two attributes. However, beyond that, they might not be able to teach him much.

“There’s no rush. It’ll be enough for a short period of time. Besides, my talent for ninjutsu may not be that high,” Qiu Daoguang said, his mood still good.

Great strength could create miracles. As long as there was enough chakra, the power of ninjutsu wouldn’t be an issue. Hadn’t they seen Uchiha Madara’s sea of fire, which required the combined efforts of several squads just to barely resist it?

Akimichi Choza glanced at him and muttered to himself that no matter how poor Qiu Daoguang’s talent for ninjutsu was, it wasn’t that bad. He was definitely in the category of genius, even if he wasn’t the top one.

After all, Akimichi Hikaru had successfully practiced the Akimichi clan’s prerequisite secret technique in just one day. The difficulty of the Akimichi secret technique was definitely higher than most D-level ninjutsu, except for the sealing technique.

At that time, Qiu Daoguang had even spent half of his day sleeping and had only learned a few theoretical concepts before attempting the technique.

Anyway, he was much stronger than his father, and Shikamaru’s talent was similar to his.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Daodingzuo found himself troubled by his son’s high talent.

“Leave the ninjutsu to me. For now, though, you should focus on improving your physique and practicing the family’s secret techniques. There’s no conflict between the two,” Qiu Daodingzuo said after some thought.

Akimichi’s body was practically a natural physical powerhouse. It was better to master one thing first than to be distracted from the beginning. There were no combat courses in the first semester at the ninja school.

Of course, he didn’t rule out the possibility of Qiu Daoguang practicing conventional ninjutsu after his training. People’s energies were different, and he had already realized this after just one morning.

This could also make up for any weaknesses, but most clan members struggled to master the family secrets, including him, Qiu Daodingzuo.

Talent was one of the limiting factors of strength. Since Qiu Daoguang’s situation was different from normal people, he wouldn’t force him to follow the usual restrictions on development. Providing resources for him was what he should do as a father.

“Yes, I understand,” Qiu Daoguang nodded and agreed. He had no intention of abandoning his physical training and the family’s secret techniques.

The support from the Whirlpool bloodline was enough for him to progress in both aspects at the same time. However, since his situation had just stabilized, physical training was the best direction for his practice. He liked to prepare for the unexpected.

Moreover, in his opinion, the secret arts of the Akimichi clan had great potential—especially when combined with the Uzumaki bloodline. Perhaps further potential could be unlocked.

"Butterfly Mode," the secret form that required a lot of energy to activate, could likely appear with him.

What’s more, wasn’t the art of multiplication just a simplified version of the law of heaven and earth?

If you can’t fly a Gundam, then transform into one!

No boy could resist that temptation!