Kaida fell into deep thought. There were many things he desired at the moment, and he hadn't yet sorted out what to ask from the Hokage, especially since he still had nearly a year left befraduating from the academy. However, there was ohing he knew would signifitly accelerate his growth and help him achieve many of his future pns. Looking towards the Hokage, Kaida said:

  "Hokage-sama, I read about a jutsu in the library, created by the Sed Hokage himself. It's a teique that greatly aids in both learning and bat. The jutsu is called the 'Shadow e Jutsu.' But no matter how much I searched, I couldn't find it in the library. Could you please teach me that jutsu?"

  Hiruzen was surprised by this request. The knowledge about the Shadow e Jutsu was indeed present in the library, but he hadn't expected Kaida to ask about it. Silently praising the boy's luck for disc such a teique, Hiruzen replied:

  "Kaida, you couldn't find the jutsu in the library because it's cssified as a B-rank jutsu, and your current access is limited to D-rank teiques. However, teag you this jutsu be arranged. Since I have some free time now, I'll expiheory behind the jutsu. Tomorrow, I'll teach you how to perform it."

  Kaida was thrilled at the prospect of learning the jutsu so easily. He had sidered trying to steal the scroll like Naruto did in the inal story but had wisely dismissed the idea, knowing he didn't have plot armor to save him if caught.

  Yomi, oher hand, fidgeted nervously. The jutsu they were discussing would undoubtedly make Kaida even more powerful. Sensing her unease, Hiruzen smiled in amusement and said with a light ugh:

  "Haha, Yomi, you also learn this jutsu alongside Kaida. Since he got to hear about your reward, it's only fair that you share his, right?"

  "Yes!" Yomi shouted, but then, realizing her outburst, she blushed deeply and tried to shrink into herself, wishing she knew a jutsu that could make her invisible.

  Hiruzen, still smiling, began to expisu to them.

  "The Shadow e Jutsu is quite different from the basic e Jutsu you already know. As you're aware, the basic e Jutsu creates an illusio to distract, but it 't physically i with anything. In trast, a shadow e is a tangible copy that fight, use jutsu, and even take damage."

  He tinued, "Many elemental e teiques, like the Earth e used by Iwagakure, are physically robust and perform earth-reted jutsu. The Shadow e, however, is unique because it retains the memories and experiences of the e, which are transferred back to the caster upon the e's dispelling. This feature is what makes the Shadow e Jutsu so valuable for training."

  Kaida listened ily but couldn't help asking, "Hokage-sama, if this jutsu is so superior to the basic e Jutsu, why isn't it taught at the academy?"

  "The answer is simple," Hiruzen replied. "The chakra cost of this jutsu is quite high. Most academy students, or even Genin, don't have the chakra reserves necessary to perform it. Even some in struggle with it. The Shadow e Jutsu requires a signifit amount of chakra because the e o carry all your memories and instrus, as well as enough chakra to sustain itself. If the e's chakra depletes below a certain threshold, it disperses, and you receive its memories. If it self-disperses before running out of chakra, some of the chakra is returo you along with the memories."

  Hiruzen had covered the essential points of the jutsu, and after expining this, he asked if they had any questions. Yomi timidly raised her hand.

  "Yes, Yomi?"

  "Hokage-sama, if even some in 't perform this jutsu, will I be able to?"

  "That's what I was about to check," Hiruzen said kindly. "e here, both of you. I'll see if you have enough chakra to perform the jutsu."

  Both of them stepped forward, and Hiruzeended his chakra to assess theirs. After a moment, he smiled.

  "gratutions, you both have enough chakra to learsu and create at least one shadow e. Kaida, you create two, but they won't have much chakra left for other jutsu."

  Both Kaida and Yomi smiled at this news, but then Kaida raised his hand. Hiruzen nodded for him to speak.

  "Hokage-sama, could you tell us how much chakra we possess pared to others?"

  Hiruzen thought for a moment, sidering the best way to expin, and then decided on a simple approach.

  "If we sider the chakra of a civilian at one unit upon awakening, Yomi, you have about 15 units of chakra. As for you, Kaida, you have approximately 32 units. The Shadow e Jutsu es around 10-11 units of chakra per e, though with practice, you reduce that to about 7-8 units."

  Seeing that her of them had any more questions, Hiruzen cluded, "You go back for now. e to Training Area 13 at 6 AM tomorrow. I'll teach you how to create a shadow e there."

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