Chapter 53: Up a Few Notches

After the mission ended, Renjiro continued the training of his students.

One day, when the training was about to end, Renjiro observed his 3 students. He smiled seeing them, with a bit of pride. He thought, 'These 3 have turned out to be quite good. I'll be surprised if any of them aren't promoted to Jounin before they turn 16. I suppose they do deserve some praise from their sensei."

The training was completed soon and the genins were about to leave when Renjiro stopped them. He said, "Three months earlier, I accepted to be the Jounin sensei of your squad. Do you recall what I told you then?"

Fujin, Hoka, and Mieko, all shake their heads. Hoka asked, "What did you say sensei?"

Renjiro sighed and said, "You guys are on a probation period, remember?"

Understanding that Renjiro just wanted to make it official, Fujin tilted his head and asked, "What probation period Sensei? Mieko, do you remember any?"

Mieko understood him and tilted her head too, "Nope, don't remember. Any idea Hoka?"Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.

Hoka too tilted his head and said, "Nope. No idea what you're talking about Sensei."

Renjiro's face goes completely dark, looking at the perfect poker face maintained by his 3 students. Seeing his reaction, the 3 Genins couldn't help but laugh out loud. Renjiro finally gives up on the antics of his students. He composed himself and said, "You guys have pas..."

Not having much to do for the remaining day, Fujin decided to brush up on his Fuinjutsu. He made 3 clones, and all four together created all the seals that they knew.

While revising his Fuinjutsu knowledge, Fujin began reviewing his progress over the last few months, he analyzed, 'it's been 4 months since I graduated. The progress has honestly been phenomenal. I really underestimated the effect of having a dedicated Elite Jounin guiding you. Then again, I never expected that we'd be taught this well. My chakra reserves have almost doubled. The amount of pressure I can handle from my training seal is up to 18%. Despite not training, I can now sense up to a kilometer away. Taijutsu too has improved a lot due to constant sparring. And undoubtedly, my Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu have improved the most. I can now use Chakra flow on my sword with ease. I really want to get into an all-out fight to test my power. I wonder if I'll get any such chance soon.'

The next day, at 4:45 am, Fujin arrived at the training ground. Mieko and Hoka were already there. Seeing them, Fujin asked, "Yo, ready for another 3-4 weeks of hardcore training?" Mieko's shoulders dropped and she replied, "I'd rather go on missions." Fujin and Hoka chuckled looking at her reactions. 4 months of training together and 2 long missions outside the village had improved the relationship between the three a lot. Their teamwork was also very good. Though it still needs to be tested against a proper ninja team.

At 5, Renjiro flickered in front of his team. Seeing his team is ready to begin their morning workout, he nodded internally. However, knowing what was to come, he couldn't help smirking a bit. Seeing that smirk instantly made his Genins very worried. Fujin thought, 'Okay, what now?'

Renjiro started by saying, "In the last 4 months, I have drilled all the basic formations into you. You'll use these formations even when you become Genins."

The team calmed down after hearing this. Fujin thought, 'Finally. No more boring training sessions on team formations. But why is he smirking? He won't become kind all of a sudden!'

Renjiro continued, "So, from now on, I'll be entirely focusing on increasing your capabilities. So the training will go up a few notches."

Hearing that all the 3 genins were stunned. Mieko freaked out, 'a few notches?' Fujin was also sweating a bit, 'Doesn't he already make us exert our 100%?' Hoka too wondered how intense a few notches would be.

[A/N : Thanks zero1995 for being my first P@treon]