Chapter 109: False Surroundings Technique

Kaida made another shadow clone and continued practicing. After two hours, Shisui said, “Since it’s just repetitive training, I’m heading back. Come to me if you succeed or face any problems.”

Kaida nodded and kept practicing. Due to an imbalance in his chakra, it was tough to control it since it wasn't inside his body.

*‘The rate of progress is quite slow. At this rate, it will take days to get it done… alone,’* Kaida thought. He made five shadow clones, each with 20% of his chakra, and five more with just 5%. All of them began training together.

Kaida took a break to create a new batch of shadow clones responsible for completing missions, as the previous ones were low on chakra from working throughout the day.

*‘We’ve completed 348 missions so far. Combined with previous ones, that makes roughly 600 missions. Now I just need to complete 400 more to claim a reward from the clan head,’* Kaida noted after receiving a report from the clone in charge of missions.

After making 50 more clones, he returned to his Genjutsu training. Since it was new for him and required significant time, Kaida decided to focus on it for the time being.

*‘Luckily, I have two more days. I’m sure I can learn the basics by then,’* Kaida thought, continuing his training through the night.

For the next two days, Kaida’s routine involved learning medical knowledge at the hospital from 8 AM to 4 PM and training in Genjutsu from 5 PM to 7 AM. With the help of his shadow clones, he was able to meet both of his goals. He completed 2,000 missions, earning an extra 30,000 Contribution points from Fugaku, while also mastering the basics of Genjutsu, enabling him to make his shadow clone see what he wanted.

Since he still had some time, Kaida went to the Uchiha clan headquarters to claim his rewards.

“Good evening, Fugaku-sama,” Kaida said, bowing slightly in front of him.

“How the hell were you able to complete 2,000 D-rank missions in just three days?” Fugaku asked.

“Thanks to the Soldier Pills, I was able to expend more chakra on my shadow clones. They completed the necessary tasks swiftly,” Kaida replied.

Fugaku sighed. “Here is the promised reward. This is the maximum amount I’ll give you this week.” He handed Kaida a stack of papers signifying 30,000 Contribution points.

“Thank you, Fugaku-sama,” Kaida said, taking the papers.

“Fugaku-sama, I wanted to ask something,” Kaida continued after receiving the Contribution points.

“What is it?”

“Since we have so much unused land, can’t we also use that for rewards that we can claim with Contribution points?” Kaida asked.

When the Uchiha were relocated to the outskirts of Konoha, they received land equal to what they had in the village center. Due to the price difference, they now had four times the land they needed, most of which was unoccupied.

“Most ninjas have their own houses in the Uchiha compound. Why would you think they need more land?” Fugaku asked, noting that no one had attempted to buy the land for years.

“I don’t know, but it doesn’t hurt to add it. Maybe someone will find a use for it,” Kaida replied.

“Do you have any ideas for that land?” Fugaku asked, sensing the reason behind Kaida's question.

“I do have some ideas, but nothing major,” Kaida said nonchalantly.

“I’ll think about it. Is there anything else you want?” Fugaku asked.

“No, sir.”

“Then you may leave,” Fugaku said, returning to his paperwork.

Kaida took his leave and headed toward his next destination.

“Brother, I’ve learned the basics,” Kaida said to Shisui, who was resting in the garden after a training session.

“Good! How much more time do you have?” Shisui asked.

“Four more hours,” Kaida replied, understanding what Shisui meant.

“That’s enough time. Let’s go.” Shisui used the Body Flicker Jutsu to reach the training area, with Kaida following using Wind Instantaneous Movement Jutsu.

“This is a simple D-rank jutsu, but its use is anything but small. If it weren’t easily detected, it could even be B-rank or A-rank Genjutsu,” Shisui explained.

Kaida nodded.

“It’s known as the False Surroundings Technique. It creates a horrifying illusion in the victim's mind, typically tailored to exploit their fears or weaknesses. In some cases, this weakness may be something they’re unaware of,” Shisui continued.

Listening to the explanation, Kaida thought, *‘Isn’t this just like what Kakashi used on Sakura during the bell test?’*

“Are you ready?” Shisui asked.

“Yes,” Kaida said, creating a shadow clone.

“No, this time you’re not going to use shadow clones for this. Use them for training,” Shisui said, pointing toward a rat.

“Why is there a problem with using shadow clones?” Kaida asked.

“Because you should never use any Genjutsu that requires hand signs on your shadow clones. It may damage your eyes due to a chakra loop,” Shisui replied seriously.

Kaida nodded and caught a rat for training. After having killed people, he felt no remorse about using rats for practice, as it was necessary.

First, Shisui showed Kaida the hand signs, then used them to cast the Genjutsu on the rat. Seeing the horrified expression on the rat's face, Kaida understood that the jutsu was successful.

“Do you want me to show it again?” Shisui asked.

“No, I can continue on my own. Thank you, brother.”

“Okay. Come find me if you have any doubts, and return before the Soldier Pill's effects wear off; otherwise, I’ll have to come find you,” Shisui said, ruffling Kaida’s hair a bit.

“Okay, brother,” Kaida said.

Shisui used Body Flicker Jutsu to return home.

*‘Since I only have four hours, let’s make it count,’* Kaida thought, starting to make shadow clones.

After creating 80 shadow clones, each went off to search for a rat to practice the jutsu. After four hours of practice, Kaida achieved two things: partial mastery of the D-rank jutsu and a gratitude for reducing the number of rats in the Uchiha compound. After that, he returned home.

Hae had prepared food for him, knowing he would be back after three days of training. The amount was enough to feed six or seven people.

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While Kaida rested, Hiruzen received the first report about him after sending an Anbu to find him.

“Are you sure?” Hiruzen asked, looking toward the Anbu guard.