Chapter 582 - 584: Then Work Hard!

Chapter 582: Chapter 584: Then Work Hard!

Because Deidara was still in his developmental stage, his cells and tissues naturally possessed tremendous vitality. There was no need to cultivate them for too long. In about a week at most, his cell samples would be ready for cell fusion experiments.

Thus, after setting the cultivation cycle on the cell incubator, Kagami leisurely left the cell cultivation room.

Upon stepping out, Kagami’s gaze naturally fell upon the long row of brand-new large nutrient tanks before him.

These large nutrient tanks were all recent purchases. Compared to the old models he had used previously, these new tanks offered better performance and greater stability.

With ample funds at his disposal, Kagami had replaced every outdated large nutrient tank in his laboratory, purchasing a total of sixteen of the most advanced large nutrient tanks available in the shinobi world in a single order.

Six of them were designated for storing his clones of the six different chakra natures. For instance, his Water Release clone and Wind Release clone were currently immersed in these new large nutrient tanks.

As for the remaining ten, he intended to use them for cultivating the initial batch of clones.

This way, he would no longer be restricted to cultivating only two clones at a time, as he had been in the past.

With these ten new large nutrient tanks, he could now cultivate a full ten clones simultaneously. And the larger the sample size, the greater the probability of producing a superior specimen.

In the future, he could carefully select the most outstanding clone from a batch of ten and focus his development efforts on that one.

Afterward, Kagami checked the conditions of his Water Release clone and Wind Release clone.

The Water Release clone was in stable condition, with no abnormalities.

Meanwhile, the bloodline disease afflicting his Wind Release clone had also been brought under control following blood transfusion treatment.

However, judging from the data recorded by the instruments, the effectiveness of blood transfusion therapy would gradually diminish.

During the first few treatments, a single blood transfusion might sustain the clone for an entire month. But after several treatments, each transfusion might only remain effective for twenty-some days, or perhaps even less.

In other words, even if Kagami disregarded the cost entirely and continued using blood transfusion therapy to sustain his Wind Release clone, there was still a limit to how long the clone could be maintained.

As for exactly how long that limit was, Kagami currently had no way of calculating it accurately. Perhaps two or three years, perhaps four or five.

In any case, until he achieved another breakthrough in his biotechnology, his Wind Release clone would remain in constant danger of becoming unusable.

After working for an entire day, Kagami finally left the laboratory and returned to the village.

Quietly replacing the shadow clone in the principal’s office, Kagami briefly reviewed the memories his shadow clone had accumulated over the past two days.

During his absence, everything had proceeded as usual. Nothing significant had happened, and the Ninja Academy was still playing out the familiar scene of Naruto challenging Sasuke, only to get thoroughly beaten.

The only difference was that a new face had joined the ranks of Sasuke’s challengers.

This newcomer was none other than Fu, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki from Takigakure, who had only recently arrived in Konoha.

Naturally, the outcome went without saying. Without entering her Tailed Beast transformation, Fu was simply no match for Sasuke, who had awakened his Sharingan. Just like Naruto, she was easily defeated.

However, Fu’s personality was somewhat similar to Naruto’s. She was also carefree, outgoing, and unconcerned with trivial matters.

Thus, as another challenger who had suffered defeat at Sasuke’s hands, she quickly became acquainted with Naruto, Lee, Kiba, Choji, and the others, becoming a member of their alliance of losers.

After reviewing all of his shadow clone’s memories, Kagami grinned.

In truth, with a large number of experienced faculty members on staff, Kagami, as principal, only needed to make decisions concerning the school’s overall direction. There was virtually no need for him to involve himself in routine teaching duties.

Moreover, he had already established numerous contingency plans in advance.

Therefore, leaving a shadow clone at the academy was more than sufficient to handle the vast majority of its daily affairs.

Rising from his seat, Kagami walked over to the window.

Looking down at the bustling playground and the students playing and fooling around below, he pondered for a moment before summoning the faculty members for an impromptu meeting.

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Inside the conference room.

Kagami swept his gaze across the faculty members under his command and said, "I think the pace of instruction is still too slow. This is the Ninja Academy, not an amusement park."

The instructors seated around the conference table were momentarily stunned by his words.

In fact, under Kagami’s direction, the pace of instruction for this year’s students had already been accelerated considerably. If they increased it any further, they would soon run out of material to teach.

After all, the Ninja Academy only taught the most basic Three Basic Techniques, along with fundamental skills that genin needed to master, such as tracking, patrolling, and searching for targets.

Iruka asked, "Principal, at our current pace, the students will be able to graduate within two years. We already don’t have enough material to fill the full three-year curriculum. If we accelerate things any further, what are we supposed to teach them afterward?"

Iruka had voiced the doubts of every faculty member present, and everyone turned their attention toward Kagami.

Kagami waved his hand. "You don’t need to worry about that. I’ll submit a request to the Hokage and the advisory elders to include some D-rank and C-rank ninjutsu in the Ninja Academy’s curriculum."

"What!?"

Everyone was shocked.

Even in a major shinobi village like Konoha, opportunities to learn ninjutsu were extremely limited.

The vast majority of ninjutsu practiced by shinobi were provided by their respective clans. If an ordinary civilian shinobi wanted to learn ninjutsu, they either had to risk their lives and earn military merit or become the student of an accomplished shinobi and receive instruction through a master-disciple relationship.

In short, when it came to something as fundamental as learning ninjutsu, civilian shinobi were already left far behind the shinobi of prestigious clans before the race had even begun.

And this was despite several generations of Hokage having established a relatively comprehensive master-disciple system.

Without the system built up by successive Hokage, civilian shinobi would have virtually no opportunity to rise through the ranks.

However, suppressing civilian shinobi and monopolizing ninjutsu resources was a shared interest among all the prestigious shinobi clans.

This was precisely why the Ninja Academy only taught the most fundamental Three Basic Techniques.

If the Ninja Academy opened access to D-rank and C-rank ninjutsu for its students, it would not only affect the interests of the prestigious shinobi clans but also disrupt the system of rewards and punishments established by the village.

After all, many D-rank and C-rank ninjutsu were used by the village as rewards for those who had rendered meritorious service. If the academy began teaching them for free, those rewards would lose much of their appeal.

Shisui asked doubtfully, "Will the village agree to this?"

As a member of the prestigious Uchiha clan, Shisui understood perfectly well just how much resistance Kagami’s proposal would encounter.

There would probably even be quite a few people within the Hyuga clan who opposed it.

"I’ll handle that matter. You don’t need to concern yourselves with it." After a brief pause, Kagami continued, "This month, I want every student to master at least one of the Three Basic Techniques. Their assessment results at the end of the month will be posted on the display board outside the academy. From now on, this will become standard practice. One assessment every month, and the results will be publicly displayed every month!"

Guy’s expression darkened, as though something had suddenly occurred to him. He muttered, "Is there really a need to be so strict?"

Kagami smiled. "If those brats don’t want to end up at the bottom of the class, then they’d better work hard!"