Jiraiya and the others didn't quite understand Fumori Masaki's blessings, as they couldn't possibly know what kind of people they would become in the future.
But regardless, the blessings were good, and they all accepted them somewhat confused.
Afterward, Fumori Masaki looked at the trio's condition and said, "You've rested enough, let's start training."
The three quickly agreed, focusing their energy on the upcoming training.
Fumori Masaki's detailed analysis made them realize some mistakes in their past battles, and now was the perfect time to try and correct them.
Training with Jiraiya and the others didn't require immense power; in fact, significantly reducing his own power would better facilitate their growth.
Otherwise, it would just be an expert bullying the weak, completely without value.
Fumori Masaki's main goal was to impart experience, not anything else.
Because of his Sage Mode, Fumori Masaki had excellent control over his power, but he still needed to reduce it further.
Therefore, Fumori Masaki left a shadow clone to assist with the training while he went to observe sakumo Hatake and the others' training.
Just like Fumori Masaki, sakumo Hatake and the others' fighting styles were direct.
Only Heizo Hattori's fighting style incorporated some variations.
In Fumori Masaki's view, the Hattori family's traditional assassination methods were already formidable; the only problem was that these methods were largely ineffective in direct combat.
Later, Fumori Masaki came up with a method: he had Heizo Hattori learn how to master illusion techniques to an unparalleled degree, creating an assassination environment even in direct combat, allowing the Hattori family's traditional assassination methods to be utilized.
In Heizo Hattori's battle with Jiraiya, Heizo Hattori used such a method, but Jiraiya's strength was too weak, and Heizo Hattori wasn't particularly serious, resolving it with a simple Body Replacement Technique.
It was precisely because the technique was so rudimentary that Hiruzen Sarutobi found it unbearable to watch, even such a simple move.
Facing an expert of Hiruzen Sarutobi's caliber, Heizo Hattori naturally had to go all out, but even with the inclusion of the formidable direct combatant sakumo Hatake, they couldn't get close to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had communicated with Fumori Masaki and knew that Fumori Masaki usually trained them in close combat.
Therefore, it would be pointless for him to use the same fighting style.
The purpose of this training was to let them experience more different types of combat, so Hiruzen Sarutobi used his ninjutsu as his offensive means.
The various five-element release ninjutsu were so diverse that if Hiruzen Sarutobi were to demonstrate them all, sakumo Hatake and the others would die countless times.
Considering the different enemies' application methods, Hiruzen Sarutobi demonstrated them one by one, leaving sakumo Hatake and the others completely bewildered.
Fumori Masaki watched this scene, clicking his tongue in wonder.
It was no wonder sakumo Hatake was called the Copy Ninja, mastering thousands of ninjutsu.
Combined with the observation abilities of the Sharingan, sakumo Hatake could basically imitate anyone without revealing any flaws.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi's moves still carried a very distinct personal style, the accumulation of rich ninjutsu knowledge was enough to make sakumo Hatake and the others feel the fighting styles of different enemies.
—Come on, you guys.
Fumori Masaki silently encouraged his students, then turned to other areas to observe Uchiha Kagami and Chōza Akimichi's guidance of their respective students.
After encountering teachers different from their usual familiar ones, no matter how talented, everyone showed signs of discomfort, often suffering losses in training.
But precisely because of this, if they persevered, they would know how to deal with unfamiliar opponents.
After watching for a while, Fumori Masaki returned and observed Jiraiya and the others' performance.
They were now clearly selectively choosing ninjutsu, but due to the number of ninjutsu they had mastered and their judgment, they were still not proficient.
However, it didn't matter; they would get better with time.
Fumori Masaki didn't expect them to complete it in one day; that would be too difficult for them.
After a day of training, all the students were panting with exhaustion, but their faces showed joy.
In this new training method, their progress was faster than before.
If their bodies hadn't been completely worn out, they might have continued training.
Bidding farewell to the others, Fumori Masaki accompanied the three youngsters home and asked, "How do you feel about the training? Is there anything you don't understand?"
As soon as they heard this, they knew Fumori Masaki was going to analyze the problems they encountered during training.
Although they were tired, they still wanted to listen.
Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had explained, his explanations were not as detailed as Fumori Masaki's, and they trusted their teacher more than Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Sakumo Hatake and Heizo Hattori immediately raised their questions, and Fumori Masaki answered them one by one.
When it was Tsunade's turn, she indignantly declared, "Fumori, you should teach me how to fight!
In this training, I basically only assisted sakumo and Heizo, and didn't help with anything else at all!"
Because of his agreement with Tobirama, Fumori Masaki hadn't taught Tsunade how to be a true ninja.
Tsunade was only learning medical ninjutsu, and bringing her along for this training made her feel like she hadn't played any role, causing her to feel unbalanced.
Fumori Masaki pondered for a moment.
Initially, he thought Tsunade didn't need to learn to fight, but seeing her current performance, he realized that Tobirama had made a mistake.
Tsunade was not a person who would be content with peace.
She could be suppressed now, but it might not be the case in the future.
Moreover, after the Senju clan went into seclusion, most of the Senju clan members had gone missing, and only Tobirama knew the details.
However, Hashirama's direct descendants were known to everyone and couldn't be avoided.
Fumori Masaki couldn't help but recall the incident in later generations where Hinata Hyuga was kidnapped by Cloud Village ninjas.
If it hadn't been for Hiashi Hyuga happening to be there, the Hyuga family's eldest daughter might have been taken away—
Perhaps it was true that family members could cloud judgment.
Even someone like Tobirama handled this matter inadequately.
He might have thought that if Kana was like that, Tsunade would also be obedient, but he didn't consider that Tsunade, having been spoiled since childhood, was far more willful than Kana.
The probability of this girl getting into trouble was definitely higher than Kana's.
"Indeed, this was a bit ill-considered," Fumori Masaki admitted frankly.
"I should teach you how to protect yourself."
"That's great!" Tsunade exclaimed happily, not noticing that Fumori Masaki said "protect yourself."
"The first thing you should learn is to protect yourselves.
Only by protecting yourselves can you talk about anything else," Fumori Masaki said.
"Such training will continue in the future, and perhaps even become a regular practice.
I hope you are prepared."
The three agreed.
Sakumo Hatake and Heizo Hattori were very satisfied with this training.
Although Tsunade's experience was not very good, after receiving Fumori Masaki's promise, she also began to look forward to future training.
Fumori Masaki estimated that if the joint Chunin Exams were officially decided, it would take at least three years, and that was the fastest.
In reality, it would probably take even longer.
The children still had time to grow.