Cid was sitting on top of a tree and scrolling through… scrolls. Yeah.

After finally obtaining chakra system he suddenly realized that the control of newfound energy was… let's just say, barely passable. And that's taking it lightly. Cid couldn't even properly control chakra for the first few minutes properly; either he didn't push enough energy and it didn't work, or he pushed too much energy and everything was blown up. No, really, the craters on the ground are plain to see!

Though over time he finally managed to take chakra somewhat under control and was able to do jumping around without crushing poor ground… Now he crushed trees' branches when he landed on them instead. Man.

The good part is, his chakra still did not fill his system fully; as of now, he was just a bit above the kid's chakra levels, and by estimation, he should be able to reach just a bit below old man's level. Not bad, not bad at all. That means he can focus on refining his control over chakra. That' s where scrolls come into play!

'Chakra control for beginners', 'Fuinjutsu: creating basic sealing scroll', 'Ninjutsu: three techniques that are required for genins'… So much stuff! Completely incomparable to what he got in his fantasy world! Back then he had to learn everything with trial and error, but here? Just go and grab a book (or scroll, in this case) and you're golden! Of course, he took it under the premise that he needed it for his disciple, and technically that is not a lie… Anyway, the old lady receptionist was more than happy to give him out the stuff after he flashed old man Hokage's permission.

The first scroll, 'Chakra control for beginners', was exactly what was written on the… scroll. Yeah.

Anyway, the first steps ever were about feeling the flow of chakra inside of you. Well, he can skip this one since he practically created his whole chakra system, and the problem was more about not knowing how much is enough. Uh-huh…

'Take the leafs and place them on your forehead. Use your chakra to hold them in place and let them go. If you use not enough chakra, leafs will fall down. Recommended to start with one.'

That one didn't help much: no matter how much chakra he pushed, leafs simply stayed in one place. Well, at least he now knows the lower limit! Already something!

Next one…

Oh, how interesting! Apparently, using chakra allows not only other things to stick to you, but also allows you to stick to them! As its written here…

'Level one: release your chakra to your feet. At the same time continue circulating your chakra through your whole body. Place your feet on the stone wall and start walking as if on the ground. Unless you have really large chakra reserve, usually it is not enough to break stone with chakra release alone without applying force, therefore this exercise is to help students familiarize themselves with feeling of chakra without thinking about precise control.'

In short, it was quite similar to leaf's sticking practice, but instead of sticking the leaf to your body, you stick your body to the wall. Quite interesting, if he's being honest: back in fantasy world, again, nobody even thought about using magic to stick to stuff… Other than him, again.

It took him exactly one minute to realize how it's done properly using the nearby stone (big stone!), and he continued reading through the scroll while sticking to it with his back. You know, that even reminds him of that one comic hero that had the ability to stick to the surfaces. Yeah, that's how Cid felt right now.

'Level two: release your chakra to your feet. At the same time continue circulating your chakra through your whole body. Place your feet on the tree and start walking as if on the ground. This exercise is harder to execute: stone is harder to break than tree, and if you apply too much chakra while trying to walk on a tree, the place where you step will break, and you will fall down. This exercise helps students calibrate the amount of chakra needed for task.'

And Cid had to agree on that one. His first attempt to walk on the tree ended up in poor plant being completely evaporated… Well, not evaporated, but it broke in two the moment he stepped on it. Oops.

The next tree suffered the same fate, and the third one… Then he fell down because he got under the required chakra amount. On the fifth attempt he managed to do few steps. On the sixth one he could walk up. Then he walked down.

Honestly, if not for his experience with magic, he would probably be stuck here for a day or two. Maybe. He doesn't know.

Anyway, next step…

'Level three: release your chakra to your feet. At the same time continue circulating your chakra through your whole body. Place your feet on the water and start walking as if on the ground. This exercise is way harder: water always changes, and unless you are able to react to these minutely changes and adjust the flow of your chakra, you will soon fall down through the surface of water. This exercise helps shinobi calibrate the amount of chakra on the fly.'

Immediately the first difference: not students, but shinobi. Apparently this exercise is for people who have already graduated form the academy. Interesting stuff… Basically, since the water moves, unlike tree's or stone's surface, if you just try to apply a constant amount of chakra, sooner or later it will be either not enough or too much. In either case, you fall down.

Which was exactly what he did… joking! His concentration with magic training paid off yet again, making the level three even easier than level two. Once he managed to find the correct proportions of chakra, changing them on the fly was very easy, considering his experience in using slime suit.

Standing on the water, Cid realized that they were just like him… Ptui! Cid realized that most people in his world (yet again) did not bother with actually applying more efforts for the betterment of their magic. That's kinda sad, and annoying, too. Sad, because the progress stagnated there, and annoying, because he had to find everything out by himself. Eh, nevermind… He finally managed to find out how to use chakra properly.

Now, let's jump onto the new stuff! Ninjutsu!

Yes, ninjutsu, because apparently fuinjutsu is somewhat advanced even on beginner levels, and it is adviced to be able to use first three genin techniques at the very least. And these techniques are…

'Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique) — user concentrates their chakra around the body and attemps to mimic the appearance of something with a careful concentration. The better user can control the flow of chakra and imagine their target, the better the result will be. This is one of the three basic shinobi techniques that are required to pass the academy exams, unless student is able to provide excellent results in other fields.'

'Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique) — user releases their chakra in the form of illusory clones; clones stay in one place and cannot interact with environment. They may be useful to fool enemies, but most shinobi that can feel chakra will quickly realize this is a distraction as illusory clones do not carry over a copy of chakra system. This is one of the three basic shinobi techniques that are required to pass the academy exams, unless student is able to provide excellent results in other fields.'

'Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Replacement Technique) — user imprints a log of wood or something similar with their chakra. Afterwards, it can be used as a way to exchange places, either to dodge a fatal attack or fool the opponent. Body Replacement can be done without imprinting chakra into an object, however it would be way harder. This is one of the three basic shinobi techniques that are required to pass the academy exams, unless student is able to provide excellent results in other fields.'

…Isn't the last one basically an invulnerability trick? Like, you are about to be attacked, and then suddenly you disappear to… uh… goose knows where? There are probably some limitations, but anyway, he can crack it once he realizes the underlying principles behind it.

There were also some kind of, uh, hand seals? Like, you place your hands in certain position, and then it suddenly works? Probably won't work as well with him, considering how different his chakra system is being a pirated (but upgraded!) version of theirs…

Uh, alright, next part is… Actually using these techniques? Damn… Alright, he has a plan. He will just show the techniques to Naruto and roll from there.

Naruto focused on the feeling of chakra inside him. After whatever dad did, the interruptions suddenly became rare. They still happened from time to time, but now Naruto himself could force them back… from whenever they came from.

And, uh… it was a long time since he was in the village. They were in this forest the whole time. But he likes it there! Dad made a cool house, and meals are so tasty that he can eat a lot of it! And old man comes in to check them from time to time! Sometimes he thinks it's all a dream, but then he wakes up and it's not a dream.

…Damn, he got distracted! Back to chakra, back to chakra!

Naruto already felt how much chakra changed stuff. Like, before that it was hard to run a lot, but now it's easy! And there's a lot of chakra! No wonder shinobi have to use chakra, it's so good-!

"I see you are not slacking off."

Naruto immediately turned around and saw the familiar figure of tall man surrounded by shadows.

"Dad!"

He jumped up into man's awkward embrace.

"Ah- Khem- Ahem," the man coughed, "I have brought new knowledge for you to digest."

"Digest?" Naruto cocked his head, "Is it yummy?"

Man froze on the spot. It happened sometimes when Naruto didn't understand the first explanation and Shadow had to do it a second time.

"Once you learn this, you will advance in control of chakra," dad elaborated further.

"Oh, I see!"

"Also I got my hands on three techniques that all students should know before they can finish the academy," he took out a second scroll.

Nice! Old man said that people who finish academy before the usual year are hailed as geniuses and can advance in the career way faster!… What is career, by the way?

"Gimme! Gimme!" Naruto really wanted to learn cool techniques! Old man always said he can only do so after entering the academy, but apparently it is possible now!… Though controlling chakra sometimes was really boring, and old man probably knew about that… Damn, thinking is hard…

"Let's see…" Shadow opened the scroll, "Transformation Technique. If you do this, you can look like someone else."

"What?!" he opened his eyes, "You can do this?!"

"Yes, you can. However, before we proceed with it…" dad took out a leaf, "Try to use your chakra to stick this to your forehead."

He also showed how to do it by sticking another leaf to his own forehead. Chakra is so cool! Right, right, let the chakra flow… Uhm…

Naruto frowned in efforts. It was a bit hard to actually let chakra out of his body as dad instructed, but upon realizing that he actually succeeded he jumped up… and let go of his concentration. Leaf fell down.

"Good job on your first try," but dad actually complimented him! "By statistics, not everyone can do it this soon, so you are off to a great start."

And with that, Naruto renewed his vigor! Because there was also another stage of chakra training, if dad's speech is to be trusted! And then cool techniques! Though he really wants some yummy steak now…

We are on the round number again! Once again, ask any questions, and I will try to answer them.

On another topic; someone suggested splitting this fanfic in two. In short, everything that was related to the initial spirit (aka first 90 chapters which were related to TEiS somewhat) will be left here, in this fanfic, while a new fanfic will be made in X-over section of TEiS that will be about Cid's otherworldly shenanigans. After giving it some thought, I have realized that it makes a bit more sense.

So, question: mark this one as complete (since TEiS canon is finished, girls are headpatted, etc.) and proceed to a new one (Cid will still return to TEiS world, don't worry)? Or no?

Another another topic: should I move from 2.2k daily chapters to 15k-20k weekly chapters?