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Chapter 22 Minato Namikaze's Special Training! (Please vote and give me your monthly tickets to continue reading!)

The barbecue lunch was very enjoyable, and of course, Minato Namikaze's mission reward was also reimbursed.

There's no way around it; Minato Namikaze himself may not say it, but Shuichi Hoshino and the other two are all big eaters.

After lunch, the group of four arrived at a forest on the edge of Konoha Village.

"Take a one-hour break."

After finishing his sentence, Minato Namikaze disappeared into the forest.

Watching Minato Namikaze disappear into the forest, Yasuo Kurama laughed and said, "Shuichi, how about we have a taijutsu duel?"

Hoshino Hideichi readily agreed: "No problem!"

Immediately, with Uchiha Shisui acting as referee, Hoshino Shuichi and Kurama Sanyou clashed together after a command was given.

Uchiha Shisui observed silently and quickly realized: "Shuichi completely saw through Sanyo's movements. This ability..."

The Sharingan's dynamic vision immediately came to mind.

Although Kurama Sanyo was two years older than Hoshino Hideaki, their fighting skills were surprisingly similar.

Soon Kurama Sanyou used a kunai, and Hoshishita Shuichi also took out a kunai, and the clanging sound of them clashing began to ring out.

But the battle situation did not change much.

Five minutes later, Hoshino Shuichi and Kurama Yamayo stopped.

"sharp!"

Kurama Yamayo gave Hoshino Hideichi a thumbs-up, completely convinced, even though physical combat wasn't his forte.

Uchiha Shisui then stepped forward and pointed out the shortcomings of Hoshino Shizuka and Kurama Sanyou in the battle just now, reviewing the situation for the two.

Just by listening, Hoshino Shuichi knew that Uchiha Shisui's battle IQ was much higher.

After reviewing the situation, he immediately asked Uchiha Shisui for tips on using a short sword.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. Minato Namikaze appeared and looked at Shuichi Hoshino and the other two, saying, "The next training exercise is to traverse this forest along a designated route."

"The direction is behind me, going straight through."

After saying that, Minato Namikaze disappeared again.

Kurama San'yō immediately looked at Uchiha Shisui: "Shisui, what should we do?"

Hoshino Shuichi also looked at Uchiha Shisui. Among the three, he was the strongest and most experienced.

Uchiha Shisui said, "I'll go first, Sanyo, you in the middle, and Shuichi at the back. Let's advance in a single line formation."

Hoshita Shuichi and Kurama Yamayo both nodded in agreement.

The three of them, led by Uchiha Shisui, immediately rushed into the forest.

The moment he entered the forest, Uchiha Shisui activated his Sharingan.

Meanwhile, Hoshino Shuichi, who was at the very end, immediately entered a state of 100% focus.

As for the 10x focus boost from the "academic star" tag, he dared not use it casually, as it would consume too much of his energy.

In the shadows of the forest, Minato Namikaze watched as Shuichi Hoshino and his two companions sped away.

Suddenly, he used a kunai to cut a thin wire.

The next moment, the trap that had been prepared was activated, and a large number of kunai and shuriken shot towards Hoshino Hideaki and his two companions from the side.

More specifically, Kurama Sanyo in the middle was the one who received special attention, with the most kunai and shuriken flying towards him.

"Be careful!"

Uchiha Shisui reacted the fastest, stopping in his tracks and shouting as he flung a kunai away.

Sparks flew through the forest, accompanied by clanging sounds, as Uchiha Shisui's kunai sent four or five kunai and shuriken flying towards Kurama San'yō.

Then Hoshino Shuichi also made his move. He was a beat slower than Uchiha Shisui, but he was better prepared. He drew his bow with both hands and shot out two kunai, which blocked the two shuriken.

Immediately afterward, Hoshino Shuichi and Uchiha Shisui approached Kurama San'yō, each drawing their swords. At the same time, Kurama San'yō held a kunai in each hand.

The next moment, a dense barrage of hidden weapons descended. The three men each brandished their weapons, deflecting all the incoming projectiles amidst a cacophony of metal clanging.

Kurama Yayo smiled bitterly to himself; he had actually become the team's weakness.

After passing the first hurdle, the three continued onward.

A moment later, Uchiha Shisui's ears twitched, and he shouted, "Shuichi!"

Hoshino Shuichi also heard the sound of something cutting through the air behind him. He immediately stopped and turned around, where a dense array of hidden weapons came into view.

This time, instead of drawing his sword, he quickly took out two kunai and bit down on a senbon.

Then he activated 200% focus, wielding his kunai with his arms like windmills, knocking away the dense array of hidden weapons.

Behind him, Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou were also caught off guard, as they were attacked by hidden weapons from the front and sides.

So the three of them ended up back to back, facing the onslaught of hidden weapons together.

After the event, a layer of various hidden weapons was laid out in front of the three of them.

Hoshino Hideichi's kunai was already riddled with nicks, and the senbon he had been holding in his mouth was spat out in the critical moment, blocking a shuriken.

The intensity of this training is completely different from that during the Ninja Academy days; a slight mistake could result in serious injury.

Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyo were similar, and Kurama Sanyo even had two scars on his arm.

Hoshino Hideichi quickly checked and then smiled, "It's just a scratch."

Cover each wound with your hands and use the simplest healing technique to heal the wounds in just one minute.

The three then continued their journey, but this time they adopted a triangular formation.

After encountering explosive tag traps and a sneak attack by Minato Namikaze's clone, Hoshino and the other two finally made it through the forest to the other side.

After they came to a stop, all three of them were panting.

Hideichi Hoshino was still shaken.

Neither he nor Kurama Yamayo discovered the explosive tag trap.

This reminded him of Rope Tree, who had been killed in the explosion.

The world of ninjas is far more dangerous than he imagined.

At the same time, it also made us understand the deeper reasons why the division of ninja levels in the ninja world is not simply measured by strength.

"They all performed very well."

Minato Namikaze appeared, smiling, and said, "Take a break for an hour."

Hoshino and the other two immediately sat down on the ground and took out water and food from their backpacks to replenish their energy.

An hour later, Minato Namikaze created three shadow clones and said to Shuichi Hoshino and the other two, "Hey, each of you choose one of my shadow clones to fight, and treat my clones as enemies to be killed."

"Yes, Mr. Minato."

The three of them, including Hoshino, said in unison, and then each of them created a clone and launched a full-scale attack.

Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, observed from a distance.

From the start of his morning tasks, he had been observing his three disciples.

This afternoon's training session also served as a preliminary assessment of the three players.

"Shisui is the strongest, possessing a meticulous mind, the Sharingan's powerful perception and genjutsu, and superb body flickering and swordsmanship. Furthermore, he has the most experience and is fully capable of becoming a Chunin."

"Sanyo has superb genjutsu, but his taijutsu and experience are a bit lacking, yet he already has the potential to become a Chunin."

"Shuichi... I didn't even notice your Fire Release hand seals. Were they concealed, or were there no hand seals at all?"

"Such amazing fire-style talent!"

"And his superhuman reaction speed—the Third Hokage was absolutely right."

Minato Namikaze silently analyzed the situation, while also preparing to tailor his teaching to individual students.

Technically speaking, Uchiha Shisui couldn't teach much.

The Sharingan is a self-contained system, and its role is to give Uchiha Shisui more combat experience and mission experience.

There's also Kurama Sanyo, whose main focus, besides making up for his physical skills, is combat experience and mission experience.

In terms of illusion magic, the Kamuma clan also possesses astonishing expertise.

As for Shuichi...

(End of this chapter)