Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 68 Recalculating the Water Gate

The door opened by itself after only two knocks.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened. He quickly put away the crystal ball and said irritably, "Couldn't you have knocked properly this once?!"

"I'm just happy!" The newcomer was tall, wearing wooden clogs, with white hair and a headband with the word "oil" written on it. He exuded an air of unruly debauchery.

Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha!

"What's there to be happy about!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said irritably, then suddenly remembered something: "Wait, you've met Minato Namikaze?"

"Yes!" Jiraiya nodded. "We made contact."

"How are you feeling?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked.

"Excellent!" Jiraiya's eyes lit up at the mention of Minato, and he gave him a thumbs up: "Genius, no, a super genius! I've never seen such a talented child in my entire life!"

"Hmm?" Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had recently developed a bit of a genius allergy, frowned involuntarily upon hearing the word. "Are you serious? You know your teammate is Orochimaru!"

With Orochimaru as their disciple and teammate, both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya should have a standard for measuring genius in their hearts!

He might not be on par with Orochimaru, but he's at least seven or eight tenths as good!

Minato, is he that powerful?

"Orochimaru?" Jiraiya shook his head. "He's much stronger than Orochimaru!"

"Really?" Hiruzen Sarutobi was extremely surprised, recalling Minato Namikaze's information.

He was born into the Namikaze clan, but this was not a ninja clan. Rather, it was a clan that began to learn ninjutsu after the founding of Konoha. His parents were both Chunin, and they died on the battlefield.

Minato Namikaze had excellent grades at school, and since the start of the sparring sessions, he had never lost a match in class or grade-level competitions.

Oh, actually, it's not that he's never lost. He automatically admits defeat when he meets Kushina, but that's because he likes Kushina.

If a fight really breaks out

It seems the outcome is still uncertain, after all, Kushina is not weak either.

He became a genin at the age of 9 and a chunin at the age of 12. During this period, he carried out 114 D-rank missions and 108 C-rank missions.

It certainly looks very glamorous, but that doesn't mean anything, because there aren't many famous talents in Minato's generation, and the performance of the scions of various families in this generation is also relatively mediocre.

The previous generation included core members of the clan such as Nara Shikaku, Akimichi Choza, and Yamanaka Inoichi, but Minato didn't challenge higher-ups like Kakashi, so they never actually fought against him.

As for Kushina being kidnapped and Minato single-handedly wiping out the entire team, the Chunin he sent were older but weaker than he actually was; he just temporarily promoted them to Jonin.

Based on all this impressive information, Minato does have some talent, but since he has never encountered a strong opponent, this talent is not very convincing.

The reason Jiraiya entrusted Minato to him wasn't because he was optimistic about Minato's talent, but because he didn't want Minato to die easily.

Different situations require different approaches.

If you kill Tsunade's lover, Tsunade might develop hemophobia.

But if you kill Kushina's lover, the Nine-Tails might unleash its power in the village!

But what about now?

Minato's talent was recognized by Jiraiya!

After thinking for a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was still somewhat skeptical and asked to confirm, "Is your talent really that strong?"

"Very strong, stronger than me!" Jiraiya nodded seriously.

He didn't take Minato seriously at first; he was just doing the old man's job.

After a discussion, he realized that he was completely wrong.

Minato said he didn't know ninjutsu, so the two sparred using taijutsu. Despite Jiraiya's superior physique, strength, and battlefield experience, he still couldn't defeat Minato!

This kid's reaction speed, on-the-spot response, and combat thinking are simply amazing. Even his learning ability is terrifying; the moves he used before will appear in Minato's hands later.

Most importantly, this child is very humble and has no arrogance whatsoever as a genius.

What else could this be but genius?

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, then smiled, "Not bad, not bad. Luckily, we entrusted this person to you, otherwise a genius from the village would have been buried!"

Jiraiya nodded in agreement: "Yes, the old man has a good eye this time. I'm very satisfied!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to curse inwardly, but he could only maintain a smile on his face: "So, instead of properly teaching such a good disciple, what are you doing here, showing off to me?"

"No, that's not it!" Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Minato has fast reaction speed and high agility. Although he is also skilled in ninjutsu, it would be a waste of his talent if he actually learned my ninjutsu!"

Jiraiya may appear strong, but he is actually a ninjutsu-type ninja who relies on ninjutsu and summoning techniques to conquer the world.

He is not without physical skills, but his physical skills are wide and sweeping, and his fighting style is different from Minato's. If he were to teach Minato this, with Minato's talent, he should be able to use it very well, and it is even possible that he could surpass Jiraiya.

But ultimately, it's not the most suitable playing style for Minato!

"That's why I came to ask, old man, do you have any techniques here that are suitable for Minato, ones that require a lot of reaction speed?" Jiraiya asked.

"Testing reaction speed!" Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback, and actually thought of a technique.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

The Second Hokage's signature ninjutsu. With this ninjutsu, he could not only move freely on the battlefield, but also used it to kill Uchiha Izuna, who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan.

If it weren't for the need to cover their retreat, with this technique, Tobirama Senju would never have died at the hands of Kinkaku and Ginkaku.

The technique is powerful, but it's also incredibly difficult!

The second generation leader was not a stingy person; he taught the Flying Thunder God Technique to all his disciples, but none of them mastered it.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi took over, he tried to teach the Flying Thunder God Technique to his clansmen, but still no one could learn it.

He believed that Shimura Danzo's side, or Akimichi, Utatane, and Mito's side, must have also secretly tried within their families, but still no one succeeded.

Sometimes Hiruzen Sarutobi even wondered if his teacher had written the inheritance incorrectly, making it impossible for him to learn this technique.

But isn't it just fine if I can't learn it?

This technique is even more extreme than the sword technique we just learned!

After thinking for a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "There are techniques that test reaction speed, but they are very difficult to learn!"

"It's difficult? How difficult could it be!" Jiraiya asked dismissively.

"Since the creation of this technique, only its creator has ever possessed it!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said.

Jiraiya was taken aback and asked, "You wouldn't be talking about..."

"That's right, it's the Flying Thunder God Technique created by the Second Hokage!" Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded.

Jiraiya scratched his head, "I thought it was Wood Release."

However, the Flying Thunder God Technique does seem to fit this condition.

"This technique" does indeed test reaction speed; otherwise, how can you teleport without knowing where you've been?

but

"Nobody can learn this technique at all!" Jiraiya asked, "Old man, aren't you just setting us up for failure?!"

"But isn't Minato a genius?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "There are techniques that others can't learn, but he might be able to!"

Jiraiya fell silent, speechless, as if he had choked on his own words.

Right, you said your apprentice is a genius, so it's reasonable for me to give him a ninjutsu that only geniuses can learn!

Don't be disgusted, this is the Second Hokage's ninjutsu, I'm being generous enough!

As for Minato, what if you can't learn it and waste your time?

That's perfect, oh wait, it's such a shame.

"This is the only technique in the village that truly tests reaction speed!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said. "So, do you want it?"

The implication is that if you can't learn this, don't come looking for me; I won't give you anything else!

"Alright, I'll let him give it a try!" Jiraiya also thought that Minato had no chance of learning it, but he was a genius, so what if he did?

At worst, I can teach him something else, as long as he doesn't waste all his time on this one skill.

(End of this chapter)