Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Minato: Is My Jutsu Naming Really That Bad?
In Yahiko’s residence, Konan, formed from paper, was listening to Yahiko’s account with a frown.
"What does Hanzo mean? Could it be a test?"
Yahiko answered calmly.
"It’s unclear. Anyway, just be cautious and act as usual. As long as we are thinking for the benefit of Amegakure, he will likely come to trust us slowly."
"Then what about sensei’s side..."
Yahiko’s tone was serious.
"Don’t contact him. We need to keep our distance from sensei and the others. In addition, I have taken the initiative to have Hanzo’s confidant follow us, so this time when we go to Konoha, we cannot act rashly."
Konan nodded lightly.
"I know."
The next moment, she turned into sheets of paper, scattered, and disappeared.
On a tall building far away, Hanzo, wearing a mask, chuckled in a low voice.
"Jiraiya, I have to admit that your Konoha’s education level is indeed higher. You’ve taught me two good students."
Jiraiya was beside him, looking at the buildings below, a trace of lament in his eyes.
"I didn’t teach them for you. I taught them for Amegakure, for the many children in the Land of Rain who have suffered from war."
Unknowingly, Yahiko and the others had already grown to this point. Even the younger Ryoho Kyohiko was now a famous and remarkable ninja in the shinobi world.
"Hanzo, I hope you treat them sincerely."
"Of course. I am the leader of Amegakure!"
Hanzo’s hand rested on the railing.
Jiraiya nodded. The matter had been settled. Since Hanzo had decided to send ninjas to Konoha for talks, it meant that Hanzo was more inclined to ally with Konoha and Sunagakure. He didn’t need to pay attention to the subsequent matters. In the current situation, he needed to pay more attention to the movements of Iwagakure and Kumogakure. Especially—the Eight-Tails being obtained by Konoha.
***
At the Konoha Anbu, the Eight-Tails and the Nine-Tails sat opposite each other, and then—
"Kurama, this appearance of yours really brings back memories!"
"Heh, aren’t you in such a sorry state now too?"
The Nine-Tails retorted sarcastically.
Gyuki sneered.
"I have eighty percent of my chakra. And you? You’ve been divided until only this little bit is left. If the seal were really undone, you wouldn’t be a match for one slap from me now."
The Nine-Tails held its head high.
"Even with only a quarter of my chakra, I can still beat you all over the place!"
Even if it only had a portion of its chakra, facing Gyuki, it wouldn’t lose in terms of spirit. What was the use of arguing so fiercely? Anyway, Kyohiko couldn’t possibly unseal them.
Gyuki rubbed its claws, then snorted lightly.
"I didn’t expect that little brat to actually have a way, to dare to let you wander around the village directly."
"That’s because he and I have a common enemy."
The Nine-Tails looked down on Gyuki, its face full of pride, which made Gyuki very unhappy.
Originally, upon this long-awaited reunion, it had thought of reminiscing about old times, but now it had completely lost the thought. It immediately sneered.
"What are you so proud of, being a dog?"
The Nine-Tails retorted mercilessly.
"A dog? Who’s a dog? I heard you and that guy from the Cloud Village are the ones who cooperate seamlessly, obediently following his arrangements. What, you really think they treat you as a brother?"
Gyuki was silent. He did indeed appreciate Killer Bee very much. After all these years, he and Killer Bee had a very tacit understanding and no more conflicts. He would even guide Killer Bee in battle. Faced with the Nine-Tails’ mockery, he really couldn’t retort for a moment.
So. Thump!
Eight octopus tails directly smashed towards the Nine-Tails clone. In an instant, the two Tailed Beasts started fighting.
"Clang!"
A sound of something being struck.
Hatake Kakashi covered his eyes, his emotions pushed to the limit.
"I said, can you two be a little quieter!"
"..."
The two Tailed Beasts glanced at him, then silently went back to continue fighting. Although most of their chakra was sealed, Ryoho Kyohiko had still left a part of it for them to maintain their vital signs. Therefore, even though Gyuki had more total chakra, in a sealed state, it was still an even match with the Nine-Tails clone. Neither could do anything to the other.
Kakashi rested his head on his hand and sneered.
"You like to fight? Want me to bring Shukaku over too? Although he’s sealed in a body, he can watch you fight from the sidelines. I believe Shukaku would be very happy."
The two Tailed Beasts immediately stopped. Gyuki didn’t have much of a grudge against Shukaku, but it didn’t want to become a laughing stock for him either. Immediately, the two beasts returned from their tail-pulling state.
Kakashi quietly let out a breath. Tailed Beasts... what troublesome creatures! However, thanks to this kind of desensitization therapy, he no longer had a strong sense of awe for the Tailed Beasts. Instead, he felt that these creatures were actually just more powerful intelligent beings. They could get along like his own ninja hounds.
Hatake Kakashi propped his head with one hand. While approving documents, he said.
"If you can be a little more well-behaved, I can satisfy some of your needs. For example, taking you to see Killer Bee."
He looked at Gyuki. Gyuki’s eyes flickered, and finally, it completely settled down, no longer accepting the Nine-Tails’ provocations. One hand can’t clap. Since the Eight-Tails ignored it, the Nine-Tails clone naturally lost its fun. After several provocations without a response, it also couldn’t be bothered anymore.
***
In Konoha, at Kushina’s home, it was also chaotic. Having one more child, especially since the other party was a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, forced her to make some changes to her lifestyle. The Nine-Tails, she had long been used to it. But with the addition of Temari, the situation was somewhat different. Temari was relatively easy to take care of. She would study and train on her own, and would even help mop the floor. However, this situation instead made Kushina more worried.
Uzumaki Kushina said in a low voice.
"Minato, do you feel that child needs some psychological treatment?"
Namikaze Minato sighed softly.
"It can’t be treated."
Unlike Kushina, as a top student, Minato had taken the "psychological treatment" course. It was more about needing the patient to be strong themselves. But in Temari’s situation, how could she be made to be strong? Everything that could be done had been done. Such a situation was indeed too cruel for a child. But as an elite jounin of Konoha, Minato could, to a certain extent, understand Rasa’s mood and choice.
"Take good care of her. I hope she can understand in the future, or—"
Minato thought for a moment. "I hope that one day, Kyohiko can achieve true peace and let the Tailed Beasts gain complete freedom."
Uzumaki Kushina sighed.
"Yes!"
She looked outside, her tone suddenly jumping.
"By the way, I heard that Hizashi’s child is about to be born. Should we prepare a gift to congratulate them?"
"Hizashi..."
Minato was taken aback.
Then, he scratched his head and smiled.
"He’s already about to have a child? How fast!"
Minato couldn’t help but lament. Although he and Hiashi and Hizashi were a few years apart, after graduation, they had frequent contact during missions and gradually became familiar. He always felt... they were of the same generation. As it turned out, unknowingly, the other was already about to have a child.
Minato lamented for a while, then looked at Kushina.
"We should prepare a gift. Also, shouldn’t we also..."
"Should what?"
A curious voice came from outside the window.
Kushina’s face immediately flushed red, and she quickly stood up and ran away. Minato gave a dry laugh, then turned his head to look out the window.
"What brings you here?"
"I need your help with something."
Ryoho Kyohiko said.
Upon hearing this, Minato immediately used the Flying Thunder God to appear beside Kyohiko.
"What is it?"
"Someone needs to be stationed in the Land of Snow to prevent it from being stolen by Onoki. I can’t leave right now. I wonder if you have time to bring them back first. I’ll send someone over for the follow-up cooperation."
"Of course I have time."
Minato answered with a smile, then suddenly slapped his head.
"By the way, my previous research on the Wind Style: Rasengan, I’ve made some progress. Do you want to learn it?"
"The Wind Style: Rasengan, highly condensed chakra to amplify its cutting and piercing ability?"
"Uh..."
Minato was stunned for a second, then smiled bitterly. "As expected of you!"
Then, he stretched out his hand. A few seconds later, a special rotating Rasengan appeared in Minato’s palm. On it were four almost substantial wind blades spinning at high speed. In this state, at first glance—it looked like a shuriken.
Namikaze Minato had basically been researching ninjutsu at home in the past, so it was normal for him to have a breakthrough in the Wind Style: Rasengan in Kyohiko’s view. It would be a problem if he hadn’t!
Ryoho Kyohiko narrowed his eyes.
"This is a forbidden jutsu. You still need to throw it to achieve the true development of the Wind Style: Rasengan."
Minato sighed.
"I’ve had some ideas, but my ability doesn’t support me in completing it."
With his chakra, after entering Sage Mode, he could only support one such Rasengan before exiting Sage Mode, unless he had the help of two sages. And.
Namikaze Minato said.
"My strength lies in speed. This jutsu requires a long time to accumulate, so I’ve developed another version."
He stretched out his hand. In an instant, a compressed storm appeared in his palm, and then flames grew in his palm. Boom! The storm and flames burned with a terrifying high temperature, chaotically spreading outwards. From a distance, it looked like a rotating, compressed storm of fire.
"I call it Scorch Release: Spiralling Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three."
"..."
A black line appeared on Ryoho Kyohiko’s forehead. Namikaze Minato was good at everything, but his talent for naming was just terrible beyond words.
He was silent for a few seconds. Finally, Ryoho Kyohiko looked up.
"Got it. This jutsu is called the Fire Wind Wheel."
"Uh..."
Upon hearing this, Minato was a little depressed. "Why not call it by my name?"
"You think it’s good?"
"Isn’t it? Even Kushina said my naming is very good!"
Minato answered.
Ryoho Kyohiko rolled his eyes. Of course Kushina would speak up for you! Besides, Minato’s jutsu had not yet reached the level of Scorch Release—although he had perfectly combined the two nature transformations and could simulate a similar effect, it was not the special nature transformation directly generated by fusion like Scorch Release.
However, Ryoho Kyohiko suddenly had a thought.
"Actually, with your reaction speed, it might not be impossible for you to use the Wind Style: Rasengan."
"The Flying Thunder God?"
Namikaze Minato had obviously considered it.
He thought for a moment.
"There’s not enough time. There will still be damage."
"What about a shadow clone?"
In this aspect, Minato needed a reminder from the future Naruto.
Namikaze Minato thought for a few seconds, then instantly understood.
"Mutual teleportation?"
"Yes."
Ryoho Kyohiko nodded.
Shadow clone, main body mutual teleportation. It retained Minato’s powerful mobility while also enhancing his threat. For Minato, it could be said to be the most perfect plan. As for Sage Mode, unless Minato could become a Jinchuriki and enter a perfect Nine-Tails Chakra Sage Mode, or enter a special Sage Mode with the cooperation of two sages. Otherwise, with Minato’s chakra amount, it would be very difficult to achieve a solo Rasenshuriken.
Namikaze Minato nodded lightly.
"Feasible!"
Mutual teleportation. Indeed, not bad!
"Minato, how much do you know about the Spirit Transformation Technique?"
"Hmm?"
Namikaze Minato was startled.
He stared at Kyohiko with a serious expression.
"Kyohiko, the soul is a very dangerous domain. Even I... dare not easily set foot in it."
He had indeed been secretly trying to research in this area. The Reaper Death Seal. The ultimate sealing jutsu from the Uzumaki clan. But the Reaper Death Seal was, after all, still a sealing jutsu. It was just that the process was more complicated, requiring the summoning of the Death God first, and then completing the jutsu with the Death God as a medium.
The Spirit Transformation Technique was different. This jutsu directly extracted one’s own soul and then killed the enemy from a distance. The training process was full of danger. The key was—Kyohiko was already strong enough and didn’t need this jutsu at all.
"Why do you want to research this jutsu?"
Ryoho Kyohiko said in a low voice about Hiashi’s idea.
"To be precise, it’s not me, but the Hyuga clan. They hope to try out a new curse mark jutsu through the Nidaime-sama’s soul research."
A look of horror appeared on Namikaze Minato’s face. He had just been chatting with Kushina about Hizashi’s child. He hadn’t expected Hiashi to have even further ideas. Does the other party want to completely abolish the distinction between the main and branch families? That’s a good thing.
It’s just that such research would definitely result in the loss of no small number of test subjects, or even many sacrifices. After all, such a jutsu was difficult to replicate with test subjects to achieve the same effect. It would definitely require using people directly for experiments. In that case, it would be contrary to their principles.
Namikaze Minato shook his head, speaking of his concerns.
"I don’t approve of such research."
"Of course, I don’t approve either. And Hiashi also understands that we won’t agree, so he won’t do that. It’s more likely that he just wants to get some research on the soul."
Ryoho Kyohiko said.
Namikaze Minato thought for a moment and answered.
"In the Uzumaki clan, there is a Four Red Yang Formation..."
He explained the principle of the Four Red Yang Formation. After speaking, he paused.
"For the Hyuga clan, the Caged Bird is actually a relatively mature curse mark. If they want to further improve it..."
"I think the Four Red Yang Formation might still be a more suitable direction for improvement."
The Four Red Yang Formation. Ryoho Kyohiko’s mind flashed with the scene of Danzo sealing the great bridge.
"This jutsu requires extremely high proficiency in sealing jutsu."
"Yes."
Namikaze Minato nodded. "Hiashi’s idea should be that he’s worried that the main family can’t participate in battles and thus loses the possibility of further improvement. The Four Red Yang Formation is a more suitable choice."
"It can be considered."
Ryoho Kyohiko nodded.
He thought for a moment.
"I will give him the part of the Spirit Transformation Technique’s research on the soul, and at the same time, exchange it for a part of the Hyuga clan’s research from him. As for the Four Red Yang Formation..."
That’s another price.