Chapter 22: Minato Namikaze’s Special Training!

Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Minato Namikaze’s Special Training!

The barbecue lunch was thoroughly enjoyable, though it did eat up the mission reward Minato Namikaze had just received.

There was no helping it—Minato didn't say anything, but Shūichi Hoshita and the other two were all big eaters.

After lunch, the four of them arrived at a forest on the outskirts of Konoha Village.

"Rest for an hour," Minato said before disappearing into the forest.

Watching Minato vanish into the trees, Sanyō Kurama grinned, "Shūichi, how about a taijutsu match?"

Shūichi Hoshita readily agreed, "No problem!"

Uchiha Shisui took on the role of referee. At his signal, Shūichi and Sanyō clashed.

As Shisui observed silently, he quickly noticed, "Sanyō's moves are being completely read by Shūichi. This kind of ability..."

The first thought that came to his mind was the dynamic vision of the Sharingan.

Although Sanyō Kurama was two years older than Shūichi, their hand-to-hand combat skills were surprisingly similar.

Soon, Sanyō began using kunai, and Shūichi responded in kind. The sound of metal clashing filled the air.

But the flow of the battle didn't change much.

After about five minutes, Shūichi and Sanyō stopped.

"Impressive!" Sanyō gave Shūichi a thumbs-up, genuinely impressed, despite taijutsu not being his strong suit.

At this point, Shisui stepped forward, pointing out the flaws in both Shūichi's and Sanyō's techniques, giving them a detailed analysis of their fight.

As Shūichi listened, he quickly realized that Shisui's combat intelligence was on a much higher level.

After the review, Shūichi immediately took the opportunity to ask Shisui for tips on using short swords.

Before they knew it, an hour had passed. Minato reappeared and looked at the three, saying, "The next training exercise is to follow a designated route through this forest."

"The direction is straight behind me—go straight through."

After saying this, Minato vanished once more.

Sanyō immediately turned to Shisui, "Shisui, what should we do?"

Shūichi also looked to Shisui. Among the three of them, he was the strongest and most experienced.

Shisui responded, "I'll take the lead. Sanyō, you stay in the middle, and Shūichi, you take the rear. We'll advance in a single line formation."

Both Shūichi and Sanyō nodded in agreement.

With Shisui leading the way, the three of them dashed into the forest.

The moment they entered, Shisui activated his Sharingan.

Once they stopped, all three were breathing heavily.

Shūichi was still shaken.

They hadn't noticed the explosive tag trap until it was nearly too late, reminding him of how Nawaki had died in an explosion trap.

The ninja world was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

He also realized more clearly that the hierarchy among ninjas wasn't just about strength; there were deeper reasons at play.

"You all did very well," Minato said, appearing with a smile. "Rest for an hour."

The three of them immediately sat down, pulling out water and food from their packs to replenish their strength.

An hour later, Minato created three shadow clones and said to them, "Each of you will face one of my clones in a fight. Treat it as if it were an enemy you need to kill."

"Yes, Minato-sensei," they responded in unison before each took on a clone, attacking with full force.

Minato stood a short distance away, observing.

He had been watching his three students closely since their mission that morning.

This afternoon's training was also a way for him to gauge their abilities.

"Shisui is the strongest—he has a keen mind, the powerful insight and genjutsu of the Sharingan, and excellent skills in the Body Flicker Technique and swordsmanship. He also has the most experience and is fully capable of becoming a Chūnin."

"Sanyō excels in genjutsu. His taijutsu and experience are lacking, but he has the potential to become a Chūnin."

"As for Shūichi... his Fire Release hand seals were so fast that even I couldn't see them. Is it a concealed seal, or perhaps no seals at all?"

"What an astonishing talent for Fire Release!"

"And his reaction speed is extraordinary—Lord Third wasn't exaggerating at all."

Minato analyzed quietly, planning how best to teach each of them according to their strengths.

In terms of technique, there wasn't much he could teach Shisui. The Sharingan had its own unique system, so his role would be to help Shisui gain more combat and mission experience.

For Sanyō, aside from improving his taijutsu, the focus would also be on gaining combat and mission experience.

The Kurama clan had an impressive heritage in genjutsu.

As for Shūichi...

(End of Chapter)

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