Chapter 480: Shisui Pokémon Hatching

“So Muzuki discovered this Flying Thunder God Kunai early on, what terrifying insight.” The sudden change on the battlefield caught Hiruzen Sarutobi off guard.

He had thought Minato’s plan would succeed, but he didn’t expect Muzuki was actually playing along to bait him.

“I need to properly comfort Minato at Muzuki’s celebration feast.” Seeing the battle completely over, Kushina was already thinking about what dishes would be at the celebration feast.

“As expected, Minato-sensei is stronger.” Obito breathed a sigh of relief, quickly muttering several times “Muzuki-sensei is omnipotent” to atone for his sin.

He had almost thought the invincible Muzuki-sensei was going to fail, what a sin.

“Muzuki-sensei is simply too versatile, Minato-sensei is still a bit lacking,” Kakashi sighed.

He felt that sometimes not knowing information was a kind of happiness; if Muzuki’s opponents knew Muzuki’s information, it would probably be very difficult for them to even think about fighting him.

Feeling the hard object on his chest, Minato Namikaze, holding the Chakra Ball, looked surprised.

After learning Flying Thunder God, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

The rhythm of the entire battle was completely controlled by Muzuki; even what he considered his hope of victory was just Muzuki’s trap.

“Muzuki, you are so strong,” Minato Namikaze said sincerely, dispersing his Chakra.

After becoming proficient with Flying Thunder God, he rarely felt pressure from other Ninja, but today, from Muzuki, he felt pressure.

No matter what moves Minato Namikaze used, they didn’t harm Muzuki, while Muzuki could always see through his thoughts and actions.

Before the battle, Minato Namikaze didn’t think much of the Konoha Ninja saying they were the strongest new generation, but after the battle, Minato Namikaze just wanted to tell them not to include him, Muzuki was stronger than him.

Minato Namikaze was truly a bit misled by the rumors; before the fight, he hadn’t expected to be so suppressed, almost from beginning to end he was being beaten down.

“Minato, your Flying Thunder God is truly divine speed, in a real battle I wouldn’t be able to defeat you so easily,” Muzuki said with a smile, retrieving his Kunai.

After truly fighting Minato Namikaze once, Muzuki found that Minato Namikaze was indeed difficult to deal with.

Unless Muzuki directly used Lightning Release Chakra Mode at the very beginning, then activated Transparent World and used Byakugan, and then cooperated with the Flying Thunder God Technique, otherwise Muzuki might really not be able to take down Minato Namikaze.

After all, Minato Namikaze isn’t stupid; after fighting for a while and seeing the situation isn’t good, he would definitely use Flying Thunder God to escape.

Minato Namikaze’s set of skills is very simple: high proficiency in Flying Thunder God plus god-level reactions, but it’s also truly practical.

People weaker than Minato Namikaze are easily killed by him, especially without prior information.

People stronger than Minato Namikaze also find it difficult to kill him, unless their strength exceeds a certain limit.

Minato’s only drawback is the lack of effective high-damage output methods.

Even if the Rasengan was successfully developed, Minato would basically be unable to harm Ninja as tough as the Third Raikage, unless it underwent further development and incorporated Chakra Nature Transformation.

“The battle is over already?” Might Guy scratched his head, feeling like he had watched nothing.

Aside from the beginning when Muzuki and Minato Namikaze’s Ninjutsu clashed, which he understood, the rest was basically just the two of them flashing around intensely before a winner was decided.

“The path to becoming stronger is still very long, and requires continuous effort.” Shisui, after watching the battle, prepared to return to the South Border Forest to continue training.

Even Minato Namikaze, who was defeated by Muzuki, had the strength to kill him instantly. To change the future of the Uchiha, to change Muzuki’s future, he still had to continue getting stronger, and as quickly as possible. No one knew when the great war that led to Muzuki’s death would come.

The other disciples also didn’t waste time and quickly began their respective training.

Muzuki had his Shadow Clone guide the disciples in their training, then his main body used Mystical Palm Technique to heal Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze then realized that Muzuki’s Medical Ninjutsu also seemed very good. If he remembered correctly, Muzuki seemed to have learned Medical Ninjutsu two years ago, and it was Jiraiya who introduced Muzuki to Tsunade at that time.

“People really can’t relax, even during leisure time outside of missions, they must seize the time to train,” Minato Namikaze thought to himself.

Muzuki and he were the same age, but Muzuki could develop in multiple areas while ensuring that every ability was mastered. Minato Namikaze believed that Muzuki must have been diligently studying since becoming a Ninja, which is why Muzuki is who he is today.

Minato Namikaze decided to dedicate more time to training in the future. Someone more excellent than him was even more diligent; what reason did he have not to work hard?

“I originally thought I could give you a surprise, Muzuki, but I didn’t expect you had already pretty much completed the Ninjutsu’s development,” Minato steered the conversation to the Chakra Ball no-hand-seal Ninjutsu.

During the battle, they both used the Chakra Ball no-hand-seal Ninjutsu, but Muzuki’s was clearly more complete and more powerful.

“You could say it’s largely complete, but this Jutsu has great potential. Currently, it can only be called a semi-finished product; Nature Transformation can still be added,” Muzuki thought for a moment before replying.

If Minato Namikaze could develop Nature Transformation for the Rasengan, it would greatly increase his combat ceiling, given his fighting style.

“I also had that idea, but because it wasn’t finished yet, I didn’t think as much as you, Muzuki,” Minato Namikaze nodded.

Having developed it to this stage, Minato Namikaze had already planned the subsequent development path.

Minato Namikaze currently mastered four types of Chakra Nature Transformation, among which Yin Release was a special Chakra Nature Transformation, and Minato Namikaze temporarily wasn’t considering developing the Rasengan with Yin Release.

He mainly considered Wind, Fire, and Lightning, these three major natures.

“For the Chakra Ball to be stable and powerful, the two most important points are compression and the direction of Chakra flow. Sufficient Chakra compression can increase penetration, while using Chakra in different directions and rotations can increase the Rasengan’s stability,” Muzuki explained the core points of the Rasengan to Minato Namikaze.

After speaking, Muzuki extended his right hand and began to condense Chakra in his palm.

Streams of Chakra rapidly rotated in different directions in Muzuki’s hand, forming a head-sized Chakra Ball, which then, under Muzuki’s control, compressed into a Chakra Ball slightly larger than a palm.

After listening to Muzuki’s explanation, Minato thoughtfully extended his hand, and soon a head-sized Chakra Ball also appeared in his palm, then continuously shrunk.

Finally, Minato Namikaze slammed it into the ground with a loud bang, and a large crater appeared beneath him.

“Thank you, Muzuki,” Minato Namikaze said earnestly, thanking Muzuki.

A quick, no-hand-seal Ninjutsu like the Rasengan was very important to him. Without Muzuki, he didn’t know how much time it would take to complete its development.

“Muzuki, what name did you give this Ninjutsu?” Minato Namikaze couldn’t help but ask.

He had initially conceived this Ninjutsu, but Muzuki completed it first, so Minato Namikaze believed Muzuki also had the right to name it.

“Minato, what do you think it should be called?” Muzuki shook his head, indicating he hadn’t named it, then asked.

He was a bit curious what bizarre name Minato Namikaze would come up with.

Minato Namikaze rested his fist against his chin, deep in thought, then his eyes lit up as if he had a brilliant inspiration, and he said confidently:

“Muzuki’s Inspired Ground Smash Test Explosion Ball!”

Muzuki’s mouth twitched uncontrollably; it was as abstract as ever.

“How about you go back and ask Kushina if she has any good ideas?” Muzuki said tactfully.

He felt it was better not to let Minato Namikaze name it, otherwise, a perfectly good Ninjutsu would be looked down upon because of its name, which would be too tragic.

“Muzuki, do you think this name isn’t good?” Minato Namikaze asked somewhat unwillingly.

He thought his name was quite good, explaining its origin and sounding cool.

“It’s not very good. You could consider more people’s ideas.” Seeing Minato Namikaze so confident, Muzuki couldn’t bear to be too harsh.

Minato Namikaze ultimately had to return to Kushina, disappointed.

However, he was still a bit persistent.

“Kushina, I just developed a Ninjutsu, can you help me evaluate the name I chose?” Minato asked tentatively.

“You’re naming it, Minato? It’s bound to be both bad and long,” Kushina said bluntly.

Minato Namikaze’s naming taste was inversely proportional to his looks and character; Kushina was speechless. How could someone name a Ninjutsu’Spiral Flash Super Round Dance Howl Type Three,’ a name with no clear meaning?

Yet, Minato Namikaze felt good about himself and couldn’t be stopped.

“This time it’s different, I think it’s very good, both in terms of coolness and its deeper meaning,” Minato Namikaze quickly explained.

“Then tell me,” Kushina chose to trust Minato Namikaze for now.

Minato condensed Chakra in his palm, and a Chakra Ball quickly formed in Minato Namikaze’s palm.

“Huh, this Ninjutsu looks a bit like a Tailed Beast Ball.” As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Kushina instantly felt that the Ninjutsu Minato Namikaze was using was not simple.

“My initial inspiration for developing this Ninjutsu was the Jinchuriki’s Tailed Beast Ball,” Minato Namikaze briefly explained his battle on the Iwagakure battlefield.

“Muzuki’s Inspired Ground Smash Test Explosion Ball!”

After explaining, Minato Namikaze, with a confident and imposing expression, shouted the Ninjutsu’s name.

Kushina couldn’t hold back; what kind of name was that? It even included Muzuki’s name.

“It’s too long, and so tacky,” Kushina complained, looking speechless.

Minato Namikaze looked dejected, not understanding why such a good name didn’t get approval from Muzuki and Kushina.

…

In the afternoon, South Border Forest.

Kakashi sat down to rest after two hours of sword training, calling out to the Rockruff running around.

“Rock! Rock!”

Rockruff was very excited to hear Kakashi’s call, wagging its big tail and continuously circling Kakashi, looking full of energy.

Kakashi couldn’t help but smile, stroking Rockruff’s head.

But then Kakashi discovered a problem: Rockruff’s paws were covered in sand.

“Strange, where did the sand in the South Border Forest come from? Did it run to the park to play?” Kakashi fell into thought.

Then Kakashi shook his head. They were deep in the South Border Forest; the nearest park was very far from here, and Rockruff was so obedient, it definitely wouldn’t run that far by itself.

“Rockruff, how did the sand on your paws get there?” Kakashi chose to ask Rockruff directly.

Rockruff showed high intelligence and could understand his words, it just couldn’t speak.

“Rock!”

Rockruff, hearing Kakashi’s words, condensed Chakra for Nature Transformation, pushed its paw into the ground, and the mud and stones, under the effect of Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation, transformed into sand, which Rockruff splashed forward.

Kakashi was stunned. What the hell? It had only been born for how many days, and Rockruff had actually independently mastered Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation.

Kakashi knew Rockruff could use Chakra because sometimes when Obito talked back and was knocked over by Rockruff, Rockruff would use Chakra to protect itself.

But Kakashi didn’t expect Rockruff could even independently comprehend Nature Transformation.

This made Kakashi feel that humans were inferior to dogs. Some Ninja only began training Nature Transformation at twelve years old, while Rockruff, less than a month after birth, independently comprehended Earth Release Chakra Nature Transformation.

After performing the sand splash, Rockruff looked at Kakashi with an expression that seemed to be asking for praise.

“That’s amazing, I feel like you’ll be able to help me in battle very soon,” Kakashi praised without reservation.

“Rock.”

Rockruff showed a joyful expression, rubbing its head against Kakashi’s leg.

“Hmph, it’s just splashing sand. My Nin-Beast will definitely be stronger when it hatches,” Obito, also resting, hugged his Pokémon Egg and muttered to himself.

As for why he didn’t say it openly, that’s because the naturally evil Rockruff would 100% splash sand at him if it heard, and then his clothes would get dirty.

Obito wiped the Pokémon Egg with his clothes, “You must be a tall, mighty, and powerful Nin-Beast! Then we’ll beat up all those annoying white-haired guys together.”

Just as Obito was fantasizing about whether there was a dragon or a tiger inside the egg, a dazzling white light appeared.

Obito expressionlessly stared at where the white light appeared.

If it were his Pokémon Egg hatching, he wouldn’t be seeing white light, but rather being enveloped by it.

Obito knew without thinking whose it was, because only two people’s Pokémon Eggs hadn’t hatched yet: his and Shisui’s. Rin Nohara hadn’t become a Jonin yet, so she hadn’t received an egg.

The dazzling white light of the Pokémon Egg hatching attracted everyone’s attention. The disciples who were training also stopped and looked in Shisui’s direction.

“Another one hatched. What will it be this time? Will it still be a canine?” Kakashi stroked Rockruff’s head, curiously looking towards the center of the white light.

He was very curious about what could hatch from the Pokémon Egg.

As the white light gradually faded, everyone finally saw the appearance of the Pokemon in Shisui’s hand.

“A fox…” A strange look flashed across Kakashi’s face; foxes are also mammals.

However, Kakashi quickly stopped dwelling on it. It was a Nin-Beast, so it was normal for it to be a bit unusual. It wasn’t like a sword hatched; that would truly make Kakashi’s worldview collapse.

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