Chapter 254: The Thoughts of the Human Version of the Tailed Beast Ball

Upon hearing Minato, Dekai and Kamizuki Izumo, who were beside him, also greeted Muzuki.

They hadn’t known each other before, but fighting a Jinchuriki together meant they had risked their lives together, so they had formed a good friendship in those few days.

“Minato, you’re back! Has the war on the front lines ended?” Muzuki asked with a slightly surprised expression.

“It’s not completely over. Iwagakure hasn’t surrendered and signed a peace treaty yet, but their troops have been driven out of Land of Grass. The war can be considered a temporary conclusion, and my mission is complete, so Jiraiya-sensei let me return first,” Minato explained with a smile.

“Their complete defeat is only a matter of time. Our Konoha is simply stronger,” Dekai said with a chuckle.

The several major victories against the Iwa Ninja had given him ample confidence.

“I see. Then you’ve truly worked hard, successfully keeping the enemy out of the Land of Fire,” Muzuki nodded in praise.

As Muzuki had expected, the war with Iwagakure had temporarily concluded. If nothing unexpected happened next, Minato would become Obito’s instructor.

“Haha, Muzuki, aren’t you also one of the hardworking members? The battle with the Jinchuriki back then was all thanks to you,” Dekai said with a laugh, patting Muzuki’s shoulder.

Dekai was deeply impressed by Muzuki’s Ninjutsu. His Fire Release almost injured the careless Five-Tailed Jinchuriki, and he could even briefly withstand the Four-Tails Jinchuriki’s Lava Release by himself.

“It was a success thanks to everyone’s combined efforts,” Muzuki said with a chuckle.

“Oh, isn’t that Minato? You’re back!” A lively young Ninja with a single ponytail, seeing Minato, instantly brightened up and greeted him cheerfully.

Beside her were two other female Ninja of similar age, who also smiled and greeted Minato.

“Yes, hello,” Minato greeted with a smile. Although they weren’t very close, one should respond when others greeted them.

“Minato, you’re amazing! I saw the latest Leaf Newspaper. You and Lord Jiraiya repelled the Jinchuriki. You’re truly a hero of Konoha!” The ponytail girl’s eyes seemed to sparkle like stars as she looked at Minato with admiration.

“It wasn’t just me and Jiraiya-sensei; many people contributed,” Minato corrected.

Not only Muzuki, Dekai, and Kamizuki Izumo also faced the Jinchuriki directly with them.

“Eh, you are?” One of the three girls, a long-haired girl, noticed Muzuki’s appearance.

“So Minato, do you have a brother? Which one of you is the younger brother and which is the older brother?” Comparing their smiles, the long-haired girl asked curiously.

“My name is Hayate Mugetsu. I’m not Minato’s older brother nor his younger brother, because we’re not blood brothers, nor are we distant relatives,” Muzuki explained skillfully.

It had happened so many times that he was used to it.

Minato’s expression was normal, as he had also grown accustomed to it.

“Hayate Mugetsu? Isn’t that the Ninja who fought against the Tailed Beast with Lord Jiraiya in the newspaper?” The ponytail girl immediately remembered the somewhat familiar name and looked at Muzuki with surprise.

“Indeed, it is that Hayate Mugetsu,” Muzuki smiled and nodded in confirmation.

“You must be very tired after coming back from the battlefield. How about we treat you to a meal?” The girl with wavy hair clasped her hands together and invited Minato and Muzuki.

The long-haired girl and the ponytail girl gave their good friend a thumbs up from behind, thinking, ‘You did well!’

“Thank you for your kindness, but I have something else to do later,” Muzuki gently refused with a kind smile.

If it was truly just a meal, he wouldn’t mind where it was, but if he went, it definitely wouldn’t be a simple meal. It would be primarily talking and secondarily eating, possibly with drinking and so on. In short, it would be quite a waste of time.

He wasn’t a person without desires, but at this stage, he wasn’t in the mood. He had a lot of things to do; if it weren’t for Shadow Clone, he wouldn’t be able to handle it all.

“The same goes for me, but thank you anyway,” Minato also smiled and politely declined.

Compared to restaurant food and cooking himself, he was used to Muzuki’s cooking. He had just finished reporting his mission and was about to go to Muzuki’s house, then take Muzuki’s cooking to Kushina. He didn’t have time to accompany a few unfamiliar female Ninja.

“That’s a shame. Let’s have a meal together next time if we get the chance,” the curly-haired girl said with a regretful expression, without saying anything more.

The three girls waved goodbye to Muzuki and Minato and left.

“That Hayate Mugetsu seems quite handsome. How come I haven’t noticed him before?”

“He is handsome, but I still prefer Minato a bit more. It’s a pity he didn’t agree.”

“I actually think Lord Mu Yue is more handsome. He’s also gentle and sunny, but he seems to have more wisdom and is very intellectual.”

Dekai and Kamizuki Izumo stared at Muzuki and Minato with death glares.

“Sigh, I shouldn’t have stood with you two. Otherwise, maybe a girl would have approached me,” Dekai sighed.

There were three girls just now, but none of them paid attention to him; they all talked to Muzuki and Minato.

“When have you ever been approached proactively? I really was affected by those two,” Kamizuki Izumo said, placing his hand on Dekai’s shoulder.

He had fair skin and well-defined features. While not astonishingly handsome, he was definitely good-looking, but next to Minato and Muzuki, he seemed ordinary.

“Being approached isn’t necessarily a good thing. If Minato were approached and Kushina saw it, she might get sulky if he didn’t explain it properly,” Muzuki told Minato about his previous conversation with Kushina.

Kushina had once asked Muzuki about Minato’s situation at home when she wasn’t around, specifically if any girls had come to see Minato.

Minato felt fortunate that he was someone who knew how to refuse. Not only was an angry Kushina difficult to appease, but it would also pain him.

After a brief chat, the four parted ways. Minato and Muzuki walked in the same direction since they were neighbors.

Minato returned home, created a Shadow Clone to clean up, and then his main body went to Muzuki’s house to help with cooking.

“I’ve really been troubling you all this time,” Minato said apologetically while washing vegetables.

He couldn’t even come to eat anymore, and he still had to trouble Muzuki to pack food for him to take away. Just thinking about it made Minato feel very embarrassed.

“We’re friends, so let’s just consider it mutual help. After all, you’ve helped me a lot with Sealing Technique, and Kushina even taught me the Four Symbols Sealing during this time,” Muzuki said with an indifferent smile.

“After learning it, I realized how powerful this Sealing Technique is. If it weren’t for Kushina, I probably would have had a hard time acquiring a Sealing Technique of this level.”

“The value of a Jutsu lies in people learning it. Muzuki, you have this talent, and Kushina must have been very happy when teaching you,” Minato said seriously, breaking off vegetables one by one.

He was a little surprised by Muzuki’s progress; he had even learned the Four Symbols Sealing, which was already a top-tier conventional Sealing Technique.

To celebrate Minato’s return, Muzuki specially made Kushina’s favorite braised pork belly, but this took a lot of time, so the two chatted while waiting.

“Compared to us humans, Tailed Beasts are truly blessed. Not only do they possess incredibly vast Chakra, but they can also use Ninjutsu like the Tailed Beast Ball, which has terrifying power,” Muzuki sighed.

“Tailed Beast Ball…”

Muzuki’s words brought Minato’s thoughts back to the battlefield. The dazzling white explosion and the deep crater it created were still vivid in his mind.

The reason Minato’s memories of fighting the Tailed Beast were so profound wasn’t because the Tailed Beast Ball was too strong and left him with psychological trauma, but because his girlfriend, Kushina, was also a Jinchuriki, and the Tailed Beast inside her was the strongest Tailed Beast, Nine-Tailed.

Thinking of such a terrifying monster residing within his girlfriend’s body, Minato also sighed about it.

“Once the war becomes critical, the Jinchuriki will definitely be sent to the battlefield,” Minato worried deeply.

Even though Konoha was keeping Kushina hidden tightly now, this was only to allow Kushina to control the Tailed Beast faster and become a controllable combat force.

Minato knew very well the significance of a Jinchuriki to a Ninja Village. Jinchuriki were not meant to be protected; they were meant to deal with war.

In this incredibly chaotic situation, Minato couldn’t guarantee that Konoha would always remain strong. Perhaps one day, Kushina would have no choice but to go to the battlefield.

Moreover, Kushina’s opponents would definitely not be others; they would either be other Jinchuriki or the top powerhouses of the opposing Ninja Village.

“It would be great if there was a Ninjutsu with power similar to the Tailed Beast Ball,” Minato sighed, thinking this.

The power of the Tailed Beast Ball was so immense that even his teacher, Jiraiya, in Sage Mode, could only avoid its direct impact. If Kushina, without having mastered the Tailed Beast Ball, encountered a Jinchuriki who could release the Tailed Beast Ball, she would suffer a great loss.

“Then why not just develop a Ninjutsu similar to the Tailed Beast Ball?” Muzuki said with a smile at this moment.

Hearing Muzuki’s words, Minato froze.

“To have power similar to a certain Ninjutsu, imitating and developing improvements should be the fastest way, right?”

“Of course, I was just saying it casually. The Tailed Beast Ball certainly isn’t something that can be easily imitated,” Muzuki said in a joking manner.

Minato’s eyes, however, lit up, and he said excitedly to Muzuki:

“I think your idea, Muzuki, is completely feasible. They are all Ninjutsu; there’s no reason why only Tailed Beasts can use them. We can absolutely develop a human version of the Tailed Beast Ball.”

“Theoretically, it’s feasible,” Muzuki nodded.

“The Tailed Beast Ball is spherical, and it doesn’t seem to be a Nature Transformation of the five basic elements. We can first create an ordinary Chakra Ball to imitate it, and then…”

Minato’s inspiration burst forth, and he increasingly felt that humans could also create a Tailed Beast Ball by hand.

“The food has already been packed for you. Go deliver it soon,” after Minato fell into deep thought, Muzuki packed the food and handed it to Minato.

Minato then realized he still had to go to Kushina’s place, quickly thanked Muzuki, and left Muzuki’s home.

Today is also 7k. Tomorrow morning, I won’t drink mineral water; I’ll drink hot water.