Chapter 360 Minato is Back

After considering the pros and cons, Muzuki began to write his reply to Danzo Shimura.

The beginning didn’t need any substantive content, only a declaration of loyalty, to make Danzo Shimura feel that Muzuki still regarded him as the leader and still considered himself a member of Root.

After declaring his loyalty, he began to talk about the difficulties. However, here he couldn’t say how difficult things were for him and why he couldn’t help. Instead, he had to write from the perspective of considering Danzo Shimura, expressing concern that if his secret special training at Root as the Ninja Academy Vice Principal was discovered by Hiruzen Sarutobi, it would bring blame upon Danzo Shimura, the leader of Root.

Muzuki felt that he could go to Root for teaching, provided that Hiruzen Sarutobi was definitely aware.

If he conducted special training at Root to help Root improve its strength without Hiruzen Sarutobi’s knowledge, Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn’t necessarily punish him upon discovery, but Muzuki’s Root mark would reappear. Hiruzen Sarutobi would subconsciously think Muzuki was Danzo’s person, which was not the outcome Muzuki wanted to see.

What Muzuki wanted was to be seen by Hiruzen Sarutobi as a staunch Hokage loyalist, and by Danzo Shimura as a loyal and reliable Root member.

This way, Muzuki’s actions in Konoha would be very convenient. As long as it didn’t touch upon certain interests, whatever Muzuki did would receive assistance.

This part of the content was indeed more difficult to handle, because Danzo was not an easy person to talk to. So Muzuki didn’t talk about how difficult or troubled he was, but rather talked about the potential negative impacts from Danzo’s perspective.

Then, he casually fabricated a bit about Obito to reduce Danzo’s hostility towards Obito, and ended the reply with another declaration of loyalty.

After finishing writing, Muzuki checked it once and then nodded.

After becoming a civil servant, he thoroughly researched human relations, and unexpectedly, it wasn’t used in an office but in the world of Hokage.

After writing, Muzuki used Root’s secret contact method to notify a Root member to pick up the reply.

After finishing dinner, Muzuki studied Sealing Technique for two hours, then spent an hour developing Wind Breathing, and finally studied Flying Thunder God for two hours.

When he went to bed, Muzuki glanced at his status panel. The proficiency of the Sealing Technique he learned from Kushina had increased a lot, but the Flying Thunder God Technique still hadn’t achieved a breakthrough from zero.

Muzuki didn’t think too much and quickly closed his eyes to sleep. His plan was to study for a month and he would stick to it; it wouldn’t change.

Early the next morning, as Muzuki was making breakfast, there was a knock on the door.

Muzuki directly activated his Byakugan and, after seeing who it was, a slight smile appeared on his face.

Although he already knew who was coming, Muzuki still honestly walked to the door, opened it, and feigned surprise: “Minato, you’re back? Is the war on the front lines over?”

The person knocking was indeed Minato Namikaze, who had previously taken on an important war mission.

“Not yet. Something happened with Kumogakure’s Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and now the front line situation is excellent. Plus, the mission I was responsible for is complete, so I came back,” Minato Namikaze explained with a smile.

Kumogakure was already fighting on two fronts, and with the death of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, losing such a powerful combat force at once forced them to consolidate their strength to ensure the safety of their homeland.

Hearing Minato Namikaze’s words, Muzuki recalled some of the Hokage plot. He remembered that Orochimaru seemed to have done this, undoing the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki’s seal to separate the Tailed Beast from the Jinchuriki, causing the Eight-Tails to rampage unconsciously. In the end, Orochimaru took a horn sample from the Eight-Tails, leaving the mess of the Eight-Tails’ rampage to Kumogakure.

“I’m just making breakfast. Come in and have some. You must not have eaten breakfast rushing all the way here,” Muzuki said with a smile, inviting Minato in.

Muzuki felt that Minato’s timing was perfect. If even Minato, with his proficient Flying Thunder God, couldn’t help his proficiency break through from zero, then it would prove that he truly had no spatial-temporal talent at all.

“Indeed, thank you, Muzuki.” Minato showed an embarrassed smile and walked into Muzuki’s house.

Actually, his arrival at this time was not a coincidence but inevitable.

Minato calculated on the way that if he rushed at full speed, he could just make it back to Konoha in time for breakfast to freeload a meal from Muzuki.

Having been on the battlefield for so long, Minato often dreamed of teaming up with Kushina to freeload meals at Muzuki’s house, and he missed both Kushina and Muzuki very much.

“You don’t need to help today, Minato. Breakfast isn’t that much trouble,” Muzuki stopped Minato, who was skillfully heading towards the kitchen, and motioned for him to just sit and wait to eat.

Minato nodded and sat at Muzuki’s dining table, a nostalgic expression on his face as he smelled the aroma slowly wafting from the kitchen.

It had indeed been some time since he had eaten Muzuki’s cooking, and even longer since he had eaten with Kushina at Muzuki’s house.

“Kushina…” Thinking of Kushina, who was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Minato sighed slowly.

If he could, he didn’t want Kushina to be a Jinchuriki. It was simply too dangerous, both the Nine-Tailed inside her body and the hostility of opposing Ninja villages towards Jinchuriki.

But he truly had no choice. At his current level, he knew the reason for Kushina’s arrival in Konoha. From the moment she arrived in Konoha, Kushina’s fate as a Jinchuriki was decided.

As time passed, Muzuki brought one breakfast dish after another to the dining table.

“It’s so rich,” Minato praised, looking at the tamagoyaki and grilled salmon on the plate.

Minato picked up a piece of grilled fish, put it in his mouth with rice, and then drank a mouthful of miso soup. He felt warm and comfortable all over, a happy smile on his face.

This breakfast was actually the result of Muzuki accommodating Minato’s taste. He himself didn’t like to eat rice in the morning and was more accustomed to drinking porridge.

“I feel like your cooking skills have improved again, Muzuki. After eating, I feel much more comfortable,” Minato said seriously after finishing his meal.

“It’s probably because you haven’t eaten my cooking in a long time, Minato. Eat it a few more times and you’ll find there’s not much change from before,” Muzuki replied with a smile.

After eating, the two chatted while clearing the dishes from the table.

Since it was teaching time, Muzuki created several Shadow Clones; some went to the South Border Forest to teach students, and one went to the Ninja Academy for class.

After finishing the household chores, Muzuki took the opportunity to mention that he was learning Flying Thunder God.

“You really don’t know how difficult Flying Thunder God is until you try to cultivate it. I’ve never encountered such a situation with any Ninjutsu; I’ve studied it for a long time and feel like I haven’t gained anything.”

“Flying Thunder God Technique, huh? Although I didn’t encounter any difficulties learning this Ninjutsu, according to Jiraiya-sensei, Flying Thunder God is indeed an ultra-difficult Ninjutsu, among the most difficult of all Ninjutsu in Konoha,” Minato said after thinking for a moment.

When Minato learned Flying Thunder God, he didn’t feel that its difficulty was much different from other Ninjutsu. He could only perceive the difficulty of Flying Thunder God through what others said.

“If you don’t mind, Muzuki, I can tell you about my learning experience,” Minato continued.

He really hoped Muzuki could learn Flying Thunder God, because Flying Thunder God was truly powerful.

How powerful? Minato could rampage on the battlefield using only Flying Thunder God and a certain number of Kunai, without using any other Ninjutsu.

So Minato rarely used other Ninjutsu in battle, not because he couldn’t, but because it was useless. It’s impossible to use Flying Thunder God, then form hand seals on the spot to release a Wind Release or Fire Release, that would be too foolish.

If Muzuki could learn Flying Thunder God, even if he couldn’t master it like him, his survival ability on the battlefield would be greatly enhanced.

“Of course I don’t mind; in fact, I’m very much looking forward to it,” Muzuki said with a chuckle. He had been waiting for Minato to say that.

After hearing Muzuki’s answer, Minato didn’t waste any time and immediately asked some questions to determine Muzuki’s progress in learning Flying Thunder God.

“I see. Then I’ll start from the very basics,” Minato briefly rehearsed in his mind and then began teaching.

“First, you need to understand that Flying Thunder God is a space-time Ninjutsu, a Ninjutsu that transfers from one point to another through spatial transfer, not a Ninjutsu that achieves extreme speed and then moves quickly to another point.”

As Minato spoke, he also took out a Kunai to demonstrate.

Minato placed a Flying Thunder God Kunai in the kitchen, then used Flying Thunder God to flash over, and then used Body Flicker Technique to return to Muzuki’s side.

Muzuki nodded to indicate understanding.

The convenience of Flying Thunder God lies in this. At close range, Muzuki’s speed when fully activating Thunder Breathing is not slower than Flying Thunder God, but over a longer distance, it’s different. Flying Thunder God is still just as fast, while he expends a lot of Chakra and cannot cross the distance quickly.

“Has Minato’s lecturing improved during this time? Or is Kushina’s comprehension lacking?” Muzuki recalled his previous conversation with Kushina. He felt that Minato’s explanation was quite normal.

“Very good, then next is how Flying Thunder God achieves spatial transfer.” Seeing that Muzuki could understand, Minato continued teaching.

“First, we need to perceive space, then mark a Kunai or any object with the Flying Thunder God mark, and finally, with a ‘whoosh,’ use Chakra to move to the object with the Flying Thunder God mark.”

Minato’s eyes were focused as he continuously spoke words related to Flying Thunder God.

Muzuki could tell that Minato was explaining very seriously, but he still couldn’t help but want to put a question mark on it.

He hadn’t dropped his pen, picked it up, or zoned out just now, so how did he suddenly not understand anything at all?

If Muzuki had to describe Minato’s teaching, it would be, “You’ve already learned that one plus one equals two, now let’s learn calculus.”

Muzuki decided to retract his previous thought. Kushina was indeed right; what Minato was explaining basically amounted to ‘whoosh’ and you’re there.

“Muzuki, have you gained any inspiration for learning Flying Thunder God?” Minato looked at Muzuki with an expectant expression.

Looking at Minato’s expectant face, Muzuki’s emotions were complicated for a moment. He could tell that Minato was truly trying his best to teach, but the specific content was hard to describe.

However, there was another possibility: it wasn’t Minato’s problem, but that the Flying Thunder God itself had such a large leap in understanding.

“No, Minato, can you explain a little more in detail? I don’t understand a lot about this, especially the aspect of perceiving space,” Muzuki said, shaking his head.

Regardless of the problem, he truly hadn’t learned anything. The proficiency of Flying Thunder God still hadn’t achieved a breakthrough from zero.

“Hmm, then I’ll speak slower and more thoroughly.” Minato deliberated his words for a moment, then continued to teach Muzuki the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Three hours later, Muzuki was still completely confused.

He could feel that Minato was trying hard to explain in detail, but the leaps in understanding were still too great for Muzuki, basically like learning elementary school math and then immediately learning advanced calculus.

“Minato, I have some ideas about the technique you previously mimicked, the Tailed Beast Ball. Would you like to hear them?” Muzuki decided to return the favor and tell Minato about the Rasengan.

Although he hadn’t learned anything from Minato’s explanation, it wasn’t Minato’s problem; it was his own.

“That would be great!” Minato smiled happily and nodded.

Muzuki directly extended his hand and condensed Chakra, and a Chakra Ball with no elemental properties appeared in Muzuki’s hand.

Minato looked at the Chakra Ball in Muzuki’s hand with surprise, feeling that it perfectly matched his own conception.

Muzuki led Minato out of the house, then slammed a Rasengan into a large tree by the roadside.

Bang!

The large tree shook violently, and a pit appeared in its trunk, but it wasn’t completely 貫穿.

“The power is very small, but it’s already close to completion,” Minato said, looking at the destructive power.

With the amount of Chakra Muzuki just used, the destructive power shouldn’t have been so little; the Ninjutsu hadn’t been fully developed yet.

“That’s right, it’s missing a very crucial step, but I don’t have any more ideas,” Muzuki said, brushing off the wood chips from his clothes.

He had pretty much developed the Rasengan himself following the original plot’s ideas, so he could easily use the incomplete Rasengan.

After the demonstration, Muzuki told Minato how he had reached this point.

Although he was establishing a genius Ninja persona, he wouldn’t go so far as to steal Minato’s Rasengan copyright.

“So this is where it needs to be like this! Muzuki, you’ve been a great help!” After listening to Muzuki’s explanation, Minato had a feeling of enlightenment, and many previous development problems were solved.

Thinking that Muzuki had gained nothing from his explanation of Flying Thunder God, Minato felt a little ashamed and thought to himself that he must go back and organize his thoughts well to ensure he could explain how to learn Flying Thunder God clearly.

“If it’s successfully developed, this Ninjutsu must be called—Muzuki Tree Strike Inspiration Dual-Person Collaborative Development Ball!” Minato, in a burst of enthusiasm, began to name the Ninjutsu.

Hearing this bizarre and outrageous name, Muzuki’s mouth twitched, and he quickly stopped him: “How about we decide on the name after the Ninjutsu is completely finished?”

If the Rasengan really became that name, it would be too messed up.

“You have a point, Muzuki.” Minato silently wrote down the name as a backup.

He thought the name was quite good, as it both indicated that the Ninjutsu was developed collaboratively by him and Muzuki, and it reproduced the real scene of developing the Ninjutsu.

Minato didn’t eat lunch with Muzuki. He had returned to Konoha and hadn’t had time to find Kushina yet. He apologized to Muzuki and then took his meal to Kushina’s place.

Before leaving, Minato said that he would be relatively free during this period and that they could discuss Ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God, and the “ball” (Rasengan) in the evenings.