This Kid Is a Genius
Some time later...
The Anbu Ninja Yamato had been tasked by the Third Hokage with finding out whether Shinki could train in Wood Release.
That evening.
He climbed onto the wall around Shinki's yard.
There, he was surprised to discover that Shinki was still practicing with Shuriken late into the night...
The Third had once said that the boy was quite talented.
And now Yamato discovered that the boy was actually this hardworking, too!
Yamato could not help but admire him.
Someone blessed with natural talent who was also willing to work hard would definitely become a pillar of Konoha in the future!
So he watched a while longer.
To his surprise, he witnessed Shinki's heaven-defying ability to learn!
At first, Shinki's Shuriken could not even hit the wooden post!
But after just a couple of tries, he could strike the bullseye with precision!
And after Shinki experimented a little longer,
throwing Shuriken in midair, making them collide to hit targets with precision, and using Shuriken movement techniques were all no problem for him!
More importantly,
the kid even tried to combine the Clone Technique with Shuriken!
And the crucial thing was, he succeeded!
Young Shinki had taught himself the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, which the Third Hokage had created years ago!
And all of it had happened in just a few short minutes!
Yamato had been so shocked that his jaw nearly hit the ground!
Just as his worldview was being turned upside down and he was about to hurry back and report to the Third Hokage,
Shinki spotted him!
And so,
that night, he not only witnessed Shinki's extraordinary talent and comprehension,
he also became Shinki's first punching bag since his transmigration!
After spotting him, Shinki first used a terrifying amount of Chakra to summon over a hundred Shadow Clones!
Without waiting for Yamato to explain, all the Shadow Clones rushed him at once!
Shinki was still a Ninja Academy student, after all, and did not have much combat experience, so his Shadow Clones were easy to deal with.
Yamato quickly took care of the Shadow Clones pestering him.
However,
when he looked up at Shinki again,
he found the kid holding a Rasengan!
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That was a Rasengan!
An A-rank Ninjutsu developed by the Fourth Hokage years ago!
It worked by concentrating Chakra in the hand, keeping it flowing in irregular directions and compressing it into a ball of Chakra to attack the opponent!
The crucial thing was, apparently only the Fourth and Lord Jiraiya knew how to use it!
The Fourth had died long ago, and Lord Jiraiya spent his years wandering outside the village.
Where had this kid learned the Rasengan?!
Before Yamato even had time to be shocked, Shinki charged at him with the Rasengan in hand!
Fortunately,
as a battle-hardened Anbu with plenty of combat experience, he dodged Shinki's attack with nimble movement.
"Whoosh!"
The Rasengan struck the ground not far from Yamato!
The violent Chakra energy blasted a circular crater more than ten meters across into the ground in Shinki's yard!
And that was after Shinki had deliberately controlled it when he realized his attack had missed!
His Rasengan having missed, Shinki gritted his teeth.
He had another insight!
He wondered
whether he could combine the forms of the Rasengan and a Shuriken
to increase the Rasengan's power and range, maximizing his margin for error!
But it would be difficult to do that with simple, unassigned Chakra alone.
He needed to combine it with a release technique of another nature...
I'll try Wind Release first!
Shinki was a man of action, and he got straight to work!
He raised his right hand high, Chakra gathering in his palm!
He used wind-natured Chakra, condensing it into the shape of a Shuriken!
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"
Soon, the immense Chakra in Shinki's raised right hand took the shape of a giant Fūma Shuriken!
From more than ten meters away, Yamato could see everything Shinki was doing clearly.
What on earth is this kid up to now?!
That immense amount of Chakra, those strange Chakra fluctuations!
This kid is trying to kill me, isn't he?!
"Don't misunderstand, I'm with the Third..."
Yamato hurried to explain.
Shinki held the Shuriken he had created with Wind Release high in his hand, and with the Chakra howling, he could not hear what Yamato was saying at all!
The next moment, Shinki released the Wind Release: Shuriken in his hand!
"Whoosh!"
The Wind Release: Shuriken flew at incredible speed, reaching the spot where Yamato had just been standing in the blink of an eye!
Fortunately, Yamato had been on guard against the crazy kid. The moment he saw that Shinki's Wind Release: Shuriken was nearly complete, he ran far away.
The Wind Release: Shuriken hit the ground.
"Boom!!"
Violent wind-natured Chakra burst forth in an instant!
Although Shinki had controlled the Chakra in the Wind Release: Shuriken, the blow still blasted his own house out of existence!
And it blasted a huge crater more than a hundred meters across into the ground!!
Elsewhere,
by the time the Wind Release: Shuriken's energy erupted, Yamato had already run more than a hundred meters!
But he still did not escape unscathed. The Wind Release: Shuriken's needle-like Wind Release Chakra touched him, causing excruciating pain!
Yamato: (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)
Taking on a student is way too hard these days. I got beaten up before I could even say hello!
The tremendous commotion from the fight soon brought Konoha's patrol team running.
It also directly led to the sleeping Third Hokage being woken up.
When the Third Hokage arrived at the scene, he spotted the crater over a hundred meters across at Shinki's home at a glance!
"Did you do this?"
The Third's reproachful gaze fell on Yamato, who was lying on a stretcher nearby.
Yamato: ꈨຶꎁꈨຶ
I just got beaten up, and you still suspect me, old sir.
"It wasn't me."
Yamato spoke with a wounded look on his face.
"Who did it?!"
The usually kind Third Hokage was rarely angry, but this incident had crossed his bottom line!
How could anyone use such a devastating Ninjutsu in a village where people lived?!
Fortunately, Shinki lived in a sparsely populated area, or the consequences would have been unthinkable!
After the Third Hokage's furious question, the patrol team fell utterly silent.
Yamato covered his face on the stretcher, so ashamed he wanted to find a hole to crawl into...
Shinki, the culprit, lowered his head and stepped forward.
"I..."
Shinki said weakly.
After speaking, he looked ready to accept whatever punishment came his way.
The Third Hokage was always kind and easygoing, so when he got angry this time, Shinki knew he had caused trouble!
"Don't be silly, Shinki."
The Third Hokage waved his hand.
"I know it was your house that was destroyed, and you feel wronged. Don't worry, Grandpa Hokage will definitely find the culprit for you!"
"What I mean is, I really did make this big crater."
Shinki spoke honestly, sounding aggrieved as well.
The Third Hokage: ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!
"What did you just say?!"
Shinki keenly noticed that Grandpa Hokage had raised his voice as he asked, clearly very angry!
So he lowered his head even further and mumbled, "Th-that... I said I made this big crater."
Silence!
"Gulp~"
The Third Hokage swallowed.
His clear gaze swept over the patrol team before finally settling on Yamato on the stretcher.
Yamato understood Lord Hokage's doubt and nodded with his face covered.
I got beaten up like this by a little kid who hasn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy!
I can't show my face!
The Third Hokage paid no attention to Yamato's shame. After receiving Yamato's confirmation, he focused all his attention on Shinki!
This kid is a genius!
A damn indisputable genius!