The Name of a Genius

Minato, who had been called out, scratched his head. "Ah, Big Brother, I suddenly got a feeling and wanted to find a place to try it out. I was just about to head to the forest on the Back Mountain."

Torikaze waved a hand. "Just try it at home. There's no need to go to the Back Mountain."

With that, Torikaze flicked his hand, and a Crystal Pillar rose from the ground before Minato.

"Give it a try. You definitely won't be able to break this pillar."

Minato looked at Torikaze, then at the pillar before him, and began trying to form a Rasengan.

He was still a beginner and could not yet perform the jutsu reliably, much less add any fancy variations.

He honestly summoned a clone to help him form the ball.

As his hand movements steadily accelerated, a pale blue ball of Chakra energy slowly took shape.

Torikaze, Chisato, and Minato were immediately overjoyed!

None of them had expected him to succeed in training it in such a short time.

Even in his excitement, Minato did not stop supplying Chakra, keeping the ball in his palm.

Then he fiercely attacked the Crystal Pillar!

With a thunderous boom, Minato was blasted backward by more than three feet, while the Crystal Pillar suffered no damage at all—not even a scratch.

The result left Minato somewhat dumbfounded. Wasn't the Rasengan an A-rank jutsu?

How could it not even shatter a Crystal Pillar that Big Brother had casually created?

Seeing the two of them looking confused, Torikaze explained, "Don't mind it. I simply used a large amount of Chakra to make it. It's for your training."

"If it shattered after just one strike, why would I have bothered making it?"

After hearing this, Minato understood. He relaxed and began recalling the