Minato's Nervousness

Hogen chuckled. "No, Dad. I was practicing the Crane Cry Scattering Flower Technique, then I happened to spot you."

Torikaze curled his lip. Why didn't he believe that at all?

Was there any need to fly this high just to practice a Ninjutsu?

Besides, why hadn't he called out when he saw him? He had caught him completely off guard.

At first glance, he had thought the Otsutsuki had launched an early attack on the Shinobi World.

"I never should've taught you that Cloud Release Ninjutsu that lets you fly. Now you're using it all on me, aren't you!"

Hogen playfully stuck out his tongue, then quickly slipped away, afraid Torikaze would give him a beating.

Torikaze shook his head helplessly, then closed his eyes.

Eleven-year-old Hogen was much more mischievous than he had been as a child.

Still, his flaws did little to diminish his virtues. If one had to name the most outstanding ninja in Konoha today, it would undoubtedly be Hogen of the Windcloud Clan.

An eleven-year-old Jonin who had mastered three special Ninjutsu—Cloud Release, Ice Release, and Crystal Release—with an astonishingly vast amount of Chakra.

Whether among Konoha's younger generation or the earlier generation of ninja, Hogen stood at the very top.

He was a rising new star of Konoha.

He had even become a Jonin earlier than Kakashi had back then.

There was no doubt that this was thanks to inheriting Torikaze's excellent genes, as well as the foundation laid by consuming all sorts of herbs that enhanced Chakra and talent since childhood.

His aptitude was far better than Torikaze's.

Though Torikaze did not particularly want to admit it, the facts were right before him. There was no avoiding it.

"Ah, the waves behind the Yangtze River drive those before them onward. Each new generation