Rasengan

Looking up at Minato Namikaze, Veigar asked, "How should I test it?"

Minato Namikaze replied, "First, we'll test your chakra nature."

Seeing Veigar listen attentively, Minato Namikaze continued, "There are only five basic chakra natures: wind, lightning, water, fire, and earth. This is where the Five Great Nations got their names, and they are also the foundation of all ninjutsu."

"Basically, everyone possesses chakra of one of these natures, or perhaps two, three, or even all five."

"Wind is Wind Style, lightning is Lightning Style, fire is Fire Style, water is Water Style, and earth is Earth Style."

"Since you still don't know which nature you belong to, we'll need this sheet of paper in my hand to test it."

"This is Chakra Sensing Paper, which is highly sensitive to chakra. It is made from specially cultivated trees that absorb chakra. By pouring your chakra into it, you can determine your chakra nature."

"Wind will cut it apart, lightning will wrinkle it, water will dampen it, fire will burn it, and earth will crumble it."

As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, Veigar hurriedly replied, "I understand."

Minato Namikaze said, "In that case, let's begin the test!"

After taking the chakra test paper from Minato Namikaze, Veigar began channeling chakra into it.

Veigar was also looking forward to finding out what nature his chakra possessed.

The instant the chakra test paper in Veigar's hand suddenly seemed to be sliced in half, Veigar and Minato Namikaze blurted out at the same time, "Wind?"

"Your chakra nature is... wind."

Minato Namikaze continued, "Wind-nature chakra can tear through and cut apart anything. It is a chakra nature with great combat potential."

Veigar fell silent after hearing that, but inwardly he was thrilled. Since he possessed wind-nature chakra, didn't that mean that if he could learn the Rasengan from Minato Namikaze, he would be able to master that S-rank ball-forming technique, Wind Style: Rasenshuriken?

Besides, Minato Namikaze's chakra nature was also wind. Was there any teacher more suitable for him than Minato Namikaze?

After seeing that Veigar had absorbed the information that his chakra possessed a wind nature, Minato Namikaze spoke again. "Next, we'll test your chakra control."

Veigar replied, "Teacher Minato, do you mean Tree Climbing and Water Walking?"

Minato Namikaze asked in confusion, "You know about them?"

Veigar nodded. "I do!"

"I previously asked Teacher Tomohisa about how to improve chakra control, and he told me about them then."

"I've already completed the basic training in that area."

As he spoke, Veigar deliberately turned and walked to a tree, then climbed up it step by step with great ease.

From Veigar's skillful movements, Minato Namikaze saw through the fact that Veigar possessed excellent chakra control.

At that moment, Minato Namikaze was both pleased and troubled. He was pleased to have another highly talented student, but Veigar having already completed chakra control training gave him quite a headache.

There were some things he still could not teach Veigar, and for the moment, he could not think of what he could teach him instead.

So Minato Namikaze said to Veigar, "Veigar, I truly didn't expect you to have already completed Tree Climbing and Water Walking training. For now, I haven't thought of what I should teach you."

"So, is there anything in your training that you need Teacher's help with?"

Veigar lowered his head and thought for a while before asking Minato Namikaze, "Teacher, do you know Sword Technique?"

Minato Namikaze shook his head and replied, "I'm sorry, but Teacher doesn't know Sword Technique, so I can't help you much in that regard."

Having long known that Minato Namikaze did not know Sword Technique, Veigar continued asking, "Then, Teacher, can you teach me a suitable ninjutsu?"

Veigar looked at Minato Namikaze with eyes full of anticipation.

Faced with Veigar's request, Minato Namikaze pondered for a moment before saying, "Most of the ninjutsu Teacher knows belong to the village, so I can't agree to that right now."

The anticipation in Veigar's eyes turned to disappointment. He also knew that if ownership of a ninjutsu belonged to the village, one had to submit an application to the village and obtain its approval before teaching it to someone else.

Even Minato Namikaze, who was now a jonin, had to abide by this rule. Otherwise, he would be held accountable by the village.

Ninjutsu was something basically every ninja used, but any kind of ninjutsu was extremely precious, even a C-rank ninjutsu with little power.

It was a means for the village to maintain its rule, for ninja clans to preserve their clan advantages, and for ninja to protect their own lives.

Ninjutsu was one of the core power secrets of ninja. If a ninjutsu was leaked, it was easy for others to target it, greatly increasing the risk of death.

Then Veigar replied, "Mm, I understand, Teacher."

Veigar had just been testing Minato Namikaze, seeing whether he had a chance to learn ninjutsu from him. His ultimate goal, however, was the A-rank Seal-less Ninjutsu that Minato Namikaze had spent three years creating—the Rasengan.

But it seemed that, for now, Veigar had no chance to learn that ninjutsu.

Just as Veigar was emerging from his disappointment, he saw Minato Namikaze take a few steps toward him and suddenly crouch down before him. In an exceptionally gentle voice, he said, "Veigar, don't be too disappointed!"

"Although Teacher can't teach you other ninjutsu, Teacher can teach you one very powerful ninjutsu."

Veigar stared blankly at Minato Namikaze's gentle smiling face, so close before him. His pupils contracted sharply, as though everything around them had slowed to a crawl, leaving only the sound of his own heartbeat—thump, thump.

Before Veigar could respond, he saw Minato Namikaze extend his hand and hold it before his eyes.

"Veigar, watch closely. This is the ninjutsu Teacher intends to teach you."

"Rasengan."

The moment Minato Namikaze's words fell, a spinning sphere slowly appeared in his palm—a sphere formed entirely from chakra: the Rasengan.

"Rasengan?"

"Teacher Minato, is this ninjutsu called the Rasengan?"

Veigar knowingly asked Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze dispersed the Rasengan in his hand, nodded, and replied with a smile, "That's right. The technique Teacher just used is called the Rasengan. So far, Teacher is the only person who knows this A-rank ninjutsu, and it possesses extremely powerful destructive force."

"So, before teaching you this ninjutsu, Teacher has one requirement..."