"Teacher, what Ninjutsu is this? It looks like a little ball." Hankuang asked.
Hearing the words "little ball," Minato Namikaze almost lost control of the Rasengan.
"This isn't a little ball. This is the Ninjutsu I developed recently—the Rasengan!"
"The Rasengan? A rotating ball?"
"Ahem! This is a seal-less, nature-less Ninjutsu! I developed it specifically for you." Minato Namikaze spoke seriously.
Huh?
Developed specifically for him?
Hankuang felt touched.
But the problem was, he really didn't need it at all.
"Do you know that developing an A-rank Ninjutsu usually takes three to five years? But I perfected it in less than a month."
Minato Namikaze sounded rather proud when he said this.
"Less than a month?"
Hankuang rubbed his chin.
If he remembered correctly, Minato Namikaze should have spent three years developing this technique! How had it become less than a month?
"Teacher, you really are a genius!" Hankuang flattered him.
"Actually, I have to thank a cat for this..."
After hearing his teacher briefly explain the story about the cat, Hankuang finally understood.
Simply put, during this mission, Minato Namikaze had encountered a cat playing with a ball of yarn, and he had an epiphany.
In just two days, he had perfected the Rasengan.
"Come, observe the Rasengan carefully and try to learn it." Bringing the Rasengan close to Hankuang, Minato warned him.
"Teacher, I don't have any talent for Ninjutsu..." Hankuang shook his head.
"If you don't try, how will you know you can't learn it? Besides, this is the only Ninjutsu you can learn, because there isn't a second nature-less Ninjutsu in the entire Ninja World." Minato Namikaze wore a solemn expression.
All right.
He might as well give it a try. Hankuang figured he wouldn't be able to learn it anyway.
"Remember the four key points: rotation, compression, stability, and control!" Minato stated the essentials.
Hankuang nodded.
He extended his right hand and began gathering Chakra in his palm.
Buzz!
Pure white Chakra condensed together, instantly transforming into a Chakra sphere.
Hankuang: "???"
Minato Namikaze: "⊙?"
At the same time!
Hankuang's Attribute Panel also changed.
The Ninjutsu column now contained the characters for Rasengan.
Ninjutsu: [Rasengan]
Evolution Path Selection: (Volume) (Quality)
Looking at the options on the Attribute Panel, Hankuang's gaze suddenly narrowed.
Volume meant nothing more than Rasengan—Great Ball Rasengan—Super ???.
It represented the Rasengan growing larger and larger.
But what about quality?
Before he knew it, Hankuang had formed a terrifying guess.
A black hole!
"If this guess is true, then this Ninjutsu will have a terrifying potential ceiling!"
Thirty-Eighth Chapter: Hiruzen Sarutobi: I Was Tricked by Hankuang!
Inside the courtyard.
A pure white Rasengan appeared in Hankuang's palm, illuminating the entire courtyard.
This left Minato Namikaze stunned.
"A genius?"
Probably not.
In Minato's view, if Hankuang were a genius, then the Three Body Technique and throwing techniques wouldn't have scored zero when he graduated from the Ninja Academy.
"Could it be because it has no nature?"
That was the only possibility he could think of.
Since Hankuang's Chakra itself had no nature, perhaps it resonated with the Rasengan?
"It seems even he is shocked."
Seeing the delight on Hankuang's face, Minato Namikaze could understand how his student felt.
After all, an ultimate dead-last had suddenly learned an A-rank Ninjutsu. Anyone would have been thrilled.
Hankuang was indeed somewhat excited.
He abandoned the Volume Evolution path for the Rasengan and chose the Quality Evolution path.
Ninjutsu: Rasengan (A-rank) [Quality Evolution]
After mastering this Ninjutsu, Hankuang heard Teacher Minato's warning.
"You must remember that this is the only Ninjutsu you know. It's best to save it for critical moments."
"I understand, Teacher."
Hankuang nodded in agreement.
He understood what his teacher meant: conceal his abilities!
On the surface, he was a taijutsu ninja, but in reality, he also knew Ninjutsu.
"Although you mastered the Rasengan in one try, you still need to practice more."
Early morning.
The crisp cries of birds came from the tree in the courtyard.
Hankuang rolled out of bed and, as usual, checked his Attribute Panel.
Name: Hankuang Age: 12 Strength: 456 [Super Constitution: 288 [Super Agility: 184 [Kage Level] Spirit: 160 (80*2) [Advanced Immunity] Chakra: 1088 Skills: None Ninjutsu: Rasengan (A-rank) [Quality Evolution] Overall Strength Rating: Genin
"Today, it's my Spirit attribute that doubled..."
Feeling slightly disappointed, Hankuang lowered his gaze.
Then he was speechless.
"My strength rating no longer says trainee? I've become a true Genin?"
"But is that scientifically sound?"
He couldn't quite figure out the system's strength-rating mechanism.
If he hadn't mastered the Rasengan, being rated a Genin would have been acceptable. But now that he had learned the Rasengan, how was his strength rating still f***ing Genin?
"All four basic attributes are at least Kage Level! Does that match a Genin?"
After grumbling, he carefully looked over the Attribute Panel again.
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