Kids Make Choices

"A forbidden jutsu?"

"So amazing!" Sakura was clearly the most knowledgeable among the three youngsters.

She naturally knew what forbidden jutsu represented.

Sasuke, meanwhile, frowned.

"Even creating something new based on the original… is it suitable for Naruto because of the shadow clones?"

Naruto's eyes lit up.

"Great, it's an un-attributed ninjutsu, hahaha~!"

"Smug Sasuke, did you hear that? My talent is much higher than yours!"

Hearing this, Sasuke shot him a look. When had Cangwu ever said this idiot's talent was higher than his own?

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Soon, their attention was drawn to the blue orb of light that appeared in Cangwu's hand.

To be precise, it was a chakra ball.

"Regarding chakra Nature Transformation… I have my own unique chakra attribute."

"You can think of it as light-attribute chakra."

As he spoke, the Rasengan in Cangwu's hand changed from blue to gold.

Seeing this, the three youngsters involuntarily took a step back.

The aura emanating from the golden Rasengan made them feel a sense of dread.

"This ninjutsu has good power, and once mastered, it can be cast instantly."

"Oh, and one more thing, this ninjutsu doesn't require hand seals."

Hiss—!!!

The three youngsters gasped in unison.

Even Tazuna, who wasn't a ninja, had a changed expression after listening to Cangwu's explanation.

This kind of attack looked very powerful.

If this were used on a person… wouldn't they be blown to pieces?

"So… so amazing a ninjutsu!"

"Teacher Cangwu, what's this new ninjutsu called?"

"If I learn it, can I beat up the real body of that bandaged guy?!"

Naruto excitedly ran over to watch.

"This ninjutsu is called the Rasengan," Cangwu said, slowly retracting the Glint-Glint Fruit's power.

The Light-Rasengan returned to its previous blue color.

"Naruto."

"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm!" Naruto quickly nodded.

Sakura and Sasuke also leaned in.

Then, Cangwu's next words stunned them all.

Even Tazuna was no exception.

"This is one of the legacies left by your father."

"It was left by my father, so I definitely have to learn it… Huh?!" Naruto's mouth had been curved into a smile.

After he reacted, his expression froze.

Sakura pondered for a moment before asking:

"Is it the Fourth Hokage?"

This sentence exploded in Naruto's heart like a bomb.

"How is that possible… Teacher Cangwu joking is one thing, but Sakura-chan, why are you joking too?"

His voice trembled slightly, and upon closer inspection, his eyes were starting to redden.

Sasuke remained silent, simply looking at Naruto, his thoughts unknown.

"The Rasengan is a ninjutsu created by the Fourth Hokage to protect his wife."

"It was inspired by the Tailed Beasts' Tailed Beast Bomb."

"Tailed Beasts?" Sakura murmured.

Immediately, she and Sasuke simultaneously turned their gaze to Naruto's face.

Those conspicuous three whisker marks.

"Protect my wife..."

Naruto, however, didn't notice the latter half of the sentence, his attention completely captured by the words "protect" and "wife."

It felt foreign, yet strangely familiar.

The atmosphere instantly grew quiet.

Only the sound of the Rasengan rotating irregularly remained.

The Fourth Hokage, a term both familiar and strange.

The hero who once saved the village.

"Alright, we'll discuss the rest later."

"The key to this ninjutsu is releasing chakra and controlling the chakra released outside the body."

"An A-rank ninjutsu, and it can be released with just one hand."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke took a deep breath and said:

"Teacher Cangwu, this ninjutsu is very difficult... and it requires no hand seals. How are we supposed to learn it?"

"That's right, Teacher Cangwu," Sakura chimed in quickly.

Naruto managed a slightly unnatural smile, "I'll definitely learn it no matter what!"

"Don't get discouraged even if you can't learn it right away."

"The principle behind this ninjutsu isn't particularly complicated."

"But it does require training your chakra Shape Transformation to a certain level."

"Otherwise, it will end up like this."

As he spoke, Cangwu manipulated the Rasengan in his hand.

"Watch closely, if you can't master Shape Transformation, you won't be able to compress the Rasengan."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh--!!!

As he finished speaking, the Rasengan in Cangwu's hand began to grow larger, its sound becoming sharp.

Visibly, the Rasengan darkened.

The ground beneath their feet churned up layers of dust.

"The core of the Rasengan lies in the irregularly rotating chakra within."

"If it can't be compressed, its power will plummet."

To make it easier for them to understand.

Cangwu used the uncompressed Rasengan to attack a tree trunk.

Boom--

After an explosion, the surface of the tree trunk was covered in numerous scratches.

The power was not as immense as its sound suggested.

"This, however, is the power when it can be compressed."

Bzzzz--!!!

Without the previous loud commotion.

The sound was relatively dull.

"This... Teacher Cangwu, this doesn't seem as powerful as the previous one... Huh?!" Sakura stopped mid-sentence, covering her mouth in shock, her face filled with disbelief.

Sasuke's pupils constricted sharply.

The surface of the tree trunk wasn't greatly damaged.

However, beyond that surface, the tree trunk was directly pierced.

Rumble rumble--

Immediately after, the large tree fell straight down.

Naruto watched this scene, his eyes gleaming with a strange light.

"All right!"

"I've decided, I'm definitely going to be the first to master it!"

"So that's how it is... the true terrifying aspect of this ninjutsu lies in its internal irregular chakra..." Sasuke murmured softly, looking at the marks left on the tree trunk.

"Teacher Cangwu, please teach me this ninjutsu!"

Cangwu waved his hand, "Don't rush, there are choices for this new ninjutsu."

The Rasengan, this ninjutsu, he had begun preparing for it the day his memories returned.

Coupled with possessing the Sharingan.

The difficulty of copying ninjutsu was also greatly reduced.

For example.

Crackle—!!!

Whoosh—

Cangwu raised his other hand.

Instantly, lightning-style chakra appeared, emitting a piercing thunderous roar.

Immediately after, a dazzling lightning glow gathered in Cangwu's hand.

The moment it took shape, it sounded like a thousand birds crying out.

"This ninjutsu is called Chidori."

"It's a technique from a certain scarecrow."

"It's a Lightning Style ninjutsu created by referencing the Fourth Hokage's Rasengan."

"It requires hand seals, but once you're proficient, you won't need them anymore."

Cangwu thought for a moment, then added:

"Shape Transformation is the Rasengan."

"Nature Transformation is the Chidori."

"Mastering one and then learning the other will yield twice the results with half the effort."

"Choose whichever of these two ninjutsu you prefer."

The three youngsters were all stunned.

There were two such powerful ninjutsu!

Cangwu's question.

"We want both!" x3

The three youngsters said in unison.

"Chidori looks really cool~!"

"Rasengan suits me well, since I have a lot of chakra~"

"But Teacher Cangwu, you said we don't have to use them, but we should still have them, right?"

After Naruto finished speaking, Sakura suddenly realized.

"But... I don't seem to have lightning-style chakra..."