Flying Thunder God Technique: Beginner Level, Brother-Tricking Namikaze Minato

If the village had properly nurtured Uchiha Dan, giving him effective training from a young age, just how strong would he be now?

Tsunade didn't even dare to imagine.

Even if he couldn't reach the level of her great-great-grandfather, he could probably easily reach the level of her great-grandfather.

But just because his surname was Uchiha, they let him stagnate for so many years.

As time passed, Uchiha Dan's Monster Strength Technique would inevitably become more proficient, and learning the Monster Strength Technique: Ultra Precision Mode would only be a matter of time, as would an increase in combat experience.

Once Uchiha Dan unlocked Sage Mode, then activated the Mangekyo Sharingan, and combined that with the Flying Thunder God Technique he would master soon enough.

How strong he would be in the future, the thought alone was terrifying.

This was almost a predictable outcome.

That's right, in addition to the aforementioned training, Uchiha Dan had also done one thing: he practiced the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Every time he was reverse summoned back and forth, Uchiha Dan would focus all his senses, pouring his entire being into experiencing the spatial fluctuations.

After thoroughly familiarizing himself with the spatial nodes and channels, he was able to confirm his previous hypotheses about the Flying Thunder God Technique one by one.

And so, under Tsunade's watchful eyes, Uchiha Dan had achieved basic proficiency in the Flying Thunder God Technique.

And it wouldn't be long before he could use it skillfully.

Thinking of this, Tsunade couldn't help but complain. She shouldn't have taught Uchiha Dan the Monster Strength Technique in the first place; that way, she could have suppressed him for at least a while longer.

But she hadn't expected that Uchiha Dan would learn the Monster Strength Technique, which she had spent a full two years creating, in less than a month!

Uchiha Dan didn't have the nerve to explain that he had actually been studying the Monster Strength Technique for many years, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had mastered it long ago; he just lacked practice.

After all, mastering the Monster Strength Technique in a month was something even Tobirama Senju couldn't do, so Uchiha Dan naturally couldn't either.

Fortunately, Tsunade's self-awareness was always clear; she was a Medical Ninja, so if she couldn't win, she couldn't win!

When Uchiha Dan had rested enough, Tsunade reached out and pulled him up.

"Dan, are you alright?" Tsunade asked with some concern as she examined him.

Uchiha Dan was amused and laughed, "Why do you ask every time? What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"Sigh, I just feel that if we spar at this level every time, and one day we accidentally..."

"But if we don't go all out, how can we improve?" Uchiha Dan asked, shaking his head slightly.

"And have you forgotten our identities?"

"We are the first and second Medical Ninjas in the Ninja World, so as long as we don't kill each other, we fight to the death. Don't worry."

"Alright!"

Sensing the subtle distance Uchiha Dan had been maintaining recently, Tsunade opened her mouth as if to say something more, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to speak.

After finishing today's training, the two left Shikkotsu Forest as usual.

The next day, Uchiha Dan entered the office yawning. Seeing the empty desk opposite him, his heart felt complicated.

He had been with Tsunade every day, constantly feeling the intensity of her gaze, and Uchiha Dan thought a short separation would bring him some relief.

But he found that wasn't the case. Facing Tsunade, who had suddenly taken a day off, he felt an unexpected sense of loss.

"I'm such an idiot!" he cursed himself, forcing his attention back to his work.

Having learned from past mistakes, Tsunade no longer dared to make decisions regarding Uchiha Dan without consulting him. She would discuss everything with him, so he no longer had to worry about her well-intentioned but misguided actions.

However, what he didn't know was that Tsunade's day off wasn't for any particular business; she had decided to go straight for the "home base."

And her target was Namikaze Minato.

Tsunade had been feeling quite frustrated lately because, despite spending so much time with Uchiha Dan, their relationship hadn't progressed any further.

So, she decided to start with Namikaze Minato, hoping to find some turning point.

In an empty training ground.

Seeing Namikaze Minato lying on the ground, panting heavily, exhausted just like Uchiha Dan, Tsunade was deeply shocked.

Tsunade had originally planned to take Namikaze Minato out to play while he was off today.

She had even scouted out places popular with Konoha's children and their favorite foods, preparing thoroughly.

What she hadn't expected was that Namikaze Minato was also an oddball; he said he didn't want to go anywhere and instead asked Tsunade with hopeful eyes if they could spar.

And so, just a moment ago, the two had engaged in a spar.

"Sister Tsunade, you have no idea how pent up I've been," Namikaze Minato said after a while, slowly sitting up, his face filled with satisfaction. "Brother has always been under surveillance, so he never dared to show his true strength."

"The guys at the Ninja Academy are too weak; I never had a chance to fight with all my might."

"Plus, Brother wouldn't let me show my strength. You don't know how long I've waited for a fight like this, where I could go all out."

"It was so exhilarating!"

What else could Tsunade say?

Her goal today was to make Namikaze Minato happy, and whatever method it took, as long as he was happy, that was all that mattered.

But she still opened her mouth and asked, "Minato, how did you get so strong? You've reached the level of a Chunin at such a young age."

"If it were just talent and strength, that would be one thing, but how do you know so many Ninjutsu? And they look like they've been taught by a master for a long time, which is completely unreasonable."

"Uh..." Namikaze Minato just scratched his head foolishly, but didn't say anything.

"Is it because of Dan?" Tsunade asked tentatively.

Hearing Tsunade's question, Namikaze Minato was stunned at first.

Then he remembered what his brother had told him, that his sister Tsunade could be trusted, and nodded, saying:

"Although my brother can't cultivate, his understanding of Ninjutsu is top-notch. He's been guiding my training since I was two years old."

His understanding of Ninjutsu is top-notch...

Coupled with the previous sentence, "My brother has always been monitored and never dared to reveal his strength."

Namikaze Minato's few words made Tsunade clench her fists involuntarily.

This guy, he clearly acts like he doesn't understand anything in front of me, but it turns out it was all an act?

Since Uchiha Dan had temporarily escaped danger, Tsunade had gradually calmed down over the past month and slowly sensed something was wrong.

During this time, countless doubts would pop into her mind, and she had begun to waver about some of the things Uchiha Dan had said.

How to put it?

Tsunade had actually realized that Uchiha Dan seemed to have been using her all along, and that he had concealed many things from her and deliberately guided her.

It's just that she had never dared to think about it, nor was she willing to.

However, some things, buried in the heart, are always a thorn.

So her real purpose in coming to find Namikaze Minato today was to see if she could get some information from him to verify her judgment.

"Then your body..." Tsunade suppressed her emotions and continued to ask, "I've met your parents, they're both very ordinary. How can you be as strong as a little beast?"

Namikaze Minato continued to chuckle and said, "Since I was two years old, my brother has given me medicinal baths with all sorts of precious herbs and taught me the Chakra Body Forging Method."

"What is the Chakra Body Forging Method?" Tsunade's heart skipped a beat again, and she quickly asked.

"Uh!" Namikaze Minato hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "It's a forging Ninjutsu he created himself to guide Chakra to stimulate body cells for strengthening. Didn't my brother tell you about it?"

Tsunade, finally understanding everything, punched a nearby tree and angrily said, "This guy, he told me he had innate strength, but he was lying to me again. I'll never forgive him."