Training with Minato

After Kurenai Yuhi and the others left, Sora Uchiha didn't leave immediately.

Instead, he walked towards Minato in the training ground. When he was talking to Kakashi just now, he noticed that Minato seemed to have something to discuss with him.

Coincidentally, he missed his master of three days.

"Teacher Minato..." As soon as he raised his hand, A cold glint flashed, and a kunai lunged directly at him!

Sora Uchiha's pupils contracted slightly. Reflexively, he kicked out a kunai from his thigh.

The kunai was thrown upwards, coincidentally flying in front of Sora Uchiha. With a crisp "clink," it blocked the kunai attacking him.

Minato's offensive rhythm was momentarily interrupted by the sudden kunai. In that instant, Sora Uchiha had already reacted.

He grabbed the kunai in mid-air with his backhand, shot out four shuriken with his left hand using a hidden technique, and thrust forward with the kunai in his right hand.

The shuriken were a feint, and the kunai was the main attack...

This set of smooth attacks was no less impressive than that of a ninja who had fought on the battlefield for many years.

If Sora Uchiha's precise chakra control talent was only 20, then his taijutsu talent was 99!

A hint of relief flashed in Minato's eyes. He was happy with Sora Uchiha's progress, but he showed no mercy.

With a series of slashes, he knocked away the shuriken. As for the kunai, his body shifted almost imperceptibly to the side, and the kunai slid past his arm, narrowly missing him.

Then, with a powerful push, Sora Uchiha grunted, and his entire body was sent flying by the force of the push.

In mid-air, he quickly formed hand seals, his fingers blurring into afterimages.

"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique."

A massive fireball roared towards Minato, the scorching heatwave distorting the vision and buffering the recoil from the previous palm strike.

Minato smiled slightly. The Great Fireball Technique had always been an excellent C-rank ninjutsu, and its power was undeniable. However, its drawback was obvious: it was too straightforward.

To put it bluntly, the Great Fireball was a purely linear ninjutsu.

Therefore, Minato simply pushed off with his legs. The range of the Great Fireball attack couldn't possibly hit him.

Sora Uchiha hadn't expected to hit Minato with this move at all. What he wanted was for Minato to dodge it.

Looking at Minato in mid-air, Sora Uchiha smiled faintly.

In mid-air, how could he dodge the hidden move within the Great Fireball?

Whoosh--

A sharp tearing sound filled the air as a specially made kunai shot towards Minato in mid-air. A small amount of wind-natured chakra was attached to the kunai, making the projectile incredibly fast.

However, in the ninja world, who could be faster than Minato?

The latter seemed to notice the smugness in the little guy's eyes. He chuckled softly. The kunai flew towards him, only 0.01 centimeters away. At this distance, his very hair could feel the coldness of the kunai.

The next moment, Minato's figure disappeared, and the kunai directly hit a dummy in the training ground.

Seeing this, the smile on Sora Uchiha's face froze. He glanced over, and sure enough, Minato had appeared at a ninety-degree angle in another spot, holding a specially made kunai.

"When did this guy plant the mark?" he grumbled, then gave up, completely losing the interest to continue fighting.

What else was there to say? He even used the Flying Thunder God. You win.

The next moment, he felt a weight on his shoulder. Glancing to the side, he saw that Minato had already used Body Flicker Technique to appear beside him.

As if thinking of something, Sora Uchiha lifted his sleeve and looked at the arm that had just been hit by Minato. Sure enough, a "Sword of Ninja Love" "tattoo" appeared on his arm.

Sora Uchiha: "...Good grief, what did you tattoo on me?"

"Not bad. It seems your training hasn't slacked off," Minato said with a smile, patting Sora Uchiha's shoulder. He was very satisfied with Sora's performance just now.

With the series of exchanges just now, Sora Uchiha's strength was already enough to rank among the top Chunin, and he would have Jonin-level strength in no time.

"Teacher, don't just tattoo me with random things," Sora Uchiha complained powerlessly. He knew that the mark of the Flying Thunder God would never disappear, which meant that this "Sword of Ninja Love" would accompany him for the rest of his life.

"Huh?" Minato tilted his head and looked, then clasped his hands together, shaking them up and down. "Sorry, sorry."

There was no trace of a master-disciple relationship in their interaction; instead, they resembled two friends of the same age.

Seeing their casual interaction, The ninjas observing from the sidelines gasped in shock.

"That kid, only about eleven or twelve years old, can spar with Lord Minato?!"

"Hiss—This child has the makings of a great emperor!"

"The kid's control over shuriken and kunai just now was probably no weaker than a Jonin's. By the way, who is he? Which clan—"

The word "clan" was cut short because a cool breeze blew by at that moment, lifting the "table tennis paddle" on Sora Uchiha's back.

Suddenly, the previous boasting died down, and the atmosphere became awkward.

Those who had returned from the battlefield with Minato didn't feel much, because they knew better than anyone how reliable an Uchiha was on the battlefield.

In Konohagakure, everyone discriminates against the Uchiha, but on the battlefield, everyone wants an Uchiha as a teammate.

Therefore, those who survived the battlefield with an Uchiha as a teammate do not discriminate against the Uchiha. Only the ninjas who were stationed in Konohagakure for a long time developed prejudices against the Uchiha under Hiruzen Sarutobi's influence.

Minato was incredibly perceptive. He sensed the change in atmosphere in an instant and subtly glanced at Sora Uchiha. Seeing that the latter's expression was calm, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He said in a low voice, "It seems I've gotten you into trouble."

Sora Uchiha shook his head and smiled, "It's fine, this is nothing. Let's go, teacher, we can talk on the other side."

Minato nodded, feeling a pang of sympathy for the boy. He gave the surrounding ninjas a deep look, then placed his hand on Sora Uchiha's shoulder. In the next moment, the two of them vanished, leaving only a kunai stuck in the ground.

Everyone looked at each other, stunned. After a while, someone hesitantly asked, "What did that kid just call Lord Minato? Teacher? Could that Uchiha be Lord Minato's disciple?"

"I remember Lord Minato does have an Uchiha disciple, I think his name is Obito Uchiha? But I heard Obito Uchiha is a failure?"

Someone who recognized Sora Uchiha spoke up, "That kid's name is Sora Uchiha, he came first in this Chunin Exam. As for why he called Lord Minato 'teacher,' I don't know."

Everyone fell silent again. Recalling Minato's inexplicable gaze from earlier, someone said sheepishly, "Lord Minato... seemed angry..."

No one paid him any mind. Their expressions were unreadable, lost in their own thoughts.

On the other side, in the lounge, "I'm sorry, I didn't realize their opinion of the Uchiha was so strong," Minato said apologetically.

He was very busy, especially these past two years. He'd barely had time to spend with his wife, Kushina, so he didn't know much about the village's prejudice against the Uchiha.

If he had known, he wouldn't have specifically tested Sora Uchiha's strength in front of everyone.

"It's fine, I don't care about them," Sora Uchiha found Minato's attitude somewhat amusing.