"Learning the Flying Thunder God? Isn't that something anyone with hands can do?"
Youhu's voice was quiet, but Jiraiya heard it loud and clear.
Jiraiya smiled faintly. He didn't take Youhu's boast too seriously. He knew Youhu was highly talented, but the Flying Thunder God wasn't an ordinary jutsu. Learning it was difficult, and mastering it was even harder.
In the end, it was a jutsu that put your life on the line. If you weren't skilled enough, you could get yourself killed.
But when Jiraiya saw the wry smile on Kakashi's face, he began to have his doubts. He wondered to himself:
Could Youhu... No, that's impossible... Could he really have learned the Flying Thunder God Technique?
If Youhu had truly learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, then the kid couldn't simply be called a genius. He was practically a humanoid Tailed Beast that could talk.
Just then, Kakashi noticed Jiraiya glancing at him and gave a confirming nod.
"..."
Jiraiya was completely speechless. He took a hundred-ryō bill from his pocket and placed it on the table, then said to the others, "Are you done eating? Come with me to the training ground."
Kakashi's eyes lit up. Was Jiraiya going to introduce him to Mount Myōboku?
Mount Myōboku was one of the Three Great Sage Regions of the Ninja World, home to the Toad Clan, who had mastered Natural Energy. Kakashi already had plenty of Ninja Dogs as Summoning Beasts, and he had no intention of making a contract with Mount Myōboku's toads.
But he was still eager to learn Senjutsu, which let its users wield Natural Energy.
With Senjutsu to bolster him, he wouldn't have to worry about running out of Chakra, and he'd have the confidence to face Obito alone.
He just didn't know whether he