Learning from Minato Namikaze

The three of them did not head towards the Training Ground.

Shin-chan followed Minato Namikaze through two streets, finally stopping in front of an old apartment building.

"We've arrived." Minato Namikaze took his key out of his pocket.

Shin-chan looked up at the house number. "Where is this?"

"My house." Minato Namikaze pushed open the door and stepped aside to let Shin-chan go in first.

Shin-chan stood at the door, tilting his head to peek inside.

"It's so small."

Minato Namikaze placed the key on the low table. "It's enough for one person."

"Aren't we going to the Training Ground?"

"We need to learn some theory first." Minato Namikaze took a pair of small slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them next to Shin-chan's feet.

Shin-chan shoved his feet into the slippers, but the slippers were a bit big, making a clattering sound when he walked.

Kushina was the last to enter. Earth Flow the kitchen naturally and opened the small cabinet on top to take a look.

"Minato, you don't even have tea here."

Minato Namikaze turned around. "I don't usually drink much."

What if guests come?

"You're not a guest."

Kushina paused for a moment, then closed the cabinet door, a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

Minato Namikaze picked up the scroll from the table and unfurled it in front of Shin-chan.

The scroll was covered with densely packed spells, and in some places, it was decorated with concentric circles that radiated outwards from the center.

Shin-chan stared at it for three seconds.

Is this a maze?

Minato Namikaze's fingers landed at the center of the technique.

"This is the structural diagram of the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Shin-chan moved a little closer.

Minato Namikaze's fingertips slowly moved outwards from the center. "The core of the Flying Thunder God Technique is to mark and sense spatial coordinates through the technique."

Shin-chan stared at Minato Namikaze's face for several seconds. "I don't understand at all."

Minato Namikaze smiled and drew a circle on the outermost edge of the technique diagram with his finger.

"How about this, imagine it."

Shin-chan rested his hands on his knees and looked at him intently.

"You have a toy box at home," Minato Namikaze said. "And you put a sticker on the toy box."

"But there's no room left to put any more stickers on my toy box."

"Imagine you have a new toy box." Minato Namikaze tapped the Xin Dian of the spell with his finger. "You've put a sticker on this box that only you can touch."

Shin-chan's expression turned serious.

"Then, wherever you go, as long as you Closed eyes and think about that sticker," Minato Namikaze lifted his hand from the scroll, "You'll instantly be back next to that box."

"Then I'll stick the stickers on Mom so I don't have to walk home After School?" Shin-chan's mouth dropped open.

Minato Namikaze paused for a moment, then laughed, "Pretty much, but further than that."

"How far?"

"As long as the spell remains, no matter where you are, you can instantly return to the mark."

"Then I want to learn!"

Minato Namikaze pushed the scroll forward.

"But this technique is very difficult."

Shin-chan's enthusiasm was dampened by those words, and he tilted his head, waiting for him to continue.

"The techniques are like stickers on your scrolls." Minato Namikaze tapped his finger on the scroll. "These patterns are the stickers for the Flying Thunder God Technique."

Shin-chan brought his face close to the scroll.

"These patterns are so hard to draw!"

"It's very difficult," Minato Namikaze said, "That's why the Flying Thunder God Technique is called an S-rank Ninjutsu."

Shin-chan looked up at him.

"Can you draw it?"

"I can draw part of it, but it's not complete yet." Minato Namikaze shook his head. "For the Flying Thunder God Technique's formula to be stable, one must understand the basic principles of Sealing Technique. Otherwise, the drawn pattern will just be a bunch of lines and won't be able to hold Chakra."

Shin-chan's expression went from confused to even more confused.

What is Sealing Technique?

Minato Namikaze thought for a moment.

"It's about locking things up," he said. "Like Chakra in a fixed location to prevent it from escaping."

Shin-chan blinked.

"Like locking green peppers in the refrigerator?"

Minato Namikaze smiled. "More or less."

Shin-chan's expression immediately turned serious.

That was very useful.

Minato Namikaze turned his head and glanced towards the kitchen.

"Kushina knows more about Sealing Technique than I do."

Shin-chan followed his gaze.

Kushina was leaning against the kitchen doorway, her arms crossed over her chest, a meaningful smile on her face.

She had been waiting for this moment for a while.

"I have extensive knowledge of Sealing Technique, you know." Kushina Earth Flow and squatted down in front of Shin-chan.

Shin-chan looked at her.

"In the entire Hidden Konoha, when it comes to Sealing Technique, there aren't many people who know more than me." Kushina's tone was clearly smug.

Minato Namikaze coughed softly beside him.

"What's wrong?" Kushina, looking at him.

"It's nothing." Minato Namikaze's gaze drifted towards the ceiling.

Kushina turned her attention back to Shin-chan, a smile curving her lips.

"So, do you want to learn?"

Shin-chan- chan nodded.

"Well then," Kushina leaned closer, "If you just say, 'Beautiful older sister, please teach me Sealing Technique,' I'll teach you the basics of Sealing Technique, how about it?"

Shin-chan and Kushina stared at each other for about two seconds.

Then Shin-chan tilted his head to one side and looked her up and down.

But you're not the older sister.

Kushina's smile froze on her face.

"What did you say?"

"Big sister has to be at least eighteen years old." Shin-chan held out both hands, counting on his fingers. "You're still a child."

Kushina's expression froze.

Minato Namikaze silently turned his head to look out the Outside Window.

Then Kushina reached out and pinched Shin-chan's cheeks, pulling them apart.

You little brat!

Shin-chan's mouth was stretched into a flat shape, and his voice came out in a muffled way.

But I'm telling the truth.

"Even telling the truth won't work!"

"Then will you teach me Sealing Technique?"

Kushina released her grip, Shin-chan's cheek bounced back to its original position.

She stared at Shin-chan for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.

"Teach," she said, "But you owe me a 'Pretty Big Sister' title. You can pay me back whenever you think I look like one."

Shin-chan rubbed his cheeks and nodded seriously.

"Good."

Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief.

Kushina sat cross-legged on the floor and laid a piece of white paper in front of Shin-chan.

"The essence of Sealing Technique is to lock up Chakra." She picked up a pen and drew a circle on the paper. "For example, an opponent's Chakra, or their actions, can be sealed."

Shin-chan squatted in front of the paper, his hands supporting his face.

"Look at this." Kushina drew a few symbols inside the circle. "This is a very simple Sealing Formula structure."

The outer circle represents the boundary, and the inner symbol represents a lock.

Shin-chan moved a little closer.

What will happen after this is locked?

"Sealing Formula will appear on the person who is sealed," Kushina, tapping the paper with her finger. "Their Chakra will be immobilized."