Displaying Talent [Seeking Follow-up Reads]

The next morning, Qingshui, who was already accustomed to waking up early to train, didn't change his routine just because they were in the Land of Rain.

No matter how heavy the rain, it couldn't stop his determination to become stronger.

By the time he finished his daily morning training, everyone else had also gotten out of bed.

"Qingshui Big Brother, you're so early!"

Konan, following behind Jiraiya, looked at Qingshui with a surprised expression.

Yahiko, standing beside her, also looked at Qingshui in surprise, secretly resolving to wake up even earlier tomorrow.

He had thought they were already early, but he didn't expect there to be an even greater expert.

"No wonder Qingshui Big Brother has become so strong now."

Minato also sighed.

He had been on a mission with Qingshui during the Second Shinobi World War.

At that time, although Qingshui was older than him, his strength was inferior.

His survival from the war was mostly due to his cautious nature.

Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for only two or three years, Qingshui Big Brother had not only caught up to him but had even far surpassed him.

This made Minato, who had always been called a genius, feel a sense of frustration.

As for Nagato, he still hid behind Yahiko, remaining silent.

After greeting everyone with a smile, Qingshui looked at Jiraiya and made a request.

"Lord Jiraiya, could I trouble you to guide me?"

Although Qingshui had already obtained several ninjutsu through the system, apart from Water Style ninjutsu, the others had not yet been "whitewashed" and couldn't be used openly.

After all, Uncle Kosuke, despite his great strength, only knew Water Style.

Jiraiya was different. As Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple, he was proficient in multiple elemental ninjutsu, though his Fire Style was the most powerful.

"Haha, of course."

Without hesitation, Jiraiya agreed with a laugh.

Although he was often unreliable in daily life, he became very friendly and dependable when facing the juniors of the village.

Perhaps his lifelong pursuit of the Child of Prophecy was not widely recognized, but Jiraiya was indeed a ninja who possessed the Will of Fire.

Moreover, back on the battlefield, Qingshui had taken care of Minato like an older brother.

For this reason alone, Jiraiya could not refuse Qingshui.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Next, under Jiraiya's guidance, Qingshui and his group began their respective training.

The three youngsters already had their plans set, proceeding as scheduled by Jiraiya previously.

Then it was Minato's turn.

After the previous battle, he was very dissatisfied with his current strength.

Although his foundation was solid, he could hold his own against multiple enemies without falling behind, steadily tying them down.

Being able to withstand an encirclement by three enemies without getting injured was a testament to this.

But that was all.

His weakness lay in his lack of lethal offensive techniques, making him unable to quickly defeat enemies in frontal combat.

"Teacher Jiraiya, I want to learn offensive ninjutsu."

After hearing Minato's request, Jiraiya took out a chakra paper and had him test his chakra nature.

Taking the chakra paper, Minato infused it with his chakra, and soon the paper split in half from the middle.

"Minato, your chakra nature is wind, possessing characteristics of cutting and piercing. It's a rare but powerful offensive nature."

After a brief explanation of Wind Release Nature Transformation, Jiraiya began to teach Minato the specifics.

"Now, Minato, you will train on your own. When you can cut a leaf, you will have mastered Wind Release Nature Transformation."

After guiding Minato, Jiraiya approached Qingshui.

"Lord Jiraiya, I have already learned Water Release and Wind Release, and now I wish to learn other chakra nature transformations."

Each ninja is born with one or two chakra natures, such as Qingshui's water nature and Minato's wind nature.

Ninjas typically learn their innate chakra natures first, and only begin learning other chakra natures after becoming a Jonin.

Jiraiya had witnessed Qingshui's combat previously and knew that although Qingshui was still a Genin, his strength was already comparable to that of a Jonin.

It was perfectly normal for him to want to learn more chakra nature transformations.

"Which one do you wish to learn?"

After a moment's thought, Qingshui gave his answer: "Fire Release, I guess."

Actually, it didn't matter which one he chose first, as he had already mastered all Chakra nature transformations.

The reason he chose Fire Release was simply because he had obtained several Fire Release ninjutsu through the system, more than Earth Release and Lightning Release ninjutsu.

"Alright, Fire Release happens to be my specialty. Besides my teacher, the Third Hokage, no one is stronger than me."

After a bit of self-praise, Jiraiya began to teach Qingshui.

"Fire Release has the characteristics of burning and high temperatures. When you can make leaves spontaneously combust without fire, it signifies mastery of the Fire Release nature transformation."

After explaining, Jiraiya let Qingshui practice on his own, then went to check on the three youngsters.

To avoid being too astonishing, Qingshui pretended to train for an hour before showing Jiraiya that he had completed his practice.

But even so, Jiraiya was still very surprised.

Minato, whom he had taught first, hadn't even mastered the Wind Release nature transformation yet.

Could it be that Qingshui was actually more talented than Minato?

No, it must be because Qingshui had already mastered Water Release and Wind Release before, gaining rich experience, which allowed him to master Fire Release so quickly.

After some self-rationalization, Jiraiya taught Qingshui Fire Release: Flame Bullet.

This was the Fire Release ninjutsu he used most often.

To release it, one first needed to refine Chakra into oil and hold it in their mouth, then set it ablaze with Fire Release as they spat it out, forming a powerful Flame Bullet.

Although the process was a bit troublesome, by controlling the amount of oil refined, one could freely control the ninjutsu's power and preparation time.

Overall, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.

"Thank you, Lord Jiraiya."

After thanking him, Qingshui began to practice on his own again.

In reality, he could have demonstrated that he had learned this technique immediately.

He had already obtained this Fire Release ninjutsu through the system.

But as a ninja deemed to have poor talent, if he were to learn a C-Rank ninjutsu just by looking at it, like Uchiha Itachi, it would be too exaggerated.

It could easily arouse suspicion.

Therefore, the necessary disguise could not be lacking. Qingshui thought that pretending to have trained for three to four hours before learning it would be about right.

While this speed was still relatively fast, it could be interpreted as a result of accumulated effort.

As he received more and more rewards from the system, he inevitably had to start revealing his talent.

Time came to the afternoon. After lunch, Jiraiya asked Qingshui about his progress.

Without answering, Qingshui directly performed a Hand Seal and showed him.

When Jiraiya saw that Qingshui could skillfully perform Fire Style: Flame Bullet, and that its power was also good, he couldn't help but praise him.

"Qingshui, your talent is very strong. You've mastered a C-Rank Ninjutsu so quickly. In the same amount of time, Minato had only just learned the Nature Transformation of Wind Style."

"It's mainly because you taught me well, Lord Jiraiya."