After Qi used the Frozen Realm, Minato finally used the Flying Thunder God Technique as well. Of course, there were various reasons for this, but in any case, Qi had met Minato's requirements and enabled Minato to use Space-Time Ninjutsu, which proved that his strength was already at the upper-middle level among the Jonin Konoha.
This was no easy feat. From a mere Genin when he first entered Konoha to Jonin today, he knew all too well how much he had sacrificed.
Then, he obtained what he now possesses...
"This... is the Flying Thunder God Technique..."
Sitting at home, looking at the scroll in his hand, Qi's eyes were now gleaming brightly, practically glowing green!
The Flying Thunder God Technique! Although the technique itself isn't of a high grade, in terms of operability, it's no exaggeration to say that it's one of the strongest combat-type Space-Time Ninjutsu in the original work.
Ordinary Space-Time Ninjutsu are generally determined by their grade, but the Flying Thunder God is different. Its power is not limited to its grade, but is more determined by the user's combat awareness.
The scroll was very new; if there were no exceptions, it must have been just written on by Minato. There was very little text on the scroll; the main content was a diagram of a technique.
The Flying Thunder God Technique's formula is actually a series of rune marks used as coordinates, which is why its grade is limited. Apart from that, everything else depends on the user's freedom of expression and skill level.
The Flying Thunder God Technique has only one function: teleportation. It can be used to teleport oneself or any other material object. Of course, using coordinates to teleport oneself is its first stage, which was also Minato's original purpose when he developed the Flying Thunder God Flying Thunder God Technique.
By now, Minato had completely transformed the Flying Thunder God Technique into a monstrous device capable of deflecting even enemy Ninjutsu attacks. Of course, this was not within Qi's current considerations; he was concerned with something else entirely.
Does Qi need his own teleportation ability?
Actually, he doesn't really need this. With his current ability to easily create a large number of ice crystals, the unique ability of Ice Release allows him to make good use of the surrounding ice crystals for teleportation. Although it can't compare to Flying Thunder God in terms of speed, it's enough for avoiding attacks and launching surprise attacks. The Instantaneous Movement ability has become somewhat useless to him.
But he still needs the Flying Thunder God! Simply because of that ability to teleport anyone, regardless of their physical form, as long as they are in a physical state!
While the alien energy is undeniably powerful and devours everything, the problem is that its carrier, Qi's physical body, is far too fragile!
You can't really blame him for being fragile. Although he possesses supernatural powers, he's still human, and a human body, no matter how much it's strengthened, has its limits...
What is Qi's most important goal right now? It's the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox two years from now, the number one epic monster among the Nine Tailed Beasts! With Qi's current power level, suppressing the Nine-Tails Fox is simply a pipe dream...
No matter how fast a foreign energy is converted, if it encounters a quantity of the Nine-Tails ' power, it's all for naught if the body can't increase its capacity to absorb it. His Chakra absorption and conversion speed simply can't keep up with the Nine-Tails ' output...
The result would either be that he was killed by Nine-Tails 'Chakra chakra, or Nine-Tails would easily break through his ice-sealing power and continue its demolition of Konoha.
Then it would be meaningless; everything would still happen just like in the original story: Minato and his wife would die, and countless Konoha Ninja Army would suffer casualties...
"Call..."
A burst of flames rose from the scroll, and Qi, who had already memorized the technique, decisively burned it.
Although Minato didn't explicitly state it, Qi understood the meaning of secrecy. As long as the Flying Thunder God Technique existed in written form, it could be leaked at any time. No ninja village dared to claim that it didn't have spies within its own ranks.
The only thing in the village that records these advanced Ninjutsu in written form is probably the Book of Seals, but that thing is kept directly in the Hokage's house. If anyone has the ability to take it directly from there, Konoha can't say anything about it.
For the rest of the time, Qi did only one thing: practice the Flying Thunder God Technique.
The Flying Thunder God Technique isn't actually that difficult to learn, since its rank isn't high. As long as you can understand the incantation, there won't be any problems.
Of course, that's completely obvious. Most advanced Ninjutsu aren't difficult to learn for anyone with sufficient skill; it's just that they're monopolized. Otherwise, the heads of advanced ninjas wouldn't be so sought after...
However, Qi's method of using it is quite different from Minato's. That's because Qi doesn't use Kunai as coordinates for movement, but rather the ice crystals he creates.
This was certainly not to save money, although it would indeed save a lot of money, but Qi, who is not short of money at all, did it for other purposes.
To be honest, carving runes into ice crystals is no easy task. It's much more difficult than ordinary mimicry. Not to mention, for his purpose, Qi had to embed the runes within the ice crystals, which multiplied the difficulty.
But in any case, after half a month, he finally succeeded. Although the manufacturing speed was still not entirely satisfactory, he had indeed achieved his goal of using ice crystals to create coordinates.
However, he had no time to continue, because one morning, as he was once again darting among a cluster of ice crystals suspended in mid-air, a group of Anbu decisively surrounded him...
This habit of barging into people's homes without knocking is really a headache...
However, what's even more troublesome is that the one leading the charge is an old acquaintance of his.
"You haven't forgotten what day it is today, have you?"
Kakashi looked up at Qi, who was hanging on the ice crystals, and said with a hint of resentment,
"Can you please stop making me wait every time? I'm practically your personal messenger..."
Just as Qi was annoyed that the Anbu never knocked, Kakashi was also annoyed by Qi's habit of only moving when someone came to nag him...
"How could I forget? Of course I haven't forgotten."
Qi laughed heartily, then flipped over and landed back on the ground.
At the same time, the ice crystals on the ground shattered and fell to the ground, turning into clear water that seeped into the soil.
"I'm going to the Land of Water today, aren't I?"
"So you remember."
Kakashi glared at him, annoyed.
"Let's go, a whole group of people are waiting for you."
How many people are there?
Qi asked curiously.
He's been focusing on training lately and isn't really aware of the arrangements. He does know that Ogata and Yuki Chiyo are going with him, as is Kakashi.
Yuki Chiyo is a member of the Yuki clan. The surname Yuki was originally another surname of the Yuki Clan. Mizukis who failed to awaken the Ice Release bloodline limit were surnamed Yuki instead of Yuki. As for who sent her to Yuki, it was the Feudal Lord of Fire Konoha. As a result of the agreement between the Feudal Lord of Fire and the Feudal Lord of Water, the Feudal Lord of Water sent this young descendant of the Yuki clan to the Land of Fire.
She naturally became a new member of Qi's family. In fact, she should have been surnamed Yuki; the surname Yuki was something from her parents' generation. However, in the Land of Water, even though the Feudal Lord of Water had declared Yuki innocent, the Yuki was still a taboo word. The current Yuki Clan in the Land of Water all called themselves Yuki. Of course, after the Feudal Lord of Water cleared their name for some purpose, most of them had regrouped. This group was the main target for Qi's visit to the Land of Water.
Yuki Chiyo was brought along because she is a sensory ninja who can sense the Chakra of her clansmen from a great distance. This ability is invaluable for Kira, who is searching for his clansmen.
"The number of people... not many, not few either."
Hearing Qi's words, Kakashi curled his lip.
"At least you brought people back. Although you reached an agreement with the Feudal Lord of Water and the Mizukage, you know better than I do the dangers of the Land of Water. Without a certain number of troops, I'm afraid your people won't even be able to leave the Land of Water."
He glanced at Qi.
"I think that's the issue you should be concerned about."