So That's How It Is

In the center of the Camp, Taiichi stood still, looking annoyed. He patted his head, stomped his feet, and after some self-reflection, his Chakra Perception instantly activated.

Instantly, the entire Camp appeared in his mind. Except for the areas covered by the Barrier, which he couldn't Scout, his senses quickly found Minato's familiar Chakra fluctuations.

When he Scout Minato in the grove of trees in the southeast corner of the Camp, Minato's gaze followed the direction of his Chakra Perception.

That's a really keen sense of perception.

Quickly withdrawing his Chakra Perception, Taiichi and apologized to those around him.

Konoha has many capable people. In this front-line Camp alone, five ninjas have just sensed Taiichi's Scout. This is why Taiichi bowed and apologized, since it is impolite to Scout someone's territory without reason.

Over there, in the grove, Minato, who was instructing his team members on training, suddenly looked towards the Camp, a commotion that naturally attracted Kakashi and the others' attention.

"Minato-sensei, what happened?" Rin, being more observant, was the first to notice Minato's unusual behavior.

"Ha, it's nothing. Taiichi might be coming over Taiichi," Minato said uncertainly. The feeling and Chakra fluctuations just now were definitely Taiichi.

Kakashi and Obito were completely bewildered. They looked in the direction Minato had just been looking, but found nothing. They were both amazed by Minato's strength.

Sure enough, within just a few minutes, Taiichi appeared in the grove, and he seemed to be in a hurry.

"Taiichi, it really is you!"

Taiichi was slightly taken aback and looked at Obito, who had spoken, with a puzzled expression. But when he saw Obito's knowing look, he realized that Minato must have told them about his upcoming visit.

He greeted everyone with a smile, and after some pleasantries, he got down to business with Minato: "Senior Disciple Brother, Jiraiya- sensei sent me to learn the Flying Thunder God from you." With that, he handed Jiraiya's warrant to Minato.

"Oh, the village's reward for you came through?" Minato clearly knew about it too. "You chose the Flying Thunder God Technique! Aren't you going to reconsider?"

"What? What? Flying Thunder God? That name sounds so cool!" Obito exclaimed in surprise, like a child asking a question.

"Idiot, that's Minato-sensei's signature Ninjutsu, the one he uses to teleport during battle. It's a very rare Space-Time Ninjutsu." Kakashi looked at the ignorant Obito and scolded him without any politeness, but still didn't forget to give Obito a little explanation.

"Space-Time Ninjutsu?" Obito was completely baffled. This kind of knowledge was far too unfamiliar to him, given his consistently poor performance in theoretical exams.

Taiichi glanced at the two clowns, chuckled, and ignored them. "It's decided, this is the one. Jiraiya- sensei just told me about the difficulty, but I still want to give it a try."

After hearing Minato, Minato nodded knowingly, then looked at Taiichi with a meaningful smile, "I see. Then I won't try to persuade you any further."

Taiichi saw his sly smile and knew that Minato had guessed Jiraiya's plan. As expected of master and disciple, their thoughts were so aligned.

"Minato-sensei, can we learn that Flying Thunder God Ninjutsu too?" Obito asked directly, seeing the two of them speaking in riddles.

This is exactly what Kakashi and Rin wanted to ask, since the Flying Thunder God is just too amazing, and they've been eyeing it for a long time.

However, Minato refused him outright, saying, "No, this is Ninjutsu from the Scroll of Sealing. To learn it, you must make enough contributions and obtain the Hokage-sama's permission. Moreover, the conditions for learning this Ninjutsu are extremely demanding; not everyone can learn it."

Obito, Kakashi, and Rin were disappointed, but it was understandable; such advanced Ninjutsu was definitely not something anyone could learn just by wanting to.

"Alright, you guys can practice here on your own. I'm taking Taiichi to the other side, so don't you dare slack off!"

"Understood, Minato-sensei!" Obito's reply seemed to have lost its soul, becoming listless and weak.

Seeing Obito's expression, Taiichi couldn't help but have a mischievous thought. "Obito, if you're not serious, I'll call Yohei over!"

Obito was startled. The image of Yohei standing with his hands on Yohei hips, laughing strangely, involuntarily flashed into his mind. Obito shivered all over, as his cousin had been giving him quite a bit of trouble lately.

"Quick, quick, Kakashi, let's spar!"

On the other side of the grove, Minato and Taiichi arrived.

"Taiichi, how much do you know about the Flying Thunder God?"

"Not much, all I know is that it's a Space-Time Ninjutsu, seemingly developed by the Second Hokage after being inspired by the Summoning Technique."

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"Indeed, the original Flying Thunder God was developed based on Summoning Technique, but its application in actual combat has undergone many iterations and upgrades."

As he spoke, Minato took out a scroll from his Ninja Tool Pouch and handed it to Taiichi. "These are some insights and reflections I gained while learning the Flying Thunder God. You can take this and look at it later."

Taiichi accepted the scroll without any pretense, knowing that the knowledge within was worth no less than an S-rank Ninjutsu. However, given his relationship with Minato, it would be too formal to refuse.

A simple "thank you" is enough to express your gratitude; everything else can be kept in your heart.

Next, Minato explained in detail to Taiichi the principles of the Flying Thunder God Technique and how to use it.

"The Flying Thunder God is essentially Ninjutsu that allows one to sense their own Chakra from a distance and summon themselves there." Minato first summarized the Flying Thunder God in his own words.

"The Summoning Technique we use daily rely on Summoning Contract as a medium, establishing a connection between the ninja and the Summoning Animal through a blood pact. The first step in using the Flying Thunder God is figuring out how to contact the target you're heading to."

"Here we need to use a medium, and usually, that medium is Chakra. After all, Chakra is something we produce ourselves, and ninjas are very familiar with it."

"But we all know that Chakra dissipates quickly once it leaves the body. Therefore, the first difficulty in learning the Flying Thunder God is the Sealing Jutsu that can preserve Chakra for a long time, which is the Flying Thunder God Formula."

"Now that we have the medium, the next step is to perceive it. This perception isn't about perceiving things in the ordinary sense, but rather perceiving the specific coordinates of the medium in space."

"This is the most difficult aspect of the Flying Thunder God. Most ninjas, even those Sensor Ninja, lack this talent. They cannot perceive the medium they set up on a spatial level, and therefore cannot break the constraints of space to teleport."

Minato truly lived up to his reputation as a good Senior Disciple Brother and a good teacher. After his explanation, even though Taiichi's first time encountering the Flying Thunder God, he had a pretty good understanding of the principles behind the technique.

However, when Minato mentioned that mysterious spatial talent, his words became somewhat vague.

"Senior Disciple Brother, what exactly is this spatial talent, or what did you feel when you sensed the Flying Thunder God Formula?"

Minato scratched his head, looked up at the sky, seemingly thinking about what language to use to express himself.

"That feeling—it's like seeing a faint, flickering light in the vast ocean, elusive yet undeniably there."

Taiichi looked completely bewildered. What kind of description was this? Wasn't it too abstract, completely missing the point?

Minato seemed to notice Taiichi's confusion and tried hard to think of how to describe the feeling, but it was like an itch inside the body. You know it's there, but you can't grab it or scratch it, which only makes you feel annoyed.

At this moment Taiichi finally understood why so many people couldn't learn the Flying Thunder God. This "spatial talent" really is a talent; if you have it, you either do, or if you don't, no matter how hard you try, you won't be able to learn it, and you won't even be able to understand it.

Taiichi then skipped that part and went straight to learning the Flying Thunder God Formula from Minato.

This isn't the "Sword of Ninja Love" that Minato directly carved onto the Kunai; it's merely the final product that Minato created after extensive research and practice.

The true Flying Thunder God Formula is incredibly complex. Even with Taiichi's level 11 Sealing Jutsu, he discovered a large number of runes he had never encountered before— Space Rune. And these runes are the core runes of the Flying Thunder God Formula.

The lesson lasted until evening, and it was during this lesson that Minato discovered that Taiichi's foundation in Sealing Jutsu was far superior to his own.

Taiichi could understand and master the Flying Thunder God techniques after being taught them only once. The only ones that needed detailed explanation were the runes involving space.

"Senior Disciple Brother Minato, thank you so much for your careful instruction today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to learn such a complex technique so quickly."

Taiichi expressed his heartfelt gratitude, not everyone is like Minato, willing to impart all their knowledge.

"Don't be so polite." Minato patted Taichi on Taiichi shoulder. "If there's anything you don't understand, remember to ask me anytime. Don't try to figure it out on your own, especially about Space Perception."

"Finally, if you really can't learn it, don't force it. Just go back to Jiraiya and try a different Ninjutsu."

Goodness, they're not even pretending anymore, they're just blatantly cheating. They truly are master and disciple, but Taiichi really likes it.

"Don't worry, Senior Disciple Brother, I know what I'm doing."

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. The rest is up to you. I won't bother you any longer."

With that, Minato waved at Taiichi and vanished in a flash. Taiichi's forehead swelled with disbelief. Was he just showing off in front of him? How convenient! He'd have to show off too once he learned how to do it.

After Minato left, only Taiichi remained in the grove.

He then looked at his control panel.

[Flying Thunder God Lv0 (99/100)]

Perhaps it was because Taiichi's foundation was solid enough, or perhaps it was because Minato's teaching was detailed enough, but in any case, after Minato taught Taiichi all the theories of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Taiichi's progress in the Flying Thunder God Technique reached Lv0 (99/100).

After that, it seemed to get stuck there. No matter how Minato explained it, or whether Taiichi understood it or not, there was no progress at all.

At this point, Taiichi understood that the principles of "Deva Path" and "One-Time Proof, Permanent Skill" also have a foundation. If your body doesn't have the necessary conditions, then even if you study it thoroughly, you still won't know it.

Just as humans understand the principles of bird flight, but can never fly like a bird because they don't have wings, no matter how well they understand the principles, it's all in vain.

However, this is where Taiichi went wrong. With Skill Points, he wanted to turn the impossible into possible. If you don't have spatial talent, then create one for you.

With each Skill Points consumed, the panel immediately changed.

[Flying Thunder God Lv1 (1/100)]

First, the Flying Thunder God was directly upgraded to Lv1, and then the experience points kept jumping up.

Lv2--

Lv3----

Lv4.

It didn't stop until Lv4 (231/600), which shows that Taiichi's foundation was deep enough that he achieved such a high level of proficiency as soon as he learned it.

A flood of memories and insights surged forth, accompanied by a strange feeling—every cell in his body seemed to have undergone a baptism, and the reality of the world was revealed to Taiichi in a new light.

At this moment, when Taiichi observed the world again, he finally understood what Minato's mysterious description meant.

It wasn't that he didn't explain clearly enough, but rather that it was truly difficult to describe the feeling.

The sense that people are born to live on the earth and fish naturally live in flowing water is something that people accustomed to this way of life cannot describe.

Only someone like Taiichi, who couldn't sense space before but can suddenly experience it now, can truly understand the difference between the two.

This is like someone who originally lived on land suddenly being able to live in water; only through such a stark contrast can one truly understand the difference.

Teuchi a ball of Chakra. Although it dissipated quickly, Taiichi could still clearly feel it.

Compared to before, Taiichi can now not only feel his presence in reality, but also in the spatial realm, a ball of Chakra constantly radiates its own presence as space flows.

This is Space Perception. It's definitely a talent-dependent ability. Without it, no matter how hard you try to learn, you just can't perceive it. But with it, it's right there in front of you, so you don't even need to learn it.

Next, Taiichi will try to create his own unique Flying Thunder God Formula. Although theoretically, as long as one can sense one's own Chakra, one can activate the Flying Thunder God Flying Thunder God Formula.

But the existence of the Flying Thunder God Formula naturally has its reasons.

Its various runes, especially those related to space, can not only preserve the existence of Chakra for a long time, but also amplify the presence of Chakra, allowing the caster to more easily and quickly capture their own mark in intense battles.

With his hands Hand Seals, his Chakra transformed into earth-style energy. Through superb Chakra Control and Shape Transformation, a table and chairs quickly materialized in front of him.

Taiichi took out paper and pen and quickly wrote down the most primitive Flying Thunder God Formula. Then, according to his own understanding and needs, he continuously simplified and compressed it. Finally, after using up a dozen drafts, the final product appeared.

Unlike Minato's "Sword of Ninja Love," Taiichi's Flying Thunder God Formula ultimately established the principle of "Invincible With Me."