The Ninja World Grows Increasingly Restless
"Is that alright, Senior Disciple Brother Minato?" Taiichi was pleasantly surprised, never expecting such a gain from a meal.
"Of course, I heard from Jiraiya- sensei that you learn everything incredibly quickly, Taiichi, so maybe I can even get some inspiration from you," Minato said modestly.
Even though Minato hasn't reached his peak yet, he's still an Elite Jonin. For such a ninja to discuss and learn with Taiichi is a clear sign of his high regard for Taiichi. "Shall we begin now?" Taiichi immediately stood up and said to Minato with excitement.
"Haha, of course!" Minato nodded readily, then said to Jiraiya, "Teacher, aren't you going to start?"
"No, no, I've already shared what I know with this kid. You two can discuss it; I'll just listen from the sidelines." Jiraiya waved his hand in refusal; he didn't have much left to say.
Seeing this, Minato didn't insist, and instead began to discuss his understanding of One-Handed Seal with Taiichi.
After listening to Minato's explanation, Taiichi felt enlightened. "Senior Disciple Brother Minato, since everyone's One-Handed Seal are different, is there a simple way to quickly find a seal that suits you?"
"No, you can only keep trying. Start with hand Hand Seals, and while maintaining the flow of Chakra within your body, try hand Hand Seals with one hand until you find the right one."
Taiichi nodded thoughtfully, and his hands began to practice the unique hand gestures that Minato had instructed him to use.
Because one hand can perform fewer gestures and the movements are more subtle than two hands, it requires stronger perception and Chakra Control to determine whether the Chakra in the body has changed due to subtle changes in gestures.
Gradually, Taiichi and also gradually came to his senses.
[Understanding, Skill One-Handed Seal Lv0 (3/100)]
Sure enough, the skill's One-Time Proof, Permanent Skill trait has a remarkable effect on creation and development, Taiichi smiled.
The three who were watching Taiichi deep in thought didn't disturb him. They quietly discussed their own insights, and when they saw Taiichi come back to his senses with a smile on his face, Minato asked first, "Taiichi, how is it? Did you gain anything?"
"Hmm." Taiichi didn't hold back and shared his recent gains with everyone. He even demonstrated the one-handed hand seal that he had just tried to use to easily mobilize Chakra.
Minato was quite surprised; this progress was too fast! No wonder Jiraiya- sensei said Taiichi quickly.
Taiichi's findings further spurred Minato. The group engaged in a lively discussion, though Taiichi mostly served as a listener. However, whenever he offered his opinion, he always hit the nail on the head, providing Minato and Jiraiya many helpful insights.
The four continued their discussion until the Sun Barrier began to set, and, still feeling unsatisfied, they made a pact to Minato to continue their research and exploration if they had the chance in the future.
The Hokage's Office.
At this moment, the room was filled with thick smoke, and the source of this smoke was none other than the Third Hokage's large pipe.
"Alright, Hiruzen, you should smoke less too. You've all seen the intelligence Root sent you. What do you say?" Danzo looked at the Hokage with anticipation.
He just presented Hiruzen Sarutobi with a huge surprise: a report on the recent abductions of Kekkei Genkai by Cloud Village.
Although half a year has passed, it was here that they made the decision to retaliate against the mastermind behind the kidnapping of Kurama Chizuru. They just didn't expect that the investigation would take so long.
Flipping through the investigation report in his hand, he saw that over the past year, there had been eight cases of kidnapping children with Kekkei Genkai from other villages, either planned or carried out by Cloud Village Hidden Cloud Village. These cases involved multiple countries, including the Land of Water, the Land of Fire, the Land of Hot Water, and the Land of Waterfalls. The report also detailed the planners and executors of these eight kidnapping incidents.
"This is truly shocking! Yan and Koharu, you should take a look too!" Sarutobi handed the scroll to the two Advisor.
"Hiruzen, there's no need to hesitate about this. Just take revenge directly, and I doubt Cloud Village will dare to make a sound." Danzo's gloomy eyes flashed with eager light.
"That's right, Hiruzen, this can be done. Even if Cloud Village finds out, we can just publish this report. Does Cloud Village want to start a war with all the ninja villages?" After reading the report, Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu were unusually on the First Shinobi World War as Danzo.
Seeing that the three Advisor had made the same decision, Hiruzen Sarutobi also made up his mind. "Alright, since that's the case, then let's send Sakumo over there and kill all the people from Cloud Village who were in charge of planning and executing this operation, as a warning."
"Hiruzen, shouldn't this be something that Root should be doing?" Team Battle was furious. The intelligence was provided by Root, but someone else got the credit.
"Danzo, your Root still needs to monitor the movements of other ninja villages. The information brought back by Sunagakure last time still hasn't been investigated. You should focus more of your energy on this!" Sarutobi reprimanded mercilessly.
"But—" Danzo was about to retort.
"No buts, it's settled then." Sarutobi said resolutely.
Danzo remained silent upon seeing this, knowing it was Hiruzen Sarutobi giving him a warning; it seemed he would have to tone it down a bit recently.
After leaving the Minato family, Taiichi followed Jiraiya's advice and went to the Konoha Ninjutsu Exchange. Looking at this inconspicuous room in the corner of the Mission Hall, who would have thought that most of the Konoha ninjas obtained their Ninjutsu from here!
Upon entering the room, the first thing you see is a simple desk and a staff member sitting behind it. Judging from his attire, he should be a Chunin.
Perhaps because it was late, no one else came to exchange their items, and the Chunin was Kunai.
Upon seeing someone enter the house, the Chunin visibly perked up, straightening his posture to greet the visitor. However, upon realizing it was just a little kid, he immediately became impatient.
Such a young child could only have a few C-rank mission records at most, which wouldn't be enough to exchange for anything here. It would be better to ask the ninja in charge for guidance; maybe he could even learn a few useful Ninjutsu.
"Kid, this isn't a place for you. Go to the main hall outside to take on missions." The Chunin didn't even look up, reverting to his previous lazy demeanor.
Seeing the Chunin's rude attitude, Taiichi didn't bother to be polite and threw his Ninja ID on the table.
The Ninja ID slid perfectly across the table to the Chunin's hand, landing precisely where it should have been.
The Chunin only glanced at it before his eyes widened in shock. He noticed a clear indication on his Ninja ID that he had completed A-rank Mission, which greatly surprised him.
He picked up the Ninja ID on the table, carefully examined every word on the card, and compared it with the photo and the appearance of the person in front of him. Finally, he confirmed that the person on the card was indeed the child in front of him.
A smile immediately spread across the Chunin's face. He couldn't help it; such a young and already so powerful child was someone he dared not offend. Putting aside his own strength and immeasurable future, he certainly couldn't afford to offend even his current elders.
"This one..." The Chunin glanced at the name on the Ninja ID: "Taichi Matsushita, what kind of Ninjutsu do you want to exchange for, B-rank or C-rank?"