Hyuga Shinichi had intended to take Namikaze Minato out for something tasty, but Minato stood still and said to him instead.
"Zhenyi, while you and Jiraiya-sensei were away, I think I've mastered the Flying Thunder God technique formula."
"Oh? Is that so? Then hurry up and show me."
Namikaze Minato quickly ran to a tree, formed hand seals at high speed, then pressed his right palm firmly against the trunk.
When he pulled his hand away, a clear mark remained on the bark. Hyuga Shinichi recognized it at a glance as a Flying Thunder God mark.
The principle behind the Flying Thunder God was to use chakra to create a mark as a marker. Once the Flying Thunder God technique formula was activated, one could instantly move to a previously marked location.
What surprised Hyuga Shinichi, however, was that Minato's Flying Thunder God mark was not the four characters "Sword of Shinobi Love" from the original story, but a chaotic, disorderly symbol.
That made him think that perhaps Minato had not yet fully figured it out and had only preliminarily grasped how to use it.
Namikaze Minato then ran in another direction, stopping only when he was roughly ten meters away from the marked tree. Then he spoke to Hyuga Shinichi.
"Zhenyi, watch closely!"
After saying that, Namikaze Minato formed hand seals again. The moment he finished, his figure vanished from the spot with a whoosh.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the marked tree. His right hand rested lightly on the Flying Thunder God mark as he smiled at Hyuga Shinichi.
Like a younger brother waiting for praise from his older brother.
Seeing this, Hyuga Shinichi could not help but marvel inwardly. Minato truly was a genius!
In the original story, Minato had not yet come