Konoha Reinforcements

"Uzuki, where is Qin Yu?" Minato Namikaze asked urgently.

At first, he had doubted Qin Yu's talent for learning ninjutsu.

The talent now displayed not only allowed him to instantly learn the Rasengan.

He had also refined the shape transformation to its peak, and he hadn't expected Qin Yu to not only elevate the transformation to another level.

But also integrate nature transformation!

If anyone had witnessed it, Minato Namikaze would have absolutely refused to believe it.

"Lord Minato, Qin Yu is resting in the cave," Uzuki Cangwu said, stunned.

When had he ever seen Minato Namikaze, who was hailed as the most likely candidate to become the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, lose his composure like this?

"I'll be right back," Minato Namikaze said, and with that, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique and disappeared from his spot.

Inside the cave, Qin Yu had just stretched when his expression sharpened. He slightly curled his right hand's fingers, and with a surge of chakra, he instantly condensed a Rasengan.

Without any flourish, he hurled it directly behind him.

As Minato Namikaze appeared, he saw the rapidly enlarging Rasengan in his pupils. His expression changed, and he quickly performed another spatial jump, appearing seven or eight meters away.

"I didn't expect you to leave so many Flying Thunder God markers," Qin Yu said, dispersing the Rasengan in his hand.

Minato Namikaze chuckled helplessly, "You brat are truly a freak. Not only did you learn the Rasengan, but you've also refined the shape transformation to a further level, even integrating nature transformation."

"Do you want to learn it?" Qin Yu asked with a playful smile.

Minato Namikaze shook his head. "Forget it. I've been pondering it alone for so long, and I still can't refine the Rasengan to its ultimate form. It seems it suits you better."

"However, I know some basic ninjutsu. Do you want to learn?"

Qin Yu did not refuse this suggestion. Since he couldn't learn the Flying Thunder God Technique for now, mastering other ninjutsu temporarily wasn't a bad thing.

Three days passed in a flash.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

The wind chakra in Qin Yu's mouth suddenly expanded and was expelled in the next moment.

The hurricane surged like a tide, transforming into wind blades that carried a chilling whistling sound, instantly severing the trees in their path.

It completely cleared the forest in the open space before him.

"Freak, you learned Wind Release that quickly," Minato Namikaze shook his head helplessly.

Back then, it took him three days to learn this ninjutsu.

Now, Qin Yu had only taken half a day.

This was simply astonishing.

Of course, this half-day was deliberately created by Qin Yu.

If Minato Namikaze knew that he had learned this ninjutsu to max level in an instant, he would probably have his jaw drop.

"Ding, detected Wind Release chakra nature within the host. Do you want to one-click max level?"

"Yes!" Qin Yu quickly gave the command.

During these three days, besides learning some basic ninjutsu, he had also researched various nature transformations.

Besides Wind Release, there were also Fire Release and Water Release.

Various Rasengan variations had already been developed by Qin Yu.

However, to avoid being too shocking, Qin Yu had not revealed them.

"Congratulations to the host. Wind Release chakra nature transformation is max level."

"Congratulations to the host. Wind Style: Rasengan Shuriken is max level."

Hearing the familiar system prompts, Qin Yu smiled knowingly.

"Qin Yu, Lord Minato, Konoha's reinforcements have arrived," Uzuki Yugao said, glancing at Qin Yu.

A hint of worry flashed in her pupils.

"Konoha's reinforcements?" Qin Yu smiled warmly. "Are they specifically asking to see me?"

"It seems they're not here with good intentions."

Minato Namikaze's expression changed slightly.

He had stayed here for three days because he had received a mission to guard Konoha's outpost.

Originally, after discovering Qin Yu's existence, he could have left early.

However, for Qin Yu's sake, he had decided to stay.

"Qin Yu, later, I'll handle anything that comes up," Minato Namikaze warned.

Regarding the ambiguous methods of Konoha's higher-ups, whether they would change their stance on Qin Yu's appearance, Minato Namikaze dared not gamble.

Having witnessed Uchiha Qin Yu's heaven-defying learning ability with his own eyes, Minato Namikaze had already attributed it to the effects of a special Sharingan, one possessing powerful ninjutsu copying and extension capabilities. Only this could explain how he mastered the ninjutsu he taught him in such a short time. Three days ago, he had secretly sent word of this matter back to the Third Hokage. Now that reinforcements from Konoha had arrived, Minato Namikaze hoped even more that they represented the will of the Third Hokage.

Inside the Cave, Gekko Kuro Yoru, Fugaku, and a jonin wearing an Anbu mask arrived with fifty Konoha ninja. After Minato Namikaze sent the intelligence back, the Third Hokage immediately issued an emergency mobilization order, recalling Gekko Kuro Yoru, one of the Eight Colors of Konoha. At the same time, he also summoned Fugaku, who had originally been shouldering the duties of captain of the Konoha Military Police Force. The Third Hokage's goal was simple: since Uchiha Qin Yu had awakened a special Sharingan, only Fugaku, as the current head of the Uchiha Clan, was qualified to examine it and better understand the mysteries of the Straight Tomoe Sharingan.

However, even though this matter was handled with great secrecy, the deployment of such a large force and the fact that the mountain pass had not yet been breached meant that Root, led by Danzo, also learned of the situation. They intervened directly, sending their own Root ninja as well. They claimed it was to help guard the pass, but their true intentions remained unknown.

"Uzuki Cangwu, where is Uchiha Qin Yu? Why is he not here?" the Root ninja suddenly spoke up. Fugaku's expression stiffened as he replied, "Someone has already gone to notify him. I heard he is with Minato, so let us wait a little longer." As the captain of the Konoha Military Police Force, Fugaku possessed a certain amount of authority. However, outside of the Uchiha Clan, this authority was not held in high regard. At the very least, the Anbu Root under Danzo had always harbored a hostile attitude toward the Uchiha Clan.

"Hmph, Uchiha Qin Yu's motives and identity are unclear, and this pass is of the utmost importance. For him to leave his post without authorization is to disregard the safety of Konoha and constitutes a dereliction of duty," the Root ninja snorted coldly. "What if he has ulterior motives and has defected to the enemy with our vital intelligence?"

The expressions of the ninja present changed drastically. For a village, loyalty was the most highly valued trait. Whether it was the Second Hokage or the current high-ranking officials like Danzo, they had always viewed the Uchiha Clan as having a rebellious nature. It was precisely for this reason that they were marginalized at every turn and their residential district was relocated to the outskirts of Konoha, all to guard against a potential betrayal by the Uchiha Clan.