Summoning Technique

By the time they finished eating, the streetlights had already flickered to life.

Watching Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin walk away, Namikaze Minato patted Kakashi on the shoulder. "Let's go for a walk."

Kakashi stepped forward to follow.

"I heard from Sakumo that you've already begun training in the Lightning Flicker."

Namikaze Minato said.

Kakashi nodded. "Yes, it's something Genma developed himself."

"It uses lightning-style chakra to stimulate the cells, including the nerve cells, to enhance explosive power, speed, and neural reaction time."

"However, it places extremely high demands on chakra control and carries a certain degree of danger, requiring the use of Shadow Clone for training, so progress has been slow."

Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement. "Genma is a medical ninja; he certainly has a massive advantage when it comes to chakra manipulation."

"The Lightning Flicker can compensate for the flaws in your Chidori, and it suits you perfectly. It is a very promising path, and I believe you can master it, Kakashi."

"However, I also have a ninjutsu here that would suit you."

Kakashi looked up upon hearing this. "Is it your Body Flicker Technique, Sensei?"

Namikaze Minato nodded. "Yes, it's called the Flying Thunder God, a space-time ninjutsu."

"If I'm not mistaken, Genma has also mastered a similar technique."

Kakashi replied, "Genma's is a Substitution Technique, though it is indeed a space-time ninjutsu."

Namikaze Minato was stunned, then laughed in amazement. "What a genius!"

Kakashi nodded in complete agreement.

Namikaze Minato continued, "The difficulty of the Flying Thunder God is S-rank. It involves a vast amount of knowledge and places very high requirements on the practitioner."

"For instance, one must possess sensory capabilities and sharp reaction times."

"One must also understand Sealing Technique."

"Of course, the foundation is the Summoning Technique, though that certainly won't be a problem for you."

Kakashi was surprised to hear this. "Summoning Technique?"

Namikaze Minato explained with a smile, "The Summoning Technique could be called the most common space-time ninjutsu in the Ninja World, perhaps even the most fundamental."

"Every space-time ninjutsu I know of is either related to this technique or built upon its foundation."

Kakashi was no stranger to the Summoning Technique, and having witnessed Namikaze Minato's Flying Thunder God, he pondered, "So, the Summoning Technique can actually be used without signing a contract?"

Namikaze Minato nodded. "Of course, but doing so is extremely dangerous."

"Performing the Summoning Technique without a specific contract target will randomly teleport you to some other location."

Thinking of this, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but recall the embarrassing mishaps of his teacher, Jiraiya.

Though, perhaps that was truly fate.

Pulling his thoughts back, Namikaze Minato asked with a smile, "Well, Kakashi, are you interested in this technique?"

"Of course, this technique will require a great deal of energy to learn, and you must still balance it with the Lightning Flicker, as that will help you master the Flying Thunder God."

Kakashi did not hesitate. "Sensei, I will learn it!"

He, too, had a competitive spirit!

Namikaze Minato nodded, stopped walking, and said, "Then go back and learn the Summoning Technique from Sakumo first, but do not attempt to perform the technique if you don't have a summoning creature."

"If you don't have a suitable summoning creature, I will help you resolve that."

"Tomorrow, I will teach you Sensory Ninjutsu. If you cannot master Sensory Ninjutsu, then it will be nearly impossible for you to master the Flying Thunder God!"

Kakashi nodded. "Yes, I understand!"

Namikaze Minato smiled. "Then that's settled. See you tomorrow."

With that, he vanished.

Genma, having just finished seeing Shizune home, suddenly discovered he had gained 1 Setting Value.

"What's going on?"

Genma immediately opened the [Setting Collection] to check the logs, then looked on in surprise. "Teaching the Flying Thunder God?"

"Why so sudden?"

"Is it related to today's battle?"

The specific details were impossible to know, but this was clearly a good thing.

Though, was 1 Setting Value a bit low?

"Or perhaps, is this considered a milestone reward?"

Genma pondered, "If Kakashi masters the Flying Thunder God, will I be able to gain more Setting Value?"

That seems highly likely!

Speaking of which, the decisive turning point in Kakashi's fate truly began when he changed the death of his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

Every deviation from the original timeline that followed should be credited to him.

"Very good, sustainable gains!"

Genma was very satisfied: "Oh Kakashi, you must strive for greatness!"

"Whether I can use the Flying Thunder God in the future depends entirely on you!"

Genma headed home in high spirits.

Ever since she learned of her son's formidable strength, Yu Fenglan was no longer surprised by his promotion to Chunin, so there was no need to celebrate at home today.

As his mother, Ritsuka was very happy, but upon seeing her son return, she was more concerned with giving him instructions.

The danger level of a Genin is, in reality, far lower than that of a Chunin.

Genma listened obediently.

Besides, he wasn't arrogant enough to think that his current strength meant he was out of danger.

After washing up and returning to his room, Genma opened the ninjutsu scroll.

Bringer-of-Darkness Technique, a genjutsu that completely deprives the target of sight.

As the Professor of Ninjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen, who could be said to have mastered all seven nature transformations in addition to Sealing Technique, was helpless against this technique, forced to endure it and rely on his sense of smell to break it.

Of course, the casters he faced were Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama.

Genma felt that with his own attainments in Yin Release nature transformation, combined with his Tailed Beast-level chakra, no one below the Mangekyo level should be able to break it.

Depriving someone of sight is equivalent to cutting off a large portion of combat power for the vast majority of ninjas.

After all, not everyone is Uchiha Madara, who can slaughter enemies even with his eyes closed.

Therefore, between the two A-rank genjutsu, he only hesitated for a moment before abandoning the Temple of Nirvana Technique.

Most importantly, Genma felt that modifying the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique later might yield even more surprises.

"Hmm, the basic principle of this technique is actually not much different from visual genjutsu like the Temple of Nirvana."

After carefully reading through it, Genma pondered to himself: "This deprivation of sight isn't actually making someone blind; rather, it's creating darkness to shroud their vision."

"Hmm, it has a bit of the Shadow Secret Technique to it, the idea of manifesting intangible, illusory shadows."

Genma felt this wasn't too difficult.

Genma memorized the hand seal sequence, then created several Shadow Clone to practice the seals together.

Before he knew it, it was 10 o'clock. First came a knock at the door, followed immediately by his mother Ritsuka's voice: "Genma, time to rest~"

Genma ended his training and immediately replied: "Okay Mom, right away!"

He dispelled his clones, absorbed the experience, and after a quick trip to the bathroom, he turned off the lights and lay in bed.

Opening the Setting Collection, Genma attempted to modify the Summoning Technique.

Success!

Genma was overjoyed; the 2 points of Setting Value last time weren't enough, but now 3 points were just enough.

Summoning Technique 1.0: Using biological samples and chakra as a medium, it can summon any soul or life form that is not in a sealed state.