Chidori

Minato himself held no complaints, performing hand signs repeatedly, releasing the technique, adjusting the angle. His golden hair swayed slightly in the wind, his expression focused, and his progress was remarkable.

The changes in Izumi Uchiha after awakening her Sharingan were even more visible to the naked eye—

Fire Release techniques that previously required prolonged hand signs to release now took only half the time.

After opening the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the drain on her body was not insignificant, so during regular form practice, she did not activate it.

Yet the condensed fireball was still more solid than before, and the flame color shifted from crimson to a bright orange with a hint of yellow, the temperature noticeably higher.

She was practicing a set of newly learned Fire Release combo techniques from the clan's scroll—

First was the Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, several small fireballs shooting toward the water surface like scattered dandelions,

Followed seamlessly by the Majestic Destroyer Flame, a massive wave of fire surging outward,

Swallowing those fireballs to create a wider burning zone.

Jiraiya looked at the scorched patch of soil in front of Izumi that extended all the way to the water surface, narrowing his eyes slightly.

The auxiliary boost of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan on Chakra control was truly astonishing; Izumi's current combat power might have already brushed against the threshold of an elite Chunin.

As for why she was not yet a Jonin?

Because Izumi Uchiha was still too young and had not yet systematically learned the Three-Tomoe's methods for copying ninjutsu, nor the illusion system the Uchiha clan was so proud of!

Once she learned all of these, no matter how young Izumi was, she would possess Jonin-level strength.

This was the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, an unreasonable boost in strength.

Then he turned his gaze to Mirai Uzumaki on the far right.

Three shadow clones stood in front of Mirai, surrounding a small circle and repeatedly practicing something.

The cultivation experience of shadow clones could be fed back to the main body after being dispelled.

Therefore, practicing with shadow clones open was undoubtedly like turning on a multiple-multiplier cultivation buff.

There was also a risk: the more shadow clones there were, the more memories, experiences, and even pain fed back to the main body upon dispelling. If things went wrong, one's brain could even be overloaded.

Not everyone was like Naruto in the original story, thick-skinned enough to use hundreds of shadow clones for training in one go.

Mirai's main body stood in the middle, hands forming hand signs, a burst of lightning gathered in the palm, emitting a crackling current sound.

That ball of lightning was only the size of a palm, but as the output method and frequency of the Chakra were continuously adjusted, the lightning grew brighter and its shape kept changing.

Jiraiya looked at that unfamiliar ball of lightning, his brow furrowing slightly.

He had seen plenty of Lightning Release ninjutsu—but the condensation method of that lightning ball was completely different from anything in his impression.

It was denser, more concentrated, like a ball of high-pressure compressed lightning rather than scattered current.

Especially that sound resembling bird chirping, it was hard not to care!

"Mirai," Jiraiya jumped down from the tree and walked to his side, "what kind of technique is that in your hand?"

Mirai raised his head, the lightning in his hand not dissipating, but stopping its changes: "Old man Jiraiya, this is a Lightning Release ninjutsu I'm creating myself, I call it—Chidori!"

"A self-created ninjutsu?" Jiraiya's eyebrows raised.

Minato and Izumi also heard the conversation here, both involuntarily looking over.

"How old are you, and you're already creating your own ninjutsu?" Jiraiya's tone carried a trace of seriousness,

"A ninja creating their own ninjutsu isn't anything new, but it's also an extremely dangerous act. A single misstep damaging your meridian pathways, and your ninja career is ruined!

Usually, it's something people only try after becoming a Jonin and accumulating a large amount of combat experience. As a newly graduated Genin, you'd better—"

"I know, old man Jiraiya," Mirai nodded,

"But I've deduced the principles of this technique for a long time. The theoretical level has already been cleared, and now it's just a matter of fine-tuning the Chakra."

Jiraiya stared at him for two seconds: "Deduced it for how long?"

...Ever since I entered the Ninja Academy, I suppose.

Mirai Uzumaki wasn't talking nonsense with that remark; wasn't a technique like Chidori something he deduced in his head the moment he transmigrated over?

Not just Chidori, but the Rasengan too! He had been considering how to replicate them all along.

Jiraiya was silent for a moment, not because he disbelieved Mirai's talent—

This child had shown a Chakra control far surpassing his peers right from the start.

But a self-created ninjutsu couldn't be accomplished overnight just by relying on talent,

Involving Chakra circulation pathways, shape transformation, nature combination, and even safety considerations for the meridian system, any minute error could cause irreversible damage.

What was required, besides talent, was experience!

"Demonstrate it for me to see first," Jiraiya's tone was much more serious than before, "If the Chakra route has problems, I can still help you interrupt and correct it in time to prevent injury to your body."

Mirai nodded, not refusing.

He first dispelled the shadow clones, the three clones simultaneously disappearing with a "poof" of white smoke.

Only then did he take a deep breath, Chakra within his body beginning to circulate according to the route he had repeatedly tweaked countless times—

Bo, Wu, Shen, Wu, Mao!

The five hand signs were completed almost in the blink of an eye, and then his right hand lowered, five fingers slightly splayed, his left hand grasping his right wrist to assist with control.

"Biu-zzzt—!!"

A dazzling blue-and-white flash of lightning burst violently in his palm,

The current emitted a sharp screeching sound in the air, sounding as though a thousand birds were screaming simultaneously—this was why it was named Chidori!

Jiraiya's pupils shrank slightly.

The form, density, and condensation method of that lightning all indicated this was not a semi-finished product.

Rather, it was a ninjutsu that had basically taken shape and could actually be used.

Moreover, that efficiency of Chakra conversion and degree of compression... simply didn't look like something a beginner could easily master.

Could it be that in this world, geniuses born with knowledge truly existed?

Jiraiya thought a lot in this instant, recalling the mission given to him by the Great Toad Sage—to find the Child of Prophecy.

So, would Mirai Uzumaki, who had already gained the Nine-Tails' recognition and possessed extraordinarily exceptional talent, be that Child of Prophecy?

Jiraiya's gaze toward Mirai shifted just a tiny bit.

Minato stood not far away, the hand sign motion in his hands coming to a complete stop.

He felt the Chakra fluctuations emitted by that lightning, that dense, sharp, and hyper-speed feeling,

Giving him the instinctive judgment that if I get hit by that, it'll be dangerous.

He watched silently for a moment, then gently clenched his fist.

The world of geniuses... really didn't make any sense at all.

He muttered inwardly with emotion, but the corners of his mouth carried a slight curve—

Minato gained the drive to chase forward and run, determined not to fall behind.