The End of a Hero! The White Fang of Konoha Imprisoned!

Qian Ye shook his aching wrist.

"Still far from enough."

"The third stage is maintaining the sphere's stability, right?"

Minato nodded.

"That's right."

"The third stage is the hardest."

"You have to compress Chakra into an extremely small area, keeping it rotating at high speed without letting it lose control and explode."

"This requires you to focus all your attention on your palm."

Qian Ye held out his right hand.

Blue Chakra gathered in his palm.

The airflow began to spin.

But he quickly discovered that stabilizing that force was not easy.

The Chakra sphere had barely taken shape before it began to shake violently.

In the end, it dispersed into the air.

Qian Ye tried several times in a row, but still failed.

Minato comforted him.

"Don't rush."

"The third stage requires a great deal of practice. You need to slowly build muscle memory."

"Finishing the first two stages in a single day already makes you a genius among geniuses."

Kushina sat nearby, eating pastries.

"Minato, taking him on as your student was no loss."

"Maybe he'll become even stronger than you someday."

Minato gave a wry smile.

"Qian Ye is Lord Orochimaru's disciple."

"I'm only guiding him on his behalf."

Qian Ye walked over to the table and sat down.

"I'll remember this favor, Senior Brother."

"I'll master the Rasengan as soon as possible."

Just then.

The courtyard gate was violently shoved open.

A deafening bang rang out.

The wooden door slammed into the wall with a strained groan.

Everyone turned to look.

A silver-haired boy wearing a mask stood in the doorway, panting heavily.

His eyes were red, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

Kakashi.

Minato rose to his feet, somewhat surprised.

"Kakashi?"

"Why are you here?"

"What happened?"

Kakashi rushed into the courtyard and grabbed