Young Minato stared after her until her figure disappeared into the distance. Only then did he realize that he had tilted his umbrella, letting the rain soak his blond hair and upper body.
Ah, I spaced out. I was so absorbed in watching her that I even forgot it was raining.
Minato Namikaze tugged helplessly at his sodden clothes. There hardly seemed to be any point in using an umbrella now, since he was already soaked through.
He set the umbrella aside, raised his head, and closed his eyes. Recalling Kushina's hand seals, he slowly formed them himself, reproducing her every movement.
"[Water Release: Water Flow Technique]."
A stream of water many times thinner than hers rose from the ground, trembling as it traveled along the surface. Drawing on the power of nature to strengthen itself, it finally gathered into a ball.
Minato Namikaze watched the little round ball hover in the air under his control, marveling at it.
The ideas Kushina had sparked in him quickly branched out.
He made the water inside the ball spin rapidly, keeping it stable amid the motion.
As the water accelerated, the ball felt increasingly dangerous.
Before it could slip out of his control, Minato Namikaze quickly released the technique formula, letting the water burst harmlessly in all directions.
Young Minato looked down thoughtfully at his right hand, which throbbed with pain from channeling too much chakra.
If water is the medium, spinning and accelerating it this way can increase its offensive power.
Then what if I switched to chakra of another nature? Or, more boldly, used non-elemental chakra directly... what would happen?
Wow! I think I've found a really interesting direction for developing ninjutsu!
Minato Namikaze clenched his fist, delighted by the thought.
*That's Kushina for you! Even a ninjutsu she casually