Minato Namikaze, the Flying Thunder God Technique!

"Can you tell me now?"

After leaving the assessment grounds with Kakashi, Mu Feng asked the question.

"Don't rush. We're waiting for one more person!"

As Kakashi spoke, he looked into the distance.

Just then, with a swish, a figure appeared and landed on the wall beside them.

Mu Feng and Kakashi both turned to look. A handsome blond man with a sunny smile stood atop the wall, looking down at them.

"Good afternoon, Kakashi, Mu Feng!"

Minato Namikaze!

Mu Feng recognized the newcomer immediately.

As the father of the original story's protagonist, Minato Namikaze was someone Mu Feng knew all too well.

In the original story, when it came to who contributed the most during the Third Shinobi World War, even if Minato Namikaze wasn't at the top, he was a strong contender for first place. After the war, he even defeated Orochimaru in the competition for Hokage and claimed the seat of Fourth Hokage.

Nepotism was rampant in the world of Naruto. In Konoha and the other shinobi villages, almost every generation of Kage had some connection to their predecessors.

But in Konoha, Minato Namikaze was an exception.

He had risen to become Hokage as a commoner. If he had any connections, it was only that he was Jiraiya's student.

Yet Jiraiya had hardly taught Minato Namikaze much. After the Second Shinobi World War, Jiraiya had begun traveling the shinobi world, uninterested in Konoha's power struggles.

For Minato Namikaze to defeat Orochimaru and become the Fourth Hokage under those circumstances spoke volumes about his personal charisma and strength.

What puzzled Mu Feng, however, was that Kakashi had yet to become Minato Namikaze's student, yet Minato had appeared now. In a sense, this was not only Mu Feng's first time meeting Minato Namikaze since transmigrating, but it should also have been Kakashi's first meeting with him.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Minato Namikaze, a Jonin of Konoha! I've received orders from Lord Hokage to help you complete your mission!"

"Kakashi Hatake, Chunin!"

"Uh, Mu Feng Uchiha, Genin!"

The three introduced themselves, but Mu Feng felt a little helpless. Judging by their ranks, he seemed to be the weakest.

"Excellent! I've already heard about Kakashi from others, and Lord Third Hokage told me about your strength, Mu Feng. You killed an Elite Jonin from Kirigakure on your own?"

Minato Namikaze gave Mu Feng a curious look.

"I just got lucky!" Mu Feng waved a hand and answered casually.

"You're quite modest!"

Minato Namikaze was very pleased with Mu Feng's personality.

To possess such strength at his age yet remain humble was a rare quality indeed.

"All right, take a look at this mission first! If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me!"

Minato Namikaze jumped down from the wall, took two mission scrolls from behind his back, and handed them to Kakashi and Mu Feng.

The two accepted the scrolls and read them carefully.

But after reading them, a flash of shock crossed both their eyes.

"This..."

"Is what it says here true?"

Kakashi's eyes widened. He drew in a sharp breath and asked in disbelief.

"It hasn't been confirmed yet, but that's more or less the situation! Kakashi, since you were the first to fight the shinobi from Kirigakure, we'll need you to investigate outside the village this time. As for you, Mu Feng, your part is clearly written on the scroll. It shouldn't pose any problem for you!"

Minato Namikaze gave them his trademark smile. Mu Feng looked at the contents of the scroll and thought them over.

After a while, Mu Feng nodded.

"Sure, that won't be a problem! But I have one request!"

Minato Namikaze looked at Mu Feng questioningly.

"Once this mission is over, I want to learn Flying Thunder God!"

Mu Feng stared at Minato Namikaze as he spoke, his expression utterly serious.

At those words, Minato Namikaze paused briefly, then scratched his head sheepishly.

"Mu Feng, you're certainly very talented, but Space-Time Ninjutsu requires a particular aptitude! I happen to have some talent in that area. Still, if you want to learn it, I can teach you! Whether you can master it in the end will be up to you!"

The Flying Thunder God Technique had not been developed by Minato Namikaze, but by the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju. As Naruto's "master of forbidden techniques," Tobirama had developed countless forbidden techniques throughout his life. Impure World Reincarnation, Flying Thunder God, and many others were all his creations.

But many of the forbidden techniques Tobirama developed had been sealed away by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. As it happened, the two were brothers.

In Mu Feng's original world, this situation had even become a joke.

Tobirama Senju: "Big brother, I've developed a ninjutsu."

Hashirama Senju: "Is it Water Release?"

Tobirama Senju: "No!"

Hashirama Senju: "Then seal it away!"

Though the joke poked fun at him, it also reflected Tobirama Senju's ability to develop ninjutsu. And as forbidden techniques, they were bound to be difficult to learn and carry a certain degree of risk.

As one of those forbidden techniques, and a space-time ninjutsu of the highest difficulty at that, Flying Thunder God was naturally incredibly hard to learn.

That was why, despite how powerful Flying Thunder God was, only two people in Konoha could use it.

But Mu Feng wasn't afraid of that. His "constitution" was rather unusual. As long as he kept learning until the system recognized that he had gained a basic grasp of Flying Thunder God, all he would need to do afterward was keep spurring "Flying Thunder God" into turning dark.

A space-time ninjutsu that let him come and go freely-the mere thought filled Mu Feng with excitement. Whatever happened, he had to learn Flying Thunder God.

Moreover, Mu Feng had already begun thinking about combination techniques he could use after learning it: taking Susanoo with him as he used Flying Thunder God to cross the battlefield.

It would practically be teleporting around in a Gundam-an absolute nightmare for his enemies.

"I'm not afraid of difficulties. I've got to at least give it a try, right, Kakashi?"

Seeing that Minato Namikaze wasn't opposed to teaching him Flying Thunder God, Mu Feng felt hopeful. There was still some time before the Third Shinobi World War broke out. If he could learn Flying Thunder God during that window, the title of "Flash" might well fall to him. It would also greatly improve his chances of staying safe on the battlefield.

"Mm..."

At Mu Feng's words, a hint of interest appeared in Kakashi's eyes as well, but he said nothing. At this point, Kakashi was still working on Chidori.

"All right, then do either of you have any other thoughts about the mission?" Minato Namikaze asked.

Kakashi and Mu Feng shook their heads. Minato nodded, then took two specially made daggers from behind his back.

"These are my specially made daggers. They have Flying Thunder God marks on them. Keep them with you. If you run into danger during the mission, I can come to support you at any time."

Mu Feng and Kakashi accepted the Flying Thunder God daggers.

"All right, see you then!"

With that, Minato waved and bid them farewell!