The night wind blew across the empty roof, taking away the last bit of fluctuation belonging to Chakra.
The figure of Senju Chen quietly emerged from the shadow of another block. The ordinary Kunai used for communication in his hand had been thrown into the ditch on the roadside, letting the flowing water take it to an unknown destination.
After doing all this, like a child who had finished his night practice, he patted the non-existent dust on his clothes and walked towards home.
The lights of Senju's mansion looked particularly bright and warm in this quiet residential area. Before they even got closer, the energetic bleating sound that belonged to Kushina Uzumaki penetrated the walls and courtyard and came out clearly.
"Minato! You idiot! How many times have I told you that Shuriken's target cannot be placed next to the tomatoes I plant! Do you want my tomatoes to mature in advance and turn into ketchup?!"
"Sorry, sorry, Kushina, I'll move away right away..." Minato Namikaze's gentle and somewhat helpless voice followed closely.
Senju Chen's mouth corners curved unconsciously.
Today's "home" is a place that is always full of energy and even noisy.
He opened the door, and the warm current mixed with the aroma of food and the faint fragrance of flowers rushed to his face, dispelling the chill of the night.
"I'm back."
"Little Chen!" In the living room, Kushina, who was giving "ideological education" to Minato Namikaze with his arms akimbo, immediately turned his head, and his face, which had raised eyebrows just a second ago, instantly burst into brilliant expressions. With a wicked smile, she rushed over in a few steps and ruffled Senju Chen's hair involuntarily, "Why did you come back so late? Did you go to practice secretly again? How many times have I told you to balance work with rest? This is the time to grow taller!"
Her concern is direct and warm, like the midsummer sun, with a temperature that cannot be denied.
"I'm just practicing my new Ninjutsu, and I'm a little obsessed." Senju Chen replied obediently, looking past her and looking at Minato Namikaze, who was standing in the courtyard with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
After just a few days of not seeing each other, the future Fourth Hokage's whole temperament has undergone subtle changes. He is still gentle and handsome, but deep in those blue eyes, there is a little less calmness, and a little more burning concentration and... fanaticism. On his hand, there are a dozen exploded water balloons and a deflated leather ball scattered around.
It seems that the "teaching" that night was more effective than imagined.
"Brother Minato, good evening." Senju Chen said hello with a smile.
"Little Chen..." When Minato Namikaze saw him, his eyes became a little complicated. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just nodded and squeezed out a slightly forced smile.
Since his three views were shattered that night, when he sees Senju Chen now, he always has the illusion that he is facing his master.
"Ignore him. This guy has been going crazy lately. Tenten is holding the water polo and rubber ball without letting go. He yells 'spin' and 'power' when nothing happens. I think he is not far from going crazy!" Kushina complained mercilessly on the side, and then pulled Senju Chen towards the restaurant, "Come on, come on, Shizune has left a midnight snack for you, your favorite eel rice!"
At the dining table, Shizune was walking out with a bowl of steaming miso soup. When she saw Senju Chen, her face, which always looked a bit worried, showed a reassuring smile, "Little Chen, welcome back. Eat it while it's hot."
Senju Chen Sitting at the table, eating warm eel rice, feeling the hard-won smoke of fireworks, the strings in my heart that were tense due to the approaching war also relaxed a little.
He knew very well that the reason why he worked so hard to become stronger, to lay out his plans, and to seize power by any means necessary was to protect the tranquility in front of him.
It would be better if my sister is still here.
In the next few days, Senju Chen did not go out to perform tasks again.
The clouds of war are getting thicker and thicker. The lights in the Hokage building stay on all night long. The ninjas in the village are in a hurry, with solemn expressions on their faces.
This last calm before the storm is the best opportunity for him to improve himself.
The training ground in the back mountain.
Senju Chen stood alone in the middle of the open space. He closed his eyes, and in his perception, the entire world instantly transformed into countless three-dimensional models composed of lines and nodes.
What Top-Level Reaction Nerves brought him was not only a "bullet time"-like super-speed perception, but also a terrifying intuition about spatial coordinates.
The next second, he opened his eyes and threw his right hand forward!
A three-pronged Kunai turned into black lightning, tearing the air and shooting towards the cliff a hundred meters away.
The moment Kunai took off his hand, a ball of blue Chakra began to spin and compress crazily in the palm of Senju Chen's left hand!
Rasengan!
Under his super-fast thinking, he could even clearly "see" the inside of Rasengan, every flow and conflict of Chakra, and fine-tune it in the most exquisite way.
The moment that Flying Thunder God Kunai was about to be nailed into the rock wall--
"Ugh!"
Senju Chen's figure disappeared on the spot.
He appeared in front of the cliff almost simultaneously with the teleportation, and the perfectly formed Rasengan in his left hand had been pressed hard on the position where Flying Thunder God Kunai had just arrived!
"Boom--!!!"
There was no deafening explosion, just a heart-wrenching sound of twisting and tearing.
The hard rock wall was like mud grasped by an invisible giant hand. Centered on the contact point of Rasengan, a huge pit that was several meters deep and filled with spiral cuts was cut out!
Flying Thunder God plus Rasengan, our Brother Minato's signature combination skill.
The speed of S-class Space-Time Ninjutsu and the destructive power of A-class Muji Ninjutsu are perfectly combined!
Senju Chen's figure flipped in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground. Looking at his masterpiece, his eyes shone with satisfaction.
This move is a sure-kill move in the true sense. Rushing in at the speed of Flying Thunder God, it does not give the enemy any time to react. Once it hits, it is a devastating blow.
"Huh..." He exhaled a long breath, feeling the consumption of Chakra in his body.
Launching Flying Thunder God and Rasengan at the same time is still a big burden for his huge Chakra capacity.
But this alone is not enough, what he needs is more changes and more trump cards.
He took out several more Flying Thunder God Kunais from his ninja tool bag and scanned the entire training ground.
"Ugh!" "Uh-huh!" "Uh-huh!"
He began to flash back and forth in various corners of the training ground at an astonishing speed. Sometimes his figure would condense on the treetops in the east, and sometimes he would leave an afterimage by the stream in the west.
He is no longer satisfied with simple point-to-point movement, but tries to perform two or even three consecutive teleportations while moving at high speed.
The load on the mind and body increased exponentially, but Senju Chen enjoyed it. Every successful continuous teleportation gave him a deeper understanding of space.