"Move a little," Xin said, tapping Samehada's hilt.
Samehada made a strange noise, and its previously flat body swelled up. A row of sharp spikes stood up along its surface, making it look more like a blue spiked club than a sword.
"Emmmmmm..." Minato stared, dumbfounded.
Mist Village truly lived up to its reputation as the strangest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Not only were its people weird-looking, but even its weapons were downright bizarre.
After retracting its spikes, Samehada's hilt greedily wrapped itself around Xin's wrist, like it wanted more. It was obvious Samehada enjoyed absorbing Xin's chakra. The mix of human and tailed-beast chakra had left the living sword practically addicted.
Looking at it now, it didn't even resemble a sword at all. No wonder Samehada's attack style was more about shredding or smashing things.
Minato shook his head, a bit troubled. "Xin, I feel like my fighting style is getting too predictable."
Due to his mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Minato rarely bothered with learning other types of ninjutsu. As a result, his arsenal of techniques was relatively small, and the more he relied on Flying Thunder God, the more predictable his attacks became.
"It's true that your style has become a bit one-dimensional,"
Xin said. "If you ever encounter an enemy that counters you or has a way to neutralize your abilities, it'll be tough."
Of course, Minato could always run if things went south.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, there were few people who could actually stop him from escaping. But the problem was, who would want to run if they could win the fight? And what if you had to stop the enemy, but you couldn't beat them?
"Just diversify your offensive techniques a bit," Xin advised.
It was clear that Minato was aware of his limitations and wanted to expand his range of attacks so he wouldn't be so easily countered.
Ninjutsu: Wind Style: Ultra Spiral Blue Chakra Bomb?
Xin froze for a second, and then suddenly burst out laughing. Minato was infamous for being terrible at naming things-just like when he first created the Rasengan. In the end, Jiraiya couldn't stand it anymore and changed the name to Rasengan.
Thinking back to how people had mocked Minato for his naming skills in his previous life, Xin couldn't help but laugh even harder.
Minato blinked in confusion. "???"
What's so funny about me trying to improve my fighting style?