Chapter 16 Roll Up! (Please Read)
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That evening, after dinner, Asuma Sarutobi couldn't help but talk to his family about Xuan Yi's Water Release Ninjutsu from that afternoon.
After finishing, he couldn't help but ask, "Father, how did he do it?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was left speechless.
Although he had the information and had even researched it, mastering it was not something that could be done overnight.
First, one must have an excellent grasp of the Nine Syllable Mantra Hand Seals, which even he, a Ninjutsu professor, did not possess.
So, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only say, "Xuan Yi has great talent in Water Release, and his research into hand seals is also very deep, which is why he was able to develop such a unique method of casting Ninjutsu."
"However, everyone has their own path, Asuma. You are different from Xuan Yi. You don't need to focus on how he does it; instead, you need to learn from his attitude towards training."
Asuma Sarutobi frowned; he was not satisfied with this answer.
What did that mean?
Xuan Yi could do it, but he couldn't?
Asuma Sarutobi was unconvinced, even though he had lost to Xuan Yi numerous times in combat class.
He just hadn't tried hard enough; he wasn't inferior to Xuan Yi.
"If Xuan Yi can do it, I can too! I will definitely do it!"
With that, Asuma Sarutobi stood up and left in a huff.
He was going to train hard!
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched and sighed.
Sarutobi Shin'nosuke smiled and said, "It's normal for Asuma at this age not to want to lose. Father, you don't need to worry too much; he'll understand it himself after a while."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded helplessly. This youngest son was too rebellious.
Thankfully, there was Shin'nosuke.
Biwako chided, "Hiruzen, you shouldn't always negate Asuma's ideas."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was even more helpless. Was it wrong to prevent his son from taking detours?
If he didn't have the brains for it but insisted on doing it, wouldn't it be a waste of energy, time, and a blow to his self-confidence... On the other side, after Xuan Yi had dinner with his parents and worked at their shop for a while, he went upstairs and opened the scroll containing the Four Symbols Sealing.
Compared to the Evil Sealing Method and the Fire Sealing Method, this Sealing Jutsu was much more complex and profound.
Therefore, Xuan Yi first focused on researching it.
As for Genjutsu and Konoha-Style Swordsmanship, they were not suitable for the evening.
At ten o'clock at night, Xuan Yi went to bed on time.
However, even in his dreams, he was busy with the Four Symbols Sealing.
"Sigh, I want to improve so badly!"
Waking up with a yawn in the morning, Xuan Yi couldn't help but sigh.
Who else works this hard even with a cheat?
Time flew by, and half a year passed in a flash.
On this day, Xuan Yi arrived at Minato Namikaze's house.
It was Uzumaki Kushina who opened the door again, as expected.
"Big Sister Kushina!"
Xuan Yi greeted her with a smile, carrying the dango and snacks he brought, and entered the house with practiced ease.
Uzumaki Kushina followed behind, smiling and asking, "Xuan Yi, I heard you've already mastered the Fire Sealing Method. That's great! It seems you have a lot of talent in Sealing Jutsu!"
Xuan Yi put the items down and smiled, "Compared to Big Brother Minato and Big Sister Kushina, I still have a long way to go!"
Minato Namikaze smiled and said, "Xuan Yi, don't be modest. I heard that even the Third Hokage admits his Water Release is inferior to yours."
Xuan Yi quickly changed the subject, "Um, Big Brother Minato, have there been any results in the further development of the Rasengan?"
Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina exchanged glances, then looked a bit awkward.
Uzumaki Kushina covered her mouth and chuckled, "Minato has been too busy recently and hasn't had time to think about it."
Alright!
Xuan Yi was helpless. For Minato Namikaze at this moment, the Rasengan was indeed enough, and his thoughts were probably still entirely focused on Sealing Jutsu.
Of course, there should also be the Flying Thunder God.
"Xuan Yi, do you already have some ideas?"
Minato Namikaze asked curiously.
He trusted Xuan Yi's mind.
Xuan Yi nodded, "Big Brother Minato, I do have some ideas, and I think they are very suitable for you."
As he spoke, he took out a small Shuriken, a four-pointed Shuriken with a hollow center that fit onto his finger. With a slight movement, the Shuriken immediately began to spin at high speed.
Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina watched, deep in thought.
"Xuan Yi, do you mean further shape transformation, forming it into the shape of a Shuriken, and then throwing it?"
Minato Namikaze asked.
Xuan Yi stopped the spinning Shuriken and snapped his fingers, "As expected of Big Brother Minato!"
"Exactly."
"However, it's not a simple shape transformation; a simple shape transformation would be very difficult to achieve."
"Wind Release Nature Transformation must be incorporated."
"I've already thought of a name for the Ninjutsu: Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!"
Wind Release: Rasenshuriken?
Minato Namikaze pondered it. Although the name didn't fit his style, it sounded pretty good.
Uzumaki Kushina, on the other hand, clapped her hands in praise, "What a brilliant idea! As expected of Xuan Yi."
She reached out and ruffled Xuan Yi's hair, "I really don't know how your mind works to come up with such Ninjutsu."
Xuan Yi smiled, "You just need to observe carefully."
A little bit of showing off.
"It is indeed a very promising Ninjutsu, but it should be very difficult to achieve."
Minato Namikaze smiled, "It seems I'll have to work even harder from now on."
Xuan Yi nodded, "The development of this Jutsu can only rely on you, Big Brother Minato. I don't have a Wind Release affinity, so cultivating Wind Release Nature Transformation would be very difficult for me, and applying it even more so. The difficulty of developing this Jutsu would be ten thousand times higher for me than for you, Big Brother Minato."
"Oh, and let Jiraiya-sensei join in the development too. More hands make light work."
"And, I think this Jutsu would also be very suitable for him."
Although Jiraiya hadn't taken him as a direct disciple, he had, after all, taught Xuan Yi Sealing Jutsu, so calling him Jiraiya-sensei was perfectly fine.
Minato Namikaze smiled and nodded, readily agreeing, "I will convey this to Jiraiya-sensei."
Although Jiraiya was wandering outside, he could still be contacted through frogs.
After discussing the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, Xuan Yi took out his notebook and began to ask Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina about the Four Symbols Sealing.
Over the past six months, he had studied the Four Symbols Sealing in depth, but still hadn't fully mastered it, so he naturally wanted to absorb knowledge from Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina.
With such good resources, he naturally had to be thick-skinned and not let them go to waste.
Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina were also generous, offering guidance.
They also treated him with sincerity.
After having lunch at Minato Namikaze's house and staying for another half an hour, Xuan Yi bid farewell and left.
After he left, Minato Namikaze said to Uzumaki Kushina, "Kushina, what do you think about giving Xuan Yi a Ninjutsu?"
Uzumaki Kushina nodded, "That's fine, but what Ninjutsu should we give him?"
"A Sealing Jutsu?"
Minato Namikaze thought for a moment and smiled, "There's no rush for that. Xuan Yi is still a student and is currently learning the Four Symbols Sealing. We can talk about it after he finishes learning the Four Symbols Sealing."
Uzumaki Kushina smiled, "That will probably take quite a while. For Xuan Yi to completely master the Four Symbols Sealing, at his current speed, it will probably take another two or three years."
Minato Namikaze said, "That's already very fast. He's not even seven years old yet!"
Uzumaki Kushina couldn't help but exclaim, "Yes, I almost forgot his age."
"This kid really puts a lot of pressure on people. Fortunately, he's not in the same generation as us, hahahaha!"
Minato Namikaze chuckled at that.
Indeed, Xuan Yi was too competitive.
If he were in the same generation, Minato Namikaze would also feel immense pressure.