Shindai didn't enjoy a peaceful few days at the base before Kakashi and the others dragged him off on a mission.
However, the missions were all investigative, and no dangerous situations occurred.
Most importantly, Minato Namikaze had also been accompanying them on missions recently, making it difficult for any danger to arise.
Gradually, Shindai adapted and no longer constantly complained during missions.
Currently, Orochimaru was not at the base, so Jiraiya was instructed to maintain the status quo, meaning there was no need to deploy Minato Namikaze, the great battle rogue.
Thus, the now unburdened Minato Namikaze led the team, teaching Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Shindai how to train.
Minato Namikaze looked at Shindai with a hint of helplessness and instructed, "Shindai, you can't just throw a punch and then stop. Your biggest problem right now is that after you throw a punch, you don't think about what comes next. You need to consider how to follow up that punch with the next one, leaving your opponent no chance to breathe."
Minato Namikaze felt that teaching Obito was easier than teaching Shindai.
Shindai might have talent in Puppet Technique and his Bloodline Limit, and he was somewhat clever in combat.
However, this couldn't change the fact that Shindai wasn't good at fighting.
Even Obito knew to use both hands when hitting someone, not giving the opponent a chance, yet Shindai didn't.
Shindai would throw a punch and habitually wait for the other person to react before throwing the next one.
Isn't that just giving the opponent an opportunity?
If his strength was superior to the opponent's, it would be fine, but if the opponent's strength was similar to Shindai's, this bad habit would cause Shindai to suffer greatly.
Minato Namikaze continued listing Shindai's shortcomings: "Also… why do you always instinctively retreat? In combat, if you retreat one step, the opponent might seize the opportunity, causing you to completely lose the initiative in the fight and fall into a disadvantage. You must overcome these bad habits.
And don't always use excuses like being afraid of combat to justify yourself. Even escaping is a skill; you have to seize the opponent's mistake to escape. What if you have no chance to escape? You can only find an opportunity yourself, and to find an opportunity, you have to fight."
Shindai's face turned beet red.
Minato Namikaze directly cut off anything he wanted to say.
Shindai thought that if Minato Namikaze knew his true strength, he definitely wouldn't talk to him like that!
However, even if Minato Namikaze didn't know Shindai's strength, he would still make the same evaluation after knowing it.
Because these flaws were unrelated to Shindai's own strength.
Shindai said somewhat dejectedly, "I understand, Lord Minato. I will try my best to overcome these habits."
Then Minato Namikaze looked at Obito, who was snickering nearby, and said seriously, "Obito, stop laughing. You have no right to laugh at Shindai. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that once you awaken your Sharingan, you'll immediately become stronger, right?
That idea of yours is very foolish. The Sharingan is merely an Assistance. Even if you awaken it, if your own strength isn't up to par, it will be useless and won't increase your strength much.
Over-reliance on the Sharingan will only make you stagnate. Moreover, you haven't even awakened your Sharingan yet, so you need to train even harder.
The Sharingan is the icing on the cake. When your own strength has improved, and you awaken the Sharingan, your strength combined with the Sharingan will unleash even greater power."
Now Obito's face also turned beet red.
He just saw Shindai looking defeated and wanted to laugh, but he didn't expect it would be his turn next.
And Shindai's snickering made Obito's face even redder.
Next, it was Kakashi and Rin Nohara's turn.
However, Minato Namikaze praised both Kakashi and Rin Nohara, which immediately made Shindai and Obito feel unbalanced.
Seeing Shindai and Obito's indignant expressions, Minato Namikaze gave them a sweet treat.
"If you meet today's training goals, I'll cook you a special meal!"
Shindai immediately responded enthusiastically, "Lord Minato, please rest assured! I will definitely meet the goals!"
The last time Minato Namikaze cooked for them, Shindai was surprised to find that Minato Namikaze's cooking skills were excellent!
So Shindai was super excited for Minato Namikaze's special meal.
Obito immediately followed Shindai's example, "I will definitely meet the goals too!"
It wasn't that Obito was looking forward to Minato Namikaze's cooking; he simply didn't want to be outdone by Shindai.
Seeing Shindai and Obito's enthusiasm ignited, Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "Alright, then let's continue training."
For the next period, Shindai followed Minato Namikaze, doing missions, training, and studying in his free time. It was incredibly fulfilling.
Half a month later, a major event suddenly occurred in the Ninja World.
The Eight-Tails of Hidden Cloud Village inexplicably went berserk, separating from its Jinchuriki and causing severe damage to Kumogakure.
However, the Third Raikage led elite Ninja to seal the berserk Eight-Tails. This battle resulted in the sacrifice of eight elite Ninja from Hidden Cloud Village, and the Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii, also died.
These eight elite Ninja were not just ordinary Jonin; they were Ninja of similar importance to Minato Namikaze in Konoha.
Losing other Ninja would have been fine, but losing these eight elite Ninja could be said to have severely crippled Hidden Cloud Village.
The new Jinchuriki naturally fell to the rap master Killer Bee.
The culprit behind the Eight-Tails separating from its Jinchuriki and going berserk was, of course, Orochimaru, who had secretly infiltrated Hidden Cloud Village.
In the Kumogakure base in the Land of Hot Springs, Yugito Nii's loss of control caused several Kumogakure casualties, and Yugito Nii, who regained her sanity afterwards, felt very guilty.
After becoming a Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii found that the attitude of those around him had changed, causing her to become increasingly weary in body and mind, and she often imagined the horror of death. A Tailed Beast will invade the Jinchuriki's will when their inner self is weakest, leading to a loss of control.
This was not intentional on the Eight-Tails' part, as it was the effect of Tailed Beast Chakra on humans, and the Eight-Tails could do nothing about it. Therefore, a Jinchuriki needs to be someone with a firm resolve.
And because of her guilt, Yugito Nii was at a moment of weak will.
Orochimaru, that old trickster, infiltrated Hidden Cloud Village and disguised himself as a Medical Ninja specializing in Yugito Nii's physical examinations. He used specially made genjutsu pills to paralyze Yugito Nii, rendering her unable to move.
Immediately after, Orochimaru released Yugito Nii's Iron Armor Seal, forcing the Eight-Tails to separate from Yugito Nii, causing the Eight-Tails to go berserk unconsciously.
Because Orochimaru's genjutsu pills were powerful enough, no matter how hard the Eight-Tails tried, it couldn't recall the circumstances of its rampage. Orochimaru was able to escape completely, and no one knew that Orochimaru was the culprit behind this incident.
Most people in Hidden Cloud Village believed that Yugito Nii, due to physical and mental exhaustion, was affected by the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Chakra, causing the seal to fail, which led to the Eight-Tails breaking through the seal and causing this accident.