"Whoosh~"
The battle began the moment the water gate caught up.
The first thing to compare is the speed of both sides.
From his past life reading Naruto, Kaede Hatake knew very well that Minato possessed exceptionally strong reflexes.He was a natural candidate to learn the forbidden technique—Flying Thunder God Jutsu.
Seeing Minato catching up, Kaede Hatake increased his speed again by pressing down on his feet.
Instinctively, Minato also sped up.However, he gradually realized something was wrong.No matter how fast he accelerated, the distance between him and Hatake Kaede remained unchanged.Minato was alarmed and could only grit his teeth and chase after him relentlessly.
After a while, the two stopped one after the other.However, Hatake Kaede remained calm and composed, while Minato was panting heavily.Clearly, Hatake Kaede had won the first speed contest.
"Minato, take a ten-minute break.Then we'll continue with the next match."
"Thank you, senior."
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Ten minutes later, the two faced each other and formed a seal of opposition.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" Minato took the initiative and shot several shuriken at Kaede Hatake.At the same time, Minato took out kunai from his ninja tool bag and rushed towards Kaede Hatake.
Hatake Kaede slightly shifted his body, dodging several shuriken.It was just a private sparring match, so there was no need to use his elemental transformation trump card.
The shuriken grazed past Kaede Hatake and embedded itself in a tree nearby, making a "dudududu" sound.Immediately afterward, Minato's kunai whistled through the air as it slashed towards Kaede Hatake's neck.
Kaede Hatake took a step back, easily dodging Minato's sudden attack.Then he reached out and grabbed Minato's arm, which was holding the kunai.
Minato reacted extremely quickly, immediately releasing the kunai from his grasp.He caught the falling kunai with his other hand and swiftly slashed at Hatake Kaede's arm, hoping to break Hatake Kaede's control over him.
Kaede released Minato and punched him in the face.
Minato vaguely sensed the force of Kaede Hatake's fist and quickly rolled backward to dodge it.
Minato assumed a stance, holding a kunai in his hand, facing off against Kaede Hatake.
"Minato, you have enough speed, but not enough power, and you lack a strong attack.You should strengthen this aspect of your training in the future."
"Senior, are you saying I'm going to go for a power-type build from now on?"
Upon hearing Minato's words, Kaede Hatake's mind conjured up the image of "Big Muscle Man" Minato.This mental blow sent a chill down Kaede's spine.
The next moment, Kaede Hatake's face darkened, and he pointed at Minato, roaring, "Nonsense!When did I tell you to go for a power-type build?I meant you should develop attack techniques that can kill with a single blow.A technique that can kill with a single blow, combined with your superior mobility.That's the path for you."
"It's about helping you fill in your weaknesses, not about changing your fighting style."
Upon hearing Kaede Hatake's words, Minato felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and instantly understood the path he would take in the future.
Minato immediately stood at attention and bowed deeply to Kaede Hatake."Thank you for your guidance, senior.I will never forget it."
"Alright, Minato, let's continue the battle!"
Soon, Minato and Kaede Hatake were fighting again.
The two exchanged blows, their kunai clashing against each other, sparks flying from the impact.
"Clang clang clang." With lightning speed, Kaede Hatake knocked away the shuriken that flew from his blind spot, and then kicked Minato.
Minato turned around, dodging Hatake's attack, and quickly flashed to Hatake's side, thrusting his kunai at Hatake with lightning speed.
Unexpectedly, Kaede Hatake reacted even faster, randomly rotating his standing foot and causing his other foot to move forward first.
Minato was caught off guard and was hit by a kick from Kaede Hatake.He groaned and flew out, crashing heavily into a large tree.His back slid slowly down the tree, touching the bark.
Minato clutched his chest, gasping for breath, and managed to say with difficulty, "Th-thank you for your guidance, senior.Hiss~"
"Alright, alright, thank you!Lie down and don't move.Let me help you recover first, then I'll take you to the hospital to get it treated." With that, Kaede Hatake walked to Minato's side and reached out to touch the spot where Minato had been kicked.
Electric arcs flashed across Kaede Hatake's hand, and Minato quickly felt the pain subside where he had been kicked.
"Senior, you know medical ninjutsu?" Minato asked in surprise.
Hatake Kaede said irritably, "What do you mean!This is just a small application of Lightning Style.I just used Lightning Style to disperse your blood stasis and temporarily isolate the bioelectricity in your body, so you don't feel pain for the time being.You still need to go to the hospital for a proper check-up."
"Lightning Style can be used like this?" Minato was a little confused.
"Just a little trick!" Kaede Hatake said calmly.
Soon after, Minato regained his mobility.With Kaede's help, he walked out of the woods.
Upon returning to the picnic spot, they found that Tsunade and Kushina were still there.Taking advantage of this, Kaede had Tsunade treat Minato.
With the best medical ninjas in Konoha, why go to a hospital?It's a waste of money.
Tsunade was in a good mood and readily used the Palm Healing Technique on Minato.
"Hmm~ That's interesting, Minato brat.Who treated your injuries?"
"Ah~ This was handled by Kaede-senpai.Is there a problem, Lady Tsunade?"
"No problem!But Kaede, you've got some ideas!Using Lightning Style to cut off the bioelectric signals in a living organism, temporarily blocking the sense of pain.Hmm!Using Lightning Style to disperse the blood stasis in the muscles.A very interesting idea." Tsunade commented on the results of Kaede's treatment while casting Healing Palm Technique.
Kaede Hatake was not surprised.Tsunade was the future "Legendary Sannin" of Konoha, and as the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, she naturally had her own talent in ninjutsu.
When Kaede Hatake used these abilities, he didn't specifically ask Minato to hide them.Even if he had,It's useless.These little tricks can't fool ninjas of the "Three Legendary Sannin" level.
"Uh~ Lady Tsunade, it's just a little trick, a little trick." Kaede Hatake said a little embarrassedly.
"Oh~ a little trick?Using Lightning Style to cut off the bioelectric signals in a living organism, temporarily shielding Minato's sense of pain.Such a sophisticated level of Lightning Style is considered a little trick?So your Hatake clan considers this kind of operation a little trick?Then I'll have to find Sakumo-senpai and ask him for some pointers." Tsunade healed Minato and looked at Hatake Kaede with a teasing tone.
Kaede Hatake quickly waved his hand: "Haha~ Lady Tsunade, don't joke around!My methods are just minor tricks to you."
Tsunade walked up to Kaede Hatake, put her hands on her hips, and said, "Hmph~ Kaede, you can precisely control Lightning Style chakra, you have the talent to be a medical ninja.Do you want to become a medical ninja in the future?If you agree to become a medical ninja, I can personally teach you medical ninjutsu."
Minato didn't react much to Tsunade's words, but Kushina was quite surprised.Tsunade was a renowned medical ninja, and the fact that she personally invited and taught Hatake Kaede demonstrated just how high Hatake Kaede's medical talent was.
Hatake Kaede never expected that he could become a medical ninja.After thinking for a while, he nodded and agreed: "Thank you, Lady Tsunade.I will ask my father to pay you a visit later."
Hearing that Hatake Kaede readily agreed, Tsunade patted him on the shoulder with delight.
"Haha~ No need, no need.This isn't about taking you on as an apprentice or becoming a disciple.It's just a simple recommendation for you to learn medical ninjutsu.Since you've agreed, then for the next few days after school at the ninja academy, come to the hospital and learn medical ninjutsu from me!If I'm away from the hospital on a mission, I'll have Kushina notify you."