Having such a gentle and top-tier elder to back him up and provide careful guidance gave him a genuine sense of security in this Konoha, where undercurrents were surging.
A thought even quietly sprouted in the depths of his heart.
He must find a way to farm the system for life-extending treasures and do his best to prolong Grandma Mito’s life.
It was not only because this heartwarming treatment moved him, but also because as long as Uzumaki Mito was alive, the Third would have reservations, and Danzo would be restrained, allowing the younger generation to grow up securely without anyone daring to suppress or scheme against them at will.
“Little Minato, have you decided on the Ninjutsu you want?”
At this moment, Uzumaki Mito turned her head to look at Minato, who was waiting quietly at the side, and asked softly.
“Yes! I have decided!”
Minato nodded solemnly and spoke with a hint of shyness: “Grandma Mito, I would like three Wind Release Ninjutsu and two Fire Release Ninjutsu. I don’t know much about the various Ninjutsu and don’t know how to choose, so could I trouble you to help me pick suitable ones?”
Unlike Chiba, who was well-versed in the secret lore and Ninjutsu systems of the Ninja World, he could only rely on his elders to help him make the choice.
“No problem.”
Uzumaki Mito nodded understandingly and asked gently: “First, tell me all the Ninjutsu you currently possess, then open the scroll the Third gave you earlier and let me see what it is.”
“Yes!”
Minato quickly responded and took out the scroll from his bosom, slowly unfolding it.
Coming into view was a B-rank Ninjutsu—Fire Release: Great Flame Technique.
“The Third Hokage gave me Fire Release: Great Flame Technique. The only ones I currently possess are the Shadow Clone Technique and Wind Release: Cutting Technique.”
Speaking of this, Minato couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.
Compared to Chiba, who could improve Ninjutsu at will and was proficient in several techniques, his own cultivation progress was truly mediocre and looked exceptionally shabby.
But he also knew in his heart that he had already worked hard enough.
In just two or three days, starting from scratch to master the Shadow Clone Technique and Wind Release Ninjutsu was a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people across the entire Ninja World.
It was precisely because of this that he increasingly marveled at Chiba’s monstrous talent; it was simply completely unreasonable and disregarded the cultivation laws of ordinary people.
However, there was never a shred of jealousy in his heart, only full gratitude.
If not for Chiba having no reservations and teaching him high-level Chakra control techniques like Tree Walking and Water Surface Walking early on, he would never have broken through so quickly in just a few days.
“So it is the Great Flame Technique.”
Uzumaki Mito smiled slightly, her eyes carrying a bit of understanding: “This is one of the signature Fire Release techniques of the Sarutobi Clan, with impressive power and high practicality. It seems the Third truly thinks highly of you to bestow this technique upon you.”
“In that case, I will gift you three Wind Release and two Fire Release techniques.”
“Wind Release: Great Breakthrough, Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets, and Wind Release: Vacuum Waves; these three Wind Release techniques cover both long and short range, and are suited to your Chakra nature and combat style.”
“Regarding Fire Release, I will also gift you the Great Fireball Technique and the Great Dragon Fire Technique; both are classic signatures of the Uchiha Clan, with solid power and extremely high potential. Practice them well, and they will be of great use.”
“Thank you, Grandma Mito!”
Minato’s eyes lit up instantly, and he bowed to thank her, filled with joy.
Chiba, on the side, was also secretly delighted.
He hadn’t collected any of these five Ninjutsu yet, and once Minato mastered them thoroughly in the future, he could completely borrow them to copy and replicate.
Even if he couldn’t use this to complete his Wind and Fire attributes, he would definitely be able to unlock a wave of generous system rewards, which was a guaranteed profit.
“Tap, tap, tap—”
Footsteps sounded, and Tsunade walked out from the inner room holding five ancient-looking scrolls, handing them directly to Chiba.
“Here, the five Ninjutsu scrolls you wanted. Digest and master them as soon as possible; don’t waste this opportunity.”
She narrowed her eyes, adding a playful warning.
“Also, report to the Ninja Hospital on time tomorrow to officially study Medical Ninjutsu with me. I hope you can keep up with my pace; don’t fall behind and drag me down when the time comes, hmph, hmph…”
Watching Tsunade’s little-devil expression, full of schadenfreude and waiting to see him make a fool of himself, Chiba shivered slightly and quickly took the scrolls, responding with full confidence.
“Rest assured! I will definitely be able to keep up!”
“Heh, then I shall wait and see.”
Tsunade raised an eyebrow and chuckled, becoming increasingly curious about what kind of terrifying talent limit this monstrous brat could unleash on this brand-new track of Medical Ninjutsu.
The moment Chiba’s fingertips touched all the scrolls, a series of crisp system notification sounds rang out in his mind one after another.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collectible “Water Release: Water Formation Wall”, Reward: Chakra +50, Ryo +100,000.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collectible “Water Release: Water Severing Wave”, Reward: Chakra +50, Ryo +100,000.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collectible “Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique”, Reward: Chakra +50, Ryo +100,000.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the rare collectible “Genjutsu: Fox Spirit Skill”, Reward: Unlocked Top-Tier Yin Release Affinity, Top-Tier Genjutsu Talent!] Get faster updates on novelping dot com.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collectible “Earth Release: Earth Spear”, Reward: Chakra +50, Ryo +100,000.]
As the notifications fell, Chiba’s mind was greatly shaken, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.
“Whoa! A mere Genjutsu actually unlocked two top-tier talents directly?”
Chiba was ecstatic in his heart, secretly marveling.
Top-Tier Yin Release Affinity meant that his spiritual origin would receive an all-around boost, his spiritual power would skyrocket, and his understanding and control of all Yin Release Ninjutsu and Genjutsu would directly reach the pinnacle of the Ninja World.
Coupled with max-level Top-Tier Genjutsu Talent, from now on, he would have no more bottlenecks in his cultivation of Genjutsu and Yin Release; his starting point was the peak!
“It’s a pity that I haven’t been able to obtain the Sharingan Bloodline Limit yet.”
Chiba secretly felt regret in his heart.
Now that he held Top-Tier Genjutsu Talent and Top-Tier Yin Release Affinity, if he were to pair them with the Uchiha Sharingan, his Genjutsu ability would absolutely skyrocket to an extremely terrifying level, arguably unsolvable among his peers.
He already had a rough plan in his mind for how to obtain the Sharingan Bloodline Limit.
Either collect a complete pair of Sharingan, or directly collect the body of an Uchiha Clan member to trigger the system collection reward.
It was just that in the current peaceful era, there was simply no opportunity at all.
“I can only wait for the Second Ninja World War to begin.”
Chiba’s gaze darkened slightly, calmly deducing in his mind.
In the chaotic battlefield, order would collapse, and there would be countless casualties; as long as he was cautious enough and operated in the shadows, it would not be a difficult task to obtain one or two corpses of Uchiha Clan members.
Moreover, he possessed an independent personal Small World, allowing for perfect concealment without leaving any traces, so he was not afraid of being investigated by others.
That day was not far off.
According to his memories from his previous life, the outbreak interval of the Second Ninja World War was between Konoha Year 32 and Konoha Year 37.
At present, it was only Konoha Year 29.
“There is still about three years of stable development period.”
Chiba silently set his goals in his heart, his eyes becoming increasingly firm.
“I must seize these three years to crazily accumulate growth, at least breaking through to Elite Jonin, or even touching the threshold of Kage-level. Only in this way can I firmly protect my own life in the chaotic world and fear no storms or schemes!”