“That’s true!”
Minato scratched the back of his head, feeling that Chiba made sense.
He pushed the stack of Ninjutsu scrolls in front of him and stood up, saying, “The scrolls are all here. You hurry up and copy them. I’m going to head home and grab the scroll for Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique.”
With those words, Minato walked away with a light step, exiting the courtyard in the blink of an eye.
Chiba didn’t delay for a moment.
He turned and headed to the study, grabbed blank scrolls, brushes, and ink, then hunched over the desk, quickly copying the contents of the scrolls.
“It would be so much easier if there were a secret technique to directly copy Ninjutsu. Unfortunately, there isn’t one, so I have to honestly transcribe them by hand.”
As his brush tip rose and fell, Chiba muttered to himself, though his mind was immersed in the principles of the techniques recorded on the scrolls.
While copying, he broke down and analyzed the Chakra circulation paths and hand seal logic for both Fire and Wind Release Ninjutsu.
In just a short while, the framework of several Ninjutsu had formed in his mind.
He had nearly mastered the entire set of techniques, lacking only practical practice with the hand seals.
By the time he finished copying all the scrolls, Minato happened to return.
Chiba returned all the original scrolls.
As his fingertips touched the copies he had transcribed, a series of system prompts rang out in his mind.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Fire Release: Great Flame Technique”. Reward: Top-tier Fire Attribute Affinity.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Wind Release: Great Breakthrough”. Reward: Top-tier Wind Attribute Affinity.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique”. Reward: Chakra +50, Money 100,000 Ryo.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique”. Reward: Chakra +50, Money 100,000 Ryo.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Wind Release: Vacuum Bullets”. Reward: Chakra +50, Money 100,000 Ryo.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Wind Release: Vacuum Wave”. Reward: Chakra +50, Money 100,000 Ryo.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the common collection “Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique”. Reward: Chakra +50, Money 100,000 Ryo.]
As the continuous stream of notifications settled, Chiba was ecstatic in his heart and nearly jumped up on the spot.
Only because Minato was right beside him did he forcibly suppress his excitement.
“Finally, I’ve collected them all!”
He sighed inwardly.
Combined with the top-tier Yin Release affinity he already had, he was only missing Yang Release to max out his talent for the six basic attributes.
“If I can obtain the Sage Body of the Senju or Uzumaki Clan in the future, my Yang Release talent should be able to reach completion as well.”
Chiba made up his mind and silently chanted, “System, claim all rewards.”
In an instant, a gentle, warm current flowed from the center of his brow through his entire body and limbs.
His cells thrived and transformed under the nourishment, and his physical vitality surged exponentially.
His mind became clearer and clearer, his thought speed reached a new level, and his mental energy increased by more than double.
His level of fine control over mental energy made rapid progress, and insights into the use of Fire and Wind attribute Chakra naturally welled up in his mind.
Fortunately, he had kept his Aura Concealment talent active for years, so the surging aura within his body was completely contained.
Minato, standing beside him, could not detect the earth-shaking changes in him at all.
Chiba did not intend to reveal his full strength all at once.
He would gradually release a portion of his Chakra and physical strength later, making his growth trajectory look reasonable to avoid the prying eyes and suspicions of Konoha’s higher-ups and those in the shadows.
With a thought, Chiba pulled up his attribute panel.
[Host: Chiba]
[Talent: Five Attribute Affinity (Top-tier), Top-tier Sealing Jutsu Talent, Aura Concealment, Top-tier Yin Release Affinity, Top-tier Genjutsu Talent]
[Bloodline: Senju Bloodline (Extremely incomplete, being continuously purified and supplemented due to the influence of top-tier Water and Earth attribute affinity)]
[Chakra Attribute: Water, Earth, Lightning, Wind, Fire, Yin]
[Physique: 79 (Standard for an average adult Genin is 10)]
[Chakra: 340 (Potential limit: 790)]
[Ninjutsu: Various Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning, and Earth Ninjutsu recorded]
[Items: Detailed Guide to Making Explosive Tags, Complete Collection of Elementary Sealing Jutsu, Personal Portable Small World, Space Item Refining Method]
After looking at the panel, Chiba planned to himself: “For the next few days, I will focus on honing the Senju Chakra Refining Technique and convert my hidden potential into actual Chakra reserves bit by bit. At this stage, I only have 340 points of Chakra, barely stuck at a low Genin level. Once the potential is realized and I step into the threshold of a Chunin, I won’t have to be stingy with Chakra when practicing various Ninjutsu.”
Collecting his mood, he looked up at Minato: “It’s still early. Do you want to go to the secret training ground for routine practice?”
“That suits me perfectly. I haven’t finished my daily training yet today.” Minato readily agreed.
The two packed up the scrolls and went together to their usual hidden training spot.
They first completed a full set of Taijutsu special training, then settled down to study the newly acquired Wind and Fire Release Ninjutsu one by one.
…
Chiba formed hand seals with his fingertips, and with a flash of white smoke, he created a Shadow Clone.
He turned to ask Minato: “I’m going to the Ninja Hospital to find Lady Tsunade to study Medical Ninjutsu. Are you going to have a clone go to school for you while your main body stays behind to train, or are you going to the Ninja Academy in person?”
“I’ll send a Shadow Clone to school as usual.” Minato clenched his fist and chuckled, a competitive tenacity in his eyes.
“My talent doesn’t compare to yours, so I can only rely on more time and hard work to catch up. Sooner or later, I won’t fall behind!”
When he finished speaking, Minato also formed hand seals to create a Shadow Clone.
Without needing any instructions, the two clones tacitly set off side by side, walking quickly toward the Ninja Academy.
Chiba and Minato looked at each other and both laughed.
“These two clones are getting more and more worry-free; they handle things on their own without needing instructions.”
“Let’s go. We’ll split up.”
The two separated at the street corner.
Minato headed to the secret training ground, while Chiba went to the Konoha Ninja Hospital alone.
Stepping into the hospital lobby, Chiba looked around, walked to the front desk, and politely said to a female nurse in her twenties: “Hello, Miss. Could you tell me where Lady Tsunade is?”
The nurse was stunned.
She sized up the young Chiba, her expression carrying a hint of vigilance: “Lady Tsunade? You are her disciple? I’ve never heard of Lady Tsunade taking on a disciple.” If it weren’t for the fact that the other party was just a child, she would have nearly called security.
“I became her disciple the day before yesterday. My name is Chiba. If you help me announce it, it will be clear.” Chiba nodded calmly.
The nurse couldn’t verify the truth, so after exchanging glances with a colleague, she quickly went upstairs to report to Lady Tsunade’s office.
“Lady Tsunade, there is a child downstairs named Chiba who claims to be your newly accepted disciple.”
“That’s correct.
I accepted him two days ago; I forgot to notify everyone in the hospital.” Tsunade, who was buried in reviewing documents, didn’t even look up and casually ordered, “In the future, there’s no need to report when he comes to find me.
Bring him up directly.”
“Understood.”
The nurse returned to the lobby, led Chiba to the second floor, and pushed open the office door: “Lady Tsunade, the person is here.”
“Thank you for your hard work. You can go back to your duties.”
The nurse bowed and left.
Chiba stepped forward and greeted: “Teacher.”
Tsunade nodded slightly and pointed to the entire wall of bookshelves beside her, which were densely packed with hundreds of medical books and secret technique texts: “For the next three months, your primary task is to read through every single book on this shelf.”
Chiba turned his head to look at the fully stocked wall of books, his eyes suddenly lighting up: “Is that true?”