“Also, you’d better stop using that technique. The one you just used seems to concentrate power into a single point for a sudden strike. It’s certainly destructive and fast, but moving so quickly also means you won’t be able to see through the enemy’s counterattack…”
Minato Namikaze precisely pointed out the drawbacks of Kakashi’s technique.
Kakashi remained silent.
He understood these flaws, but they were difficult to solve.
He was essentially a civilian ninja, with only a family tradition behind him rather than a bloodline limit.
How could the perceptiveness of ordinary eyes compare with that of ninja possessing ocular techniques?
“Before we split up, I’ll say this one last time: for a ninja, ‘teamwork is more important than anything.'”
“All right, let’s move out.”
With that, Minato Namikaze had them continue forward.
The sky had already darkened.
They would rest for the night, and he would leave afterward.
After quickly setting up the tents, everyone rested in silence.
Only the sound of chewing kept breaking the quiet.
“So that’s how it is. This Lightning Release ninjutsu has to be released like this.”
Qingyuan thought to himself.
He was currently communicating with Renegade Qingyuan and discussing ninjutsu.
Though he appeared to be resting, he was actually putting in extra training.
At his age, thinking about his chunin-level strength made it impossible for Qingyuan to sleep.
Thinking of this, Qingyuan couldn’t help glancing toward Obito.
Minato Namikaze had just privately told Obito some things about Kakashi’s father, so that Obito would understand Kakashi and the two of them would not end up in conflict.
After learning that Kakashi had become so fixated because his father had committed suicide following a failed mission, Obito finally understood why Kakashi had become this way.
And then… he went to sleep.
How can you sleep at your age?
Qingyuan shook his head.
He finished the dry rations in his mouth, found a concealed spot, and prepared to train for a while.
Minato Namikaze’s sensory ability could extend a great distance, and there were no enemies in the area.
Qingyuan therefore chose to expend chakra on training without worrying about alerting anyone.
“Lightning Release: Earth Walk!”
After refining his chakra, Qingyuan formed hand seals.
Numerous pale blue arcs of electricity immediately appeared just above the ground.
Renegade Qingyuan nodded.
Qingyuan’s own talent, having merged with a portion of Renegade Qingyuan’s, had gone from utterly unremarkable to somewhat clever.
With Renegade Qingyuan’s close guidance as well, Qingyuan’s learning speed was very fast.
“Why do you seem more and more transparent?”
Qingyuan looked at Renegade Qingyuan’s spirit body, somewhat worried that he might not hold on until Qingyuan attained the rank of chunin and fused with the rest of his talent.
“If you’re going to disappear, I hope you’ll disappear a little more slowly.”
“…”
Renegade Qingyuan glared at Qingyuan.
This guy—as expected of himself.
When he was alive, after receiving the Last Testament, he had said the same thing to other future spirit bodies.
“Don’t worry. I’ll last until then.”
Renegade Qingyuan shook his head.
Having died once, he had already come to terms with a great many things.
“Qingyuan, you’re secretly training.”
Kurenai Yuhi emerged from behind him, her beautiful ruby-like eyes fixed on Qingyuan.
“Kurenai, have you ever seen Konoha at four in the morning?”
Qingyuan said this even though it was currently eight at night.
“Four in the morning?”
Kurenai Yuhi covered her mouth with her small hand, incredulous.
Qingyuan got up this early to train every day?
Come to think of it, she had never gotten up at four in the morning to train.
At most, she slept until midnight and only got up for an emergency mission.
“That’s right.”
Qingyuan nodded.
Because he had never seen Konoha at four in the morning either, he was secretly putting in some extra training at eight at night.
“Then I’ll train with you for a while, too.”
Kurenai Yuhi looked at Qingyuan’s handsome face and was momentarily dazed.
Qingyuan was working this hard.
How could she afford to slack off?
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Qingyuan’s talent for genjutsu was not particularly strong, so he continued training in Lightning Release ninjutsu.
“I hope there’ll be a Kurama Qingyuan or an Uchiha Qingyuan in the future.”
Qingyuan thought to himself.
That way, his weakness in genjutsu would be filled in, too!
…
The next day.
Just as the sky began to lighten, Minato Namikaze had already packed away the tents.
“Starting today, we’ll split into three groups here. Everyone, keep it up.”
Then Minato Namikaze continued:
“Yesterday’s enemy just happened to be scouting alone. From here on, there will be group battles, so don’t let your guard down.”
Minato Namikaze’s expression was somewhat grave.
Qingyuan, Kakashi, and the others nodded.
Seeing this, Minato Namikaze said, “Disperse.”
He himself headed toward the battlefield at the front line.
Kakashi took Rin Nohara and Obito and continued advancing toward Kannabi Bridge.
Qingyuan, meanwhile, took Kurenai Yuhi and Shiranui Genma in another direction, intending to deliberately trigger the alert of the Iwagakure shinobi and thereby draw attention.
…
That afternoon.
“This is the place. There are two chunin and two genin inside. It should be the weakest point.”
Renegade Qingyuan’s spirit body floated back from afar.
Qingyuan thus obtained intelligence about what lay ahead.
“This should be the weakest point.”
Qingyuan nodded and briefly relayed the information to the two behind him.
The Iwagakure ninja they had kept for interrogation yesterday had revealed quite a bit of useful information.
But his answers had been vague, and the specifics still needed to be verified in person.
“How do you know, Qingyuan?”
Kurenai Yuhi wiped the fine sweat from her temple and asked.
The bamboo forest was stiflingly hot, and the journey had made Kurenai Yuhi sweat.
“I sensed it.”
Qingyuan replied without batting an eye.