Rin felt a warm aura radiating from the young man’s smile, as bright as the sun.
Previously, she had felt something similar only from Obito.
She immediately felt comfortable around the older boy and politely said, “I’m sorry, sir. I didn’t mean to spy on you. A moment ago, I sensed a strange disturbance and became curious, so I came to investigate.”
The blond young man froze.
“A strange disturbance?”
Rin nodded.
“I’m not sure how to describe it… It felt like a pebble falling into water and instantly creating ripples. When the pebble struck the water, there was also a sudden impact, almost as if the surrounding space had shattered.”
The blond young man’s expression immediately stiffened, and disbelief flashed in his eyes.
“You mean you sensed the spatial fluctuations created when I used the Flying Thunder God Technique? How is that possible?”
“I haven’t mastered the technique yet, so I created a noticeable disturbance. But no matter how obvious it was, someone without specialized training shouldn’t have been able to sense it.”
Rin was startled and couldn’t help repeating the term he had used.
“Spatial fluctuations?”
The blond young man smiled.
“Are you a Ninja Academy student? Judging by your age, you must have enrolled recently.”
Rin nodded again.
“Yes. I’m four years old, and I just enrolled.”
The young man breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s good that you’re a Ninja Academy student. Explaining this to an Academy student won’t violate any rules.”
“Normally, it would be far too early to teach this to someone who has only just enrolled. However… your spatial perception is truly extraordinary—almost unbelievable—so I’ll explain it to you.”
“What I was practicing just now was a form of space-time ninjutsu. What you sensed were the spatial fluctuations created when I activated the technique.”
At that point, the young man scratched his head and chuckled.
“Of course, because I haven’t mastered it yet, I accidentally disrupted the surrounding space during the teleportation. That’s why the disturbance was so noticeable.”
“Once I master this ninjutsu, I won’t disrupt the surrounding space, and even you will find it much more difficult to sense. I’m sorry if I startled you.”
Rin’s eyes suddenly widened.
So this was space-time ninjutsu?
Had she sensed that strange disturbance because her spatial perception had improved so greatly?
She hadn’t expected to encounter such a perfect opportunity immediately after deciding to learn more about it.
She excitedly asked, “Sir, can you tell me more about space-time ninjutsu?”
“You’ll eventually learn about it, so I don’t mind explaining. But before that, we should introduce ourselves. My name is Minato Namikaze, and I’m a jōnin of Konoha. What is your name?”
Rin reached out and shook Minato’s hand before asking in surprise, “My name is Rin Nohara. Did you just say that you’re a Konoha jōnin?”
Becoming a Konoha jōnin at such a young age seemed almost unbelievable.
Rin had heard that Might Guy’s father was still only a genin.
However, she suddenly remembered the young Uchiha from the notebook’s text adventure.
That boy wasn’t much older than Minato, yet according to Lord White Fang, he already possessed Kage-level strength.
Compared to that, Minato possessing jōnin-level strength no longer seemed completely unreasonable.
A reminiscent look appeared on Minato’s face.
“Yes, I was promoted a little over a year ago. At the time, several enemy shinobi from another village infiltrated Konoha and tried to harm my girlfriend.”
“I stopped them. Lord Hokage considered my performance exceptional and promoted me.”
“Furthermore, I was fortunate enough to meet an excellent teacher. He requested Lord Hokage’s permission to teach me the space-time ninjutsu I’m currently practicing.”
Rin was startled.
“Do you need Lord Hokage’s permission before learning space-time ninjutsu?”
Minato smiled.
“Not exactly. The Summoning Technique and certain sealing techniques also involve the principles of space-time ninjutsu, and you can learn about those at the Ninja Academy.”
“It’s simply that the ninjutsu I’m currently learning is special. It’s an extremely advanced technique invented by the Second Hokage.”
Rin nodded.
So the Ninja Academy really would teach her about it.
Still, this technique, which allowed someone to disappear with a whoosh and instantly reappear somewhere else, looked incredibly mysterious and exciting.
Rin couldn’t help wanting to learn it herself.
Minato noticed the longing in Rin’s eyes and continued smiling warmly, his expression as bright as the sun.
“With your extraordinary talent, receiving Lord Hokage’s permission might not be impossible. Very few people are capable of learning this ninjutsu, and Lord Hokage would be pleased if more shinobi could master it.”
“If you want to learn it, I can submit a request to Lord Hokage.”
Rin’s eyes widened, and she couldn’t help asking expectantly, “Really?”
Minato replied, “Of course. However, learning this ninjutsu comes with a small requirement. You would need to… How should I explain it?” This chapter was taken from novelping.com without permission.
Minato felt that telling a four-year-old girl she needed to become part of the Hokage’s line of succession was far too complicated.
Therefore, he changed his wording.
“You would need to become the student of Lord Hokage or one of Konoha’s Legendary Sannin.”
Rin froze.
Become the student of Lord Hokage or one of the Legendary Sannin?
How could that possibly happen?
Otherwise, she would have already dreamed of becoming Lady Tsunade’s student.
She immediately became discouraged.
“Minato, I would love to become Lady Tsunade’s student, but as you know, that isn’t possible.”
Seeing her reaction, Minato also realized how difficult that would be.
The Legendary Sannin had extremely high standards for accepting disciples.
For example, his teacher, Lord Jiraiya, would accept a student only if he believed they might be the legendary Child of Prophecy.
However, there was no clear standard for determining who qualified as the Child of Prophecy.
Still, Minato had never heard of or encountered a girl with such exceptional talent for space-time ninjutsu.
Despite having no prior training, Rin had sensed the spatial fluctuations he created.
It was almost as though she had been born to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Allowing that talent to go to waste would be a tremendous loss.
At that thought, Minato’s eyes suddenly lit up.
He was already a jōnin.
He should be able to request permission from Lord Hokage to accept a student.
In that case, couldn’t he simply teach Rin himself?
With that thought, Minato smiled at Rin.
“If you truly want to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique, you could become my student—assuming you don’t mind that I’m still rather young.”
Rin’s eyes sparkled.
This ninjutsu was incredibly impressive, so naturally, she wanted to learn it.
Moreover, she already liked and trusted Minato.
She immediately straightened her posture and bowed deeply before him.
“Minato-sensei, please accept me as your student! I promise to train diligently and become a powerful kunoichi!”