novel-bin Chapter 191 Development, Flying Thunder God
Chapter 191 Development, Flying Thunder God
Chapter 191 Development, Flying Thunder God
In the afternoon, Taiyi shifted his focus from sealing techniques to the Flying Thunder God Technique. In fact, Taiyi had been studying the Flying Thunder God Technique during this period.
Every day he would create four shadow clones to do other things, one of which was specifically responsible for researching the Flying Thunder God ninjutsu.
Unfortunately, whether it was due to the short research period or the lack of opportunity, Taiyi's research made no progress at all.
Now it was the main body's turn to conduct the research, so Taiyi released the shadow clone. Immediately, a flood of memories returned, making him realize that the shadow clone had once again yielded nothing this morning.
Undeterred, he took out the study notes Minato had given him when he was learning the Flying Thunder God Technique and began to read them, hoping to find something worth learning from them.
After all, Minato developed the Flying Thunder God Technique, which can transmit Tailed Beast Balls, using the Flying Thunder God Technique. Perhaps his study notes contain some unique insights.
After an afternoon of research, Taiichi closed his notebook in the evening without making any progress. But it wasn't entirely fruitless; Minato's notes were still quite useful, at least—Taiichi glanced at the panel.
[Through research and learning, your Flying Thunder God experience points have increased by 500, reaching Lv5 (331/800)]
Taiyi thought to himself, finding a bittersweet sense of relief that at least half a day of research hadn't been wasted.
When you don't have inspiration, no matter how hard you try, there's nothing you can do. Taiyi scratched his head, unsure whether he should continue.
Just as he was struggling with his dilemma, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the notes on the table, and a flash of inspiration struck him. As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. Isn't there another user of the Flying Thunder God Technique in the village?
Instead of painstakingly studying his notes, wouldn't it be better to go directly to him? Besides, Taiichi had a feeling that he would definitely get the ideal answer from Minato.
Taiyi firmly believed in his premonitions; the stronger a person was, the more they trusted their intuition, and Taiyi was no exception.
Looking at the sky outside, it was already getting late. There wasn't enough time today; he'd have to go first thing tomorrow morning. Tai made up his mind immediately.
Meanwhile, on the other side of Konoha, at the Minato family.
Minato, who was engrossed in a sweet moment with Kushina, suddenly sneezed several times for no apparent reason. He rubbed his nose and felt strange, since he didn't have a cold.
"What's wrong, Minato? Are you feeling unwell?" Kushina reached out and touched Minato's head, then touched her own, feeling no difference.
"It's nothing, maybe it's some enemy talking about me!" Minato said nonchalantly.
"Haha, he's really unlucky to have an enemy like you!" Kushina laughed and chimed in.
The two of them chatted away, and the atmosphere in the room quickly turned pink.
Nothing was said that night, and the next day arrived quickly.
After Taiichi finished his daily morning lessons, he took all the research materials he had written during this period and headed towards Minato's house.
But as soon as he arrived near the Minato residence, Taiichi felt several scrutinizing gazes sweeping over him, seemingly casually.
Taiichi frowned, his gaze subtly sweeping over the source of the stare. Upon spotting several figures in ANBU uniforms, he understood immediately. This must be Kushina's protective force.
As the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, he usually lives under surveillance. Moreover, with the current tense situation between countries, there are countless spies from other countries in the village, so the level of protection naturally needs to be raised to the highest level.
Knocking on the Minato family's door, it was always Kushina who opened it.
"Oh, it's Taiichi. What brings you here today?" Kushina greeted him without any formality. Given the relationship between the two families, it was normal for them to visit each other often. Besides, Taiichi usually had something important to discuss when he came.
"Kushina-neechan, it's perfect that you're here too. I've come to ask Minato-senpai a question." Taiichi was straightforward and stated his purpose directly.
Seeing that Taiichi really had something important to discuss, Kushina quickly invited him inside, and at the same time, she didn't forget to inform the people inside, "Minato, Taiichi has come to see you."
Following Kushina into the house, Taichi found it now felt more like home, with even more of Kushina's personal belongings. Taichi chuckled to himself, thinking that the two of them were about to get married.
After the three of them sat down and exchanged pleasantries, Minato remembered that Taiichi had come with important business. "Taichi, why did you come so early in the morning? Did you encounter some problem?"
Taiichi also came to his senses. Minato was just too enthusiastic. Once they started chatting, they forgot about the important matter. He quickly took out the prepared materials from his ninja tool bag and placed them on the table one by one. At the same time, he didn't forget to explain: "I want to make some improvements to the Flying Thunder God Technique so that it can directly teleport the main body here according to the set situation, just like reverse summoning."
Taiichi's explanation was somewhat complicated, but Minato understood it immediately and showed an interested expression.
"You're trying to protect the holder of the Flying Thunder God Technique, right? So that you can come to their rescue immediately if they're in danger."
Taiyi immediately gave a thumbs up, his face full of praise, "As expected of Senior Brother Minato, you saw through my purpose at a glance."
But then his expression darkened again. "Unfortunately, I've been thinking about this for days and I still don't have a clue. That's why I've come to Senior Brother Shuimen for guidance."
Minato flipped through some of Taiichi's previous manuscripts, becoming more and more excited as he read. How come he hadn't thought of this before? If he could complete this plan, Kushina's safety would be more guaranteed in the future.
Thinking about it, Minato couldn't help but glance at Kushina beside him. The tenderness overflowing in her eyes gave Taichi goosebumps all over. She was lying there so sweetly that he couldn't bear to look at her.
"Ahem!" Taiyi coughed twice, interrupting the two from continuing their sweet talk. "Senior Brother Minato, what do you think? Any ideas?"
"Hey, it won't happen that fast, but your idea is really good. Let's see how to make it happen." Minato blushed a little. It was just him and Kushina at home, and they were used to being together. Now that there was a stranger, they got a little carried away.
Kushina then understood as well, and also picked up some manuscripts to read. These were the parts related to sealing techniques.
After only a couple of glances, Kushina looked up at Taiichi in surprise, "You wrote all of this?"
"Yeah! What's wrong?"
Taiichi blinked his innocent big eyes and stared at Kushina, making her feel embarrassed. It was Kushina who had given Taiichi his initial guidance in sealing techniques, but in such a short time, some of the drafts Taiichi had written were still incomprehensible even to her.
To say you have a lot of profound knowledge, that's true, but the breadth of your knowledge and the cross-combinations between various basic runes are things that even she had never seen before.
As she watched, she benefited greatly from it. Sometimes, when she encountered something she didn't understand, she would proactively ask Taiyi for help.
The room was filled with sheets of paper, which were then revised and modified during the three people's discussions, and then either kept or discarded; occasionally, various talisman arrays would be set up in the room, as Minato and Taichi were testing new Flying Thunder God techniques.
Time slowly passed as the three consulted and discussed with each other. Finally, as the sun began to set in the west, the three inside the room stopped their discussion.
"Ugh, I'm so tired. It's been so long since I've used my brain like this. My brain is practically rusted!" Kushina stretched and rubbed her head.
Minato immediately put down what he was doing, came behind Kushina, and gently massaged the pressure points on her head.
This scene truly made Taiyi feel a bit envious, and he stopped what he was doing, looking at the stack of drafts. "But I've finally figured out a feasible approach. The rest is just figuring out how to implement it."
Minato's eyes were also shining. While his hands were busy, he said, "Our idea is indeed bold, but it is indeed possible to realize. It's just that it's really difficult. Even if it's developed, there won't be many people who can use it."
"Brother Minato, you're mistaken. The Flying Thunder God Technique isn't an ordinary ninjutsu. Right now, only the two of us know it. Others haven't even learned the basics, so why would they care about such things!"
"Haha, that's right!" Minato stopped what he was doing, sat down next to Kushina again, and continued, "Taichi, now that you have a direction, the rest is up to you. Only in this way can you develop the ninjutsu that best suits you."
"Yes, Minato-senpai, I know." Taiichi nodded, indicating that he understood. The Flying Thunder God Technique is a rather strange ninjutsu. Both Minato and Taiichi made their own improvements to the Second Hokage's version to make it suitable for themselves.
The most crucial elements are the Flying Thunder God Technique, the Second Hokage's line and the symbol of Madoka, Minato's Sword of Love, and Taichi's Invincible.
These are not custom-made at will; they are the optimal form formed after compression based on the user's different understanding of the procedure.
Therefore, going forward, neither Taichi nor Minato will be able to develop their own paths unless they encounter truly insurmountable difficulties.
"Then, Senior Brother Minato, I'll head back now and see if I can finish developing it before the next battle."
Taiichi sounded somewhat unsure of himself, but to Minato it was like a bolt from the blue. What kind of talk was this? He himself had spent almost two years developing the Rasengan, and that was only with Taiichi's guidance.
Taiyi actually thought he could complete the development in a few days, or at most a month. Was it because he was too stupid?
Minato is now experiencing what it's like to be "someone else's kid." Although he's unwilling to admit it, he is indeed a genius in other people's eyes. But now he feels that he's just an ordinary person, and the real genius is the person in front of him.
Taiichi clearly didn't realize that his words had broken Minato's defenses. After saying goodbye to Minato and Kushina, he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return home.
That's why the Flying Thunder God Technique is such a great way to get home. No matter where you are, you can go back whenever you want, which saves so much time.
Back in his study, Taiyi took out all the manuscript paper and, taking advantage of his most active mind, quickly organized and recorded the knowledge contained therein.
To achieve the function Taiyi mentioned, the three of them broke it down into three modules. The first was perception, which involved the function of the perception barrier. It was possible to pre-set what constituted a dangerous situation and trigger an alarm.
Next came the communication. Taiyi borrowed the memory transfer ability of the shadow clone to notify the main body immediately after the alarm was triggered.
The final step is reverse summoning. To prevent the caster from being unable to sense the existence of the Flying Thunder God Technique formula due to excessive distance or other reasons, the principle of reverse summoning is used here. By using pre-stored chakra, the caster is directly summoned to the side of the formula.
These three steps enable the Flying Thunder God remote rescue function. Although it looks a bit complicated, actually implementing it is even more complex.
This requires dissecting the principles of several different ninjutsu and sealing techniques, and then reintegrating them into the Flying Thunder God Technique. Just thinking about it is a headache.
This is why Minato lost his composure when Taiichi told him that the improvement had to be completed within this timeframe; the improvement was simply too difficult.
But Taiyi wasn't afraid. First of all, the process of researching and improving was also a kind of training for him. In the process, he could also gain experience points for various skills, which was definitely a double gain.
More importantly, even if he couldn't handle it later, he still had skill points to fall back on, and Taiyi was very confident about that.
For the next period of time, Taiyi's main body lived a completely secluded life, leaving all outings to his shadow clones.
Hospital shifts, ninjutsu research, swordsmanship training, sparring with teammates, ice-attribute nature transformation practice, and daily work—all are handled by a single shadow clone.
Therefore, he broke through his usual limit of only sending out four shadow clones, and now he has six shadow clones active all day long. The price is that every night after dispelling the shadow clones, he immediately collapses into bed and sleeps until the next day.
While Taiichi was diligently studying in Konoha for the sake of his family and friends, chaos was raging in the Sand Village of the Land of Wind in the southern part of the ninja world.
The original purpose of the ceasefire between Sunagakure and Iwagakure was to allow them to turn their attention to Konoha and gain greater benefits.
But neither side is stupid; they know that whoever officially starts a war with Konoha first will definitely suffer the fiercest counterattack from Konoha.
So both Sunagakure and Iwagakure remained still, waiting for the other side to make the first move, and this wait lasted for almost a month.
The Iwagakure family is stable internally. Apart from being somewhat helpless against the two Jinchūriki, Onoki basically has the final say. Therefore, even if we wait another month, let alone a month, there is no pressure.
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But Sunagakure was different. It was already unstable internally due to the disappearance of the Third Kazekage. After being ambushed by Iwagakure, it managed to fight back with great difficulty.
Just as their momentum was at its peak, the village suddenly ordered a halt to the attack. What were the men thinking? Were they afraid of Iwagakure?
Fortunately, the Fourth Kazekage personally led the counterattack and earned enough merit; otherwise, he would not be able to command respect now.
Even so, after a month of quiet, the various forces that had temporarily come together for revenge finally dispersed again after losing their self-defense.
Discontent with the selection of the fourth generation of leaders, unequal distribution of benefits, and other reasons all surfaced, plunging Sunagakure into an even more chaotic state than when the third generation had just died.
In the village of Sunagakure, at Chiyo's house.
The acting Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, has come here today specifically to pay his respects to this pillar of Sunagakure, hoping to gain some guidance from her.