"It's not that I'm looking down on that dead-last. Everything I said is the truth."
Ebisu pushed up the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, speaking with complete confidence.
Konohamaru, determined to prove that what his niichan had taught him was actually useful, stretched out his hand. Chakra turbulence began swirling in his palm as he tried to form a Rasengan.
"Sensei, look—this is what niichan taught me. It's really practical, and super strong!"
Ebisu was momentarily taken aback when he saw this.
As a seasoned instructor, he had studied many of the village's jutsu.
One glance, and he knew—
The way the young master was shaping his chakra… it looked exactly like the starting form of the Fourth Hokage's A-Rank ninjutsu—Rasengan!!
Ebisu himself couldn't even perform it, let alone teach it to Konohamaru!
What's more, the Rasengan in the boy's hand already had a proper shape taking form.
Could it be… that dead-last actually taught him this technique?
Ebisu's mind wavered—but he quickly dismissed the thought.
A dead-last who needed pure luck just to pull off a Clone Technique? No way he could have the skill to teach someone an A-Rank jutsu.
It must be because the young master had exceptional talent!
Yes—that had to be it!
"The fact that you can gather this much chakra turbulence is just because of your own talent. That dead-last couldn't possibly give you any real guidance." Ebisu continued bluntly.
Shinju, standing to the side, was stunned.
Uh… what?
Ebisu… actually praising Konohamaru's talent?
Konohamaru's talent was practically nonexistent!
But Shinju quickly realized—Ebisu was clearly afraid of the Hokage's authority, so he was just buttering up Konohamaru.
No matter how badly Konohamaru did, Ebisu would still say it was good!
"If you're going to teach someone ninjutsu, you have to evaluate their weaknesses objectively. A person who fears authority can never be a good teacher."
Having figured it out, Shinju didn't hesitate to call Ebisu out.
Ebisu: "???"
!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ
This little dead-last… dared to accuse him of lacking teacher ethics?!
For years, he had worked diligently to train his students. His teaching style was loved by many, and he had even raised several Hokage candidates.
And today, a kid who wasn't even a genin yet had the nerve to claim he had no professional ethics as a teacher?!
"You'd better explain yourself! Or I won't let this go!" Ebisu's eyes flashed dangerously.
Those words from Shinju had touched his bottom line.
He had dedicated himself to education, viewing the ninja instructor profession as deeply noble, and had made it his lifelong goal to produce a Hokage.
He would never allow anyone to insult his professionalism!
But Shinju ignored him entirely.
Instead, he turned to watch Konohamaru, who was still desperately trying to prove himself.
At this point, the chakra turbulence in Konohamaru's palm was more stable than ever before, closer and closer to a true Rasengan.
Shinju knew the kid was almost there, so he gave a timely reminder:
"Steady your breathing—don't let the chakra go wild. Feel every surge of energy, and keep it under your control…"
Hearing Shinju-niichan's words, Konohamaru's eyes grew even more determined.
"Fwah…"
He added another thread of chakra into the turbulence.
Following Shinju's instructions, he tried to maintain balance in the wild rotation…
This step was extremely difficult and time-consuming.
Sweat dripped from his forehead, one drop at a time.
Just maintaining this state took him more than two hours.
During that time, Shinju, focused entirely on Konohamaru, and Ebisu, not daring to interrupt, stayed silent, eyes locked on the swirling chakra.
Finally, after two more hours—
The turbulence began to stabilize!
"Don't be afraid. Don't panic. Control it!" Shinju urged.
"Don't worry, niichan! I'm Konohamaru, the future Fifth Hokage!" the boy shouted, brimming with fighting spirit.
He poured more chakra into the swirling mass in his hand.
All or nothing—final push!
As more chakra poured in, a blue-and-white sphere took shape in his palm.
The moment it formed, Konohamaru's wrist trembled violently—he was about to lose control!
"Don't hurt yourself!"
Ebisu rushed forward, trying to snuff out the chakra sphere to protect him.
But just before Ebisu could reach him, a small figure stepped in front of him.
Ebisu glared at Shinju. "Dead-last!! If something happens to the young master, you'll pay dearly!"
Shinju ignored him completely.
Right now, all that mattered was helping Konohamaru stabilize the Rasengan.
Smack!
Shinju placed his hand over Konohamaru's wrist.
Carefully, he wrapped the forming Rasengan in his own purest chakra, supporting its stability and preventing any loss of control.
Behind them, Ebisu froze.
(ｷ｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!
This dead-last was actually lending his own chakra to help the young master maintain the Rasengan's balance—while guarding against chakra backlash?!
Such fine chakra control…
Even after years as a special jōnin, Ebisu himself couldn't pull that off!
Unbelievable!
Was this really the same dead-last who had spent his first five years at the Academy unable to perform even one proper jutsu?!
Another grueling hour passed before Konohamaru, exhausted, shot Shinju a look.
Shinju understood and stepped back.
Konohamaru slammed the chakra sphere into the ground!
FWOOOM!!!
A surge of chakra tore through the earth, carving out a perfect circular crater four to five meters wide.
At the center, spiraling patterns marked where the Rasengan had struck.
Ebisu: "⊙▽⊙"
They actually pulled it off?!
How long had the young master even been practicing—wasn't he missing since just this morning? That meant less than eight hours total!
This was an A-Rank jutsu!
Even elite jōnin often needed ten days to half a month to learn it!
So the young master really had inherited the Hokage's talent for ninjutsu… terrifying!
…No.
This kind of achievement in one day wasn't just due to talent.
Ebisu's gaze shifted to Shinju, now visibly drained.
It was also because of this so-called dead-last!
As much as he hated to admit it, Ebisu realized Shinju's teaching was precise and on-point—
Able to explain the key points of a jutsu's execution in plain, concise words… like a veteran instructor.
And his terrifying mastery of chakra control could even aid in the training process, letting students reach success faster—
Much faster!
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