chapter 95 part 2
Hidan roared furiously, "I feel like I'm close! As long as I can injure him, even a little! He'll get tired, he'll slow down. Just give me a chance—"
Tsukasa Kaede cut him off, "Such assumptions are meaningless. Minato could easily find an opportunity to dismember you and throw your body parts into different places, preventing you from ever piecing yourself back together. Even if you could still live, you wouldn't be able to do anything. You two are different types of Ninja; you excel in different domains. There's no need to force a comparison."
"Indeed, Hidan still has a powerful Jutsu Formula he hasn't used."
Minato looked exhilarated. The guy's Chakra reserves were also a mystery. He repeatedly looked down at his palms, thoroughly enjoying himself—in the entire Hidden Leaf Village, who else could be a live target for him for so long and still be bouncing around like Hidan? There was nobody, really. The same Jutsu felt completely different when used on a somewhat capable Ninja compared to a tree stump.
"If I were hit by Hidan's Jutsu Formula, what would happen? It seems he needs to injure me for that Jutsu to activate." Minato was very interested, but he was smart enough not to directly ask for details about an unknown Jutsu.
Tsukasa Kaede replied, "You would die, Minato. Even you would surely die. That is Hidan's ability. The activation condition is rather special, and the killing effect is even more so."
"...I roughly understand."
Minato pondered. Was it an incredibly powerful Sealing Jutsu? As long as he was injured, he could be sealed?
Indeed, the young man favored by Tsukasa Kaede was definitely not that simple.
At that moment, an Anbu Ninja appeared in the training ground.
"Minato Namikaze, Hokage and Jiraiya are waiting for you at the Hokage Office."
"Oh? Jiraiya-sensei is finally back, that's great! I want to show him the results of my cultivation!" Minato's eyes lit up.
"That Jiraiya, he finally decided to come back. But then again, he had to face it sooner or later."
Tsukasa Kaede wasn't surprised. He would only be surprised if Jiraiya truly became a Rogue Ninja.
"Then, Tsukasa Kaede, Hidan, thank you both for today. I must go see my sensei now... I have a strong premonition that it won't be long before you two shake the entire Ninja World once again."
Hidan alone was enough to shatter people's perceptions, making them wonder what was up with this undying guy; everything about him just felt off.
Add to that the eerie and unpredictable Tsukasa Kaede, who commanded a horde of corpses...
Indeed, a Devourer who manipulates corpses raising an undying disciple—it made a terrifying amount of sense no matter how you looked at it.
Tsukasa Kaede suddenly said, "Minato, regarding your Hand Kaedegn-less Ninjutsu, I have nothing to teach you; you'll master it eventually. But for Flying Raijin Jutsu, I can offer a direction... Throw a large number of marked Kunai, and continuously activate Flying Raijin Jutsu while the Kunai are still moving, creating an effect of ultra-high-frequency attacks in a very short time."
Flying Thunder God Stage Two was just a prototype, but Flying Thunder God Zero Form was the ultimate culmination of this fighting style.
"I understand. But it sounds incredibly difficult and would consume a lot of Chakra. I will strive in that direction. Thank you for your guidance."
Minato's figure vanished before them.
Hidan gasped, both angry and tired, looking enviously, "Is that Flying Raijin Jutsu? Damn it, it's so cool! Then I want to learn your Spatial Rift Jutsu too."
"Your skill level is too low; you can't learn it for now. When you've established yourself in this world with Taijutsu and Jashin Ritual: Death Controlling Possessed Blood, it won't be too late to try using Spatial Rift Jutsu."
Tsukasa Kaede didn't mock Hidan's ambition. It was a good thing for his highly valued disciple to have grand aspirations.
Outsiders only knew that Tsukasa Kaede favored Hidan. In reality, it was more than just favor; Tsukasa Kaede clearly understood that Hidan was the embodiment of Jashin. Training Hidan well meant controlling Jashin.
Whether it was for cultivating a helper, controlling Jashin, or even for stylistic compatibility, Hidan was the perfect choice.
This guy wouldn't find Corpse Release to be against human ethics at all; instead, he eagerly clamored to learn everything.
"However, given your growth rate, it probably won't take long. Once you reach a level that satisfies me, I will formally teach you the Corpse Release Secret Technique," Tsukasa Kaede said.
To satisfy Tsukasa Kaede, at the very least, young Hidan shouldn't be worse than the peak Hidan from the original timeline! Honestly, peak Hidan was definitely the "first encounter kill" type. Even Kage Level powerhouses could easily be caught off guard if they didn't know Hidan's intel. Asuma was the one who 'stepped on the landmine'.
Even if Asuma hadn't died, someone else would have had to do the same thing, risking their life to probe Hidan's intel.
When the current Hidan reached that level—decent Taijutsu and skillful activation of Jashin Ritual: Death Controlling Possessed Blood—he would be considered qualified.
"Oh? You're really going to teach me? Once I learn it, with my talent, my mastery of the Corpse Release Secret Technique might surpass yours in minutes! Don't you dare cry then!" Hidan said with a conceited look.
"I won't."
Tsukasa Kaede didn't elaborate further.
In essence, his teaching of the Corpse Release Secret Technique was to formally integrate Hidan into his system and then grant Hidan "secondary authority."
For example, when Tsukasa Kaede wasn't actively controlling them, Hidan could capture wild zombies and simply command them to assist him in battle.
Hidan could send zombies to attack enemies, then, while the enemies were distracted, suddenly strike and obtain their blood.
From this alone, Hidan's combat power could be effectively increased. He would have several extra combatants, providing him with more tactical space.
Spatial Rift Jutsu could also be taught. When Hidan selected a zombie and wanted to use Spatial Rift Jutsu to swap positions, this request would be transmitted to Tsukasa Kaede. Tsukasa Kaede would then guide both sides to simultaneously cast the Jutsu, only then would Hidan's Jutsu be considered successful.
This was also why no one could learn Spatial Rift Jutsu without Tsukasa Kaede's approval: it required both the Main Body and the Substitute Body to perform the Jutsu simultaneously without the slightest deviation. A most basic requirement was to perfectly control two bodies with a single mind, which was impossible for ordinary people.
As for the Living Corpse Reincarnation Jutsu, Tsukasa Kaede wouldn't teach it. Not because he thought Hidan would lose control, but purely because he felt that Hidan, that idiot, was capable of anything. There was a very real possibility that he might accidentally kill himself completely one day.