"Minato, remember, until you are strong enough, the fact that you know Wood Release is known only to heaven, earth, and me. Do you understand?"
At the end, Tsunade exhorted him once again.
"Uh, what kind of strength do I need to use Wood Release?"
Minato scratched his head, a bit puzzled. He was already a Kage-level powerhouse; he shouldn't need to hide it, right?
"Wait until you become a Kage level, when you stand at the same height as me, then you can use Wood Release."
Tsunade said proudly. She was very happy to have become a Kage level at such a young age.
"Um, well... if you mean Kage level... I think I've already reached it."
Minato said somewhat embarrassedly. After all, this was slapping Tsunade in the face.
Sure enough, Tsunade's expression changed, and she looked at Minato in shock.
Seeing this, Minato had to show his hand. He created a shadow clone.
Then, a Wind Release: Rasenshuriken let Tsunade witness his strength.
"Leave. I have nothing more for you. Use Wood Release or don't use it, do whatever you see fit."
After being stunned for a long time, Tsunade, with a very dark face, directly kicked Minato out.
It couldn't be helped; the face-slapping came so fast she was completely unprepared.
Minato's age was so young, yet his strength had surpassed hers.
Yes, surpassed. She asked herself if she could take that Wind Release jutsu just now, and the answer was no. Plus, the guy knew the Flying Thunder God Technique. If they fought, she would undoubtedly lose.
Even relying on combat experience, this guy Minato wouldn't lose much to her. So, against Minato, Tsunade was completely defeated.
It would be strange if Tsunade was happy about being outshined by her "younger brother," especially after she had shamelessly declared: "Wait until you reach my level."
It was simply humiliating to the extreme.
Minato shrugged helplessly, then left the Senju Clan's residence and returned to the village.
With Wood Release, Minato had another development path to practice.
But this wasn't a problem; it just meant using a few more shadow clones to train Wood Release.
Every day in his spare time, Minato would use shadow clones to train.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, Fire Release Stage 1 has reached 100%."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking Fire Release Stage 2: Fire Element Development."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for learning the S-rank Fire Release Ninjutsu: Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens, as well as all Fire Release Ninjutsu of S-rank and below."
Following this prompt, Minato felt a wave of joy, but it wasn't over.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, Lightning Release Stage 1 has reached 100%."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking Lightning Release Stage 2: Lightning Element Development."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for learning the S-rank Lightning Release Ninjutsu: Kirin, as well as all Lightning Release Ninjutsu of S-rank and below."
And then:
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, Wind Release Stage 1 has reached 100%."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking Wind Release Stage 2: Wind Element Development."
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for learning the S-rank Wind Release Ninjutsu: Great Ball Rasenshuriken, as well as all Wind Release Ninjutsu of S-rank and below."
All three nature transformations reached 100% development at once, making Minato incredibly happy.
This also meant he could finally use Elementalization. Elementalization was very useful; aside from attacks with conflicting energy natures, other attacks were useless against Elementalization.
That is to say, if he was in the Fire Element state, only Water Release ninjutsu could harm him, and it had to be very powerful Water Release ninjutsu.
Otherwise, as soon as the Water Release got close, it would be evaporated into steam by the powerful force of the Fire Element.
Forget extinguishing the fire; it would be good if it didn't get burned away itself.
After Elementalization, Minato didn't need hand seals to use ninjutsu. He could use them at will. The "Mobile Turret" was officially formed.
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After that, Minato would often take his students out on missions, and of course, he would also frequently go on missions with Mikoto.
As for Team Jiraiya, it disbanded after all three members became Jōnin.
Nagakaze joined the Anbu because all his students died in a battle. He was forced to play the role of a tragic extra.
In that battle, even though Nagakaze tried his best to block the enemy, his three incompetent students still died during the mission.
From then on, Nagakaze no longer served as a team leader. He finally applied to the Hokage and joined the Anbu.
Just like that, three years passed. It was now the 39th year of Konoha. The Second Shinobi World War had completely ended some time ago.
Kushina, Nawaki, and Shibi had all grown into ninja capable of standing on their own.
Of course, the Ino-Shika-Chō trio was the same, and their coordination became increasingly tacit.
naturally, as the students grew up, Team Minato and Team Mikoto existed in name only. Everyone began their own missions and training.
However, they would always get together from time to time to bond.
After three years of constantly doing missions, killing enemies to gain development points, and the day-and-night training of his shadow clones, Minato's strength had taken a step further.
"System, show my status panel."
Host: Namikaze Minato
Age: 15
Strength Level: Entry-level Kage
Ninjutsu: Various Fire Release, various Wind Release, various Lightning Release, various Sealing Jutsu, various Wood Release, various Flying Thunder God techniques, Spatial Teleportation, Eye of Insight, Sensing Technique.
Taijutsu: Konoha Great Whirlwind, Konoha Strong Whirlwind, Konoha Rock Destroyer.
Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.
Fire Element Development: 22.6%
Lightning Element Development: 23.2%
Wind Element Development: 22.9%
Sage Body Development: 41.6%
Mental Development: 98.9%
Space Stage 2 Development: 13.6%
Sealing Stage 2 Development: 16.9%
Comprehensive Strength: High-level Kage
In three years, his strength had increased drastically. Because his own body had grown, he had improved in all aspects, finally becoming a Kage level in base stats. His comprehensive strength was High-level Kage, a massive surge.
With Space Stage 1 Development reaching 100%, Minato gained a portable dimension. Also, within a short distance, he needed no coordinates at all; he could perform Spatial Teleportation to wherever his gaze landed.
As for Sealing Jutsu, when the development reached 100%, he also obtained a very powerful ability: Defense Barrier.
He could set up a powerful defense barrier in his home or any random place. Unless the attacker's strength exceeded his by three times, this defense barrier would not break.
This was an absolutely practical skill for protecting his home or saving others at critical moments.
Imagine, when fighting others, he could directly put the people who needed protection into a barrier, and then he could fight the enemy with peace of mind.
How useful that would be.
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