"Naruto: Ice God"Chapter 173: Eightfold Light Wheel
"The key to this jutsu is rotation."
In Training Ground Twelve, Minato was demonstrating the Rasengan to Feng Bai and the others.
Not far away, Kushina watched with a gentle smile, her eyes full of tender affection as she gazed at Minato. This was a jutsu Minato had created for her—a testament to their bond.
"Rotate and compress chakra, condensing it into a sphere. That's the Rasengan."
He slammed the Rasengan into a nearby human-shaped target, its overwhelming destructive force instantly shattering the dummy.
"Now, give it a try."
After explaining the key points to the three before him, Minato walked over to sit beside Kushina, watching their training together.
"Who do you think will master this jutsu first?"
Leaning close against Minato, Kushina asked with a playful smile.
"Hmm, probably Feng Bai. That kid really has a natural talent for learning ninjutsu."
Reflecting on their usual performances, Minato didn't hesitate long before naming Feng Bai.
"Hmph, he's also your strongest rival on the path to Hokage." Kushina gave him a meaningful look.
At that moment, Feng Bai was contemplating Minato's explanation.
Rotation, compression.
Minato's instruction was far clearer than his yet-to-be-born son's future convoluted Rasengan tutorials. Feng Bai wondered who Naruto would inherit that trait from—how could anyone make the method so absurdly abstract?
Even more impressive was Konohamaru, who managed to learn the Rasengan despite hearing such bizarre descriptions. The Sarutobi clan's reputation for genius was well-deserved.
Rotate, rotate, rotate...
Wait?
Looking at the circular chakra blade forming in his hand, Feng Bai had a bold idea.
Wind chakra's nature is sharp, designed for cutting.
When you infuse the Rasengan with wind nature transformation, it becomes Wind Release: Rasenshuriken—combining razor-sharp cutting power with devastating force, a technique that would span the entire Naruto saga.
But what if you focused solely on the sharpness...
Feng Bai increased his chakra output and added wind nature transformation.
A piercing buzzing sound rang out, immediately drawing Obito's attention—he hadn't even grasped the basic principles of the Rasengan yet.
"Hey, Feng Bai, why is your Rasengan so flat?"
Obito was curious about Feng Bai's strange creation.
Feng Bai ignored Obito, concentrating entirely on maintaining the wind wheel's form in his hand.
"That technique isn't a Rasengan anymore, is it?"
Kushina blinked, her expression puzzled.
"Doesn't look like it."
Minato rose from the bench, instinctively taking a few steps toward Feng Bai.
After several more minutes, Feng Bai felt the high-speed spinning wind blade in his hand stabilize. He turned his attention to the second target nearby.
Wielding the wind blade, Feng Bai looked like Ace possessed as he pressed it against the target's neck, instantly slicing it clean in half.
Even after cutting through the target, the wind blade showed no signs of stopping, maintaining its high-speed rotation.
Only when Feng Bai cut off his chakra supply did the wind blade gradually dissipate.
"Impressive technique. Combined with Flying Thunder God, it's no less powerful than the Rasengan." Minato appeared at just the right moment to offer his assessment: "If you can stabilize the form, you might even be able to throw it for ranged attacks. Hmm..."
Minato suddenly paused, a thoughtful expression crossing his face.
If you added wind nature transformation to the Rasengan, could you achieve the same effect?
"For ranged attacks, ordinary Wind Release jutsu can do that too, right?"
Seeing Minato fall silent, Obito voiced his own opinion.
"Idiot, the advantage of the Rasengan and this wind blade isn't just destructive power—it's that they don't require hand seals, allowing you to catch opponents completely off guard." Kakashi displayed his usual antagonism toward Obito.
"Hmm, very interesting. Feng Bai, let me help you perfect this jutsu."
Feeling that adding wind nature transformation to the Rasengan was feasible, Minato reached out to pat the sulking Obito (who was annoyed by Kakashi's attack), but kept his eyes on Feng Bai.
He wanted to use this opportunity to explore the possibility of adding nature transformation to the Rasengan in advance.
"Anyway, let's give this new technique a name first. I think we should call it 'Wind Cutter Training Ground Friendship Bond Wheel'—"
"Let's call it Eightfold Light Wheel!" Compared to Minato's suggestion, Feng Bai decided that borrowing a name was much more practical.
He certainly didn't want to kill enemies by making them laugh to death on the battlefield.
"Uh, really? That's quite a concise name..." Minato was clearly unsatisfied with the choice, but since Feng Bai was the technique's creator, he couldn't say much more.
...
Time quickly arrived at the day of Kushina's transfer.
Led by Biwako and escorted by Feng Bai, the group set out on the road leading outside the village, heading to a cave that had been prepared for Kushina well in advance.
Along the way, they encountered Mikoto, who was out for a walk carrying Sasuke and accompanied by Itachi.
Itachi, who used to spend all his time contemplating life's meaning, had given his brain a vacation after Sasuke's birth, no longer pondering existential questions but instead focusing entirely on caring for his adorable little brother.
"Is this your daughter? She's so cute!"
Kushina, encountering Mikoto with her child, enthusiastically struck up a conversation.
Upon learning that the bundle in Mikoto's arms was a boy, Kushina felt slightly disappointed.
"If only it were a girl—then we could arrange a betrothal!"
Hearing this, Feng Bai, who was playing with Itachi nearby, nearly twisted the boy's face off in shock.
"Haha, listen to you, Kushina. How can you be so certain you're carrying a boy?" Mikoto covered her mouth, laughing softly.
"It's definitely a son—I can feel it." Stroking her belly, Kushina radiated confidence.
"It must hurt terribly though, giving birth..." Kushina leaned closer to Mikoto, showing a rare expression of fear.
Mikoto was surprised to see Kushina display such vulnerability—she'd never seen her afraid of anything before.
Their conversation was soon interrupted by Biwako, who forcibly pulled Kushina away.
Feng Bai also released Itachi's cheek and waved goodbye.
"It's about to begin."
At the Sarutobi residence, only Hiruzen Sarutobi was present.
The elite ANBU responsible for his protection had already departed for Kushina's delivery location, and at Feng Bai's strong insistence, Minato had also taken Kakashi and Obito to the destination.
"Let's hope everything goes smoothly."
Lighting his pipe, Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a cloud of smoke, his expression grave.
With Minato, elite ANBU, and Feng Bai—who was also a Jinchūriki—everything seemed foolproof.
"Hello there, the Jinchūriki has departed."
Elsewhere, in a mountain cave, Setsuna and Yowan received the news.
"Well then, it's time for Konoha to experience the power of the Uchiha, Executor."
Donning his mask, though reluctant to admit it, Setsuna chose to respect Madara Uchiha's wishes: "From now on, you are Madara Uchiha."
Yowan put on his own mask, saying nothing.
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