After collecting his thoughts, Jiraiya immediately took out a scroll from his arms and threw it to Minato.
"On this scroll, there are five types of ninjutsu: fire, wind, thunder, earth, and water. However, most of them are C-level ninjutsu. There are also B-level ninjutsu suitable for you to practice. As for A-level ninjutsu, it is too difficult for you now," Jiraiya said.
According to Minato's current chakra amount, this level of ninjutsu is more suitable. Moreover, judging from the difficulty of practicing, it is not suitable to teach Minato since he has never practiced this kind of ninjutsu. Upon hearing this, Minato hurriedly opened the scroll in his hand, and the scroll seemed to be cast with some seal. When he opened it, it became huge with a "bang" and then spread out on the ground of the training ground.
As the teacher said, on this scroll, there are many ways to practice ninjutsu, including wind, thunder, earth, fire, and water. Among them, there are some ninjutsu, even some ninjutsu that are unique to certain families in the village.
Being able to collect them and make a scroll is not something that ordinary people can do. Even Jiraiya may not have this ability.
"Teacher, please express my gratitude to the Third Hokage for me," Minato turned his head and said to Jiraiya. In the Konoha Ninja Village, there are very few people who can have this ability, so his identity is not difficult to guess.
Before he became the teacher's disciple, he already knew that the Third Hokage had been paying attention to him.
If the adult who was even called "Ninjutsu Professor" in the ninja world had such a reserve of ninjutsu, it would not be surprising.
"You kid, you really don't leave any privacy for adults." Jiraiya laughed. When the Third Hokage handed him this ninjutsu scroll, he said that Minato would definitely know what was going on.
Sure enough, he saw through it so quickly.
Jiraiya gradually got used to it. After all, Minato was different from his past self. He is a real genius freak.
Minato stared at the scroll spread on the ground with great interest. His hands kept practicing the hand seals recorded on the scroll. His proficiency in hand seals surprised Jiraiya again.
According to common sense, no matter how proficient you are in hand seals, there will be a period of obscurity when you first form a ninjutsu. However, this obscurity does not exist in Minato. It is as if he has known the hand seals of this ninjutsu before.
"It is up to you to learn ninjutsu," said Jiraiya, who was standing in front of Minato, while Minato was looking at the ninjutsu scroll. Minato raised his eyes, and Jiraiya looked at him, and said, "There may be a long period of time in the future that I can't stay in the village and can't teach you ninjutsu in person."
"Are you going to perform a mission?" Minato asked. With the teacher's strength, even if he was going to perform a very difficult mission, it would not take too long. After all, he is the pillar of the village now. Leaving for a long time is also very disadvantageous to the village.
Unless this mission involves other hidden villages.
Seeing Minato's expression, Jiraiya smiled and said, "Don't think about it, kid. What you need to do now is to continue to practice and strengthen your own strength." Jiraiya's face was smiling, but Minato could hear some helplessness and disgust in his voice. What kind of mission could make the teacher look like this?
"Minato, you said you wanted to protect your family in the village, right?" Suddenly, Jiraiya asked again.
Minato nodded, and the teacher continued, "But if one day you find that in order to protect your family, you have to fight with others, and even hurt some innocent people, what would you do at that time?"
Hearing this, Minato was also a little stunned on the spot. He had never thought about this question.
"What would you do sensei?" He didn't know the answer, so he thought about asking the teacher in front of him, but Jiraiya shook his head.
He didn't know the answer to this question either.
Minato saw that the teacher's eyes were filled with confusion, and so was he.
In order to protect the one he loves, he might hurt other innocent people.
He could understand it a little bit. For Kushina, he lost his mind and hurt Akasaka Yu. He even accepted Uchiha Yoruki's challenge.
Moreover, he almost hurt innocent classmates.
These costs were something he couldn't predict before making a choice, and at the same time, they couldn't be changed.
However, the confusion in his eyes didn't last too long. He raised his eyes, looked at the teacher and said.
"Teacher, I may not be able to answer your question now, but I will try my best to find the answer."
He paused, and said, "But this is a question that even Jiraiya-sensei doesn't know now, so the process of finding the answer will be very long. But I believe that there will be a day when there is an answer. And for this, one must pay the corresponding price. If someone has to bear that price, then please impose it on me, no matter what kind of responsibility or sin it is!"
Jiraiya's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this, and met Minato's blue eyes, in which there was a determination that shocked him.
"So before I find the answer, if it is to protect my family, I will not hesitate to hurt innocent people because if I can't even protect my family, I am not worthy of protecting others!"
The two looked at each other, and gradually, Jiraiya smiled and said, "Really, who is the teacher and who is the disciple?"
Minato was stunned, Jiraiya turned around and waved his hand at him, saying, "If you want to take responsibility and sin, it is not your turn to bear it. I am your teacher, and all of this must be borne by me first. As for the answer to the question, I will look for it, but if I can't find it, then I will leave this answer to you. Perhaps, this is called inheritance."
"I hope that when I come back next time, you will be able to stand on your own. Before that, work hard to gain the power to protect your family!"
Jiraiya said, and left the seventh training ground at a very fast speed.
Minato stood there in a daze, and he was also thinking about why the teacher asked such a question today.
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