"Jiraiya Sensei!" This familiar voice was none other than Jiraiya sensei whom he had not seen for more than half a year. According to the history that Minato was familiar with, the major ninja countries were now in the brewing period of war, and the place where Ninja War II first broke out was the Land of Rain. This small country sandwiched between the Land of Fire, Wind, and Earth was destined to face a tragedy. Fortunately, although the country is small, there is a man that can stand at the top of the ninja world in the Rain Village - Hanzo of the Salamander. The title of "Sannin" for Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade was given by him. During the time when Jiraiya was away, he should have been carrying out missions in the Land of Rain.
After Jiraiya spoke, he did not cancel the ninjutsu at all. It seemed that he wanted to test how much Minato had grown in the six months since he left. On the swamp, even the chakra feet that ninjas are good at were not easy to use to stabilize the body. However, for Minato, who had experienced many battles, dealing with such a situation is simple. Minato instantly threw several kunai in the air without using too much force. At the same time, his body fell down due to gravity. The kunai fell on the swamp, but did not sink immediately, but part of it was exposed on the surface.
Swish! Taking this opportunity, Minato stepped on several kunai in a row, using the force to escape from the swamp and landed on the wall of a courtyard on another street. Minato did not relax his guard, but instead opened up his still slightly weak chakra sensor. A white shadow suddenly appeared behind Minato and punched a heavy strike, the punch rubbing against the air, making a rustling sound. Minato knew that according to his current speed and reflexes, it was impossible for him to completely keep up with the movements of Jiraiya sensei. Immediately, he crossed his arms and took a defensive posture.
"Bang!" A heavy force suddenly came from his arms, and even his bones made a sound. If Minato's body had not been strengthened by the Nine-Tails Chakra, this blow would have at least crippled one of his arms. The familiar face of the teacher also appeared in front of Minato. He immediately smiled bitterly and said, "Sensei, long time no see, your blow was too heavy." Minato wanted to relieve the force, but failed. He could only retreat a dozen steps on the wall. Fortunately, the wall was very long and he did not fall directly.
"I heard from the Third Hokage that you became a Genin half a year ago. I just want to see if you have the qualifications." Jiraiya smiled. Minato was stunned, and then said, "Just for this?" The punch from Jiraiya sensei just now would make a Chunin lose his combat effectiveness instantly, let alone a Genin.
"You can barely take 50% of my power, and your reaction speed is also very fast. It seems that you have not been lazy in the past six months." Although he said so, Jiraiya was actually very surprised at Minato's growth speed. In just six months, his reaction speed and movements are almost comparable to some Jonin in the village. Although when he accepted Minato as his disciple, he expected that there might be such a day, but how can it be so soon?
"Next, I want to see how far you have practiced your ninjutsu." As Jiraiya spoke, his hands began to form hand seals, and with just the first three hand seals, Minato had already determined what ninjutsu it was. Immediately, he also began to form hand seals. Although his speed was still not as fast as his teacher's, it was not much slower.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!" Jiraiya spurted out a high-speed stream of water from his mouth. Obviously, due to the venue, he would not use any ninjutsu with strong destructive power. However, for Minato, who had just resisted his attack, the impact of the water wave was enough to make his body unbalanced.
"Lightning Release: Thunder Palm!" Minato's ninjutsu was also completed at this time. Lightning began to linger in his palms. Then he spread his palms directly and placed them in front of the water wave. The move Minato performed had even less lethality, but it was enough for the water wave. Because water conducts electricity, the current in Minato's hand will be transmitted through the water wave and attack Jiraiya. Seeing this, Jiraiya stopped the release of the ninjutsu in his hand.
"Cunning brat." He scolded with a smile, but his face was full of relief. Which teacher would not be happy to see his students excel? Minato smiled and stopped the release of the lightning palm in his hand. Ninjutsu complement each other and even the weakest ninjutsu will have its effect. And its effect is not determined by the ninjutsu itself, but by the person who performs the ninjutsu.
"Sensei, long time no see." Minato bowed to Jiraiya, as humble as before. Whether in the past or now, he has great respect for his teacher, because of him, he managed to grow into his peak and became Hokage.
"Long time no see, you have grown a lot taller." Jiraiya smiled, and then said: "Let's change a place to chat. It's not good to chat standing on someone else's courtyard wall." Minato nodded, and the two of them left. Under Minato's suggestion, the master and apprentice came to his home. Jiraiya-sensei is wearing black funeral clothes, no doubt for attending the funeral of Mito-sama. He also had to attend, so he needed to go home and change clothes. After changing clothes, Minato also made a breakfast for Jiraiya and received a passable evaluation. Minato laughed awkwardly. After becoming Hokage, although he often cooked for Kushina, he often received bad reviews. The cooking skills of the two are not in the same dimension at all.
After that, the two separated. Minato is still a student of the Ninja School in name and needed to go to the school to gather first.
Ninja School. All the students changed into black funeral clothes and gathered at the main entrance. Minato also saw Uchiha Yoruki again, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He also looked at Minato, and his black pupils were full of fighting spirit. Obviously, he still wanted to fight Minato. After that, hundreds of students were taken to the place where the funeral is held. A large number of people had already gathered here, but no one was talking. They all lowered their heads with sad eyes.
Among the crowd, Minato cast his eyes and saw the portrait of Mito in the middle. This kind-looking woman, together with her husband, spent her entire life to build and protect this village. He couldn't help but close his eyes and bowed there. After that, Minato raised his eyes and looked down and saw a thin figure kneeling on the ground surrounded by a dozen ninja-like people.
"Kushina..."
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