44 Chapter 44 - Fourth Year 07.
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Third Person POV
Konoha, Year 35.
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After Jiraiya left, Minato resumed his training with renewed enthusiasm. He summoned several shadow clones, each beginning to climb the trees around. Surprised, Minato realized he could now create 15 clones, three more than in the morning after his training. He watched each of their movements closely, absorbing the lessons his clones learned as they exercised.
"This is amazing..." he murmured to himself, amazed at his own rapid learning ability and adaptability. An hour later, he made an even more exciting discovery after perfecting the technique: he could now sustain 20 shadow clones throughout the day, a significant improvement in his capacity and endurance.
Energized by these advancements, he decided to start the other training, and Minato headed to the tranquil river near the training site. Without wasting a second, he summoned 80 clones, each ready to face the next challenge: learning to walk on water. The first steps were uncertain. The clones repeatedly sank, causing waves and splashes. Minato continued training, insisting on learning and developing the technique on the same day.
The afternoon passed quickly as he and his clones practiced tirelessly, and, by dusk, he felt profound exhaustion but also immense satisfaction.
Dissolving the clones, a flurry of experiences and learnings flowed back to him. He felt crammed with new information and a sense of accomplishment, as the accumulation of experience at that moment gave him many discoveries and mistakes with points of views the original hadn't noticed. Although exhausted, Minato smiled, aware that his hard work was paying off. He had advanced significantly in just one day and was very close to mastering the technique now.
As Minato contemplated the next step to finally learn the technique, hidden in the dense foliage of a distant tree in the forest, a man with distinctive white hair watched Minato from afar. He hadn't left as Minato assumed but had stayed, curiosity keeping him bound to the training scene of the boy. Jiraiya, with a thoughtful expression, whispers to himself while keeping his eyes fixed on the young man's actions.
"This kid... can create dozens of shadow clones and still knows how to use them to their full potential. He's not just a prodigy; he's a little monster..." Jiraiya murmurs, impressed with Minato's natural ability and fierce determination. "He learned to climb trees and is already almost mastering walking on water. It took me more than a week to achieve that when I was 13..."
Jiraiya continued his analysis. "And there's more, the boy is a type of sensor. He sensed me tens of meters before I got to him. You're surprising me more and more, kid," he admits with a knowing look.
Realizing he'd seen enough and that Minato was preparing to end the day, Jiraiya finally decided to withdraw from his hiding spot, disappearing silently among the forest's shadows.
Meanwhile, Minato, unaware of the secret observer, prepared to end the day. "This was very good, just with this experience, it won't take long to learn the technique," he thought aloud, satisfied with his progress. With a plan in mind, he created 10 clones with what remained of his chakra reserves to continue training throughout the night.
"Original, this is unfair!"
"You're going to rest while we stay up all night!"
After a brief farewell, in which the clones joked about the unfairness of working while the original rested, Minato walked away, returning to the orphanage to recover his energy for another day of learning and growth.
Minato ignored the complaints of his clones and returned to the orphanage. Tomorrow, he would return, ready to continue his training.
The next day he woke up receiving all the information from the clones that trained through the early hours, all of them had mastered the techniques and continued to do so for hours. He was satisfied and felt he could put 30 clones to train for him all day long.
He sent his clone to class and went to train again, Kushina appeared that day since the girl decided she would train with him.
"Hey, can you already do this?!" She exclaimed as she saw Minato training on the water to test his skill's effectiveness.
"Yes, I started yesterday and trained with my clones." Minato murmured excitedly while walking on the water on his first attempt, this even awakened his childish side as he jumped to test his effectiveness.
"Damn it, Minato, I won't lose to you, Dattebane!" Kushina shouted and made a hand seal, creating 50 eight-year-old Kushinas.
'Wow, how much chakra she has... She hasn't even learned exercises that help her refine and control chakra, and she already has this number of clones? Although she has training in Fuinjutsu.' Minato pondered.
"Hey, Kushina. I may not have been physically in class, but my clones are seeing you beat up all the boys who mock you." Minato suddenly spoke.
"Yes, they mock my hair, and I beat them, Dattebane!" She said with conviction.
"Hahaha. But your hair is beautiful." Minato was sincere and innocent here.
"DON'T SAY THAT TO PEOPLE, DATTEBANE!" All 50 clones shouted at the same time with red faces.
"HEY, forget about that. Let's train taijutsu." Minato wanted to get to this point, not to anger multiple clones of Kushina, because that would be too dangerous.
"Alright..." Her original spoke, and they moved away while the clones trained in other aspects, Minato.
Minato and Kushina trained together, fighting each other. Minato and Kushina, now side by side, were ready to train taijutsu, now it was time to focus on honing their hand-to-hand combat skills.
Kushina looks at Minato with a competitive glint in her eyes. "Are you ready, Minato?" she asks, assuming a combat stance. "I won't go easy just because you're my friend."
Minato smiles, excited by the prospect of the challenge. "I wouldn't expect any less from you, Kushina. Let's see what you've got."
They both engage in combat, Minato always smoother and more precise against an aggressive Kushina, she even added chakra to her legs and arms to become even faster and quicker. This training continued for hours, and they finally stopped.
Kushina, with a look of mild frustration, murmured, "Damn it, Minato! You didn't let me beat you once..." Her words reflected the competitive nature of the young Uzumaki.
Minato, with a friendly smile, replied: "I was lucky, it was good training." His response was not just courtesy but a sincere acknowledgment of Kushina's effort and skill. "Luck... dattebane..." she mocked, not completely convinced, but unable to hide a reluctant smile.
Changing the subject, Minato brought up a question that had been weighing on his mind. "Kushina, can you help me with a question?" He asked, capturing her attention. "What is it?" Kushina replied, curious.
"Well... now that I'm unemployed, I'll have to make money in another way. I'm thinking of creating exploding tags to sell to ninja stores... Could you help me?" Minato explained, aware of Kushina's talent in fuinjutsu and hoping the girl could assist him.
Kushina frowned, concerned. "Do you know how dangerous this is? You should do this when you're at a high intermediate level..." she reprimanded him, the responsibility evident in her voice.
Minato, having already considered the risks, assured her: "It may be, but I'll use my clones to create them. If something goes wrong, the clone explodes, and I learn. It's quite an advantage." Minato informed.
Kushina, still hesitant but recognizing Minato's logic, relented. "Well... alright... let me know when you need me." She declared and with a mischievous laugh, she added, "Anyway, it's time for me to go. Tsuna doesn't even know she's been next to a clone the whole time, dattebane!" The revelation brought a mischievous twinkle to her eyes.
She walked away, leaving Minato alone with his thoughts and plans. As Kushina disappeared from sight, Minato bid farewell, returning to finish his training.
Minato continued his training with the clones doing some seals and other exercises, and he returned to the orphanage as night fell.
At dawn the next day, Minato was determined to start a new phase of his training. He planned to finally produce exploding tags. However, for that, he needed to acquire special chakra ink, a notoriously expensive material. Despite the significant cost that would consume almost all his savings, Minato saw this as an essential investment for a new income.
Walking through the village at an unusual time for an academy student, he chose to pass through a vacant lot to cut through. That's when he witnessed something unexpected and inspiring. A teenager was training intensely, but it was no ordinary training. The young man was doing upside-down push-ups with energy and vigor that immediately captivated Minato.
"1998...1999...2000!" The teenager counted his push-ups, each number marked by visible effort. Upon reaching the 2000 mark, he burst out in an enthusiastic yell, "Long live the power of youth!!!!" The passion and fervor were palpable, even contagious.
Minato couldn't help but be surprised and impressed. The young man before him was Might Duy, a legendary figure in his teens. Minato knows this guy is mocked in the village and will be so for many years, he is only recognized when he dies, which he always thought was terribly unfair. Minato knew Duy's story, that he was the one who developed the Eight Gates technique and how, in a legendary fight, he faced the 7 swordsmen of the mist and emerged as a hero saving his son and other ninjas and killing 4 of the 7 sword lords of Kiri.
Inspired and curious, Minato felt it was time to approach. "It's time to meet a true genius of the village," he thought, an expectant smile on his face. Might Duy was among the people Minato most wished to meet, and now, fate had arranged an encounter between them, as he never met him in the last years.
With a light step and a heart full of admiration, Minato approached Duy. He knew this interaction could be the beginning of a unique alliance between two individuals who shared a passion for taijutsu. Minato, with plans to develop his own style, incorporating the six styles of the navy and Armament Haki, saw in Duy a possible mentor and ally.
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