Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

To be honest, Minato Namikaze's actions made Akira Hatake very proud, after all, the person who asked him for advice was Minato Namikaze.

Minato Namikaze is the embodiment of the Flying Thunder God Technique. The fact that he is willing to humble himself and ask Akira Hatake for guidance is undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of Akira Hatake's strength.

"Teacher, I explained the principle of the Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to you last time. This time, let's go straight to practical application."

"Hmm." Minato Namikaze nodded and casually pulled a Flying Thunder God kunai from his ninja tool bag.

"By the way, teacher, ordinary Flying Thunder God kunai cannot complete this technique at all."

After glancing at the Flying Thunder God Kunai in Minato Namikaze's hand, Akira Hatake took out a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, specifically designed for activating the Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

"Because of the unique nature of the Flying Thunder God Technique seal, it cannot be directly applied to the principles of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, so we need to make some minor modifications to the Flying Thunder God Technique seal."

Akira Hatake pointed to the Flying Thunder God seal on the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand, "This is the simplified Flying Thunder God seal that I showed to the teacher last time, and I also injected a lot of chakra into this seal."

"What a brilliant idea!"

Akira Hatake's words enlightened Minato Namikaze, who immediately understood why Akira had infused and stored chakra into the simplified Flying Thunder God Technique seal.

The principle of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is to create multiple clones that are exactly the same as the original body. Unless an external force causes the clones to dissipate, the clones of the original body will be almost identical to the original body.

The Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique is based on the principle of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, which creates a large number of shuriken to achieve the effect of covering a certain area.

However, when it comes to the Flying Thunder God Kunai, the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, which is derived from the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, cannot be directly applied.

The fundamental reason why it cannot be directly applied lies in the Flying Thunder God Technique's seal.

To this end, Akira Hatake simplified the Flying Thunder God Technique seal to make it easier for ninjutsu to copy, while also making the Flying Thunder God Technique seal more forgiving without weakening its effect.

But there is another problem that Akira Hatake has to face.

That is, when the Flying Thunder God Kunai is multiplied, although the simplified Flying Thunder God technique mark can be copied, the simplified Flying Thunder God technique mark cannot be used on the clones of the Flying Thunder God Kunai no matter what.

This problem had been troubling Akira Hatake for a long time, but before long, with the help of his own talent and the ninjutsu talent bonus provided by his equipment, he successfully solved the problem.

The solution to this problem is to store a large amount of chakra in the simplified Flying Thunder God Technique seal, and before activating the Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, to create hundreds or thousands of usable Flying Thunder God Technique seals.

When the Flying Thunder God Kunai: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is completed and activated, the Flying Thunder God Technique mark, which was copied beforehand, naturally spreads to all the clones of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

The principle is simple, but sometimes there's a thin layer of paper separating us, and it takes a lifetime to break through it.

Fortunately, Akira Hatake is now very quick-witted in developing ninjutsu, and with his explanation, Minato Namikaze also suddenly understood.

Following Professor Akira Hatake's method, Minato Namikaze took out a Flying Thunder God kunai again, tore off the Flying Thunder God kunai markings wrapped around it, and then re-engraved the Flying Thunder God markings simplified by Akira Hatake on it.

After injecting chakra, Minato Namikaze weighed the somewhat heavy kunai in his hand, then raised his hand and threw it into the air.

With his hands moving rapidly, forming hand seals, the Flying Thunder God Kunai, which was flying alone in the sky, suddenly split as the last hand seal was completed.

In less than a second, a dense array of Flying Thunder God kunai appeared in the sky, and then fell like raindrops to the spot that Minato Namikaze had originally planned to hit.

Sa!

The instant the Flying Thunder God kunai landed, Minato Namikaze suddenly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. His body instantly transformed into a streak of yellow light, and in the blink of an eye, he moved around the densely packed Flying Thunder God kunai.

"Teacher, you really are amazing! You learned it in no time."

Akira Hatake casually offered a compliment, which immediately made Minato Namikaze overjoyed.

Wiping away imaginary beads of sweat from his forehead, Minato Namikaze smiled at Akira Hatake, "Akira, thanks to you, otherwise I don't know when I would have been able to perfect this weakness of the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"That's only if the teacher teaches well, otherwise I might not even be able to master the Flying Thunder God Technique."

The two exchanged compliments, and then began to discuss the derivative development of the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Akira Hatake's understanding of the Flying Thunder God Technique's third stage differs from Minato Namikaze's understanding of it.

First, Akira Hatake had always wanted to abandon the Flying Thunder God Kunai as the medium for using the Flying Thunder God Technique. He wanted to find a more convenient and less likely to be discovered medium for recording the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Secondly, regarding his vision for the Flying Thunder God Technique's third stage, Akira Hatake drew inspiration from Obito Uchiha's Kamui dimension, as he also wanted to develop a similar Flying Thunder God dimension.

Minato Namikaze's ideas about the Flying Thunder God Technique were completely opposite to those of Akira Hatake.

First, Minato Namikaze had no intention of giving up the Flying Thunder God Kunai. He only wanted to continuously improve the Flying Thunder God Technique seal so that he would consume less chakra and put less strain on his body when using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Secondly, Minato Namikaze's definition of the Flying Thunder God Technique is a ninjutsu that can teleport many people together, and the chakra consumed can be controlled within a manageable range.

Neither the master nor the apprentice's interpretation of the Flying Thunder God Technique is wrong; they are simply defining its specific form based on their own needs.

They each explained their ideas and brief descriptions of the three stages of the Flying Thunder God Technique. Although they both felt that the other's three stages of the Flying Thunder God Technique were feasible, they still believed more in their own ideas.

"Teacher, how about we make a bet?"

Hearing what Akira Hatake said, Minato Namikaze became interested. "Alright, what do you want to bet on?"

"How about this, teacher? If I'm the first to develop the Flying Thunder God Technique three-stage as I envisioned, then you have to grant me one request. Otherwise, I'll grant you one request."

"You're not up to something, are you?" Minato Namikaze glanced at Akira Hatake, a little uneasy in his heart. "Let's make this clear: if it's a request I can't fulfill, I won't do it."

"Don't worry, teacher, I'm not that kind of bored person." Akira Hatake smiled nonchalantly, then added with a teasing look, "Teacher, do you think you might lose, so you're just adding insurance for yourself in advance?"

"Ha, what a joke!" Minato Namikaze raised his head. "While I didn't invent the Flying Thunder God Technique, I am absolutely the authority on its development!"

Akira Hatake's words ignited Minato Namikaze's competitive spirit: "I may not be as talented as you in other areas, but I will never lose in the Flying Thunder God Technique."

"Shall we make a vow with a high five?"

"Okay, let's high-five to seal the deal!"

Snapped.

The master and apprentice clapped their hands together heavily, looked at each other, and then burst into laughter.

This kind of teacher-student/friend relationship, where roles often switch, is honestly really comfortable.

……

The northwestern defense forces led by Danzo Shimura.

These past few days, Danzo Shimura has been preoccupied with something, feeling that something is wrong, but he just can't figure it out.

The main force of Iwagakure in the Land of Earth has occupied the entire territories of the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfall, but has yet to launch an attack on the Land of Fire.

Given Danzo Shimura's personality, he naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. During this period, he frequently dispatched ninjas to attack the ninja forces of Iwagakure.

For a time, Danzo Shimura's ninja forces even invaded the territories of the Land of Grass and the Land of Waterfall, pushing the Iwagakure ninja forces back quite a distance.

The Iwagakure ninja forces, which originally had the capability to launch a massive attack, chose to remain accommodating and avoid battle as much as possible, which deepened Danzo Shimura's suspicions.

"How's the intelligence gathering going?!"

"Lord Danzo, most of the news we've received is about changes in the Iwagakure ninja forces; there's no other useful new information."

"Continue the investigation!" Danzo Shimura's face darkened.

"Yes, Lord Danzo."

After the Konoha ninja left to carry out his orders, Shimura Danzo took a deep look in the direction of Konoha, and slowly began to make a plan in his mind.

“These people’s intelligence capabilities are far too weak. At this point, we should activate Root’s former ace spies…” He stroked his chin. “But I can’t leave right now, I’ll wait…”

"No need to wait."

"who!"

With a sharp shout, Shimura Danzo abruptly turned his head toward the direction from which the sound came, and spat out a dense array of Vacuum Jewels from his mouth.

Wind Release: Vacuum Linked Jade!

"Don't be so agitated. We are friends, not enemies."

"It's you?"

Bai Jue appeared from another spot, shrugged, and showed a helpless expression on his face. "You've forgotten me so quickly?"

"I thought you were dead." Shimura Danzo looked at White Zetsu with a sinister gaze.

"I did die, but I'm alive again!" Bai Jue made a face. "So for this exchange, I plan to keep something in reserve."

"Oh? You're so sure I'll trade with you?"

"Of course, what I exchanged was intelligence closely related to the Land of Earth."

"Then what do you want?" Shimura Danzo's expression shifted slightly, and the light in his eyes was intriguing.

"I need two Konoha genin, Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara."

"Them? Is there anything special about them?" Shimura Danzo frowned. "What exactly are you planning to do?"

“This is not within the scope of our deal.” Bai Jue shook his head. “I will tell you the information, and then you will find a way to get these two people to carry out the mission at the place I designate. After that, you don’t need to worry about it anymore.”

"Tell me the intelligence first." Shimura Danzo thought for a moment. "If the intelligence is accurate, I will consider your terms of exchange."

"The intelligence is absolutely true, and the first piece of intelligence is for you. The second piece of intelligence is what we really need to exchange." Bai Jue threw a piece of white paper on the ground, and his figure gradually merged into the earth.

"Danzo, this is the specific location for the alliance negotiations between the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning. If you don't hurry, the Tsuchikage and Raikage should have finished their talks..."

Danzo Shimura stared blankly for a long time, watching the White Zetsu disappear right before his eyes, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

When he came to his senses, he went straight to the place where Bai Jue had disappeared and bent down to pick up the papers that had fallen to the ground.

After flicking off the dirt clinging to it and reading the contents written on it twice, Shimura Danzo casually crushed it into powder.

"Someone come here!" Danzo Shimura shouted.

Chapter 138 The Earth and Lightning Alliance is Formally Formed!

"It's strange..."

"This is not normal at all..."

"There must be details that I overlooked."

"It's impossible for things to be this calm for two days in a row!"

Jiraiya's team, including Akira Hatake, Minato Namikaze, and Kakashi, took advantage of their free time to train diligently, while Jiraiya stared at the field map hanging on the wall in his tent, muttering to himself incessantly.

From the day the main force of the Cloud Village ninjas from the Land of Lightning retreated to a defensive position, Jiraiya had some doubts, and after two days, those doubts deepened.

Jiraiya always felt that the other party was carrying out some secret scheme, otherwise they wouldn't have acted so unusually.

"Someone come here!" Jiraiya called out, frowning.

"Lord Jiraiya." A ninja walked in and respectfully greeted Jiraiya.

"Have any reports come back from the scout teams we sent out today?"