"Huh? It's done already?"
Naruto looked at the piece of wood in his hand with an astonished expression.
Seeing this, Shinji finally couldn't help but use his detection ability on Naruto. He rarely did such things, fearing that if he looked at the panels of Naruto and the others, he would be unable to resist urging them to progress faster.
This was somewhat similar to the thrill of leveling up, as once Naruto and the others grew stronger, he would also become stronger.
However, if this continued for too long, his relationship with Naruto and the others would become somewhat different.
To be honest, that's how he started, but later, as he became more familiar with these disciples, he rarely did it anymore.
[Name: Uzumaki Naruto]
Age: 10
...
Among a series of values, Shinji quickly scrolled down and finally found that single panel value.
Ninjutsu: Flying Thunder God Technique (Uninitiated) Progress: 95%
'Ninety-five percent—' For a moment, Shinji couldn't help but stare blankly at Naruto.
Ninety-five percent meant that Naruto was actually just one step away from success.
"Hoo—" Shinji slowly exhaled, suppressing his excitement.
He reached out, took the wood from Naruto's hand, looked at Naruto, and said, "Naruto, stand here and don't move."
Then, Shinji walked ten meters away with the wood.
"Naruto, can you sense this mark?" Shinji asked, waving the wood in his hand.
"Yes, sensei, it can be even further." Naruto first closed his eyes, then quickly nodded, this distance was too easy.
"No need, just this distance."
Shinji looked at the wood in his hand. For the first attempt, it was better to try with this distance.
Shinji looked at Naruto and slowly said, "Naruto, gather your Chakra to sense this mark, make it incredibly clear. Then, take the Rasengan in your hand—"
"Press it onto this mark."
"Huh? Sensei, at this distance, I can just move to do it." Naruto looked puzzled, as this was too simple.
Shinji shook his head and rephrased his words, "No, what I mean is for you not to think about moving, but to think about pressing the Rasengan in your hand directly onto this mark."
Naruto blinked, how could such a thing be possible?
However, seeing Shinji's confident expression, Naruto raised his hand, and a brilliant blue Rasengan appeared.
"Don't think about moving, but think about directly attacking that spot." Naruto said as he raised his hand, the Rasengan in his hand aiming across the air at the corresponding mark.
Swish—
Naruto instantly 'whooshed' and vanished from his spot.
The next moment, the Rasengan in his hand had already smashed onto the wood in Shinji's hand.
"Whoa!"
Startled by this scene, Naruto immediately yelled loudly, his entire face heading towards the ground.
"Wh—What happened?!"
Naruto got up, looking at his palm and the wood hit by the Rasengan with disbelief.
[Detecting that disciple Naruto, with your help, has successfully learned Flying Thunder God Technique (Initiated)!]
[Reward: Space-Time Resonance]
As expected, the system trigger brought a smile to Shinji's face.
Naruto had learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, even if it was just initiated.
He and Minato had overcomplicated the problem. Both of them had been teaching Naruto by simplifying things. Unexpectedly, in this final step, both he and Minato had simultaneously run into a dead end.
They mistakenly believed that Naruto had to slowly go through this process by precisely positioning the Flying Thunder God mark. But they forgot that Naruto could simply rely on instinct and feeling to complete the final step.
"Sensei, what happened?" Naruto recovered and quickly looked at Shinji, asking.
He hadn't moved by conventional means just now. Instead, as Shinji had suggested, he had envisioned pressing the Rasengan directly onto the mark. As a result, he had instantly crossed ten meters and appeared beside Shinji.
"Naruto, this is a Ninjutsu, specifically—"
Before Shinji could finish speaking, Naruto looked up at Shinji and said, "Sensei, my dad needs you."
"And it's urgent."
After speaking, Naruto had a strange expression, unsure why his dad was suddenly so anxious.
Hearing this, Shinji immediately took Naruto and used Body Flicker Technique to leave. They quickly headed towards Naruto's home.
"Alright, Naruto, now get some good sleep." Shinji said, gently tapping Naruto's forehead with his index finger.
The next moment, Shinji's spirit body entered the Sealed Space.
"Long time no see, Shinji-kun."
Minato looked at Shinji with a gentle expression, glancing at Naruto, who was held by Shinji and had fallen into a deep sleep.
"Just letting Naruto sleep for a bit."
Shinji put down Naruto and looked at Minato, who was gradually becoming somewhat translucent.
"That's good. This way, I can tell Shinji-kun everything without any reservations." Minato smiled and nodded.
"My time is running out. Once Naruto learns the Flying Thunder God Technique, it means my mental imprint will also disappear." Minato spoke word by word, as if recounting a trivial matter.
Indeed.
Naruto's rapid progress in the Flying Thunder God Technique was actually due to Minato using his remaining mental imprint to stimulate him. Shinji just couldn't understand why Minato would suddenly do this.
Shinji shook his head and said, "There was no need, Naruto is already very strong on his own."
Compared to learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, Naruto actually wished more that his father could be with him. Even if it was just a Chakra body in the Sealed Space.
"It's different. This is what I can do for Naruto."
Minato shook his head, looking at Shinji and saying, "Even if I didn't do this, I wouldn't be able to hold on much longer."
Shinji was helpless. Typical fatherly thinking.
Just like ten years ago, to allow Kushina to see Naruto one last time, he gave up the chance to live.
Shinji glanced at Naruto on the ground and said, "I think you totally deserve to be beaten by Naruto."
"Hahaha, I agree with you, kid!" Kurama behind the cage laughed unrestrainedl.
He agreed with Shinji's words. Minato sometimes truly deserved it.
Hearing this, Minato smiled bitterly, helplessly.
"I probably know what you want to say, so is there anything else you need to specifically tell me?"
Shinji shook his head, no longer saying anything more. Since it was done, it was better to explain quickly so Naruto could talk to Minato a little longer.