This sudden question was like a bolt of thunder exploding beside Ajisai's ears.
"M… me?"
Ajisai's eyes widened, her face full of shock, as if she couldn't believe what she had just heard.
Her mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg.
It was like a pie had just fallen from the sky and hit her.
Over the past several years, it was precisely because of the Flying Thunder God Technique mastered by Minato that the other ninja villages had always kept their distance from Konoha, not daring to cross the line so easily.
Now, upon learning that she might also have the chance to learn this technique, the joy in Ajisai's heart was simply beyond words.
Seeing how pleasantly stunned she was, Rengoku nodded again, giving a definite answer, "That's right. In a few days, I'll lift the restrictions on you learning the Flying Thunder God Technique and grant you the necessary permissions."
"I'll arrange for Minato and a few of his guards to guide you for a while. As for whether you can learn it in the end, that will depend on your own ability and effort."
Hearing this, Ajisai was overjoyed. A brilliant smile bloomed across her face as she hurriedly said in gratitude, "Thank you, Clan Leader! Don't worry, I'll definitely give it my all!"
Rengoku waved his hand casually, as if it were no big deal. He didn't pay it much mind.
While eating, Rengoku still hadn't stopped thinking about reforming the way ninjutsu was taught.
After all, throughout the entire ninja world, learning ninjutsu was not an easy thing.
There was a fairly high barrier to entry, and that barrier was by no means low.
If you didn't belong to one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, then in other regions there weren't even institutions like ninja academies dedicated to teaching ninjutsu.
Under normal circumstances, people could only rely on the traditional model of older-generation ninja guiding the next generation to pass down knowledge.
And in that process, how much a learner could actually gain depended entirely on whether the teacher was willing to pass on their skills sincerely.
Besides that, there was another key factor. Not everyone had the qualification to obtain and master the method of chakra cultivation.
Even if someone was fortunate enough to acquire the relevant manuals, successfully extracting chakra required consuming a large amount of life energy as support.
For ordinary people who struggled daily just to fill their stomachs, even maintaining a basic livelihood was already difficult. Where would they find the extra time and energy to devote to training?
However, now that the overall standard of living in the Land of Fire had significantly improved, Rengoku began to consider how to cultivate more outstanding ninja talents.
After all, even if these ninja wouldn't engage in intense battles in the future, the special skills they possessed would surely still be of great use in daily life.
Looking at it this way, aside from regular vocational training schools, it was also necessary to establish an adult ninja academy.
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Sunagakure, the village situated in the desert, was now shrouded in panic and chaos.
Inside the Kazekage building, the originally quiet atmosphere was instantly shattered.
With a loud "bang," the door was violently thrown open.
Yura rushed in with an anxious expression, stumbling as he nearly fell to the ground.
Before he could even steady himself, he shouted urgently, "Lord Kazekage, this is bad! Rasa… he's gone berserk again!"
Before his words had even fully settled, Pakura, who had been sitting at the desk, shot to her feet as if struck by electricity.
Her face was dark and grim, as though water could drip from it. Her beautiful brows were tightly furrowed into a deep crease.
She shouted angrily, "That useless failure!"
At the same time, a heart-wrenching howl echoed from within the village, like the cry of a night owl, lingering in the silent desert sky.
Immediately after, a sharp, piercing burst of manic laughter rang out, "Ahahaha! This great lord is out again!"
With that wild laughter, the ground began to tremble violently.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions rang out one after another without pause.
A large number of buildings collapsed under the impact of that terrifying force, sending sand and dust flying into the sky.
In an instant, countless houses in Sunagakure were reduced to ruins.
Faced with such devastation, the villagers were filled with terror, cursing as they scattered and fled.
Some shouted, "Run! Rasa's gone berserk again!"
Others roared angrily, "Damn it, Rasa!"
Some even cursed outright, "What a useless trash! He can't even be a proper Jinchuriki, yet he insists on forcing it!"
Others sighed in worry, "Who knows how many innocent people will die this time…"
The village was filled with cries and wails, the scene utterly chaotic.
And the culprit behind all this disaster was, of course, the One-Tail, Shukaku.
His mental state was already extremely unstable. Now that he had been sealed, every time he broke free and appeared in the world, he would go on a mad rampage, destroying everything around him.
Waves of sand surged wildly, crashing again and again into the surrounding buildings.
Large numbers of structures were smashed to pieces, while countless villagers fled in panic.
Inside the Kazekage's office, Pakura was calmly and efficiently issuing orders.
Her gaze was sharp, her expression stern, "Immediately evacuate all nearby villagers to safe areas!"
"The sealing squads, prepare your sealing tools at once and advance forward in multiple groups!"
"Remember, maintain close coordination and stay highly alert!"
The Sunagakure ninja all acknowledged the orders and surged out of the office like a tide, carrying out their respective tasks.
Pakura herself led a large group of well-trained ANBU members quickly outside.
At this moment, the situation had already become extremely critical. Rasa's consciousness had long since fallen completely asleep, leaving him unable to control the situation.
Shukaku, meanwhile, had seized the advantage. His massive body tightly enveloped Rasa, like an immovable mountain.
Shukaku's form continued to expand, growing over ten meters tall in the blink of an eye, and still absorbing sand from the ground, increasing in size without stopping.
On his ferocious face, a pair of blood-red eyes gleamed with savage light, and a chilling, shrill laugh echoed from his mouth:
"Hehehe! All of you, die!"
"Air Bullet!"
Along with that roar, Shukaku opened his huge mouth. A powerful airflow rapidly gathered and compressed within it, eventually forming a massive sphere of air.
Then, he suddenly raised one thick forepaw and slammed it hard against his bloated belly.
In an instant, that air cannonball, filled with terrifying energy, shot out like lightning, charging toward Sunagakure with world-destroying force.
With a thunderous "boom," the sound shook the heavens, and the entire ground trembled.
Under the impact of this violent power, the buildings of Sunagakure were utterly defenseless, collapsing in rubbles, sending clouds of dust into the air.
However, in the face of such a fierce attack, the Sunagakure ninja did not retreat.
They quickly began to unleash various ninjutsu in counterattack.
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