Kamishiro had only enjoyed a few days of good life in the camp when Kakashi and the others dragged him into a mission.
However, the missions they undertook were mainly investigation missions, and there were no dangerous situations.
Most importantly, recently Minato Namikaze had been accompanying them on missions. It was hard for any danger to occur.
Gradually, Kamishiro got used to it and stopped complaining all the time during missions.
Now that Orochimaru was not in the camp, it was enough to let Jiraiya maintain the status quo. So, there was no need to deploy Minato Namikaze, the "unbeatable presence" on the battlefield.
So, with some free time, Minato Namikaze led the team while teaching Kakashi, Obito Uchiha, and Kamishiro how to cultivate.
Minato Namikaze looked at Kamishiro in front of him helplessly and instructed, "Kamishiro, you can't just stop after throwing a punch. Your biggest problem now is that you don't care about what comes next after throwing a punch. You need to think about how to follow up that punch and throw another one, leaving no chance for the opponent to catch their breath."
Minato Namikaze felt that teaching Obito Uchiha was easier than teaching Kamishiro.
Kamishiro might be quite talented in Puppet Technique and his Kekkei Genkai, and he showed some shrewdness in battles.
However, this couldn't change the fact that Kamishiro was not good at fighting.
Even Obito Uchiha knew to use both hands when attacking and not give the opponent any chance, but Kamishiro didn't.
After throwing a punch, Kamishiro would habitually wait for the opponent to make a move before throwing another one.
Isn't this just giving the opponent an opening?
It would be okay if his strength was stronger than the opponent's. But if the opponent's strength was similar to Kamishiro's, this bad habit would put Kamishiro at a great disadvantage.
Minato Namikaze then continued to point out Kamishiro's flaws, "Moreover... why do you always subconsciously take a step back? During a battle, taking a step back might give the opponent a chance to seize the initiative and put you at a disadvantage. You have to overcome these bad habits.
Don't always use the excuse of being afraid of fighting to justify yourself. Even running away is a skill. You have to seize the opponent's mistakes to escape. What if there's no opportunity for you to escape? You'll have to create your own opportunities, and to do that, you have to fight."
Kamishiro's face turned red with embarrassment.
Minato Namikaze had blocked all the words he wanted to say.
Kamishiro thought that if Minato Namikaze knew his true strength, he definitely wouldn't talk to him like this!
However, leaving aside whether Minato Namikaze knew Kamishiro's strength, even if he didn't, after learning about Kamishiro's future strength, Minato Namikaze would still make such an evaluation.
Because these flaws had nothing to do with Kamishiro's actual strength.
Kamishiro said dejectedly, "I understand, Lord Minato. I'll try my best to overcome these habits."
Then Minato Namikaze looked at Obito Uchiha, who was snickering beside him, and said seriously, "Obito, stop laughing. You have no right to laugh at Kamishiro. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that once you awaken your Sharingan, you'll become stronger right away, right?
Your thinking is very stupid. The Sharingan is just an aid. However, even if you awaken it, it won't help if your own strength doesn't meet the standard. It won't improve your strength much.
Relying too much on the Sharingan will only hold you back. Moreover, you haven't awakened your Sharingan yet, so you have to work harder on your cultivation.
The Sharingan is just the icing on the cake. When your own strength becomes stronger, and the day you awaken your Sharingan arrives, your strength combined with the Sharingan will unleash even greater power."
Now Obito's face turned bright red too.
He just couldn't help laughing when he saw Kamishiro looking so frustrated. He never thought he'd be the next one in the same situation.
And Kamishiro's suppressed laughter made Obito's face even redder.
Next, it was Kakashi and Rin Nohara's turn.
However, Minato Namikaze praised Kakashi and Rin, which immediately made Kamishiro and Obito feel unbalanced.
Seeing Kamishiro and Obito looking indignant, Minato Namikaze gave them a little incentive.
"If you meet the training standards today, I'll give you some extra guidance or special training!"
Kamishiro immediately responded enthusiastically, "Lord Minato, please rest assured! I'll definitely meet the standard!"
The last time Minato Namikaze gave them extra guidance or special training, Kamishiro was surprised to find that Minato Namikaze was actually very good at cooking!
So Kamishiro was super looking forward to Minato Namikaze's extra guidance or special training.
Obito immediately followed Kamishiro's lead and said, "I'll definitely meet the standard too!"
It wasn't that Obito was looking forward to Minato Namikaze's cooking. He just didn't want to be outperformed by Kamishiro.
Seeing that Kamishiro and Obito's enthusiasm had been aroused, Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "Alright, then continue your cultivation."
In the following days, Kamishiro followed Minato Namikaze on missions and did some cultivation. In his free time, he studied knowledge. It couldn't have been more fulfilling.
Half a month later, a major event suddenly happened in the ninja world.
The eighth tailed beast of the Cloud Hidden Village suddenly inexplicably broke free from its jinchuriki and went on a rampage, causing serious damage to the Cloud Hidden Village.
However, the Third Raikage led the elite ninjas to seal the rampaging eighth tailed beast. This battle cost the Cloud Hidden Village eight elite ninjas, and the jinchuriki, Fu, also died in battle.
These eight elite ninjas were not ordinary elite ninjas; they were as crucial to the Cloud Hidden Village as Minato Namikaze was to Konoha.
Losing other ninjas wouldn't have been such a big deal, but losing these eight elite ninjas was a heavy blow to the Cloud Hidden Village.
Naturally, the new jinchuriki was the rap master, Killer B.
The culprit behind the eighth tailed beast breaking free from its jinchuriki and going on a rampage was, of course, Orochimaru, who had quietly sneaked into the Cloud Hidden Village.
In the camp of the Cloud ninjas in the Land of Hot Water, Fu lost control and caused the casualties of several Cloud ninjas. After regaining his senses, Fu felt extremely remorseful.
After becoming a jinchuriki, Fu noticed that the attitudes of those around him had changed. This made him physically and mentally exhausted over time, and he often imagined the horror of death. Tailed beasts would take advantage of the weakest moment of a jinchuriki's mind to invade their will, leading to a loss of control.
This wasn't the The eighth tailed beast's intention. It was the effect of the tailed - beast's chakra on humans, and even The eighth tailed beast had no way to stop it. Therefore, a jinchuriki needed to have a firm mind.
Due to his self - blame, Fu was in a state of mental weakness.
That cunning Orochimaru sneaked into the Cloud Hidden Village. He disguised himself as a medical ninja who was specifically assigned to examine Fu's body. Using a specially - made genjutsu pill, he paralyzed Fu, rendering him immobile.
Then Orochimaru removed Fu's Iron Armour Seal, forcing The eighth tailed beast to separate from Fu and causing The eighth tailed beast to go on a rampage unconsciously.
Because Orochimaru's genjutsu pill was powerful enough, no matter how hard The eighth tailed beast tried, it couldn't recall what had happened during the rampage. Orochimaru managed to escape unscathed, and no one knew that he was the mastermind behind this incident.
Most people in the Cloud Hidden Village thought that Fu was physically and mentally exhausted and affected by The eighth tailed - beast's chakra, which led to the failure of the seal and allowed The eighth tailed beast to break through it, causing this accident.