Chapter 106: Late - stage Love - struck Brain
At the Third Training Ground.
The ground was full of potholes.
All these pits were made by Minato Namikaze alone.
Minato Namikaze condensed a very deformed blue ball in his right hand and then pressed it hard on the ground.
"Boom!"
There was another pit on the ground.
Minato Namikaze slumped on the ground, gasping for breath.
Jiraiya-sensei advised him on the side, "Take a rest, Minato."
Minato Namikaze wiped the sweat off his face and said dejectedly, "It either fails to form or suddenly releases energy. It's very unstable and hard to control."
Jiraiya walked behind Minato Namikaze and started looking at the whirls in his hair. "I've heard before that when refining chakra, the rotation direction should be the same as the whirl on your head. According to this, this technique might also..."
Minato Namikaze looked a bit strange and said, "Isn't that just a superstitious saying?"
Jiraiya looked serious. "It may not be just superstition. I've always refined chakra with the feeling of a right - hand whirl, and the whirl on my head also turns to the right."
Minato Namikaze asked curiously, "Well... which direction are my whirls?"
Jiraiya looked like he was suffering from constipation.
Seeing Jiraiya not saying a word, Minato Namikaze asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"You have two whirls, one turning left and the other turning right..."
Minato Namikaze was extremely surprised. "Huh! Then which direction should I rotate?"
Jiraiya spread his hands. "I don't know either. Keep resting. You must be very tired. Here."
Jiraiya took out a double - layer popsicle, broke it in half and asked Minato Namikaze, "Two flavors. Which popsicle do you want to eat?"
"Either is okay..." Minato Namikaze frowned. "Huh?"
Minato Namikaze, as if hit on the head, stared blankly at the two popsicles in Jiraiya's hand, as if countless inspirations were pouring in.
If it's the same either way...
Minato Namikaze suddenly ran forward.
Jiraiya wondered, "Huh? What's going on? Don't you want to eat the popsicles? Then both of them are mine."
Minato Namikaze said excitedly, "That's it! Jiraiya - sensei!"
"As long as we rotate in both directions at the same time when refining..."
A very standard round blue ball appeared in Minato Namikaze's right hand.
Minato Namikaze's excited voice was a bit trembling. "It, it took shape!"
Jiraiya stared at the ball in Minato Namikaze's hand in astonishment and then smiled. "What amazing talent in ninjutsu! I've heard that those with two whirls are geniuses!"
Minato Namikaze was extremely happy. "Let's name it... Light - wheel Popsicle Whorl Jiraiya Double - style Ball!"
Jiraiya's expression instantly fell, and he couldn't help but complain, "What a tacky and long name..."
The name Popsicle was because he got the inspiration from a popsicle.
The name Whirl was because he considered the direction of the hair whirl.
The name Jiraiya was because he was the one who inspired Minato Namikaze.
The name Double-style indicated that he combined the characteristics of chakra rotating in two directions.
The name Ball was the characteristic of this technique.
Then adding all these together...
Jiraiya looked at Minato Namikaze with a complicated expression. He was a genius, but he had absolutely no talent for naming.
Hearing Jiraiya's complaint, Minato Namikaze stared blankly at Jiraiya. "Huh? Really?"
Jiraiya didn't say much to Minato Namikaze about the Problem with the name because he was well aware that Minato Namikaze was oblivious to his poor naming skills.
Originally, when Minato Namikaze said he wanted to develop a technique similar to the Tailed Beast Ball, Jiraiya thought he was just talking.
After all, that was a technique that only the Tailed Beasts could use. How could a human being do it?
But now, Minato Namikaze had really managed to develop it.
Although its size couldn't be compared to the Tailed Beast Ball at all, at least it looked round.
Jiraiya said to Minato Namikaze, "Well, let's put the development of the new technique on hold for now. I have other missions and need to leave. You should take a good rest during this time. Got it?"
Minato Namikaze's Ball disappeared with a "puff," and he replied, "Okay."
While Minato Namikaze was using the Ball, five pairs of eyes were peeping in the woods of the Third Training Ground.
Kushina Uzumaki whispered, "What are you kids doing here?"
The straightforward Obito replied, "To watch Teacher Minato flirting with girls... Ouch!"
Kamishiro stomped heavily on Obito's toes and then put on an obsequious smile. "Obito meant to watch Lord Minato develop ninjutsu."
Kushina Uzumaki gave Kamishiro a strange look and then turned to Rin Nohara and Kakashi. "What about you two?"
Rin Nohara shook her head. "No, I'm here because the ingredients for my cooking later and the flowers for the flower arrangement are all in Obito's hands."
Hearing this, Obito looked at the vegetable baskets and flowers in his hands and immediately felt embarrassed.
Kakashi thought for a moment and casually replied, "I saw them all come, so I came to have a look too."
Kushina Uzumaki was extremely annoyed.
In Kushina Uzumaki's eyes, these four kids' heads were now emitting extremely glaring light, which was really annoying.
After Jiraiya left, Minato Namikaze was packing up his things and getting ready to leave too.
While he was packing, he happened to spot Kushina Uzumaki peeping around.
Minato Namikaze exclaimed in surprise, "Kushina? Why are you here? Is it okay for you to be here?"
Realizing that she had been spotted, Kushina Uzumaki felt extremely embarrassed.
Kushina Uzumaki glanced sideways. Kamishiro and the others had disappeared. They were hiding in another patch of grass.
The corner of Kushina Uzumaki's eye twitched.
These little kids! They just ran off when I needed them!
Since she had been discovered by Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki had no choice but to step out.
Scratching her head, Kushina Uzumaki forced a smile and said, "Well, um... the Third Hokage said we could leave the barrier. This is a special permission from him..."
Kushina Uzumaki didn't dare to look into Minato Namikaze's eyes at all.
Minato Namikaze didn't doubt her at all and simply believed her: "Oh, I see!"
Kamishiro explained to Obito next to him, "See? Lady Kushina's lie was so clumsy, but Lord Minato believed it without even thinking. This is a typical case of a love - struck brain."
Obito suddenly realized, "So this is what a love - struck brain is. Then I'm not one."
Kamishiro gave Obito a contemptuous look and then said, "Rin just said she'd go on a date with you tonight."
Obito immediately got extremely excited: "Really?"
Kamishiro rolled his eyes: "Fake. I'm kidding. You're in the Late - stage Love - struck Brain. Case closed."
Kakashi watched Kamishiro and Obito interacting in silence. Fortunately, Rin Nohara's attention was all on Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze at the moment, or they would have been exposed long ago.