Seeing Mizumon's flustered reaction, Kakashi went over and explained to him, putting him at ease.
“B-rank jutsu… Shadow Clone… Solid Clone…”
While he was a bit envious of Hyuga Nanao's ability to easily learn jutsu that he couldn't even touch, Minato didn't let jealousy consume him. Instead, he felt a surge of motivation.
He cheered himself up internally.
Nanao-san is from a great clan, not only is he naturally gifted, but he also works so hard…
Minato, this is the example you need to follow!~
You have to work harder, strive for the top!~
Then, he wholeheartedly immersed himself in the book in his hands, absorbing the effective knowledge bit by bit, combining it with what Sensei Shinichi taught him, gradually merging it into his brain. Like a seed, waiting for the day it sprouts.
…………
Ninja Academy, Classroom.
At the end of the class, back row, by the window.
Hyuga Nanao was practicing his daily chakra control, suddenly, his expression changed, his chakra lost its precise control, and his clothes fluttered without wind.
“Tsk, that Minato…”
Having absorbed the memories of the Shadow Clone, Nanao rubbed his temples, slightly helpless.
“Forget it, anyway, that Shadow Clone won't last long.”
Time quickly passed as he digested the insights from the Shadow Clone.
“Ding-a-ling~~!”
Cheers immediately erupted in the classroom.
“Wow! School's out!”
“Kenta, where are we going to play today?”
“How about we go fishing?!”
“Yeah, yeah! I'll go prepare the bait…”
The boys were like wild horses let loose, playfully arguing about where to go and have fun; while the girls huddled together, giggling and chattering, their laughter like silver bells…
No, there was one exception.
Nanao's gaze fell upon a frail figure, quiet and gentle, avoiding everyone, leaving silently.
“Yakushi Yuno… ”
Nanao narrowed his eyes.
After a period of being classmates, he knew that Yakushi Yuno lived in the orphanage in Konoha, which explained why she later became the orphanage's director.
“Forget it, I should focus on my own affairs, it's time to go train my fist.”
He tidied up and left.
…………
Speaking of.
Nanao had opened his eyes to a whole new world in the school's library during this time, and not just limited to the plot he knew from his past life.
There were many accounts written by ninjas who had been on missions, detailing the customs and people of various countries. Not just the five great nations, but also smaller nations like the Land of Hot Water, the Land of Waterfall, the Land of Ghosts, the Land of Iron… and so on, as well as their unique products…
The content itself lacked literary flair, let alone the writing style, it was purely a flat narrative type of recording information, not very readable, but it was very beneficial for expanding one's horizons.
Of course, there were also books like "My Hunting Life in the Death Forest", full of practical information,
For example, Nanao found some understanding of mental power from the Yamanaka clan; the Inuzuka clan's use of Yin Release chakra; the Akimichi clan's rapid consumption of their stored fat to convert it into chakra; he even stumbled upon the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama's early notes on jutsu, of course, they were incomplete, only fragments, not forming a system………
To be precise, there wasn't a single complete C-rank jutsu in this library, even the D-rank jutsu were incomplete.
Nanao learned from a teacher in the library that there were many miscellaneous books here before, and then the Third Hokage had them organize personnel to divide and filter them, eliminating many useless books, which streamlined the library considerably.
This made Nanao secretly speculate.
Many jutsu must have been "confiscated" by the Third Hokage!
Because his uncle had said that other clans might just be putting on a show, with some low-grade stuff or obscure ancient jutsu fragments, but the Senju clan had really invested a lot of real things back then, and there were also the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan and so on, yet Nanao hadn't found a single one.
But even so, Nanao's gains were not small.
Even though Senju Tobirama's notes were largely incomplete, the way he researched jutsu was something Nanao found very enlightening.
“He truly is the Forbidden Jutsu Master, the Second Hokage~!”
On his way home, Nanao's steps were light and heavy, he was also practicing chakra control, essentially integrating his training into his daily life.
“No, don't hit him… ”
A plea reached Nanao's ears, accompanied by the sounds of fists and kicks, and cries of pain.
Huh? This voice… it's Yakushi Yuno!
She's being beaten?!
Nanao changed direction, rushing towards the sound.
He saw four tall boys beating up three smaller boys, and Yakushi Yuno was trying her best to protect the smaller boys, but she was just one girl, how could she possibly defend them? The three smaller boys had bruises and cuts on their faces, but they glared angrily, not backing down, like little wolf cubs.
“Yuno-nee, don't worry about us, we're not afraid of them!”
“Right, we're not afraid of them!~”
Yakushi Yuno gritted her teeth and refused to back down, the three behind her were all children from the orphanage, she treated them like her younger brothers, she would never stand idly by.
But, they were older than them, and she had no power, the things she learned at the academy were not enough for her to deal with them.
Moreover, Yuno knew these few, they were also students of the academy, in the third grade.
In the process of protecting them, Yakushi Yuno naturally took several punches, but she endured the pain without making a sound, afraid that the little boys behind her would worry.
“Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh…!”
Several black shadows tore through the air.
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