Fugaku's family, backyard.
"You should have condensed your chakra by now, right?"
Before dinner, Minato and Itachi came to the backyard.
Itachi is only five years old this year, but in Minato's perception, he already has a considerable amount of chakra in his body.
Minato was not surprised by this, because when Itachi was very young he concluded that this was a genius who was no less talented than Kakashi and Shisui.
Those two also reached this level when they were at this age.
Kakashi graduated early from the Ninja Academy and became a Genin.
However, this does not mean that his talent is above Shisui and Itachi.
Because for the graduation of ninjas, there are considerable differences between wartime and peacetime.
Just like most of Minato's classmates graduated at the age of ten, after completing the mission in the Land of Hot Springs that year, Minato had secretly become a Genin.
Apart from him, among his classmates, Uchiha Yoruki, Mikoto and Kushina already had strength beyond that of ordinary Genin, but if it weren't for the war, they might not have graduated.
But there is no doubt that Kakashi set a record in the ninja school and even a record for promotion among ninjas in Konoha.
The record of becoming a Chunin and a Jonin is held by Minato.
It's just that his situation is a little special.
Itachi nodded.
"Then let's condense the chakra and see," Minato said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Itachi began to form seals with his hands.
In addition to performing ninjutsu, ninjas also need to make hand seals when they first condense chakra.
"So fast."
The speed with which Itachi formed hand seals shocked Minato slightly.
Of course his actions could not be hidden from Minato's eyes, but Itachi, who was only five years old, could form hand seals faster than some Chunin-level ninjas.
Amazing basic skills!
The seal was formed in an instant, and a pure light flickered faintly in the pores of Itachi's body.
That is the most primitive chakra, without any mixed attributes.
By looking at Itachi's movements, Minato could tell how long he had been practicing this movement repeatedly.
As a person who knows sensory ability, he can condense chakra through observation and notice things that ordinary ninjas cannot perceive.
Itachi had only entered the Ninja School a few days ago, and although his basics were far superior to those of his peers, he was currently unable to receive instruction beyond Ninjutsu.
When it comes to shurikenjutsu, Uchiha is the strongest in the entire ninja world.
The ninja's physical skills are actually basically the training of strength and speed, and there are almost no special schools.
Unless he is a ninja like Might Guy who only practices physical skills.
This basic skill can be easily seen through Itachi's hand seals.
At his age, it's almost impossible to do better.
As Itachi continued to condense his energy, a thin layer of sweat began to seep out of his forehead.
Noticing Itachi's somewhat strained state, Minato did not ask him to stop immediately.
"This..."
There was a hint of surprise in Minato's deep blue eyes, because even in this situation where his body's energy was somewhat depleted, Itachi's process of refining chakra was still surprisingly smooth and without any blockage.
This seemingly simple chakra condensation actually has a story to tell.
In other words, Itachi was able to condense chakra so perfectly in this state, which shows that his ability to control chakra is extraordinary.
The so-called control ability is like a ninja's ability to attach chakra to his feet and then climb walls, walk on water, etc.
This ability is just a common skill for ninjas.
But that requires the guidance of the older generation of ninjas. These skills will not be taught in ninja schools.
If the chakra control can be more spiritual and the control ability can be extremely refined, there is the potential to be trained to become a medical ninja.
The chakra control ability displayed by Itachi seemed as if he had been guided and practiced hard by someone.
"Did your father and mother teach you how to control chakra?" Minato looked at Itachi and asked.
Itachi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then said, "No."
Judging from his expression, he doesn't even understand what the so-called chakra control is.
Minato was slightly startled, then said, "That's enough, stop."
Itachi then stopped condensing his chakra and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Minato's golden brows furrowed slightly as he looked at the boy in front of him.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Follow me."
Minato walked towards a tree in the backyard and Itachi followed him.
"Watch my next move carefully," Minato said, and Itachi nodded, paying full attention.
Under Itachi's gaze, Minato took a step forward and stepped on the tree in front of him.
He took two steps as he usually did, and then stood horizontally on the tree.
"Attach chakra to your feet and maintain a certain amount of output, then you can walk on the trees like this." Minato explained to Itachi below as he took a step.
Finally, Minato walked to a tree trunk and hung upside down in front of Itachi.
"Do you understand?"
Minato looked at Itachi. This skill of controlling chakra tested his ability to control chakra.
Itachi frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and nodded.
Swish!
As he nodded, Minato, who was hanging upside down on the tree trunk, disappeared and stood in front of him.
"Give it a try."
Minato said to Itachi, his eyes going towards the tree.
Itachi hesitated for a moment and did not take immediate action.
"Why? It's really a bit of a stretch to ask you to do this right now."
Minato said that Itachi had not yet learned any ninjutsu and did not even know the so-called chakra control.
Although he had mastered chakra refinement to perfection without any training, it was still quite difficult for him to start this kind of training all of a sudden.
But Itachi seemed to be deaf to Minato's words at this time.
Minato noticed this immediately and raised his eyes slightly.
It's not that he didn't dare to do it, but he was recalling all the details of what Minato had just done.
Although everything starts with trying, if you prepare in advance, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
This child is indeed different from his peers.
Minato didn't rush him, and Itachi didn't think for long. After about a minute, he finished thinking.
After glancing sideways at Minato, Itachi ran straight towards the tree.
"Hmm!"
He stepped on the tree first, paused for a moment, then continued walking, and then started running.
Itachi followed the route that Minato had just taken, ran over without any hindrance, then stepped on the tree trunk and hung there upside down.
"Uncle Minato, is that right?" Itachi looked at Minato and asked.
"Um..."
Looking at Itachi hanging steadily on the tree trunk, even Minato was slightly stunned.
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