Chapter 512: Father and Son Reunited
"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!" During training, Hinata knew she couldn't match Ino's speed, nor could she predict her responses through moves or positioning. So, she used the simplest method: she raised her hands and unleashed three Vacuum Palms that could be used for both long-range and close combat, covering most of the directions Ino could attack or dodge.
"Huh? That was a beautiful response." Ino praised her. Without using a powerful ninjutsu to charge through, even she could only retreat and wait for a new opportunity when faced with the formless Vacuum Palm. After all, a ninja's body was fragile and couldn't take a Vacuum Palm head-on.
Koharu still felt that Ino was too strong, and Hinata had too little room to maneuver when facing her. She secretly assigned a bunch of tasks to the Sensory Division, keeping Ino busy, and then called Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame to be Hinata's sparring partners.
Since Kurenai had gone home to have her baby, Kiba and Shino had basically been left to their own devices. Ino had completed a number of S-rank missions comparable to Kakashi's, and Sasuke and Neji had also each completed 10 S-rank missions and been promoted to Jonin. The two of them were still doing low-level C- and B-rank missions.
Kiba's mother, Tsume Inuzuka, had found her son a job in the newly established Konoha Police Force. Patrolling was still considered a mission, after all. Shino, on the other hand, was in a state of semi-unemployment. Now that the village advisor had asked them to train with their teammate, the two had nothing to say. Let's train!
"Fang Over Fang!" Kiba and Akamaru spun rapidly, charging toward Hinata like two tornadoes.
Hinata pushed her Byakugan to its limit, staring intently at their movements. She spread her feet, her hands level with her shoulders. The moment the two tornadoes were about to reach her, she suddenly sidestepped and then struck out with a palm at one of the tornadoes.
"Woof!" Akamaru was knocked back to his original form. He charged across the grass for two steps and then transformed into Kiba's form again, spinning and charging back.
"Secret Technique: Spindle Formation!" Shino Aburame spread his hands, and a dense swarm of destruction beetles, like a tornado, formed a spindle and attacked Hinata.
Hinata let out a soft cry, her palms held vertically in front of her. Mustering all her strength, she pushed them both out.
Two Vacuum Palms, formed from chakra, rushed out like a wall, crushing a large number of the destruction beetles head-on.
"Hah... hah..." This "Twin Vacuum Palm" had cost Hinata a lot of chakra. Fortunately, Ino had put her through various kinds of training before, and her physical condition was much better than in the original timeline. She took two deep breaths, quickly recovered, and then faced Kiba's ultimate technique, "Fang Wolf Fang."
Koharu watched from the side and felt that Hinata's growth rate was a bit faster than she had expected. She immediately ordered Kiba and Shino to increase the intensity of their attacks, to add more pressure.
After the battle, the old woman would summarize Hinata's performance, something that neither Hiashi Hyuga nor Ino could do.
Hiashi Hyuga only knew how to put on a stern face and urge Hinata to train hard. If she couldn't do it, it was her own problem; he wouldn't say a single extra word.
Ino was the other extreme. She talked too much, wanting to stuff everything from Yin and Yang Release to the five elements into her. The problem was, even Kakashi got dizzy listening to these things. Hinata couldn't understand at all and could only memorize them by rote. In the end, she became confused herself.
Koharu didn't have their problems.
The old woman's explanations were simple and easy to understand, starting from Hinata's actual situation.
"Neji Hyuga's path is only suitable for him, not for you. Forget all that messy theory that Ino Yamanaka crammed into you. Keep your feet on the ground, be yourself. Improve a little today, a little more tomorrow, and sooner or later, you can catch up to them."
The old woman's words made Hinata nod like a chick pecking at rice. She wasn't stupid, but she certainly wasn't a genius. She knew this very well; she had known it since she was three.
Koharu said earnestly, "I am not someone with extraordinary talent. To be able to become the Second Hokage's student was a fortunate thing, but it was also the result of my own hard work. The Second Hokage had many students, and each one was a prodigy. Not to mention Hiruzen and Danzō, even compared to Torifu and Kagami, I had no advantage at all. Do you know the secret to my final success?"
Wasn't it because you were the "one rose among the thorns," your female identity? Hinata was honest, not stupid. Of course, she wouldn't tell the old woman what Ino had said in private. At this moment, she just shook her head vigorously.
Koharu said, "You must be good at summarizing. Remember this: you are not a genius. You can only rely on accumulated effort to catch up to them. Improve a little today, write it down, summarize the experience. Improve a little more tomorrow, summarize again. Your light will shine sooner or later."
After entrusting Hinata's training to Koharu, Ino no longer participated. She and the old woman's personalities clashed. It was fine to watch for a bit, but it wouldn't be appropriate to be involved for a long time.
It just so happened that Minato Namikaze was going to have his father-son reunion with Naruto, so she went over to watch.
Holding the same idea were Jiraiya and a still-hospitalized Kakashi.
The three of them were a bit awkward when they met.
The father and son hadn't invited them at all; the three of them had come uninvited.
"You're here?"
"Here, here."
"Long time no see."
"Yeah, yeah, it really has been a long time."
Since the three of them were already here, they couldn't be driven away.
And since there were already three, three more didn't matter.
Afraid that Naruto wouldn't be able to accept the reality, Minato Namikaze also invited the three people who were very important to Naruto—Iruka, Shion, and Sasuke—to come and be witnesses.
The one who was happiest about Minato and Naruto's reunion was Jiraiya.
He was even happier than Minato himself.
He was busy arranging everything and then called everyone to Ichiraku Ramen to eat, because he felt that this place was the most important to Naruto.
The not-so-spacious ramen shop was now quite crowded with so many people.
Ino honestly acted as a spectator and started eating her noodles as soon as she entered.
Sasuke almost didn't come in. Plus, he didn't want to get involved in this mess and had wanted to leave, but Minato Namikaze had forcibly pulled his son's friend in.
Jiraiya was treating. After the ramen was served and they were halfway through, he stretched out his large hand and ruffled Naruto's hair.
Naruto's mouth was full of noodles as he turned to look at him.
"Naruto, do you know who he is?" Jiraiya had a mischievous look on his face as he pointed at Minato Namikaze with his thumb.
"The blond big brother?"
Jiraiya coughed. "His name is Minato Namikaze. He is my student and also the Fourth Hokage. Do you understand?"
Anyone could see the five big words "Fourth Hokage" on Minato Namikaze's ceremonial robe. Naruto also knew that the blond big brother was the Fourth Hokage, but what was the problem?
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