Outside a mansion in the Konoha, Senju compound, Minato stood ramrod straight, holding the unconscious Inoyue in his arms.
With a creak, the large wooden door opened, and a small head peeked out from the gap. Upon seeing Minato Namikaze, a smile appeared on her face, and she opened the door wide: "Minato-san, you're here!"
"Yes! Shizune, is Lady Tsunade in?" Minato squinted and smiled.
"Lady Tsunade is in the corridor, still the same as ever. Can Minato-san try to persuade her?" Shizune led Minato, her face filled with worry.
Shizune was only 12 years old at the time, not old, but already quite mature, because she had a sister who only knew how to drink all day.
"En! Alright. This…!" Although Minato agreed, he wasn't confident himself. Ever since Dan's death, Tsunade had been like this for several years. Persuade her? Could he persuade her?
Before Minato could finish speaking, Shizune pointed at the Little girl in Minato's arms and asked, "Who is she?"
"Oh! My new disciple. She ran into some problems during training, so I brought her for Lady Tsunade to examine her!"
"The Hospital won't do? Lady Tsunade might not necessarily help you!" Shizune was a little puzzled.
"I've prepared something amusing that will make her happy!"
Shizune's eyes lit up: "It would be great if it could make Lady Tsunade smile!"
The two walked one after another to the corridor by the courtyard pond. Shizune excused herself and went to prepare tea. Tsunade was sitting by the corridor, holding a large sake jar in her hand.
Upon seeing Minato, she let out a burp: "Minato's here! Why are you holding a little girl? Did Kushina give birth?"
Tsunade was already famous at this time, having mastered the Yin Seal many days ago. Her outward appearance was similar in age to Minato.
However, due to continuous drinking, a strong smell of alcohol could be detected from afar. A sudden jest almost made Minato stumble.
"Lady Tsunade is joking, Kushina isn't even pregnant yet! This is my new disciple. Could you please take a look at her?" Minato said cautiously, afraid that this beautiful senior aunt would casually refuse.
Tsunade didn't respond, but took another gulp of sake and asked, "Is there anything funny?"
"There should be!" Minato placed the unconscious Inoyue on the ground and continued, "She fought with an Uchiha kid who awakened his Sharingan at 8 years old. Lady Tsunade, guess who won?"
"Oh!" Tsunade became interested and glanced at Inoyue on the ground: "Alright, I'll bet on the Uchiha winning! A kid who awakened his Sharingan at 8 years old isn't someone a normal Genin can beat. If she had won, you wouldn't be here holding her, would you?"
Tsunade loved to gamble, turning the guess directly into a bet, and even analyzed various reasons.
Minato Namikaze chuckled: "Lady Tsunade still loses every bet, as always!"
"She won?" Tsunade was very surprised, she didn't even drink any more sake. Inoyue on the ground was at most around 7 years old. For someone her age to defeat an Uchiha with a Sharingan was indeed astonishing.
Tsunade was willing to admit defeat and began to examine Inoyue, while Minato Namikaze began to recount the details of their fight.
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New teams have various conflicts, and what the Jonin instructor needs to do is identify these conflicts and resolve them, and the team will naturally form.
This was Minato's idea, and he acted on it. When he arrived at Training Ground 3 today, he saw the two of them beginning to spar. With the intention of better understanding his subordinates' abilities, Minato did not reveal himself or intervene, but let the situation unfold.
At first, their spar was quite standard, showing solid basic knowledge. However, when Inoyue began using her so-called Secret Jutsu, things changed.
Uchiha Suien had never seen the starting stance for Inoyue's Secret Jutsu, and neither had Minato. At the time, he even pondered seriously what kind of Secret Jutsu it could be. However, as he continued to watch, he smiled.
What kind of Secret Jutsu was this? It was simply a random starting stance with the hand seals for 'Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique' hidden within, just to prevent anyone from noticing.
So, what Inoyue used was not a Secret Jutsu at all, but merely her most powerful C-rank Genjutsu at the moment.
She released half of her Chakra to create a strong wind, building up an incredibly powerful aura, which immediately bluffed Uchiha Suien. When she shouted 'Secret Jutsu: Divine Descent',
it was precisely when her Genjutsu 'Hell Viewing Technique' was completed, which is why she subsequently displayed a series of god-like abilities.
An Uchiha with the Sharingan was taken down by a C-rank Genjutsu. Upon hearing this, Tsunade laughed and said, "It seems I didn't lose unfairly; this Little girl is indeed clever! But to use Hell Viewing Technique to this extent really surpasses ordinary people!"
"What were the results of the Hospital's examination?" Tsunade's examination was nearing its end, and her Chakra-infused hand paused on Inoyue's forehead.
"Chakra exhaustion! But from my observation, she should have suffered from passive Chakra depletion. As for the reason, I'll need you to discover it!"
Minato immediately relayed the Hospital's examination results and his own deductions, because looking at Tsunade's current state, it seemed she already had the answer.
"What an astonishing brain flow!" Tsunade muttered, then closed her eyes, as if contemplating something. Minato crouched beside her, not daring to disturb her in the slightest.
After a long while, Tsunade opened her eyes, which were filled with confidence, as if the Lady Tsunade, One of the Legendary Sannin, had returned.
"Minato, this new disciple of yours is truly extraordinary! Her mental energy is more than three times that of a normal person!" Tsunade suddenly uttered this, and Minato had a question mark above his head, not understanding it at first.
"What type of Jutsu do you consider Genjutsu to be?" Tsunade asked another unrelated question.
Minato didn't dare to overthink and immediately replied, "Low-level Genjutsu deceives the enemy's vision, high-level Genjutsu deceives the enemy's five senses, and as for top-tier Genjutsu, it should be mental attack!"
"Your answer is correct. The essence of Genjutsu is mental attack; it's just that low-level Genjutsu's attack power is almost zero!" Tsunade revealed the essence of Genjutsu in one sentence, truly worthy of being the Medical Saint among Ninja.
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Inoyue's mental energy was exceptionally strong, which was Tsunade's conclusion, and also the truth.
Precisely because her mental energy was strong, Chakra control was like an instinct for Inoyue, and ordinary Genjutsu had almost no effect on her.
Also, because her mental energy was exceptionally strong, during the casting process, as long as Inoyue did not actively stop, the Jutsu would relentlessly extract Chakra from her body to sustain itself. Simply put: her will surpassed the body's limitations, easily breaking through human limits.
A simple static C-rank Genjutsu was transformed by Inoyue into a dynamic, real-time advanced A-rank Genjutsu. The amount of Chakra used was not something a Genin could withstand, and the unlimited extraction of body Chakra by the advanced A-rank Genjutsu was the main reason for Inoyue's unconsciousness.
"Her victory over the Uchiha kid was no accident. By utilizing her incredibly powerful mental energy, she seamlessly integrated Genjutsu with reality, only altering a small portion of real-world actions and replacing them with Genjutsu. Such Genjutsu barely disturbed the Chakra in the victim's body, and its stealthiness is truly remarkable."
"If an Ultra S-rank Genjutsu makes the victim aware it's a Genjutsu but unable to break it, then her Genjutsu makes the victim very difficult to even realize they've been caught in a Genjutsu."
"She truly is a rare Genjutsu prodigy!"
Tsunade spared no praise, and her explanation made Minato understand instantly.
"Are there any other after-effects?" Minato asked again, showing considerable concern for his disciple.
Tsunade picked up the sake jar and took a gulp: "Of course there are. Firstly, excessively strong mental energy can cause the body to be unable to keep up with the mind's desired pace. Secondly, emotions can get out of control, and if severe, it could lead to multiple personality disorder!"
Minato nodded: "Multiple personality disorder isn't quite the case, but emotional outbursts seem to have already happened. This child is an orphan, and she cried profusely because she missed her family!"
"Oh! An orphan?" Tsunade's eyes held a hint of pity: "When you leave later, have Shizune give you the scroll on mental energy and Chakra control!"
"Then thank you very much, Lady Tsunade!"
"En! Her current condition requires at least three days of sleep or more! Just leave her with Kushina to take care of her! After all, she's all alone." Tsunade finished speaking, waved her hand, and continued drinking her sake.
Minato nodded in thanks, picked up Inoyue, and left. Midway, Shizune came out and handed a scroll to Minato, then rushed off to tend to the drunken Tsunade again.