This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 20 The Boy's Progress

In the blink of an eye, three months have passed since I arrived at the front lines.

During these three months, although no large-scale decisive battles broke out on the front lines, small-scale skirmishes and infiltrations never ceased.

For ordinary ninjas, this was a long and agonizing ordeal.

But for the three students in Class 5, this was a golden period of rapid growth.

Behind the camp is a training ground that has been specially set up.

"Sealing Technique - Five Elements Sealing - Modified!"

With a low shout, Nishikawa Tetsu's fingers ignited with the faint light of five different chakra attributes, and he pressed them hard against a wooden stake used for testing.

"Buzz—"

Complex black seals instantly covered the wooden stake, and the chakra that was originally flowing inside the stake to simulate meridians was forcibly cut off in an instant, and came to a standstill.

"call……"

Nishikawa Tetsu wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the results in front of him.

"The seal strength has been increased by 15%, and the hand seal speed has been reduced to 1.2 seconds. Although it still doesn't reach the instantaneous level of the Uzumaki clan, it's sufficient for disrupting the enemy's chakra flow in actual combat."

During these three months, Nishikawa Tetsu did not focus all his energy on those bottles and jars.

Realizing that his chakra deficiency could not be completely resolved in the short term, he decisively applied to Jiraiya to learn sealing techniques.

Sealing techniques, these kinds of ninjutsu that allow the weak to overcome the strong and the small to achieve great results, are practically tailor-made for ninjas like him.

Although Jiraiya was carefree and easygoing, he was very open to teaching, even sharing some of the basic sealing theories of the Uzumaki clan with him.

However, the Five Elements Seal was originally an A-rank ninjutsu, which was too much for his limited chakra reserves. So Nishikawa Tetsu modified it, and although the power was greatly reduced, at least he could still release it.

Nishikawa Tetsu is now also trying to inscribe sealing techniques onto explosive tags and kunai to create all sorts of strange and insidious weapons, in Uchiha Fugaku's words.

"Che! Take this!"

Suddenly, a golden flash shot out from the woods.

Minato Namikaze's figure moved so fast that only a blur remained, his kunai aimed directly at Nishikawa Tetsu's back.

"I've been waiting for you."

Without turning his head, Nishikawa Tetsu flung his left hand behind him. A specially made kunai engraved with the character "bind" flew out and exploded in the air, creating a net woven from chakra threads.

"Too slow!"

Minato's figure folded in mid-air in an incredible manner, using a falling leaf as leverage to instantly bypass the chakra net and appear to Nishikawa Tetsu's side.

A pale blue aura was spinning wildly in the palm of his right hand.

Although it's not fully formed yet, only the size of a billiard ball, and not very stable, the piercing shriek that tears through the air is already enough to send chills down your spine.

"Is the Rasengan... still in its first stage?"

Nishikawa Tetsu's eyes narrowed. Instead of taking the hit head-on, he used the explosive talisman array he had previously set up under his feet as a propulsive force, sliding backward five meters and narrowly avoiding the attack.

"boom!"

Minato pressed the ball of air in his hand onto the ground, instantly pulverizing the soil and leaving a spiral crater half a meter deep.

"It still doesn't work."

Minato Namikaze looked at the dissipating airflow and scratched his head in frustration. "Maintaining rotation and compression is too difficult. If I get even slightly distracted, my chakra will dissipate. I still have a long way to go before I can actually use it in real combat."

"To achieve this in three months is already incredibly impressive."

Nishikawa Tetsu walked over and looked at the crater. "At least you've mastered the knack of random turns. As for your Body Flicker Technique, that mid-air change of direction just now, your nerve reaction speed must have improved again, right?"

"Hehe, of course." Minato flashed his signature sunny smile.

Just as the two were exchanging their thoughts, Uchiha Fugaku emerged from the depths of the forest.

Compared to three months ago, the young Uchiha clan leader's demeanor has undergone a dramatic change.

He used to be a sharp, ready-to-kill knife.

Now, he is more like a sword hidden in its sheath, calm and reserved.

Over the past three months, the fifth squad has carried out more than a dozen missions, both large and small.

From intelligence gathering and counter-infiltration to even assisting the main force in flanking attacks.

Every time they faced life and death together, their tacit understanding deepened.

Fugaku Uchiha was no longer the arrogant captain who only gave orders. He learned to use genjutsu to cover Minato's advance and to use fire release to force the enemy to reposition when Nishikawa Tetsu set up a trap.

After all, he often had to take care of those two genin, oh, now they're chunin.

There were no exams during wartime, and no one would say anything based solely on their battle record.

"Let's take a break."

Fugaku Uchiha tossed two water jugs over, then sat on a large rock, staring blankly at the gloomy sky.

"What's wrong, senior?"

Nishikawa Toru took the water bottle, keenly sensing Fugaku's unusual mood. "What bad news came from the family letter we just received?"

Fugaku Uchiha remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"The elders are very dissatisfied with my performance on the front lines."

"Dissatisfied?" Minato Namikaze was somewhat surprised. "We've done quite a bit of work, even Jiraiya-sensei praised us."

"They are dissatisfied precisely because they have performed meritorious service."

Fugaku Uchiha sneered, a hint of self-mockery flashing in his eyes. "In the eyes of those old guys, the Uchiha clan is noble and shouldn't be used as a weapon, especially when that weapon is under the command of the Hokage faction."

He turned to look at the two men, his tone unusually weary and candid: "They think I'm trying to curry favor with the Hokage, that I'm betraying the dignity of the Uchiha clan. Some have even suggested transferring me back to the police department."

Minato Namikaze frowned. At this moment, the Little Sun couldn't understand this kind of clan politics: "But if we don't fight, how can we protect the village? Aren't we all members of Konoha?"

"In some people's eyes, the interests of the family are above those of the village."

Nishikawa Tetsu replied casually.

He knew all too well the root of the Uchiha clan's tragedy—the awkwardness of wanting to integrate yet being unable to let go of their pride, and the predicament of being deliberately isolated by the village's higher-ups.

"Fugaku-senpai".

Nishikawa Tetsu walked up to Fugaku, looked him into the eyes, and said earnestly:

"Prejudice is like a mountain. You can't move it by explaining or compromising."

"Then what do we need?" Fugaku asked.

"Based on strength and undeniable achievements."

Nishikawa Tetsu pointed in the direction of the camp, "When your name resounds throughout the ninja world, when you become an indispensable hero on the front lines, the elders' gossip will become a joke. At that time, it won't be you needing the Uchiha's approval, but the Uchiha needing you."

"And," Nishikawa Tetsu smiled, patting Minato on the shoulder, "you still have us."

Fugaku Uchiha looked at his two companions in front of him.

One was an ordinary citizen, the other an orphan.

They had no background, yet they shone brightly on this brutal battlefield.

In comparison, my fussing over those disgusting things in my family does seem a bit pretentious.

A faint smile appeared on Fugaku Uchiha's lips as he stood up, the gloom in his eyes vanishing completely.

He pulled out a newly delivered mission scroll from his pocket, his expression turning cold again.

"The latest mission issued by Jiraiya-sama: Rank A. Who knows, the mission rank might even go up."