Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 239 Talent

Under Jiraiya's skeptical gaze, Naruto, in order to prove that he had not tricked the water balloon but had actually manipulated it with real chakra, picked up a new water balloon, concentrated his mind, and precisely controlled the flow and rotation of chakra in his palm.

"Bang!"

The water balloon burst instantly, splashing water everywhere, the process clean and efficient.

Seeing Jiraiya's expression quickly shift from initial doubt to undisguised shock, Naruto's expression became somewhat strange.

Although Naruto doesn't actually know the standard Rasengan, he has already mastered its advanced version—the Rasengan Wheel, or even the Great Rasengan Wheel.

In a sense, the Rasengan can be seen as a simplified or basic form of the Rasengan, without the need for extreme chakra compression or the mixing of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

For Naruto, it was like going back to solve a linear equation after having mastered advanced calculus—it felt like a game-changer.

Jiraiya seemed to be forcibly suppressing the surging emotions within him. He took a deep breath and then used the Body Flicker Technique, disappearing from the spot with a "whoosh." Less than a minute later, he reappeared with a "whoosh," holding several newly purchased, tough rubber balls in his hand.

"Hmph... Hmph... You kid, you're really something, completing the first stage so quickly."

Jiraiya tried his best to keep his tone calm, but the slight rise in his voice betrayed his unease. "Well then, let's try this next! This rubber ball is a hundred times tougher than a water ball!"

As he spoke, he picked up a rubber ball, his palm surging with chakra, and demonstrated how to burst it.

"Bang!"

The sound of a rubber ball breaking is more muffled than that of a water ball.

However, when Jiraiya handed Naruto a new rubber ball, almost the instant the ball touched his palm—

"Bang!"

Another crisp cracking sound! The tough rubber ball couldn't even last three seconds in Naruto's hands before it was instantly torn apart by a powerful chakra spin-and-burst!

While it might seem "unreasonable" to go back to learning the basic version after mastering advanced ninjutsu... in order to make Jiraiya truly value him and recognize his potential, Naruto felt it was necessary to appropriately showcase this "talent".

"So... this should be the complete form of the Rasengan, right?"

Before the stunned Jiraiya could speak again, Naruto calmly raised his right hand. With a thought, a massive amount of chakra rapidly gathered in his palm and began to spin!

Almost instantly, a blue chakra sphere emitting a deep hum took shape and spun rapidly in his palm!

Jiraiya watched helplessly as Naruto casually slammed the freshly created Rasengan against the trunk of another large tree nearby—

"boom!"

Another perfectly round notch was chiseled out in an instant! Amidst the flying sawdust, the tree groaned in pain and slowly toppled over.

It's important to know that Jiraiya's original plan was to spend at least a month teaching Naruto how to master this A-rank ninjutsu.

He planned that if Naruto could learn the Rasengan within a month, he would consider taking him on as a student.

And the result? How long did it take this kid from listening to the explanation to perfectly executing it? The time it takes to eat a bowl of ramen?! This can't be described as genius anymore... it's more like... no, this terrifying learning speed and control even surpasses his father's!

Could it be... that this child before him is truly the one foretold?! Jiraiya suppressed the overwhelming joy and excitement that was about to burst forth from his heart, and tried his best to maintain the composure of a senior. He strode up to Naruto and patted him hard on the shoulder.

"You kid... you're much more amazing than I imagined!" Jiraiya's tone was filled with undisguised amazement. "You know, even the Fourth Hokage took a full three years to fully master this A-rank, unsealed ninjutsu, the 'Rasengan'!"

He said this with a hint of probing, wanting to see what kind of smug or excited expression Naruto would show when he learned that his talent even surpassed that of the legendary Hokage.

However, Naruto's reaction was completely unexpected. Naruto knew very well that the claim of "learning the Rasengan in three years" was a complete misunderstanding of his father, Minato Namikaze.

First, the Fourth Hokage didn't "learn" the technique; he "developed" it from scratch. These are two completely different concepts. Second, Minato was living in a time of war and turmoil. To independently conceive and successfully create such an exquisite ninjutsu in such a tense environment is worlds apart from simply learning from those who have already paved the way.

"Really? The Fourth Hokage actually..."

Naruto showed a suitable expression of surprise, but then changed the subject, "However, Mr. Jiraiya, it's actually completely different."

"Because the Fourth Hokage learned it 'on his own,' there was no path ahead of him. As for me, I'm running forward on a path that you and he have already paved, so of course I'll be much faster. This doesn't mean I'm better than him."

Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, then a warm feeling welled up in his heart. He had said such humble and insightful words, but it sounded like he was showing off.

His gaze toward Naruto was filled with satisfaction and admiration; the boy was not only exceptionally talented, but also possessed a rare and admirable character.

"Hahahaha!" Jiraiya suddenly burst into laughter, reaching out to ruffle Naruto's blond hair. "What! How dare you lecture your grandpa Jiraiya like that! But don't get too cocky because of this little achievement, Naruto!"

As he spoke, ignoring Naruto's exasperated expression, he continued his "head massage," announcing, "Alright! Now that you've successfully mastered the Rasengan, today's training ends here! Of course—tomorrow I'll teach you an extremely difficult ninjutsu! Get ready!"

Just as Jiraiya was excitedly planning his future teaching program, a crisp notification sound rang out, which only Naruto could perceive.

【Ding! 】

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