Uchiha District.
In the dense forest behind the clan's shrine.
Several wooden stumps stood alone in the clearing when suddenly a kunai shot through the air from a distance.
Just as the kunai approached the wooden stumps, Mirai Uchiha materialized out of nowhere.
[Rasengan!]
Boom!
Countless splinters exploded in all directions as the wooden stumps were blown to pieces.
[Sigh... It still feels somewhat off.]
Mirai Uchiha stood there, his expression showing some frustration.
Ever since acquiring the Flying Thunder God ability, he had dedicated time each day to practicing it.
But even until now, he couldn't use the Flying Thunder God Technique as fluidly as Minato Namikaze did.
Every time he teleported using the technique, he needed a brief moment to assess his own and his opponent's positions before deciding on his next attack.
Although this delay was very brief and didn't have much impact against weaker ninja.
Mirai Uchiha knew that when facing opponents stronger than S-rank level, this sense of lag would rob the Flying Thunder God Technique of its intended unpredictability.
In a battle between powerful opponents, even the slightest difference could be amplified infinitely.
This flaw was absolutely unacceptable to Mirai Uchiha.
"It seems impossible to improve my reaction speed simply through training."
"If that's the case, then I'll have to go find Minato Namikaze."
Mirai Uchiha muttered to himself.
Now he could only hope that Minato also possessed that special physique.
Otherwise... even with the Plunder System, it wouldn't be realistic for him to improve his reaction speed.
...
"You came, Mirai Uchiha?"
Seeing the lunchbox in Mirai Uchiha's hand, Kushina Uzumaki smiled warmly.
Originally, she had been quite dissatisfied about Mirai taking up Minato's time every day.
After all, Minato frequently had to go on missions, so their time together had always been limited.
But ever since tasting the meals Mirai personally prepared, Kushina had done a complete 180-degree turn in her attitude.
No help for it.
The new and exciting dishes Mirai brought were just too delicious; she couldn't possibly refuse them.
"Kushina, you should mind your expressions."
"It's not very ladylike to drool over food like that."
Hearing Mirai Uchiha's words, Kushina lightly snorted, "Why don't you give those suggestions to your little girlfriend instead?"
She snatched the lunchbox from Mirai Uchiha's hand and spun around, calling out, "Minato Namikaze!"
"Coming."
Minato Namikaze ran out of the room and called out to Kushina Uzumaki, "Kushina Uzumaki, don't forget to save some food for me this time!"
"I know. It was just because I got distracted the last few times."
Seeing Kushina Uzumaki's impatient expression, Minato Namikaze placed his hand on Mirai Uchiha's shoulder. "Mirai, let's end this quickly today, or I'll miss out on dinner."
Without another word, he immediately activated the Flying Thunder God Technique, bringing Mirai Uchiha to their usual training ground.
Without unnecessary words, the two launched straight into battle.
After half an hour, Minato Namikaze immediately stopped sparring.
"Mirai, that's enough for today. I'm heading back now."
Watching Minato vanish from sight, Mirai Uchiha twitched the corner of his mouth.
This guy's moves really are smooth.
However, Mirai didn't feel unhappy at all.
After all... whenever Minato sparred with him, he always gave it his all.
Being able to fight against such a powerful opponent every day greatly helped Mirai's overall improvement.
Just then, a system notification echoed inside Mirai Uchiha's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master! Successfully acquired reward: Ultimate Reaction Nerves!]
Mirai's face instantly lit up with excitement.
Ultimate Reaction Nerves?
The thing he wanted has finally arrived!
His guess was correct. Minato's physique must be similar to the "Sage Body," a unique constitution. That's why he could acquire it as his own ability through match rewards using the Plunder System.
Mirai glanced at his attribute interface.
[Name: Mirai Uchiha]
[Physique: 215]
[Spiritual Power: 207]
[Chakra: 210]
[Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan! Magnet Release: Gold Dust!]
[Ninjutsu: …]
[Other: … Dead Demon Consuming Seal, Four Symbols Seal, Eight Gates Technique, [Mind's Eye of the Kagura], Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, Adamantine Sealing Chains, Contract Seal, Uzumaki Sage Body, Ultimate Reaction Nerves!]
Looking at his densely packed attribute interface, Mirai nodded in satisfaction.
Besides the newly acquired "Ultimate Reaction Nerves," during the period after the Chunin Exams ended, he had also acquired many other rewards from Minato Namikaze.
Mostly Sealing Techniques—his collection had become quite substantial.
In this world, Sealing Techniques were incredibly powerful—nearly anything could be sealed by them.
Amaterasu flames, tailed beasts, dragon veins, even those brought back through Impure World Reincarnation—even someone as mighty as Kaguya otsutsuki could be sealed away by Sealing Techniques.
One could say… each and every Sealing Technique is extremely valuable.
"Now that I have the reward I desired, it's time to head to the clan compound and test it out personally."
Mirai Uchiha gave a faint smile before heading briskly toward the Uchiha District.
...
[Flying Thunder God Technique!]
Mirai's figure flickered continuously through the forest, reappearing momentarily before vanishing again instantly.
Meanwhile, wherever he vanished, a mark remained at precisely the same height on the tree trunks—evidence of strikes delivered.
After a long while, Mirai finally stopped. Looking at his handiwork, a satisfied smile formed on his face.
Thanks to the Ultimate Reaction Nerves, his reflexes had sharpened to an unbelievable degree.
The sluggishness he'd once felt while performing the Flying Thunder God Technique was completely gone—it now felt impossibly fluid.
Plus... The Ultimate Reaction Nerves didn't just make the Flying Thunder God Technique more effortless.
Combined with the powerful dynamic vision of his triple-comma Sharingan, he could now unleash various offensive techniques effortlessly even while moving at high speed.
Mirai felt terrifyingly powerful at this moment.
...
Hokage's Office.
Hiruzen Sarutobi leaned back comfortably in his chair, calmly puffing on his pipe.
Before him lay the latest intelligence report from the frontline.
The Third Raikage of Cloud had died in Iwagakure.
Reportedly, he had been besieged by tens of thousands of ninja led by the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, and after holding out for three whole days and nights, he finally succumbed to exhaustion.
According to the report, the Third Raikage had led several elite ninja as part of a decapitation squad attempting to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure.
However, due to leaked intelligence, Onoki ambushed them. To protect his subordinates' escape, the Raikage chose to stay behind alone to cover their retreat.
As for this, Hiruzen Sarutobi only muttered one word—"Maverick."
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