Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 10 White Lotus

"Does that mean I have to face all three of you at the same time?"

Seeing Tsunade's excited expression, Minato pointed uncertainly to himself: "Me?"

"Don't worry, Orochimaru and I won't launch an attack first."

Tsunade beckoned with her hand: "Enough talk, get to work!"

"Um, okay."

Minato drew a kunai, his gaze instantly calming: "Well then... excuse me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly appeared in front of Jiraiya, and without hesitation, he thrust his kunai into Jiraiya's abdomen.

Jiraiya's expression was much more serious than before. He parried and pushed aside Minato's wrist, which was holding a kunai, and kicked him in the chest.

Just as Minato was about to turn to the side, he saw Jiraiya change his kick into a punch, sweeping him away.

"You should have moved to the outside of me. That way, I would only be able to sweep my leg to the outside, which would not only make it harder for me to exert force, but also make it easier for me to find an opening," Jiraiya said seriously.

"Been taught a lesson."

Minato regained his footing and charged at Jiraiya again, his reckless manner puzzling the three of them.

Just as the three of them were wondering what gave this kid the audacity to confront them head-on, Minato suddenly unleashed an incredibly dazzling light!

It was as if a dazzling sun had risen over the training ground!

"Gaia—"

Jiraiya only felt a flash before his eyes, and tears welled up instantly. He couldn't help but cover his eyes and shout out.

You despicable brat!

The three cursed inwardly at the same time and retreated in a flash.

As he retreated, Jiraiya swiftly formed hand seals: "Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!"

boom--

A several-meter-high earthen wall rose up, blocking the light source.

The three of them closed their eyes to relieve the stinging sensation, while also carefully listening to the sounds around them.

"Behind the wall."

Orochimaru chuckled, a hint of anger in his voice.

"Don't get angry with a child..."

Tsunade smiled, but the smile looked somewhat forced. She was clearly annoyed by Minato's actions, but as his teacher, she couldn't show it.

"Oh? Then take a look over there."

Orochimaru pointed, and Tsunade looked in the direction he pointed. She saw Nawaki kneeling under a tree, covering his eyes and weeping bitterly.

Tsunade: "..."

"Why aren't you moving?"

Jiraiya listened to the sounds behind the wall. He could hear Minato's heartbeat and the faint sound of the other's shoes lightly grinding against the ground.

Just as the three were wondering, a faint cracking sound suddenly came from the wall.

Tsunade's expression changed abruptly: "Retreat!"

Without her saying anything, Jiraiya and Orochimaru had already distanced themselves from each other. Although they didn't know what was going on, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Sure enough, the moment the three of them retreated, several thick tree trunks suddenly burst through the wall and coiled around their ankles like serpents!

"What?!"

Jiraiya's eyes widened as he quickly formed hand seals and unleashed three fireballs, shattering the entangling tree trunk. Only then did he stare blankly at Minato.

"It's... Wood Release?!"

As Orochimaru watched the branch slowly retract from Minato's arm, the complex emotions he had felt earlier quietly dissipated, replaced by an indescribable fervor!

He actually possesses two bloodlines?

It's unbelievable that someone can possess two bloodline limits at the same time!

What about those three?

Or even more…

For example, what would happen if all bloodline limits were merged into one body?

Thinking of this, a sliver of ambition quietly sprouted in his heart, and then he abruptly turned to look at Tsunade: "So, this is why you took him as your disciple, isn't it?"

Tsunade nodded. Although she didn't know Wood Release either, as the granddaughter of the First Hokage, no one was more qualified to teach Minato than her, not even the Hokage.

Although the Book of Seals in Konoha also records Wood Release ninjutsu, it belongs to the government and requires a price to obtain.

But if she were to teach, it would be a family tradition, and the two are different in nature.

Not to mention that even the Book of Sealing was compiled by her second grandfather. If we're being really serious, the Book of Sealing could even be considered the private property of the Senju clan.

"Sparashi—"

Seeing Tsunade nod, Orochimaru licked his lips, his gaze toward Minato growing even more intense.

"Tsunade, how about we discuss something?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade looked at Orochimaru warily: "You wouldn't be trying to steal my disciple, would you?"

Orochimaru's smile froze: "How can you call this stealing? No matter what, we're teammates who fight side by side, and I really admire that kid."

"Dame~"

Tsunade scoffed, "Don't even think about it! I welcome you to teach him, but this child's master can only be me!"

Orochimaru thought about it and realized it wasn't entirely unacceptable, so he nodded: "Okay."

Although they are not officially master and disciple, they are in fact master and disciple. So, there must be some respect between them, right?

With this relationship, it's not unreasonable for me to do some small experiments with you, right?

"This is the first time I've ever seen Wood Release. It doesn't seem like anything special. I don't understand what its attack method is."

Jiraiya rubbed his chin, recalling the shapes of those tree trunks, his expression suddenly becoming smug: "Impact? Entanglement? Hehehe..."

"Wood Release has an extremely strong suppressive power, and it can also absorb the target's chakra to a certain extent. It's like the filth in your head; once you get it, you'll be squeezed into a dried-up corpse."

Tsunade spoke calmly, but her words sent a chill down Jiraiya's spine.

"That's really dangerous..."

"Absorb the target's chakra..."

Minato seemed to be deep in thought. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly turned around and went to the sidelines, placing his hand on a thick tree.

Under the puzzled gazes of Tsunade and the others, the tree, which was full of green leaves and full of vitality just a moment ago, suddenly lost its leaves and turned yellow a few seconds later.

"This is what you mean by 'a certain level'? He can even extract chakra from plants? Doesn't that mean that as long as he's in the forest, this kid's chakra is limitless?"

Jiraiya pointed at the withered tree and screamed in fright.

Tsunade swallowed hard; she had never heard of Wood Release being able to extract the life force of plants.

Minato wasn't too surprised. In fact, he had already been very restrained. He even felt that if he wanted to, he could drain this big tree dry in an instant.

After thinking for a moment, he transferred some more chakra to the tree, and the tree immediately became lush and green again, even thicker than before.

Ironically, at that moment, Minato seemed to "hear" the tree in front of him thanking him.

In the original manga, was Hashirama also able to absorb the chakra of trees?

Or perhaps it's more accurate to call it life energy...

Madara awakened the Rinnegan after fusing with the power of all things in the universe. If it were Hashirama, what kind of power would he awaken?

Suddenly, the image of Naruto and Sasuke during the final battle flashed through Minato's mind. A vague guess crossed his mind. He glanced at Tsunade and the other two without showing any emotion and smiled sheepishly.

"It can indeed absorb chakra; it seems I'll have to use it more cautiously in the future."

That smile was as gentle and sunny as ever, like a pure and flawless white lotus flower…