Naruto : Minato back to the past

The next morning, Mt. Myoboku.

"Today we will begin the second phase of training, little Jiraiya will come along."

Fukasaku said to the two people in front of him that because of Minato, he was unable to teach him and Jiraiya at the same time.

But in just three days, Minato had caught up with the progress, which was something no one had expected before the training began.

Minato's progress in training was so fast that it was astonishing!

The two nodded at the same time, and then followed Fukasaku to the stone forest not far away.

"Minato, follow me."

Fukasaku said as he picked up a few stone slabs from the ground nearby and began to jump up along the stone forest that was shaped like spikes, with a wide base and a narrow top. Jiraiya followed him.

"Um."

Minato responded and followed.

"The key to the second stage of practice is to remain still and abandon all thoughts. Only in this way can you sense nature, become one with nature, and use the power of nature to fight."

Fukasaku, Jiraiya and Minato are all sitting cross-legged on a stone step that is just big enough for an ordinary person to sit cross-legged. The bottom of the stone step is supported by the top tip of the stone forest, which explains the foundation of the second stage of practice with Minato.

At this moment, Jiraiya closed his eyes, as if he was deaf to everything, as if he was meditating.

Minato naturally already knew these tips, so when Fukasaku was explaining them, he was already concentrating and didn't hear what the former was saying.

To perceive nature without toad oil, the first thing is to completely integrate yourself into the environment.

In this situation, ordinary people, let alone abandoning some thoughts, should first maintain the delicate balance between the stone step under them and the top of the stone forest to prevent themselves from falling.

But Minato knew that this was precisely the taboo in the second stage of training, so he did not deliberately try to maintain the balance.

Instead, he completely forgot that he was at the top of the stone forest, and even downplayed his own existence in his heart.

Only in this way can we lay the foundation for perceiving nature.

Fukasaku had been observing Minato's situation, and when he saw his condition, a hint of surprise flashed across his pupils.

It was only the first time Minato started this kind of practice, but he already understood the key points.

This requires not only a talent for understanding, but also the knack of immediate implementation.

Just like this, time slowly passes in this world, with only the sound of falling waterfalls and occasional breeze blowing.

About ten minutes later, natural energy began to surge around Jiraiya, who was standing beside Minato, and under Fukasaku's perception, it slowly entered his body.

Fukasaku smiled faintly. He had known for a long time that Jiraiya had achieved this, and now the focus of his attention was all on Minato.

But without the help of toad oil, it is not so easy to absorb natural energy into the body for the first time.

Two hours later, a slight breeze blew in the sky above the stone forest, ruffling the clothes and bangs of Minato and Jiraiya.

"Hoohoo!"

However, as the breeze gradually faded away, the air flow around Minato accelerated again, gradually forming a breeze.

Almost at the same time, the stone on which the previously motionless water gate sat began to shake violently.

Minato suddenly opened his eyes, and could no longer maintain his balance, and fell down with the stone.

Originally, Fukasaku was ready to catch him, but he shook his head as he looked at Minato falling.

Minato and the stone fell down together. Because of gravity, Minato almost instantly surpassed the position where the stone fell.

He quickly stretched out his hand, caught the stone block with his entire palm, and then pushed it into the air again.

Because of gravity, Minato's falling speed increased again, but there was no panic on his face.

Swoosh!

The stone pushed into the air by Minato almost instantly surpassed the top of the forest. At the same time, Minato's figure disappeared from the spot.

Swish!

The next moment, he appeared under the stone step. He fell down and landed steadily on the top of the stone forest. Then he reached out and caught the stone step.

"Has the stone been marked? At the moment of contact?"

Fukasaku focused his eyes and saw that at the bottom of the stone, there was a series of Flying Thunder God seals engraved on it.

"What a quick reaction!" It couldn't help but marvel at Minato's series of actions that happened in an instant, without any flaws.

He engraved the mark and launched the ninjutsu in almost the blink of an eye.

Just now, only the afterimage of Minato's actions could be seen, and most of it was detected by natural perception.

"He's already stronger than little Jiraiya"

Based on this action alone, Fukasaku had already determined Minato's current condition.

In the current Konoha Village, except for Hiruzen, there should be no one stronger than him. even Hatake Sakumo is inferior to him.

The speed at which his strength grew was the same as the speed at which he practiced the Senjutsu, both of which were so terrifying and astonishing.

Minato glanced at Fukasaku, then put the stone steps back in place and sat cross-legged on top of the stone forest.

Just two hours had passed when he finally became one with nature and began to absorb natural energy into his body.

However, due to his own abnormality, he absorbed natural energy too quickly, so Minato had to devote his attention to balancing the three energies.

But once this happens, his original state of mind without distractions and integration with nature will be destroyed. He will not be able to maintain his balance and will fall from the stone forest.

During the whole process, Minato was unmoved. His mind had completely returned to peace. Only in this way could he absorb natural energy on his own.

However, his training was not so smooth. Just a few minutes after what happened to Minato, Jiraiya's body began to change again.

His balance was also destroyed and he fell down.

However, he stepped on the stone step to gain leverage, and then directly attached chakra to the soles of his feet, standing horizontally on the stone mountain.

"Bang!"

The stone fell down with a loud bang, causing the stone forest to shake.

Jiraiya looked at Minato with a slightly worried expression, after all, such a big commotion had occurred.

But it seemed that his worries were unnecessary, as Minato was not moved or affected at all.

"It's still hard to maintain balance."

Jiraiya gave a bitter smile, slipped down from the stone mountain, picked up another stone slab, then returned to his original position and entered into meditation again.

Even so, Minato and Jiraiya continued to practice the second stage of the sage technique amidst constant failures.

Time just passed by quietly.

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