Haruki took a step back extremely nimbly.
Shurikens plunged into the soft ground in front of him.
He turned his head slightly as leaves fluttered around him. A powerful gust of wind rushed towards him.
It was a C-rank Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
Among the three, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki both had wind - attribute chakra.
Haruki formed hand seals with one hand.
He also performed the same Wind Release: Great Breakthrough.
The two gusts of wind collided.
Leaves were forced off the branches, filling the space in front of him like flying snow.
Just then, a searing wave of air rose.
Haruki shifted his gaze and vaguely saw the figure of Mikoto Uchiha.
She blew out a huge fireball from her small mouth.
It was the Uchiha's ancestral Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
Upon hitting the leaves, the fire intensified.
This C-rank ninjutsu was faintly approaching the power of a B-rank one.
"Fire using the wind's momentum. Nice teamwork," Haruki couldn't help but praise.
Of course, he didn't hold back either.
A fireball of the same size spurted out from his mouth.
For a moment, the fiery red light filled his vision.
Suddenly, a low - pitched cyclone sound rang in Haruki's ears amidst the chaotic noise.
He glanced sideways and saw Minato Namikaze making a Rasengan and aiming it at his kidney.
Tsk.
This rascal of a disciple.
"Minato, I didn't teach you to make a Rasengan like this," Haruki immediately recognized that this Rasengan was a half - finished product.
He casually dodged to the side.
Minato leaned forward. The Rasengan suddenly lost the support of chakra and deflated like a punctured ball.
"Teacher, you fell for it!" a voice sounded.
The figure in front of him suddenly exploded.
"Clone plus an explosive tag?" Haruki raised his eyebrows, then pressed his hand on the ground.
Earth Release: Earth Land Return
A large stone slab suddenly rose, blocking the explosion.
But the aftershock still made him take a step back.
"Hmm?" Haruki looked down. His feet were entangled by golden chains.
A sealing technique?
He kicked with his feet, and the chakra immediately broke the chains.
A puff of smoke rose.
Someone had thrown a smoke bomb.
Then a flurry of fireballs rushed in.
It was the Uchiha's Fire Release: Flame Bullet.
Haruki did the same and engaged in a fireball exchange with Mikoto Uchiha.
A clinking sound rang out.
A bell jingled.
A sneaky little hand appeared at his waist.
The Shifting Body Technique.
Minato's figure emerged.
He had grabbed the bell.
"It's not that easy," Haruki maintained the Flame Bullet with one hand and reached for Minato's collar with the other.
"Teacher, be careful!" At the same time, Kushina descended from above with a Rasengan.
If Haruki didn't dodge, even if he grabbed Minato, he would be hit by the Rasengan.
He smiled.
At this point, there was no need for further testing.
The teamwork of the three surprised him.
How should he put it?
It wasn't a seamless teamwork, but a combat style that showed quite high emotional intelligence.
Minato was indeed a prodigy, being able to become the Hokage with the Flying Thunder God Technique.
In terms of raw strength, he might not be the strongest, but his combat strategy was very smart.
Haruki dispelled Kushina Uzumaki's Rasengan in a flash.
Her progress was slower than Minato Namikaze's. Their Rasengan was a semi - finished Ninjutsu.
Its power was far from the A - rank.
Taking this opportunity, Minato Namikaze successfully grabbed the bell.
"We win!"
Seeing this, Kushina Uzumaki cheered.
She landed on the ground and punched Minato Namikaze on the shoulder. "Well done!"
Minato Namikaze widened his eyes and looked at her in surprise.
"As long as you three don't encounter a Jonin, you should be able to handle most situations. If you learn the Rasengan, you'll also have a chance against Jonins."
Haruki blew away the smoke and evaluated their performance.
Of course, the Jonins he mentioned were ordinary ones, not Jonins like Sakumo Hatake, the Legend of the White Fang, or Might Guy, who almost ended the whole war with a single kick.
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze and the other two immediately showed surprised expressions.
Undoubtedly.
For these three Genin, this was the highest praise.
"Teacher, are we going to the war next?" Minato Namikaze asked.
"Not yet."
Haruki shook his head. "The war won't end in a short time. You learn the Rasengan first."
Besides, he also had to see Hiashi Hyuga's performance.
"Okay."
Although Minato Namikaze wanted to make achievements and prove himself earlier, he still listened to Haruki.
Needless to say, both Kushina Uzumaki and Mikoto Uchiha would also follow Haruki's words.
Haruki thought for a moment and summoned a storage Scroll.
"Minato, here you are."
"Is this... the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Minato Namikaze immediately looked up in surprise after seeing the words on the Scroll.
"Yes. You have rare talent and are suitable for learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, but you can only practice it after you learn the Rasengan." Haruki reminded.
"Yes!" Minato Namikaze suppressed his inner excitement.
"Teacher, what about me?"
Seeing this, Kushina Uzumaki pouted and felt a bit unbalanced.
For some reason, she always felt that Haruki valued Minato Namikaze more.
"As for you, don't bite off more than you can chew. First learn the Uzumaki Sealing Technique of your Uzumaki clan."
Haruki reached out and pinched her little face.
Kushina Uzumaki felt the warmth.
Her cheeks blushed and she nodded.
She looked like a well - behaved student.
Haruki smiled knowingly.
Actually, he was telling the truth.
This chapter isn't over yet!
The Uzumaki Sealing Technique was already well - known in the ninja world, and there was no need to learn anything else.
Besides, the Rasengan series was definitely enough.
Don't you see that Naruto Uzumaki still used the Rasengan until the end of the story?
"As for Mikoto, the Fire Release of the Uchiha clan is enough. There's no need for me to teach you anything. But since I'm your teacher, I can't do nothing. Come to the Research institute of the Ninja Academy to find me tomorrow."
"Okay, teacher." Mikoto Uchiha replied.
"Okay, you three practice here. I'll be back soon."
After Haruki finished speaking, he appeared at the Research institute.
Since the Cage Bird jutsu was cracked, Orochimaru had returned to his research on the forbidden jutsu, the Living Corpse Reincarnation.
But fortunately, with Haruki's guidance.
Orochimaru didn't persist in human experiments to find a vessel. Instead, he tried cloning.
After all, using a vessel was risky, and reincarnation needed to be done carefully.
His clone, on the other hand, was safe.
Haruki thought for a moment and decided not to trouble Orochimaru.
He sent out a message.
Not long after, four people arrived.
Thanks to the reputation of him and Orochimaru, they had attracted quite a few die - hard followers.
The four people in front of him were even rare Jonin.
"All of you are proficient in Genjutsu. I need a space filled with Genjutsu. The requirement is simple: it must not be detected by Genin."
Haruki looked at them and asked, "I wonder if you can do it?"
"Lord Haruki, are you underestimating us? With the four of us working together, even a Jonin would find it difficult to detect." Yuta Kawagoe, a man with a square face, said with a smile.
"What if she's from the Uchiha clan?"
"Uchiha?" Yuta Kawagoe narrowed his eyes. "If it's a Genin, we should be able to deceive her."
"That's good then." Haruki nodded.
He was preparing this for Mikoto Uchiha.
The Sharingan requires extremely strong stimulation to awaken or evolve.
But it doesn't necessarily require extreme measures such as the death of close friends, lovers, or the entire family.
Moreover, as seen in the original story, the ways of awakening the Sharingan vary.
For example, Sasuke Uchiha only awakened his single tomoe Sharingan after witnessing the destruction of his entire clan.
Haruki thought Itachi Uchiha had completely targeted the wrong person.
What Sasuke Uchiha cared about the most were Naruto Uzumaki and himself.
It wasn't mentioned in the original story whether Mikoto Uchiha had the Sharingan, but in a sense, awakening the Sharingan doesn't require talent.
Anyway, he had time, so Haruki regarded it as an experiment.