Flying Thunder God Technique Card!
Finally, he got it!
The reason why Haruto Saito had the patience to stay in Konoha and focus on his money-making endeavors was, first, because he truly needed a great deal of money to accomplish his ambitions, and second, because he needed time to train in some unique ninjutsu techniques!
Such as the Flying Thunder God Technique! As well as Rashomon, Chakra Sensory, Mutual Detonation Seals, and more—including the techniques obtained from Meiji's treasure, those taught by Jidou, and the lost techniques of the Hyuga Clan!
All these techniques shared one common trait!
That is, they could not be acquired by killing and looting!
Every single one of them was unique!
Including Jidou—killing him now would be useless. Jidou was not in a hostile state, and killing him would yield no rewards. It might even result in punishment for unnecessary killing!
Moreover, Haruto Saito would never kill Jidou!
Jidou only had one year left to live!
Their relationship now could be described as both teacher and friend! Jidou, once an enemy, had become a unique presence in Haruto Saito's life.
Crunch! Crunch!
Haruto Saito ate the Flying Thunder God Technique Card!
A burst of light exploded—gold mixed with purple, forming a scene reminiscent of tides surging, impacting Haruto Saito. Of course, only he could see this vision!
Complex information flooded into Haruto Saito's mind!
After a long while…
Haruto Saito opened his eyes again, a flash of light passing through them!
With a flick of his wrist, he retrieved a finely crafted kunai from his item space. Then, forming hand seals, he imprinted a technique formula onto the kunai! The pattern of this formula was identical to the one used by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!
This was actually a foundational formula!
The Second Hokage had always used this basic formula. Even though he had mastered the Flying Thunder God to a high level, he never changed it—because he didn't need to!
But in reality, there was an even more advanced manifestation of the formula!
That was the exclusive Flying Thunder God formula used by Namikaze Minato in the original story. Though the unique characters he used did not affect the technique's effectiveness, they were a symbol of his deep mastery of the Flying Thunder God Technique!
Right now, Haruto Saito had only consumed one Flying Thunder God Technique Card!
He had only mastered the basics and couldn't create his own exclusive formula!
But it was enough!
Holding the kunai, Haruto Saito could sense the technique formula on it! He flicked his wrist, throwing the Flying Thunder God kunai. It shot out over ten meters in the training ground. With a single thought, chakra surged, and his body vanished!
He reappeared right beside the Flying Thunder God kunai!
The kunai was still flying forward!
Haruto Saito flashed continuously, appearing beside the Flying Thunder God kunai over and over again, as if following its shadow!
Finally, just as the kunai was about to embed itself in the wall, he appeared once more and grabbed it!
Perfect!
"Heh! Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, don't let me encounter you again…" Haruto Saito muttered, thinking of his enemies. He would never forget the massacre at Otou Village. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were his sworn foes!
If Haruto Saito were to face them now…
It would be an uncertain battle!
Although his offensive ability was still inferior to theirs—after all, there were seven of them—his mastery of teleportation through space-time gave him the ability to fight a prolonged battle! He could keep creating opportunities, taking them down one by one!
Whoosh!
Haruto Saito flung the kunai again and immediately vanished!
Practice, practice!
Half an hour later…
Haruto Saito stopped and sat cross-legged in the training ground. He took out a large number of finely crafted kunai from his item space—hundreds of them… He intended to imprint them all with the Flying Thunder God formula!
After a long period of effort, the sky was turning to dusk!
Haruto Saito formed seals again—Shadow Clone!
His shadow clones were perfect and had an extremely far control range!
He ordered his shadow clone to take a Flying Thunder God kunai and leave the Commerce Department building.
…
Hokage Building, Hokage's Office!
Hiruzen Sarutobi was reviewing the latest intelligence reports. These reports came from various nations in the ninja world, but they were all related to the Land of Rain! The only exception was intelligence from the Land of Water!
The Village Hidden in the Mist had not officially deployed troops in this ongoing ninja world war!
It was best if they didn't get involved. If the battle remained in the shadows, Konoha could handle it!
But if they sent troops, it would be a major problem!
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared in front of the desk—it was Haruto Saito… or rather, his shadow clone!
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced up at Haruto Saito, a trace of displeasure flashing in his eyes. Right now, only a select few people could enter his office unannounced, and Haruto Saito was one of them. Perhaps he had picked up this habit from Tsunade—bad influences!
"What do you need?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked while looking back down at a scroll.
Then, as if sensing something was off, he looked up at Haruto Saito again, narrowing his eyes slightly!
This Haruto Saito… felt different!
Tap!
Hiruzen Sarutobi lightly tapped his fingers on the desk, releasing a special chakra fluctuation from his body. Then he frowned and said, "You came in person, but sent a shadow clone? What are you up to?"
"Hehe, Sensei, I've brought you a gift!" Haruto Saito's shadow clone grinned.
"What is it?" Hiruzen Sarutobi remained serious. He was curious to see what kind of mischief Haruto Saito was up to this time!
Haruto Saito's shadow clone extended his hand, and a kunai slid out from his sleeve!
He placed the kunai on the desk and pushed it toward Hiruzen Sarutobi!
The kunai slid to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and he immediately pressed it down with his hand. "What's the meaning of this?" he asked.
"Sensei, flip it over!" Haruto Saito's shadow clone replied.
Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned, picked up the kunai, and flipped it over… Immediately, his expression changed drastically, and he shot up from his chair!
On the other side of the kunai, the Flying Thunder God formula was imprinted!
"You—" Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice tensed, but before he could ask anything, Haruto Saito's shadow clone exploded into white smoke and vanished!
One second later!
Whoosh!
The real Haruto Saito appeared beside Hiruzen Sarutobi, adjusting his collar and smoothing his hair, looking completely self-satisfied!
"You mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened in seriousness.
"Of course!" Haruto Saito said proudly. "I mastered it just this afternoon! And I can already use it proficiently! Sensei, what do you think of this gift? Surprised?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi was clearly shocked!
Because, from the time he had given Haruto Saito the training method for the Flying Thunder God Technique until now, less than five months had passed! Even for an ordinary S-rank forbidden technique, mastering it in five months was extremely difficult!
A genius like Haruto Saito, or perhaps a monster?
That was exactly the reaction Haruto Saito wanted!
He needed Hiruzen Sarutobi to value him more so that he could act with even greater freedom—like making money!
Every village cherished its geniuses immensely!
As long as Haruto Saito remained loyal to Konoha, he felt he could do whatever he wanted!
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