48Jiraiya: I don't know how to do that either?AI Model: gemini-3.0-flashChapter 48 Jiraiya: I Don't Know This Either?
There was no time to think about how Naruto had brought a camera into the bathhouse.
Jiraiya instinctively reached out to snatch the videotape.
But Naruto was prepared; he tilted his body slightly and easily dodged.
"Hmph, kid."
Jiraiya sneered, "I think you haven't realized one thing—exposing your trump card too early will lead to suffering."
Naruto tilted his head: "What do you mean?"
"In this bathhouse right now, there's only you and me. You don't actually think you have a way to escape my grasp, do you?"
As he spoke, Jiraiya formed a hand seal with one hand and summoned several Shadow Clones, surrounding Naruto.
"Hand over the videotape obediently! Otherwise, you're going to suffer a bit!"
"Is that so? I think you haven't realized one thing either."
"...What thing?"
"If I want to leave, you can't stop me at all."
"Hmph, then let's see you try!"
Seeing the arrogant look on the Blond-haired Youth's face, Jiraiya could no longer bear it.
"Get him!"
With a command, the original body and several Shadow Clones pounced together.
In the next instant, Naruto's figure vanished from the spot.
Accompanied by a yellow flash, he appeared several meters away.
"Th-this technique... could it be...?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened.
The Shadow Clones that had pounced onto the empty space also turned into white smoke with several 'poof' sounds as his mind wavered.
Others might not be able to tell.
But as Minato's former teacher, he was all too familiar with this move.
Flying Thunder God?!
How did this kid learn it?
Not to mention that this S-rank forbidden technique has always been kept within the scroll of seals, strictly guarded by the Anbu twenty-four hours a day.
Its learning difficulty was even more daunting.
Looking at all of Konoha, since Minato's death, no one has been able to truly master its essence.
Even Minato's three-man guard squad only mastered a fragmented Body Integration version.
This kid just cast it instantly?
He should only be in his teens, right?
Is this level of proficiency even reasonable?
He had never heard of another monster with such terrifying talent appearing in Konoha since Uchiha Itachi!
Naruto held up the videotape in his hand and spun it skillfully on his fingertip.
"You should have realized by now that you have no chance of winning, right?"
"I'm sorry, I was wrong."
In the next second, Jiraiya bowed his head.
A great man knows when to yield and when to stand tall.
Moreover, the Rasengan was originally a Ninjutsudeveloped by him and Minato together.
Now, Minato's child wanted to learn it.
Was it reasonable?
It was only right and natural!
"I'll teach you the Rasengan, kid... no, Naruto. As long as you don't make this thing public, I'll do whatever you want!"
Jiraiya's tone was humble; there wasn't a hint of the majesty of a Kage-level Expert left.
If that videotape were to spread, his reputation in his later years would be completely ruined.
Naruto looked down at him from above.
"Alright then."
To be safe, he still held up the videotape.
He created a Shadow Clone that went to Jiraiya's side to listen to the secrets of the Rasengan.
It had to be said that Jiraiya was indeed very good at teaching.
Through his explanation, Naruto also understood why he had failed repeatedly when trying to comprehend the Rasengan during Simulated Cultivation.
The Rasengan is essentially three layers of superposition: rotation, compression, and maintenance.
Just like the balance of the three types of energy in Sage Mode.
Once one aspect becomes too prominent, the whole thing collapses.
Before, because he had focused too much on the disordered Chakra rotation, he had never been able to achieve a Breakthrough.
Now that he understood the essentials, it was no longer a problem.
"In short..."
Jiraiya explained until his throat was parched.
"First, try to condense Chakra in your palm. Once you succeed, move on to the second step: the water balloon exercise."
"For the next month, I'll be staying in Konoha. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me anytime."
"Alright, Naruto, give me the videotape... please~"
In the next second, he saw Naruto close his eyes.
Then, he slowly opened them.
He muttered, "I've realized it."
Jiraiya: "..."
Realized what?
Before Jiraiya could react, he saw Naruto raise his right hand.
After consuming 50 evil points, he not only completely mastered the Rasengan but also understood all its variations.
First was the ordinary Rasengan.
In the original work, Naruto was initially interfered with by the Nine-Tailed and needed a Shadow Clone for assistance.
However, because his current control over Chakrawas almost abnormal, the impact of this interference was next to nothing.
Under Jiraiya's shocked and almost blank gaze, a vortex of azure Chakra instantly burst forth in Naruto's palm.
"It... it's done already?"
Are you kidding me?
You should know that he and Minato spent three years back then just to research this technique.
This kid learned it just by hearing him talk for a bit?
But it wasn't over yet.
In the next second, Naruto raised his hand above his head.
Along with the rapid consumption of Chakra, the Rasengan, which was originally the size of a balloon, began to expand sharply.
However, the Chakra density within the sphere still maintained a terrifying level.
Big Ball Rasengan.
Jiraiya was no longer just shocked; he felt a scalp-tingling horror.
"Wait, I didn't teach this either..."
That was an advanced version he had spent years of effort developing based on the Rasengan after Minato's death to deal with higher-intensity battles.
The requirements for Chakra volume and the delicacy of control for this technique were simply abnormal.
But now, a teenage kid was actually demonstrating it as naturally as drinking water?
Jiraiya felt his worldview being shattered.
Just then, the Big Ball Rasengan suddenly changed.
The edges of the originally smooth and stable azure sphere began to show a slight pulling sensation.
It was as if something sharper and more restless was being continuously poured into it.
Buzz—
The air trembled.
"Wait!"
Jiraiya's expression changed abruptly.
Strands of visible wind-attribute Chakra, like countless tiny blades, extended outward from the core.
The rotation method was no longer a single high-speed spin but gradually became a complex structure of hundreds of thousands of layers intersecting and cutting each other.
Wind Release: Super Giant Ball Rasenshuriken!
Just a moment before the technique was about to take shape, Naruto withdrew his hand.
All Chakra flow came to an abrupt halt.
"Phew..."
Without entering Sage Mode, the Rasenshurikencannot be thrown yet and can only be condensed in the hand like an ordinary Rasengan.
"The side effects on the user are too great this way; it's basically a one-for-one trade..."
Naruto complained inwardly and decided to only use this move in Sage Mode in the future.
As for Sage Art: Rasengan and Sage Art: Big Ball Rasengan.
With the same principle, there was no need to try them all one by one.
With this, Naruto had made up for his final shortcoming.
With the Flying Thunder God paired with the Rasengan, he was essentially a budget version of Minato.
But from Jiraiya's perspective, it was a completely different story.
"Did... did it fail?"
Otherwise, if that thing had truly formed, his old bones might have met their end right here in the bathhouse today.
"Ha, haha..."
Jiraiya gave a forced laugh, trying to regain some mental balance.
"I knew it."
"That idea of forcing a nature transformation into the Rasengan was originally just a theoretical model."
"The Chakra would become unbalanced, the structure would collapse, and the backlash on the user would be immense."
As he spoke, his tone gradually regained the composure of one of the Sannin.
"Even Minato only stayed at the conceptual stage back then."
"Even I haven't truly created it."
Not to mention, I don't know how to do this either!