"Shikamaru, did you hear that thunder yesterday? It was so loud."
On the training ground, while Shinji's disciples were resting, Naruto suddenly asked.
"Thunder?" Shikamaru was stunned for a moment when he heard Naruto's words. Then he realized what Naruto was talking about.
He shook his head and said, "That wasn't thunder, it was Ninjutsu."
"Ninjutsu?!" Hearing Shikamaru's answer, Naruto was visibly stunned.
After all, if that kind of destructive thunder was Ninjutsu, then how strong must the ninja who cast that technique be?
Sasuke remained silent beside him, also pondering this question.
Shikamaru sat up, stretched, and asked, "Hmm, yesterday was Shinji-sensei's Jonin promotion test, did you forget?"
"I forgot. Are you saying that Ninjutsu might have been used by sensei?" Naruto scratched the back of his head, only understanding what Shikamaru meant halfway through his sentence.
Shikamaru shook his head and said, "I don't know, my dad didn't tell me much when he came back last night."
Naruto nodded and said, "Then we'll know when sensei comes, just ask him."
He turned his head and saw Sasuke's eyes shining, and curiously reached out and waved his hand in front of Sasuke, asking, "Hey, Sasuke, why do you have that expression?"
Sasuke irritably slapped Naruto's hand away and said very solemnly, "I think that must have been used by sensei."
"Last night my father told me that Shinji-sensei's strength is formidable and told me to learn well."
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow when he heard this. If Sasuke said so, it was probably true.
"Learn what well?"
A voice sounded not far away.
Naruto and the others quickly turned to look. They saw Shinji, not wearing his Chunin vest as usual, but casual clothes.
"Sensei!"
Naruto and Sasuke immediately walked towards him.
Naruto grabbed Shinji's hand and asked hurriedly, "Hey! Sensei, was that Ninjutsu yesterday cast by you? The one with the really loud thunder?"
Sasuke, who was beside Naruto, also had an expectant expression.
"That's right." Shinji replied to Naruto.
"So cool!" Naruto immediately shouted when he heard the reply.
Sasuke then asked, "Sensei, what is that Ninjutsu called?"
"Lightning Release: Kirin."
Shinji laughingly put his arms around Naruto and Sasuke's shoulders, leading them towards Shikamaru and the others.
"Kirin?" Naruto scratched his temple, a little unsure what it was.
Shikamaru answered, "A symbol of good fortune, a mythical beast from legends."
Naruto turned and asked Shinji, "Mythical beast? Sensei, can I see it?"
Bang!
Shinji reached out and flicked Naruto's forehead with his fingers. Then he pointed to his right hand and said, "The risk of this technique is too great. My hand hasn't recovered since I used it yesterday."
"Ah? Sensei, are you okay?"
Naruto quickly pulled Shinji's right hand to examine it.
As Shinji's first disciple, Naruto knew his recovery ability well, which was similar to his own.
Shinji patted Naruto's head and replied, "I'm fine. If I wasn't, you wouldn't be seeing me today."
His right hand only had some minor Chakra pathway injuries, which was why it was recovering slower.
Simply put, among the four people in the arena yesterday, only the Jonin from the Hyuga clan suffered some injuries. After all, he was the only one who directly engaged him in taijutsu.
Shikamaru said, "That's good. Sensei, why don't you rest here today?"
Ino and Choji nodded.
Shinji waved his hand and asked incidentally, "It's fine. Have you finished your morning training?"
"Yes, we've all finished." Naruto and the others nodded in response.
"Huh? Where's Hinata?" Shinji looked around, and not seeing Hinata, asked curiously.
Ino raised her hand and said, "Um, sensei, Hinata's clan seems to be having an internal competition today, so she hasn't arrived yet."
Internal competition?
Shinji stroked his chin. It seemed the Hyuga clan really did this often.
Taijutsu is different from Ninjutsu. It requires more sparring and combat to improve.
Sasuke, seeing that Shinji hadn't spoken again, dared to ask, "Sensei, can you tell us about that Ninjutsu?"
A Lightning Release of that power had struck Sasuke's heart.
Yesterday, because the Uchiha clan's territory was relatively close to the final venue, he was able to see the full scope of that Ninjutsu even more clearly.
"Lightning Release: Kirin?" Shinji didn't react immediately, and after a while, he asked.
"Mhm." Sasuke nodded repeatedly.
Naruto said, "Sensei, me too! I didn't see it, but I at least need to know what it was like."
"Actually, you can see it." Mimi, who had been lying down, suddenly spoke.
"Hmm?" At these words, even Shinji looked puzzled.
Although there were video recorders and such now, he didn't seem to have seen such a thing in the venue yesterday.
Mimi said while licking his front paw, "My ancestral land has something that can store a segment of video."
"Yesterday, I sensed you were using the Symbiotic Technique (Sage Mode), so I ran over and just happened to see your battle, so I recorded it."
"Hey, Mimi-sensei, let me see that thing of yours." Naruto squatted beside Mimi, his face full of fawning.
"No, you foxy brat." Mimi irritably turned his face away.
Choji looked at the curious Naruto, thought for a moment, then took out his backpack, opened it, and said to Mimi, "Mimi-sensei, if you let me see it, all the snacks I brought today are yours."
"Deal!"
As soon as Mimi's voice fell, the backpack in Choji's hand disappeared, leaving behind only a round pearl that looked like a cat's eye.
Naruto looked at the pearl in Choji's hand in astonishment and shouted loudly in the direction Mimi had run off to, "Mimi-sensei! You haven't told us how to use it yet!"
"Your sensei knows how to use it." Mimi 's mischievous voice drifted from afar.
Shinji curiously came to Choji's side, and Choji quickly handed the pearl to him.
"This pearl..."
Shinji carefully sensed it and immediately knew its purpose.
Nothing else, it was one of Mimi's ancestors' eyeballs left behind after his ascension, just vitrified due to spiritual power. Its function was as Mimi said: it could record things. But unlike ordinary video recording, this pearl could be called a "yōkai VR." It could make people feel as if they were there.
Operating it was much simpler than the shinkirou pearl. Just inject the energy of the Symbiotic Technique.
It's just... is this fat cat so shameless? His ancestor's relic, and he just threw it out for a bag of snacks?