Naruto: Minato Namikaze, born evil

Chapter 2 Such Fast Punches

Minato inherited the abilities from the figurine character.

This also made him somewhat regretful. If he had known it would turn out like this, he should have put Kakarot or Superman in the box back then.

But thinking about it, I can't help but feel a little fortunate.

After all, you end up becoming whoever you cosplay, so it's fortunate he didn't cosplay Kaneki Ken or Eren Yeager...

If he hadn't awakened his past life memories, he would most likely have followed the original Naruto storyline, dying before the story even began, leaving behind the title of "Forever a Girl" and an unlucky son who was bullied by the entire village.

Fortunately, he had a cheat code!

The Kizaru figure brought him the Devil Fruit power from the One Piece movie next door.

Needless to say, the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit allows the user to transform into photons, and its elemental passive ability can ignore most attacks in the world.

In this ninja world devoid of domineering aura and Seastone, I dare not say I am invincible, but at least I can definitely protect myself.

The figure of Hashirama Senju awakened Minato's Wood Release, while the figure of Madara Uchiha awakened his Sharingan.

After six months of training to master his abilities, Minato was certain that the two figurines brought him not only their abilities, but also a deeper level of change.

For example, his chakra reserves have been increasing rapidly every day for the past six months, and the power of his pupils has also been increasing day by day.

Or perhaps you suppress the elementalization passive of the Glint-Glint Fruit, cut a wound on your hand with a knife, and the wound heals in the blink of an eye.

For example, he evolved into the Kaleidoscope right after opening his eyes. Even Indra, the son of the Sage of Six Paths, was not this exaggerated. He couldn't think of any other reason besides the power of all things in the universe.

All these signs indicate that he most likely inherited Ashura and Indra's chakra through their figurines.

(The original work does not actually include the concepts of Immortal Body and Immortal Eye; a detailed explanation will be provided in later episodes.)

Although he currently doesn't know a single Wood Release ninjutsu, and his Mangekyou Sharingan carries the risk of blindness...

But possessing both of these powers means he already has the ticket to becoming the strongest.

Even before he grew up, the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit protected him.

Influenced by his past life's values, the current Minato is similar in personality to the original Minato, but their core is completely different. At least he will never follow the old path of the original Minato!

Minato turned his gaze away from Naoto Tsuchiya, his desire to become stronger growing even stronger.

There are four entrance examination items for new students: chakra refinement, shurikenjutsu, physical coordination test, and physical combat test.

The main purpose of the assessment is not to score, since most ordinary students don't even know how to refine chakra. The main purpose of the assessment is to observe the aptitude shown by the students, and of course, good grades are the best.

The physical coordination test is an obstacle course, which is naturally no challenge for Minato.

Whether tumbling, leaping, or sprinting, it was like a yellow flash, easily completing the assessment.

"That child also has excellent physical coordination..."

Not far away, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had been paying attention to Minato for some time, had a slight glint in his eyes.

"Hmph, it's fast too, both in running speed and reaction speed."

Orochimaru chuckled, his voice hoarse: "No signs of training whatsoever. He broke Shinnosuke's record with pure talent alone. Seeing your son so easily surpassed, I wonder if you, Sarutobi-sensei, feel any sense of loss?"

"Haha, I really hope there will be more of this kind of disparity."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but laugh. As his father, he knew all too well that Shinnosuke Sarutobi's talent was only average.

The world is never short of geniuses, and as the Hokage, he is well aware of this.

Konoha hasn't produced a genius who can surpass an entire generation for a very long time.

More than a decade has passed since the First Shinobi World War, and the situation in the shinobi world has become increasingly turbulent.

Looking at each generation as ten years, since his three disciples, the village has already shown signs of a talent gap.

Among the new generation of children, the Hyuga brothers, Hiashi and Hizashi, are quite talented. However, their clan is too rigid and cannot break out of the Gentle Fist system, which severely limits their talents.

Fugaku Uchiha is good, but not amazing, and he's too old. Strictly speaking, he should be from Jiraiya's generation.

Tsunade's younger brother, Nawaki... although full of energy, he is also of average talent.

To ordinary people, these people might be called geniuses, but in reality, it has only been about twenty years since the great battle at the Valley of the End.

Regardless of how he earned the title of the strongest Hokage decades later, at least during this period, Hiruzen Sarutobi understood what reverence meant.

Recalling the great battle between the two, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but look at Minato with a hint of regret.

He was pleased that a commoner genius had emerged in the village, but he couldn't help but feel sorry that the other party was just a commoner genius.

"Hey, your name is Minato Namikaze, right?"

In the final physical skills test, Minato was warming up when Sarutobi Shinnosuke suddenly appeared beside him.

"I watched your assessment, you seem very strong. How about we have a match?"

He crossed his arms, slightly raised his chin, and although his tone was somewhat arrogant, it wasn't domineering, and he didn't seem like he was looking for trouble.

Minato was somewhat surprised, as he didn't know much about Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

All we know is that he is Hiruzen Sarutobi's eldest son, who once served as Hiruzen Sarutobi's ANBU captain, and like him, he moved to the Pure Land with his wife before the story began.

"Me? Sure, that's possible..."

"Then I'll go tell the teacher."

Before Minato could finish speaking, Sarutobi Shinnosuke excitedly went to find his teacher.

The two freshmen with the best performance in the assessment then engaged in a physical combat exercise, which immediately aroused the interest of many people.

The crowd of onlookers were buzzing with discussion, and this scene was naturally witnessed by Hiruzen Sarutobi and his companions.

"Hey, not bad. I thought this kid would just get carried away by other people's praise."

Seeing that Sarutobi Shinnosuke and his teacher requested to have a taijutsu spar with Minato, Tsunade, who had been somewhat impatient, finally became interested.

"Um…"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, a pipe dangling from his lips, smiled slightly: "It's good to let him see. Shinnosuke has never suffered any disadvantages from the so-called unevenness of talent since he was a child, which is not a good thing for a ninja."

"That's true, but didn't that kid say he has no experience in hand-to-hand combat? Shinnosuke was trained by you, old man, after all, and he's been working hard in his training..."

Jiraiya rubbed his chin, not quite agreeing with Hiruzen Sarutobi's words. He always believed that the gap in talent could be bridged through hard work.

"If hard work were effective, there would be no geniuses in the world."

Tsunade scoffed lightly, "Want to take a gamble?"

"Um?"

Jiraiya's eyes darted around, a lewd smile spreading across his face: "I was a little unsure at first, but since you've put it that way, wouldn't it be impolite not to join in?"

"To be honest, that's what I think too..."

Orochimaru had a faint smile on his face. He also thought highly of Minato, but since Tsunade wanted to bet on Minato to win, he had to think it over carefully, since Tsunade's luck with bets was really a bit strange.

"You two..."

Tsunade's brow twitched, a deep bulge appearing on her forehead, and she turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Old man, what about you?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips twitched: "Well... I definitely still favor Shinnosuke more. After all, as his father, wouldn't Shinnosuke be heartbroken if he knew?"

"Okay, okay..."

Tsunade was so angry she laughed.

As the saying goes, the more a person lacks something, the more they care about it.

If someone were to say that she is not strong enough or that her ninjutsu skills are not good, she would probably just laugh it off.

But if someone says she's unlucky at gambling, then she does get a little defensive...

"I'll bet on that blondie! The loser buys a barbecue!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru: "It's a deal!"

With the added advantage of having a Hokage as a father, the teacher in charge of the taijutsu assessment agreed to Shinnosuke's request to challenge Minato without hesitation.

As the two formed opposing hand seals, a crowd of onlookers gathered around. Noticing Hiruzen Sarutobi's figure in front of the crowd, Shinnosuke took a deep breath and stared intently at Minato.

"I apologize for interfering with your entrance examination without authorization."

"It's okay, I'll have to fight anyone anyway. Although, I don't quite understand why you insist on fighting me."

Shuimen's gentle tone and humble manner made the girls watching swoon and scream.

"Of course, it's for the title of chief!"

As expected, Sarutobi Shin's assistant replied, "Among the freshmen, only you and I have the best grades. If I beat you, I will be the top student of this year, and I will maintain this title for the next few years!"

Minato tilted his head slightly: "Is this important to you?"

"Well, it's alright. My dad always tells me there's always someone better, and I'm going to prove him wrong. I, Sarutobi Shinnosuke, am no worse than anyone else! And one day I'll surpass him and become an even better Hokage!"

Minato nodded. As long as it wasn't intentional provocation, he didn't care about the reason.

"I'm ready."

"Alright, let the battle begin!"

With a flick of his arm, the referee spurred Shinnosuke Sarutobi, who charged toward Minato and swung his fist toward Minato's face.

It wasn't very fast, and its strength didn't seem very strong either.

Despite having little practical experience, for some reason, Shinnosuke's movements appeared full of flaws to Minato.

Minato slightly tilted his head to dodge Shinnosuke's punch, then made a fist and thrust it straight out!

Snapped!

With a crisp sound, Shinnosuke groaned, covered his eyes, and staggered back two steps, looking at Minato with a blank and confused gaze.

What a fast punch!