Chapter 211
"What is this?"
Minato Namikaze took the scroll and asked, but instead of opening it immediately, he looked at Haruto Saito.
"A training manual for an S-rank forbidden jutsu! Take a look..." Haruto explained, pausing briefly before continuing, "I plan to teach you this jutsu, but I don't know if you have the talent for it."
"Teach me?" Minato's eyes lit up as he lowered his gaze to the scroll. "This is an S-rank forbidden jutsu?"
Any ninja would naturally be interested in high-level jutsu, and Minato was no exception. Although he was not yet a full-fledged ninja—only eight years old—he had a strong desire to become stronger.
After all, he was a boy determined to become Hokage!
"Yes, I'm teaching you," Haruto shamelessly confirmed. "But first, you need to read it and see if you can understand the contents. If you can't even comprehend the basics, it means you don't have the talent for it. This jutsu is quite unique."
"Why? Why are you teaching me?" Minato asked, looking up again.
"Why ask so many questions? I think you have talent, isn't that enough?" Haruto playfully nudged Minato's small head and gestured for him to sit down with him.
The two of them sat cross-legged on the smooth floor. Minato opened the scroll and began reading it carefully.
"Barrier Breaking Jutsu..."