Chapter 426: The First Victim

Fujin went through the scroll once again to revise the third step of learning the Flying Thunder God jutsu. This was the most critical step and also the step where things could go horribly wrong. After all, travelling through Space-time could be very dangerous if done incorrectly. As such, he didn't dare to take any unneeded risks.N0v3lRealm was the platform where this chapter was initially revealed on N0v3l.B1n.

After going through the scroll, Fujin rolled it back and shut his eyes. He began sensing the markings within his range. He focused on the marking on the pillar in front of him. Within a few seconds, Fujin's mind became very calm. Not a single trace of thought remained. The other markings that he could sense also disappeared from his mind. He could only sense himself and the marking in front of him.

Once he reached this state, he subconsciously tried using the method in the scroll to travel through space-time and teleport to the marking. Unfortunately, he wasn't about to get two surprises in a row.

After five minutes, Fujin opened his mind and let out a sigh. He muttered, "No wonder this step is said to be the hardest. I didn't have any success at all!"

Fujin analyzed the third step for a few minutes. He concluded, 'The scroll did say that it takes a lot of time and practice to learn how to travel through space-time. I suppose I'll just have to be patient and keep trying it.

If I don't succeed after a long time, I can only depend on the inferior version that utilizes the concepts of the Reverse Summoning jutsu. Though I won't be able to use it in battle, having a method of travelling over long distances in an instant and a better method of escaping from a battlefield will still be very handy.



But, hopefully, things shouldn't be that bad. After all, my talent in sensing the markings is ridiculously high. It would be strange if I didn't have any talent in moving through Space-Time.'

15 Shadow Clones popped around Fujin. Each flickered and sat in front of one of the markings. Fujin and his 15 clones all closed their eyes and began practicing. They quickly became engrossed in training and lost track of the time.

While Fujin trained the Flying Thunder God jutsu and Naruto trained the Projectile Control jutsu, Hiruzen opened a scroll. As he read through it, his expression became grave. After some time, he closed the scroll and kept it back on his desk.

He thought, 'Akatsuki captured Han, the Five Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure... And they somehow managed to extract the Tailed Beast perfectly and stored it inside some statue... Onoki did a good job of hiding information. If not for Itachi, we would have completely been in the dark.



Fujin thought for a bit before agreeing with his conclusion. He thought, 'Orochimaru should have been a part of the process while extracting the first Tailed Beast from a Jinchuriki. He will probably leave the Akatsuki soon now. I wonder if he will still find Rasa and make a deal to attack Konoha together...

As for Akatsuki, they should stay silent for some time. From what I remember, Gaara was the third Jinchuriki they captured. The second should be that girl from Taki. But there are still a few years before they make a move on her. I wonder why they needed such a long time. Does extracting a tailed beast and absorbing it into that statue have some conditions or requirements?

Hmm, if there are any, it should be because Nagato isn't strong enough. After all, Madara was able to absorb all 9 Tailed Beasts in one go. Though Nagato is ridiculously strong, he is still very lacking when compared to the likes of Hashirama and Madara.

Oh well, it doesn't matter what Orochimaru does next or what Akatsuki's issue is. I need to return to training! I have a feeling that it won't be too long before I have a breakthrough in the third step. Though it wouldn't be ready for battle use any time soon. I guess I should also talk with Naruto once. His school starts tomorrow and he won't be able to come to my training grounds to practice.'

Fujin walked towards the training ground and replaced his Shadow Clone. Some distance away from him, Naruto was completely focused on training.

Naruto grabbed a wooden shuriken, threw it at a tree and immediately weaved hand signs. He shouted, "Projectile Control jutsu"

Immediately, wind began flowing around the shuriken. It changed its track slightly and missed the tree. Naruto groaned as it didn't hit the tree next to it and kept practicing.

Fujin analyzed, 'Hmm, not bad. His progress is faster with this jutsu. Still, having to weave hand signs for this jutsu makes it too slow. Should I advise him on how to reduce and later eliminate the hand seals?'

Fujin thought for a bit and decided, 'No, his chakra control is abysmal. To reduce the number of hand seals, you need to manipulate chakra inside your body appropriately. I doubt Naruto will be able to do that any time soon.

Though weaving hand signs is tedious, Naruto is very innovative and unpredictable when it comes to using Ninjutsu. I'll let him try and resolve this himself. Trying to interfere too much in his training would have a negative impact instead.'

Fujin walked out of the shadows and approached him. He said, "Naruto, that's enough training for today."