Naruto: Konoha’s Trickster, Starting as the Seven-Tails Jinchūriki

Pakura smiled again.

"Yeah, my Scorch Release was also created using a type of fusion principle."

"So for me, this jutsu just means spinning chakra in a more irregular pattern. It's actually pretty easy to grasp."

She dispelled the fireball from her Scorch Release and once again formed a Rasengan.

The move stunned Minato and Kushina, but the two refused to admit defeat and kept practicing.

Meanwhile, Kazuyama Gekkō turned his attention back to preparing their meal.

The early stages of Rasengan training weren't too difficult. The real challenge was maintaining its shape and completing the full form.

So Kazuyama didn't rush them. He let them take their time figuring it out.

After all, a teacher can show the way, but the training is up to the student. He'd already taught them all the foundational steps—what more was there to do?

Once they all had the basics down, then they could move forward.

Just as Kazuyama finished prepping the ingredients, a cheer erupted from Minato's side.

Turns out Minato had managed to get the hang of the Rasengan too, forming a glowing blue chakra sphere in his hand.

Seeing that, Kushina gritted her teeth and pushed herself to control her chakra even harder.

Kazuyama waved them over, motioning for a quick break.

Minato came over and watched him cook with interest.

"I didn't expect you to know how to cook, Kazuyama."

Kazuyama shot him a look.

"Did you forget I've got a little brother?"

"If I didn't cook, he'd starve."

Only then did Minato remember—Kazuyama wasn't just on his own, he was also the clan head, with his younger brother Hayate Gekkō at home.

Thinking about Hayate made Kazuyama sigh. Lately, Hayate had been completely focused on Kenjutsu, neglecting his Kekkei Genkai training, which left Kazuyama feeling frustrated.

Their clan specialized in the Transparent Escape Technique. He should've been mastering that first.

But Hayate had no talent for it, and the only reason he even trained a little was because Kazuyama forced him.

Instead, he was obsessed with Kenjutsu. From Kazuyama's point of view, that was a completely misguided path!

Suddenly, Kushina shouted, her voice full of excitement.

"I did it! Look!"

"I can do it too!"

She had also managed to form the preliminary Rasengan.

Grinning from ear to ear, she ran toward them holding the Rasengan—but in her excitement, she didn't watch her step.

Boom!

A burst of smoke swallowed everyone.

When it cleared, Kazuyama and the others stood speechless, watching Kushina use her half-formed Rasengan to blast circle after circle into the ground.

The corners of their mouths couldn't help but twitch.

At the same time, the food Kazuyama Gekkō had prepared was also blown away, making his mouth twitch as he let out a furious roar.

"Kushina, was that on purpose?!"

"If you're hungry, go starve Minato to death!"

"Pakura and I still need to eat!"

"Damn it!"

Kushina looked a bit embarrassed by the mess she'd caused. After all, she was the one who'd accidentally sent their meal flying.

But in a flash of inspiration, she quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, I didn't mean to. By the way, Kazuyama—have you named this technique yet?"

"I came up with a pretty good one."

The moment she mentioned naming it, Minato's eyes lit up.

"A name? I've got one too! Let's call it… Spiral Wave Kazuyama Double Style!"

All three of them turned to stare at him, expressions full of disdain.

"Minato, what kind of terrible name is that? It sounds awful."

"I'm telling you, the name I thought of is way better... Huh? What?"

Kazuyama Gekkō didn't even hesitate.

"Rasengan."

The three froze for a moment when they heard it, especially Kushina. Why did that name sound so close to the one she'd been thinking of? She was also going to use "spiral" in the name—just with "ball" instead.

After all, the technique was developed by Minato and Kazuyama based on the Tailed Beast Ball.

But "maru" sounded nice too.

"Great name. Rasengan."

"Yeah, let's go with Rasengan!"

Kushina was the first to praise it, followed by Pakura. Minato puffed his cheeks, still convinced his name was better.

[Ding! Detected that the host shamelessly added the name "Rasengan" to his personal creation list, stealing credit from Kushina and Namikaze Minato. Special reward: +30% to Rasengan Nature Transformation proficiency.]

[Ding! Once progress reaches 100%, Rasengan can evolve further.]

Kazuyama was quite pleased with the reward. After all, Rasengan was already an A-rank technique, and with Nature Transformation, it could be upgraded to S-rank.

Add Sage Mode on top of that, and it wouldn't be long before he could start tossing Rasengan like firecrackers.

...

Training days passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, several months went by.

During this time, all three of them mastered the Rasengan—and once again, Pakura stood out.

Kazuyama even started calling his wife the Rasengan Messenger.

Because she had actually figured out how to apply Nature Transformation to the Rasengan on her own. Watching that red-tinged Rasengan take shape, Kazuyama felt like his entire worldview was crumbling.

Was Pakura really that gifted?

The answer: absolutely.

As one of the rare Kekkei Genkai users in Sunagakure, hers wasn't inherited—it was something she had developed herself.

Thanks to her complete control over chakra, she had become a Scorch Release user.

Now, with that same level of chakra mastery, she was becoming more and more adept at wielding the Rasengan.

...

"Kazuyama, what do you think of this meeting?"

"What do I think? I think I'll be standing. What else? I'd love to sit too, but is there even room for us inside?"

Outside the Hokage Building, Kazuyama Gekkō and Namikaze Minato walked side by side.

The meeting was still about the war.

But with the war nearing its end, all the major ninja villages had suffered heavy losses.

Among them, Sunagakure and Kumogakure had taken the worst hits.

Iwagakure and Kirigakure, having failed to break through despite prolonged offensives, no longer had the resources to keep the war going.

"Yo, long time no see, Fugaku-san."

"Hmm, you two made it too."

As they stepped into the Hokage Building, they ran into Fugaku Uchiha, who was also attending the meeting.

It was worth noting that Fugaku had now become the Uchiha Clan Head.

"Tch, tch. Still as dashing as ever, Clan Head Fugaku."

"Hmph. Kazuyama Gekkō, if you don't know how to speak properly, then keep your mouth shut. And that incident with my kid's toys last time—was that your doing?"

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