Chapter 44: Acquiring a Top-Tier Sensory Ability
Haruno Sakura lay on the ground, completely unconscious. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as her body twisted slightly, forming what looked like a perfect S-curve—a pose impossible to achieve without breaking several ribs. Moreover, her internal organs must have suffered some damage as well. After all, Ren Arakawa hadn't held back at all when he threw her just now. This was largely thanks to the fact that his current physical condition was that of a ten-year-old. Otherwise, given his usual strength, Haruno Sakura would have either died on the spot or ended up with gynecological issues.
[Tobirama Senju: Wow, kid, you're really something! You even went so far as to injure a little girl like that!]
[Hashirama Senju: Kid, you don't happen to have violent tendencies, do you? You threw someone without even saying a word... Actually, I don't think you said anything at all.]
[Uchiha Mikoto: Now I finally understand why Sasuke was beaten up so badly!]
[Uchiha Fugaku: Sigh~ My son is really going through a lot...]
[Minato Namikaze: Actually, Ren's reaction wouldn't have been wrong during wartime. It's just a shame we're in peacetime now, so it was a bit excessive.]
[Uchiha Izuna: That girl was probably just trying to say hello, right?]
[Uchiha Madara: I actually think Ren did the right thing. This woman approached someone silently from behind and greeted them with a potentially dangerous pat on the shoulder. If it were me, her head would already be gone.]
[Hyuga Hizashi: No way! I absolutely will not allow Hinata to marry a violent maniac!]
[Yuhi Kurenai: Brother Hizashi, don't get so worked up. Your health is the most important thing. A real man doesn't need to worry about marrying off his niece!]
[Hyuga Hizashi: Are you even speaking human language?]
[Yagura Karatachi: He even hit such a cute girl—what a scumbag!]
[Karura: Ugh, you scumbag!]
[Rin Nohara: What a scumbag!]
...
When Ren saw that he had seriously injured a girl of the same age who was just trying to greet him, the live stream immediately erupted in chaos. Especially the women—they all started cursing him as a scumbag without even asking for the full story, as if they were the ones who had been thrown to the ground!
Ren said helplessly, "Damn it, that was just my body's instinctive defensive reaction. Don't blame me. If you want to blame anyone, blame the flaws in the taijutsu and combat experience the Fourth Hokage gave me!"
[Minato Namikaze: Damn it, I gave you something, and you don't even know how to use it properly, and now you're blaming me?]
Ren Arakawa: "If it's not your fault, whose fault is it?"
[Tobirama Senju: Kid, combat experience and taijutsu are static skills. After the Fourth Hokage taught them to you, you need to know how to apply them properly. Otherwise, they'll just become a double-edged sword.]
Ren Arakawa: "What can I do about my body's subconscious defensive reflexes?"
[Tobirama Senju: Because you're lacking something!]
Ren Arakawa: "What?"
[Tobirama Senju: Accurate sensory abilities!]
Ren Arakawa: "Sensory abilities?"
[Tobirama Senju: That's right. The combat experience and taijutsu skills the Fourth Hokage gave you should be at the Kage level. And he must also be a ninja with incredibly strong sensory abilities, which is why he was able to use those skills so perfectly. But you don't have that. What you've grasped so far is just the surface; you haven't yet mastered the true essence.]
Tobirama Senju, as expected of a master who had unleashed countless forbidden techniques, hit the nail on the head with a single sentence. From Ren's knowledge, during the Third Great Ninja War, Minato Namikaze had perfectly controlled his surroundings and launched a counterattack with just a simple tap of his finger on the ground. This showed that his sensory abilities were absolutely extraordinary! No wonder he could handle such difficult taijutsu and combat styles so flawlessly.
Ren Arakawa: "Second Hokage, now that you've enlightened me, why don't you hurry up and send me a sensory technique so I can properly grasp the essence?"
[Tobirama Senju: Damn it! Your combat experience and taijutsu were passed down to you by the Fourth Hokage. You should be asking him for sensory abilities!]
Ren Arakawa: "Minato, did you hear what the Second Hokage said? Don't you owe me an explanation?"
[Minato Namikaze: Explain what? Are you trying to blackmail me again?]
Ren Arakawa: "Can this be called blackmail? Because of the flaws in the skills you gave me, I'm being misunderstood as a violent maniac. Shouldn't you compensate me?"
[Minato Namikaze: Damn it, even my wife has run away from me now. Please, have some decency and stop trying to extort me!]
Ren Arakawa: "That's easy. I'll just bring Kushina back and set up her account so she can't leave again. That way, she won't run away, right?"
[Minato Namikaze: That's a good idea. Hurry up and bring her back!]
Ren Arakawa: "Then what about your sensory technique..."
[Minato Namikaze: I'll arrange it immediately!]
Ding! Congratulations on receiving a donation from Minato Namikaze—Meditation (Top-Tier Sensory Technique)!
Minato Namikaze truly lived up to his reputation as the most family-oriented man in the ninja world. In order to win back Kushina Uzumaki, he offered up his sensory technique without hesitation.
However, when Tobirama Senju saw the sensory technique Minato Namikaze had sent, he could no longer remain calm.
[Tobirama Senju: Damn it, isn't this my sensory technique? Fourth Hokage, why do you only learn things I left behind? Don't you have any original techniques of your own?]
[Minato Namikaze: ...]