Chapter 318

"You're not seriously planning to fight me, First Hokage?"

"If that's the case, forget it—I still want to live a bit longer."

Hashirama Senju shook his head and smiled.

"Relax… if I truly meant to refuse you outright, I wouldn't have set you any trials at all."

"I just wanted to see how talented you really are…"

"Now I'll teach you a new ninjutsu—if you can master it within two days, I'll accept you as my disciple."

Upon hearing this,

Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fists and said eagerly.

"No problem—as long as I don't have to fight the First Hokage!!"

He was extremely confident in his own talent.

At school, his grades were always among the top,

he faced no obstacles learning any ninjutsu,

even his father's Rasengan,

he mastered in no time at all!!!

【Jiraiya: Is he really Naruto's son? Besides looking like Naruto, he doesn't resemble him at all—his mind is far sharper than Naruto's.】

【Naruto Uzumaki: Hey, Pervert Sage, what's that supposed to mean? You're implying I'm stupid, aren't you? I'm a genius!! A genius!! Do you understand that?】

【Orochimaru: Not only is his mind sharper, his courage and audacity surpass his father's—I wouldn't dare speak to the First Hokage like that to his face.】

【Tsunade: This boy reminds me of Shintō… If Shintō were still alive, he'd probably be about the same age…】

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【Fourth Raikage: I wonder what ninjutsu the First Hokage will teach him—could it be Wood Release?】

【Ookami: It probably isn't Wood Release—the First Hokage already said he won't make it too hard; without Senju clan Wood Release cells, this boy can't possibly succeed.】

Naruto Uzumaki took the scroll handed to him by Hashirama Senju,

the three large characters "Flying Thunder God" entered his vision.

Is this the Flying Thunder God Technique my grandfather once trained in?

He had heard of this ninjutsu before!!

Though young,

he was not like his father Naruto Uzumaki, who knew nothing of academic subjects at ninja school.

This ninjutsu, which shone brilliantly under the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju and his grandfather Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze,

The ninjutsu that had shone brilliantly in the hands of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, and his grandfather, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze,

It should… be fine, right?

As for whether he could truly master this ninjutsu,

Naruto Uzumaki had little confidence himself!!!

After all, according to Konoha's records,

besides the Second Hokage Tobirama Senju,

only the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze had ever succeeded in mastering this technique.

Every other practitioner of the Flying Thunder God Technique had failed without exception,

but he remembered he had also succeeded in mastering his father Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan.

Naruto Uzumaki thought this ninjutsu might be difficult,

but he believed he wouldn't need much time to master it,

since Hashirama Senju only required him to reach the introductory stage,

not to achieve profound mastery!!!

When the livestream audience saw Hashirama Senju task Naruto Uzumaki with training the Flying Thunder God Technique,

they again felt speechless.

But when they remembered that Naruto Uzumaki wanted to become the disciple of Hashirama Senju,

they found it perfectly reasonable,

since this man was a ninja who might have surpassed the Sage of Six Paths,

even the most outrageous demand would be perfectly reasonable!!!

no matter how outrageous a request he made, it would be perfectly reasonable!!!

"Damn it!! Again, I failed!!"

"Is this ninjutsu… even possible for a normal person to master?"

Seeing the Flying Thunder God seal he had painstakingly formed vanish again,

Naruto Uzumaki rubbed his hair in frustration.

He had never felt such a crushing sense of defeat!!!

Since childhood, his grades had always been outstanding,

learning any ninjutsu had never been difficult!!

Everyone who met him considered him an undeniable genius!!

But when training the Flying Thunder God Technique,

he questioned his own talent for the first time.

Only half an hour remained before the two-day deadline,

Of the two days, only half a shichen remained before the time was up.

Uzumaki Boruto believed that his chances of successfully cultivating this ninjutsu were basically zero.

So he could only widen his eyes,

and look toward Hashirama Senju with a pitiful expression.

After Hashirama Senju noticed his gaze, he shook his head.

Being able to successfully cultivate the Flying Thunder God Technique,

this was already the lowest threshold he had in mind,

if Uzumaki Boruto lacked the ability to cultivate this ninjutsu to the entry stage,

then it was impossible for him to take Uzumaki Boruto as a disciple!!!

Half a shichen passed in the blink of an eye,

under Uzumaki Boruto's hundredfold efforts,

he still had not condensed a complete Flying Thunder God mark,

in the end he could only helplessly admit that he had no talent for cultivating this ninjutsu!! Up.

144. Future Sasuke's Request: I want to stay in the Land of Fire!

Uzumaki Boruto had not fulfilled the requirement agreed upon with Hashirama Senju.

Hashirama Senju naturally could not take him as a disciple.

This was the absolute lowest bottom line he could accept in his heart.

If Uzumaki Boruto could not even accomplish this one point,

it was also impossible for him to take Uzumaki Boruto as a disciple!!

Everyone in the livestream watched Uzumaki Boruto's process of cultivating the Flying Thunder God Technique from beginning to end,

they were all shocked by Uzumaki Boruto's talent!!

In merely two days he had initially condensed the mark of the Flying Thunder God Technique,

if it were any one of them in his place,

they did not believe they could accomplish this point!!!

From this one could see how exceedingly high Uzumaki Boruto's talent was!!

It was not that Uzumaki Boruto's talent fell short,

but that Hashirama Senju's requirement was too high!!!

Judging by his requirement,

within the entire shinobi world there was basically no one he could take as a disciple.

But when they thought of the strength and talent Hashirama Senju had displayed,